Hobbs' Knights

This won't be a typical trade post. My scanner is down, so I wont be able to share all the cards I have recently received in trades. Like many collectors, I have cut back on my spending recentl...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2012/03/trade-post.html

After some deliberation I have decided not to participate in this years Golden Giveaway. Mostly because the codes don't automatically redeem a card and I wont spend enough time on the site to acc...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2012/02/trade-bait-2012-golden-giveaway-codes.html

As previously mentioned in past posts, I have a hard time resisting those Fairfield 100 card jumbo packs. Besides some quality vintage cards I have found, one of the reasons, is my adoration for...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/11/card-set-spotlight-1992-upper-deck.html

Community Gum is hosting a large group break , and will be busting almost a dozen Topps products from the late nineties to mid 2000's. If you are a team collector or player collector with a a ...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/10/group-break-over-at-community-gum.html

Last nights Orioles-Red Sox game, a 4-3 win for the O's was full of drama and suspense, amplified by a long rain delay, provided a great finish with playoff like atmosphere for the final...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/09/thats-wrap-on-2011-season.html

I haven't purchased any new Topps Chrome this year, though I have had the itch and I really like the look of the set. It is especially hard since I have a weakness for refractors. Ever since I ...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/09/2010-topps-chrome-auto-wade-davis.html

I stumbled across a upcoming card show a few weeks ago and thought I'd post it here for collectors if you live in the southeastern Pennsylvania, Maryland or Virginia. I didn't go to the first sho...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/09/charm-city-2.html

2001 Topps was a big deal because Topps was celebrating its 50th Anniversary producing baseball cards. By this time I was no longer actively collecting. My passion for cards slowly dissipated by...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/08/old-school-hits-hank-aaron.html

 I haven't bought many new cards recently. I am interested in a few of the current sets available right now, mostly Allen and Ginter and I do have a small curiosity in Topps Lineage, but I ha...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/08/another-look-at-1988-topps.html

I was in the card isle at Target picking up some packs of Topps for my nephews birthday when I saw the new Topps stickers had been released. Baseball sticker albums, just like 1987 Topps, take me...

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 I went to Target yesterday after work to see if they had received any Allen and Ginter early and sure enough they had a gravity feeder and rack packs. It looked like they stocked their shelv...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/07/some-thoughts-on-2011-allen-and-ginter.html

This years Topps issue again features excellent photography, combined with a clean simple design. I'm not a big fan of foil and feel Topps could use a little less on the base product. This ...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/07/2011-topps-mark-reynolds.html

The card featured in this post, I redeemed on the Topps Diamond Giveaway site. At first glance, the card is a common from the 1961 issue. I didn't think much of it since I'm not a fan of the 61' ...

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This great looking card came to me from a jumbo case break held by a cardboard problem . The other highlights I will show in coming posts. I normally don't build insert sets. They really have ...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-topps-kimball-champions-brooks.html

Yesterday, I found the card aisle at Walmart was stocked with Topps series two, so I picked up a loose pack, rack pack and hanger, to sample the release. Overall its a successful continuati...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/06/2001-topps-zach-britton-418.html

For this post we will stay with the Diamond King Theme. Today's card from my collection is number 25 from the 1986 Donruss set. This was the fourth year in a row that Donruss produced the Diamon...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/06/1986-donruss-diamond-king-andre-dawson.html

I am going to start a new feature on the blog that I'll post once a month, starting with today's inaugural post for May. This feature is going to pay homage to an insert card from the 1990's, the...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/05/90s-insert-card-of-month.html

This card today comes from my original childhood collection, and was issued by Score during the height of over production. By 1991, I was really into collecting baseball cards, after acquirin...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/05/1991-score-dream-team-doug-jones.html

Thanks to Nolan Reimold, the Orioles have reached the .500 mark, 24-24 for the first time since May first. Nolan went 4-4 today with two home runs and four RBI to help the O's completed a swe...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/05/2009-topps-206-nolan-reimold.html

HI-PRO Marketing produced an 84 card set in 1992 under the name Action Packed. This set featured past baseball greats and Hall of Famers and cards were issued in seven card foil packs. I pulled ...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/05/action-packed-all-star-gallery-davey.html

A trip to Target finally provided me with a chance to sample some Gypsy Queen. An employee was putting new product on the shelf so I had first crack at the fresh wax. I decided to try my luck wit...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/05/josh-johnson-is-following-me.html

I don't know if other collectors have this problem, but I seem to be a sucker for repacks and value packs. I have a hard time not purchasing these items when I visit one of the large retail o...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/05/power-of-value.html

This card is a recent acquisition to my collection. I was in Target and picked up a repack 100 card jumbo pack issued by the Fairfield Co. Fairfield has revamped these jumbo packs. They no lon...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/05/card-of-week-1968-ed-kirkpatrick.html

This is the first chance I have had to post since returning home from Nashville. I was hoping to open some Gypsy Queen but there was none to be seen when I stopped at Target after work today. Ins...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/05/2009-topps-allen-and-ginter-pack-break.html

This card is easily the favorite in my collection. The last card show I attended was heavey in vintage cards and I picked up this copy in good condition for two bucks. This card was issu...

http://hobbsknights.blogspot.com/2011/04/card-of-week-1967-topps-1the-champs.html