new stuff

1998 Aurora Pennant Fever Williams, Matt 9 ARI
1998 Donruss MLB '99 Williams, Matt 15 ARI
1998 Fleer Tradition Vintage Williams, Matt 70 ARI
1998 Score Rookie/Traded Showcase Series Garcia, Karim RTPP124 ARI
1998 Score Rookie/Traded Showcase Series Williams, Matt RTPP94 ARI
1998 UD Choice Preview Williams, Matt 50 ARI
1999 Topps Gold Label Class 3 Lee, Travis 84 ARI
1999 Upper Deck Statitude Williams, Matt S2 ARI
2000 Impact Mighty Fine in '99 Johnson, Randy 28 ARI
2000 Pacific Paramount Gold Lee, Travis 14 ARI
2000 Pacific Vanguard High Voltage Durazo, Eurbiel 2 ARI
2002 Topps Total Award Winners Gonzalez, Luis AW20 ARI
2002 Topps Total Total Topps Gonzalez, Luis TT17 ARI
2003 Bazooka Silver Tracy, Chad 271 ARI
2003 Bowman Heritage Rainbow Olson, Tim RC 219 ARI
2003 Fleer Box Score Olson, Tim RC (SP) 125 ARI
2003 Ultra Gold Medallion Williams, Matt 172 ARI
2004 Topps Total Silver Reynolds, Shane 203 ARI
2005 Leaf Black Kroeger, Josh RC 201 ARI
2006 Bowman Heritage Foil Hernandez, Livan 24 ARI
2006 Bowman Heritage Foil Tracy, Chad 191 ARI
2006 Fleer Team Leaders Glaus, Troy/Brandon Webb TL-1 ARI
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Jackson, Conor RS-CJ ARI
2008 Bowman Prospects Miller, Brad RC BP71 ARI
2009 Topps Retro Burke, Chris 268 ARI
1989 Topps Coins Murphy, Dale 19 ATL
1996 Ultra Gold Medallion Jones, Chipper 582 ATL
1997 Bowman International Lewis, Marc RC 393 ATL
1997 Collector's Choice Stick 'Ums Jones, Andruw 2 ATL
1997 Ultra Gold Medallion Lopez, Javier G156 ATL
1998 SkyBox Dugout Axcess Dishwashers Smoltz, John D6 ATL
1998 Ultra Kid Gloves Jones, Andruw 1 ATL
2000 Upper Deck MVP MLB 2001 Jones, Chipper 0 ATL
2000 Upper Deck MVP MLB 2001 Jones, Chipper 1 ATL
2000 Upper Deck MVP MLB 2001 Jones, Chipper B ATL
2000 Upper Deck MVP MLB 2001 Jones, Chipper L ATL
2000 Upper Deck MVP MLB 2001 Jones, Chipper M ATL
2001 Bowman Gold Pena, Tony Jr. 303 ATL
2003 Bazooka Silver Byrd, Paul 136 ATL
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Jones, Andruw AS-AJ ATL
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Lopez, Javier AS-JL ATL
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Giles, Marcus AS-MG ATL
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Hernandez, Diory BHP59 ATL
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Coe, Adam BHP65 ATL
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Evans, Dustin BHP80 ATL
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Fontaine, Chase BHP89 ATL
2009 Topps Retail Black Gonzalez, Mike 262 ATL
2009 Topps Retro Francoeur, Jeff 42 ATL
2009 Topps Retro Parr, James RC 93 ATL
2003 Bazooka 4-on-1 Stickers Jones, Andruw/Pat Burrell/Garret Anderson/Cliff Floyd 32 ATL/PHI/LAA/NYM
1996 Summit Above and Beyond Anderson, Brady 118 BAL
1998 Score Team Set Anderson, Brady 4 BAL
1999 Bowman International Minor, Ryan 338 BAL
1999 Bowman Scout's Choice Pickering, Calvin SC13 BAL
2003 Bazooka Silver Fontenot, Mike 197 BAL
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Liz, Radhames BHP22 BAL
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Beato, Pedro BHP96 BAL
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Beato, Pedro BHP96 BAL
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Markakis, Nick RS-NM BAL
1993 Donruss Spirit of the Game Boggs, Wade SG7 BOS
1999 Bowman International Cressend, Jack RC 103 BOS
1999 SkyBox Premium Blue Lomasney, Steve 205 BOS
2000 Upper Deck MVP Draw Your Own Card Stanley, Mike DT7 BOS
2002 Fleer Gold Backs Damon, Johnny 461 BOS
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Nixon, Trot 16 BOS
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Varitek, Jason AS-JV BOS
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Moss, Brandon BHP31 BOS
2007 Topps Heritage Lester, Jon 265 BOS
2008 Topps Opening Day Puzzle Beckett, Josh 7 BOS
1992 Cartwright's Sandberg, Ryne 2 CHIC
1999 Bowman International Norton, Phil RC 136 CHIC
1999 Fleer Tradition Vintage Wood, Kerry 4 CHIC
2003 Bazooka Mini Choi, Hee Seop 19 CHIC
2003 Ultra Gold Medallion Prior, Mark 67 CHIC
2004 Bazooka Mini Creighton, Matt RC 288 CHIC
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Wood, Kerry AS-KW CHIC
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Holliman, Mark BHP20 CHIC
2007 Fleer Year in Review DeRosa, Mark YR-MD CHIC
2008 Bowman Prospects Reynolds, Kyle RC BP67 CHIC
2008 Bowman Prospects Mota, Jonathan RC BP78 CHIC
2009 Topps Retail Black Zambrano, Carlos 265 CHIC
1997 Pinnacle Mint Bronze Thomas, Frank 2 CHIW
1998 Fleer Tradition Diamond Ink Hernandez, Roberto CHIW
2003 Bazooka Silver Buehrle, Mark 105 CHIW
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Buehrle, Mark 27 CHIW
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Colon, Bartolo AS-BC CHIW
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Broadway, Lance BHP3 CHIW
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects McCulloch, Kyle BHP75 CHIW
1997 Collector's Choice Big Shots Sanders, Deion 9 CIN
1998 Upper Deck 10th Anniversary Preview Larkin, Barry 43 CIN
2000 Upper Deck Bobbin' Bobbers Griffey, Ken Jr. CIN
2003 Bazooka Mini Pena, Wily Mo 263 CIN
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Dunn, Adam AS-AD CIN
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Dickerson, Chris BHP28 CIN
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Szymanski, B.J. BHP40 CIN
