ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 9

A NICE MIX WITH A HEAVY DOSE OF FEETSBALL. STARTING OFF ON A HIGH NOTE TOO

1999 FLEER ULTRA ANDRUW JONES

CATEGORY - BRAVES

THIS CARD WAS JUST SITTING OUT THERE ON THE SITE FOR A WHILE AND EVENTUALLY I HAD TO BRING IT HOME. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT PLAY THIS IS FROM AND I'M A BIT SKEPTICAL THAT IT ISN'T ONE OF THE MANY POSED OVER THE WALL CATCH SHOTS THAT HAPPENED ON CARDS IN THE 90S. THE FANS IN THE STANDS AND THE SLIGHTLY GRAINY PHOTO MAKES ME WONDER THOUGH. EITHER WAY IT'S A GREAT PICTURE ON A GOOD LOOKING CARD

1982 TOPPS STANLEY MORGAN

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

1982 TOPPS WAS THE FIRST FOOTBALL SET THAT REALLY CAPTURED MY ATTENTION. I THINK I MAY HAVE OPENED A PACK OF THE 81 VERSION JUST BECAUSE IT WAS A PACK OF CARDS TO OPEN BUT THE 82 SET REALLY STOOD OUT WITH THAT LITTLE FOOTBALL HELMET ON IT. TOPPS FINALLY GOT THE LICENSE TO SHOW OFF LOGOS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER AND LIKE THEY DID WITH 2010 TOPPS BASEBALL, THEY REALLY FLAUNTED IT. I REALLY THINK THIS SET ALONG WITH THE FLEER LOGO STICKERS HELPED JUMP START MY LIFELONG OBSESSION WITH TEAM LOGOS. I LIKE THIS PICTURE OF STANLEY, HALF-ON HELMET PHOTOS ARE A NICE CHANGE OF PACE IN VINTAGE TOPPS SETS FROM ALL THE BLURRY ACTION SHOTS AND PICS OF GUYS SITTING ON THE BENCH

1995 PINNACLE ERNIE MILLS TROPHY COLLECTION

CATEGORY - DUFEX

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE

1995 PINNACLE IRVING FRYAR TROPHY COLLECTION

CATEGORY - DUFEX

MAN I LOVE THE DUFEX. I GOT A BIG PILE OF THIS SET OUT OF A JUNK BINDER I PICKED UP FROM THE LOCAL CARD SHOP BACK WHEN THEY COST TEN BUCKS A BINDER INSTEAD OF FIFTY. I MIGHT ALREADY HAVE THESE TWO BUT WHO CARES. MOAR SHINIES FOR ME! MILLS WAS A PRETTY GOOD RECEIVER BUT FRYAR WAS A FIVE TIME PRO BOWLER. I WISH I KNOW HOW THESE THINGS WERE MADE, THEY ARE INCREDIBLY INTRICATE AND IT HAS TO BE COMPLICATED

I'M NOT SURE WHY THE FOOTBALL PARALLELS ARE CALLED TROPHY COLLECTION INSTEAD OF MUSEUM COLLECTION LIKE IN BASEBALL BUT THE LITTLE TROPHY IS NICE

2007-08 UPPER DECK CHRIS CHELIOS

CATEGORY - PLAYER COLLECTION

WE ARE NOW TRANSITIONING FROM A BUNCH OF ED BELFOUR CARDS TO A BUNCH OF CHRIS CHELIOS CARDS. MY HOCKEY COLLECTION PETERED OUT AFTER ABOUT 2002 ONCE I WENT ALL IN ON TOPPS HERITAGE AND ARCHIVE RETRO SETS SO A 07-08 CARD IS NEW TO ME. THE HOCKEY VERSION OF THIS DESIGN IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE BASEBALL SET AND HAS BRONZE FOIL INSTEAD OF SILVER AND A TEAM BAR ON THE SIDE. I'M ALSO SHORT OF CHELIOS RED WINGS CARDS IN MY COLLECTION

2016 PANINI CONTENDERS RICHARD SHERMAN OLD SCHOOL COLORS

CATEGORY - INSERT

COOL LOOKING INSERTS CONSISTENTLY DAZZLED ME AND KEPT ME FROM BUYING ALL THE BORING OLD BASE CARDS I ACTUALLY NEED. THIS ONE HAS HOLOFOIL, I NEVER HAD A CHANCE. I ENDED UP PICKING UP ANOTHER RICHARD SHERMAN INSERT LATER SO THIS CARD ENDED UP IN A PACKAGE TO A STANFORD FAN

1994-95 FLEER WESLEY PERSON 1ST YEAR PHENOM

CATEGORY - INSERT

MID 90S FLEER INSERTS ARE BECOMING AN OBSESSION WITH ME. I BOUGHT A TON OF PACKS OF THIS STUFF BUT THIS CARD OF WESLEY ELUDED ME. THIS IS A VERY STRANGE DESIGN, FOUR MONOCHROME COPIES OF THE MAIN PHOTO, WHICH IS BURSTING OUT FROM BEHIND CAUSING THE OTHER PHOTOS TO ROLL UP LIKE 1962 TOPPS

