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Tag: eBay Pickups

AutographsPosted onOctober 28, 2020

Stop Doomscrolling and Write a Post Already

There’s been a lot going on. Duh. So it’s pretty easy to get sucked into Twitter (if that’s your thing – it’s mine, for better…

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AutographsPosted onDecember 28, 2018July 8, 2019

Brubaker’s Dozen Finds of Ebay #4: Some 54 Year-Old Paper

Alright, time to keep counting down the best (eBay) finds of 2018! Clocking in at number four is this lovely leaflet. Wait, what? You’re not…

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CollectingPosted onDecember 27, 2018July 9, 2019

Brubaker’s Dozen Finds of Ebay #5: Dexter Press Photos!

I’m writing these on Wednesday night, trying to get a jump on the rest of these Brubaker’s Dozen posts before the year is out and…

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CollectingPosted onDecember 15, 2018July 8, 2019

Brubaker’s Dozen Finds of Ebay #11: Lima Time!

Yesterday’s entry started out with me finding a nice framed mini printing plate in my saved searches. Today, we have yet another printing plate. But…

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AutographsPosted onDecember 14, 2018July 8, 2019

Brubaker’s Dozen Finds of Ebay #12: Thanks A Latte

Welcome back to the Brubaker’s Dozen. Bringing up the #12 slot in the order, we have a lovely lot of Hunter Pence cards. I stumbled…

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AutographsPosted onJune 18, 2018July 9, 2019

Good Things in Assorted Select Packages

I’ve gotten several packages in recently, everything from single card PWE’s to unexpected 250 count boxes. I’m going to highlight some of the smaller ones…

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AutographsPosted onNovember 24, 2017July 9, 2019

A Few Quick Pickups

I haven’t been buying much cardboard lately – the occasional stray pack at my “local” Target and a couple of card shows this year have…

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CollectingPosted onAugust 26, 2017July 9, 2019

The Hunker Down Chronicles, Part 4: Saturday Night Five

Aug. 26, 8:30 pm: Well, the rain began rolling back into our part of town about half an hour ago. We’d been clear since about…

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CollectingPosted onSeptember 12, 2015July 16, 2019

Catch o’ The Bay: Springer Relics

Another quick post to highlight something I purchased on eBay months ago. Killing that draft folder quick this time! Here’s a pair of 2015 Springer…

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CollectingPosted onSeptember 10, 2015July 15, 2019

Catch O’ The Bay: Berkman Patch

Time to post another eBay snag. This one was from back in April. Thankfully, it doesn’t have any snags, though. I believe this is the…

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Moonshots

A somewhat crazy list of cards and ephemera I want most.

  • 1939 Play Ball #130 (Wilbur) Bill Brubaker
  • A Jeff Bagwell printing plate
  • A Bill Brubaker on-card autograph (’39 or ’40 Play Ball)
  • A Nellie Fox autograph
  • Any of the original 1962 Phillips “Here Come the Colts” magazines
  • A complete run of the 1999 Astros season tickets, which celebrate the franchise history
  • An uncut sheet of the twelve 1967 team issued cards
  • A Colt .45s bobblehead
  • The “Streaking Orbit” bobblehead

Top Targets

A quick list of cards which are most desired at the moment, as dictated by random collecting whims.

  • 2018 Big League Gold Parallels: 86, 104, 304
  • 2019 Topps Chrome Refractors: 28, 62
  • 2019 Topps Fire Inserts
    En Fuego: Gurriel Gold Minted parallel
    Fired Up: Correa (+ Gold Minted parallel)
    Flamethrowers: Cole Blue Chip
    Max Velocity: Fisher Blue Chip parallel
  • 2018 Stickers: 14, 28, 37/40/57/67, 52, 64/141, 70, 86/196, 97/138/146/149, 114, 137, 159, 193, 236
  • 2019 Stickers: 7, 11, 12, 18/19, 34, 37, 45, 46/59/66/76, 49, 54, 56, 57/197, 61, 78, 82, 86, 99, 101, 102, 106, 107, 111, 115, 118, 128/130, 142, 149, 150, 155, 156, 162, 164, 166, 171, 179, 180, 182, 185, 196, 201, 204, 217, 220, 222, 224, 230, 231

Set Killers

A non-exhaustive list of cards that will finish Astros team sets for me. Assassins are most appreciated.

  • 1988 Donruss Baseball’s Best #150 Billy Hatcher
  • 1988 Fleer Star Stickers #88 Nolan Ryan
  • 1989 Topps Big #291 Scott Servais
  • 2000 Upper Deck Hitter’s Club #4 Craig Biggio
  • 2001 Topps Traded – Chrome #T96 Tim Redding
  • 2012 Allen & Ginter #345 Nolan Ryan
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