2020 Topps Archives Purple

Year: 2020

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Archives

Card Number: 29

Card Type: Base Parallel

Parallel Set: Purple

Card Attrbutes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 102/175

I think I've mentioned this on the blog before, but about a month ago I finally put in my shipment request at COMC.  It had been over a year since my last request and I was itching to finally get my hands on the cards I had sitting in my portfolio.  Of course shipping is super backed up at COMC and my projected shipping and delivery date isn't until mid April.  Oh the waiting is the hardest part!! Included in the lot is over 200 cards and quite a few of those feature Robin.  I've already added them to TCDB and my collection here, but man it'll be nice to get them in hand and feature them on the blog.

So while we wait let's take a look at one of my favorite card designs featuring Robin from the past year. So much so that this is still my blog header as I write this.  I haven't bought much off of eBay in the last couple years.  That's mainly due to the insane cost of shipping one card in a bubble mailer.  That might change with eBay's standard envelope but we'll see.  But I did pick up this beautiful purple parallel off of the bay last year.  It was a mix of good timing, but also the seller had a cheap or free shipping, I can't remember.  The one thing that has irked me about Archives in year's past is that when Robin has been included in the base checklist he usually appears on a design that he was an active player and had a card featured in the original set.  Not so this year and I love the way his card turned out in the 1955 design. Which also happens to be Robin's birth year.

 

2018 Topps Archives Purple Parallel

Year: 2018 

Manufacturer: Topps 

Set: Archives

Card Number: 113

Card Type: Base Parallel

Parallel Set: Purple

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 095/175

COMC Black Friday Haul #24

OK here's my problem with Archives. Or rather here's my problem with Robin's cards in Archives.  The 2018 base set had three designs, 1959, 1977, and 1981 Topps.  Robin was actually featured in 2 of those sets, so why couldn't he have been featured in the 1959 design for Archives?  I mean I like the photo used and I don't hate the 1977 design, but I've got Robin's real 1977 Topps card no need to reimagine it.  Ahem yeah I'm a little cranky this morning.  Anyways the purple parallels are numbered to just 175 copies and look very nice in hand.  I'm a sucker for the purple cards.

2016 Topps Gypsy Queen Mini Purple

Year: 2016

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Gypsy Queen

Card Number: 334

Card Type: Mini Parallel

Parallel Set: Mini Purple

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 061/250

Topps stopped making the mini parallels for Gypsy Queen a few year's ago.  I may be the only one who really likes the parallel in both Gypsy Queen and Allen and Ginter.  When Gypsy Queen first came out hobby boxes also featured a "box topper" mini box of exclusive mini card parallels and variations. Sadly that too is gone.  Ahem, anyway here is Robin's 2016 purple mini parallel card.  The purple isn't all that eye popping, but still a nice parallel to track down.

2014 Panini Hall of Fame - Crusades Purple

Year: 2014

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary 

Card Number: 83

Card Type: Insert Parallel

Insert: Crusade

Parallel: Purple

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 12/50

I just got my COMC delivery earlier this week.  In the package was about 20 new Younts for my collection.  Not all of those cards were actually bought on Black Friday, but I did manage to find a few good deals.  I went on a small Yount Crusade if you will.  I ended up picking up a nice stack of 2014 Panini Hall of Fame cards including 4 Crusades.  The whole set is a complete mess with incredibly confusing parallels and variations.  I put together a checklist back when the set came out just to try and keep it straight, but it's still fairly confusing.  But the Crusade cards are pretty straight forward as far as parallels go.  There are seven Crusade cards to chase with all six color parallels being very low numbered.  I think the unnumbered base card, which will be featured in the future, is my favorite with the blue and yellow color scheme.  All the Crusade cards are of this chromey-prizmy type and really pop in hand.  They also all feature a yellow right side, so the color variation is on the left. The parallels are all serial numbered on the back and this purple variation is numbered to just 50.