Better pics of Robinson Relic

By: Clay

Here are some better quality pics of the 2011 Topps Gypsy Queen bat relic I pulled of Jackie Robinson a couple weeks ago. If you remember correctly, that was a career day for me as I also pulled a damaged Matt Kemp jersey relic and four Framed numbered cards, included a damaged Longoria and Jose Reyes. They have since been speedily replaced by Topps and the Longoria framed numbered card is included in the Sports Jerks Mixed League prize pack.

This pics were posted also for Dean (once known at Sports Jerks as Santorium) because he is too big of a lazy ass to go back and check the archives. What a dick.

2011 Sports Jerks NL only League Prizes

Here are the pics and details for the prizes that go to the winner of the 2011 Sports Jerks NL only league.





Cards Included: 2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Matt Holliday, 2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Sticky Fingers Starlin Castro (retail exclusive), 2011 Heritage Neil Walker rookie cup, 2011Heritage Brandon Beachy rookie, 2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Future Stars Jose Tabata, 2010Tristar Obak Futre Stars Jason Heyward and Craig Kimbrel, 2011 Heritage Then and Now Warren Span/Roay Hallady, 2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Framed Hunter Pence #'d 374/999
Mini's: 2010 Topps 206 Historical Events: Taft Inaugurated, 2010 Topps 206 Piedmont back Jackie Robinson, 2010 Allen and Ginter World's Biggest Tree, 2011 Topps Kimbal Champions Andrew McCutchen
Auto: 2010 Topps 206 framed Piedmont auto of Bengie Molina

Sports Jerks Mixed League Prize

Here are the pics and details of the prizes for the 2011 Sports Jerks Mixed League winner. Once the season is over and you are declared the winner, email me your address. Good luck!





Cards included: 2011 Topps Diamond Anniversary Lance Berkman, 2011 Heritage Aroldis Chapman rookie, 2009 Topps Unique Josh Johnson #'d 0022/1199, 2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Framed Evan Longoria 007/999, 2011 Topps CYMTO Duke Snider original back, 2011 Heritage Starlin Castro rookie cup, 2011 Heritage Pride of the A's, 2011 Heritage Hank Conger rookie
Mini's: 2010 Topps 206 Polar Bear back Frank Robinson, 2010 Allen and Ginter's Worlds Biggest Skyscraper, 2008 Allen Ginter Hanley Ramirez black border, 2011 Topps Kimbal Champions Carlos Santana
Relic: 2011 Topps Heritage Clubhouse Collection Fancisco Liriano jersey(with a blue stripe!)

Damaged Topps Gypsy Queens Replaced

By: Clay

It didn't take long for Topps to mail me back my replacement cards. Smooth transaction. All three cards are the same but without damage. So don't hesitate to mail your damaged cards in to Topps for replacement. I'll post the pics on Wednesday.

Topps New Website

By: Clay

About a year ago, maybe longer, I emailed Topps support asking them why their website wasn't up to date. And if you had been on there around that time, you know what I'm talking about. It was painfully awful and unprofessional. Anyway, They finally updated it a couple months ago. I'm guessing to go along with their 60th ann. The site looks good and is easy to maneuver around. Let's hope it stays that way.

I'm mailing in my damaged Matt Kemp relic, Evan Longoria framed paper and Jose Reyes framed paper cards after work today. So, we shall see how long it takes Topps to mail replacements back and if they are close in terms of value/quality player. I don't want some crap ass jersey relic of Hank Blalock. I still have a hand full of those and I even gave two away as part of an Easter gift to a young family member. Afterwards I felt awful when I noticed I gave him two Blalock relics. I should have mixed it up. No one deserves that. One piece of crap certainly is better than two pieces of the exact same crap.

In conclusion...mailing topps package today...debating what to do with Jackie Robinson relic card(not damaged)...maybe put some more Gypsy Queen on Ebay...still have Ryan Howard 2010 A&G relic card contest going(older post)...

Ahhhh! Real Damages!

By: Clay

This afternoon I stopped by Target to fill my Topps Gypsy Queen void. Let me say, this was quite the day for me. I hand selected a couple rack packs and headed home for about 2 minutes of passion and pleasure! And just like how sweet love makin can turn sour...


Yes! First pack and I pull a Jackie Robinson bat Relic! My best pull of the year and from a Target rack pack none the less. Makes your heart pound and motor rev. But honestly, I wasn't expecting to get much else from these packs. Oh was I wrong.


Two framed paper serial numbered cards of Jose Reyes and Evan Longoria. Now, granted these two were going on Ebay...they are now worthless to me in an even simpler term. Damaged!

Oh NOOOOO! Not another! What you are seeing is a dented and dinged corner of a Matt Kemp relic card. Shit! Bad things come in threes, or so I've heard. Thankfully Topps takes care of such nightmarish incidents.

Topps Gypsy Queen pics

You can find many of these cards and more on our Ebay page.

2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball 2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball

2011 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball Product Details

Release Date: Late April 2011
Box Configuration: 24 packs + 1 ten card mini box
Pack Price: NA
Product Type: Vintage Baseball Card
Geared Toward: Fans of Allen & Ginter, old school collectors, collectors looking for something new, collectors looking for something odd, relic & auto collectors, tobacco card connoisseurs

What's In The Box:

* 2 Autographs
* 2 Relics

Product Highlights/Details:

* Modeled after the 1887 N174 Gypsy Queen baseball card set.
* Massive 450 card base set featuring 50 short prints and a mix of veterans, rookies, legends and possibly odd balls.
* 7 base cards and 3 parallels in every pack.
* All 450 base cards will feature a stamp relic parallel relating to the player's city or country of origin numbered to 10 each.
* In addition there will be framed paper parallels numbered to 999 seeded one per box.
* Gold parallels seeded one per pack.
* 1 mini parallel per pack. Mini's come in hobby-only leather versions limited to 10.
* Other mini parallels include: Sepia numbered to 10, back variants and black-bordered back variants.
* Autograph checklist will include dual and triple autographed relics as well as standard autographed relics and mini autographed relics.
* Art Patch Cards - 1/1 sketch cards featuring an attatched game-used patch.
* "Bonus hits" will include Gypsy Queen cards, inserts, autographs and jewel cards.
* Insert sets include "The Great Ones", "Home Run Heroes" and "Future Stars" with each insert set coming in the mini variety as well.
* Printing plates both tall and small (regular and mini card).
* Early auto checklist includes: Albert Pujols, Buster Posey, Curt Schilling, Tom Seaver, David Wright, Frank Robinson, Alex Rodriguez, Nolan Ryan, Mike Stanton, Jason Heyward, Johnny Bench, Bernie Williams, Ryan Howard, Brooks Robinson, CC Sabathia, Roy Halladay, Ernie Banks, Stan Musial, Cal Ripken Jr. Al Kaline, Ozzie Smith, Tony Gwynn, Wade Boggs, Mike Schmidt, Fergie Jenkins, Greg Maddux, Starlin Castro, Cliff Lee, Ryne Sandberg and Sandy Koufax.
* Relic checklist includes: Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Thurman Munson, Rickey Henderson, Jackie Robinson and more!

Description:
Gypsy Queen Baseball is a first year baseball card offering modeled after the 1887 N174 set with the same name. From early pictures and details, Gypsy Queen is built in the mold of Topps' franchise flashback product Allen & Ginter, rather than other old time offerings like Heritage and T206. 2010 Topps Gypsy Queen is set to hit hobby store shelves in late April of next year featuring 4 hits and plenty of oddities per 24-pack hobby box.