The 2020 Baseball Card(s) Thread

[batmagadanleadoff]

There's a new Topps 2020 variation of Pete Alonso's card where the Mets slugger is a polar bear. It's a rare card -- one sold for about $2,000.00 on ebay.



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[Benjamin Grimm]

I bet that was Nils' idea.

[bmfc1]

I went to Target to buy my first packs of the new season and the cashier asked if they were for my son, I said: "no, for me". Then he asked why I bought them and after thinking of several rude replies just said: "because it means that spring is almost here."



Does he question all purchases?

[Benjamin Grimm]

You can test that. Next time buy some feminine hygiene products and see what he says.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: You can test that. Next time buy some feminine hygiene products and see what he says.

“They're for my son.”

[bmfc1]

What I thought but didn't say: "Aren't you gonna ask me why I bought the lightbulbs, Mr. Nosy?"

[MFS62]

Up here, the clerk would be asking why I didn't buy Red Sawx or MFY cards.

I would reply, "I only collect Major League cards".

Later

[metsmarathon]

so this seems like a relevant place to ask... is there any good online thingy where i can check the value of baseball cards? and/or create a log of all my no-common baseball cards?



i've got me a sweet '86 topps traded bobby bonilla rookie card and wanna know what kind of a gold mine i'm sitting on.

[seawolf17]

Beckett is the "old standard" of price guides, and they do have an online guide but you have to pay to see any "pricing."



COMC (Check Out My Cards) -- https://www.comc.com/https://www.comc.com/ -- is a good gauge, because it's easily searchable, very complete, and has pretty accurate real-time sales and listings.



I'm also spending some time on the TCDB -- https://www.tradingcarddb.com/https://www.tradingcarddb.com/ -- lately as well.



(I know you're joking about the Bonilla, but as you might imagine, it can be YOURS for the low, low price of just one dollar.)

[kcmets]

I ditched Beckett last year for good. Their prices for cards from the 60's 70's are

often 50% more than what's being bought and sold on eBay (for example).

[metsmarathon]

Beckett is the "old standard" of price guides, and they do have an online guide but you have to pay to see any "pricing." COMC (Check Out My Cards) -- https://www.comc.com/https://www.comc.com/ -- is a good gauge, because it's easily searchable, very complete, and has pretty accurate real-time sales and listings. I'm also spending some time on the TCDB -- https://www.tradingcarddb.com/https://www.tradingcarddb.com/ -- lately as well. (I know you're joking about the Bonilla, but as you might imagine, it can be YOURS for the low, low price of just one dollar.)

i would never joke about my prized possession. nice to know i can readily pick up a second!

[ashie62]

Best CASH indicator is completed listings on ebay

[batmagadanleadoff]

If you're feeling a bustle in your hedgerow, it must be the newly released 1971-based 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards. Paging Vida Blue. Vida Blue.



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[Benjamin Grimm]

This will be a time-saver for me if any of these guys win Schaefer POTM.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Dont'cha just hate anachronistic photographs? I especially hated it in Ken Burns's Baseball documentary. And I hate 'em on baseball cards that are supposed to capture a specific date or time. Check out that 1969 patch.



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Or maybe, this is just a shameless, thinly veiled plug for one of my Batman cards. At Typewriter Chewing Gum, we get our pictures right because we're a stickler for those kinds of details.



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The two Seaver pics were taken milliseconds apart and are from the same pitch being delivered.

[batmagadanleadoff]

With just one season under his major league belt (but what a season!), Polar Bear Pete is already being compared to all-time great, Willie Stargell. Peak Willie Stargell. 1971 Willie Stargell. The best Willie Stargell that ever was. At least according to the Topps 2020 Heritage Then & Now subset. And Stargell hadn't even shifted over to 1st base yet, either.



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[Guest 41Forever]

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This Conforto card really captures the spirit of some of those 1971 action shots.



Reminds me of gems like this:



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[G-Fafif]

The Scratch Off appears well done, right down to the faux team captain caption, but those were 1970 inserts. 1971 Topps included metallic coins designed for easy scratching of faces with keys by curious eight-year-olds (my apologies to Lew Krausse's perfectly fine face).

[batmagadanleadoff]

Rare Mike Trout rookie card sells for $900,00.00, a record for modern baseball cards.



https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/05/21/mike-trout-rookie-baseball-card-auctioned-record-tying-900000/5238915002/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/05/21/mike-trout-rookie-baseball-card-auctioned-record-tying-900000/5238915002/



2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Red Refractor Autograph:



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[Edgy MD]

Reminds me of gems like this: https://s.ecrater.com/stores/66095/4ff24312ed925_66095b.jpg>

I had always felt like this is the same game if not the same inning as this notorious fake Agee card.



https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/HYcAAOSwpfpeKJC8/s-l640.jpg>



But now I realize that it sorta can't be because Real Harrelson is wearing long sleeves and Harrelson-in-Disguise has his guns uncovered.

[Edgy MD]

Also, different second-base umps and one has a jacket and the other doesn't.

[kcmets]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=37170 time=1590105270 user_id=68]Rare Mike Trout rookie card sells for $900,00.00, a record for modern baseball cards.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: I had always felt like this is the same game if not the same inning as this notorious fake Agee card. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/HYcAAOSwpfpeKJC8/s-l640.jpg> But now I realize that it sorta can't be because Real Harrelson is wearing long sleeves and Harrelson-in-Disguise has his guns uncovered.

Remember when Zvon reverse-engineered the Topps 1973 Tommie Agee card into a Fantasy 1972 Agee In Action?



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[G-Fafif]

https://twitter.com/btothemaz/status/1276143877758615552?s=21https://twitter.com/btothemaz/status/1276143877758615552?s=21

[batmagadanleadoff]

How a Danish brewery's art director flipped the baseball card world on its head



Excerpt:

Inspired by collaborations between other brand and artistry, like Nike and Gucci, Topps saw an opportunity to let an eclectic collection of artists put their own spin on baseball cards.... The diferent styles pop and stand out.

https://theathletic.com/2037857/2020/09/04/project-2020-shore-griffey-topps/https://theathletic.com/2037857/2020/09/04/project-2020-shore-griffey-topps/



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Topps Project 2020. Pop art baseball cards. How original!

[metsmarathon]

i'm having such a hard time finding baseball cards right now.... usually i snag a few packs when i drag a net through target, but they're all bone-dry right now.



and i really don't know where my nearest baseball card store is.