2016 Strata Vizquel Auto Winner!

Well, this very popular contest comes to a close today and a winner will be going home with this sweet card:

 

And that winner is.... 

There were 48 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Cyrus H.
2. Archaeomatt
3. Cross Cultural
4. Scott N.
5. michael wardrop
6. Nick Frank
7. The Lost Collector
8. Scott Everett
9. RAZ
10. Scott Everett
11. GRADY MALACHOWSKI
12. Tracy LeVeaux
13. The Lost Collector
14. Trevor P
15. @JGfan24ever
16. Brad B
17. CardMonster22
18. ketchupman36
19. Dayton
20. Dayton
21. Bradley Defreitas
22. Cameron Towe
23. M BOYLAN
24. TheAdamTing
25. Salgado
26. Scott N.
27. Justin S
28. @fitchjr1
29. Salgado
30. Ed Gaeraths
31. Tim B
32. Nick Frank
33. Matthew Scott
34. hudsonfan15
35. Justin S
36. Tracy LeVeaux
37. Anonymous(facebook)
38. Cross Cultural
39. JackInTheCardBox
40. Anonymous(facebook)
41. Jafronius
42. defgav
43. Brad B
44. Marty Boylan
45. Matt Stupienski
46. Michael Lewis
47. TheAdamTing
48. Arrogant Observer

IP: 72.169.81.167
Timestamp: 2016-08-27 13:01:38 UTC
You have randomized this list 7 times.

Congrats to Cyrus H! Cyrus, please email sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com with your address within the next 48 hours to claim your prize. If not claimed by then, card will be re-given away in a future contest.

I will try to mail out this contest prize among others coming up as soon as I can. I have been dealing with a few health issues that may delay shipment on some.

Winners for the Walking Dead contest coming up soon and a new contest will be posted later among the many others already in process.

REVIEW:2016 Topps Strata Baseball ( AUTOGRAPH GIVEAWAY)

One of the more popular products on the market swings it's way back in 2016. It's one that I enjoyed picking cards up of from football (still sad Topps no longer has cards in that market) but never dipped a taste into the baseball world of it, til now.

What were my thoughts on this product, well, read on!

In every box of 2016 Topps Strata baseball, you will get one silver pack with 2 cards inside. Both cards will be hits and guaranteed one on-card autograph and one relic card per box. Boxes currently run $76.

The product has all of the key rookies of 2016 including Corey Seager, Stephen Piscotty, Max Kepler, Aaron Nola, Trea Turner, Rob Refsnyder, Kyle Schwarber, Greg Bird, and Luis Severino. It also has some of the big names of today and yesterday.

 

For a full look at the checklist, check HERE.

With no base cards for this product or inserts (other than parallels for the hits) let's get down to business right off.

 

My first pull is a base version of Clearly Authentic MLB Authenticated Relic Card of Kyle Schwarber. It's a beautiful card. The relic is MLB Authenticated and layered under acetate. I think this will help keep the relic from being damaged. The card is also very thick and well made.

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 There are also parallels to find of these which I bet look overly impressive when you put laundry tags, buttons and logo patches under the acetate.

• Blue: sequentially numbered to 99.
• Green: sequentially numbered to 75.
• Black: sequentially numbered to 50.
• Gold: sequentially numbered to 25.
• Baseball: Includes a piece of game-use baseball: sequentially numbered to 3.
• Red MLB Silhouetted Batter Logo Patch: numbered 1/1.
• Red Laundry Tag: numbered 1/1.
• Red Button: numbered 1/1.
• Red Button Hole: numbered 1/1.
• Red Majestic Logo Patch: numbered 1/1. 

My other pull from the box was a Strata Autograph of Omar Vizquel. Once again a very cool looking card and well designed. The middle where the autograph is see-thru but I put a white piece of paper under it so you guys can see the autograph better.

 

 As with the rest of the product, there are parallels to find of these as well.

