2019 Topps Triple Threads Onyx

Year: 2019

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Triple Threads

Card Number: 30

Card Type: Base Parallel

Parallel Set: Onyx

Card Attribute: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 26/50

Whew am I glad my COMC Black Friday haul posts are done.  I ended up picking up this great 2019 Triple Threads Onyx parallel from my LCS, Bosco's.  I can't remember if I had stopped by for one of their semi-regular card shows or if it was their monthly Trade Night, but the trading card manager Moe had sent me a message on Twitter with a nice selection Brewers cards he had picked up and set aside for me.  In the batch was this card, plus the base.  I've said it many times before but it's super rare that I find new Younts locally.  But it does happen from time to time and I love it.  It seems to me that over the last couple year's almost across all of the Topps brands that Topps has made their parallels more and more subtle.  If this wasn't serial numbered to 50 on the front you might pass this off as a base card.   

2020 Topps Definitive Yount Checklist and Gallery

Topps release both this high end product and Transcendent HOF on the same day.  Robin has a bunch of autos to find in this product.  I'll archive images as I find them.



2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Defining Accolades Autograph Collection #DAAC-RY #/10 or less
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Defining Accolades Autograph Collection Purple #DAAC-RY #/5
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Defining Accolades Autograph Collection Red #DAAC-RY #/1
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Defining the Decade Autograph Collection #DDAC-RY #/10 or less
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Defining the Decade Autograph Collection #DDAC-RYO #/10 or less
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Defining the Decade Autograph Collection Purple #DDAC-RY #/5
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Defining the Decade Autograph Collection Purple  #DDAC-RYO #/5
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Defining the Decade Autograph Collection Red #DDAC-RY #/1
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Defining the Decade Autograph Collection Red #DDAC-RYO #/1
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Legendary Autograph Collection #LAC-RY #/25 or less
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Legendary Autograph Collection Purple #LAC-RY #/5
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Legendary Autograph Collection Red #LAC-RY #/1
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Dual Autograph Collection (w Yelich) #DAC-YY #/35 or less
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Dual Autograph Collection (w Yelich) Green #DAC-YY  #/10
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Dual Autograph Collection (w Yelich) Purple #DAC-YY #/5
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Dual Autograph Collection (w Yelich) Red #DAC-YY #/1
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Definitive Autograph Relics #DARC-RY #/40 or less
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Definitive Autograph Relics Green  #DARC-RY #/10
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Definitive Autograph Relics Purple #DARC-RY #/5
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Definitive Autograph Relics Red #DARC-RY #/1
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Dual Autographed Relic Collection (w Hiura) #DAR-YH #/35 or less
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Dual Autographed Relic Collection (w Hiura) Purple #DAR-YH #/5
2020 Topps Definitive Collection - Dual Autographed Relic Collection (w Hiura) Red #DAR-YH #/1

2019 Topps Fire Lasting Legacies Blue Chip Parallel

Year: 2019

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Fire

Card Number: LL-8

Card Type: Insert Parallel

Insert Set: Lasting Legacies

Parallel: Blue Chip

COMC Black Friday Card Haul #52

We're here finally, the last new Yount card I received from last years COMC Black Friday event.  

I wish I could I saved the best of for last, but all I've got is an insert parallel.  It's not a base insert parallel, but I did already feature it's relative the Gold Minted months ago.  Interestingly enough I have yet to pick up the base version of this card.  The Topps Fire set was a retail exclusive and the Gold Minted and Blue Chips were product specific parallels.  Meaning the Gold Minted were found exclusively in Blasters and these Blue Chips were found in fat packs.  Still a great card and one of many Yount/Yelich card pairings last year.  I'm sure there will be many more to come.

Well that's it.  I'm looking forward to COMCs next big even I think that happens next month.  The Spring Cleaning sale event should net a few more new Younts for the collection and I already have a bunch sitting in my portfolio over there.

