The News Swap #12 - 2/8 - New Singles, Manny PC Video, New Breaks + Giveaway!
Jumbo Boxes - Random and PYT!
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LINEUP CARD:
- Manny Machado PC Video #5 - Variations + New Site Singles
- Giveaway
- New Singles Posted + Markdowns + New Promotion
- Hall of Hits
- Story Time
+ LOTS MORE!
3 SPOTS TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY AND CHAT MORE CARDS, SPORTS, AND LIFE...
1 - FACEBOOK GROUP
2 - DISCORD
3 - REDDIT
2023 Topps Series 1 Breaks are Posted!
HALF CASE PYT - 3 JUMBOS
2 JUMBO BOX RANDOM TEAM
Let's get ready for 2023 Topps with a 22 Jumbo Combo!
Super Bowl Sunday. Let's rip some Football!
Congrats to Lloyd D on winning this week's News Swap Giveaway!
2022 Pro Debut Hobby Box
Check the NEW MANNY MACHADO PC VIDEO for randomizing. Skip to the end if you don't wanna see the Manny Stuff.
THIS WEEK'S GIVEAWAY:
2022 TOPPS ON DEMAND 3-D BOX
THREE WAYS TO ENTER THE WEEKLY GIVEAWAY!!
Do multiple items on the list, Get multiple entries
1 - COMMENT ON NEW MANNY PC VIDEO WITH YOUR FAVORITE CARD FROM THE VIDEO
2 - RETWEET LATEST NEWS SWAP TWEET
3 - SHARE A CARD THAT YOU KEEP JUST FOR THE STORY!
Share the Story and a Photo if you can.
LOTS OF PRICE ADJUSTMENTS!
BUY 3 - GET 15% OFF
No Code Needed
Meet the newest addition to the Hall! Goldy Red Wave Auto from Finest. 1/5 - Congrats Tyler!
Visit the Hall of Hits to see more of the monster pulls we've had!
Check out a look at all of the modern Beam Teams that we've seen since it's rerelease in 2014. Plus a poll on favorite and least favorite!
Last week I shared a story about one of my favorite hits ever. Today I want to share a story of the best dime box find I've ever found.
Years ago, before The Card Swap, I was attending a show in Buffalo doing my normal digging. Back then, I was buying differently, so I'd usually try and rummage through dime boxes to find some gold. This would be day that it really paid off.
If I had to guess, this was probably around 2016/17 and prior to finding the dime boxes, I was looking through a $2 box and found 4 Bryce Harper Topps Chrome Rookies. At that time, those were 10-$15 easily. Deals like that, I'm gonna keep looking. On to the dime boxes...
I don't recall what else I pulled from the dime box but I do know I had quite a stack going. Then I saw this and couldn't believe what I was looking at.
This was just sitting there. In the dime box. For a dime. 10 cents...
To clear my conscience, I asked the dealer if he knew it was in there. He told me that he didn't know what it was and he didn't care if he sold it for a dime. Remember, a dime is 10 cents. The dealer next to us heard us talking about the card and asked what he sold for. He said a dime. The dude flipped out! Turns out, he was one the sold the monster boxes to the guy, and also didn't know it was in there. I gave him every opportunity to not sell it for a dime but he said he was ok with it. If I remember correctly, my total at his table was $12.
I've considered selling it before, and think it even made the site at one point. But turns out, it's gonna be one of the ones I save just for the story.
Share a card below that you save just for the story and I'll add you to the GIVEAWAY!
While that might be my best Legend SP Variation in my collection, it's not the one that got me excited about hunting Legend Variations. It was this one...
As mentioned, I love finding Nolan Ryan cards as a Met. For no other reason I think, than there isn't that many of them. Plus his rookie was pictured with something else. That's why I always liked the 1969 Topps Better.
The Ryan Express has a lot of other SP's to browse. Who doesn't love the photos of him throwing the pigskin!
If you haven't checked out the "Facing Nolan" documentary on Netflix, I recommend it!
*not a paid promotion* :-)
All this talk about Variations, I can't help but show some of my favorite Manny Variations. We'll call this a preview for the New Manny PC Video!
Topps Gilded is getting lots of talk right now, for good reason. The cards are beautiful! It's the perfect set to just go buy the singles that you want from the set. Especially with the prices continuing to increase for Gilded.
Photos take you to current listings.
One more favor to ask, if you use eBay for purchasing singles and stuff. Please book mark this link for when you search and I will get a small commission from eBay. Doesn't charge anything extra for your purchase but will be an easy way to support the site. THANK YOU!
Here is the full explanation of the new rules limiting defensive positioning. AKA - Banning the Shift. This was good to read the easiest explanation to get all basics.
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Sale goes till end of Sunday 2/12
Saw this card on the Leaf Site and thought it was amazing. Which usually means other might like it too. I brought in some extras that you can pre-order now!
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- AB
At my son's first big league game in 2017 I snapped a shot of him copying Dallas K.s delivery standing g in front of a life-size cut out of him. I had found out I could have Topps cards made so...
I competed in the National History Day competition at the national level and made a website about Jackie Robinson‘s journey to the MLB when I was in middle school, and for part of my research I went to the Negro League Baseball Museum and took notes and pictures and got to interview Bob Kendrick. He was super cool and gave me a gift pack with a Monarchs jersey, a Jackie Robinson poster, a commemorative baseball, and these two cards. I can’t imagine ever letting these go now.
One card that I keep for the story is the Billy Ripkin F* face card lol. All timer 😂