An Amazing Mail Day

The other day, I was in a group draft break of 2016 Pantheon baseball at my online LCS (which also is my former Alabama brick and mortar LCS), and I got the first pick. The box had a redemption for a Ken Griffey Jr. autograph, bronze parallel so it would have been numbered to /10 or less. One of the guys who was watching, contacted me and before long we worked out a mega trade! I am VERY happy with the cards I received in return:

Wow, so where do i even start?!?!?! Biggio autographs #'ed out of /25, /5 and /20 are awesome enough on their own! Then you add in the Bregman auto #'ed /10! Those are 4 very low numbered autographs that definitely add some punch to my PC. The Altuve is numbered /150. And then there is that Nolan Ryan triple auto from Triple Threads. It's amazing on it's own but then you throw in Roy Halladay and King Felix! Wow. Always down for a Nolan Relic to add as well!

Steve, thanks for the deal if you read this.

Trade Bait posts will resume tomorrow... I'm going to have quite a time scanning in all the Yankees hits I've got!

Trade Bait - Rockies Edition

Here is what I have available for the Rockies:

Trade Bait - Reds and Red Sox

Here is what is available for the Reds:

 Here is what is available for the Red Sox:

Trade Bait - Rangers and Rays Edition

I am currently out of Rangers Trade Bait.

Here is what is available for the Rays:

Trade Bait - Padres, Phillies & Pirates

Here is what I have available for the Padres:

 Here is what I have available for the Phillies:

I am currently out of Pirates trade bait.

Trade Bait - Nationals & Orioles Edition

Here is what is available for the Nationals:

Here is what is available for the Orioles:

Trade Bait - Mets Edition

Here is what is available for the Mets:

Trade Bait - Indians, Mariners & Marlins Edition

I currently have no Indians trade bait.

Here is what is available for the Mariners:

Here is what is available for the Marlins:

Trade Bait - Giants Edition

Here is what is available for the Giants:

Trade Bait - Diamondbacks & Dodgers Edition

Here is what is available for the Diamondbacks:

 Here is what is available for the Dodgers:

Trade Bait - Cubs and Cardinals

Here are the Cubs available for trade:

 Here's what is available for the Cardinals:

Trade Bait - Braves & Brewers Edition

Here are the Braves available for trade:

 Here are the Brewers available for trade:

Trade Bait - Angels & Blue Jays Edition

Here you have the Angels that are available:

At this time, I'm sold out of Toronto Blue Jays trade bait!

Trade Bait - A's Edition

Here is what I have available from the Oakland A's:

Trade Bait - Astros Edition

Here is what I've got for Astros Trade Bait:

Let's Try This Again

Alright everyone... your favorite Dimwit (really, I hope you don't have others to compare me to...) is all settled in after moving once again. Now, I'm down in Lake Charles, LA! If you need updating shipping information, email me!

So, I've picked up a few lots lately and I thought I'd show them off, as much of it is trade bait! Except for one card I forgot to take out, it'll be obvious: it's a Nolan Ryan card!

A bunch of HOF level guys! I really liked the look of that Papelbon/Rivera card.  

Next up, more relics of HOF level guys and a weird trio of Cardinals. The Vogelbach and Jeter were from the same blaster I bought recently. And well, the Moniak was picked up on the cheap hoping to land me a quality Astros hit of the same type!

Next, I worked with some guys I know down in Alabama who have opened up a BUNCH of USA baseball box sets from 2014 - and coincidentally ended up with a bunch of Bregman and Cameron cards they didn't have any interest in! I was able to pick these up before Bregman went on his recent hot streak!

I love the Gold signature as well as the Gameball. These sets can still be found pretty cheap, and they have some great autos: Bregman, Swanson, Hunter Greene, Royce Lewis, Blake Rutherford; some real quality prospect names and 9 hits a box. Usually around $50-60 depending on where you find them.

Finally for this post, I'm going to share my new side project. 2017 The Bar - Pieces of the Past. This product released in the last couple of months and I've been hooked on it. You ever see a cut auto of someone like Abraham Lincoln and wonder, "Sure there's a cut auto, but where is the rest of the paperwork it came from?" Wonder no more. The Bar has taken about 20 historical documents signed by various figures, featuring a bunch of ex-Presidents and guys like Einstien, MLK and the guy who built/designed the Statue of Liberty and made cut auto cards from them. The cut autos are redemption within the product, but the rest of the document is cut in to small pieces and attached to cardboard. Behold:

These are just my duplicates. I have well over 30 of the 46 known cards from the checklist and am looking to complete the relic set. The checklist isn't the most reliable thing in the world, as I've already found some variances and cards not listed that can be found on ebay. The base set is 210 cards with 201-210 being SP's. Each box comes with 6 packs. 4 of which contain just base cards. The 5th pack has an SP, Limited Edition Parallel, Stamp, Poster or Etch card. Then the 6th pack contains your Pieces of the Past relic. If you're lucky, you get one with some writing or type text on it. Others, like many of the above are just plain swatches. On the back of each card, it shows the document that the relic came from, and you can go on their site and see the full document in its full text.

I recently purchased a discounted case online and it came with a special "Limited Edition 1/1 Pack" that included a card in a mag case:

 

Of all the relic cards, the J. Edgar Hoover cards are my least favorite, as I don't have a strong feeling about him, understand anything of his legacy and really just am not an FBI buff. 

Several weeks ago, I bought some boxes online via my LCS facebook live page, and got this amazing card:

The 1/1 Sterling Silver Precious Parallel of our current President, The Donald. Yes, that's a small piece of sterling silver embedded in the card. I currently have had this on ebay for a few weeks and haven't had but one offer. I'm sure I have it listed too high, but figured at this point someone would jump at it and at least make me an offer I had to think about!

Anyways, it's a great set and I've really enjoyed putting it together. Maybe my next post, I'll scan in all the relics I currently have in hand!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Redemption Time

I'll let this video speak for itself! Enjoy!