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The Multi-Player Rookie Card Problem

In July, a 1963 Topps Ken McMullen rookie card sold on eBay for over $150,000. It was a beautiful specimen graded by 9 by PSA. For those of you who don't know who Ken McMullen is, he signed with the LA Dodgers right out of high school and debuted in 1962 as a 20 year old. McMullen wrapped up his career with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1977. His career statline boasted a .248 average with 156 home runs. So why is his rookie card so expensive?  Because he shared it with 3 other guys. Recognize any of the names? Throughout

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Describe the PERFECT Card

Every now and then I'm asked "What is your favorite card?"  I am split in my mind 6 ways.  Is it my knob auto? Dynasty logo patch? Red Crusade? My custom that Jose personalized to me?  89 Topps gold border?  Wood Museum auto?  I've narrowed down my absolute favorite to a little under items in my collection seen here. This got me to thinking.  What would be the absolute perfect card?  I guess for me, I don't really know.  I have some ideas though. Back story - A card with a fabulous back story is hard to beat.  I love

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And the winner is …

It was a hard, close back and forth battle between the Mick & the Pick. Both got some good shots in, and in my opinion, this could have easily gone either way, depending upon which forum this was placed on. FCB is truly a different beast when compared to other forums, which is why I love it here and frequent it so much. Armed with the knowledge of what people like over others, I myself would have probably entered completely different customs myself. It is truly great seeing such amazing talent on display by other custom card creators! As they

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Custom Card Tournament!

A few months back, I stumbled upon a thread on FCB (www.FreedomCardboard.com) that talked about how someone was setting up a mega 16 slot custom card tournament.  I LOVED this idea, and immediately wrote forum member MisterT asking if I could join in.  I sent over 4 possibilities for entries, and they ended up setting up a mini bracket to pit my cards against each other. I was particularly interested in this, because I know there are several talented custom card makers out there who have been doing customs for many more years than I have, and I was curious

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Errors & Variations: A Love Story

THE SUMMER OF 1990 Monday Morning: (Line trilling....) Dealer: Thahhh Bullpen!? (I loved how Mike the dealer would say this - he would start in a normal voice, but would drop and octave between the 2 words and raise his voice back up to make "The Bullpen" sound like a question.)  Me:  Uhmmm...Yes.  Hi.  I was wondering...I have a 1990 Fleer Felix Jose, and his bat is covering some of the A's Logo.  Is that an error card? Dealer:  No, it isn't. Tuesday Morning: Dealer: Thahhh Bullpen!? Me:  Uhhhmmm...Hi!  I noticed that the 1990 Mother's Cookies Will Clark shows him

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What’s on my Desk with Bart Man?

Evenin' boys and girls! Tonight, we are going to have our maiden post called "What's on my Desk with Bart Man?" This is really mainly a way for me to showcase a random card I have decided to display by my monitor, on my desk to appreciate what I have, instead of always thinking about what I don't have. First up is what I'm displaying and enjoying now. 2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Patch I picked this up from a fellow collector named Kurt who has commissioned me to do several high end pieces for his collection. Thanks TONS again

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08/19/16 Mailday – Topps Vault 1/1’s & Strata

I'm going to try and post more & more videos - who doesn't like videos?  Am I right?  Anyway, here is the mail from today!

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Collecting Canseco: BOWMAN

I've finally got my ducks in a row to show a video of all the bowman/bowman's best/bowman chrome/bowman heritage cards in my collection. I'm using this also as a bit of a cardboard 101 history lesson for folks who are interested in hearing the backstories on some of these cards. Stay tuned also - many more videos to come!

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Public Service Announcement about Top Loaders

Please view the video below for very important information that everyone needs to hear.

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Latest Pickups

These past few weeks have been awesome for my collection.  I figured I'd share what has come in! There is just so, so much that I'm excited about here, but there are a few that I thought should receive some attention.  (The A&G's will not be talked about, as I wrote about them earlier.) The oddball of the month award goes to: This is only the 2nd SP buyback I have This /5 card is one I never thought I'd see This popped up literally a day after I got my first version of it (the jersey/auto).  I am in

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