The mystery and the hype surrounding the 2017 Bowman Mega Boxes
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Kris Bryant has set the baseball prospecting community on fire with his tremendous display of power during Spring Training. With each of his nine Spring Training home runs, Bryant’s cards continue to gain steam, and have now gone flat-out crazy, in terms of collectability and prices.
Without a doubt, his 2013 and 2014 Bowman Chrome Autographs have been the most sought after versions of Bryant, so we have put together a small guide to show you each of Bryant’s Chrome Autographs, and where you can find them yourselves. (more…)
Last week, 2014 Bowman Baseball hit the streets with much anticipation from collectors. Coverboys, Kris Byrant and Jose Abreu, are each featured on their highly-coveted 1st Bowman Chrome Auto cards and are certainly help drive the demand for this product. 54 prospect autos and 16 rookie autos have really diluted the release and much of the potential return value on the secondary market.
Take a look at our 2014 Bowman Baseball Prospect Autograph Priceguide:
Please Note:These prices are updated every hour.
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Each week, Baseball America recognizes the hottest prospects in the minor leagues from past week. We take a look at their list and give you a look at the week’s top prospects top cards.
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Yesterday, Topps unveiled the entire 2014 Bowman Baseball checklist. We have taken the 54 prospect autographs and broke down each player to give you a snap shot into their career and some background on the players.
Age: 24
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Alabama
Age: 26
Age: 21
Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 4th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sandy Creek HS (Tyrone, GA) and the Tampa Bay Rays in the 3rd round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chipola College
Age: 22
Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 4th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Mississippi
Age: 24
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 16th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Walton HS (Marietta, GA) and the Washington Nationals in the 32nd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mercer University
Age: 22
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Santa Barbara
Age: 21
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 30th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mercersburg Academy
Age: 21
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 44th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Aquinas Institute
Age: 20
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA)
Age: 19
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Memorial HS (Newark, CA)
Age: 18
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Los Osos HS (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Age: 18
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cypress Woods HS (Cypress, TX)
Age: 23
Age: 23
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 5th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Virginia
Age: 23
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 20th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Buhach Colony HS (Atwater, CA) and the Tampa Bay Rays in the 13th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University Fullerton
Age: 22
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Port Charlotte HS (Port Charlotte, FL)
Age: 19
Age: 20
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (34th) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Upland HS (Upland, CA)
Age: 23
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University
Age: 20
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Caguas Military Academy (Caguas, PR)
Age: 19
Age: 22
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 6th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Paul HS (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
Age: 27
Age: 22
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Desert Ridge HS (Mesa, AZ) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 3rd round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University
Age: 18
Age: 22
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 19th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Old Mill HS (Millersville, MD)
Age: 22
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Trinity Christian Academy HS (Addison, TX) and the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (31st) of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oklahoma State University
Age: 20
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 21st round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Villa Park HS (Villa Park, CA)
Age: 20
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (49th) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Olympia HS (Orlando, FL)
Age: 22
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 18th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bonanza HS (Las Vegas, NV) and the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of San Diego
Age: 20
Age: 24
Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round (26th) of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Clemson University
Age: 22
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (45th) of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calvary Christian HS (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Age: 17
Age: 18
Age: 22
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 15th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Monte Vista HS (Danville, CA), the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (8th) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) and the Houston Astros in the 1st round (1st) of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University
Age: 21
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from John Overton HS (Brentwood, TN)
Age: 21
Age: 23
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 9th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Indiana University-Bloomington
Age: 22
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Mississippi
Age: 22
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 15th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Faith Christian Academy (Arvada, CO) and the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (43rd) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Missouri State University
Age: 23
Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 16th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) and the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Florida
Age: 22
Age: 21
Age: 20
Age: 21
Age: 23
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 8th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arizona
Age: 21
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Providence HS (Charlotte, NC)
Age: 18
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wharton HS (Tampa, FL)
Age: 19
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Murrieta Valley HS (Murrieta, CA)
Age: 18
Age: 19
Age: 23
Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 23rd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Eastern Illinois University
You know that feeling you get when something is supposed to be there, and it isn’t? That uneasy feeling of “maybe I just misplaced it” or “this just doesn’t feel right”. I think that may be the case with this 2013 Bowman Draft Dual Draftees Nick Ciuffo and Ryne Stanek card.
From an average look at the card, it appears to be your normal, run-of-the-mill insert in 2013 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects that belongs to a 10-card Dual Draftees insert set.
