Card of the Day: Adam Jones 2015 Topps Series 2 Own The Name Game-Used Letter Patch

Card of the Day: Wayne Gretzky ’99-’00 UD MVP Draw Your Own Card

Upper Deck had a good idea with this set.  Collectors could send in their own artwork, and the winners had their drawing placed on a card.

Blogs Need Cards Too

I think its safe to say that blogs have taken over print media, especially within the sports card industry.  No longer do collectors have to wait a month to see a preview of their favorite product or get the latest information about a manufacturer.  This is why I think it would be great if someone made a card(s) celebrating the blogs.  In an age where its possible to pull cards of the Invisible Man, its not that far of a stretch to create cards for blogs.  I’d like to see a few cards made just for some specific blogs that are more important to the blogosphere like Wax Heaven, Sports Cards Uncensored, The Cardboard Connection and various others.  As for the other blogs, I’d like to see a few cards featuring screenshots on the front and then perhaps a checklist on the back listing the names.  Blogging has revolutionized the way information gets delivered to collectors and having the name of your blog appear on a card would be really cool.

If they made a card of this guy, I think its time for blogs to have their own cards too.

Design Your Own Refractor

The refractor has been a major figure within the hobby ever since it was introduced in 1993 Topps Finest.  Since then, the refractor has taken on new forms in the way of colors and serial numbering.  Collectors rip into packs and boxes in hope of finding that low numbered refractor they can show off to their friends or potentially sell for a major profit.  Below is a list of just a few of the most popular refractors that flood our modern day hobby:

• Regular Refractor
• Blue Refractor
• Green Refractor
• X-fractor
• Gold Refractor
• Red Refractor
• Orange Refractor
• Black Refractor
• Superfractor

I know there are a ton missing from that list, but then its just a few.  I particularly like it when manufacturers run out of names and start combining other refractors together, for example the Gold X-fractor.  My question for you is this.  If you could design a new type of refractor, what would it be called?  

If I could design a new refractor, I’d probably stick with the color theme and go with a violet refractor numbered to #15.