1995 Collector's Choice SE Silver Signatures Murray, Eddie 116 CLE
1995 Collector's Choice Silver Signatures Murray, Eddie 265 CLE
1995 Stadium Club Virtual Reality Murray, Eddie 96 CLE
1995 Topps Cyberstats Murray, Eddie 196 CLE
1997 Leaf Fractal Matrix Bronze Seitzer, Kevin 286 CLE
2002 Topps Total Award Winners Gonzalez, Juan AW11 CLE
2003 Topps Total Silver Westbrook, Jake 119 CLE
2004 UD All-Star Lineup Silver Honors Gerut, Jody 27 CLE
2006 Bowman Draft Gold Sowers, Jeremy RC BDP14 CLE
2006 Bowman Heritage Foil Garko, Ryan RC 289 CLE
2006 SPx Radiance Peralta, Jhonny 30 CLE
2006 Topps '52 Dynamic Duos Inglett, Joe/Andy Marte DD10 CLE
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Sowers, Jeremy RS-JS CLE
1994 Church's Chicken Gold Bichette, Dante 28 COL
1996 Upper Deck Diamond Destiny Bichette, Dante DD19 COL
1997 EX 2000 Star Date 2000 Perez, Neifi 10 COL
1998 Fleer Tradition Rookie Sensations Helton, Todd 10 COL
1999 Fleer Tradition Vintage Helton, Todd 28 COL
1999 SkyBox Premium Red Petrick, Ben 212SR COL
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Wilson, Preston AS-PW COL
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Wimberly, Corey BHP32 COL
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Deduno, Samuel BHP60 COL
2006 Upper Deck First Pitch Diamond Stars Helton, Todd DS-12 COL
1995 Ultra All-Rookies Gomez, Chris 2 DET
2001 Bowman Heritage Pettyjohn, Adam RC 437 DET
2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects Nickerson, Jonah RC BCP14 DET
1998 Pinnacle Performers Peak Performers Bonilla, Bobby 87 FLA
1998 Zenith Z-Silver Kotsay, Mark 79 FLA
1999 Bowman Scout's Choice Gonzalez, Alex SC9 FLA
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Sinkbeil, Brent BHP100 FLA
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects McCann, Brad BHP12 FLA
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Campusano, Jose BHP68 FLA
2006 Bowman Prospects Mitchell, Lee RC B95 FLA
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Hermida, Jeremy RS-JH FLA
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Nolasco, Ricky RS-RN FLA
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Olsen, Scott RS-SO FLA
2009 Topps Retro Miller, Andrew 95 FLA
1993 Stadium Club Member's Only Kile, Darryl HOU
1995 Stadium Club Virtual Reality Kile, Darryl 238 HOU
1996 Score Dugout Collection Samples Bell, Derek 110 HOU
1997 Topps Stars Future All-Stars Wagner, Billy FAS12 HOU
2000 Upper Deck MVP Silver Signature Caminiti, Ken 9 HOU
2003 Bazooka Mini Kent, Jeff 275 HOU
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Barthmaier, James BHP15 HOU
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects McLemore, Mark BHP18 HOU
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Santangelo, Lou BHP69 HOU
2004 Bazooka 4-on-1 Stickers Oswalt, Roy/Mark Prior/Jason Schmidt/Joel Pineiro 15 HOU/CHIC/SF/SEA
1990 Bowman Art Cards Jackson, Bo KC
1991 Fleer Provisions Jackson, Bo 5 KC
1996 Fleer Smoke 'N Heat Appier, Kevin 1 KC
1997 Bowman International Pittsley, Jim 413 KC
1998 Bowman Scout's Choice Brown, Dermal SC15 KC
1998 Pacific Silver Martinez, Felix 107 KC
2009 Topps Retail Black Guillen, Jose 33 KC
1981 Fleer Star Stickers Baylor, Don 122 LAA
1984 Donruss Schofield, Dick RC 35 LAA
1986 Donruss McLemore, Mark RC 35 LAA
1986 Fleer McLemore, Mark RC/Gus Polidor 650 LAA
1989 Fleer Bichette, Dante RC 468 LAA
1990 Kmart Finley, Chuck 28 LAA
1990 U.S. Playing Cards Parrish, Lance 2C LAA
1993 Leaf Gold Leaf Rookies Salmon, Tim 10 LAA
1994 Action Packed Minors Snow, J.T. RC 42 LAA
1994 Collector's Choice Reynolds, Harold 384 LAA
1994 Collector's Choice Silver Signatures Salmon, Tim 251 LAA
1994 Collector's Choice Silver Signatures Salmon, Tim 639 LAA
1994 Donruss Special Edition Salmon, Tim 73 LAA
1994 Fleer Rookie Sensations Salmon, Tim 3 LAA
1994 Fleer Rookie Sensations Salmon, Tim 3 LAA
1994 Score Gold Rush Salmon, Tim 539 LAA
1994 Stadium Club Dugout Dirt Salmon, Tim 8 LAA
1994 Upper Deck Electric Diamond Salmon, Tim 283 LAA
1995 Fleer Major League Prospects Anderson, Garret 1 LAA
1995 Fleer Provisions Salmon, Tim 5 LAA
1995 Leaf Limited Bat Patrol Salmon, Tim 20 LAA
1995 SP Platinum Power Salmon, Tim PP17 LAA
1995 Sportflix Hammer Time Salmon, Tim HT18 LAA
1996 Metal Universe Platinum Portraits Anderson, Garret 1 LAA
1996 Topps Mystery Finest Rookies Anderson, Garret M6 LAA
1996 Topps Profiles Salmon, Tim AL-20 LAA
1996 Topps Profiles Salmon, Tim AL-20 LAA
1996 Upper Deck Retail Predictor Salmon, Tim R28 LAA
1997 Fleer Rookie Sensations Erstad, Darin 5 LAA
1997 Score Hobby Reserve Erstad, Darin HR506 LAA
1997 Score Premium Stock Murray, Eddie 421 LAA
1998 Aurora Pennant Fever Erstad, Darin 44 LAA
1998 Pacific Silver Hasegawa, Shigetoshi 8 LAA
1999 Bowman International Etherton, Seth RC 81 LAA
1999 Fleer Tradition Vintage Glaus, Troy 50 LAA
1999 Metal Universe Neophytes Glaus, Troy 1 LAA
1999 Topps Gold Label Class 1 Edmonds, Jim 63 LAA
1999 Ultra RBI Kings Erstad, Darin 8 LAA
2000 Fleer Gamers Hutchins, Norm (SP) 91 LAA
2000 Fleer Gamers Turnbow, Derrick (SP) 92 LAA
2001 Bowman Heritage Caceras, Wilmy RC 286 LAA
2001 Donruss Retro 2000 Erstad, Darin 30 LAA
2001 Fleer Premium Rip It and Grip It Glaus, Troy/Darin Erstad 13 LAA
2001 Upper Deck Vintage Night Gamers Glaus, Troy NG9 LAA
2002 Bowman Draft Gold McPherson, Dallas BDP112 LAA
2002 Bowman Draft Gold Rodriguez, Francisco BDP148 LAA
