The winning auctions started at $14 and went up to $22 delivered. With patience, I found an auction that stayed in what I considered affordable and won it for $5.97 delivered.
Monday, April 7, 2014
McCutchen Monday: 2014 Donruss Game Gear
When 2014 Donruss came out, I tried three different attempts to win the below card.
The winning auctions started at $14 and went up to $22 delivered. With patience, I found an auction that stayed in what I considered affordable and won it for $5.97 delivered.
The winning auctions started at $14 and went up to $22 delivered. With patience, I found an auction that stayed in what I considered affordable and won it for $5.97 delivered.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Buy More, Save More
I don't buy into the concept of buy more, save more very often. Bulk stores like Costco and BJ's Wholesale don't often offer much more value than your average supermarket's sale price. I should know, I work at a supermarket.
However, I do find ebay lots to often offer incredible savings. Take the lot you see above for example. Reese McGuire, Alen Hanson, and Gregory Polanco all show up on most scout's top 100 prospects while Blake Taylor and Nick Kingham profile to be mid rotation innings eaters.
I managed to win all 6 cards for $39 delivered. That's around $6.50 a piece.
Only 3 of the 6 autos are on card (Blake Taylor, Reese McGuire, Gregory Polanco)
Let's see how I was able to save on this lot.
Blake Taylor was a 2013 second round draft pick southpaw that put up very strong numbers as a 17 year old pitching in the gulf coast league in his debut season. Due to the shortened season and signing late, Taylor pitched in only 21 innings, but had a WHIP of 0.762 with an ERA of 2.57 while striking out 13. His fastball reaches low 90s and many scouts think he will add velocity as his figure fills out.
These normally go for under $5 delivered which could be a steal in the future.
Reese McGuire was the second 1st round pick the Pirates had in 2013. Reese is currently in low A ball and had a tremendous season last year after quickly signing. He doesn't have much pop yet, but is highly regarded for his defensive skill set and contact at the plate. In terms of his skill set, I see him being similar to Jason Kendall but with less HR potential.
These base autos typically start around $5 delivered and run up to $10.
Alen Hanson is one of baseball's most promising shortstop prospects. He profiles as a typical leadoff hitter with solid line drive contact, some pop, and lots of speed.
The base autos for Hanson run around $7 delivered
Gregory Polanco is one of the top ranked prospects in baseball right now and his Bowman Sterling on card autos are by far the best value if you are looking to add an auto of the young 5 tool talent.
The base autos start around in the range of $10 -$18 delivered.
The base auto for Nick Kingham normally start at around $5, but often run up to $9 delivered. The real highlight of the lot was the gold refractor numbered 5/50. This card averages to around $20 delivered.
Taking the highs and lows of the lot, the average price for this lot would be in the $52-$69 range. That's a savings of $14-$30 for a lot of cards that were all new additions to the Treasure Room.
However, I do find ebay lots to often offer incredible savings. Take the lot you see above for example. Reese McGuire, Alen Hanson, and Gregory Polanco all show up on most scout's top 100 prospects while Blake Taylor and Nick Kingham profile to be mid rotation innings eaters.
I managed to win all 6 cards for $39 delivered. That's around $6.50 a piece.
Only 3 of the 6 autos are on card (Blake Taylor, Reese McGuire, Gregory Polanco)
Let's see how I was able to save on this lot.
Blake Taylor was a 2013 second round draft pick southpaw that put up very strong numbers as a 17 year old pitching in the gulf coast league in his debut season. Due to the shortened season and signing late, Taylor pitched in only 21 innings, but had a WHIP of 0.762 with an ERA of 2.57 while striking out 13. His fastball reaches low 90s and many scouts think he will add velocity as his figure fills out.
These normally go for under $5 delivered which could be a steal in the future.
Reese McGuire was the second 1st round pick the Pirates had in 2013. Reese is currently in low A ball and had a tremendous season last year after quickly signing. He doesn't have much pop yet, but is highly regarded for his defensive skill set and contact at the plate. In terms of his skill set, I see him being similar to Jason Kendall but with less HR potential.
These base autos typically start around $5 delivered and run up to $10.
Alen Hanson is one of baseball's most promising shortstop prospects. He profiles as a typical leadoff hitter with solid line drive contact, some pop, and lots of speed.
The base autos for Hanson run around $7 delivered
Gregory Polanco is one of the top ranked prospects in baseball right now and his Bowman Sterling on card autos are by far the best value if you are looking to add an auto of the young 5 tool talent.
The base autos start around in the range of $10 -$18 delivered.
The base auto for Nick Kingham normally start at around $5, but often run up to $9 delivered. The real highlight of the lot was the gold refractor numbered 5/50. This card averages to around $20 delivered.
