1993 American Bandstand Pack Break

 

If you read Cards Over Coffee, you would have seen that I got a great Christmas gift from blog reader Oren and that he sent along some packs for me to rip open.

And if you don't read or follow Cards Over Coffee yet, what's wrong with you?!

Anyways, today's pack is one of those packs we are ripping open to check out.

I'm gonna be honest that I don't know a lot about this product or the singers within. I was just hoping to land one of the gold foil autogaphs.

But, I didn't.

Here is what I did find though,

 

The last two were the ones I knew from this group. Chubby Checker used to be one of my grandmother's favorites. I always heard her toss his name around.

I will be showing off a couple more pack results from this birthday break.

Have a great Tuesday!

Christmas Card 6

Random Cardboard:1993 Topps Prismatic Stimpy Oh Joy

Rodney's Cardboard:1993 Action Packed 24kt Gold NY Giants vs New Orleans Saints Set

Another week closer to football, I CANNOT WAIT!

So let's show off today's latest Rodney Hampton to celebrate another week closer.

When it comes to Rodney Hampton, I like to chase all I can and today's oddball proves it.

This is a binder of sort. This is the outer sleeve.

You slide the cover off and it reveals this.

There is a base

And a 24KT gold of it as well.

I have never seen one of these before and fortunately my buddy @CardpocalypseNC was nice enough to snag it for me. The only problem with pieces like this is finding a way to store them but being a Super Collector, gotta have them all.

Thanks again to Tim and next week we are headed back to a newest Select add.

Have a great Sunday everyone!

Talkin' Toys:1993 Orion 8" Talking RoboCop

It was a dark and stormy night...really it was...my wife and I were just getting into bed for the night when she got a Facebook message from her friend asking if we would be interested in checking out an old foreclosed on Daycare that her son had bought to rent out. 

She had sent pictures of the inside and it appeared the Daycare was filled to the brim with toys, books and other typical items that a Daycare would have. I think she knew how much my wife enjoys books and didn't realize how much I wanted to see what toy treasures could be lurking within.

So the next day we took the ten minute trip and checked it all out. There was so, so much stuff to dig and dig and dig through that it took a good couple of hours just to make sure nothing was missed.

I turned over every box, checked every nook and cranny and scored some pretty sweet items.

Over time this year I will reveal the items in this new series called Talkin' Toys. I hope it will take you down that nostalgic road it took me.

Today's toy wasn't really a big part of my childhood. I wasn't really a huge RoboCop kind of guy but had seen the movies and some of the cartoon series.

Back in 1993, Toy Island released a talking figure to tie in with the RoboCop 3 movie from my research. 

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This figure features a detachable weapon arm, piece was missing, and has a few phrases which I cannot make out with this one as it turns on and off at surprising times. I assume its from a lot of play from the Daycare.

The back of the cop where a flight pack once was from my understanding. I think I can see the three slots where it may have been attached to him.

I added this piece for less than a $1 and it appears they sell anywhere between $3-$20 depending on condition and what accessories are there.

There is plenty more to show off from my pickups which include some items I have waited awhile to own.

Rodney's Cardboard:1993 Action Packed 1000 Rushers Uncut Sheet

It's not often you will find someone posting about their Super Collection that involves an uncut sheet in back to back weeks. But, I lucked into finding them.

When you have such a vast collection already of a player, it begins to get tough to find new cards for your collection. At one point, I had every card that was listed on eBay and there was no new ones to find. Since then, a very-very small few have popped up that I needed.

That's why it is very important to find oddball items to fill in the time. I could really use his Starting Lineups (unopened of course he has three) and autograph memorabilia such as photos, jerseys, footballs, etc. That will come in more desperate times I suppose.

Today's uncut sheet features a group of Super Star running backs from the 90's along with my homeboy Rodney.

 

We have names like Emmitt, Barry, Waters, Warren, and Thomas to go along with some lesser known names. 

For the most part this sheet is in pretty good condition other than a small crease near Barry Sanders but it's hardly noticeable.  I will take it regardless.

Next week I will show off a new card from a new product that caught me by surprise.

Until then, have a great rest of your Sunday and Go Giants! Beat the 49ers!

Rodney's Cardboard:1993 McDonalds Uncut Sheet

I went on a two week span of looking for uncut sheets featuring Rodney and only could find two. I know there must be more out there. Just gotta find them.

In 1993, Mcdonalds ran a promo with the NFL with one of their game peel off contests. As always, there was instant win prizes for food and drink, there was a chance at Super Bowl tickets and there were also points you could earn as well and save those towards merchandise and six card sheets of trading cards at a participating restaurant.

For ten points, customers received a six-card sheet that done regionally so you would have a chance at possible favorite players from your favorite teams.

I picked up the card of Rodney itself last year, but decided I wanted the matching sheet to go with it. I think it was a great idea for under $3.

 

I should probably find the other NY Giants sheet I believe there is out there.

