Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Birthday/Christmas Cards




Birthday post! I've got a few 12/24 and 12/25 cards to show off that I've added to my collection over the past few months.


Here's a nice one to kick off with. 2014 Topps Tribute Xander Bogaerts auto. There's no "RC" logo, but it is in fact a rookie-year auto, for what that's worth. Wish the signature was on-card, but beggars for 12/24 cards can't be choosers. Got a good deal on this from eBay a while back. Bogey's a fun player to watch and collect.



I don't know anything about Dakoda Armstrong, but this 12/24 autograph popped up with a low opening bid and I ended up winning it for a few bucks.


Serial-numbered on the back.



I also don't know anything about Mac Guscette, but again, ended up scoring this 12/24 auto for a good price. Looks like he graduates high school in 2020 and has committed to become a Florida Gator. I'll store this one away with my other 12/24 cards and check on him in a few years, hoping he's eventually the next Mike Trout. LOL



Newman! He had a solid 2019, one of the few bright spots for the Pirates last season. Kevin attended Poway High School, same as Tony Gwynn. (Update: Whoops, I mean Tony Gwynn Jr!) The Archives sticker label got a little messed up on this encased card, but I don't mind too much. It was a good price, likely kept down by the wrinkled label.



Topps Archives Signature are good products for finding 12/24 cards since their buybacks are typically numbered out of random quantities, depending on how many Topps has bought back and gotten signed. Sandy Alomar had a very respectable career; happy to add an autograph of his to my collection.


A closer look at the Xmas Eve numbering.



Now we're moving on to the 12/25 cards. I forgot to show off this Gavin Lux when I posted my Lux PC a few months back because it was stored with my Christmas Cards, not my Gavins. That's the problem with "double bullseye" cards like this for me.. sometimes I can't decide which subcollection to store them in, and I'm not consistent about it. But anyways, in addition to the festive numbering, this seems to feature a "g" from "Dodgers" ("g" as in Gavin! eBay 1/1!) and an on-card autograph of baseball's #2 prospect.. Sweet.



Another Gavin Christmas Card. I already had this orange ice parallel in my Gavin LaValley 2014 Bowman Draft rainbow (only missing some 1/1s), but didn't have the 12/25 orange ice parallel. But now I do!


I believe it was a COMC find.



Michael Conforto 12/25 patch card (if this piping counts as a patch). Another card from my latest COMC order.



We're coming to the end now, and here's a girlie card auto that Zippy pointed me too. Honestly I don't really hunt down Benchwarmer Christmas Cards too often because that could get out of hand quickly. There are a lot of /25 parallels, and so, a lot of 12/25 cards out there. I've got a few, but I don't need them all. But I put in a bid on this one and won it. I don't know much about Andrea Lowell. Looks like she's been in Playboy and on VH1's The Surreal Life. Cool.



Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman takes us home. I was very happy to score this framed 2019 Ginter X mini auto. I've got a couple Hoffman autos from his playing days, but this is my first post-career autograph of his. As a Padres fan, I really love this card. I think it ran me about the price of a blaster on eBay. Not too bad.

That'll do it. Thanks for reading and I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

15 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday! Don't forget to read all about you tonight!

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    1. Thanks, Johnny! I'll be sure to check out the blogs tonight.

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  2. I like Kevin Newman. After hearing he attend the same high school as Gwynn... I like him that much more. Merry Christmas!

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    1. Oops, it was actually Tony Gwynn Jr who went there. Still, though!

      Thanks, Fuji.. Merry Christmas to you too!

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  3. Mac Guscette is the youngest member of my 2/14 collection, born in 2002. PS: You will be getting a football 12/25 card via PWE, hopefully sooner rather than later.

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  4. Happy birthday and Merry Christmas, Gavin!

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  5. Thank you for being born so close to Christmas that we can all collectively bundle your birthday present and Christmas present together - Sincerely, everyone in your life

    But yeah well wishes on both fronts.

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  6. I'm surprised there are so many quality 12/24 cards out there. And a "double bullseye" card like Lux is a great find. Merry Christmas, and Happy Birthday!

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  7. Happy belated birthday and Merry Christmas

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  8. Happy belated birthday, Gavin! It's a good thing for you that there seems to be so many print runs to /24 and /25. I'd love to get a few birthday cards, but I don't think that's there too many, if any, 7/17 cards out there floating around.

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