Am I crazy for giving these cards away? Probably!

Hey there everyone! Just wanted to let everyone here know of a contest I am doing right now through my YouTube channel. @case.loaded (Cases Loaded with Dan Wilson) I'm giving away some pretty awesome prizes, so I wanted to make sure you were all aware and hopefully you'll participate and you might even win one of these great cards!

Check out the video for all the details, but here are the 5 cards I am giving away as prizes. Yes, a Ken Griffey Jr auto! Yes, a Babe Ruth bat card!

https://youtu.be/hBPUaVqO1hc?si=bBzU5SaANMbFnjwt

I finally pulled the trigger...

This post could have one of several different names. For example, it could be titled An eBay Pick-Up, A Completed Set, or 2012 Card Collecting Goal Completed. I choose, I finally pulled the trigger because this is a 7 card set that I have been working on for over 2 years. The cards were always out there on eBay or checkoutmycards.com, I just had to get serious about completing the set. I finally pulled the trigger last week and got the final two cards I needed on eBay. The Pujols was a Buy-It-Now for $15.25 and I got the Edmonds from the same seller for $7.10 with $2 for the lot for shipping. These two cards complete the set, something I started pursuing in 2010. You can see my complete set here.

2011 Topps All-Star Set

It's been almost a month since my last post and we're still not completly settled into the new house, but I wanted to try and catch up on some posts. I was able to attend the Home Run Derby and All-Star game that was here in Phoenix recently. I also attended FanFest on Saturday and Tuesday. I had an amazing time and loved every second of it!

Topps had a booth at FanFest and had a promotion going where if you bought 3 pack of any of their 2011 products at one of the other participating vendors and brought them back to their booth to open then you got to pick a card from a special 7-card 2011 MLB All-Star set. Because of the promotion, the packs were overpriced. Three packs of 2011 Topps Series 2 for $12. I bought three packs on Saturday and got the Justin upton card. On Tuesday I decided to buy three more Series 2 packs and three packs of Opening Day (3/$5) and get Ichiro and Jeter. When I got to the booth I opened my first pack of Series 2 and pulled out a couple of damaged cards. I asked the guy at the booth if he could do anything about the damaged cards and he took them and looked at them for a little bit and then asked me, "What do you want?  Do you want the whole set?" I agreed and he gave me all 7 cards in the set. I guess every once in a while factory damaged cards are a good thing!

I know there was a lot of discussion about Jeter opting out of the All-Star game and I don't know exactly how I feel about it. I think that some of the frustration though came from the fact that there just was not a lot of star power at the game in the first place and so to have him opt out just added more fuel to the fire. Look at the seven card set below which feature some of the games biggest names. Ichiro - not at the All-Star game, Pujols - not at the All-Star game, Tim Lincecum - there, but did not pitch, Jeter - not at the All-Star game, Ryan Howard - not at the All-Star game, and then you have Justin Upton and Jose Bautista who were at the All-Star game, but let's be honest, they are stars, not super stars.

Contest CONTEST Update - it's between 1001 and 1050 - another JERSEY card added to PRIZE

No winner yet, but you are getting close. Yesterday one of you was just one number off. Please follow the rules of the contest and click on the ad below this post each time you guess. I plan on using the money I make from AdSense to sponsor more contests like this, so please click on the ad every time you enter. Be sure to enter once every 24 hours for your chance to win. Here is how the contest works.


I want to have a winner soon, so I am going to narrow it down for you even more. The number I selected is between 1001 and 1050. To enter the contest please click on the ad below this post and then enter a number between 1001 and 1050. You can enter one guess ever 24 hours until we have a winner. If you advertise my contest on your blog, you can enter two guesses per day, just include a link to your blog as part of your comment the first time that you guess two numbers. Good luck!

Up for grabs is this 2009 Upper Deck Spectrum, Spectrum Swatches IAN KINSLER Jersey Card, a 2008 UD Ultimate Collection PRINCE FIELDER card numbered 286/350, a 1996 Score Board TODD WALKER certified autographed card, a 2003 Fleer Platinum, Platinum Portraits ALBERT PUJOLS card, a 2002 SP Authentic JOSE CUETO Prospect Signatures Autographed card, a 2004 Fleer Platinum MARLON BYRD Name Plates Patch card numbered 332/470, an 8 card lot of 2008 Allen & Ginter mini cards, and I just added a 2003 Upper Deck National Pride KYLE SLEETH Jersey card.

CONTEST update - it's between 1001 and 1100 - 8 minis added to PRIZE

No winner yet, but a couple of people have been close, within 3 or 4 of the correct number. Please follow the rules of the contest and click on the ad below this post each time you guess. I plan on using the money I make from AdSense to sponsor more contests like this, so please click on the ad every time you enter. Be sure to enter once every 24 hours for your chance to win. Here is how the contest works.

I want to have a winner soon, so I am going to narrow it down for you even more. The number I selected is between 1001 and 1100. To enter the contest please click on the ad below this post and then enter a number between 1001 and 1100. You can enter one guess ever 24 hours until we have a winner. If you advertise my contest on your blog, you can enter two guesses per day, just include a link to your blog as part of your comment the first time that you guess two numbers. Good luck!

