# UH 293 - Adam Dunn - Black Border Parallel

Here at My 2008 Topps Set Blog we're celebrating Black Friday with a 2008 Topps Black Border Parallel card! Hopefully by now you're finishing up your retail shopping especially if you started yesterday afternoon. I guess there were some good deals out there but I don't like that you now have to choose between having a Thanksgiving meal with your family or going to the stores.

I haven't bought many Black Border Parallel cards from the 2008 Topps set but I found this one of Adam Dunn for less than $2 shipped. I couldn't pass that up since it's one of Dunn's few cards that feature him on the D-Backs.

# UH 293 - Adam Dunn - Black Border Parallel 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi everybody! Happy Thanksgiving!

I wonder if anyone is having a Black Friday sale on Ty Beanie Ballz?

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2013 Panini Cooperstown Red Cracked Ice Parallel

On a recent trip to Sportlots I found a seller who had a few 2013 Panini Cooperstown cards I needed. Next up is the red cracked ice parallel of Luis Aparicio's base card. I think the red border works better on this card than the blue we posted last week. This one is numbered 310/399 on the back. 

2013 Leaf Metal Draft - Braden Shipley

Braden Shipley was the Arizona Diamondbacks first round draft pick in 2013. He was taken 15th overall.

Braden made his professional debut in July for the D-Backs Class A team, the Hillsboro Hops. After eight starts he was promoted to the South Bend Silver Hawks. He finished strong pitching in four games with an era under three. Hopefully he'll continue to improve.

I picked up this certified autographed card from the 2013 Leaf Metal Draft set. It's shiny so that's nice but otherwise it's kind of a plain design. The lack of logos make it hard to tell which team these guys are even playing for. Braden has an auto in the new Bowman Draft set now too. I guess I'll have to try to pick up one of those at some point.

D-Backs from 30-YOC

Brian from 30-Year Old Cardboard sent over some Diamondbacks cards mostly from the 2013 Topps Update set. I didn't have any of the inserts or parallels yet so those are great. Plus I'll never turn down an extra base card. Those always come in handy for getting autographs during Spring Training.

My favorite from the groups of cards Brian sent was the Paul Goldschmidt Gypsy Queen card. It's a white paper border parallel and is simply amazing. I've never bought too much GQ so I only have a few of these paper border cards. None are as great as this Goldschmidt.

Thanks, Brian! 

D-Backs from The Angels, In Order

Tom from the blog The Angels, In Order contacted me the other day trading some cards. I thought it was a great idea so I found a few Halos to send him. In return he sent me a great stack of Diamondbacks cards including the ones below.

My favorites are the MLB Showdown cards from 2003. I've never owned any cards from this set so these were totally new to me. I'm also glad to pick up some new cards of guys like Armando Reynoso, Travis Lee, and Curt Schilling. While my D-Backs collection is growing, I'm still missing a lot of the early stuff from the late 90s and early 00s.

Thanks, Tom! 

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2013 Panini Cooperstown Blue Cracked Ice Parallel

On a recent trip to Sportlots I found a seller who had a few 2013 Panini Cooperstown cards I needed. Next up is the blue cracked ice parallel of Luis Aparicio's base card. These are just a rip-off of what Topps has already done but they're still nice. This one is numbered 328/499 on the back. The blue is okay but I think I like the other colored parallels better.

2013 Topps Update - Patrick Corbin All-Star Stitches

When 2013 Topps Update first came out a few weeks ago I knew I had to get Patrick Corbin's All-Star Stitches jersey card. I've always look forward this set and this year's design is pretty nice as usual. 

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2013 Panini Cooperstown

On a recent trip to Sportlots I found a seller who had a few 2013 Panini Cooperstown cards I needed. First up is Luis Aparicio's base card. I really like the idea of this Cooperstown set. Of course it would be better if it had logos but I think that horse has been well beaten. 

Contest - And the winner is...

My 2008 Topps Set Blog is proud to announce the winner of our second contest...

Spiegel83 from Nomo's Shushi Platter! 

Email me your info and I'll get the Daniel Hudson autograph and 2013 Topps hanger box out right away!

You may remember our first contest was back in January of 2011. We'll have to try to make this a more frequent feature.

Thanks to everyone who entered. 

Contest - Last Call!

Our contest ends tonight! Click here for details. 

Daniel Hudson Collection - 2010 Topps Opening Day Certified Auto

I've picked up a few new cards for our Daniel Hudson collection. I'll do a post for a new one each day this week. Also, don't forget to enter our Daniel Hudson autograph contest by commenting on Monday's post. If you win I'll send you a Daniel Hudson certified autograph card plus a retail hanger box of 2013 Topps Update.

Anybody who's ever opened up a few packs of Opening Day knows how hard the autographs are to pull. I looked up the odds for the 2010 sets and they were 1:746 packs.

I've seen this Daniel Hudson certified autograph pop up once or twice but it went for more than I was willing to spend. I got this one for less than $10 which seemed like a fair price. 

Daniel Hudson Collection - 2012 UD SP Triple Signatures

I've picked up a few new cards for our Daniel Hudson collection. I'll do a post for a new one each day this week. Also, don't forget to enter our Daniel Hudson autograph contest by commenting on Monday's post. If you win I'll send you a Daniel Hudson certified autograph card plus a retail hanger box of 2013 Topps Update.

I waited and waited and waited to get this card. My patience payed off because I got this 2012 UD SP Triple Signatures card for less than $4 shipped. The three autographs are of Wade Miley, Micah Owings, and Daniel Hudson. Pretty cool I guess. It would be better if it had some pictures or a logo but it's still pretty cool. 

Daniel Hudson Collection - 2012 Topps Tribute Certified Auto

I've picked up a few new cards for our Daniel Hudson collection. I'll do a post for a new one each day this week. Also, don't forget to enter our Daniel Hudson autograph contest by commenting on Monday's post. If you win I'll send you a Daniel Hudson certified autograph card plus a retail hanger box of 2013 Topps Update.

I already have a few of the Daniel Hudson parallels from the 2012 Topps Tribute set but I didn't have this version. It's the orange parallel numbered to 25. 

Daniel Hudson Collection - 2012 Topps Triple Threads Auto

I've picked up a few new cards for our Daniel Hudson collection. I'll do a post for a new one each day this week. Also, don't forget to enter our Daniel Hudson autograph contest by commenting on Monday's post. If you win I'll send you a Daniel Hudson certified autograph card plus a retail hanger box of 2013 Topps Update.

There's a whole rainbow of parallels for autographs from the 2012 Topps Triple Threads set. Awhile back I posted the Sepia parallel numbered to 75. Now I have the Gold parallel numbered to 25. I got a good deal on this one too so I'm happy. 

Contest - Win A Daniel Hudson Autograph!

Hi everybody! As you probably know I've been trying to put together a Daniel Hudson player collection. In doing so I've found myself with an extra 2011 Topps Lineage certified autograph card. If you want it, just leave a comment on this post. You can leave a comment each day this week and I'll announce a winner on Saturday, November 9th. That gives you a maximum of five entries.

Just one prize seemed kind of boring so the winner will also get a retail hanger box of 2013 Topps Update!

 

Thanks for reading my blog and good luck! 

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2012 Panini Golden Age

We've had the mini version of this card for awhile but now I've finally picked up the regular version of Luis Aparicio's 2012 Panini Golden Age card. Not too exciting but it's another card for our Lil Luis collection.