Cards I Shouldn't Of Bought On eBay Last Week Pt. 1

I only say shouldn't because I should be saving my money for a wedding.

2009 Allen & Ginter Adam Jones no numbered mini #'d 09/50

Speaking of which... guess who gets to go to a bridal expo tomorrow?

4 Boxes Worth of Ginter Hits

We all know that through 4 boxes I was nowhere near a complete base set. I've already made a few trades, so at this point it's unclear what the actual percentage was that I got out of the four. If you read all my Gint-A-Cuffs posts, then you already know what I pulled in boxes 1 & 4, but what came out of the other 2?

Well, I'm gonna break down the "hits" box by box.

Box #1:

AGR-DW Dontrelle Willis jersey relic

AGR-RL Ryan Ludwick jersey relic

Delmon Young Cloth Card #08/10

AGA-RB Ryan Braun autograph redemption

Box 2:

AGR-PF Prince Fielder bat relic

AGR-MO Magglio Ordonez jersey relic (from Topps, the famed "missing hit")

AGA-CO Cat Osterman autograph redemption

Box 3:

AGR-FL Fred Lewis bat relic

AGR-RZ Ryan Zimmerman bat relic

AGA-BW Blake DeWitt autograph

Box 4:

AGR-TL Tim Lincecum jersey relic

AGR-DW David Wright jersey relic

AGR-MC Miguel Cabrera jersey relic

Aramis Ramirez No Number Back mini #35/50

John Higby No Number Back mini #29/50

EA2 Extinct Creatures Dodo mini (1 per case?)

So there you have it, 4 boxes worth of "hits". It's pretty obvious why I chose the first & fourth to use in the competition, as both contained more than the guaranteed 3 "hits". No complaints here about my autographs either. I could complain about the DeWitt, but it hardly seems appropriate after the 2 pretty nice redemptions.

I've definitely got some relics for trade, if anyone is interested. The 2 no number minis are also available.

Burke Kenny Octo-fecta Update & New additions

Some cards arrived in the mail yesterday, and the Burke Kenny collection is growing.

First up we have mini no number back. I really like that Topps decided to hand number these this year. For some reason hand numbered cards always seem a little more special.

2009 Allen & Ginter's Burke Kenny No Number Back #25/50

I also managed to score his autograph this week as well.

2009 Allen & Ginter's #AGA-BK Burke Kenny auto

So that's 3 cards down (base, NNO, auto), which leaves 5 to go in my quest for the octo-fecta. Based on what should be coming in the mail shortly, I may only be 1 card shy by next week. I know the hardest card to get will be his beard relic. I refuse to spend money on a card so disgusting, especially since I know how gross beard hairs are. This card will have to come my way via trade, and I may have to wait it out for a while.

I realized there haven't been many Markakis cards featured here for a while, and I wanted to share a new one that also arrived in the mail this week. It's another Ginter card, so I apologize in advance to all those who are tired of this set already.

2009 Allen & Ginter's Nick Markakis No Number back #48/50

There should be more stuff arriving in the next few days, so as always, there will be more cards to share. I'm even going to feature a Yankee card (GASP!) in the next day or 2. Please don't hate me.