2002 Topps 206 Percival, Troy 355 LAA
2002 Topps Total Total Topps Glaus, Troy TT15 LAA
2003 Bazooka Silver Anderson, Garret 16 LAA
2003 Bazooka Silver Color Logo Rodriguez, Francisco 133 LAA
2003 Fleer Platinum Heart of the Order Glaus, Troy/Darin Erstad/Garret Anderson 7 LAA
2003 Topps Total Silver Lackey, John 811 LAA
2003 Ultra Gold Medallion Eckstein, David 39 LAA
2003 Ultra Gold Medallion Glaus, Troy 74 LAA
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Anderson, Garret 2 LAA
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Erstad, Darin 4 LAA
2004 Bazooka Red Ortiz, Ramon 118 LAA
2004 Topps Total Silver Lackey, John 487 LAA
2004 Topps Total Silver Figgins, Chone 768 LAA
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Glaus, Troy AS-TG LAA
2005 Fleer Tradition Silver Lackey, John 114 LAA
2005 Fleer Tradition Silver Figgins, Chone 156 LAA
2005 Topps Pack Wars Colon, Bartolo 8 LAA
2006 Bowman Draft Napoli, Mike RC BDP3 LAA
2006 Topps '52 Moseley, Dustin RC 68 LAA
2006 Topps '52 Willits, Reggie RC 95 LAA
2006 Topps '52 Murphy, Tommy RC 146 LAA
2006 Topps '52 Bulger, Jason RC 222 LAA
2006 Topps '52 Jones, Greg RC 259 LAA
2006 Topps Updates and Highlights Napoli, Mike RC UH153 LAA
2006 Ultra Retro Lucky 13 Erstad, Darin 220 LAA
2009 Topps Retro Wood, Brandon 252 LAA
1995 Summit Nth Degree Mondesi, Raul 47 LAD
1997 Bowman International Nomo, Hideo 4 LAD
1997 Donruss VXP 1.0 Nomo, Hideo 44 LAD
1997 Metal Universe Mining for Gold Guerrero, Wilton 5 LAD
1997 Score Hobby Reserve Nomo, Hideo 522 LAD
1998 Score First Pitch Nomo, Hideo P14 LAD
1999 Aurora Red Mondesi, Raul 94 LAD
1999 Bowman International Mondesi, Raul 65 LAD
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Green, Shawn AS-SG LAD
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Ortiz, Jamie BHP91 LAD
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Billingsley, Chad RS-CB LAD
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Loney, James RS-LO LAD
2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects Wright, Wesley RC BCP19 LAD
2009 Topps Retail Black Penny, Brad 142 LAD
2005 Fleer Tradition Silver Branyan, Russell 245 MIL
2007 Fleer Perfect 10 Hall, Bill PN-BH MIL
1991 Fleer Provisions Puckett, Kirby 1 MIN
1992 Fleer All-Stars Puckett, Kirby 22 MIN
1994 Score Rookie/Traded Super Rookies Becker, Rich SU12 MIN
1995 Emotion All-Rookies Cordova, Marty 3 MIN
1995 Zenith All-Star Salute Puckett, Kirby 4 MIN
1996 Fleer Rookie Sensations Cordova, Marty 2 MIN
2003 Bazooka Color Logo Hunter, Torii 48 MIN
2003 Bazooka Mini Restovich, Mike 162 MIN
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Hunter, Torii 46 MIN
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Jones, Jacque 47 MIN
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Hunter, Torii AS-TH MIN
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Bonser, Boof RS-BB MIN
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Garza, Matt RS-RG MIN
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion White, Rondell 410 MON
1996 Ultra Second-Year Standouts White, Rondell 15 MON
1998 Collector's Choice Stick 'Ums Martinez, Pedro 17 MON
1999 Bowman Scout's Choice Barrettm Michael SC21 MON
2002 Ultra Gold Medallion Yoshii, Masato 108 MON
2003 Bazooka Mini Wilkerson, Brad 6 MON
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Cabrera, Orlando AS-OC MON
1992 Leaf Black Gold Franco, John 174 NYM
1993 Triple Play Action Baseball Murray, Eddie 2 NYM
1994 Stadium Club Dugout Dirt Kent, Jeff 10 NYM
1997 King B Discs Ordonez, Rey 4 NYM
1997 Stadium Club Millennium Ordonez, Rey M12 NYM
1998 Bowman International Nomo, Hideo 289 NYM
1998 Bowman Interstate Hundley, Todd 21 NYM
1999 Bowman International Escobar, Alex RC 214 NYM
2003 Bazooka Color Logo Brazell, Craig RC 122 NYM
2003 Bazooka Mini Brazell, Craig RC 122 NYM
2006 Upper Deck Mascots Mr. Met MLB-3 NYM
2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects Duda, Lucas RC BCP147 NYM
1994 Donruss Special Edition Abbott, Jim 77 NYY
2000 Impact Mighty Fine in '99 Girardi, Joe 7 NYY
2000 Impact Mighty Fine in '99 Irabu, Hideki 10 NYY
2003 Bazooka Color Logo Soriano, Alfonso 12 NYY
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Giambi, Jason 56 NYY
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Giambi, Jason AS-JG NYY
2006 Bowman Draft Kontos, George RC DP32 NYY
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Christian, Justin BHP43 NYY
2006 Bowman Prospects Julianel, Ben RC B63 NYY
1993 Donruss Spirit of the Game Eckersley, Dennis SG4 OAK
1993 Pinnacle Cooperstown Card Eckersley, Dennis 6 OAK
2002 Topps Total Award Winners Giambi, Jason AW7 OAK
2002 Topps Total Team Checklists Chavez, Eric TTC21 OAK
2002 Topps Total Team Checklists Chavez, Eric TTC21 OAK
2003 Topps Total Silver Zito, Barry 275 OAK
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Chavez, Eric 63 OAK
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Zito, Barry 64 OAK
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Mulder, Mark AS-MM OAK
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Windsor, Jason BHP39 OAK
2004 Bazooka 4-on-1 Stickers Harden, Rich/Dontrelle Willis/Brandon Webb/Jerome Williams 1 OAK/FLA/ARI/SF
1998 Collector's Choice Stick 'Ums Schilling, Curt 21 PHI
1999 Bowman International Valent, Eric RC 113 PHI
1999 Bowman Scout's Choice Anderson, Marlon SC14 PHI
