Junior Is Finally Home

Many thanks go out to Jay, of the recently defunct The Mojo Hand, for holding so many great contests throughout the year. I was fortunate enough to win his big year-end "Mother of all Contests", and late last week my prize arrived.

BEHOLD!

Bask in the glory that is Junior.

I've wanted a Junior Griffey autograph since I was about 9 years old, and to finally have one, that I didn't have to pay or trade for is absolutely amazing. This is one hell of a card to just give away, and that should tell you all something Jay's generosity.

Win a Beautiful Signed Custom Card of a Heisman Winner!

No, not here. HERE.

Enter if you want, but you'll only decrease my chances of winning. I recommend you at least check out the fabulous blog Condition:Poor. If you do decide to enter, I just want you to know that you will be held partially responsible when I don't win.

Ho Ho Holiday Contest Rules Update

I am expanding the rules to include ANY holiday ocuring in the months of November, December & January. Get as obscure as you'd like. There's a couple of easy ones in there. That might work to your advantage, then again, it might not.

Oh, and you are only allowed to enter one card. Yeah, that's right, uno cardo amigo.

Email your submissions to the contact address found on my blogger page, or contact me through the same address for mailing instructions.

HERE'S THE DEAL:

Yes, that's right, another custom card contest. Not that I'm trying to rip off Thorzul or anything, but a good idea is a good idea. Besides, I want to see if anyone can touch the awesomeness of the 1990 ProSet Santa Claus.

It's that special time of year again, and I want to see your most creative custom holiday card. It can be Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, or New Year's themed, and it MUST be awesome. Submissions will be accepted in both digital & printed formats. As the sole judge, jury & executioner of this contest, I will be basing my decision purely on creativity, and design, and not on whether the card is printed or digital.

THE PRIZES
Here is a list of preliminary prizes. These are the absolute baseline worst that the prizing will be, and are subject to change (for the better if possible). Chances are I'll throw in some cards the winners specifically collect as well, or at least try my best to do so. First & second place winners will get their choice of cards from a list of availables to be determined in the next few weeks.

First Place: Lot of 3 choice certified autos & 5 choice game used relic cards
Second Place: 1 choice certified autograph & 7 choice game used relic cards
Third Place: Lot of 5 random game used relics & 3 random refractors
Honorable Mention: Lot of 6 random refractors

THE DEADLINE
All entries must be submitted by December 20th, and the winners will be announced on Christmas Eve.

This could be epic people! Make it happen.

Ho Ho Holiday Contest!

Everyone else is having contests, and I'm jealous. It's time to have one of my own.


HERE'S THE DEAL:

Yes, that's right, another custom card contest. Not that I'm trying to rip off Thorzul or anything, but a good idea is a good idea. Besides, I want to see if anyone can touch the awesomeness of the 1990 ProSet Santa Claus.

It's that special time of year again, and I want to see your most creative custom holiday card. It can be Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, or New Year's themed, and it MUST be awesome. Submissions will be accepted in both digital & printed formats. As the sole judge, jury & executioner of this contest, I will be basing my decision purely on creativity, and design, and not on whether the card is printed or digital.

THE PRIZES
This is the part that I'm sure most of you skipped right to. I have not decided what the prizes will be as of yet, but I can guarantee they will be at least decent, if not great. They shall be revealed in the next few days, once I have been able to decide what will be given away. Prizes will be awarded for the top 3 card designs, as well as a 4th honorable mention prize, assuming there are enough submissions.

THE DEADLINE
All entries must be submitted by December 20th, and the winners will be announced on Christmas Eve.

This could be epic people! Make it happen.

Cards from darkship

This is yet another post dedicated to the awesome cards that find there way to through this blog. Reader darkship emailed me out of the blue a couple of weeks ago and said he had some cards to send my way. I recognized the handle, from various group breaks, and sent him my information.

What showed up over the weekend completely blew me away, and I've been searching for some sweet Royals cards ever since, to send in return. Included in this package were a whopping 3 autographs, and a patch card #'d to 5!

2008 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes #168 Luke Scott charcoal autograph

My first Luke Scott auto. This guy has pretty quietly put together a decent season, and leads the O's in home runs. I like Luke Scott, and hopefully they can find a place for him next season.

