List/Grid Monthly Archives: May 2009
Will you be buying '09 O-Pee-Chee?
In case you’ve been living under Beckett’s rock, you likely already know about the return of O-Pee-Chee baseball and the lawsuit between Topps & Upper Deck over it. Last week…
Upper Deck has street cred???
Check out this 2009 Upper Deck Spectrum ‘Spectrum of Stars’ autograph of 90′s Hip-Hop legend, B-Real. You may or may not know him from the Rap Alternative group, Cypress Hill….
Baseball Card Commandment #4
Thou shall cease all Bowman scout autographs at once I’m not one to sit here and say baseball scouts have an easy job. I’m sure it’s tough to be away…
The Hobby just blew my mind
A few months back I wrote a story about how ridiculous cut signatures had become. I pointed to a Donruss Sports Legends cut of Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake as an…
Matt Wieters just broke many hearts
To say Baltimore Orioles prospect Matt Wieters carries a lot of hype in The Hobby would be an understatement. Do a quick eBay search and you will find six cards…
The Wax Report – 2006 Bowman Draft
Mr. Scott took a break from bustin’ new wax to crack open three boxes of 2006 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects, which holds the hottest card in The Hobby right…
2009 Ticket To Stardom preview!
2009 Topps Ticket To Stardom 3 tickets, relics, or autographs per box Scheduled release date: Week of August 24th 225 base cards, 5 parallel levels Parallels: Perforated (one per pack)…
2009 Goudey review
(For a full listing of all Wax Heaven reviews, click HERE) When news dropped that Upper Deck had cancelled their Masterpieces line many collectors including myself expected Goudey to pick…
Is the Xfractor on life support?
A funny thing happened while bustin’ through a box of 2009 Bowman last week. While ripping through pack after pack I did something that would have never happened a couple…
The "game-used" relic done just right!
So often we collectors spend close to a hundred dollars or more buying a box of baseball cards with lackluster design. When I stopped collecting (and stayed away for a…
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