Wednesday, November 29, 2017

2008 Playoff Prime Cuts Icons Quad Relic

Year: 2008
Manufacturer: Donruss/Playoff
Set: Prime Cuts
Card Number: 22
Card Type: Insert Relic
Insert Set: Icons Materials - ICON
Relic Type: Quad Jersey
Card Attributes: Jersey Relic, Serial Numbered
Serial number: 7/9

I'd have to double check, but I'm pretty certain I don't own any 1 of 1 Yount cards, that includes printing plates. That might be surprising knowing that I super collect Robin's cards and he is by far my primary collecting focus for my entire trading card collection.  But honestly printing plates hold no more collecting value to me or emphasis than the card it was used to print.  That's mainly because I'm admittedly cheap and there are plenty of fellow Yount collector's that will pony up for those cards.  I'm not saying they wouldn't have a place in my collection, it's just not a focus of mine to chase those cards.  But that being said I do have a nice smattering of low numbered cards in my collection.  One of those is this quad relic from the Donruss/Playoff Prime Cuts set.  The Icons insert set has a ton of relic, autograph and relic autograph parallels.  This parallel is called the ICON parallel for the obvious reason the relic windows spell out ICON.  It's really a shame the swatches weren't more interesting on a card numbered to just 9.  Interestingly enough Donruss also skirted the licensing rules about logos.  You can clearly see the classic Brewers MB glove logo on Robin's helmet and he's in true team colors.   Upper Deck would pretty much put an end to this type of  card that walks the fine line when it got sues over it's 2010 Baseball set.  So now we get baseball cards from Panini that have zero logos and photoshopped false uniform colors.  




Monday, November 27, 2017

1988 K-Mart Memorable Moments


Year: 1988
Manufacturer: Topps
Set: K-Mart Memorable Moments box set
Set Type: Store Box set
Card Number: 33

The late 80's and early 90's were awash in store branded box sets.  The sets came in a pack that was about the size of a deck of cards.  So many of these were made that sets can still be found in the bargain bins of cards shops around the country.  But if you collect a star player that played during that time chances are they were in at least one and more likely multiple sets.  The 1988 K-mart set marked the middle of a 4 year run of consecutive sets put out by the company.  K-Mart put out a 20th Anniversary set in 1982 and then a 25th Anniversary set in 1987, with Memorable Moments in 1988, Dream Team in 1989, and Superstars in 1990.  Like most of the box sets the checklist is arranged in alphabetical order by last name, so Robin gets the last card in the set.  Robin's Memorable Moment was his 1982 AL MVP season.







Wednesday, November 22, 2017

On the Radar - Panini Chronicles Baseball - Yount Checklist and Gallery

Robin has an card in the Chronicles Autograph set with 3 parallels, which are extremely low numbered.  I'll add images as cards start to show up.  Also I'll update card numbering if I can confirm the actual card designation as Panini tend to just number the cards in their checklist and not use the card designation that is printed on the card.

2017 Panini Chronicles Baseball Chronicles Autographs #40
2017 Panini Chronicles Baseball Chronicles Autographs Black #40 - #/1
2017 Panini Chronicles Baseball Chronicles Autographs Blue #40 - #/3
2017 Panini Chronicles Baseball Chronicles Autographs Gold #40 - #/5



Friday, November 17, 2017

On the Radar - 2017 Topps Gallery Yount Checklist and Gallery

Another surprise offering, this time a Wal-mart exclusive. Robin has a couple cards in the set.
I'll be adding images as I find them.

2017 Topps Gallery Hall of Fame Gallery #HOF-28
2017 Topps Gallery Hall of Fame Gallery Green #HOF-28 - #/250
2017 Topps Gallery Hall of Fame Gallery Blue #HOF-28 - #/99
2017 Topps Gallery Hall of Fame Gallery Orange #HOF-28 - #/25
2017 Topps Gallery Hall of Fame Gallery Red #HOF-28 - #/1
2017 Topps Gallery Hall of Fame Gallery Autographs #HOF-28 -#/d?



On the Radar - 2017 Leaf Q Multisport Yount checklist and gallery

A very pricey offering from Leaf.  Robin has a few cards to chase.

