Triple Trade Post From Bones, Hopeful, and a Tomahawk!

  Hello all, I continue the catch up mode here on The Buffet with a trade post times 3.
First up are some goodies from Mr Dawgbones.

    Some Mets lead off the package.

    Anybody who reads the Dawgbones musings knows he collects FatHeads and I was lucky enough to get one of his Wright doubles.

    Here it is pictured next to a mini bip he slipped into the mailer to show the size. It's bad enough to bip but to bip a Mets fan with Marlins is just a little bit cruel. Only Braves (and maybe Phillies) could be worse. I will seek revenge at some point Bones.

    Here is the gem of the package for me. A Martin 2 color /50 is sweet. He is one of my favorite RB's in Jets history. Thanks a bunch Rich, your return treats are in transit as I write this.


   Next up are some products of a trade bait post from Derek over at Tomahawk Chopping. He had some time on a rainy day to put up some traders and I found a few that I am stoked to add to the collection.

    A couple of shiny Yankees.

    Ike looks good in Opening Day blue /2011. He is quickly becoming one of my favorite current Mets.

    A strong part of the Giants secondary signed this sticker for me.

    I like the starquest variations so these three get an A+. A rare, an ultra rare, and an uncommon.

    A Billy Wagner gray swatch jersey will look nice next to the black swatch I have from the same 09 UD set. A pleasure as always trading with Derek. It's always great to see a Braves fan and a Mets fan get along so well to create fun trades.


    These next 2 cards are from Justin G of The Hopeful Chase fame. He's an O's fan who needed to purge these hated Yankees cards from his house.

    This Jeter is really cool. The image on the right is actually made up of pin holes in the card. Here it is on a white background .......

    and a yellow-orange background.

   I am not a huge Shef fan but this one is a great looking card with the flag background. Thanks Justin, any time you need to rid yourself of Yankees, I will step up and help an O's fan in need.

  I have been catching up with my blog related stuff as things around here have been extra crazy as of late due to work and family issues. I have mailed out most of the break packages and have the last six teams packed and ready to go out this week so everybody should have there cards by next weekend if you haven't received them yet. I am also trying to catch up on trades with fellow bloggers out there so if we talked about a trade please be patient as I haven't forgotten about it and will get back to you soon.

    That's all I have for now.Keep rocking your cardboard dreams people.

PS- As I write this, the Mets are on their way to winning their fourth in a row.

 LET'S GO METS!

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Trade Post: Cards From A Quarry Hit The Big City!

    Hey all. Today I have a great trade with Johnny (aka hiflew) form over at Cards From The Quarry to share with you. Johnny is a great trading partner and has a fun blog over there so it's always a pleasure to hook up with him for a trade. Here is just some of the treats that came in the package.

   First some early 90's Topps Mets and Yankees golds. I love the baby face Jeter on the prospects card.

    A few golds from my players list and some 2007 inserts ala Yankees. I have several of the Joe D. streak cards now so maybe I will chase that set.

    A bunch of Goudey minis. Some red backs, some green backs, some of both.

      Mickey Mantle in the house! The three 2006 Mantle Collection inserts bring me to nine of the ten in the set. I just need the 2004 version #MM2004 to complete it.

     A gold, a couple of X-Fractors and a Heritage advertising panel with a Yank and a Met on each end  looks great.

   A David Wright Chicle chrome refractor and my first Reggie Yankee relic (I have one from the A's and one from the Angels) are awesome looking scores. There is a pinstripe tucked under the left side of the Icons window, why couldn't they just move it over 1/8th of an inch. Still looks sweet though.

       These two surprises popped out when I opened the mailer. Gary Carter and Donnie Baseball SLU's. While I don't actively collect these, Johnny is the third blogger to surprise me with these and they will look great next to the others on a shelf in my card room.
   There you have it, just some of my favorites from a great package from The Quarry. If you haven't checked out his spot out in Blogoland, head on over as you won't be disappointed. Thanks for the great cards Johnny!

