Author: Tony

Busting More Retail

Posted by Tony | Apr 10, 2008 | Busting Boxes, Sucker Buys |

Got the itch again today–stopped by my local card shop to check out some cards that the owner had called me about (baseball related), and grabbed a few Bowman Chrome Football rookies that I didn’t need, but were...

Card of the Week: Countdown to the Draft, Week 3

Posted by Tony | Apr 7, 2008 | Card of the Week |

We’ve had the Workout Warrior, and the Draft Bust–so this week, we turn to the positive draft results–and probably one of my favorite guys to look for in the draft. This week is the Draft Day Steal, aka Steal...

Busting Some Baseball & Refractor Update

Posted by Tony | Mar 31, 2008 | Busting Boxes, Set Collecting |

As I responded to Joey last week, after my SP Authentic experience I wanted to open some more cards–without the big price tag–and I was kind of feeling left out of the Topps Heritage craze, so I stopped by my local...

Card of the Week: Countdown to the Draft, Week 2

Posted by Tony | Mar 31, 2008 | Card of the Week |

Last week was the week of the Workout Warrior–so this week is The Draft Bust. There are lots of definitions for a draft bust–some would even call Workout Warriors like Mike Mamula a bust (although I don’t know...

Busting Boxes: 2007 SP Authentic

Posted by Tony | Mar 27, 2008 | Busting Boxes |

The box of SP Authentic that I picked up on eBay about a week and a half ago arrived yesterday, after what seemed like forever (but was actually a perfectly reasonable shipping time). This was the first box of SP...