Gypsy Queen for trade !!

I finally had some time to go through my 2013 Gypsy Queen cards in a systematic way and now have my Want List ready !! I have a big pile of base cards for trade as well as some of the inserts so if you are looking to complete the set as well let's set up a trade !!

I am also chasing the complete minis set so that will be a bigger challenge I expect, but I like challenges !!

As a reward for being the first to check out this post please find below my last available valid Million Dollar Chase code card. The code is still useable so be quick !!

Now let's trade !!

Hockey relic for trade !!

Last week I received an interesting package with a hockey card (or icehockey as we call it in Europe). Well, I don't collect hockey cards and have actually no clue who the guy is on this relic card. To be clear, that's says more about my knowledge of hockey as it might be one of the key guys in the league !

Anyways, it turns out that an eBay seller send me the card by accident. As the cost of returning the card were appartently higher than the value of the card the seller was nice enough to let me keep the card !!

As I don't collect hockey cards this one is now officially for trade !! If you are interested in the card let me know and we will set something up !!

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A Cooperstown box means trade bait !

When I recently ordered my Gypsy Queen boxes I couldn't resist also picking up a Cooperstown box as this is a set I would love to complete and has some fun and nice cards in it. And so it happened that I had the pleasure to open up a cool Cooperstown box.....although....cool.....a bit disappointing was more like it. Out of the whole box I only got 10 new base cards, despite having only opened 1 box before, that's it. So clearly not great....on the flip side, it does leave me with a pile of Cooperstown cards so if anyone wants to set-up a trade let me know !! Now let's see what I got in the box, luckily it included an Auto card !!

First up a few of the new base cards, a cool Clemente as well as a guy I have seen before in my GQ box break: Carl Ripken Jr !!

The box also included some numbered parallels, Reggie Jackson and Satchel Paige, both numbered to /299.

The Cooperstown set does have some cool inserts, here's one of the BallParks and a Field General !

Cooperstown also has some sort of "silk"-like cards, I got one of Rickey Henderson.

Lastly, the hit of the box, a cool Rich Gossage, my third Cooperstown auto card after Blyleven and Rollie Fingers and another cool one for my Pitchers collection !!

All in all a bit disappointing that the box didn't help me a lot in completing the set but it did leave me with a pile of doubles so let me know if you are looking for a trade !!

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GQ box 3 !!

Time for GQ 2013 box 3 !! Let's keep it short today and start with the two autos ! Blue and Miley. don't know much about Miley to be honest but love the Vida Blue autograph for my pitchers collection !!

and now for the two relic cards, as said before, I am not really impressed by the plain old GQ relic cards and can't get too excited by the Haren. I do like the framed relics, here's Belt !!

The blue-framed numbered card of the box was Weeks !! I really like these blue-framed cards !!

Let's finish with the 3 numbered minis which included Profar, the best "Dutch" propsect in today's baseball so very happy with this mini !!

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Zimmerman Hotbox !!

Oke, time for GQ box 2 !! This time a Zimmermann hotbox !! So I pulled both the Zimmermann relic as well as the Zimmermann auto ! Talk about a coincidence ! Although I am not a big fan of the non-framed relics of GQ 2013 I do like the Auto cards !

The two other hits of the box were a cool framed relic card of Rolen of the Reds and a Ruiz auto of the Phillies.

The blue-framed numbered card of the box was a cool looking Stargell !!

Last up, the numbered minis of the box, a great black Strawberry and Koufax and a brown Fister.

Time to open up box 3 !

I'll be back !!

GQ Hit !!

So, after taking two of the pricey, "but a high chance of a great hit", teams in Sam's GQ Case Break last week (I took the Yankees and Dodgers) I needed some "comfort wax" as the case break left me hitless (despite Sam's great efforts, thanks Sam!!)..... Luckily, the wait was only a few more days as my 3 GQ hobby boxes arrived today in the mail !! So let's break some wax !!!

As many of you already have seen plenty of base and insert cards let me stick to the hits. Here's the best one, compensating for Sam's hitless case break, a Cal Ripken Jr Autograph card !!!!! Not sure how I feel about a redemption, my third one already and never ever seen one arrive at my doorstep yet but I have high hopes someday these will turn in something cool !! My second auto was a Steward auto of the Athletics, I like the GQ auto cards although I don't have that much with this guy...

My two relics were a Texas Rangers Moreland and Peralta of the Tigers. I continue to like the framed minis !

Furthermore, the box contained a nice blue-framed numbered card of Adams of the Cardinals !

Lastly, 3 numbered minis were included ! A cool Kuroda (/99), a nice Volgelsong (/199) and a great Seaver (/50) for my Seaver collection !!

Those were the highlights of box 1, pretty happy with the Ripken !! Let me quick starting opening box 2 and 3.

I'll be back !!!

Cooperstown Auto !

I have been a fan of Panini´s Cooperstown. Sure, it misses team logos and has some mistakes here and there, but still I think it´s a fun set and I am still trying to complete the base set and some of the inserts (check my Want List in case you have any available!).

I also like the autographed cards a lot in the Cooperstown set. Of course I chased down the Bert Blyleven one as a first one, adding it to my growing Blyleven PC. I also noticed another really great card and given it´s Panini (and the lack of team logos) the prices are actually very reasonable.

Here it is, a fun Rollie Fingers with a great mustache !!

I will try to chase some more in the coming months !! Thanks for visiting my blog today !