    That's it for now. Keep rocking your cardboard dreams people!

My Topps MCG Cards Have Arrived!

  Back again all with my haul from the Topps Million Card Giveaway that finally arrived a few days ago. I, like many others waited until the last week to request my cards so it took a bit longer to receive the cards. As you will seeI used the giveaway to add to my team card collection and seriously pursue the 1972 team cards set. I ended up having 35 cards sent.
   First up, the few non team cards....

   The Dan Napoleon has three creases and the Dennis Ribant is a little beat up with some stains on the front. The others are in real good shape. I cant believe I needed that Piazza but I did.

   Now we begin the team cards....

   The O's has a light crease, otherwise all in good shape except for some off centering.

   These are in very good shape so no complaints here.

   The 74's look great, the 66 Mets has some creases and soft corners to go with general wear while the 64 Mets has one crease and a large stain but for their age I guess I can't complain. The 64 Senators looks great for a 45 year old card.

Now begins the 1972 team card quest.

   These all look great except for a gum stain on the Angels and a couple off centers. With these and what I have it brings me to 16 of the 24 I need. I am still looking for the Indians, Expos, Royals, Reds, Rangers, Cardinals, Orioles, and Giants if anybody can help.

   Over all I am happy with my score from the Million Card Giveaway with the exception of a few of the card conditions and I am glad to add some not so easy to find cards to the collection.

That sums it up for now. Keep rockin your cardboard dreams!

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New Sponsor!

   Hello all. Today I present a new sponsor to BA Benny's Baseball Card Buffet. Easy Canvas Prints is a web site that takes your picture and prints it onto framed canvas like artwork. This is the "About Me" spot on the site that sums it up perfectly.
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When they contacted me about doing a review I said sure and decided to go with a picture of my two beasts Booda (l.)and Cosmo (r.). You may remember them from the group break where they showed up for some of the loose pack hits. The web site is very user friendly and easy to navigate and offers a variety of options from size, border style, and frame thickness among other things. The upload is quick and easy with previews through the process. They also offer a phone number for any issues which is a nice option if you happen to have any problems. I had no issues so I didn't need to call.

Here is the original picture I uploaded for the print.

And here is the canvas print I received.

   It looks really great! As often happens, it looks better in person then the picture shows but believe me when I say it looks great. I couldn't eliminate the shine in there eyes on my end and I didn't check the option to have there art department to try and work on it (my mistake) so that's why it's there. I could not be happier with the product. It has an appearance of fancy expensive art work at a reasonable price and is a quality product made here in the USA. The packing method used was also very safe and secure and it arrived several days before it was expected so the have to get a thumbs up on that end as well. I certainly recommend you check them out at the link above or also in the sponsor section on my side bar. Thanks to Easy Canvas Prints for joining The Buffet's family of sponsors.

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Trade Post Double Header

   Hello all. Sorry for the lack of posts but things are once again very busy around The Buffet as my daughters softball season is in full swing so I am out and about several nights a week and a good chunk of the weekend. Once again I apologize and ask for patience from all those I am in trade talks with, I haven't forgotten but time is at a premium but I will get back you. I am also working on getting the break packages out as well. On to a trade post double dip I have for you today.
   I begin with a trade with Chris over at Stale Gum. He posted a 2011 Jumbo box break video and the cool part was that he did it from the original Topps warehouse in Brooklyn, NY not too far from where I live. (I gotta go check it out sometime) Anyway, one of the hits caught my eye so an e-mail and some digging led to a trade. My end of the deal netted me a bunch of 2011 and 2010 Topps inserts (which I still need a ton of, list HERE) and this Beltran bat relic.

    Looks pretty good too, the Topps 60 relics are nice if the relic piece is bright in color. He also added in some bonus cards.

    The 75 set still is one of my favorites. Also in the package was this auto......