• Orange: sequentially numbered to 125.
• Blue: sequentially numbered to 99.
• Green: sequentially numbered to 75.
• Black: sequentially numbered to 50.
• Gold: sequentially numbered to 25.
• Red: sequentially numbered to 1/1.

Other hits not found in my box include,

Clearly Authentic Autographed Relic MLB Authenticated Cards with parallels of:

• Blue: sequentially numbered to 99.
• Green: sequentially numbered to 75.
• Black: sequentially numbered to 50.
• Gold: sequentially numbered to 25.
• Red MLB Silhouetted Batter Logo Patch: numbered 1/1.
• Red Laundry Tag: numbered 1/1.
• Red Button: numbered 1/1.
• Red Button Hole: numbered 1/1.
• Red Majestic Logo Patch: numbered 1/1.

Strata Signature Patch Cards that are numbered to 25 with parallels of Gold /5 and RIVET that are 1/1's.

Strata Signature with parallels of Gold /25 and Red 1/1.

Dual Autograph that are numbered to 5

Cut Signatures that are numbered 1/1.

 

Overall, it's a beautiful product and can pack a punch. My box seemed a bit weak for the cost of it, but I would put this product in that big risk/big return category especially with only 2 cards to bank-on. Not every box will pack a punch, but when it does, you will feel it. I have seen some of the cards on eBay and they have made me drool on this keyboard I am typing on. Go ahead and look them up yourself!

If you like to risk on a product, this is one I would highly suggest, if not, well, better to just pick up singles.

Now time for the giveaway!

To enter to win this......

 Read the rules that follows...

1. Please make sure to take a minute out to thank Topps for providing this box for me to review and to host this/these nice giveaways with. Follow them on all social media sites and visit their site, HERE, as well.
2. ***VERY IMPORTANT***MUST BE A U.S. RESIDENT to enter or have a shipping address in the U.S. Shipping costs have gone haywire and I can't afford to ship everywhere.This is always hard to do as I appreciate all readers but I hope you all understand non-U.S. readers.
3. Random winner will be chosen after 7 randoms
4. Card may be shipped PWE. I like to forewarn on this.
5. LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW telling me ONE PRO AND ONE CON OF THE PRODUCT. PLEASE ALSO KEEP IN MIND I AM HOPING FOR GOOD PRO/CON FEEDBACK.
6. EARN AN EXTRA ENTRY FOR SHARING THIS CONTEST ON YOUR BLOG AND/OR ON TWITTER. Make sure to leave your link in comments too so I can count it. If not, I won't be able to give you the credit. Commenting with it is very important or you WILL LOSE OUT an extra entry!
7. Sport Card Collectors or it's owner (person who runs the blog), WILL NOT be held responsible for lost, stolen or damaged mail. Sorry had to add this in since someone tried to scam me once about this.
8. Contest starts today, ends on August 26th 2016. Winner will be announced in a separate post on August 27th 2016
9. Don't forget to thank the above sponsor of this contest and I won't mind a thank you as well :)

Good luck to all that enter and thanks for reading!

Patchtastic Strata Randle Mail Day!

Other than Chrome, one of my favorite Topps sets is Topps Strata. Well, I can't say I like the whole product like I do with Chrome, but I do like the Clear Cut autographed relics a lot.

And one player I didn't have one for yet in my PC was Rueben Randle. Mostly because I didn't want to pay the $10 most were charging for a single color jersey version. The patches were much more. Once again, Randle hasn't proven he is a star and in my opinion they were charging like he was or is going to be.

This is Randles third season and he only has shown a few bright spots so I felt those prices were a bit steep even though I really wanted to add this card to my Randle PC.

So just for fun, I bid on a very reasonable priced Strata Randle auto/patch card, yes i went for the patch, assuming it would go for high like the others..........

 

And to my surprise, I was the ONLY bid. So my patience paid off and this great looking Randle made its way to my PC for $7.99. Now that's a price I was more willing to pay especially for the patch version.

As a topic to go along with this post, have you guys waited for a card you really wanted because you didn't want to pay what they were asking? Or did you buy it no matter what? And if you waited, has it paid off for you yet?

