Mail day- 1 auto, 3 blacks

Auto number 168

Mail day. Up to 167 autos.

Revere and Murphy came via TTM during st.  The Garcia card came via consignment.  

Trade return. Autos 161-163

Was able to trade some cards that didn't fit into my collection for these three cards.  Most excited for the Kluber card.  Even though I am a White Sox fan, it is always good to get a great pitcher in the collection.

12 new autos this week!

Was out of town this week and came home to a mailbox full of autos.  Now up to 160 autos from the 2014 Topps/Topps update series. 

ST TTM return

Autographed card number 147 comes via spring training from start veteran Adrian Beltre.  

Eric young auto

Here is auto #145 from this set. 

Mail day! (TTM and Blaster Pack #'d hits)

 

First, the Pat Neshek card is auto #143 from the 2014 set (first of Walmart Blue).

Also pulled my first pink parallel and another Gold parallel.  Never had this happen before but also got the Blue parallels in the same Box.

Have a Hobby Box topps update coming.  Hoping to finish my needs from the base set and get a big dent in inserts/parallels that I don't already have. 

C.J. Cron ST TTM return

Auto #143 came in today from spring training!

Meijer purchase results

On my way home from a track meet, I picked up a couple of packs of 2014 Topps Series 1 and Topps Update from Meijer.  Here were the haul of inserts, variations and parallels.

Sabermetrics Variation...

Walmart Blue Variations

Inserts

Other parallels 

Platinum...my first.

Trade Return

Auto'd cards 141 and 142 came through a trade today in the mail.  Both Twins are tough via TTM.

Mail day...up to 140 autos.

 

3 cards came in 3 different ways.

The Ryu card came through a purchase through SCN

McCarthy came TTM from spring training 2015.

Collmenter came TTM from spring training 2016.

 

In the mailbox-autographs!

 

In the mail today, I picked up autographs no. 132-137.  The Conger and Singleton autos came through a trade.  Ramos came through a Sprint Training TTM.  The Nieto cards came through a consignment through SCN.

Still have a ways to go but glad to get these, especially the Nieto cards as he is tough TTM.

Billy Hamilton consignment return

A day after getting a Billy Hamilton future are return, this card came back from consignment.  This is the 131st autographed card from the set. 

Kmart purchase with some good hits.

 After a Sunday of shopping, I decided to pick up some cards at K-Mart.  I picked up two series 2 jumbo packs for 2.99 each and 2 series 1 hanger packs.  Had some of my best hits ever on these.

I first opened the series 2 packs.   This is my first dessert camo variation (#15/99). Pretty happy about that.

2nd pack had a Billy Hamilton Future Star variation. 

 

I then opened the series 1 hanger packs.  Got some good parallel gold, red foil and some good inserts that I didn't have before.

 

I didn't have any yellow parallel cards so I knocked 4 out...many to go. 

 

I was a big Tony Gwynn fan so I'm always happy to see that.

 

Pretty fired up for this last card.  First auto that I have ever picked up from a pack and a big one!

Adeiny Hechaverria purchase

Pleased to add this scn purchase to the collection.  

eBay purchase

I got a pretty good deal on 46 cards of target red and red foil cards.  I'll add to the checklist soon!  

Scn purchase

I am a member of scn (gasypo).  Recently I purchased these three autographed cards.  I am about 110 cards in on the autograph side.  

My want list.

I will be posting updates of cards I get as well as featuring cards I already have in the future,  In the meantime, I am updating my want list by Insert, Parallel, Variation, etc...

It is a work in progress.  The base want list is updated.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j4Adz2LnpFMcavxfy8v7H4IPHIJlRFxadXc2XIap1zk/edit?usp=sharing

Welcome!

Like many, I was a big baseball card collector as a kid.  I faded away from cards until late 2013.  I am a big White Sox fan and have a blog about cards, autographs that I have acquired since then.

I was really excited for the 2014 season and really liked the simple design of the 2014 Topps series.  After trying to collect a bit of everything like I did as a kid, I have decided to narrow my collection to 2014 Topps/Topps Update with the big ambition of getting as many signed as possible.  This blog will be my journey to get these.