1994 Finest Bronze Baseball Cards
I’ve been putting off buying this card for years, I finally decided to invest and it only cost me a whole $0.99! It arrived today and I was immediately surprised by the sheer weight of this card. It’s...
View Article1997 Bowman’s Best Mirror Image Atomic Refractor Baseball Cards
These are really nice looking in hand. The Atomic Refractor has been somewhat overshadowed by the Xfractor and the eminent Superfractor. They sparkle when moved about under the light which gives a...
View Article1997 Bowman Chrome International Refractor Baseball Cards
These cards have to be one of my all-time favorite parallel’s. This International Refractor is a level 3 parallel. If you consider the 1997 Bowman base set, this could even qualify as a 5th tier...
View Article1998 Finest The Man Baseball Cards
While 1997 was the inaugural year for 1/1’s (cards with a print run of just 1), 1998 was the year that popularized low pop serial numbering. In this context, ‘low’ can be defined as anything printed in...
View Article1994 Studio Series Stars Baseball Cards
Another 90’s classic. 1994 Studio redefined parallel chase cards with its Series Stars insert set. I can remember buying packs of ’94 Studio when it first came out hoping, wishing to pull a Series...
View ArticleE-X Essential Credentials Football Cards
I figured I’d throw some football in the mix. These are household names and they rank among the best to play the game. My review is product design focused however. I picked up this pair last year on...
View Article1996 Ultra Hitting Machine Gold Medallion Baseball Cards
3 years. That’s how long it took me to complete this 10-card set. Here’s what the two big books say about the 1996 Ultra Hitting Machine Gold Medallion set: Beckett Almanac 15th Ed. p.1069 Randomly...
View Article1998 Circa Thunder Super Rave Baseball Cards
As you might know, I’ve been building the third component of the Radicards brand. It’s a separate website specifically for showcasing my collection. The contents of the site is mainly Frank Thomas but...
View Article1997 Finest Gold Embossed Refractor Baseball Cards
My buddy Dan Greinel of www.sportsecurities.com and I decided to specifically discuss this issue because it’s one we both enjoy. That and Dan just secured his McGwire and I encouraged him to write...
View ArticleRadicardsTV #3: 2005 Classic Clippings Final Edition Baseball Cards
Here’s a very nervous video about 2005 Classic Clippings Final Edition baseball cards. In this video, I showcase three (3) copies of the proposed 1/1 Final Edition parallel. Definitely an interesting...
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1999 Fleer Brilliants Shining Stars Pulsar Baseball Cards
It wasn’t until around 2010 that I discovered these 1999 Fleer Brilliants Shining Stars Pulsars and at that time, I’d only ever seen them online. Obviously, I hadn’t yet acquired my Frank Thomas and...
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1995 Leaf Heading for the Hall Baseball Cards
As a collector with only 7 years of hobby experience at the time of this product’s release, I thought I’d never pull one of these. To me, cards from the 1995 Leaf Heading for the Hall set were as...
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1997 Fleer Soaring Stars Baseball Base and Glowing Comparison
This is another instance when the card company should have included written designations for what’s what. It took me a long time to solve this little mystery. Here are the two different versions of...
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1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Baseball Cards
If the term, “rare” could be classified as an animal, it would be a teddy bear compared to the monster that would classify the scarcity of this parallel set. With a print run of just 30 copies, an...
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1997 Score Baseball Stand & Deliver Variation Guide
1997 Score Baseball left out a lot of information and much of the product variations are missing from key price guides. The 1997 Score Stand & Deliver insert set is one of the greater mysteries of...
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2001 Pacific Cramer’s Choice Baseball Variation Guide
This 2001 Pacific Cramer’s Choice run took me several years to complete. Strangely enough, I picked these up from rarest to most common. Each of these cards is made of a different material and carries...
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1997 Bowman’s Best Baseball Mirror Image Identification Guide
1997 was a great year for the hobby. There were lots of products and tons of active future Hall of Fame superstars. It was a good time to be a baseball fan. 1997 was also the year that the fourth...
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1998 Upper Deck Retro Groovy Kind of Glove Baseball Cards
The Groovy Kind of Glove insert set is one of my favorites from 1998 Upper Deck Retro. These cards were inserted into packs at a rate of 1:7, which makes them very attainable. This 30-card set...
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1998 Stadium Club Baseball Triumvirate Identification Guide
The 1998 Stadium Club release featured a very peculiar and equally difficult to identify insert set called, Triumvirate. These cards were manufactured in three different types but none of them had any...
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2008 Topps Moments and Milestones Printing Plates
2008 Topps Moments and Milestones Printing Plates 2008 Topps Moments and Milestones is one of those sets you either totally love or you absolutely hate; there is no in between. I’ve discussed this set...
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