Up for grabs is this 2009 Upper Deck Spectrum, Spectrum Swatches IAN KINSLER Jersey Card, a 2008 UD Ultimate Collection PRINCE FIELDER card numbered 286/350, a 1996 Score Board TODD WALKER certified autographed card, a 2003 Fleer Platinum, Platinum Portraits ALBERT PUJOLS card, a 2002 SP Authentic JOSE CUETO Prospect Signatures Autographed card, a 2004 Fleer Platinum MARLON BYRD Name Plates Patch card numbered 332/470, and I just added an 8 card lot of 2008 Allen & Ginter mini cards.

CONTEST update - Plus a Patch card added to the PRIZE

No winner yet. Please follow the rules of the contest and click on the ad below this post each time you guess. I plan on using the money I make from AdSense to sponsor more contests like this, so please click on the ad every time you enter. Be sure to enter once every 24 hours for your chance to win. Here is how the contest works.

I want to have a winner soon, so I am going to narrow it down for you. The number I selected is between 1001 and 1200. To enter the contest please click on the ad below this post and then enter a number between 1001 and 1200. You can enter one guess ever 24 hours until we have a winner. If you advertise my contest on your blog, you can enter two guesses per day, just include a link to your blog as part of your comment the first time that you guess two numbers. Good luck!

Up for grabs is this 2009 Upper Deck Spectrum, Spectrum Swatches IAN KINSLER Jersey Card, a 2008 UD Ultimate Collection PRINCE FIELDER card numbered 286/350, a 1996 Score Board TODD WALKER certified autographed card, a 2003 Fleer Platinum, Platinum Portraits ALBERT PUJOLS card, a 2002 SP Authentic JOSE CUETO Prospect Signatures Autographed card, and I just added a 2004 Fleer Platinum MARLON BYRD Name Plates Patch card numbered 332/470.

$2 well spent, I think? (Plus a CONTEST reminder)

I picked up this 2011 Topps GARY CARTER Topps 60 Memorabilia Card at my local card shop last week for $2. I saw the price tag and couldn't say no. I could buy one 2011 Topps pack and risk not get anything good or, for the same price I could get a bat card of Hall of Famer Gary Carter. On the front of the card, under the bat piece it says "GAME-USED MEMORABILIA". On the back it says "You have recieved a certified TOPPS 60 MEMORABILIA CARD from 2011 Topps Baseball Series 1". In really small print under that it says "The relic on this card is not from any specific game, event, or season." My question is, was the relic from a specific player, namely Gary Carter? What happened to the good old days when on the back of the relic card it would state something similar to "The enclosed piece of bat is certified to have been used by XYZ player in an official Major League game."?

Also, just another reminder about my contest. The clues that I have given narrowed down the number to between 1001 and 2000. If you haven't already entered the contest today, then be sure to enter by clicking on the ad below this post and guessing a number between 1001 and 2000. The money I earn from AdSense is going to go to funding more contests so please be sure to click on the ad each time you enter the contest. If you guess the correct number then you win the prize, which includes the following cards:

Another AUTO added to the Contest Prize - Another Clue Posted As Well

No winner yet. Please follow the rules of the contest and click on the ad below this post each time you guess. I plan on using the money I make from AdSense to sponsor more contests like this, so please click on the ad every time you enter. Be sure to enter once every 24 hours for your chance to win. You can enter by commenting on any of the contest posts. Here is how the contest works.


I have selected a random number between 1 and 2000. To enter the contest please click on the ad below this post and then enter a number between 1 and 2000. You can enter one guess ever 24 hours until we have a winner. If you advertise my contest on your blog, you can enter two guesses per day, just include a link to your blog as part of your comment the first time that you guess two numbers. Each time you enter a guess please click on the ad below the post. I plan on using the money I earn from AdSense to buy more cards for more contests. Good luck!

***CLUE #1 - The number is between 501 and 2000.***
***CLUE #2 - The number is between 1001 and 2000.***

Up for grabs is this 2009 Upper Deck Spectrum, Spectrum Swatches IAN KINSLER Jersey Card, a 2008 UD Ultimate Collection PRINCE FIELDER card numbered 286/350, a 1996 Score Board TODD WALKER certified autographed card, a 2003 Fleer Platinum, Platinum Portraits ALBERT PUJOLS card, and I just added a 2002 SP Authentic JOSE CUETO Prospect Signatures Autographed card.

No Winner Yet - A Pujols Added to the CONTEST Prize

No winner yet. Please follow the rules of the contest and click on the ad below this post each time you guess. Yesterday there were 10 people who guessed but only 5 people clicked on the ad. I plan on using the money I make from AdSense to sponsor more contests like this, so please click on the ad every time you enter. Be sure to enter once every 24 hours for your chance to win. You can enter by commenting on any of the contest posts. Here is how the contest works.

I have selected a random number between 1 and 2000. To enter the contest please click on the ad below this post and then enter a number between 1 and 2000. You can enter one guess ever 24 hours until we have a winner. If you advertise my contest on your blog, you can enter two guesses per day, just include a link to your blog as part of your comment the first time that you guess two numbers. Each time you enter a guess please click on the ad below the post. I plan on using the money I earn from AdSense to buy more cards for more contests. Good luck!

***CLUE - The number is between 501 and 2000.***

Up for grabs is this 2009 Upper Deck Spectrum, Spectrum Swatches IAN KINSLER Jersey Card, a 2008 UD Ultimate Collection PRINCE FIELDER card numbered 286/350, a 1996 Score Board TODD WALKER certified autographed card, and I just added a 2003 Fleer Platinum, Platinum Portraits ALBERT PUJOLS card.