    The sticker threw me for a second but then the back explains it all.

     That's great, and a 1/1 to boot. Thanks Chris, I appreciate the trade.

    Next we move to a package from Ryan of '"O" No!!! Another Orioles Blog. He had some trade bait posted so inquire I did. He was also busting some Goudey and set aside some YSL's for me.

     He also helped me with some 2011 needs (we have all seen them so I didn't show them) and the Dawson is a 60 Years of Topps original back for the player collection. The meat of the trade were these two gems.

   The Humber auto /500 is on card and looks great. I love how he went a little outside the designated signing area, it adds character. The Dontrelle is sn'd /53. Thanks for another sweet trade Ryan, pleasure as always to work a deal with you.

    Head on over to The Pack Rip Cafe where I go with an early form of Finest. Don't forget to follow if you aren't already, The Cafe needs love too.

That's all for now. Keep rocking your cardboard dreams!

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I Continue To Clear the Mountain of Trade Packages With Some SCF Trades.

   Hello again all. Not a lot of time today so I will knock out 5 trades I made over on SCF (SportsCardFun.com) over the last few months in a quick mostly pictures post. First I have some loot from a trader named Ryan. He had some Mets stuff I wanted and I sent him some Ginter stuff he wanted so we both came away happy.

I've been looking for that 1970 team card for some time. He also included 7 cards from my Topps insert sets that I needed.

Next up is a one for one trade. I sent a relic trader Jay needed and I got this 2011 Cano jersey.

 I like the 2011 Topps relics but this would look better with a home jersey swatch.



   I had a Gordon Beckham letter patch auto from one of Too Many Granderson's Epic 2008 Razor Letterman case breaks that I was willing to part with and when I didn't get any real interest on The Buffet post I figured I would post it on SCF. I originally wanted some premium Mets for it but a trader named Sazzy C emailed me saying his son was I huge Beckham fan and he really really wanted the card. He said he had some Yankees since he didn't have any Mets to speak of and since it was for a kid (we have to keep the kids in the hobby) I told him to make me an offer. well an offer he did make and I could not say no. I added a few other Beckham's I had and a few White Sox and this was my haul.

   Jeters are so hard to get here without selling a kidney and I am a huge Guidry fan from watching him back in the 70's as a kid with my father who was a big Yankees fan. The Rizzuto is awesome with a stadium seat that looks like it is from his playing days, it's so old and dry.  Pepitone was a favorite of my Dads too so it's special for me to get a jersey card from him.



    Another trader named Wayne posted about some Jimmy Dean cards he had so I contacted him and we set up a deal. He sent me 2 of these 9 card sets (one is for trade if anybody is interested) as well as a load of 80's and 90's football stuff from the Jets, Saints, and Giants.

   I love the oddball small sets like this one. I think they all should be in increments of 9 like this one. (9, 18, 27, etc.) They work so well in the binder pages. This years Topps inserts with 10 in the set are making me crazy. I hate when there is one card extra for the pages.


     The last trade I have is from a great guy named Arnie. He and I had made several trades in the past before I discovered the world of Blogoland and all you great folks out there. I did all my trading on SCF at that point where as now it's only once in a while. He needed some 2011 Topps cards I had and I had a few relics and golds he liked so we knocked out a deal and Mets were had by me.
  First the ink....

   ....and the cloth.....

    There it is, five more mailers down so that leaves me around seven Blogoland trades left on the pile. Those will get more individual attention. I am looking forward to getting caught up so I can vary my postings so they will be a little more interesting but I gotta show the love to all the great traders out there.

  On another note, As I wrote this post I received an e-mail from Topps saying that my MCG cards shipped today so I hope to have them posted next week some time.

    That's going to do it for today. Keep rocking your cardboard dreams gang!

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I Held A Contest Ended Up Getting Cards! plus A Cool LCS Pick Up.