Thanks for putting up with the COMC Black Friday Haul breakdown, only took me 4 months to work through all 52 new cards.  

2005 Donruss Diamond Kings HOF Heroes HH-86

Year: 2005

Manufacturer: Donruss

Set: Diamond Kings

Card Number: HH-86

Card Type: Insert

Insert Set: HOF Heroes

COMC Black Friday Haul #51

I featured Robin's red bordered parallel of this card a few weeks ago.  I always find it interesting when I realize that I missed picking up a base card for year's.  To be fair I've had Robin's other card in this set for years, card #HH-61 with the color image.  I'm not sure why Donruss went and featured a bunch of players in the same set with this sepia or black and white version as well.  Most likely to add bulk to the set.  More cards you make the more you can sell.  And like his HH-61 there are plenty of parallels to chase.  Some as simple as the framed borders to auto-relics.  

2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition - Yount Checklist and Gallery

If you've deep pockets, Robins got a bunch or cards to chase in the set.

2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition Base Hall of Fame Icons #35 #/50
2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition - Transcendent Collection Autographs #THOF-RY  #/25
2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition - Transcendent Collection Autographs Emerald THOF-RY #/5
2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition - Transcendent Collection Autographs Red THOF-RY #/1
2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition - Transcendent Collection Autographs Platinum THOF-RY #/1
2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition - Image Variation Autographs #THOFV-RY #/25
2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition - Image Variation Autographs Emerald #THOFV-RY #/5
2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition - Image Variation Autographs Red #THOFV-RY #/1
2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition - Image Variation Autographs Platinum #THOFV-RY #/1
2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition - 1954 Topps SuperFractor Autographs 54HOF-RY #/1

2019 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini

Year: 2019

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Allen and Ginter

Card Number: 352

Card Type: Parallel

Parallel Set: Base Mini

COMC Black Friday Haul #50

I ended up picking up a bunch of Robin's 2019 Allen and Ginter cards last year, all of them already featured.  All that's left is Robin's base mini.  I still find Allen and Ginter to be one of my favorite Topps releases every year.  I wish I still had the disposable income to buy a couple boxes and put the set together like I use to do.  Am also glad that at least one set still has the tobacco sized minis.  Over the year's Robin has been featured in the Allen and Ginter set multiple times so it's always fun to chase down his parallel cards.

2004 Donruss Classics Legendary Jerseys (Non-relic) Insert

Year: 2004

Manufacture: Donruss

Set: Classics

Card Number: LJ-39

Card Type: Insert

Insert Set: Legendary Jerseys

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 221/500

COMC Black Friday Haul #49

Another Donruss set with a lot of inserts and insert parallels.  In the Donruss Classics product was the Legendary inserts.  These inserts were called things like Legendary Jackets, Legendary Jerseys, Legendary Leather...you get the picture.  Every set had a non-relic base cards.  That had a low serial numbered print run and then at least one relic parallel, sometime many, many more.  I've had a few of these for a while, but being low numbered they don't pop up that often and a lot of times people want way more than I'm willing to pay for them.  But then sometimes you get lucky.  As a matter of fact sometime really lucky as I picked this card up for just over a dollar, it's another one of those cards I didn't get during the Black Friday sales event, but rather a random pick up mid-year.  While I love the two big events the COMC has, the Spring Cleaning sale and Black Friday, I'm always on the hunt on the website.  

2019 Topps Series 1 150th Annivserary Commemorative Medallion

Year: 2019

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Flagship (Series 1)

Card Number: AMM-RY

Card Type: Insert, Manufactured Relic

Insert Set: 150th Anniversary Commemorative Medallion

ManuRelic Type: Medallion

COMC Black Friday Haul #48

Getting down to the bottom of the COMC Black Friday Haul barrel.  I was able to pick up two of Robin's manufactured relics from 2019 last year.  The first was the plastic patch 150th Anniversary Commemorative card and the this one.  I like these heavy metal medallions.  Sure it sucks that this counts as a hit in a hobby box, but it seems we've come to accept that as part of the hobby.  There are a couple serial numbered parallels to this set to chase.   Overall I like the card.  It's super thick and heavy.  Although I'm sure I've seen Topps use that image before.

