A News Breaking Rodney's Corner: Trade With Me!

Today's Rodney's Corner is Breaking News special edition.

It's been two weeks since I have posted up 100 plus cards for trades via PWE with no takers. NO TAKERS. Well, a couple but still there is so much to claim! Maybe it's because none of you have noticed them or the fact I haven't pointed them out til today.

I previously had them off to the side of the blog under pages, but now since have moved them to the top of the blog where I hope they are more noticeable but so far it hasn't helped.

How do you propose a PWE trade with me and what am I looking for in return? That's simple! Have a U.S. shipping address, pick out some cards you want and grab one or more of these Rodney Hampton cards below in exchange for them.

Most of the time I will trade in your favor just to get some of these cards knocked off from my want list that have been sitting in my watch list on eBay forever.

The Hamptons above have a wide range of values for all budgets and there is a ton of trade bait from multiple sports including a lot of autographs I have to offer.

I JUST ADDED IN ANOTHER 50 PLUS CARDS OVERALL MAINLY FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!

So it's simple, comment on the pages, DM me on Twitter, or send me an email with the list of cards you are claiming that I will ship PWE (as a heads up I ship 6 cards at a time so if you claim more than that I will ship in multiple envelopes) and which Rodney Hampton item you want to snag for me in exchange for them. I currently have roughly 10 stamps waiting on your claims and I will ship them ASAP. It's probably best on your end if you have the Hampton shipped directly to me so you won't have to pay for shipping twice.

Thanks for reading and let's get to trading! (if not I will probably pull those pages down in a week or two if no action)

REVIEW:2019 Bowman Baseball

The rookies are here! The rookies are here! The rookies are here!

That's what I hear when I hear about the latest Bowman product being released as Bowman is the home of the rookie card or prospect card.

It's the start of my new rookie class rookie card chases as well for my rookie card PC's. Yes, that's a lot of rookie right there. This one along with Bowman Chrome and Bowman Draft is the trio of rookie products that are must haves in my collection.

Let's see how this break of Bowman went for me.

In every hobby box of 2019 Bowman baseball, you will find 24 packs with 10 cards per pack. Each pack comes with a couple of chrome prospect cards along with veteran base and paper prospect cards and rookies. Each box comes with one autograph and boxes run $140.

I like this years base card design. Simple almost full border with full focus on the player. There are 100 cards in the base set including veterans

and some rookies like this Arcia.

For some reason or another, my blog didn't upload the paper prospect cards, but it's simply the same thing as this chromed version with the same amount of cards to chase in 150 in each. All of the big names are there to chase like Vlad Jr and Wander Franco.

Let's take a look at the parallels to chase.

I found two "paper" parallels in my break.

 

Blue /150 which fall 1:238 packs.

Other paper prospect parallels to find are,

Camo, Sky Blue /499, Purple /250, Green /99,Gold /50, Orange /25, Red /5, Platinum 1/1,  and Printing Plates 1/1.

Now the regular base parallel find,

Orange /25. These fall 1:493 packs.

Other base card parallel finds are,
Sky Blue /499, Purple /250, Blue /150, Green /99, Gold /50, Red /5, Platinum 1/1,and  Printing Plates 1/1

The Chrome prospects also have parallels,

Atomic 1:24 packs.

Blue Shimmer /150 that fall 1:238

Aqua Shimmer /175 that fall 1:151

And other parallels for base chrome,
Base Refractor /499, Speckle /299, Purple /250, Blue /150, Aqua /125, Green /99, Green Shimmer /99 , Yellow /75, Gold /50, Gold Shimmer /50, Orange /25, Orange Shimmer /25, Red /5, Red Shimmer /5, SuperFractor 1/1 and Printing Plates 1/1.

Now onto the inserts! They have parallels to such as , Atomic /150, Green /99 , Gold /50, Orange /25 , Red /5, and SuperFractor 1/1.

Scouts 100 that have 100 cards to chase and fall 1:4 packs

Ready For The Show have 20 cards to chase that fall 1:6 packs

30th Anniversary Bowman fall 1:8 packs with 50 cards to chase!

Pipeline with a trio of talent falls 1:12 with 30 cards to chase.

Rookie Of The Year favorites fall 1:11 packs and has 11 cards to chase

Bowman Sterling Continuity continues with 20 more cards that fall 1:24 packs. Let's just bring back this product already!!

Now onto that one hit. You are hoping it's decent with the box prices. I haven't ever hit it big from Bowman and....

that happened again. But, prospect autographs are prospect autographs. Somebody could be a nobody today and could be Mike Trout tomorrow.

Other hits not found in my box include,

• Multiple refractor autographs
• Chrome Rookie Autographs
• Paper Prospect Autographs
• Chrome 30th Anniversary Bowman Autographs
• Chrome Bowman Scouts' Top 100 Autographs
• Chrome Rookie of the Year Favorites Autographs
• Chrome Rookie of the Year Favorites Autographs
• Bowman Sterling Continuity Autographs
• All-American Game Autographs
• 1989 Bowman Buyback Autographs
• Lucky Autograph Redemption

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Bowman is a prospecting product mainly with some veteran hits scattered in. To me this is a sit and wait product. You never know who is going to do what besides the ones with the already established names. Can't judge value til you give it a few years.