1992-93 UPPER DECK MCDONALDS DAVID ROBINSON

CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR

THERE WERE A LOT OF THESE MCDONALD'S UPPER DECK CARDS ON THE SITE BUT I WAS LAZY AND NEVER DUG UP MY UPPER DECK BOX TO SEE WHICH ONES I NEEDED. I PICKED UP DAVID ROBINSON THOUGH BECAUSE I HAVE SEEMINGLY BOUGHT EVERY SINGLE ROBINSON CARD OFF THE SITE SO FAR

2021 DONRUSS MAX FRIED

CATEGORY - BRAVES

I HAVE A FEELING MAX IS JOINING SHOHEI NEXT YEAR BUT IMMA ENJOY HIM WHILE WE GOT HIM. THIS 2021 DESIGN LOOKS SOMEWHAT SUBDUED FOR NEW DONRUSS COMPARED TO THE REST OF THEIR MADNESS. THIS IS PRACTICALLY ELEGANT

1989 DONRUSS MIKE SCHMIDT

CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR, WANTLIST

I SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL THESE LATE 80S JUNK DONRUSS SETS THREE TIMES OVER BY NOW BUT I HAVE BEEN SLACK ABOUT TRACKING DOWN ALL THE RANDOM COMMONS I NEED. SCHMIDT IS NOT A COMMON AND I PUT THIS CARD IN THE CART NOT EVEN REALIZING IT'S NOT ALREADY IN THE 89D BINDER. 1989 DONRUSS NOW JOINS MY 'NEED FIVE CARDS OR LESS' CLUB IN THE WANTLIST WHICH HAS BEEN SHRINKING THIS YEAR AFTER A FEW TARGETED PICKUPS

1995 SELECT CERTIFIED FRED MCGRIFF

CATEGORY - BRAVES, SHINY

HALL OF FAMER FRED MCGRIFF. OH HOW I LOVE THE SOUND OF THOSE WORDS. HALL OF FAMER FRED MCGRIFF. AWW YEAH, THAT'S THE STUFF. SELECT CERTIFIED HIT LIKE A TRUCK IN 1995. VERY THICC, MUCH SHINY. IT QUICKLY GOT OVERSHADOWED IN THE ESCALATING HIGH-END WARS OF THE LATE 90S BUT IT'S STILL A NICE LOOKING CARD

1994-95 SP CHRIS CHELIOS

CATEGORY - PLAYER COLLECTION

FOR SOME REASON UPPER DECK ABANDONDED THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE AND RED HOLOFOIL FROM THE BASEBALL SP SET FOR THE BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY SETS. THE GOLD FOIL DOES LOOK NICE BUT IMAGINE THIS CARD WITH THAT RED FOIL. HOO MOMMA. IT'S GETTING BEYOND TIME THAT I GET THESE CARDS ADDED TO TCDB SO I CAN START WATCHING NUMBER GO UP

UP NEXT: THE FOLLOWING BATCH IS ALMOST EXCESSIVELY STRANGE BUT THERE'S ALSO A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THERE TOO SO STAY TUNED

ONLINE DIMEBOX BLASTER - PART 15

 WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END BUT WE HAVE ONE MORE BIT OF UTTER CHAOS IN STORE FOR YOU

2019 UPPER DECK GOODWIN CHAMPIONS PETE WEBER

CATEGORY - MEME

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? I AM!!!

WHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE SAID

2017 PRESTIGE COLIN KAEPERNICK

CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR

I DON'T THINK I OPENED A SINGLE PACK OF FOOTBALL CARDS DURING COLIN'S ENTIRE CAREER SO I NEVER GOT ONE OF HIS CARDS BY ACCIDENT AND BY THE TIME I DECIDED I WANTED ONE ON PURPOSE I COULDN'T FIND THEM ANYWHERE. THIS NICE LOOKING PRESTIGE CARD POPPED UP IN A SEARCH AND NOW I FINALLY GOT ONE. NFL CAN STILL FUCK OFF THOUGH. AND NOW: TWO MORE FOOTBALL CARDS

2021 SCORE EDDIE GEORGE RED PARALLEL

CATEGORY: INSERT? I GUESS

I LIVED IN NASHVILLE FOR FIVE MINUTES BACK WHEN I STILL LIKED FOOTBALL AND WAS AN EDDIE GEORGE ENJOYER. I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THIS IF IT WAS JUST A BASE CARD THOUGH. THIS ONE HAS RED FOIL AND BORDERS! WHICH MEANS NOTHING BUT THERE'S A TINY BUT OF RED IN THE TITANS LOGO SO THE CARD LOOKS REALLY GREAT

1988 TOPPS NEAL ANDERSON

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

I AM VERY NEARLY FINISHED WITH THE 1988 TOPPS FOOTBALL SET EXCEPT FOR THAT CARD. WHICH MEANS I MIGHT AS WELL NOT HAVE ANY CARDS FROM THE SET. THIS DIFFERENT ROOKIE RUNNING BACK CARD KNOCKS OFF ONE OF THE VERY FEW OTHER CARDS OFF MY WANTLIST WHICH IS A GOOD THING. I COULD EASILY BUY SEVERAL OF THAT BO ROOKIE WITH THE MONEY I'VE DROPPED ON ALL THIS JUNK BUT IT'S FUN TO COMPLAIN

1993 UPPER DECK TOM BRUNANSKY, PAUL O'NEILL HOMERUN HEROES

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, INSERT

REMEMBER THOISE DUCK'S DUGOUT DOLLAR BOX POSTS WHERE I PASSED UP ON THE UPPER DECK HOME RUN HEROES CARDS TWICE? GOOD THING I DID THAT EH??

