tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229417.post115918896739398377..comments2024-03-12T22:21:22.805-04:00Comments on Stale Gum: What I got at the Card Show: 9/24/06Chris Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603530412835276148noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229417.post-1163025634220444672006-11-08T17:40:00.000-05:002006-11-08T17:40:00.000-05:00You're now up to $145 on this set (I think) and in...You're now up to $145 on this set (I think) and in addition to some percentage of the whole set, you also have:<BR/><BR/>-ten "non-vanilla" parallels<BR/>-13 Dick Perez Sketch inserts<BR/>-a framed autograph of Derrek Lee<BR/>-a framed Relic of Mark Buehrle<BR/>-a Miguel Tejada chiptopper<BR/><BR/>I bought the whole set, including all 30 Dick Perez cards, on eBay for about $80 including shipping. Granted, I don't have the 10 parallels, autographed Lee card, Buehrle relic card, or "chiptopper" (whatever that is), but I spent $65 less.<BR/><BR/>Which is not to criticize--I have assembled many sets recently through wax box purchases and fill-ins at shows myself. Just to point out that times have really changed. It used to be (like in the 1970s and early 1980s) that I bought a box or two of Topps wax packs and put together most of a set, then traded for the rest. And I think it was probably cheaper that way. Now, with the real money chasing the, well, chase cards, it's a lot cheaper buying the base set than trying to assemble it.<BR/><BR/>Sort of sad, if you ask me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com