1999 SkyBox Premium Soul of the Game Rolen, Scott 6 PHI
1999 UD Choice StarQuest Red Rolen, Scott SQ19 PHI
2000 Upper Deck HoloGrFX Stars of the System Burrell, Pat SS8 PHI
2003 Bazooka Silver Burrell, Pat 5 PHI
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Burrell, Pat 67 PHI
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Myers, Brett 70 PHI
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Abreu, Bobby AS-BA PHI
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Baez, Welinson BHP29 PHI
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Carpenter, Andrew BHP79 PHI
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Carpenter, Andrew BHP79 PHI
2006 Bowman Prospects Hardy, Josh RC B96 PHI
2003 Bazooka 4-on-1 Stickers Rollins, Jimmy/Darin Erstad/Doug Mientkiewicz/Fernando Vina 23 PHI/LAA/MIN/STL
2002 Topps Total Total Topps Giles, Brian TT14 PIT
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Giles, Brian 73 PIT
2004 UD All-Star Lineup Silver Honors Sanders, Reggie 69 PIT
1993 Triple Play Nicknames McGriff, Fred 10 SD
1995 Stadium Club Ring Leaders Phone Cards Rainbow 1992 All-Star Game SD
1995 Upper Deck Electric Diamond Nieves, Melvin 372 SD
1997 Ultra Gold Medallion Finley, Steve G280 SD
1999 Bowman Scout's Choice Clement, Matt SC12 SD
1999 UD Choice Yardwork Caminiti, Ken Y23 SD
2003 Bazooka Color Logo Yoshida, Nobuaki RC 103 SD
2003 Bazooka Silver Greene, Khalil 151 SD
2003 Stadium Club Gold Nevin, Phil 73 SD
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Klesko, Ryan 76 SD
2006 Bowman Futures Game Kottaras, George RC FG38 SD
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Kolkhorst, Chris BHP30 SD
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Thayer, Dale BHP58 SD
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Ekstrom, Michael BHP63 SD
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Antonelli, Matt BHP86 SD
2006 SPx Radiance Giles, Brian 78 SD
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Barfield, Josh RS-JB SD
2008 Topps Opening Day Puzzle Peavy, Jake 14 SD
1998 Fleer Tradition Diamond Ink Buhner, Jay SEA
2003 Topps Total Silver Olerud, John 613 SEA
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Garcia, Freddy 83 SEA
2005 Bowman Gold Beltre, Adrian 139 SEA
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Navarro, Oswaldo BHP72 SEA
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations Johjima, Kenji RS-KJ SEA
1995 Collector's Choice You Crash The Game Williams, Matt (Aug. 12) CG20 SF
1995 Leaf Cornerstones Williams, Matt/J.R. Phillips 6 SF
1999 Bowman International Torcato, Tony RC 127 SF
2002 Topps Total Total Topps Kent, Jeff TT29 SF
2003 Bazooka Mini Bonser, Boof 273 SF
2003 Stadium Club Auriliia, Rich 35 SF
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Schmidt, Jason AS-JS SF
2005 Topps Cracker Jack Mini Stickers Alfonzo, Edgardo 142 SF
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Bowker, John BHP42 SF
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Bowker, John BHP42 SF
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Horwitz, Bryan BHP57 SF
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Horwitz, Bryan BHP57 SF
2009 Topps Retro Roberts, Dave 223 SF
1992 Leaf Black Gold Smith, Ozzie 400 STL
1995 Upper Deck Electric Diamond Jackson, Danny 308 STL
1998 SkyBox Dugout Axcess Frequent Flyers DeShields, DeLino FF9 STL
1999 Upper Deck Arms Race Drew, J.D. 522 STL
1999 Upper Deck MVP Super Tools Drew, J.D. T13 STL
2000 Ultra Gold Medallion Drew, J.D. 101 STL
2002 Topps Total Team Checklists Drew, J.D. TTC27 STL
2002 Topps Total Team Checklists Drew, J.D. TTC27 STL
2003 Topps Total Silver Taguchi, So 465 STL
2005 Fleer Tradition Silver Matheny, Mike 57 STL
2003 Bazooka 4-on-1 Stickers Martinez, Tino/Moises Alou/Aramis Ramirez/Corey Koskie 37 STL/MON/PIT/MIN
2005 Absolute Memorabilia Hobby Nomo, Hideo 89 TB
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Riggans, Shawn BHP70 TB
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Riggans, Shawn BHP70 TB
1991 Fleer Provisions Sierra, Ruben 3 TEX
1992 Topps Gold Winners Gossage, Rich 215 TEX
1997 Bowman International Carrion, Jorge RC 421 TEX
1997 Pinnacle Invincible Gems of the Diamond Gonzalez, Juan GD-95 TEX
1999 Upper Deck MVP Silver Signature Clayton, Royce 207 TEX
2004 UD All-Star Lineup All-Star Contest Blalock, Hank AS-HB TEX
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Gold, Nate BHP16 TEX
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Gold, Nate BHP16 TEX
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Bannister, John BHP35 TEX
2008 Bowman Prospects Beltre, Engel RC BP53 TEX
1993 Pinnacle Cooperstown Card Alomar, Roberto 29 TOR
1995 Topps Embossed Gold Carter, Joe 133 TOR
1997 Bowman International Hentgen, Pat 245 TOR
1997 Ultra Back to the Future Cruz, Jose Jr. 9 TOR
1998 Fleer Tradition Diamond Ink Cruz, Jose Jr. TOR
2002 Topps Total Team Checklists Delgado, Carlos TTC28 TOR
2002 Topps Total Team Checklists Delgado, Carlos TTC28 TOR
2003 Bazooka Silver Color Logo Hinske, Eric 210 TOR
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Phelps, Josh 98 TOR
2003 Upper Deck Victory Green Hinske, Eric 99 TOR
2006 Bowman Heritage Prospects Patterson, Ryan BHP33 TOR
1994 Stadium Club First-Day Issue Infocard 1
1995 Score Gold Rush Checklist 602
1995 Score Gold Rush Checklist 604
1995 Score Gold Rush Checklist 605