1996-97 COLLECTOR'S CHOICE TRICARD PANEL BJ ARMSTRONE, TIM HARDAWAY, STEVE SMITH

CATEGORY - INSERT

I LOVE THESE TRI-CARD INSERTS, AS I SAID ABOUT 10 POSTS AGO WITH THAT CLASSIC INSERTS. THERE USED TO BE A BUNCH OF THESE LISTED ON THE SITE BUT I WAS LAZY AND DIDN'T CHECK MY BASKETBALL UPPER DECK BOX TO SEE WHICH ONES I ALREADY HAD. NOW THEY ARE OFF THE SITE PROBABLY FOREVER. MANY MISSED OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SITE BUT THEN AGAIN I AIN'T MADE OF MONEY, EVEN FOR FREE CARDS

2001 MARVEL RECHARGE CCG THE WITCHES

CATEGORY - NON-SPORT

TECHNICALLY ANOTHER TRIPLE CARD AND ABSOLUTELY THE MOST NON-ESSENTIAL CARD I'VE PICKED UP FROM THE SITE EVER. I DON'T LIKE MARVEL, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY THIS GAME, I DON'T KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE. I LOVE WITCHES THOUGH AND I LIKE A NICE COLLECTION OF WEIRD SISTERS EVEN IF I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR DEAL IS. TERRY PRATCHETT'S WYRD SISTERS, THE MASCOTS OF DC'S THE WITCHING HOUR AND NEIL GAIMAN'S THE KINDLY ONES ARE MORE MY SPEED BUT I'LL TAKE THE MARVEL VERSIONS IN A PINCH

2005 ZENITH AUBREY HUFF RED HOT

CATEGORY - INSERT

AUBREY HUFF SUCKS, AND NOT JUST FOR GAME 4 OF THE 2010 NLDS. DUFEX INSERTS DO NOT, AND THIS IS A PRETTY LOOKING CARD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS

2013 PINNACLE MARK REYNOLDS SWING FOR THE FENCES

CATEGORY - INSERT

I DON'T KNOW OF ANY MARK REYNOLDS SCANDALS, THANK GOODNESS. THIS IS ANOTHER PANINI PINNACLE (PANINNICLE?) CARD I REALLY LIKE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN WOOD GRAIN ON ACETATE CARDS BEFORE AND IT LOOKS GREAT. EVEN BETTER THAN DUFEX

UP NEXT - THE FINALE! FINISHING UP SENSIBLY

1996 Centennial Olympics Dufex inserts

The Atlanta Olympic Committee licensed a very artistic Olympic set to sell during the '96 games. I ripped a pack here if you want to check it out. These weren't very popular as it was not a traditional sports set filled with athletes and it had to go up against a star filled Upper Deck Olympic set. There's one cool thing about the set though and that is the dufex inserts that could be found.

There were dufex cards of the official Olympic posters of 20 summer and winter games inserted at one in nine packs. I didn't pull one of them, but you can see a sample of them in this eBay auction. They look really nice and I have to admit the action is tempting me badly.

There were also dufex cards of 12 of the torches used in the games. These were somewhat difficult to find at one in every 25 packs, but I managed to get lucky and find this in one of the packs I snapped up out of the clearance bin. Here's the dufex torch card I previewed over here. It's a really neat looking card, although they reversed the negative on this one. It's tough to see in the scan but the writing on the rim of the torch is reversed.


The best insert in my opinion was the once per pack logo "Fun Caps". The POG fad was more or less over by '96 but they put them in this set anyway. I good choice as far as I'm concerned, the metallic dufex gives them a great 3-D look that makes them look like little gold medals. I only have 5 of the 20 POGs, but I'd love to collect the set. Here are the five I have:

This one is from the 1936 Winter games in. Garmisch, Germany. The dufex didn't capture much detail from the logo, but it looks neat.


This one from the 1936 Games in Berlin is the best looking of the bunch. The colums and multiple athletes pop out nicely in the dufex technology. There's a neat zooming effect on the athlete when you move the POG.

This coat of arms logo from Melbourne 1956 is really busy but looks great. I like the kangaroo poking out of the middle ring on top.

I think this POG showing the 1964 Innsbruck emblem would have been more effective had they left off the writing around the edge.


This is a strange one, since they didn't use the official 1976 Montreal logo, but instead used the Olympic Stadium and Montreal Tower. This is odd as the Tower was not completed until 1987 and was not seen at the games at all.

One of these days I'm going to find a box of this stuff and get a whole mess of POGs. There were cards in this set too, I'll show off some of them tomorrow. A warning though - there are some strange cards in this set.