Of course you're gonna expect a few duplicates with something like this. A few cards in particular popped up pretty frequently. Luckily they were star players, so I wasn't complaining too much.
Yu Darvish
Darvish seems to be up and down with collectors. Pitches some great games (up!). Goes on DL (down). Repeat.
I like him, and passively collect his cards, so I'll definitely keep one of each of these.
Stephen Strasburg
Strasburg is kinda similar to Darvish in that his hype has died down, but he definitely hasn't been a bust for his young career. I was kinda surprised to learn he led the NL in strikeouts this past season, in fact. I probably could/should collect him as a local East County SD guy (He went to a district rival of mine, West Hills High, as well as my alma mater, San Diego State University). Yeah, I guess I'll start gathering my Strasburgs together.. though one of each is good for me.
Cam Newton
Aaron Rodgers
The kings of this particular dimebox are these two football QBs. Lots of Aaron Rodgers and Cam Newton cards, particularly 2013 Topps Chrome. Hey, there are worse guys to get a bunch of cards of for about a penny each! I'll Listia off these (and most of the football cards from the box) here and there over the next few months. With the baseball season over, I'll likely focus on selling small lots of football and basketball cards. (Pardon the plug, but you can check out my current Listia auctions here.) And of course I'm up for trades.
Nice Strasburgs. I remember as if it were just yesterday when he was the hottest prospect on the scene. Now it's all about Kris Bryant.
ReplyDeleteI remember Strasburg's debut came against the Pirates. The Buccos looked like lost little puppies against him. I think he struck out 15. He is still awesome. Now he just needs to learn how to pitch deep into games.
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