This is an upgrade to my set - these are tough to get centered.

So now I am not only trying to figure out whose name is on it but what a Frito-Lay MVP bat is and how you would have had to obtain this. This movie was released in 1988 so it is most likely from a team in CA around that time.

If anyone knows who the name is or what a Frito-Lay MVP was or how you would have come across this bat when it was produced, I'd appreciate any info.

For anyone who also likes sports or sports memorabilia in movies, if you haven't seen Slumber Party Massacre, spread out over a few scenes, the girls try to figure out how the Dodgers scored all of their runs. Based on the information give, I was able to determine that the game took place on Sunday, May 17th 1981.

i see you JSA

1992 Ramirez OPC
1991 Chipper OPC
1990 Walker OPC
1990 Sosa OPC
1989 Johnson OPC
1987 Bonds OPC
1987 Canseco OPC
1987 Clark OPC
1985 Puckett OPC
1985 Gooden OPC
1984 Mattingly OPC
1983 Gwynn OPC
1983 Sanberg OPC
1981 Baines OPC
1981 Gibson OPC
1981 Raines OPC
1979 Ozzie Topps
1978 Murray Topps
1977 Fidrych Topps
1975 Yount Topps
1975 Brett Topps
1975 Carter Topps
1975 Rice Topps
1974 Winfield OPC
1973 Schmidt Topps
1972 Fisk OPC
1971 Blyleven OPC
1970 Munson OPC
1968 Ryan OPC

Keep in mind that the OPC Populations are 5 - 10 % that of Topps. For example Mattingly Topps PSA 10 864, OPC 49. Bonds is worse than that, etc. Fidrych Topps PSA 9 109, OPC 31. The Topps sales for 3.5 times more, It doesn't look like a close call pop wise with any of the cards, but some Topps especialy starting with 1979 and back seem to be more favorable to topps. But when you get to Ryan it's a huge difference between the OPC and Topps. The OPC can be up to 1.5 times more Pricey.

Hockey is just the opposite. OPC sales for more 95% of the time. But the 1987 - 1990 hockey seems to have more OPC available than topps. But availability doesn't seem to matter.

Just thought I would provide some analysis. If find it interesting, yet puzzling.

Seller sold a lot of other 1976 Trek many of which were 2-7x FMV. So not just this one card although it was one of the more egregious examples.

Pumping scheme? guesses?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/287255666216?itmmeta=01KPPSZAAM75AZPJV6ZWMPJ6ZX&hash=item42e1c59e28:g:WpkAAeSwucRp0vDX

Complete list of seller trek sales - even the lower priced cards were 2-3x FMV's from last 10 months.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_fss=1&_saslop=1&_sasl=bwjets+bwjets&LH_SpecificSeller=1

Observations include that Jackie Robinson cards are very hot...and that MBA Diamond can add significant value, especially MBA-Gold diamonds!...whether you like MBA or not.

Here are cards for which I was tracking...and for which prices caught my attention.

1953 Topps Jackie Robinson PSA-9 $405,900...previous record $295,000

1955 Clemente Rookie PSA-8.5 $270,600...previous record $210,000

1967 Topps Unopened Baseball Wax Box $233,700

1963 Pete Rose Rookie $141,450

1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 PSA-5 (MBA-Gold) $95,325...previous record $76,375

1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig PSA-7 $38,130

1933 Goudey Babe Ruth PSA-6 $86,100...previous record $51,667

1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson PSA-6 $83,025

1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson PSA-4 (MBA-Gold) $83,025...previous record $35,000!!!

1954 Johnston Cookies Hank Aaron PSA-9 $52,890...previous record $35,000

1956 Jackie Robinson (White back) PSA-8 (MBA-Silver) $11,685...previous record $11,000

1956 Hank Aaron (White back) PSA-9 $119,925...previous record $73,200

1956 Sandy Koufax (Gray back) PSA-9 $83,025...previous record $51,240

1956 Willie Mays (Gray back) PSA-8.5 $21,525...previous record $13,500

1958 Mickey Mantle PSA-8 (MBA-Silver) $22,140...previous record $20,048

1959 Bob Gibson Rookie PSA-9 $61,500...previous record $49,200

1961 Hank Aaron PSA-9 $25,830...previous record $20,188

1967 Roberto Clemente PSA-9 (MBA-Gold) $44,280...previous record $8,540

1969 Nolan Ryan PSA-9 (MBA-Gold) $39,360...previous record $15,000

1983 Topps Tony Gwynn PSA-10 $9225...previous record $7930

As I started collecting I started really appreciating the history of baseball and the Topps Company's part in its growth over the years.

I'm now down to around 20 cards left of all the winners since 1960 on their cards and thought I'd start a post on this board to highlight the collection and track the hopeful progress towards completion.

Who are the 20 you ask? Not the star studded names you might think. Names like Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Mike Aviles... these are the players that I've searched for over seven years through many Ebay saved searches and websites perusing but have yet to even see an example of them.

Decided to start my own thread to document my journey to build a collection of “new to the hobby” cards I pull, many of which will be graded.

There may be spurts of activity and sometimes it will be a little quiet. I plan to show a mix of rip results, raw cards and graded cards. Only cards I personally pull and/or come from a Randomized Rip I participated in.

I hope you will enjoy the thread and have fun seeing shiny new cards freshly plunked from their cocoons.

