Archive for January 24, 2008

Bowman, home of the rookie card.  I think this is a nice follow up to my last post about rookies.  I remember this set coming out because there was so much hype around the pack’s claim.  Topps guarenteed that the 1998 Bowman set would be worth a minimum of $125.  That is a hell of [...]

Got Rookies?

Posted: January 24, 2008 by chemgod in Awesomely Bad Views
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Over the last several days, I have been trying to figure out one thing about the baseball and sports cards industry.  Why are we so enamored with the rookie card? I mean when you think about it, if you had to choose between Johan Santana and Phil Hughes for your team, who would you take?  [...]

When I first saw the pack, I thought, here we go again another Upper Deck product. What I dislike about this set or any set that promotes the chase cards through the set name is that it’s unfair to the consumer. When you see the name SP Authentic, images of jersey and bat cards dance [...]

I have another mystery pack to give out. This time I need a hockey fan. The second person to email me at superbadwax@yahoo.com gets the pack. And the winner is David from A Pack A Day. Thanks to everyone for playing and look for another giveaway soon.