The cards are a mix of recent/current to older stuff from the early 80's and feature a wide range of players, making for a fun trip down memory lane for this lifelong Indians fan! THANK YOU so much to Jenny for her generosity!
Friday, June 29, 2018
10-cent Tribecards - Cards from Jenny Miller
On Twitter recently, @JennyMiller521 was selling cards for a dime each. I reached out and asked if she would set aside about 200 Indians cards and let me buy them. She agreed and just before my recent vacation/conference hiatus, I received a box of cards. I was finally able to bust it open and see the Triber goodness inside!
The cards are a mix of recent/current to older stuff from the early 80's and feature a wide range of players, making for a fun trip down memory lane for this lifelong Indians fan! THANK YOU so much to Jenny for her generosity!
The cards are a mix of recent/current to older stuff from the early 80's and feature a wide range of players, making for a fun trip down memory lane for this lifelong Indians fan! THANK YOU so much to Jenny for her generosity!
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Upcoming Allen and Ginter Charity Break!
Hey, everyone! I will be hosting an Allen and Ginter charity break in conjunction with CrackinWax's charity break! There is a poll on the right side of the Tribecards main page asking if you would participate in a CASE break or a BOX break. Let me know your thoughts!
Pricing will be determined after the checklist is available and will be modeled after the pricing schedule that CrackinWax uses.
Pricing will be determined after the checklist is available and will be modeled after the pricing schedule that CrackinWax uses.
Friday, June 8, 2018
Cards from Barry - A trade for Jack McDowell 1997 Score Premier Club
In 2017, Barry reached out to me after reading a post I had made about the craziness that was 1997 Score (linked below). He asked if I had an extra Jack McDowell Premier Club card for his player collection. To be specific, he has a collection of nearly every Jack McDowell card. At the time, I did not.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago (at the time of this writing), and I had purchased several boxes on the VERY elusive 1997 Score Team Set. For the record and for clarification, THIS is what the box looks like for the TEAM SET version which includes the Platinum Club and Premier Club versions:
The key is the arched "Collect all Team Set Cards" below the team logo. There were several team sets produced in this fashion. If you find a box WITHOUT the arched text, it is the "other" team set and does not include the Platinum nor Premier versions... Freakin Score, man... Alas, I digress... Often...
The odds of pulling a Premier Team card from a BOX is 1:31 packs. That means that there *should* be one in each box of cards. There are 15 cards in the team set. What are the odds of pulling the one card you are looking for? I have no idea. I'm not a math guy. Haha. As I busted open boxes, sure enough I came across a Premier Jack McDowell!! HOLY SMOKES!!
I was so excited! I immediately sent the images to Barry and we exchanged info so that I could send it to him right away. If you are familiar with my work, I am NOT a trader. I am no good at it. I never know what's fair or not, so when I come across someone who needs a card, I just send it. It's my way of keeping the hobby alive.
Barry would have none of that, though. So, he sent me a handful of 2018 Bowman Indians cards in appreciation! THANK YOU SO MUCH, Barry!!
Link to original article: http://www.tribecards.net/2007/08/1997-score-confuses-worldor-maybe-just.html
Fast forward to a few weeks ago (at the time of this writing), and I had purchased several boxes on the VERY elusive 1997 Score Team Set. For the record and for clarification, THIS is what the box looks like for the TEAM SET version which includes the Platinum Club and Premier Club versions:
The key is the arched "Collect all Team Set Cards" below the team logo. There were several team sets produced in this fashion. If you find a box WITHOUT the arched text, it is the "other" team set and does not include the Platinum nor Premier versions... Freakin Score, man... Alas, I digress... Often...
The odds of pulling a Premier Team card from a BOX is 1:31 packs. That means that there *should* be one in each box of cards. There are 15 cards in the team set. What are the odds of pulling the one card you are looking for? I have no idea. I'm not a math guy. Haha. As I busted open boxes, sure enough I came across a Premier Jack McDowell!! HOLY SMOKES!!
I was so excited! I immediately sent the images to Barry and we exchanged info so that I could send it to him right away. If you are familiar with my work, I am NOT a trader. I am no good at it. I never know what's fair or not, so when I come across someone who needs a card, I just send it. It's my way of keeping the hobby alive.
Barry would have none of that, though. So, he sent me a handful of 2018 Bowman Indians cards in appreciation! THANK YOU SO MUCH, Barry!!
Link to original article: http://www.tribecards.net/2007/08/1997-score-confuses-worldor-maybe-just.html
Thursday, May 31, 2018
2017 Honus Bonus Fantasy Baseball Indians Team Set
As I mentioned in a post over on A Pack To Be Named Later, I recently bought a repack box of cards which contained a couple packs of 2017 Honus Bonus Fantasy Baseball cards. I had never heard of these before and was instantly intrigued.
I also knew that collecting the whole Indians team set would be costly, given these cards aren't made anymore (Honus Bonus Partners, LLC, is now defunct) and packs/boxes on eBay range wildly in pricing. Luckily, I found a seller with a full 18-card set of Indians, so I grabbed it up.
I also knew that collecting the whole Indians team set would be costly, given these cards aren't made anymore (Honus Bonus Partners, LLC, is now defunct) and packs/boxes on eBay range wildly in pricing. Luckily, I found a seller with a full 18-card set of Indians, so I grabbed it up.
Saturday, May 19, 2018
1998 Pinnacle Indians Team Snapshots
In the 90's, two companies that experimented with all kinds of ways to get folks into collecting were Pacific and Pinnacle (Score). One example presents itself in this set of "Team Snapshots." These items were sold in packs of 8 photos. There are 18 total images per team. Not every team had a set, though. Only 15 of the MLB teams were represented in the "Snapshot" sets. I'm glad the Indians was one of those teams!
I am posting a break of one pack over on A Pack To Be Named Later, which covers more of the design aesthetics, etc. But, I will tell you that it took me 7 packs to get the whole set. The main reason it took so many? #15 (John Smiley) kept eluding me.
The set comes with a checklist on top of all the packs in the box (these were sold in boxes of 25 packs). The snapshots themselves are 5x7 photos taken during Spring Training, or so it appears anyway.
Here is the full set of Tribers:
I am posting a break of one pack over on A Pack To Be Named Later, which covers more of the design aesthetics, etc. But, I will tell you that it took me 7 packs to get the whole set. The main reason it took so many? #15 (John Smiley) kept eluding me.
The set comes with a checklist on top of all the packs in the box (these were sold in boxes of 25 packs). The snapshots themselves are 5x7 photos taken during Spring Training, or so it appears anyway.
Here is the full set of Tribers:
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