There are blaster boxes, rack packs and jumbo boxes you can try as well. Or you could simply buy into a box break which I suggest Midwest Box Breaks when you do so.

Please make sure to take a minute out to thank Topps for providing this box for me to review and to be able to add cards to the giveaway on Twitter I am hosting. Please follow me there to enter @SportCardCollec. Also follow Topps on all social media sites and visit their SITE, as well.

The Origins Of A Cardboard Additct:I'd Do Anything For Cards (But, I Won't Trade That)

And I would do anything for cards
I'd run right into Walmart and back
I would do anything for cards
I'd never lie to you and that's a fact
But I'll never forget the way the cards look right now
Oh no, no way
And I would do anything for cards
Oh I would do anything for cards
I would do anything for cards, but I won't do that
No, I won't trade that

It was the late 80's into early 90's and my downtime. In that downtime I  loved listening to music like I still do today. I would just lay in bed with the radio on and listen to music to relax just like some do reading a good book. Well, when you are under the age of 10 the stress of school could sometimes really get to you so music helped take you away. Back then, there were only a handful of radio stations that I could tune into due to my location. One was public radio where they jabbered about politics all day, the other was country music which I didn't care for. The other, was a station called Magic 98.3 which was the local station that played pop and some rock hits. That's the one I listened to the most.

The one thing that station did a ton of is play the same songs a few times a day. So I became knowledgeable in learning some of the believed lyrics of the songs pretty fast over time since they were played so often. Those words to the songs I would sing when the songs played but never out loud to anyone else as I was never going to be on Star Search. I couldn't sing and I knew it and I was good with that. I had my music, my downtime and my time to shine all to myself.

When listening to the station, there were specific songs and singers I enjoyed more than others when they came on and always knew when a new song rolled out from those groups individual singers I needed to pay attention and tune in.

One of those singers at the time I enjoyed listening to time and time again was named after a food I didn't care for at the time but love now. That name, Meatloaf.

I recently was scouring eBay, which I do often just for fun, and stumbled upon a Meatloaf signed card from the Donruss Fans Of The Game series and knew I had to have it. 

Just seeing his image those songs I listened to as a kid in the 80's and 90's came back to me. So many great hits such as I'd Do Anything For Love, Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, I'd Lie To You and one of my all time favorites, Rock And Roll Dreams Come True which came out in 1993. I used to jam to that song all of the time when it came on the radio. It would be blasted yo!

I used to have all of his CD's a few years ago, but lost them over the years sadly, so instead I have his station on the free Pandora app and jam there. I even still remember most of the lyrics to his songs and sing them loud. Of course when nobody else is around,

Here is Rock And Roll Dreams Come True if you haven't ever heard it.  Powerful one. Meatloaf was also really cool in this video. Who wouldn't want to be him?!

Going back to the card, the one problem I did have with it was it's cost. Way too high for me to buy or even try to work out a trade for. Fortunately I have some good friends in the hobby and with the magic of that, @Jake1725 found another much more affordable Meatloaf autograph we could work a deal out for. 

Usually, I am not a fan of Leaf, well, in the 90's I was but today's stuff and company is a whole different story, but their non sport stuff is pretty cool. I had no idea they had the legendary Meatloaf sign for them and when I saw this chromed card I had to have it.

 

This is a Leaf Pop Century Vinyl Signs Blue /30

Card is even more beautiful in person and how amazing would it be to own the rainbow....

Another thing you may not remember or know was that Meatloaf also starred in the late 90's movie Spice World movie as the Spice Girls bus driver. How about that! I actually liked that movie or maybe it was because it was about the Spice Girls whichever it was, go watch it!

As long as the planets are turning
As long as the stars are burning
As long dreams are coming true
You'd better believe it, that I would do

Anything for cards
Oh I would do anything for cards
Oh I would do anything for cards, but I won't trade that Meatloaf
No, I won't trade that

I may need to hunt down some Meatloaf CD's again because of this card addition and maybe bring back more of that nostalgia I had laying in bed listening to him sing.  I still listen to a lot of music today in my short amount of downtime I have or at least in car rides even if they are short ones, being an adult is not as much fun as they say. Stay young kids!

Whoever would have thought that little boy laying on his bed would someday own an autograph of one of the singers he listened to as a child.  I still can't believe I was officially owning a Meatloaf autograph but I guess when you really, really want it the most. That's when cardboard dreams come true....for you!

Let's Talk About Sets Volume 3

Let's talk about sets baby
Let's talk about it with me
Let's talk about all the good things
And the bad things that may be
Let's talk about sets (1995)
Let's talk about sets (Studio)
Let's talk about sets (Uh huh)
Let's talk about sets....

