Dodger Blue !

Just a quick post to show off my latest Kershaw card (and maybe make some of you Dodger collectors a bit jealous :-)) Here's a cool Museum Collection Four Player Quad Relic card, as Topps calls these things !

In addition, here's one of Kershaw's 2015 Diamond King relic cards. Great set this year by Panini if I may say so ! Still trying to complete the base set but this is a nice addition to it !

 
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Contest: I am Ripping !!!

First of all, I would like to thank everyone for your tips & thoughts in response to my last post "To Rip or not to RIP ?" After careful consideration I have decided to have some fun !! Yes, money is fun as well but I am not collecting wax for the money but simply to have fun and keep me (and maybe others) entertained !! Also, ripping a double RIP card is probablty a once-in-a-lifetime event so let's make sure I can cross this off my bucket list ! So let's have some fun and RIP this thing. As a reminder, the RIP card below is the one that will take some damage today, luckily it's just a Dodgers card (for all you Dodger fans out there :-)). From a positive perspective: After it being Ripped the Dodger RIP card is for trade !!

To involve everyone I am going to run a little contest called "guess the card" (yes, I came up with that title all by myself :-)). The double-RIP card can contain several things including, as far as I am aware, extended minis, metal minis, red mini autos, mini-rip cards and probably/hopefully many more cool stuff etc. I am hoping for a Kershaw, Glavine or Rivera 1/1 :-)

So leave a comment guessing both the team and what kind of mini it is. If you are right on both I am sending you a nice package with cards from your favourite team !

As a reminder, please examine the RIP card above closely, maybe the outside contains a clue for you (x-ray didn't work for me!). Gonna RIP it tonight and posting the contents tomorrow night (for you afternoon) so make sure to leave a comment before that time !!

May the luckiest collector win !!

Allen & Ginter Box 3 !

Time for the final Box, box 3 of my Allen & Ginter break ! Clearly box 2 disappointed but this one is going to make up for that !!!

Let's start with the box topper. This time not a large card as is usually the case but actually a tiny little envelop !! I had no clue what I was going to find in there as I had never heard of these so I was very excited. Here's what I got !

All these red minis are numbered to /33 and look pretty cool. Still making up my mind if I am going to chase these or not (probably not, too much to chase already !)

More minis in the rest of the box, including Robin Hood and a cat or a Sphynx as they call it !!

 More Pastime, here's Glavine !!!! and Trout !

Another cool Fields of Lore card, love the way these look !

More inserts ! First up, Moscow...clearly in the Netherlands we are not happy with the Russians today after what has been happening in the last week or so. I read a statistic that as a % of population the events of last week had, for us, a higher death toll as a % of population compared to 9/11 (because we are a small country of course). Anyways, let's not compare tragedies as they are all incredibly horrible and should not happen in the first place. Let's turn to the positive and point to the cool Natural Wonder card and a nice Festivals and Fairs card.

Now let's move to the hits of the box, meet Fielder and a guy named Riess, apparently a poker player. Both are for trade !

Now let's turn to the best card of the box, a RIP card numbered to only 5. Given that this is my first (and likely only) RIP card I will ever pull I think it deserves a seperate post. This should also help to discuss the question: To RIP or not to RIP !!

Is this a proper cliffhanger or not :-)) hope to see you back tomorrow for the RIP card discussion !!

Dodger 4 !

Plenty of Dodger fans in the blogosphere so in an attempt to make some of you jealous here's my latest Kershaw addition !!

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Affordable Group Break Loot !!

Recently, Colbey at Cardboard Collections organised one of his famous Affordable Group Breaks, this time opening 2 boxes of Panini Donruss 2014. I jumped at the opportunity and picked the Dodgers in the hope to get some new Kershaw cards (and some trade bait for my fellow Dodger collectors!). The loot arrived a few days ago. Here it is !!

First up the base cards, here are a few Dodgers, including Kershaw !! My random team was Oakland so some cards of them included as well.

Puig was also included, everyone seems to love him. Curious to see how he will do in his second year ! Both are inserts with the blue one even numbered. Both look kinda cool !

Two more inserts complete the overview, one of which the old "Diamond Kings".

Overall I think Panini did a fairly decent job in re-launching the Donruss brand ! No "hit" for me this time but all in all a cool break so thanks very much Colbey !! Looking forward to the next one !!

Puig cards are available of course so make me an offer I can't refuse !!!

Spanking Loot and Dodger Trade Bait !

Earlier this week a big package arrived at my doorstep from Spankee at My Cardboard Mistress. I joined his group break a few weeks ago while at the same time making a very cool trade ! Today I will show you some of my group break loot while I will discuss our cool trade tomorrow. As I was again sleeping while the box break was launched (I should really stop sleeping when box breaks are in sight !) I missed out on the Yankees so figured to go for the Dodgers for some Kershaw and some trade bait...and a huge pile of Dodger I got ! Have a look and let me know in case of any interest !

First up the Dodgers hit of the break, a Shawn Green relic ! Furthermore, a numbered Allen Webster, one of the 2008 draft picks by the Dodgers.

I also scored two minis !!! I love minis !!!

Here's Manny and Matt !

Manny and a Yankee (let's see for how long!)

Kemp again and an interesting Mike Marshall card

One for my PC, Kershaw ! and another Heritage for trade !

Another interesting small and long card of Park

Another Kershaw and a nice Lineage Robinson

Again, if you something you liked let's trade ! Thanks for a cool group break Spankee !! Stay tuned for part 2 tomorrow !

Box Break Loot Arrives: Dodgers & Indians

Colbey at his blog Cardboard Collections recently did one of his affordable box breaks which I can never resist. As the Yankees were already taken I took the Dodgers and Indians to hopefully generate some nice trade bait. Today, the loot arrived so have a look !

First up my only Autograph pull, Martin Vargas of the Indians (#/1350)

The loot also included some numbered cards, Shawn Green of the Dodgers...

...and Alfredo Amezaga of the Angels, numbered to 1350

More Dodgers cards ! Gary Sheffield and Devon Ethier !

A nice Manny Ramirez and another Sheffield !

Kerry Wood was also present, cool looking picture.

Some 2002 Donruss, actually pretty nice looking cards !

Leaf'86 was also present

Lastly, Donruss Fan Club, Thome and Colon

Thanks Colbey for another fun break ! All cards are up for trade so let me know in case anyone is interested !