2017 Leaf Q Base Autograph #BA-RY1
2017 Leaf Q Base Autograph Blue #BA-RY1 - #/15
2017 Leaf Q Base Autograph Red  #BA-RY1 - #/10
2017 Leaf Q Base Autograph Silver #BA-RY1 - #/5
2017 Leaf Q Base Autograph Gold #BA-RY1 - #/1
2017 Leaf Q Flashback 2015 Autograph Memorabilia #AM-RY1 - #/50
2017 Leaf Q Flashback 2015 Autograph Memorabilia Silver #AM-RY1 - #/25
2017 Leaf Q Flashback 2015 Autograph Memorabilia Gold #AM-RY1 - #/10
2017 Leaf Q Flashback 2015 Autograph Memorabilia Silver Spectrum #AM-RY1 - #/5
2017 Leaf Q Flashback 2015 Autograph Memorabilia Gold Specturm #AM-RY1 - #/1
2017 Leaf Q Numerology Signatures #NU-RY1 - #/19
2017 Leaf Q Numerology Signatures Gold Spectrum #NU-RY1 - #/1
2017 Leaf Q Respect Autographs #R-RY1 - #/35
2017 Leaf Q Respect Autographs Platinum #R-RY1 - #/10
2017 Leaf Q Respect Autographs Purple #R-RY1 - #/5
2017 Leaf Q Respect Autographs Green #R-RY1 - #/3
2017 Leaf Q Respect Autographs Gold #R-RY1 - #/1














Tuesday, November 7, 2017

2003 Upper Deck Classic Portraits Baseball Royalty

Year: 2003
Manufacture: Upper Deck
Set: Classic Portraits
Card Number: 198
Card Type: Base, Sub-Set
Sub-Set: Baseball Royalty
Card Attributes: Serial Numbered
Serial Number: 0192/1200

Upper Deck's Classic Portraits has an interesting checklist and format.  The first 100 cards kind of make up a standard base set, with cards 101-145 being short printed.  There are also a couple sub-sets in the full base set with cards 146-190 being the MLB Proteges sub-set numbered to 2003 and cards 191-232 being the Baseball Royalty sub-set numbered to 1200.  Luckily for us Yount collector's Robin has a card in the Baseball Royalty sub-set.  There is a Gold parallel to the set but only the first 190 cards are paralleled, so this is the only card to chase.  It's a thick card with a fancy frame. The portrait is set inside and off set from the frame, the reason for the lousy scan.  Overall it's a nice looking card in hand, but with the placement of the serial number right below the portrait it almost looks like a mugshot.





Monday, November 6, 2017

On the Radar - 2017 Topps Luminaries

So Robin does have a card in 2017 Topps Luminaries.  And when I say a card, I mean one, and he shares it with 40 other people.  I'm almost 100% certain the card will be a redemption. (Edit: It's not!)  I have no idea what size or how you fit 40 autographs and images on a card.  Some sort of super accordian book card.  If it ever sees the light of day I'll post an image here. (It's been found and listed on ebay for an asking price of $35,000!)  

2017 Topps Luminaries Hit Kings Ultimate Book Autograph #HITB-1 #/1

Here's the checklist for the card:

HITB-1 Manny Machado - Baltimore Orioles
Ryne Sandberg - Chicago Cubs
Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
Nomar Garciaparra - Boston Red Sox
Lou Brock - St. Louis Cardinals
Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
Ichiro - Miami Marlins
Ivan Rodriguez - Texas Rangers
Johnny Bench - Cincinnati Reds
Omar Vizquel - Cleveland Indians
Ozzie Smith - St. Louis Cardinals
Rod Carew - Minnesota Twins
Tony Gwynn - San Diego Padres
Wade Boggs - Boston Red Sox
Robin Yount - Milwaukee Brewers
Roberto Alomar - Cleveland Indians
Fred McGriff - Atlanta Braves
Reggie Jackson - New York Yankees
Rickey Henderson - Oakland Athletics
Hank Aaron - Atlanta Braves
Adrian Beltre - Texas Rangers
Buster Posey - San Francisco Giants
Cal Ripken Jr. - Baltimore Orioles
Carl Yastrzemski - Boston Red Sox
Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
Brooks Robinson - Baltimore Orioles
Albert Pujols - Los Angeles Angels
Bo Jackson - Kansas City Royals
Barry Larkin - Cincinnati Reds
Carlos Correa - Houston Astros
Chipper Jones - Atlanta Braves
Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
Frank Robinson - Baltimore Orioles
Frank Thomas - Chicago White Sox
Don Mattingly - New York Yankees
Derek Jeter - New York Yankees
Corey Seager - Los Angeles Dodgers
Craig Biggio - Houston Astros
Dave Winfield - San Diego Padres
Al Kaline - Detroit Tigers