Second Instagram Trade With Kyle - 2011 Topps Tier One Roy Campanella Relic

I've made a couple (what I would call) friends on Instagram.  The one I talk to the most is a guy named Kyle who lives in Delaware.  He's a huge Phillies fan, so I sent him a good deal of Roy Halladay and other assorted Phillies goodies recently.  He mentioned that he had this 2011 Topps Tier One Campanella relic and he needed some quick cash for a purchase, so I bought it off of him.

The card has a little damage to it, likely resulting from Topps placement of the relic piece, but it is hardly noticeable.  Looking at the piece of jersey, it looks like there may be a faint hint of dirt on it.  It could just be my eyes, though.

Anyway, I really like the card, as I don't have much of anything as far as Campanella goes.  I was really happy to pick it up and I was really happy to help out a (new) friend.

Thanks for the trade, Kyle.  I hope you like your Phillies cards.  I'm sure there are more where those came from!

COMC Pickup - 2011 Topps Tier One Jimmie Foxx Relic

I knocked a nice card off of my want list the other day when I made a purchase with my store credit on COMC.  I had sold a few cards on there and built my store credit up to $54, so I bought quite a few cards.  I got this 2011 Topps Tier One bat relic of Hall of Famer, Jimmie Foxx for about $15.  Foxx is probably one of my favorite Hall of Famers, so I have been wanting this card since Tier One came out.

The bat relic card is numbered 22/399.

Tier One did a really good job of having relic cards of higher-end Hall of Famers at decent prices.  I mean, I was able to get a Foxx bat relic for only $15.  There are other offerings with Foxx relics that are far mroe expensive.

My good buddy, Drew, was able to put together the entire 2011 Tier One relic set, which is an amazing feat in itself.  There are a few more that I wouldn't mind getting, but I don't think I will be pursuing the entire set.

Results of the Topps Tier One Group Break at Nachos Grande

I took part in my first ever group break over at Nachos Grande not too long ago, and thought I'd show off what I ended up with:

I bought in with the Orioles for $35 for a six-box half case break of 2011 Topps Tier One.  With my entry, I was also awarded the Colorado Rockies.

I only got two Tier One cards, one of which is pictured below.

The Palmer looks nice.  I also got Carlos Gonzalez, which isn't too bad.  I was disappointed that I didn't get any of the hits, but oh well, that is the fun of a group break.  I won't discourage me from participating in another.

I did like that he threw in an Orioles 'team set' from Topps Lineage.  I have said before that I really like this set, so getting all of his Orioles was definitely a bonus for me.  This is a box of cards that I may purchase sometime soon, just to see what I can pull.

I also like that the Browns were included in the set (and the break as well).  It would have been nice to get the Sisler relic from Tier One, but I think Cobb was the big name pulled this go-round.

As I said, I wouldn't be discouraged from other group breaks in the future, even though I didn't get any huge hits out of this.  The price was fair and my disappointment of no huge hits was offset by the generosity of including other cards (a box of 2011 Allen and Ginter was also included in the break).

I, myself, would like to do a group break.  I failed a couple years ago to generate enough interest in a 2006 Upper Deck Epic group break (which I think ticked off a few bloggers who wanted to sign up).  I may attempt something of that sort sometime soon.  I do know that I need to have some kind of contest or something to keep getting this blog noticed....