Tag Archives: baseball cards

May the Fourth Be With Your Baseball Cards

Posted on May 4, 2015 by bp

I’ve never heard of Star Wars Day until everybody on twitter started dropping “May the Fourth be with you” bombs. Anyway, I figured I’d get in on the fun a little bit, because I do love Star Wars, and I … Continue reading →

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125-Year-Old Baseball Cards No One Knew Existed

Posted on January 24, 2014 by bp

KO – In this story tonight, we’re talking about brand new baseball cards that are…125 years old. Almost nobody knows about this — not even the experts who collect these 19th Century cards called “Old Judges.” So this is the proverbial … Continue reading →

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Only $100K? I’ll Take Two…

Posted on May 1, 2013 by bp

“SAY NO TO DRUGS!” Why’s this so funny to me? It’s worth at least $10.00 to me… a far cry from $100,000.00 that the guy that’s selling it on eBay. Dude is clinical. The guys over at Busted Coverage found … Continue reading →

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Oh Topps, What a Silly Thing To Do To Pablo Sandoval’s Hair

Posted on February 27, 2013 by bp

That’s Pablo Sandoval’s Topps 2013 Heritage baseball card. I love baseball cards. I mostly* collect vintage cards, but some newer ones too. I have tobacco cards from the late 1800’s and Mike Trout cards from 2012. Decent range. I’m a card … Continue reading →

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Somebody Buy Me This 148-Year-Old Baseball Card…

Posted on January 9, 2013 by bp

AP – PORTLAND, Maine — An auction house expects six-figure bids when it sells a rare 148-year-old baseball card discovered at a yard sale in rural Maine. Saco River Auction Co. in Biddeford says a man found the card by … Continue reading →

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The Holy Grail: Honus Wagner T206

Posted on March 28, 2012 by bp

If you’re a regular lobster, you know that I love baseball cards. It’s one of the few things that I really geek out for. I’ve collected since I was a little kid, and aside from a brief hiatus in college… … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Cubs Season Tickets are Amazing

Posted on March 23, 2012 by bp

These are sick. Love them. I’m a baseball card junkie, so I see this and I start salivating. This is what season tickets should look like. Love it. Padres should do this. Take notes, Garfinkel. Not that I’m particularly proud … Continue reading →

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1956 Topps Sandy Koufax

Posted on December 20, 2011 by bp

While searching for an image of Sandy Koufax for this post, I noticed that his 1956 Topps card is quite popular… in many different forms. sketched. embossed. embroidered. Pretty cool…notice the embroidery ‘card’ is altered for LA instead of Brooklyn… … Continue reading →

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The Pathetic State of Baseball Card Collecting

Posted on May 31, 2011 by bp

As a kid, I lived and breathed collecting baseball cards. Sadly, through high school and college, I didn’t really give a rip about it. Then, post-college, I casually picked it back up again since I had the world’s biggest and … Continue reading →

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