Panini gets NBA Hall of Fame exclusive

Panini has become the exclusive trading card partner of the NBA Hall of Fame. Here are the highlights of the agreement:

* Panini becomes the "Official Marketing and Licensing Partner of the Basketball Hall of Fame," as well as the Hall of Fame's exclusive trading-card partner.
* Panini gains the rights to produce Hall of Fame-specific products (memorabilia, trading cards, trading-card games and sticker album collections) and to use the Hall of Fame's brand and logo in advertising and marketing materials.
* A cooperative effort between Panini and the Hall of Fame on such key events as the annual class announcement, college basketball's Hall of Fame Showcase and the Spalding Basketball Hall of Fame Hoophall Classic.

Wrestler weighs in on trading cards

TNA wrestler Matt Morgan weighed in on trading cards in a recent interview with Newsday.

Former college football star

Every year, there are those quarterbacks from smaller schools that are hyped up and get drafted. Being a fan of the Mid-American Conference, I understand this completely. Josh Harris. Charlie Frye. Bruce Gradkowski. I mean the list of failed players goes on and on.

It's likely to get a few more names this year as Tim Hiller, Dan LeFevour and Tyler Sheehan are all graduating from the MAC and have decent shots of going pro. And it's very unlikely all four of them are like Ben Roethlisberger.

However, there is one guy who means a bit more to me than the others from a collecting standpoint. That is Omar Jacobs. There's no reason he is more collectible than Harris - another BG alum - but his cards just happened to come out when I first started really getting into football (2006). He never saw a down in the NFL (except for preseason) but has found some success in the American Indoor Football Association, where he won the league MVP and led the Florence Phantoms to a championship in 2009. He was expected to join the Tampa Bay Lighting of the AFL - a game that would really have brought out his strengths as a player - but was forced to return to Florence when the AFL folded. I don't anticipate he will ever get back to the NFL, but that makes super collecting him pretty easy; no new cards of his to chase. But at the same time, that's kind of a bummer.

I currently have 207 different Jacobs cards of out 553. Of those 553, just 362 are numbered above 10, and I have over half of those. I've always said if I can get to 300 different Jacobs I will call the collection a success, but with each passing day, that challenge gets more difficult.

When I first started collecting him, eBay generally had about 50-75 listings on a regular basis. Today, it's generally between 25-25 - including many cards I already have. And chances are if I need the card, it's one of the higher priced ones. As a college kid, spending $10 per card on a regular basis just doesn't fly like it does for many of you guys.

Nonetheless, I've used the ad money I received for the Party Poker ad I now have on the right side of the blog to buy up some of those rarer cards I need. Below are four cards I have recently purchased, running myself about $30. Which goes to show that failed college stars don't always lose their collectability.

If you have any Jacobs cards, please let me know as I would definitely be open to trying to work out a deal for them.



Clockwise from upper right: Exquisite Rookie Auto/Patch /225, National Treasures auto /30, National Treasures dual patch/auto /99, National Treasures patch/auto /25

Epic fail

That's all that can be said about this item.

Be sure you read the last line of the description. You'll enjoy it.

If they can do it for books, why not cards?

I had a random thought yesterday as I was looking up some textbooks for this semester on Half.com. If eBay can set specific shipping prices for every item listed on Half.com, why can't they do the same thing for items on eBay, especially trading cards.

For those who aren't familiar with Half.com, all items (at least all items I have gotten from there) have a set price and can be sent through media mail or express mail.

I don't think it's any deep, dark secret that eBay is a wonderful place to buy trading cards. I also think it's common knowledge that many sellers overcharge for shipping and handling, especially in single-card auctions. eBay has to know this, so why don't they try to do something about it? Namely, utilize a Half.com shipping style to sports card listings.

The way I see it, one card sold on eBay should always be shipped in bubble mailer. Where I do my shipping, that costs $1.39, a PayPal fee of about $0.50 is likely to incur with a mid-level card and the cost of the mailer and case is maybe $0.30 if you buy in bulk. Add that all together and $2.25 would be an appropriate figure. If you recycle mailers and cases like I do, $2 would work just fine.