Your thoughts are always encouraged!

When One Became Two

After winning an eBay auction, I usually pay pretty fast and usually the person on the other end ships the next day. So when I had won an auction for an auto/patch of Andre Williams and saw no shipping updates after almost a week, I became concerned.

I asked around for opinions on what to do and most said just leave it and wait. Something in my gut told me not to. So I stuck with my gut and contacted the seller. They responded the next day apologizing that they didn't realize the card had ended and promised to send an Odell rookie with the order. Well, they stuck with that promise.....

Here is the Andre Williams I won in that auction. Love the patch! Goes well with that one I traded for a few weeks back.

And the Odell Beckham rookie they promised, a Topps Strata. I did not have this one.

Overall a pretty solid mail day with a bonus. I am so glad I stuck to my gut and contacted them. It was also very nice of them to make it up by sending an extra, despite not having to. I wished other sellers were this nice when they mess up. But we are all humans, we all make mistakes.

Have you ever received a bonus on an eBay mistake? Have you ever given one? Your thoughts are always welcomed!

Topps Card Of The Week: 2013 Topps Strata Clear Cut Autograph Relic Blue Parallel Matt Barkley (SICK)

Topps Card Of The Week: 2012 Topps Strata Chandler Jones

What's In The Mail Box?

This was a dual mail day from Jammin JDcards. The first two cards were from the Topps Prime Football 2013 break I was in. The rest of the cards from his awesome site where he has an unimaginable amount of cards for sale. Something for everyone I think.

I landed the Falcons in this break. I didn't hit it huge but I do like the parallel of Desmond Trufant who could be a rising star in the league.

As you can see with other past mail days, an aim has been for Rueben Randle cards. And this was another great addition to my Randle PC.

  

Here is another Randle goodness along with a couple more Jernigans for that PC. Also some bonus Giants cards thrown in by Jammin JDcards.

A pretty nice mail day I think. I really like the Randle addition. Finest is one of my favorite Topps products other than Chrome. And it was very nice of Jammin JDcards to throw in some bonuses,thanks again for those!

If you are looking for something for your collection, I strongly recommend checking out Jammin JDcards first. I would be shocked if they didn't have something you need. You can check out their website HERE. And while you are there don't forget to join in on some box breaks as well! Good Luck hunting!

FANdom Card Of The Day: 2012 Topps Strata Rookie Jerseys Green Patch Ronnie Hillman

2012 Topps Strata Rookie Jerseys Green Patch #RRRH Ronnie Hillman 58/65

Thanks to Jammin JDcards for providing us with the FANdom Card Of The Day for your viewing pleasure!

Fan PC: Joe Delguidice EPIC Trent Richardson Collection

After posting many times welcoming fans and readers of this blog to send us their PC and getting no response, Joe contacted us about his Trent Richardson collection. He claimed it was huge and first impression to us was maybe 30-40 cards. Cause to us, thats big. But after witnessing picture, after picture, after picture we knew we were wrong. What you are about to witness is an epic ride of awesomeness. This is by far the best collection we have personally seen and we think you guys will really enjoy this one.

Thanks again to Joe for sharing this and for the rest of you who are about to enjoy this wonderful card gallery! Enjoy and let us know your thoughts in comments.

        

       

     

      

   

 

 

               

And to keep track of what he does or doesn't have notebooks are involved...here are most of the notes. To have a collection as big as this, this looks like the best way to sort these.

 

  

 

 

 

Here is what Joe says about his collection:
I have been a browns fan since my father taught me the word underdog. Have been rooting for them and collecting browns cards for 22 years! Anyways my passion goes along with the saying "theres always next year :( well no more!!! Trent richardson was the first game changing player we have taken in a looooong time. So i wanted to show how dedicated i was!!!! My collection is worth $38,125 so far and counting. With one of the youngest rosters in the league i have faith the promised land is coming soon :) cheers and much love for
My brownies! Joe delguidice

If you would like to be featured on our blog like Joe was, you can email us some pics and a small writeup and send it to sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com.