Card of the Day: Wendell Magee, Jr. 1997 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion Edition #252

Monty Sheldon Showcases His 2015 Topps Gypsy Queen Art

Monty Sheldon is at it again!  Check out some of the artwork he worked on for the 2015 edition of Topps Gypsy Queen.  This year he made (25) art/patch cards each numbered one-of-one.  These are some of the top tier cards to look for when breaking open your boxes.  Any one of these cards could easily be the centerpiece of your collection.

In addition to the art/patch cards, Monty Sheldon also worked on a (15) mini card set called “Basics of Base Ball”.  Each card in the set details a fundamental aspect of the game.  The printed versions should come 1:24 packs (one a box).  The original painted one-of-one “Basics of Base Ball” mini cards will also be inserted into packs of 2015 Topps Gypsy Queen.  Those can be seen below, and will be much harder to pull.

Card of the Day: Victor Sanchez 2013 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor Auto

Grand Achievements Auto Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for a Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1997 Genuine Article Grand Achievements Auto #’ed/1000.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, April 3, 2015 @ 8:00 p.m. EST.
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post.
• You can enter once per day.
• The winner will be selected at random.
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering.
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over.
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again.
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!

(2) 2015 Leaf Metal Draft Football Box Break

I also picked up (2) boxes of 2015 Leaf Metal Draft Football from VSM Sports Card Outlet while at the 36th Ephrata Lions Club Sports Card Show.  The results.  Well, I’ll let them speak for themselves.  Bravo Leaf!  Holy !@#%$

Autos

• Jameis Winston Award Winners Green Parallel #’ed 5/10 – his jersey #
• Amari Cooper State Pride Gold Parallel #’ed 1/1
• Mike Davis Blue Prismatic #’ed 18/50
• DeVante Parker Prismatic
• Tony Lippett
• Sammie Coates
• Landon Collins
• Shaq Thompson

2015 Upper Deck Inscriptions Football Box Break

Alright, the first box I busted while attending the 36th Ephrata Lions Club Sports Card Show was a box of 2015 Upper Deck Inscriptions Football.  I bought it from VSM Sports Card Outlet.  This product looks very nice.  Upper Deck did a great job.  Here are the “hits”:

Autos

• Garrett Grayson
• Andre Davis
• Devin Gardner
• Michael Dyer Red Parallel #’ed/149

Card of the Day: Kris Bryant 2014 Bowman Inception Blue Parallel Auto

The 36th Ephrata Lions Club Sports Card Show

One of the longest running sports card shows in my area is held once a year by the Ephrata Lions Club.  Its held for one day at the Ephrata Rec Center, and they always have an autograph guest.  This was their 36th annual show, and the signer was former Phillies HOF pitcher Steve Carlton.  About 40-50 dealers were setup, and they had many items for their live auction.

The show opened to the public at 8:30 am.  I left around 6:15 am in the middle of a minor unexpected snowstorm.  On the way I passed six car accidents due to the snow.  Luckily none of them slowed down traffic when I was going by.  I arrived at 8:15 am and quickly got in line.  Once the show opened the line moved very quickly.  Inside the show you needed to purchase autograph tickets for Steve Carlton.  The Ephrata Lions Club was only selling 300 tickets, and they went like hotcakes.  After the autograph tickets were obtained, it was time to dive into the show.

During this particular show I was on the lookout for Harry Kalas stuff, bobbleheads, pins, and some 2015 wax to bust.  At first glance I didn’t see too much wax.  The only boxes I saw were some 2015 Topps Series 1, 2015 Topps Opening Day, and 2015 Topps Heritage.  Those products are great, but have way too many base cards for my taste.  My usual wax dealer wasn’t there, but then I came across VSM Sports Card Outlet.  This was the second time I’ve seen VSM Sports Card Outlet at this show.  I purchased a Harry Kalas UD Sweet Spot Auto from them last year.  In addition to some very high-end singles, they also had boxes just fit for me.  I ended up buying three boxes from them – (2) 2015 Leaf Metal Draft Football, and (1) 2015 Upper Deck Inscriptions Football.  I’ll be posting what I pulled from those boxes later, but lets just say I got some fantastic cards 🙂

While walking around a little more I found a 2009 World Series Phillies vs. Yankees pin, and a Reading Phillies Crazy Hot Dog Vendor bobblehead.  I ran into a lot of people I knew too.  That includes the owner of the first card shop I ever went to back in 1997.  I hadn’t seen him in over twelve years.

Overall, it was a great show.  I can see why its been around for thirty-six years.  Now check out the photos.

Phillies HOF pitcher Steve Carlton

Reading Phillies Crazy Hot Dog Vendor bobblehead.  He has to be one of the coolest mascots in all of sports.  Its a hot dog vendor riding an ostrich.  These all came unpainted as you’re suppose to paint them yourself.  I’m leaving mine like this.

THE SHOW!!!

THE SHOW!!!

Dodgers Auto Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to Dustin on being the lucky winner of the Todd Hollandsworth 1997 Donruss Signature Series Auto.  Once Dustin sends me his mailing address I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!

Card of the Day: Fritz Ackley/Steve Carlton 1965 Topps Rookie Stars #477