It's finally here - the end of the Topps Lineage case! I've got a bunch of cards for trade from the set...but before I get to that, let's take a look at the highlights from the last two boxes.
I ended up pulling a relic box topper in the second to last Lineage box!
That's Evan Longoria of the Rays - numbered 57/64. I must say, the relic box toppers are quite nice. They are much, much thicker than the regular box toppers and have the same "newspaper" back of the originals. There's no "Congratulations" message that usually permeates relic cards, which makes the cloth swatch feel more like a nice bonus than just another relic card.
That same box landed me a couple more of the Reds parallel cards.
As I think I've mentioned before, I'm trying to land a copy of each of the Reds parallels from the set - all my other '75 minis, diamonds, and platinums are available for trade!
And finally, the three promised hits (which means this box had four hits total):
A Jason Bay '75 mini relic:
A Jonny Gomes (spelled incorrectly by the way) sticker autograph:
And a really sweet Irv Noren on-card autograph!
I happen to love the on card autos, especially of the retired players. I really need to take a closer look at the checklist to see if there are any Reds in the retired players portion of the autograph set.
So, that was box 9. The final box wasn't nearly as exciting, but it did provide me with a few more nice cards for my collection (and plenty of trade bait)!
I got one more Red parallel - this time a diamond card of Edinson Volquez.
My hits were mostly nice too - I got an Eddie Murray '75 mini relic:
And a Ty Wigginton sticker auto (for trade if anyone is interested):
And finally, an Al Dark on card autograph.
The autograph is actually saddening to me to look at, I can only picture poor Mr. Dark struggling to write his signature on the cards. However, I take a little comfort in the fact that he (at age 88) is still being remembered for his playing days! I'm guessing that he is happy to be part of the modern baseball world, and probably even more so to be in a current issue set.
In conclusion, my case of Topps Lineage was quite solid. This is the case that started off my group break - and produced a Joey Votto jumbo relic, an Evan Longoria box topper relic, and a printing plate of Whitey Ford. I'm extremely satisfied with the case for the hits, but even more so because every box was fun to open up! It's not often that you can say that about a product if you open more than two or three boxes...but I honestly had as much fun with the first box as I did with the final box. Kudos to Topps for that!
I ended up pulling a relic box topper in the second to last Lineage box!
That's Evan Longoria of the Rays - numbered 57/64. I must say, the relic box toppers are quite nice. They are much, much thicker than the regular box toppers and have the same "newspaper" back of the originals. There's no "Congratulations" message that usually permeates relic cards, which makes the cloth swatch feel more like a nice bonus than just another relic card.
That same box landed me a couple more of the Reds parallel cards.
As I think I've mentioned before, I'm trying to land a copy of each of the Reds parallels from the set - all my other '75 minis, diamonds, and platinums are available for trade!
And finally, the three promised hits (which means this box had four hits total):
A Jason Bay '75 mini relic:
A Jonny Gomes (spelled incorrectly by the way) sticker autograph:
And a really sweet Irv Noren on-card autograph!
I happen to love the on card autos, especially of the retired players. I really need to take a closer look at the checklist to see if there are any Reds in the retired players portion of the autograph set.
So, that was box 9. The final box wasn't nearly as exciting, but it did provide me with a few more nice cards for my collection (and plenty of trade bait)!
I got one more Red parallel - this time a diamond card of Edinson Volquez.
My hits were mostly nice too - I got an Eddie Murray '75 mini relic:
And a Ty Wigginton sticker auto (for trade if anyone is interested):
And finally, an Al Dark on card autograph.
The autograph is actually saddening to me to look at, I can only picture poor Mr. Dark struggling to write his signature on the cards. However, I take a little comfort in the fact that he (at age 88) is still being remembered for his playing days! I'm guessing that he is happy to be part of the modern baseball world, and probably even more so to be in a current issue set.
In conclusion, my case of Topps Lineage was quite solid. This is the case that started off my group break - and produced a Joey Votto jumbo relic, an Evan Longoria box topper relic, and a printing plate of Whitey Ford. I'm extremely satisfied with the case for the hits, but even more so because every box was fun to open up! It's not often that you can say that about a product if you open more than two or three boxes...but I honestly had as much fun with the first box as I did with the final box. Kudos to Topps for that!
I have a 50 yr old friend that writes just like that, and it breaks my heart every time I witness it. Like you, I'm glad Dark is still a part of our baseball lives. One of my first purchased cards ever - 1970 Topps Alvin Dark Indians Manager card.
ReplyDeleteHey, I'm actually trying to put together a master set of Lineage. Check out my site and need list at thelostcardsfile.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteAlso, I borrowed your picture of the Longoria Relic because I just got one (mine is actually 7/64) but I left it at my office and wanted to post about it. Hope you don't mind.