Showing posts with label bipped. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bipped. Show all posts
Monday, April 01, 2013
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Bipped by "S. Claws."
Of all people to get Bipped by, I get Bipped by a cut-rate Santa impersonator.
Do this mean Bip Wars is back on?
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Top 10 National Pick-Ups: #6. OH NOEZ!!!!!
#6: 1993 Finest Bip Roberts
Paid $0.10.
Like 2001 Topps Archives, 1993 Finest is a set that I'm trying to build card-by-card. I saw a stack of about a dozen '93 Finest commons in a dime box and found this card of Mr. Roberts.
Yeah, I had it already. But c'mon! Ten cents for The Bipper? Not bad.
#10: It's for "Members Only"
#9: The case of the mysterious rookie reprints
#8: 75 for 25
#7: A point is a point
#6: OH NOEZ!!!!!
#5: What do they know about partying? Or anything else?
#4: Epix Mo-Jo!!!
#3: Satisfyin' the ladies, one printin' plate at a time
#2: The Mother of all junk waxboxes
#1: Ironic ain't just the name of an Alanis Morrisette song
Paid $0.10.
Like 2001 Topps Archives, 1993 Finest is a set that I'm trying to build card-by-card. I saw a stack of about a dozen '93 Finest commons in a dime box and found this card of Mr. Roberts.
Yeah, I had it already. But c'mon! Ten cents for The Bipper? Not bad.
#10: It's for "Members Only"
#9: The case of the mysterious rookie reprints
#8: 75 for 25
#7: A point is a point
#6: OH NOEZ!!!!!
#5: What do they know about partying? Or anything else?
#4: Epix Mo-Jo!!!
#3: Satisfyin' the ladies, one printin' plate at a time
#2: The Mother of all junk waxboxes
#1: Ironic ain't just the name of an Alanis Morrisette song
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
The Ruben Project
Call me crazy. Or maybe I just had too much cough syrup last night.
Last night on Twitter (and if you're still not following me on Teh Twinkah, why the hell not?), I asked why the 2001 Bowman Chrome Autograph of Ron Davenport (who never made it past AA, and was last seen playing Indy ball) books for $120, while John Buck (who made the All-Star team last year) is only $80. I got an interesting response from Wes Yee, one of the Moderators at Freedom Card Board. He told me the story of how in 2002, members of Davenport's immediate family were attempting to corner the market on Ron's card.
After a few hours of web surfing, I then turned over to one of my guilty pleasures: Everything Is Terrible. For the uninitiated, EIT is a video repsoitory/performance art collective that scours the nation's flea markets, thrift stores, and dollar stores for old VHS tapes, then posts what they find to YouTube. The more obscure and weird, the better. Like this clip...
One of EIT's side projects has been to collect as many VHS copies of the 1996 film Jerry Maguire as possible.
Why you ask?
Well, why not? That's why.
They've collected almost 1000 "Jerry's" thus far, and will not stop until THEY
HAVE
THEM
ALL.
So I began to wonder; what would be the Jerry Maguire of baseball cards? A card that, when it was first issued, was extremely valuable, in demand, and stockpiled by the dozens by collectors; but has since lost most of its value, and, like Jerry Maguire, looks dated. What is the one card that truly represents its era but has been seemingly forgotten by collectors?
I could try and go "Jerry Maguire" on a 2001 BowChro Ron Davenport-type card (i.e. a high-end card with many esoteric gimmicks), like Greg "Toe" Nash's card from the same set. But with so few copies available, it wouldn't be all that feasible to do.
Enter this guy...
This is Ruben Rivera (a.k.a. Mariano's stupid cousin). You probably know him as that guy who stole Derek Jeter's glove, then sold it to a memorabilia dealer. You may also remember him from this most excellent display of base running skills.
The Ruben Rivera I remember was the 20-year-old mega-prospect who hit 33 HRs and stole 48 bases at Single-A in 1994, and was already being called "The Next Mickey Mantle." But in the Summer of '94, The Next Mickey Mantle had yet to appear on a baseball card. That is, until the release of 1994 Bowman Baseball.
Those of you that weren't born, or weren't collecting back then, probably don't remember the frenzy that surrounded Ruben Rivera's 1994 Bowman RC. Pulling one out of a pack of '94 Bowman was like pulling a $10 bill. No joke! It was almost (almost) like the Strasburg-mania we saw last year -- but without the autographs, Refractors, pie-in-the-face gimmicks, et al.
Ruben Rivera, of course, never lived up to the "Next Mickey Mantle" hype. After a few years the Yankees shipped him off to San Diego for another one of the forgotten prospects of the 90s: Hideki Irabu. Over the last decade he's bounced from San Diego, to Texas, to Tulsa, to San Francisco, Ottawa, Bowie, back to the Yankees, to Charlotte, and for the last four seasons, Los Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.
