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10 Years Later – September 11, 2011

  By Sports Card Blog | September 11, 2011 - 12:10 am |
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I could talk about a lot of different things on this day.

I could talk about the effect of September 11th on NFL player Pat Tillman and talk about his trading cards in the process.

I could talk about the Patriots, Yankees, or anything else sports related that had some great stories after the September 11th attacks.

I could even not even mention anything about 10 years ago and focus on the first weekend of the 2011 NFL season and not letting those attacks of the past affect me today.

But instead I am not going to even talk about sports, sports cards, or anything like that in this post. I’m just going to ask that you take a moment of silence in remembrance of the innocent lives taken on that day and to reflect on your memories and what you can do to make the world a better place.

Every September 11th, I take the time to reflect on that day on my own personal level. I don’t watch the replays that the news often shows as it’s not something I would want to watch again. There is no reason they should be replaying these in the first place. But I take the time to look back at how that one event changed the world forever and what I could do to help change the world, or my country, for the better. I think that day was around the turning point in my life where I wanted to learn criminology and anti-terrorism in college instead of meteorology. And now, I’m working to get a job where I can use that education in helping our country and the world.

We will be back to our regularly scheduled programming either later today or tomorrow. I just felt like I couldn’t completely ignore the significance of the date.

 

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Say Hello to 711cards.com

  By Sports Card Blog | September 9, 2011 - 8:50 pm |
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This post is not a paid advertisement.

Everyone, please say hello to 711cards.com!

711cards.com and I have an agreement to place a banner for his card shop over on the right side. Despite them paying to be there, I am going to give you an honest review of their shop after speaking with the owner.

Some of you may not believe what I have to say because I am getting paid to put their ad on the side, however, there was no provision for me to write anything about them, I am choosing to do this myself.

711cards.com is dedicated to giving you the lowest prices on the net for sports card boxes and sports card cases. Just visit their site at any of these links and check out some of their products that they have for sale. All prices are extremely competitive and low, some are even lower or on par with Blowout!

While I haven’t personally bought any cards from them, so I can’t attest to their service, I have spoken with the owner and he seems like a great guy. With prices that low, I would give them a chance with your business as some of those prices you can’t beat anywhere.

So check out our newest advertiser if you are looking for a new place to buy your sports cards. I don’t get any commission or anything so I’m just doing this myself. If you do buy anything from them, let me know how your service was and I’ll share it with the hobby community.

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One Week Until 2010-11 Panini Dominion Hockey

  By Sports Card Blog | September 7, 2011 - 12:19 am |
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Finally, the wait is coming to an end.

2010-11 Panini Dominion hockey is set to hit store shelves on September 14, 2011. The biggest debut of the season is about to unfold. Will it end up like Jeff Skinner and win the rookie of the year award? Or will it end up being like Taylor Hall who showed glimpses of greatness only to get injured in a stupid play? (Yes, I am bitter about that.)

I’m still betting on the former. Like Jeff Skinner, this product has pulled out all the stops in order to make it contend with the best. While The Cup has released to great fanfare and non-stop breaks, Panini should see the same hype and number of boxes opened. I mean, have you been following the Panini America blog and have been seeing all these glimpses of Panini Dominion? Look at this one:

Or this one:

Amazing. Absolutely amazing. It’s not just the pain meds for the kidney stones.

How can you not like these? Amazing patches and probably one of the nicest book cards I have ever seen. If all of these images put out by Panini are what is in the majority of their beautiful blue Dominion wooden boxes, it is sure to not disappoint many. Of course there are some who may not get big pulls, but if they are as beautiful as some of these, it won’t matter too much.

I’m still working on trying to get a box of this product so I can have a head to head box break against The Cup, which should be here tomorrow. If I can, you can expect an epic battle on video between the two products with punches thrown, riots everywhere, and fire. Well, maybe not most of those, but you will have the most in depth review of both products head to head. So keep your fingers crossed.

Until then, keep watching the Panini blog as I’m sure there will be more goodness posted. Or if you haven’t seen my other posts about The Cup or Dominion and some of the other posts comparing the two, make sure you check those out. (Yeah, I’ve written alot!)

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Acetate Card of the Day: 2007-08 Upper Deck Ice Cam Ward Glacial Graphs

  By Sports Card Blog | September 4, 2011 - 12:36 am |
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Man, that is a long title.

In case you are new to the blog, I am a huge fan of cards made with acetate or whatever they are made of that makes them see-through. I have always loved see-through cards and I love to collect cards of my favorite teams and players made this way.

My next installment is this 2007-08 Upper Deck Ice Cam Ward Glacial Graphs autographed card. You can see where the card is autographed, you can see through the card to the white thing on the other side, although I don’t remember where I took that photo.

I love the design of this card because while the top and bottom isn’t see through, the middle part which makes it “glacial” because you can see through it like ice, is autographed. I also like how Upper Deck has the photo of the player over the see-through spot which gives it some extra depth when looking at the card in person, almost like a shadow. If you turn the card over, you see the reverse image of the player while seeing the autograph from the other side.

No one really does the see-through cards anymore, but Upper Deck usually has an insert or two which goes back to this sort of design. I know Panini Contenders had one see-through subset this year, but I think it should have been designed more like this. And actually, I just came up with a great design concept for that specific insert set including the acetate component. If you want to know, you know where to find me!

I have a couple of see-through cards in my CheckOutMyCards account from back in the early 2000s, so when I get them sent out to me I will make sure I show you some more of my new favorites. Until then, if you have any acetate cards of the players or teams I collect, let me know! I’ll gladly take them off your hands.

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2 Weeks Until the Showdown!

  By Sports Card Blog | August 31, 2011 - 7:05 pm |
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That’s right, it’s two weeks until the showdown between Upper Deck The Cup and Panini Dominion hockey.

I know that 2010-11 Upper Deck The Cup is already out and I, for one, have already ordered my box. Now hopefully, I can somehow get my slimy paws on a box of 2010-11 Panini Dominion hockey too so I can give you the showdown of the century. This is a battle of two heavyweights, call it Ali v. Frazier if you will. I’ve been waiting for this showdown since I first heard about Dominion coming out, especially with my beloved Hartford Whalers having their own subset.

I’m not sure I’ll be able to not open The Cup when it gets here in a few days. Luckily, since Dave and Adam’s Card World is one of the few certified dealers,  I was able to get 8 free packs of 2008-09 ITG Heroes & Prospects packs to hold me. I was also able to grab a bunch of team bags that I’ll be needing before I ran out of cash as well.

That’s right, because of you Upper Deck my box breaking fund is now down to $2.54. I’ll now need to come up with a plan to get some 2010-11 Panini Dominion in two weeks with very little resources. Think I can do it?

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