 Hello all. In the pile of trade packages I am beating down, I can see some wood on the desk now, there is a package from the ever popular Night Owl of the legendary blog Night Owl Cards. Funny thing is that we never set up a trade but as he does sometimes, Greg just sent some stuff my way for the sake of being generous. A note included mentioned thanks for the cards he won in my blog birthday contest and in turn he sent me a way cooler package then the cards he won. You rock Greg! Another great part about a Night Owl package is the variety. He hit several of my collecting zones which makes for a fun package. Here are just some of the highlights.

    Starts off with the two main parts of my collection, some Mets........

 .....and Yankees. A nice mix for both teams.

     Next up some team cards.

This should cover all the 2006 team cards I needed.

    Some NFL action followed.

   Right on the money, Saints, Jets, and Giants.

  This guy really pays attention.

   The only two Nascar drivers I collect base cards of, The King and Michael Waltrip. I do collect all drivers relics, sn'd, and refractors. Then I thought it was a cruel joke adding in a Braves card (at least a great player though) but then I noticed the background. That's right, an American flag. The Orel Hershiser card is sweet also. It's hard to tell by the picture but his glasses react differently then the rest of the chrome like Pristine card i9n the light. It almost looks like the glasses part only are a refractor, very spooky looking but very cool at the same time. The picture really doesn't show it but trust me. Thanks a whole bunch Night Owl! It's always a pleasure when I see the Watertown, NY return address on a mailer. It's funny, same state yet so far away.



   Next up, I want to show off a score from one of the LCS's I frequent. Today the sun was shining on me (even though it was raining here in NYC) as I found out I won a small NCAA Tournament pool the gang at work threw together and even though I didn't have either of the final two teams, my choice of Kentucky making the final four was enough to score me enough point to win. With that little windfall in my pocket I get my work print for the day and low and behold the cable removal I have to do is actually literally across the street from one of my two favorite local card shops. Lunch hour hit and in I went. I found some great scores today as I went into some different boxes then usual but that's a post for another time. (I had some luck for you also Dennis). The biggest score of the day was this beauty....................
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2005 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Marks of Fame Gary Carter

Game Used Glove, Jersey Prime, Pants sn'd 15/15

  

  This is a super sweet card and the owner gave me a nice deal on it since I am a regular and we always have good conversations about the hobby or life in general. The jersey prime piece is from the patch part of either the stripe down the side or on the shoulder. My favorite part has to be the glove piece. Look at the condition it's in.

    That's what game used should look like, beat up, dirty, and used well. You can't see it but there is even a piece of leather fraying off and sticking out of the card. The serial number is even cool, 15 is my daughters regular softball number since she was 8 years old. I wanted 31 but it wasn't available so I went to my next favorite NY catcher of all time and she kept it for all these years.

  It was a good day for me, I hope tomorrow is just as good.

Don't forget to check out The Pack Rip Cafe as we go back 20 years today.

That's all I have for today. Keep rockin those cardboard dreams people!

Thanks for Reading!



Group Break Random Draft Is Done

Hello all. I have finally gotten to do the random draft for the group break. I was waiting on one list and sent several e-mails but I didn't hear back so I will just make the picks myself for that team. In a close vote  we will go with the draft positions determined by number of hits followed by total number of cards. There was one tie between the A's and Reds that I broke with the A's having fewer inserts, etc so the A's are ahead of the Reds. I decided to go the same direction both times through the list since the vote was for the people who got less to have the better picks. There were three teams that didn't care what they got so they will just get what's left at the end.

    Here are the teams in the order they picked with their selections.

