Lane Kiffon

Lane Kiffen was released earlier today.  OMG!

The 1919 "Black Sox" Unique Team Set Reprint

This was another Listia win. A bit strange. I won the auction for 808 credits. The seller sent the cards, but with postage due. I tried to resolve the issue with the seller, but he was adamant that he was in the clear. I approached him with a clear voice of reason. When a solution could not be found, I brought the issue to Listia's attention. The seller was very confident that he'd win the arbitration. He didn't. The credits were returned to my account. The seller then blocked me. I'm not losing sleep over it.

The cards were designed by TNTL Studios, Toms River, New Jersey.  The bottom of the box states:

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this set will be donated to the Feinstein Foundation, a non-profit charitable foundation established by Alan Shawn Feinstein.

The Feinstein Foundation is a real organization.  I don't know how much they've received from the sale of these cards.

The cards are 2" x 3", printed on decent card stock.  The fronts have a slight gloss to them.  They weren't trimmed well, with some of the cards being askew or poorly centered.

The players that were banned because of their involvement with the scandal are outlined in black.

Chas. A. Comiskey is the only non-player in the set.

Joe Jackson is the only player to be featured twice.  One black and white, one in color.  Oh, it looks like he's in Iowa.

If the player wasn't caught up in the scandal they don't get any write up on the back.  Poor Harry Liebold.

Pack Addict and Voice of the Collector each covered this set a few years back.  This set can be easily found on ebay.

Baseball Fans! Zowie!

The Sporting News - September 6, 1945

Stamp Out Qubis

So, I had to run to Wal-Mart yesterday and I saw something in the card collecting aisle.   I took a quick look and went on with my regular shopping.  I had to return to Wal-Mart today.  I picked it up.  It was a bag of a Topps Qubi.  $2.98 at the checkout.

I waited until I got home to open it.

Some of you like to see the wrappers.  Here's the back side.

Inside the bag was one Collectible Stamper Cube and a checklist.  The quarter did not come in the bag.  I used it for comparison.

Click the checklist to embiggen.

Not a snow globe.  Sort of a see through magnifying glass thingo.

Here's the bottom.

A scan of the flattened bag.  Just to keep our wrapper people interested.

If you remove the bottom of the cube you reveal the pre-inked stamp.  I got me a Mike Trout head.

Yes, I had to stamp something.

Collect all 75?  I don't think so.

The trip wasn't a total waste.  I also picked up the Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection.

Here's the checklist for that one:

• The Cocoanuts (1929)
• Animal Crackers (1930)
• Monkey Business (1931)
• Horse Feathers (1932)
• Duck Soup (1933)

Add that to my TCM Greatest Classic Film Collection DVD:

• A Day At The Races (1937)
• Room Service (1938)
• A Night In Casablanca (1946)
• At The Circus (1939)

Update - January 2018 - I picked up:

• A Night at the Opera (1935)
• Go West (1940)
• The Big Store (1941)

And I'm pretty far along in completing the set. For a complete list of feature (non-short) films, here's what I'm lacking:

• Love Happy (1949)

Kevin McHale - History Class

Another pickup from listia. This time it set me back 258 credits. Free shipping. Not bad for all that shiny goodness.

1999 Upper Deck - History Class
Kevin McHale (card # CH10)

More Hershisers from Jason S.

Jason S. came through again. He sent a few more Orels my way.

1998 Pacific Paramount Copper
Orel Hershiser (card # 245)

1997 Score Hobby Reserve
Orel Hershiser (card # 378)

Thanks, Jason.

Sports LP's

While researching some local football history I came across this newspaper advertisement for Sports LPs.

State Times Advocate - April 19, 1973

I don't remember seeing them when they were released in 1972, but I wanted to see the covers in color.  Off to ebay...

I don't know if the LP designers thought that all young baseball fans were like Dock Ellis or not.  My guess is yes.