2008 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes #15 Brian Roberts purple patch

Wow, just wow. This is the 3rd or 4th Brian Roberts patch I've acquired via trade. There are more patches of his in my collection than any other player. This one is a beaut, featuring 3 color breaks, and actually matches the jersey worn in the photo. Amazing!

2008 Upper Deck SP Authentic #SP-RR Ray Rice autograph

This is my first Ray Rice autograph, and I love it. He's on my fantasy squad this season, and appears in line to get a lot more action in his second full season. Ray Rice is a quick, shifty little runner with great moves, and the rest of the league should consider themselves on notice.

2008 Masterpieces #SG-JG Jeremy Guthrie Stroke of Genius autograph

Another great card. These Masterpieces autos have to be amongst the nicest ever produced. Guthrie also has a great signature. He may be an ace by association in Baltimore, but Guts can pitch, and I think would make an excellent 2nd or 3rd starter almost anywhere.

2008 Upper Deck SP Authentic RA-8 Joe Flacco "event worn" jersey

Joe the quarterback has looked much improved this season, and is already beloved here in Baltimore, despite this being just his second season. Unless you're from Baltimore, or follow it's sports news closely, you've probably got no idea how bad we longed for a decent QB in this town. Our collective prayers look to have been answered. Have you seen who's #1 in this week's power rankings?

2009 Topps #LPR-49 Cal Ripken Jr. manu-patch

How many of these things did they make for each player? I am way too lazy to actually look it up, but this is the 3rd different Cal Jr. that I've got in the collection.

Once again, awesome cards, and far more than I ever expect anyone to ever send me. Why this keeps happening to me, I don't know. It's inspired me to give back, so the first 3 people to comment on this post, who are also followers of this blog, will receive a few choice cards fromt their favorite team or player.

darkship, thanks a lot for the great cards, and be on the lookout for a package of Bo Jackson-ey goodness to arrive sometime later this week.

Possibly Free Stuff Alert!

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Card Cache is having a contest, if you didn't already know it, and you probably did because I'm at least the 10th person to post this!

Another Selfish Post

I am posting this to get my 3rd and final entry into THIS contest over at Voice of The Collector. You should enter too! There's some great prizes being given away, and winning stuff is always cool.

Make sure you thank Rob for giving away some of the cool stuff he got while attending "The National".

And The Winner Is...

Fan of Reds! My official time was 28:01, and Fan of Reds takes home the W with a guess of 27:32. If you factor in that I started towards the middle of the pack, and it probably took me :30 seconds just to reach the starting line, he pretty much nailed it exactly. Send me your address, and I'll drop your cards in the mail next week.

To everyone who guessed anything under the 25 min mark, I want to thank you for the vote of confidence, maybe one day I'll be able to run that fast.

Thanks to everyone who entered my first contest. There will be more to come in the future.

Quick Little Contest

This contest is not original, I am borrowing the idea from Dan, of Grand Cards, and want to give credit where credit is due.

This morning I ran my second 5k ever, and first with a nasty head cold. My official time has not yet been posted, and all you have to do is guess what my time will be. I am not a blazing fast runner, and the fact that I smoke probably slows me down even more, but it's still something I enjoy.

Whoever comes closest will receive the following cards:


2007 Legendary Cuts Dave Parker Jersey

AND


a 2008 Allen & Ginter Adrian Beltre No Number Mini

Results will be posted sometime this afternoon or evening, along with the winner. Good luck to all!

Mojo Delivers

The Mojo Hand must work on the USPS as well. He held this contest on Thursday, and the cards I won arrived yesterday. That's what I call service! Let's check out what I won:


These are the only Diamond Kings I own from any of last year's Threads releases, and they remind me of Masterpieces, with the frame and canvas textured cardboard. I like Masterpieces, so I naturally like these too. This is also my first Willie Mays card, so I got that going for me. Not really into Basketball cards, but is anyone going to complain about a free card featuring the Rookie of the Year? If someone is, it's not gonna be me. I am thrilled to have all 3 of these, and want to thank Mojo for his generosity.