2005 Donruss Studio - Portraits - Zenith White

Year: 2005

Manufacturer: Donruss

Set: Studio

Card Number: SP-91

Card Type: Insert Parallel

Insert Set: Portraits

Parallel: Zenith White

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 43/70

COMC Black Friday Haul #47

I posted about 2005 a lot over the years.  Mainly because Robin has a lot of cards from 2005.  As a matter of fact the most cards every produced for Robin were in 2005 with what I estimated to be right around 1000.  You can see the Yount-o-graph I did year's ago here.  I should update that.

Anyways one of the main reasons Robin has so many cards from 2005 was the fact that a lot of the insert sets he was included in had a gazillion parallels.  Case in point is 2005 Donruss Studios Portraits insert, it has over 50 different parallels.  All serial numbered, all barely different.  A lot has to do the with advertising on the back but also the border color, the photo color and the serial numbering.  But with so many to chase when one pops up on COMC and for a decent price I usually will pick it up.  

The Portraits set was a nod to the cabinet cards from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  Although I'm at a loss if it was directly modeled after one particular set.  Maybe someone out there knows?

Anyways it's a great card from the last set of Donruss Studio that was issued before Donruss-Playoff lost their MLB license.

2019 Topps 1984 35th Anniversary Tribute

Year: 2019

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Flagship (Series 1)

Card Number: T84-32

Card Type: Insert

Insert Set 1984 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary Tribute

COMC Black Friday Haul #46

Robin has a lot of cards to chase in 2019 Topps.  One of my favorite inserts was the 1984 35th Anniversary Tribute Set.  Well at least Robin's card in the set.  A quick search on Getty Images reveals Topps used a photo from a 1980, sadly the actual date and location are not listed.  The inset photo used is from a much later date as that is most definitely Yount as the elder statesman on the team.  I've also included Robin's actual 1984 Topps card for photo comparison.  The bigger difference is on the back with the card having Robin's stats through 1993, odd for a 1984 tribute and the stats start in 1978.  But I won't complain as long as my favorite Brewer keeps getting featured in these sets it just means more to add to the collection.  Or course card also has all the color parallels and gets the chrome treatment in the Silver Packs.

2012 Panini Prizm - Holo Prizm Parallel

Year: 2012

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Prizm

Card Number: 147

Card Type: Base Parallel

Parallel Set: Prizm

COMC Black Friday Haul #45

This card is pretty lackluster, even though it's the Panini equivalent of a refractor.  Oh it's shiny alright, there's just not much to love about this card or this set.  2012 was the first year of Prizm and besides Robin looking like he's playing baseball for a North Korean prison team there's not a whole lot to love about the card.  I will say back in 2012 Panini hadn't quite gotten the parallel bug yet.  There were only 6 base parallels to chase, two of those were retail exclusives to Wal-mart and Target and believe it or not are kind of hard to find.  This card is just the base Prizm parallel or refractor if you will.  It's shiny and doesn't scan well, but at least with the color parallel versions the color adds a little something to what is a very bland card.  

2017 Topps Gallery - Hall of Fame Gallery Blue

Year: 2017

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Gallery

Card Number: HOF-28

Card Type: Insert, Parallel

Insert Set: Hall of Fame Gallery

Parallel Type: Blue

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 74/99

COMC Black Friday Haul #44

I'll admit I'm a bit fan of Topps Gallery from way back in the early days of the brand.  2017 marked the return of the set, which I was excited for, I was not excited that this was a Wal-Mart exclusive as this is a set that also begs to be in hobby shops.  I love that Topps also commissioned artists for the set. It would have been easy for Topps to just run some Getty Images through some Photoshop filters to get a similar result, something I sure they've done, but Dan Bergren does a great job on this Yount piece.  Add the marbly blue border for this parallel and it's a cardboard masterpiece.  As I stated a few posts ago one of the best things about COMC is being able to find cards like this as they pop up for great prices, sometimes it's a waiting game.  But it pays off.

