McCutchen Mailday #13: Tektonics Super Rare 1 per Case!!!!

The Quest for 100 new Andrew McCutchen cards to my collection in 2015 has already yielded a nice dozen cards including a 1/1 and several very rare Allen & Ginter cards.  I've also added a new autograph to the collection /10 and a cool mini jersey.

My latest Cutch addition is an insert from Topps Tek called Teknicians that was inserted only 1 per case and numbered 24 /50.

The back of the card gets real deep into what makes Cutch such an offensive threat by calling his "hands ... crazy fast" and "seems to have no swing holes".  

Topps Tek wasn't meant to provide in depth looks like Bowman draft or Triple Threads.  It was meant to be a kick ass line with beautifully designed inserts and a bunch of short print parallels to chase.  Mission accomplished Topps!  

McCutchen Mailday #9, 10, 11: GOTTA SEE THEM TO BELIEVE THEM!!!

I don't pretend to be an Andrew McCutchen super collector.  If I were to collect Cutch like they were Pokemon (gotta catch em all reference) I would be absolutely broke!!!  Every day there is a new card of Cutch hitting the open market that I didn't knew existed or if I knew about it, I couldn't afford it.

I am trying to add 100 new Cutch cards to my collection this year.

I know of Allen & Ginter's rip cards and short print extra minis they insert into the cards, but I never thought I would be able to purchase one.  I've seen them sell in the $100+ range almost every time.

Thanks to my unused paid time off from last year I received a check that was basically free money for being a good employee all year.  I decided to treat myself with this trifecta of Allen & Ginter awesomeness.

Purchased as a lot for $250, I am quite possibly insane....but a happy insane.

Up first is the most recent of the bunch, a 2014 Allen & Ginter Extra Mini #358.  Like all other extra minis, the card features a different pose than the standard mini and features a different numbering on the back.

Next is a 2012 Allen & Ginter Extra Mini #372.  Same deal as the 2014.  Different pose.  Different numbering.

Finally in my pursuit to get to 100 unique certified autographs of Cutch one day (maybe that will be my 2016 goal) is a 2012 Allen & Ginter RED INK auto numbered 1/10.  Yup an eBay 1/1!!!! LOL!

Last week we wrapped up the first month of the new year, I have already added 11 new Cutch cards to the collection.  I am currently on pace to surpass my goal of adding 100 new Cutch cards easily.  It might actually be more difficult for me to keep up with the blog rather than showing off all the cards.
Because all these cards are from the same line but different years and all from the same seller it made it easier to make these three cards a big lot post.
Do any of you have a preference on how I post future McCutchen Maildays?
Prefer the single card spotlight?
Prefer bulk spotlight?
Prefer no more McCutchens on the blog?  Well...go somewhere else!

McCutchen Monday: 2014 Topps Chrome SP Variation

Last week on McCutchen Monday, I showed off an Allen & Ginter insert that ran me 74 cents to purchase.  Today I'm going to show off an extremely rare Topps Chrome SP Photo Variant that ran me $37.

The above beauty runs 1 in every 5 cases of Chrome.  Multiply that by 25 players that got the variant treatment and you can figure out how rare this card is.  Other copies of this card have sold in the $75 range so I am VERY VERY VERY happy to have won it for half that price.

Thanks everyone for reading.  God Bless!!!!

McCutchen Monday: It's a short print for a short post

I'm nearing my 400th unique Andrew McCutchen card.  This card brings me to 371.  It's a short print from 2013 Topps Update that features Cutch and Pedro Alvarez at the 2013 All-Star game.

Tracked down a short print Pops

There's no football in Pittsburgh this week due to the bye week.  So instead, I'm going back to baseball.

Every year Topps adds "Legends" players as short prints to their base Topps set as short prints.  Every year it seems there is a Pirate involved.  I've often considered these not part of the base set and therefore I don't chase them to tuck away in my binder.  However I managed to find this 2010 Topps SP Willie Stargell in a $1 bin at a local mall card show so I figured I should add it to my collection.

Upon doing so I realized I need several of the past Pirates legends from the past few years.  They include
2009 Honus Wagner (#UH98)
2010 Honus Wagner (#600)
2011 Honus Wagner (#20)
2012 Roberto Clemente (#497)

These cards can fetch over $10 and are actually low on my want list, but if anyone has them for trade, I'd happily trade for them.

2010 Topps Willie Stargell SP 

In the meantime though, I'm going to file this Pops card away with the rest of my Pops collection seperate from my 2010 Topps base cards.  Those binders are exclusive to the base cards..no inserts, no short prints, no parallels.

McCutchen 2013: Got Heeeeem

Excluding 1/1s my goal is to get every single Andrew McCutchen card produced in 2013.  This includes those rare parallel cards and the like. 



Here's what I have so far.

2013 Topps (SP) #122

2013 Topps Cut to the Chase #CTC21
2013 Topps (base) #122
2013 Topps Mini #TM34

2013 Topps Batting Leaders #189
2013 Topps Batting Leaders #189 (WalMart blue)

2013 Topps Chasing History Relic (grey jersey) #CHR-AM

If anyone can help me out with the parallels that would be greatly appreciated.
I need the pink, blue, red, gold, black, camo, emerald parallels of cards 122 and 189. 

Cutch makes the cover

I'm back with my second post in 2 days.  Playstation just announced the winner of MLB The Show 2013.  It's none other than the Pirates superstar centerfielder Andrew McCutchen.

To celebrate here's a card of Cutch looking quite dapper.

It's the variant from Updates and Highlights featuring Cutch at the All-Star game in Kansas City.

I'm so happy that the Bucs are getting some recognition mainly due to Cutch.  #BUCN 2013