I am attending my first Strongsville card show next month. Was wondering what type of payment do the dealers accept? Credit cards, Venmo, PayPal? Or is it mostly cash only?

Appreciate any other recommendations about the show. Thank you.

ARE THESE REAL or COUNTERFEIT?

Grew up about 20 minutes from his hometown. He was the first “local legend” I remember hearing about as a kid. RIP.

according to sgc, they had to extend grading from 5-10 days to 15-20 days. i am currently at 24 days. according to gemrate sgc's gradings are down 17% year over year. something not making sense. anybody got any inside info?

I am looking for some help identifying if these cards are authentic (see attached images). Is there anyone who has knowledge of what to look for on these? I used Claude AI and came out about 80% sure they are original, but I am planning on listing some of them for sale and want to be certain before I do.

• I read that the "printed in USA" was printed in the later years (vs. Made in USA being earlier)
• I also read there is a dark gray background version that is a sign of reprints.
• By looking at the print dot pattern on mine, it looks like these are original.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Anyone jump in on that? Was higher before the season.

I'm speculating, but that has to be one of the few goals left he has to be shooting for.

Thank You.

IMF

https://imgur.com/gallery/red-refractor-deion-sanders-dynastys-03-10-gCGH6T4

Lots of goodies in this lot..l

If you collected Frank Thomas hardcore, would you turn down owning one of his teeth? Or would you think it is creepy and gross? What if the tooth was embedded in a card? Maybe that is a bit more palatable for folks. I know it is for me. The truth of the matter is, you can hold both beliefs at once.


Years ago, Andrew McCutchen auctioned off his dreadlocks, and a customer sent it to me to create a card. He then had Cutch sign it - he thought it was a great!

Even then, my customer and I both got hated on for the creation of this card, though to a much lesser degree. Still, it gave me a taste of what may come with this reveal.


Prior to incorporation into the cards, I took the teeth to be examined and X-rayed by a friend of mine, Dr. Kevin Nail, DDS. Examination confirmed the original teeth and roots beneath the crowns, and each tooth was identified by position. Kevin is such a nice guy, as are his staff, and his facility looks great. Thank you so much, Kevin! (The least I could do is give him my book!)











After this, it was time to start really digging into the artwork. My brain went a thousand ways...


Tooth Fairy Card? nah...


Die-cut the card like a tooth ... no ...


Gum NOT included in this card...something about gum...gums...teeth...


The Tooth Hurts ... Tooth or dare...


As you can see, I get super punny when my brain starts going.

From the outset, I understood this project would be unlike any other. A genuine body part (ack...that sounds horrific) I mean ... biological relic from a former American League MVP is, even on its own, one of the most unusual and compelling conversation pieces a collector could own - perhaps surpassing significant game-used memorabilia and even the most highly sought after cards in terms of sheer uniqueness.

I can tell someone I own a bat knob card, a barrel card, a Superfractor, a game-used jersey, even a home run bat - and those are all remarkable items. But the moment I tell someone I own his tooth, the conversation all of a sudden gets super interesting.

With a relic of this significance, the responsibility was clear: the presentation had to match the importance of the artifact itself. This card was designed not simply to house the relic, but to present it in a way that reflects its truly one-of-a-kind nature.

It is a tall order to take something perceived as creepy/stalkerish, and turn it into something classy, while mixing in the right amount of humor. Here is what I came up with - I'll first show Edward's copy with Jose's Upper Left Molar wrapped in a custom designed and produced card.





Even the back took hours - I love that it says it includes a piece of Jose, similar to how other cards would say they include a piece of Jose's bat, jersey, etc. Finally, the warning at the bottom cites actual cloning laws on the books for Texas, California, and Florida - where myself, Edward, and Mark reside.


Oh yeah, and Edward's card is the thickest of them all...





Here is mine: an upper central incisor (one of his top two front teeth)...





Here is the entire set together from left to right:


Edward - Upper Left Molar (3/3)

Tanner - Upper Central Incisor (1/3)

Mark - Lower Lateral Incisor (2/3)

If you tilt it and look inside the relic cavities (no pun intended) you can see the roots, but I'll spare you those pics


So needless to say, this has shot up to my most interesting conversation piece in my collection - one that I might refrain telling others about unless I have ample time to explain how I came into possession of it ... otherwise people might be calling the authorities on me.


In an effort to integrate the newly created card into my collection, I decided to show it next to a couple of fun official relic cards in my collection. In spite of its content, I think it fits in quite nicely!

So, after months of researching, planning, testing, designing, and producing, the tooth chapter finally comes to an end. And yes, I know it is April Fool's Day, but I assure you this is NOT a joke. It is real, and is published live today because it is the anniversary of the aforementioned "Four One" gag release I published eleven years ago today. I never would have thought creating a joke card release would come full circle and into fruition more than a decade later. What a fantastic bookend!


A HUGE thank you to Edward Jones for being crazy enough to have the guts to ask Jose for his teeth.


At the end of the day, we all want something unique in our collection ... something that has a compelling story attached to it. Whether it is a tooth card that whips the internet up into a frenzy, a Superfractor, or even the very first card you pulled with your dad - whatever brings you joy is what you should collect - free from worry of what others may think - and that is what collecting is all about. After all, we should collect for ourselves, not for others. Even if one of those items would be more fitting in Ripley's Believe it or Not.