1991 song by Salt-N-Pepa was about a much different topic than I am turning it into. You see, I am staying on topic with cards. Not,well, what they were talking about. This newest segment about the 90's will focus on my set chases (the ones I have already used for a Origins Post or don't plan on using) and new additions to them along with updates on how far I have gotten.

It's time for us to sit down and have that discussion between your parents and you that you tried to avoid. You know, that conversation you have with them about the Flairs and the Pinnacles. Kids, it's time to Talk About Sets.

So grab a can of Surge and take a seat in the thinking chair and check these out.

In my trade with Julie from A Cracked Bat: Baseball Cards and a Hot Dog, I was able to knock a few more set needs down. Today, it was 1995 Studio.

I never bought any of these when I was younger, but I did land a few from yard sale finds and they caught my attention immediately. It also made me feel like an adult carrying out credit cards.

Of course as an adult you realize how evil credit cards really are and that you would only really want to own these instead.

Julie was able to knock three down for me.

Roberto Alomar who I best remember as an Indian.

Manny Ramirez who I best know as a Red Sox player I hated lol.

And Marquis Grissom who I remember most for being a Brave.

Thanks for the set help Julie! If you guys can help me out in my set chase, you can find the rest of my needs for this set and others in 1995,

Also, remember to get your cards sorted and not neutered!

Pieces Of My Future #10:I Cracked The Bat So I Had To Walk The Plank

I enjoy getting expected mail days, but it's those surprise ones that are even better. Recently I was fortunate enough to get a surprise one from Bob Walk The Plank blog. Yup, he is still around and has even posted an updated blog post recently you can find HERE.

I can 't remember how past mail days from Bob Walk went, it had been awhile, but this one definitely brought the heat! Or I should say blue fire!

Eli Manning Orange Prizm. I guess I can settle with Prizm as my favorite Topps Chrome style football product now. I like it more than Optic.

O....please give me a minute to sigh...Dell Beckham Jr wavy Prizm.

Cruuuuuuuuzzz Orange.

Another numbered Cruz. Diggin' the Giants blue with the Giants blue.

Perfect Duos featuring O...trying to hold back tears....Dell Beckham Jr and Eli Manning. Unparalleled always looks cool.

Whoa!! 10/10 gold Sterling Shepard!! Guy just signed a four year extension so I expect him to be the number one for the Gmen now.

O...never mind. This is Odell Beckham Jr. Two great Prizm cards and one great WR who I got to enjoy watching for many years. I will take any of his Giants uniform cards still  any day #respect

Three new Strahans.

A futuristic appeal to this Infinity Paul Perkins auto.

Shepard and Perkins dual relic

An Unparalleled Perkins auto

and a Perkins relic from Unparalleled. I wished the Giants had given him more time as a starter but I guess I will say it worked out in the end now with Saquon.

Thanks Bob Walk The Plank! I will see what I can dig up to send a thank you return!

Up next, I did my second trade with Julie from A Cracked Bat: Baseball Cards and a Hot Dog which gave me set help for my 90's stuff, I will talk about sets later on...

Anyways, we also did a trade that included these two Yankees autographs. My PC is really weak in the autograph territory for the Yankees. These cards are signed on-card and I really like the design as well.

John Montefusco

Lee Mazilli

I also got this Mase First Pitch card from her freebies pile. Great addition to my non sports PC.

Thanks again Julie for the set help and for the trade. I know another will arise soon!

Two great mail days and more to come!

Rodney's Corner:2018 Select Red Prizm Autograph

Well, it's May already.

I have been keeping a pretty solid rotation of segments going so far on the blog since I revamped it from Sport Card Collectors to Parts Of My Past. Originally, I didn't plan the new blog to have all of these segments as I planned on only The Origins Of A Cardboard Addict and reviews. But, as I was thinking along, I decided to branch out and bring even more 90's stuff into focus on here. I also came to realize I didn't have a story with every card or every set, so I needed a way to show them off and not make up some fabricated story. Every story I share on here is authentic.

So I created some fun segment names and layout that didn't take away from what I planned to do on here.

Here is a list of the current segments on here,

• The Origins Of A Cardboard Addict
• Players Of My Past
• Let's Talk About Sets
• Pieces Of My Future
• Review
• Blast From The Past
• Unsolved Mysteries (this will be just a mini series unless I find a way to expand it)

and today's segment, Rodney's Corner.

My latest card to Rodney's Corner is the Select Maroon/Red Prizm autograph parallel /75 thanks to @90sNicheFBcard. Like I said before, I wasn't done showcasing off his goodies yet.

Once again, love Rodney's auto.

 

Back of these cards are kinda lame. Wished their had been a player photo or some kind of write up.

Usually with each of these Rodney's Corner posts I do the ABC Bumper commercials, but I figured it was time to branch off. It's still going to be late 80's or 90's related and some form of commercial/video I can share.

Today, I am just going to end this with, I am so glad "it's gonna be May." Yes, that is reference to N'Sync's song Gonna Be Me if you didn't get it. Sorry, I can be corny like that.