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Sometimes I Hate eBay

  By Sports Card Blog | July 22, 2012 - 1:42 pm |
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You can’t deny the usefulness of eBay when it comes to selling sports cards. It’s a great site and reaches the most possible buyers of whatever you are auctioning away.

However, sometimes I just hate eBay. And it’s not even the fees either. I recently sold my 2011 Topps Finest Finest Moments Cam Newton Auto RC /25 BGS 9.5 on eBay for what I thought was a completely fair price of $199.99. In fact, he may have gotten a deal with a couple recent sales of $220+.

I send the invoice and I’m waiting, and waiting, and waiting for a payment. I send him messages, no answer. Finally, I had to file a report on him for non-payment and had to wait 4 more days for something…anything to happen. In the meantime, I have a card I’m trying to sell to help pay for my wedding and honeymoon.

Needless to say, today was the last day to receive payment and nothing was received, so I was able to cancel the transaction and get my fees back.

I hate the times I’ve sold things on eBay only to get someone buying it who doesn’t pay. It doesn’t even have to be immediately, just within a couple of days. I rarely sell on eBay and it’s not even the first time this has happened.

Now I have to put the card back up on eBay again and try and get some action on it. So if there is anyone out there interested in a 2011 Topps Finest Finest Moments Cam Newton RC Auto /25 BGS 9.5, I have it up on eBay right now. And please, if you win it, at least have the money and the decency to actually pay for it.

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A Time When Cards Aren’t Important

  By Sports Card Blog | July 21, 2012 - 2:45 pm |
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There is a time when cards just aren’t important. In fact, cards are so low on my priority list right now, it’s not something that I’m thinking about. I sit here trying to find something to write about, trying to think about anything at all. All that comes out is a blank slate that I can’t fill with cards.

Incidents like this affect me more than they affect other people. I’m not exactly sure why I feel such huge emotions by just watching things unfold on the news. Yesterday, I hadn’t watched enough of it to learn the real details, but with some down time today I was able to look more into it.

Being someone who studies and involved in security as a profession, my mind just goes over what could have been done both physically and in the past to prevent this from happening. It’s almost like a constant puzzle in my head.

So just stay close to your loved ones and enjoy the time you have here on this Earth. This is an isolated incident, so I hope it doesn’t get in the way of your every day life. Keep on, keepin’ on.

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The Worst Conditioned Card in My Collection

  By Sports Card Blog | July 16, 2012 - 9:33 am |
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Sports card collector are usually obsessed by condition. Condition not only makes cards that much more visually appealing, but it increases the value of the card exponentially. So why not share the card in the worst condition from my collection? Bloggers Plaschke, Thy Sweater Is Argyle and The Chronicles of Fuji showcased theirs, now it’s my turn.

This card was recently featured on my first BGS mail day post as a card that I actually had graded. Why would I grade a card that is in terrible condition is a question in itself, but it definitely takes the cake as the worst conditioned card in my collection.

1909-12 T206 Sweet Caporal Frank Isbell BGS 1.5

Now having a BGS 1.5 in itself is proof of the terrible condition of this card. You can barely make out the player name on the bottom of the card at this point.

Here’s the story behind the card though. When I first started collecting cards again back in 2005, I bought one of those dutch auctions on eBay. Basically it’s a grab bag with a ton of different cards throw in. I received a couple of pretty cool cards from players I was a fan of, but also this little guy was tucked in there. I knew it was old when I found the card, but wasn’t sure exactly how old it was. I wasn’t that well versed at the time with vintage cards, and I’m still not. But this is just one of those iconic sets that once you learn about, you will never forget.

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Card of the Day: 2009 Upper Deck Prominent Cuts Arnold “Red” Auerbach Cut Auto

  By Sports Card Blog | July 13, 2012 - 1:51 pm |
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Sorry for the blurry scan, it was the only one on eBay I liked enough to showcase here.

Some of you may be wondering why I would showcase this Red Auerbach cut autograph here on my blog today. Am I a huge Celtics fan? No, not really. Am I celebrating that Lebron James won’t get nearly as many rings as this guy has? Heh, could be.

Red Auerbach started his career at George Washington University.

But why is that so important? Today, I was accepted into George Washington University Graduate School to get my Master’s degree in Security and Safety Leadership.

I thought I would showcase the best athlete and one of the most iconic coaches in professional sports history to come from this university. GWU isn’t known for it’s athletics, but Red is one of those figures you know no matter which sport you follow.

Soon, once I enroll in this school, him and I will share the same honor to attend this university.

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2012 Topps Inception Is A Hit; Plagued With Chipping Issues

  By Sports Card Blog | July 12, 2012 - 8:33 am |
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Well just about everyone who knows anything about football cards knows that 2012 Topps Inception football would be a hit once again. After a popular first season last year, this year’s version was bound for great things. And it is another great product once again, no doubt about that.

But the chipping issues continue after last year’s product which also had similar issues. If you don’t remember our article last year about the altered 1/1 Cam Newton autograph, you will need to check that out.

The corners of these cards and the edges show quite a bit of white for a card with a black background. That is because the care of how these cards were handled and the white card stock really played a terrible role in creating such issues from occurring.

I don’t know if it’s the athletes handling these cards or if it’s Topps mishandling the cards, but something needs to be done for future releases of this product to guarantee top condition. I remember opening UD Black cards and not having big issues with chipping, but I remember those cards being actual black card stock as well, which I’m not sure if Topps uses or not.

Topps does a fantastic job on design and execution of this product, I’m just disappointed with the quality of the final product as it goes out to collectors.

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