1991 Panini Stickers #166

Year: 1991

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Baseball Stickers

Card Number: 166

Card Type: Base Sticker

COMC Black Friday Haul #43

After the past few posts with those flashy parallels and serial numbers it's time to get back to basics.  Kids nowadays thing of Panini as this big time card company but a couple decades ago Panini was know primarily for their sticker sets.  I mean they still do stickers.  Anyway, last year I made an effort to try and fill a few holes in my collection by picking up as many Panini and Topps stickers as I could find for a decent price.  One of those missing was this 1991 #166.  Nothing flashy here, but a nice action shot, 1990 base stats and some good advice from Panini on the back.

2015 Topps Archives Silver

Year: 2015

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Archives

Card Number: 32

Card Type: Base Parallel

Parallel Set: Silver Border

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 059/199

COMC Black Friday Haul #42

Keeping with the last couple posts we have another parallel to show off.  One of the things I really love about COMC and one of the main reasons it's become my primary online shopping source is it allows me to play the long game when it comes to picking up parallels like this.  Had I tried to pick this up off of eBay back in 2015 it would have likely cost me close to $10 with shipping.  That's a lot more than I paid for it or would have wanted to pay for it.  Overall I love the card and photo choice.  I would gripe about the photo being overused, but to be fair there are multiple photos of Robin in this pose taken throughout his career.  It's very possible this is reused image, as in  Topps was reusing lots of the same image over and over around this time frame.  Still a great card and still low numbered and a great addition to the collection

2019 Panini Prizm Red Prizm

Year: 2019

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Prizm

Card Number: 216

Card Type: Base Parallel

Parallel Set: Red Prizm

COMC Black Friday Haul #41

I may be in the majority but I really do like all the different parallels I get to chase nowadays. I'll be honest base prizm and the base prizm prizm parallel are pretty meh, but add some color and these card really pop, it even helps take away from the terrible airbrushing and photoshopped jersey colors.

The Red prizm parallel is one of the more fairly common, as these fall 4 per box and are unnumbered and shouldn't be confused with it's numbered cousin the Red Mojo refractor.

2019 Topps Chrome - Greatness Returns

Year: 2019

Manufacture: Topps

Set: Topps Chrome

Card Number: GRE-9

Card Type: Insert

Insert Set: Greatness Returns

COMC Black Friday Haul #40

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, we are getting closer and closer to finishing featuring the Yount cards I picked up last year and got delivered during my COMC Black Friday haul.  These cards actually represent not only the card I picked up during the event, but had been accumulating all year long.

Next up is the Chrome version of the flagship insert, Greatness Returns.  And it seems odd to me that I should have acquired the Chrome version before the regular flagship version. A great card and one of many that featured both Robin and Christian from last year and I would bet one of many more to come.

2005 Donruss Diamond Kings HOF Heroes Red Framed HH-86

Year: 2005

Manufacture: Donruss

Set: Diamond Kings

Card Number: HH-86

Card Type: Insert parallel

Insert Set: HOF Heroes

Parallel: Red Framed

COMC Black Friday Haul #39

You would think working from home during this COVID-19 pandemic would lead to more blog posts, but I work 10 hour days so after I'm done doing what I can I really don't want to be on the computer anymore.  Ahem.  I'm fine, how are you all doing?

Next up, and I can't believe I'm still working through my Black Friday COMC haul pick ups, is Robin's 2005 Donruss Diamond Kings red framed HOF Heroes HOF-86.  Robin has two cards in this set and besides the different card numbering the image is different.  This card has a Sepia or Black and White, it's hard to tell, image.