In all honesty, a day of research at eBay could probably result in a nice system for cards with raw cards, graded cards and lots of cards each having their own separate price. Thoughts?

College football ready to kick off

It's that wonderful time of year again: football season. I love it.

Who's going to be the next freshman stud? Who's going to win the Heisman? More importantly, who's going to be the No. 1 at the end of the year? Secondly, how much controversy will the BCS cause this season?

I'll tell you one thing I don't like about college football: no trading cards until after the season. I know releasing a set would go against several NCAA rules, but it would still be nice. Shoot, I'd even take a set that is modeling after EA Sports' NCAA 2010 where the players are just QB #3 or RB #20 and the likenesses aren't too similar.

Now I'm sure that set would never go over with the majority of the collecting population but for those lesser known players, don't you think it'd be the thrill of a lifetime finding a card that is of them? I'm sure the majority of players wouldn't care, but if I played college football, I'd find that pretty sweet.

And it continues...

Just when I thought the guy with the million dollar 1991-92 Upper Deck hockey set couldn't say/do anything else ignorant, it happened.

Yesterday, I sent the seller a message after discovering his listing.

"This listing is a joke right? That lack of hologram doesn't enhance the value of these cards at all. Second, this is definitely not the only set of 1991-92 Upper Deck hockey in the world. You'd be lucky to get $10 out of this set. Good luck though."

I wasn't overly mean about it or anything, just a simple, what in the world are you thinking? Well, here was is reply in a nutshell.

The Gibson is one of a kind and a true error, therefore the only one in existence. He also said, this is Gibson's only card.

Now this guy tells me most error cards are run for a partial set until the error is corrected yet he knows for sure his is one-of-a-kind. I just don't follow the logic there. What's to say there's not thousands of the Gibson card out there?

Secondly, this is not Gibson's only card. He actually had five produced, including a second major release in 1991-92 Pro Set.

I don't know why I keep going on and on about this listing. It's obvious this guy will never sell it. I guess it just amuses me.

Ignorance at its finest

Something I like to do on a fairly regular basis is search all of the Sports Cards and Memorabilia category on eBay, then sort the results from highest price to lowest prices just to see what kinds of things people are trying to ridiculous money for. And today, I may have found the best example yet.

For a cool million, you could be the proud owner of a one-of-a-kind hockey card set. Here's the catch, this isn't some big time patch/auto set from Sidney Crosby's rookie season. In fact, there are no autographs, no patches and no jerseys in this set. It's just a bunch of base and low-end inserts from 1991-92.

First off, let me throw a name out there to hockey collectors: Don Gibson. How many people actually know about him?

I do not consider myself to be up on hockey at all so it's natural I haven't heard of this guy, but I'm sure some buffs out there have. Here's the thing about him though, he only played in 14 games, yet is the reason why this set is priced at $1 million.

It turns out, the seller pulled a Gibson rookie card from a pack that did not get stamped with Upper Deck's hologram. I mean, I was only five, but accidents did happen in 1992 too, right? That's not just a new trend is it? But even better, the seller claims this is the only set of 1992-92 Upper Deck in the entire world.

No seriously, look for yourself.

Basketball players suing Topps

Several NBA stars are suing the Topps company for failing to pay up on autograph deals, TMZ is saying.

Players on the list reportedly include:

Tracy McGrady
Brandon Roy
Derrick Rose
Russell Westbrook
D.J. Augustin
T.J. Ford
Antaawn Jamison
Anthony Randolph
DeAndre Jordan

The nine players are suing for $300,000 - a modest amount compared to what most of the listed players earn in a given year.

I can't really comment on this to be honest. What's there to say? Greedy athletes are suing Topps for a couple bucks they didn't get for signing autographs. Yes Topps was wrong, but for all but three of those players, the little extra money in their pocket won't do them any good.

Cracking a BGS case

I need some help everyone. How can you break a card out of a BGS holder?

I am now the proud owner of the card below, but I want to put it with the rest of my Jacobs cards, and the BGS holder is too massive for it to fit in the same box. I know people have broken them open before, so what is the best to do it?

Illinois card shop scheduled to close

Another sports card shop is going by the wayside.

After a 15 year run, Suburban Sports in Homewood, Ill., will be closing at the end of the month, the Neighborhood Star is reporting.

The shop will remain open until Saturday, and the final event for the store is a fantasy football draft Friday.

Trending: 2009 Topps UFC

As a card collector and new UFC fan, 2009 Topps UFC just makes sense to be something I am interested in. While a little too step for me pricewise at the moment, the cards and how well they sell on the market facsinates me.

Despite 2009 Topps UFC Round 1 dropping in Feburary and a second series on the horizon, it is still a very sought after release. And with the Ultimate Fighting Championship's popularity growing with every new match, the product is likely to remain popular for the foreseeable future.

While many people are dropping hundreds of dollars on autographs of superstars like B.J. Penn some non-autographed cards are bringing in quite the share too. And while not as significant, base and parallels are selling better than what they do in other sports. For example, a Royce Gracie silver parallel numbered to 288, recently sold for almost $20. Meanwhile, a 2008 Select Gold Zone Tom Brady /50 recently garnered just one bid for $0.99. Yes indeed, UFC is here.

And just as is the case in Topps football and basketball, a red ink autograph variation is the card to get. Finding a star will make your investment in a box worthwhile.

After Penn retained his lightweight championship belt at UFC 101, there was a spike in his autographs sales, with the highest one selling for $305 the night of the fight. With UFC 102 a week away, Randy Couture and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira as the main draw, the winner should see a small spike in card sales. Because this is not a title bout, I don't see autographs spiking as much as Penn's did.

Houston area collector gets sets back

Being a news reporter myself, this story bugs me to no end because all of the loose ends, but a collection of older baseball card sets have been returned to an Houston area collector.

