Fantastic cards from Fantastic Catch

I recently (and by recently I mean over the summer) completed a trade with Weston over at Fantastic Catch. He reached out about doing a sketch/paint card of Lance Lynn for his PC. I did one for him, and in return, he sent me a great batch of Yankees.

Weston clearly knows who I collect, as the package was Pineda and prospect heavy

I LOVE the Pro Debut Pineda. Such a sweet card. I swear, he's going to contribute this year.

And a few more cards of some guys I collect. Weston, than you, sir!

Listia Wall of Shame. Add your favorite sellers!

I shouldn't give bad Listia sellers the time of day. I've come across some that are so bad or ill-informed, it's painful. I should be the bigger person and move on, right? Wrong. I enjoy Lisita. I do. Sure, 499 credits for a 1991 Donruss common is a joke, but I've gotten some great cards on the site. However, what I'm tired of is clueless sellers. Maybe I'm spoiled by constantly being in contact with some incredibly smart collectors who take pride in their shipping and in knowing what they are sending.

I'm tired of sellers who just dump cards in a PWE with no protection. I'm tired of sellers incorrectly listing their cards and insisting that they are right. I'm tired of fake autographs.

On my blog, I'll now be featuring Listia members who have no business listing and shipping cards. These are just my experiences with them. Yours may be different. If you'd like someone added to this list, feel free to email me. This list will live permanently on my blog.

Here we go. The seller's name is in bold, with a short write-up on why I consider them to be a poor seller.

imacman - I won nine cards for less than 100 credits. He shipped these cards in a PWE with zero protection. Each of the cards arrived with dinged corners. When I emailed him about it, he never responded, and blocked me from bidding on his auctions. Stand up guy.

fredlohmar - Perhaps my favorite Listian of all time. Fred listed a card as a serial numbered refractor. When the card arrived, it was serial numbered, but was not a refractor. I emailed him about this. Fred said "any numbered card is a refractor. They don't just put ser numbers on card for the hell of it." Mind. Blown.

concertlovr - Lists some of the fakest autos I've ever seen. I call him out all the time, and have had several members reach out to me about his autos being fake. He never has a COA, and all his signatures look plain bad. He just copies them off of Google, but messes them up. A lot of his letters have the same tendencies, and the pen stroke always looks like it's been done very slowly.

righteouswarrior - ships cards with no protection. When emailed, says that it costs too much to put cardboard in an envelope. I can attest that it doesn't.

Listia adding to my PC

Listia sucks 95% of the time, we all know it. However, there are still deals to be find and useful cards to be acquired. Take this, for example. A 2012 Topps Opening Day Michael Pineda. Mine for just 51 credits (and it came with a Russell Martin from the same set).

In terms of adding a card I needed of a player I collect, it gets no easier than this.

Later dude

Don't have time to really post, but I'll say this. I'm glad the Yanks didn't ante up for 10 years. I would have been fine with seven, but 10 is nuts. I enjoyed watching Cano play, and he was a key cog of the 2009 World Series championship. Best of luck in Seattle.

Now what am I going to do with all these?

 

Jersey card of Phil Hughes right as he leaves

Right as he leaves NY and heads to Minnesota, a jersey card of Phil Hughes that I won on Listia arrived. Hughes was frustrating, but I always had a soft spot for him. It was probably because he was homegrown.

When Hughes made his much anticipated ML debut, I was there. I can effectively say that I saw many of his highs and lows as a Yankee in person. I've accumulated quite a bit of Hughes cards over the last few years, and there will always be a place in my collection for Yankees card of his.

Best of luck, Philbert. Hope you put it together in Minny.

A gorgeous Rizzuto from Listia

First off, I'm not even going to try and wrap my head around this Jacoby Ellsbury deal. It caught me very off guard, and I have mixed feelings. That's all I have to say about that, for now.

On to the Rizzuto. It's not vintage, but I found a high-end base card of his on Listia that I really wanted. This is a great-looking card from 2010 Topps Tribute. I don't come across this brand much. It's not usually one that's sent in trades, so grabbing a card of a player I collect in one of Topps premium brands is a must.

I'm working on documenting my Rizzuto have list, including both vintage and the newer stuff. I hope to have it up soon.

Adding another vintage Maris

Whenever I can, I like to pick up vintage cards of some of the more desirable old Yankees. You know, Mantle, Rizzuto, Berra, Ford, Maris. Usually, for me to afford them, they need to look like a chew toy. I don't mind though. I just like owning them. I'll upgrade when I'm a millionaire.

My latest addition is this 1963 Topps Roger Maris. Well-loved is not the word. Well-hated is more appropriate. It's been folded any which way you can imagine. I just couldn't pass it up for about $3 total.

This is my second vintage Maris. I also own the 1966 below. I smell a challenge.