1983 Official Baseball Guide panels

Manufacturer: The Sporting News

What?: Cut out Panels from the Official Baseball Guide

Year:1983

I picked these up years ago and to be honest I'm not sure why, and I'm not sure if there was a picture on the auction, but I was intrigued and hungry for stuff to add to my collection.  This was also a time where I had a lot more disposable income.  Basically these 2 panels are cut outs from the 1983 Official Baseball Guide.  And I do believe this is the Sporting News one.  I can't confirm that since I don't have a copy.  But if it is that issue also features Robin on the front.

I guess someone thought hey if I cut these out of the book and sell them I can make some money, and to be honest it worked, because I bought them.  I don't remember them being too expensive, as a matter of fact I probably won them with the 99 cent opening bid.  This is a real oddball in the collection, because these aren't cards or a magazine.  Probably more in the category of those All Star Program inserts people cut out. Yeah I've got some of those too.

2005 Donruss Diamond Kings HOF Heroes Blue Framed parallel

Card Manufacturer: Donruss

Card Set: Diamond Kings

Year: 2005

Card Number: HH-86

Card Type: Insert Parallel

Insert Set: HOF Heroes

Parallel Set: Blue Framed

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 057/100

Well today's the day that Panini resurrects the Diamond King product and what better way to celebrate here on the Yount Collector, since Panini hasn't released a checklist yet so I can't find any Younts in the new set, to post a Yount from the 2005 set.

The 2005 Donruss Diamond Kings set offers tons of parallels and inserts to chase.  Here we have the Blue Framed HOF Heroes insert parallel.  Nice blue foil on the card and of course it low numbered.

I'll be posting a Yount checklist on the new Diamond Kings when it's released and if Robin is in the set.

2005 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection

Card Manufacturer: Upper Deck

Card Set: Ultimate Collection

Year: 2005

Card Number: 130

Card Type: Base

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 142/275

If you're going to do base cards do them right.  Upper Deck's Ultimate Collection was always a fan favorite when it came out.  Still a little too pricey for me to bust unopened product, but always fun to watch box breaks and easy enough to pick up the cards you wanted on the secondary market.

The base cards were numbered to just 475, rookies and retired players were numbered to just 275.

2014 Topps Triple Threads Emerald Parallel

Card Manufacturer: Topps

Card Set: Triple Threads

Year: 2014

Card Number: 21

Card Type: Base Color Parallel

Parallel Type: Emerald

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 233/250

Something Green!  I do believe this was another Black Friday pick up last year.  I find myself less and less interested in chasing down parallels, but if I can find one cheap that I don't have I'll never say no.

Pretty typical Triple Threads design with the player cropped and featured.  I do like the way that it looks like Robin is bursting out of the card with the foil border being interrupted.  Still looks nice and that's kind of the point with Triple Threads and the other high end Topps products.  Even the base cards are meant to be centerpieces even if they are just product filler.

More giant Younts from the online Topps Store - 1952 Style

I'm a little behind on this one, but I haven't seen any of these pop up on the old eBay yet.

Topps has been releasing all sorts of oversized wall art and has a new set out call '52 Tribute putting stars and HOFers in the '52 design.  There is a ton of options.  Robin has 3 "cards" in the set.

Players are available individually and are sized 10x14 on a glossy stock.  Each players base card is numbered to 99 and are priced $29.99.  Players also have a gold version numbered to just 1 and priced $99.99.

There are also team sets available that are sized 5x7 and have 9 cards in the set priced at $19.99, but for $10 bucks more you can upgrade to a gold team set that has an bonus legends card and the cards are numbered to 49.  Robin is the bonus legends card.  Here are the images from Topps.  I'm not sure if there is anything on the back of the cards or not.

The gold pack isn't a bad deal if your looking for a cool low numbered team set and a low numbered Yount and don't want to spring for the gigantic one.  The 5x7  size isn't too bad to display or store.

Oh and the Gold poster numbered to 1 is already gone.

You can find this stuff at Topps.com

Edit: Thanks to Tony L over at Off Hiatus Sportscards for sending me some scans of the actual card, front and back, and you'll notice that Topps actually stamped the serial number instead of hand numbering.

2005 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes Blue Autograph card

Card Manufacturer: Upper Deck

Card Set: Baseball Heroes

Year: 2005

Card Number: 64

Card Type: Base Parallel

Parallel Set: Blue Autographed

Card Attributes: Autographed, Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 16/20

2005 was without a doubt the year that the parallel craze got out of control. And Topps isn't even to blame!  Donruss and Upper Deck put out sets that had so many inserts, parallels, and variations it boggles the mind.

Take the card below.  This is the Blue Autographed version of card #64. Robin has 5 base cards in the set #61-65.  That means that there are 4 more blue autographed cards numbered to 20 you could chase.  As well as autographed green, red, beige, etc.  Let's not even start talking about the relic and auto relic versions.  Whew!

Still a nice card and one of the lowest numbered autographed cards I own.  Sorry for the blurry scan, the card is encased in a protective bunker of lucite, or plastic, or whatever screwdown holders are made of.

2004 Donruss Leather and Lumber Hall of Fame insert

Card Manufacturer: Donruss

Card Set: Leather and Lumber

Year: 2004

Card Number: HF-8

Card Type: Insert

Insert Set: Hall of Fame

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 1211/1999

Like most inserts from Donurss in the mid-2000's the base card was designed with the relic and auto versions in mind.  The Hall of Fame insert has just 9 cards in the set and does has a silver parallel and a relic parallel, no auto version though.

Not an unappealing design, but pretty basic with a small player image and a small write up on the back.  The card is also numbered to Robin's induction year.

The silver parallel I believe is numbered only to 100 and the relic parallel has 250 copies.