Monthly Archives: August 2014

It’s Not Easy Being Green

In the process of picking up other cards off eBay, I (barely) snagged a beautiful Harmon Killebrew AU card — my second. As it was a bit more than I normally spend, I thanked my wife for the early birthday present ;). Here it is in all its splendor:

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2005 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes Emerald #34 Harmon Killebrew [11/99] (auto)

Also, with the release of this year’s Finest and Bowman Platinum, I’ve increased the number of unique Twins players AU certified cards to 178 by picking up Josmil Pinto, Lewis Thorpe, Sean Gilmartin, and an older Jack Morris card:
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Right Good Luck

Some more eBay wins to show (and very few trades — really people, there’s a lot of good stuff here that I’d be happy to trade!), including a Sano AU that I won by a penny! Finally snagged my first Adam Walker II AU and at a reasonable price, and another Mauer AU as well:

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clockwise, from top left: 2014 Bowman Inception Prospects #PA-AW Adam Walker II (auto); 2014 Bowman Inception Prospects #PA-MS Miguel Sano (auto); 2004 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Sweet Threads #ST-JM Joe Mauer (jersey); 2013 Topps Heritage Minors Real One #ROA-MK Max Kepler (auto); 2013 Topps Making the Mark #MMA-AH Aaron Hicks (auto); 2014 Topps Trajectory Relic #TR-AH Aaron Hicks (jersey); 2013 Bowman Platinum Prospects Blue #BPAP-TM Trevor May [165/199] (auto); 2004 Upper Deck Etchings Etched in Time Blue #ET-MA Joe Mauer [213/250] (auto)

In addition, my 55th unique Glen Perkins AU was s#/10, my 39th and 40th unique Lew Ford AU card, and if you’re looking for someone continuing to try pick up moderately priced manu-patch letter cards, “I AM IT“:
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