My 2008 Topps Set Blog

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2011 Tristar Obak Cut Signatures

I found this one on eBay before the holidays. I'm not much for cut signatures but I feel like I got a pretty good deal. The seller had it listed at a reasonable price with the best offer option. I threw in a modest offer of $6 shipped and he accepted. That's a great price for a HOF auto even if it's a cut.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Luis Aparicio Collection - 2006 WBC Signed Jersey

When I stumbled across an auction for this Luis Aparicio 2006 World Baseball Classic signed jersey I knew I had to have it.

I'm not sure what the history of this jersey is exactly. It might be something that was sold in team shops during the 06 WBC. I'm not sure why they would have one for Luis unless it was sold in Venezuela. The patches on the sleeves and tags look identical to this Victor Zambrano game used jersey that was sold back in 2007 by Lelands.

While I'll probably never know the full history, I'll just enjoy it as a unique item for our Luis Aparicio collection. I'd like to get it framed and hang it up sometime soon. We'll see I can get my wife to agree with that.

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Daniel Hudson Collection - 2013 Topps Blue Sapphire Parallel

I probably overpaid for this 2013 Topps Blue Sapphire Parallel of Daniel Hudson. After a few weeks only one other had popped up on eBay. I missed the first so I felt more pressure to get this one. Being numbered to 25 isn't super scarce but I didn't want to miss out.

This whole rainbow thing Topps is doing with parallels was kind of fun at first but they keep cranking these things out. Isn't this like the third blueish sparkle parallel we got this year. It's a nice card but the concept is getting a little old.

Friday, January 3, 2014

Luis Aparicio Collection - 1956 Topps

You can't have a player collection without the rookie card right? I was going through a box of my dad's cards before the holidays and came across this one. I knew he had it, I just hadn't seen it in awhile.

Behold the glory of Luis Aparicio's 1956 Topps rookie card:

It's in pretty good shape for being fifty-eight years old. Sure the corners are slightly rounded and there's some creasing by Luis's hat but I love it. A great card with a little character. Thanks, Dad!

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

2014!

Hi, everybody!

You may have noticed I posted a few housekeeping posts this morning. You can now find all of the cards I've posted for our player collections in two handy posts. I've also simplified and updated our Diamondbacks autograph collection post. All three can be over in the right hand column for easy access.

I have big plans for 2014. I have a ton of cards scanned and ready to post. Hopefully this will lead to a record year here at My 2008 Topps Set Blog. Expect some vintage Luis Aparicio, tons of Daniel Hudson parallels, lots of D-Backs and of course some new autographs for our 2008 Topps set. I've saved up some really great stuff for January that you won't want to miss.

Also, I'm trying to consolidate my overall baseball card collection. It's time to get rid of some of that junk wax I've been holding onto since I was a kid. In doing so I've been working on putting together some packages. If I've sent you something in the past there's a good chance you've got some cards coming your way soon. Don't worry you won't be getting a bubble envelope full of just 1990 Topps.

Thanks for reading! Happy New Year!

My Official Diamondbacks Collection Post # 2

Want to check out my Arizona Diamondbacks autograph collection?

I currently have autographs of 66 different players and coaches on D-Backs cards.

This is an update. You can view the original post here.