Off a seller, these [dollar] cards are ones I might have left in his box back in January, but might have had another chance to flag down when I saw the person again - I'm not on that unlicensed baseball kick outright, but a serial #'d parallel and/or a shiny parallel might give my loose card pile [I'm building] a breath of fresh air as probable binder material [for a star like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. or a recently retired great like Yadier Molina].
I think the Bryan Reynolds is my favorite as it looked pretty special on first glance - even though I found a different version of the parallel [probably serial #'d to a lower amount] I had no interest in making a keeper for $5.
I don't actively collect Reynolds, but I can imagine him being a higher profile star once he moves on from the Pittsburgh [Pirates] - with his contract status kind of up in the air [where he wants to be paid], maybe a non-MLB licensed card is more of an ideal find [where some guys end up mercenaries].
I ended up at a random card stop and the plan was to find some loose 2018 Topps Stadium Club and perhaps make a supply run for some magnetic card holders and penny sleeves - unfortunately there was no loose 2018 Topps Stadium Club thrown into the quarter boxes just yet.
While leafing through the same random cards I usually go through in order to shop around - I found some assorted cards to take home.
2018 Topps Ben Gamel #558 - I always tell myself to be picky when it comes to digging through a current year's flagship cards because the ones I'll end up with, I'll probably pull at some point.
Still, the picture on this card is way too nice for me to leave behind - maybe I've gotten away from loose pack or blaster breaks anyway, so I'd rather have this card now than forget about it entirely.
2018 Topps Guillermo Heredia #522 - another flagship card I couldn't leave behind.
2013 Topps Manny Machado #270 x2 - factory set inserts; Machado is the most intriguing trade bait candidate and the next couple of weeks will probably decide the Baltimore Orioles' future prospects [as in direction of the franchise as well as guys the maybe getting back in a potential trade].
2004 Topps Yadier Molina #324
- Molina doesn't inspire warm and fuzzies, but he's a borderline HOF guy just because his reputation as a catcher was that much better than everyone else.
2013 Topps Update Series Christian Yelich #US290 - a card like this is barely worth anything, but I've decided any 'Dollar Tree' rookie cards of MLB stars are keepers, especially when I don't have them.
After a prolonged hiatus, I decided to drop by my LCS to stave off some boredom - in addition to small stash of loose cards I put together, I was looking to bust some loose packs.
I balked at the single pack prices [maybe $4-$6] for stuff like 2016 Panini Diamond Kings and 2016 Topps Gypsy Queen - though 'old news,' I knew I hadn't picked up my lone jumbo pack of 2016 Topps Series I for my breaking ritual, so I settled for that.
#18 Francisco Rodriguez #99 Taijuan Walker #194 Chase Headley #17 Billy Butler #300 Buster Posey #113 Aaron Sanchez #9 Eric Hosmer #267 Chris Heston #298 Ryan Braun #230 Ryan Vogelsong #56 Salvador Perez - World Series Highlights #172 Carter Capps #142 C.C. Sabathia #273 New York Mets team card #166 2015 NL RBI Leaders - feat. Arenado, Goldschmidt and Rizzo #65 Pittsburgh Pirates team card #BB-33 Don Mattingly - Berger’s Best insert #P-11 Kris Bryant - Perspectives insert #265 Luis Severino - Rainbow Foil parallel #WRIG-5 Jake Arrieta - 100 Years at Wrigley Field insert #PIS-4 Michael Cuddyer - Pressed Into Service insert
#TLR-YM Yadier Molina - Topps Laser Relic insert serial #’d 28/99 #39 Mark Trumbo #106 Jordan Walden #347 Jason Grilli #104 Jeremy Hellickson #173 Jose Abreu #159 Erick Aybar #295 Jonathan Schoop #102 Doug Fister #312 Curtis Granderson #149 Chad Bettis #66 Kyle Schwarber #40 Jedd Gyorko #191 Brian Johnson #83 Starling Marte #287 Alcides Escobar #226 Brian Ellington
