McCutchen Mailday #130-134: more rookies, relics, and photo variants

I joined a Gypsy Queen case break in hopes of hitting some Cutch parallels or maybe a big Clemente hit. Neither happened so I ended up using some extra eBay bucks on the cards you see below.

Up first is this 2005 Heritage red back mini.

Next up is the 2016 Gypsy Queen photo variant along with the Copper parallel of MLB Debut and a Spring Fever card from 2016.

The final card received is a Donruss Bat Kings relic from 2015.

As I type this on the 102nd day of the year (April 11th) I am on pace for hitting the 400 mark of adding new Cutch cards to the PC.
As you can see I will be very far behind with my blogging as life gets in the way.

I am 4 months behind posting. While I have definitely slowed down with buying Cutch cards, I have still added over 225 new cards to the PC so far this year with some big ones recently added (8 new 1/1s and more on the way).

McCutchen Mailday #129: It's Majestic

It's not everyday that a Majestic jumbo relic of Cutch pops up, but when one does, I try to not waste time.

Very excited to add this to my Cutch collection.

McCutchen Mailday #116-119: A bunch of low number relics and parallels

I love nice looking color parallels from Topps Tribute. Seeing these two /35 and /25 for around $30 was just too nice to pass up.

I've been grabbing Heritage parallels so I snagged a blue back 51' Collection for a couple bucks.

I love minis and getting mini parallels of Cutch continues to be one of my big goals for this year.

McCutchen Mailday #32: Dual Button Relic w/Adam Jones

This is without a doubt one of the highlights of my Cutch PC now.

I know what my top 5 cards in the collection are and this is in the talks to be in the top 10.

I was very excited when I added a dual button relic of Gerrit Cole and Francisco Liriano last year because I didn't have any Pirates relics with Francisco.  Being able to add this is up there in terms of my excitement. 

Cutch is on a path for a Hall of Fame career and Adam Jones will be an Oriole legend if he finishes his career with them.

McCutchen Maiday #388: Happy New Year Y'all!

I didn't have time yesterday to show this off, but I managed to get in another Andrew McCutchen card as the year came to a close.  Here is the final Andrew McCutchen card from 2015.  This card arrived 4 days before expected delivery. 

In addition to that, I managed to get my scanner fixed so I am reshowing the cards I posted on Wednesday.

2015 was the most successful year in my cardboard collecting days.  I'm really looking forward to see what I can come up with in 2016 as my Cutch collection grows even more and I continue to knock off vintage needs.

McCutchen Mailday #380-387: Sick Sick Patches!!!

I got in 8 packages today loaded with some sick amazing patches of my main PC player. I also added 2 more 1/1 printing plates.

This concludes all the McCutchen cards I was expecting to receive by year's end. I set out with a goal to add 100 new Cutch cards, but in the end, it ended up being nearly 4 times that. 

Unfortunately, my scanner isn't working so I had to take a picture with my phone. I will provide actual scans next year once I can get the scanner working again.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy new year. My girlfriend and I are living above a pub now so we can save up for a house. It's a little noisy, but at least we should never get in trouble driving from a bar.

I will post a recap of how I did with my 2015 goals tomorrow, but it was a successful year for my cardboard collection.

McCutchen Mailday #184: Let's Enjoy this Photo Opportunity

In case you missed it, check out yesterday's post to see some of my gems in the Cutch PC.

Over the course of 2015, I have acquired a handful of photo variants featuring Cutch which I have shown off earlier in the year.  Gypsy Queen is consistently one of my favorite "retro" releases each year.  Don't get me wrong, I love Heritage, Ginter, Archives, etc but Gypsy Queen to me consistently has a look that sets it apart from those other releases. 

For a cool $15 I added this case hit photo variant of Cutch as my quest for 100 new Cutch cards will likely reach twice that limit by year's end. 

McCutchen Mailday #179 & 180: A Pair of Gypsy Minis

For less than $7 delivered I was able to add two more Cutch minis to the collection as I continue to destroy the Quest for 100 goal.  If there is one part of my Cutch collection that needs to be increased, it's definitely the minis.  Despite having added 180 new Cutch cards to the collection only 2% of that have been these miniature cards.

Maybe I can track down a few of the Allen & Ginter parallels from yesteryears as the calendar turns to winter...

McCutchen Mailday #154: "Say Hello to my Lil Friend"

If you've been paying attention this year, you'll know that I have put a large focus on my Cutch collection. One of my goals was to simply just add 100 new Cutch cards by year's end. I blew that away.

With still 3+ months left in the year, I think it might be attainable to actually double that goal. I'm certainly at a good pace for it.

I've added plenty of 1/1s and colored parallels to the PC this year, but have been almost striking out at adding minis to the Cutch collection.

That streak ends now.

Say hello to my lil friend

This lil siver thing ran me $2 delivered for the /199 mini parallel. 

THE NICEST GERRIT COLE IN MY COLLECTION....

Well, I'm not sure if it's the nicest, but damn is this thing unique

Dual button relic from 2014 Gypsy Queen of Francisco Liriano and Gerrit Cole. Only 3 of these beauts were made.

McCutchen Mailday #56 and 65

I didn't want to bore people with a random base card so I lumped it together with another random base card as both cards were purchased in blasters a few days apart from one another, but in the meantime I added some really nice parallels of Cutch that I hope you have all been enjoying.

2015 Topps Opening Day and 2015 Gypsy Queen were both pack pulled so I can't exactly state a price on the pair.

McCutchen Mailday #40 & 41: a pair of minis

I got very far behind in my posting and by the time this gets posted I will have likely added another dozen McCutchen cards to my collection in my Quest for 100 new Andrew McCutchen cards added to the PC.  At the rate I am currently on pace, I will have added 100 new Cutch cards to the collection by the MidSummer Classic.

My recent pair of ebay winnings came in on the same day and feature 2 mini colored parallels.

Up first from 2013 Gypsy Queen is a Sepia mini numbered 43/50.  It was won for less than $3.

I bought 10 tobacco sized pages last year and have already filled 2 pages of them with just Cutch tobacco minis.

Next up is a colored parallel that should be very familiar to anyone who has read my blog because I supported the entire month of October with nothing but pink parallels.  This 2014 Topps mini is numbered to only 25 copies and ran me $14 delivered.