Looking at this makes me want a Big Mack, Double Quarter Pounder with cheese and bacon, BBQ Bacon burger, their fries when really hot and fresh or all of their breakfast food. 

MMMMMM

What is your favorite McDonalds food?

Rodney's Cardboard:1993 Topps Miscut Error

I have said this before on here, I believe to be a true Super Collector, you have to reach beyond the norm with memorabilia and cards you may not find every day.

Today's card is just that.

A miscut error where the card was cut overlapped. I am not sure where sellers find this stuff but for $3.99 and being the only one to bid on it I will take it.

 

Cards like this don't pop up everyday. I would almost consider these types of cards to be 1/1's of the early 90's. There seems to be a lot of error related cards from 90-94 and I will be showing off another next week.

Have you ever collected a miscut for your PC?

Rodney's Cardboard:Before The Cards

For me, being a Super Collector of a player needs to go further than cards.

You need autographed memorabilia, figures, photos,oddball and unique items like the ones I will be showing you today.

Today I am showing you what went into a few Rodney Hampton cards. The following are pre production photos used by Topps before making the cards.

Fortunately for me, I actually had a card to match with every photo I found. There was a seller on eBay who had three Rodney Hampton ones listed and all three ended up with me over time.

Each photo came with it's own envelope and notes on the front of it. This one says front which means the photo is for the front of a card.

Here's the back of the photo

And here's the front of the 1993 Topps Rodney Hampton base card and photo matching up.

This one said back, it took me awhile to match up.

The photo

Back of the photo

Front of the 1993 Topps Black Gold Rodney Hampton card

 

Back of the 1993 Topps Black Gold Rodney Hampton card with used photo. Well, with some trimming.

The next one actually has Team Leader and the card number written on the front of it. Made the search a little more easier.

 

And boom, the perfect match. Except its missing the wonderful photo and just has Rodney floating in the sky.

I found these to be quite interesting as I always wondered how they picked photos and used them for the cards. Today I assume they must use the internet for their images which makes these even cooler because they most likely don't make these.

Well, there you have it for this weeks Rodney's Cardboard. There are plenty more oddball items ahead especially cards.

Now I have two questions before I end today,

1. Have you ever seen these or own any?
2. Do you think a Super Collector needs more than cards to be a Super Collector?

Episode 8: Mark Brunell Came Home

Well, here we go again with more cards from my trade with @card_a_holic.

Another one of my favorite 90's QB's was a lefty with legs. Nope not talking about you Steve Young, even though I was a fan, I am talking about you Mark Brunell.

Mark Brunell started out with the Green Bay Packers as a 5th round pick behind the great Brett Favre on the depth chart. Obviously he had no shot at going any further than that.

 

 

My first two rookie of him.

And here he is saying good bye to the Packers in 1995 when the Jags made the franchises first ever trade letting go a 3rd and a 5th to bring home their QB stud.

Brunell was selected to the Pro Bowl three times, in 1997, 1998, and 2000 and awarded the Pro Bowl MVP in the 1997 game, Jaguars also won an AFC Central Division title and became the first NFL expansion team to make the playoffs three times in its first four seasons of play. He also led them to the AFC Championship game in 1996 when they lost to the Patriots which made me upset. However they did beat the mighty Bills and Bronocs in the playoffs that year which was quite the upsets.

I think I became a fan of his because of his play and the fact he played for the Jaguars which I really liked uniform of.

Let's check out some cards now shall we?

I am not sure what my total for Brunell cards are now, will have to update sometime. But, thanks to Brian for many new additions.

For me, Mark will always be a Jag. He did play for the Redskins, Jets and Saints after leaving but I don't think of him for any of them even though he did get his Super Bowl ring backing up Drew Brees. But, he also holds many of the Jags records and is in their Hall Of Fame. No surprise there. They may never have a QB do what he did for that franchise including you Nick Foles.

The Origins Of A Cardboard Addict:Welcome To Skull Dungeon

Mighty Max has returned folks!

To my surprise and yours.

My buddy @Jake1725 recently found a Skull Dungeon listing that was at an unbeatable price and mostly complete, so he grabbed it and sent it my way. It was the one set I had always wanted as a kid, but never got.

But now you must know, I have it!!

They promoted it so much on TV, time and time again that I had this commercial memorized.

Let's check out the toy I wanted so much in my youth.

Outside

Inside we find Max facing off against the Dr. Gore

Up close we see that Gore has created a Frankenstein type creature known as Smasher who he planned to use against Max. But, with trap doors, Max was able to trap Gore and found a way to blow up the lab eliminating any threat from those two. You can see the trap floor right by the eyeball.

It was so nostalgic to own this piece finally. Thanks to Jake for keeping an eye out for it and grabbing me this piece.It will go on the shelf with my other 90's nostalgic toys.

NYG PC Spotlight 79:1993 Action Packed Monday Night Football Lawrence Taylor

 

Lawrence Taylor

Base Card

Card Number 67