The collector - Allan Richardson - said he spent many years compiling the sets and lost them all in some sort of con artist's scheme involving the printing of 1800s images on coins. The report said Richardson lost money, his cards and other things to the con man, but doesn't go into any further detail about the deal and how all the details worked out.

Eventually, the con man was found and authorities were searching his home and found the cards with some missing - appearing in the video to be 1974 and 1975 Topps as well as 1975 Topps Mini sets. However, the report never explains how Richardson was tracked down.

The report also calls the cards valuable - which many appear to not be. A common mistake among non-collectors, so the station does get a pass on that. I'm just glad no one quoted the Beckett prices.

Recollections on the past

I wasn't around for the big trading card boom of the late 1980s and early 1990s I know my first packs of cards were from 1991 Topps, but I don't really remember buying packs of cards until 1993 Topps Series Two - a time when the packs were some $0.79 at K-Mart. While the overall boom was still its latter stages at that time, I didn't know it. I was six.

As I got older and watched the card market fall and fall and fall, I started to understand just what had been happening to make the 1990 Donruss cards I had acquired so undesirable. Crazy how things work sometimes.

I ran across an article from Vinyl Dependent Magazine this morning discussing the how independent music stores are holding tightly to their last string as vinyl has seem a recent spike in popularity. Later on in the article, the writer discussed other popular trends from recent memory. Among them? Baseball cards. Below if the first excerpt on cards.

Unfortunately for the shops, all crazes, whether it be tulip bulbs, baseball cards, Beanie Babies, or bundles of over-leveraged assets, must come to an end. And when they do, they usually take the markets with them.

While the baseball card craze - so to speak - may be over, they still have a very large market. Shops may be closing one by one, but different kinds of shops have opened in the past years that will keep cards a float for many years to come: online shops like Blowout Cards and eBay. Unlike the Beanie Baby craze, cards stayed afloat long enough to benefit from the Internet. Sure it's killed their value, but it's at least allowed collectors to continue collecting. I'm sure there's someone out there with hordes of Beanie Babies still wishing there was a regular place he/she could buy, sell and trade them. But how long can the Internet continue to make cards a significant piece of popular culture?

As a young kid, I participated in the baseball card boom. A male childhood rite of passage went mad as Boomers sought out the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantles their mothers threw away. Card producers knew a good thing when they saw it, so they began to issue more and more card lines with limited production lines. Card shops popped up in mini-malls all over the country. Soon enough, you'd hear tales of Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards going for $100 a pop. Huh?

The sports card industry consumed itself quickly. At the end all you had were vacant stores and angry middle-aged men who couldn’t believe their 100 Gregg Jefferies rookie cards were more valuable as coasters than investments. The card industry never recovered.

I don't quite think it's fair to say the card industry never recovered. It's never gotten back to its glory days, but it's also not on its last legs. For retail, yes cards on their last legs as finding a hobby shop is impossible. But because the industry has benefited from the Internet, it did recover to a certain degree. However, Gregg Jefferies rookie cards did not.

Why would you sell this on eBay?

I don't know about you, but if I had Joe Jackson's most famous bat in my possession, I would be selling it somewhere else besides eBay.

A comment on professional grading

Mario over Wax Heaven had a nice post this morning about graded Michael Jordan rookie cards and how crazy some people get when a perfect copy hits the secondary market. And that reminded me about stupid I really think getting cards graded is.

Sure it's nice to get a card in a nice holder that will hold its condition forever, but if you take good care of your cards, you can do that without paying whatever fees the grading company may incur to you. Truth be told, a grade is just a number. Is there really that much difference between a 8.5 and a 10? Doubt it.

If you are a true collector, condition shouldn't really matter that much. Do you want the prize of your collection to have creases and rounded corners? Well, of course not. But I'm not paying hundreds or even thousands of dollars more for a card just because it's graded gem mint or pristine. Give me the one with the same chips in the edge, please.

However, grading isn't all bad. The graders are able to spot counterfeits and cards that are tampered with which is a positive. This is why I support buying a graded version of any card that is known to be a popular counterfeiting item. But is it worth getting this card graded?

The funny part is that I am actually bidding on a graded card on eBay right now. But if I win it, I'm going to crack that case off and out the card in a plastic sleeve like all the rest of my Omar Jacobs cards.

Retail can fun or a dud

I am officially moved into my new room at Bowling Green State University for my senior year of college. Seems like just yesterday, I was walking across the stage in high school.

Anyway, as a "going away" gift of sorts, my dad picked me up a pack of 2009 Donruss Classics football at Meijer. I never anticipate much from a retail product, but when I got my pack, the first thing I saw was "Significant Signatures" on the front. Hours later, I opened it up to see what was inside. In this order, the pack included:

Reggie Wayne
Larry Fitzgerald
Marques Colston
Bernard Berrian
DeAngelo Williams

Good players, but all base. That's just the way it goes sometimes though.

We can't always be right

And around this time last year, I wasn't.

But, I'll put out another bold prediction for this season. The biggest quarterback bust of the draft will be Mark Sanchez.

1) The number 13: that is the number of career starts Mark Sanchez had good numbers in during his one year as USC's starter. Here are three other quarterbacks who also had just 13 strong starts in college: Ryan Leaf, Rex Grossman and Derek Anderson.

2) Matt Leinart: Yesterday I talked about Matt Leinart's failures in the NFL and how is a party type who uses his celebrity every chance he gets. Sound familiar Mr. I was in GQ?

3) USC: USC is in the Pac-10, arguably the worst of the major conferences. USC just happens to have the best set of talent in that conference. Which leads me to my point, USC hordes individuals and surround their players with stars. Sanchez was surrounded by too many playmakers at USC and played against weak competition last season so there was never really a good indication of his abilities. Chances are if you want to be good in the NFL and played college ball at USC, you better hope you were on defense.

Nevertheless, collector's are like USC in that they are hording Sanchez's cards and paying nicely for them.

The "Leinart's" Tale

Everybody loves Matt Leinart, right? And because we all love him, we will pay whatever it may take to get his signature, right? But would Matt Leinart's own grandmother even bid on this auction?

