Featured autographs - certified pick ups

Sam Tuivailala - started out as a shortstop, converted into a pitcher, probably a future bullpen guy with the stuff of a closer.

Nick Howard - Cincinnati Reds' first round pick in 2014, already featured once on the blog.

Joe Gatto - not the Impractical Jokers guy who kind of looks like Gary Gaetti, but an Angels draft pick in 2014.

COMC mail day Part 4 of 4 - 2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Mark Canha

2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Mark Canha certified auto [$2] - this random pick up quietly finishes off the first group of cards I've purchased and shipped from Check Out My Cards.

I picked this card because it was cheap and I saw he hit 25 home runs in the minors in 2011 - maybe if given the opportunity to get to the major leagues, Canha can be the next 'one month wonder' like Chris Shelton or Jake Fox at worst or possibly be another Josh Willingham at best.

2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition box break recap

#79 Ross Wilson - Status parallel autograph serial #'d 2/5.

I ended up picking a box of 2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition baseball for about $70 at a card shop 15 minutes away from my house - I haven't been to the shop during the last three months since the shop had opened and wanted to see what they had during Black Friday.

It was a typical card shop with overhead costs [rent and everything else that makes the store look good / attractive] to worry about - so the 'wax' in the shop probably reflects those costs, though it looks like they may have a little better prices for online consumers [as opposed to guys who randomly walk in from the cold like I did].

I settled for box of 2010 EEE on impulse and busting through the boxes on my way to work, these were my autograph pulls - I also pulled some inserts, maybe a parallel of little consequence.

#151 Jason Mitchell - certified autograph serial #'d11/50

#111 Mike Kvasnicka - certified autograph serial #455/530

#7 Bobby Doran - certified autograph serial #'d 523/644

#98 Tyler Holt - certified autograph serial #260/694

#10 Nick Castellanos - certified autograph serial #191/699

#190 Erick Goeddel - certified autograph serial #'d 521/810