Taking the highs and lows of the lot, the average price for this lot would be in the $52-$69 range. That's a savings of $14-$30 for a lot of cards that were all new additions to the Treasure Room.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
The similarities of these two cards
I was going through some of my smaller player collections and trying to organize my commons a little better when I realized that these cards are very similar. Both feature the Pirates big bat swinging from the left side of the plate in PNC park with a Cubs catcher behind the plate while wearing #24.
Pedro hit his first (and second) homeruns of the season last night.
Pedro hit his first (and second) homeruns of the season last night.
Friday, April 4, 2014
Walk it off....sometimes it's ok to be blue
The first two games of the Pirates 2014 season opened with walk off winners from former first round draft picks Neil Walker (2004) and Tony Sanchez (2009). What's more interesting though is that these two walkoffs were both MLB firsts for the former first rounders.
One of my collecting goals for 2014 was try to and get half of the 2009 Bowman Chrome Tony Sanchez autos graded 9.5 or better. I had previously shown off the base auto from January.
I've had this blue refractor for sometime, probably since the beginning of January or maybe even the end of December. I remember getting it for a steal of a price, $40 or so if I remember correctly.
I decided now was a good time to show it off though as the Pirates just lost their first game of 2014 and I'm feeling a little blue.
One of my collecting goals for 2014 was try to and get half of the 2009 Bowman Chrome Tony Sanchez autos graded 9.5 or better. I had previously shown off the base auto from January.
I've had this blue refractor for sometime, probably since the beginning of January or maybe even the end of December. I remember getting it for a steal of a price, $40 or so if I remember correctly.
I decided now was a good time to show it off though as the Pirates just lost their first game of 2014 and I'm feeling a little blue.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
My latest signed 1/1 Cut Signature
My most recent cut auto is of my main super collection player, Charlie Morton. This 2012 A Sign of History slabbed cut auto ran me $7 + shipping. Not a bad price to be had for my latest 1/1 of Ground Chuck.
Charlie deserved his first win of the 2014 season last night when he pitched 6 scoreless innings giving up 4 hits, 1 walk and striking out 6 batters, but due to a rare Pirates bullpen blown save, that wasn't the fate. The Bucs still walked it off though thanks to a pinch hit single by 2009 1st round draft pick, Tony Sanchez
Charlie deserved his first win of the 2014 season last night when he pitched 6 scoreless innings giving up 4 hits, 1 walk and striking out 6 batters, but due to a rare Pirates bullpen blown save, that wasn't the fate. The Bucs still walked it off though thanks to a pinch hit single by 2009 1st round draft pick, Tony Sanchez
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Buc Hill Aces: 1961 Edition
The Pirates pitching staff looked incredibly strong last year lead by veterans AJ Burnett, Fransisco Liriano, and closer Jason Grilli.
Back in 1960, the World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, had 2 other aces that catapulted their record to the best in the NL with a 95-59 record.
The Pirates pitching staff in 2013 allowed 577 runs compared to the 1960 pitching staff which allowed 593 runs. If the Pirates are going to continue their success in 2014, they will have to depend on the arms of Gerrit Cole, Fransisco Liriano, Charlie Morton, and the effectiveness of the bullpen. It's only been one game so far, but it looks like the Buc Aces are back!
Here's hoping for success from the aces in 2014, so that the Pirates can be champions much like Vern Law and Roy Face pictured above.
I bought this card for $6 when I went on vacation in February.
Back in 1960, the World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, had 2 other aces that catapulted their record to the best in the NL with a 95-59 record.
The Pirates pitching staff in 2013 allowed 577 runs compared to the 1960 pitching staff which allowed 593 runs. If the Pirates are going to continue their success in 2014, they will have to depend on the arms of Gerrit Cole, Fransisco Liriano, Charlie Morton, and the effectiveness of the bullpen. It's only been one game so far, but it looks like the Buc Aces are back!
I bought this card for $6 when I went on vacation in February.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Jameson Taillon West Virginia Power Patch
Not long ago I showed off a Gregory Polanco West Virginia Power manupatch from 2013 Pro Debut. I recently came across a Jameson Taillon West Virginia Power manupatch from the 2012 Pro Debut set and quickly picked it up for $17 delivered. I'll admit time and time again that I don't like manupatches much, but when they feature the awesome logo of the WV Power, I'm going to pick them up.
Even though he's having elbow issues, Taillon should be up mid season 2014 to help the Pirates continue to make a strong push for the playoffs. I'm really looking forward to seeing what this kid can do. It's hard to believe he'll be just 22 in 2014.
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| 2012 Topps Pro Debut Manupatch West Virginia Power (Jameson Taillon) |
Even though he's having elbow issues, Taillon should be up mid season 2014 to help the Pirates continue to make a strong push for the playoffs. I'm really looking forward to seeing what this kid can do. It's hard to believe he'll be just 22 in 2014.
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