Just a hunch, but I'm going negative on that one.

Truth of it is though, there has been talk this preseason about Leinart losing the backup role in Arizona to Brian St. Pierre and for intents and purposes, his best days are behind him putting him in the ranks of Ryan Leaf, Tim Couch, Akili Smith and many more in the Draft Bust Hall of Shame.

There is a chance Leinart could leave the Cardinals though and turn things around. Sometimes certain environments just don't work out for certain players. Brandon Phillips filled out nicely when he left Cleveland for Cincinnati, Randy Moss found his old self when he went from Oakland to New England, etc., etc.

I'm not personally a Leinart fan (he's too party-hardy for me) but I always hate to see someone who showed so much potential go to complete waste because he is in a bad environment for his skill set. Where would he be good fit? Who knows? Cleveland and Detroit seem to perennially need quarterbacks. Or could he possibly land atop the depth chart in San Francisco?

What I thought was a good idea

It's not very often I am that guy on the trading forums who just changes the title of my thread daily just to get more people to look at it even though it includes the same tradelist as it did yesterday. But, I am always looking for new ways to promote my cards that I have for trade and sale. Recently, I decided to give YouTube a try.

I've posted three videos so far, gotten a lot of interest for the caliber of cards I have available but have made zero deals. And here are the reasons why.

1) Uncertainty

I agreed on one trade already. However, the guy had no references from anywhere so I am waiting for him to send. He told me he was sending Monday but now is sending this Monday. And he can't get it through his head I will send after I receive since I have 700 references.

Doing business on YouTube is risky. There is no feedback, no one to hear your dispute. It's all trusting your fellow man. Which I put trust in people, but I've also been burned so I do proceed with caution.

2) Book value

It seems to me that those who trade over YouTube are all in the 12-16 yard old range and love book value. Those so called "Joe Collectors." Now I have no problem going even book value - to a point. I don't like to get nickel and dimed. So what if my total is $0.25 more than yours? I don't. But apparently some people still do.

3) Lack of organization

Many people pointed me to their trade videos which were just a scattered, jumbled mess. Like this. Am I saying my videos are the greatest ever? Well, no I am certainly not, but at least you can get a good look at the card you may be getting.

So for now, I'm leaving my videos up since they've only been posted for a week or two, but if things don't start looking up, my days with YouTube trading will be done forever. Yeah, the forums tend to be streaky for me since I don't deal with high-end, but I would rather take a few deals here and there that are secure than waste my time dealing with someone over 20-some PMs and then not receive what I was getting anyway.

Anyone have good or bad YouTube trading stories?

Something I never did before

I have, what I consider, a very strong personal collection of the now no-name Omar Jacobs, former BGSU star and Pittsburgh Steelers draft pick. It was never a secret I collected him, but I never once linked my havelist. I don't have a gallery or anything like that, but please, if you see anything not listed on my havelist, please let me know so we can try to work out a trade or sale. Thanks a lot.

Omar Jacobs PC

The guarantees of life

Boy did I come back to blogging at the right time. There are exclusive contracts being given out like samples at Sam's Club, a new football season is just around the corner and there's good old fashioned blog war going on about Exquisite basketball. Let's start there...

You know there's two guarantees in life, death and taxes right? Well, I've come to conclusion of late there are actually three guarantees in life: death, taxes, and Gellman shooting his mouth off.

Something you may not know is that I don't link to his blog, his posts or anything else he does, and I never will. There's a couple reasons for it: 1) I don't like the frequent use of off-color language 2) I don't agree with 90% of what he says. And the current war he waged on Wax Heaven is just another example.

Exquisite basketball just released and from what I can tell, many people are disappointed. And how could you not be when you get five cards for $665? A quick completed listing search of "08-09 Exquisite" brought back just three cards that sold for over the SRP. Yes, they are several cards that are bringing in $100-$300, but what good is that going to do for you? (unless you are this guy)

Because let's be honest, most people who buy these high end products are looking for an investment or a quick resale. Yes, some people do buy these products because they collect high end of whoever they can take because they like autos and multi-color patches. Here's the difference. The people on side one can't always afford these products and are just ignorant to sale value. The folks on side two can afford and don't care about resale value. That is that.

Now the war that has raged was brought about because Mario made a post suggesting other things that one could spend $665 on. Nothing wrong with that. In no way did Mario bash the product or bash the people who buy the product. In case you've never noticed, many professional media outlets will show what you could buy with the amount of money the government spent on something or how much money a team spent on a free agent in sports. It's a normal thing to do in the media. And if we, the bloggers, really are media like Gellman likes to say, then there was nothing wrong with Mario's post. Just imagine if this guy had stuck it out.

So what was Gellman's response to Mario's post? Allow me to quote the introduction.

Every time a super high end product comes out, many of the blogs tend to focus on how terrible it is solely because of the cost. Not because of design, not because of content, but because of how much you spend for the amount you get. The problem is, many of the bloggers are one sport baseball collectors, who have grown up collecting cards in a vastly different fashion. So, rather than hear about the evils of high end from people who dont really collect it, I think its time to see some different opinions from someone who is a part of this hobby because of how great it is.

And by many of the blogs, he provided one link to Mario then proceeded to bash him for things his post never said.

Criticizing others' works is part of this whole blogsphere (obviously since that's what I'm doing right now), but you better do it responsibly or you just look like a fool.

Welcome back

Hey all,

I've picked up an advertisement (left side) so I figured I should come back to blogging on a limited basis (I won't be posting nearly as much as I have in the few days of re-existence).

A lot has changed in my views since I left the blogsphere almost a year ago so the type of posts on Cardboard Mania will definitely be different than what you remember. I'll still be bringing you the goofy stuff like I used to, but no more defending Beckett.

I've very interested in seeing how the blogsphere has changed in the past year. I know when I started there were hardly any of us, but now, there's everyone and their brother (or father) running a blog. So I hope I haven't lost my touch and hope everyone welcomes me back with open arms. And most importantly, enjoy.