1. Rays (Dennis) 33) 2009 Signature Stars By The Letter Brian Ragira letter auto /100
2. Royals (Eric) 36) 2009 Signature Stars USA Future Watch AJ Vanegas auto/gu jersey /899
3. Nats/Expos (Spankee) 37) 2009 Signature Stars USA Winning Materials Trevor Bauer dual gu jersey /499
4. Blue Jays (Tunguska) 1) 2008 Goudey Hit Parade of Champions Mario Lemiex
5. Pirates (The Real DFG) 48) 1996 Old Judge T-96 Don Wengert auto /6000
6. Brewers (BA Benny) 34) 2009 Signature Stars Game Jersey USA Sean Coyle gu jersey
7. Giants (NY Hitman23) (no preference) 42) 2010 Topps Tales of the Game Mile High Humidor
8. Angels (BA Benny) 44) 2009 Goodwin Champions Michael Jordan
9. Phillies (Dawgbones) 35) 2009 Signature Stars Game Jersey USA Andy Wilkins gu jersey
10. Rangers (Colbey)20) 2010 Upper Deck Celebrity Predictors Mariah Carey/Nick Cannon
11. Tigers (Dennis) 25) 2009 USA Star Prospects Manny Machado
12. Cardinals (82 Redbirds) 60) BONUS 2011 Topps Kimball Champions KC-43 Pee Wee Reese
13. Mariners (Jonathan) 15) 2010 Bowman Platinum Team USA Matt Barnes
14. Yankees (BA Benny) 29) 2009 Signature Stars USA Star Prospects Rick Hague
15. D-Backs (skoormit) 59) BONUS 2011 Topps Opening Day Dan Ugla blue border /2011
16. Marlins (BA Benny) 23) 2009 USA Star Prospects Cody Buckel
17. Rockies (Hiflew) 46) 2008 Topps First Couples George & Barbara Bush
18. Padres (Jon) 55) 2010 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects gold Carson Kelly USA
19. Indians (Baseball Dad) 43) 2008 A&G Davy Crockett
20. Twins (Scott) no preference 52) 1991Topps Stadium Club Steve Rodriguez Team USA
21. Orioles (Ryan) 12) 2010 A&G Sig Hansen
22. A's (Scott) Scott no preference 49) 2008 UD Football Heroes Dan Connor (Penn State)
23. Reds (Tim) 10) 2010 A&G Kelly Kulick
24. Astros (Dimwit) 56) 2009 UD 20th Ann. US population reaches 300 million
25. Mets (BA Benny) 18) 2010 Bowman Platinum Team USA Steve Rodriguez
26. Braves (Derek) 13) 2010 A&G Meb Keflezighi
27. Cubs (Matt) 45) 2009 Goodwin Champions Bobby Orr
28. RedSox (Colbey) 21) 2010 Upper Deck Celebrity Predictors Shia LeBeouf/Megan Fox
29. Dodgers (Are No) 28) 2009 Signature Stars USA Star Prospects Michael Choice
30. White Sox (Jon) 26) 2009 Signature Stars USA Star Prospects AJ Vanegas
31. Rays (Dennis) 24) 2009 USA Star Prospects Kevin Causman
32. Royals (Eric) 19) 2010 Bowman Platinum Team USA Ryan Wright
33. Nats/Expos (Spankee) 6) 2010 Topps 206 mini Historical Events First Short Flight Jet Engine
34. Blue Jays (Tunguska) 4) 2010 A&G mini Worlds' Biggest Castle
35. Pirates (The Real DFG) 2) 2010 A&G mini Preston Pittman (A&G back)
36. Brewers (BA Benny) 32) 2009 Signature Stars USA Star Prospects Kolton Wong
37. Giants (NY Hitman 23) no reference 57) 2009 Bowman WBC Concepcion Rodriguez (Panama)
38. Angels (BA Benny) 54) 2010 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects Corey Seager USA
39. Phillies (Dawgbones) 27) 2009 Signature Stars USA Star Prospects Tony Wolters
40. Rangers (Colbey) 9) 2010 Topps 206 mini Historical Events First Female Cop
41. Tigers (Dennis) 30) 2009 Signature Stars USA Star Prospects Casey McGrew
42. Cardinals (82 Redbirds) 7) 2010 Topps 206 mini Historical Events British Miners Strike
43. Mariners (Jonathan)39) 2009 Topps Chrome WBC Alex Rios (Puerto Rico)
44. Yankees (BA Benny) 16) 2010 Bowman Platinum Team USA Jason Esposito
45. D-Backs (Skoormit) 3) 2010 A&G mini World's Wordsmiths John Bunyan
46. Marlins (BA Benny) 5) 2008 A&G mini Black Bordered Allen Fisher
47. Rockies (Hiflew) 47) 2004 UD USA National Team Alumni Adam Everett
48. Padres (Jon) 31) 2009 Signature Stars USA Star Prospects Cody Wheeler
49. Indians (Baseball Dad) 40) 2010 Topps Tales of the Game Topps Dumps 1952 cards
50. Twins (Scott) no preference 51) 2008 UD Football Heroes Sports Heroes Jackie Joyner-Kersee
51. Orioles (Ryan) 41) 2010 Topps Tales of the Game Mile High Humidor
52. A's (Scott) no preference 22) 2010 Upper Deck Celebrity Predictors Shia LeBeouf/Megan Fox
53. Reds (Tim) 11) 2010 A&G Area 51
54. Astros ( Dimwit) 58) 1990 Star Andy Postema (Erie)
55. Mets (BA Benny) 53) 2010 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects Alex Bregman USA
56. Braves (Derek) 17) 2010 Bowman Platinum Team USA Andrew Maggi
57. Cubs (Matt) 8) 2010 Topps 206 mini Historical Events First Female Cop
58. Red Sox (Colbey) 38) 1991 Bowman Colin Powell
59. Dodgers (Are No) 50) 2008 UD Football Heroes Keith Rivers (USC)
60. WhiteSox (Jon) 14) 2010 A&G Max Poser