No serial number.
No 1-of-1 stamp.
No autographs.
No chrome technology.
No others exist?
This card seemingly is the only one of its kind. No others have appeared on eBay or COMC. Reports for bulk breakers, that collectively opened over 250 cases, are that they did not get one. Most, in fact, believed the card was not produced until it showed up on eBay.
Collectors are left stumped as to the mystery of this card.
For you master-collectors, this 10-card set could be a hard one to complete.
We live in a very digital age, with so much of our lives details and information now stored online. The team at SportsCardsList.com have set out to add another part of your life online: Your Sports Card Collection.
SportsCardsList.com has made it easy for collectors to create a FREE account and create lists of information about their collections. I have seen a number of lists around collectors personal collections, sets they are trying to finish and just general trade/wants.
I have the site so easy to use that after about 30 minutes I had a majority of my sets added to the site and shared out to other sites, so others could see what cards I was missing or needed. SportsCardsList.com features a very robust search engine designed around either specific players or sets – so no matter what your collecting focus is, you are able to fine tune your search results for to add cards or sets to your lists with ease.
From talking to the creators of SportsCardsList.com, they have future plans to add a trading mechanism to the site so users are able to contact and communicate with other collectors who may have a card they need.
Great work on the site, and I can see a lot of big things on the horizon for SportsCardsList.com. Be sure to tell them that Dailywax.com sent you!
Well, that was quick!
The 2013 Bowman Chrome Yasiel Puig Superfractor Auto has been pulled and sold. BlowOutCards.com forum member TSJCT pulled the card yesterday, September 28th, and has confirmed that the card was sold to a buyer in California for an undisclosed amount of money.
Speculation is that SBay Cards was the purchaser to include the card in one of their upcoming Super Box releases.
Until we know the exact fate of the card. Just enjoy the beauty of the card:
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Lessons learned are a valuable commodity in the business world.
The Topps Company was riding the heals of one of its most successful promotions, the Bowman Blue Wave Wrapper Redemption. The idea of the promotion was simple. For every 24 hobby packs or 10 jumbo packs you bought, send the wrappers back into Topps in exchange for a pack of special Blue Wave cards.
But here is the catch, the supply is limited, and just because you send in the wrappers doesn’t mean you automatically are going to get some packs. Last year Topps was blasted all over the Internet for the way they handled the program, handing out free packs to their heavy buyers, not treating all of their customers equally, and leaving a lot of people empty-handed and very unhappy – including myself.
This is where we go back to those lesson learned in business. Topps had an entire year to revamp the system and and try to make an effort to ensure that this an equal opportunity for all of their customers to have an equal chance at being included. Instead, it appears as if they have taken to monumental steps backwards.
A number of forum posts outlined that customers were receiving 10 packs, no matter how many packs they had sent in for (usually 5 or less). Once again, handing out additional supply that could have been used to spread the program out and not short change customers.
For me, I’m located in an area that typically gets product on its shelves 1 or 2 days behind everyone else. My wrappers were received by Topps on a Monday (got the product the previous Friday) and they simply could not have gotten there any quicker.
However, here are I am empty handed, another year.
So, let’s revisit those lessons learned again. I believe that all lessons are two way streets. My lesson learned is that Topps truly does not care about it’s customers. Big or small. They simply want to try and turnover products, releases, and promotions as quick as possible.
For this, I am choosing to no longer support them by no longer purchasing their wax products. To Topps, losing my business will never truly be felt on their bottom line. They have already proven that my value as a customer isn’t anything they wish to keep, so the real impact is going to come at my local Hobby Shop – and the others who represent the Topps Company.
I am hoping that others start to follow suit and Topps starts to realize that they are also in the customer satisfaction business.
A business that they are failing miserably in.
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Arenado was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the second round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft out of El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California. He ranked number two among Rockies prospects by MLB.com entering the 2013 season.
Search for Nolan Arenado Autograph Cards and Memorabilia on eBay.
In 2012, Arenado batted .285 for AA Tulsa with 36 doubles and 12 homers. In 2011, Arenado led all Minor Leaguers with 122 RBIs, setting a record for Rockies farmhands.
Look for Arenado to be called up to Colorado sometime during the 2013 season.
1. 2010 Bowman Chrome Prospect Auto
2. 2009 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Auto
3. 2012 Bowman Platinum Patch Auto
4. 2010 Bowman Chrome Prospect
5. 2011 Topps Debut