   There it is, the random draft is done. I hope everybody is happy with what they got. I think it went well as I didn't have to go to low on most peoples lists since after the hits the lists were pretty diverse. I know I am happy as I got a bunch of cards for the American flag collection.
    I will now begin the task of packing and mailing the packages. Please be patient as I have a busy work schedule and home schedule so hang in there and I will get them out as fast as possible.

   That brings an end to what feels like the longest group break in history. I appreciate all your patience and I hope it was worth the wait as all teams except one got at least 107 cards (and he got the best random hit)and most did much better then that as far as quantity. We ended up with 26 hits among 24 teams and a bunch of inserts spread around so all in all I think it went well. Thanks again to all who participated!

   Thats all I have for now. Keep rockin your cardboard dreams!

Thanks for Reading!

He Said Have A Seat, So I Did.

     Hello all. Today I continue to catch up on trade posts with a package I got from Mike over at Ryan's Memorabilia. He posted some trade bait a while back and I had some Ravens and O's he liked so a trade was born. He had a Griffey framed Masterpieces I liked so he sent it along with a couple of his friends.

    Beltran and Mattingly joined Mr. Griffey Jr.

    Another dozen or so Mets and Yankees jumped in when he wasn't looking. Here are about half of them.

   

Mike even hit me with some Giants too.

   The Y.A. is an awesome card if you ask me.


   The gem of the package was a stadium seat card he offered.

   A Memorial Stadium seat relic featuring a legend like Frank Robinson is too cool!

    A great trade with a great blogger makes for a great package. Thanks Mike, I hope to trade again sometime.

    On another note, I have finally resumed posting on BA Benny's Pack Rip Cafe  after a bit of a hiatus so go on over and check it out. For those newer readers here, I have another spot where I rip random packs and rate them. I really would love to get some more followers over there so show The Cafe some love and jump on board.

    Don't forget, The New York Metropolitan's begin there march to the 2011 playoffs tonight down in Miami where they will mash the Marlins

That's all I have for now. Keep rockin your cardboard dreams!

Let's Go Mets!

Thanks for Reading!