Ruben Rivera is the poster child for much hyped prospects who never quite lived up to the hype. But there's still thousands of Ruben Rivera rookie cards out there, many of which have probably never been seen or touched or collected since 1994.
So here's the deal: Forget about "Bipping."
Bip Wars are over.
Forever.
Instead, I want you to "Ruben" me.
That's right. I want all your 1994 Bowman Ruben Rivera cards.
Send them to me. I don't care how many or how little you have.
Let me reunite all your long-lost Rubens with all the other long-lost Rubens in the comfort of my 3200-count Monster Box.
I will then bring all my Rubens with me to this Summer's National Sports Collector's Convention in Rosemont, IL, where they will be publicly displayed for all to see.
Afterward, they will all be taken to the grave of Jefferson Burdick in Central Square, NY, where they will be ritually sacrificed in a manner to be determined later.
Yes, I did drink too much cough syrup when I came up with this idea last night; but no, this is not a joke. I am dead serious about this.
Send your Rubens to...
Chris Harris
9129 Santayana Drive
Fairfax VA 22031-3066
The person who sends me the most 1994 Bowman Ruben Rivera cards by the time of this year's National will get a prize of some sort. What that prize is, I do not know, but it will be worth your while.
Last night on Twitter (and if you're still not following me on Teh Twinkah, why the hell not?), I asked why the 2001 Bowman Chrome Autograph of Ron Davenport (who never made it past AA, and was last seen playing Indy ball) books for $120, while John Buck (who made the All-Star team last year) is only $80. I got an interesting response from Wes Yee, one of the Moderators at Freedom Card Board. He told me the story of how in 2002, members of Davenport's immediate family were attempting to corner the market on Ron's card.
After a few hours of web surfing, I then turned over to one of my guilty pleasures: Everything Is Terrible. For the uninitiated, EIT is a video repsoitory/performance art collective that scours the nation's flea markets, thrift stores, and dollar stores for old VHS tapes, then posts what they find to YouTube. The more obscure and weird, the better. Like this clip...
One of EIT's side projects has been to collect as many VHS copies of the 1996 film Jerry Maguire as possible.
Why you ask?
Well, why not? That's why.
They've collected almost 1000 "Jerry's" thus far, and will not stop until THEY
HAVE
THEM
ALL.
So I began to wonder; what would be the Jerry Maguire of baseball cards? A card that, when it was first issued, was extremely valuable, in demand, and stockpiled by the dozens by collectors; but has since lost most of its value, and, like Jerry Maguire, looks dated. What is the one card that truly represents its era but has been seemingly forgotten by collectors?
I could try and go "Jerry Maguire" on a 2001 BowChro Ron Davenport-type card (i.e. a high-end card with many esoteric gimmicks), like Greg "Toe" Nash's card from the same set. But with so few copies available, it wouldn't be all that feasible to do.
Enter this guy...
This is Ruben Rivera (a.k.a. Mariano's stupid cousin). You probably know him as that guy who stole Derek Jeter's glove, then sold it to a memorabilia dealer. You may also remember him from this most excellent display of base running skills.
The Ruben Rivera I remember was the 20-year-old mega-prospect who hit 33 HRs and stole 48 bases at Single-A in 1994, and was already being called "The Next Mickey Mantle." But in the Summer of '94, The Next Mickey Mantle had yet to appear on a baseball card. That is, until the release of 1994 Bowman Baseball.
Those of you that weren't born, or weren't collecting back then, probably don't remember the frenzy that surrounded Ruben Rivera's 1994 Bowman RC. Pulling one out of a pack of '94 Bowman was like pulling a $10 bill. No joke! It was almost (almost) like the Strasburg-mania we saw last year -- but without the autographs, Refractors, pie-in-the-face gimmicks, et al.
Ruben Rivera, of course, never lived up to the "Next Mickey Mantle" hype. After a few years the Yankees shipped him off to San Diego for another one of the forgotten prospects of the 90s: Hideki Irabu. Over the last decade he's bounced from San Diego, to Texas, to Tulsa, to San Francisco, Ottawa, Bowie, back to the Yankees, to Charlotte, and for the last four seasons, Los Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.
Ruben Rivera is the poster child for much hyped prospects who never quite lived up to the hype. But there's still thousands of Ruben Rivera rookie cards out there, many of which have probably never been seen or touched or collected since 1994.
So here's the deal: Forget about "Bipping."
Bip Wars are over.
Forever.
Instead, I want you to "Ruben" me.
That's right. I want all your 1994 Bowman Ruben Rivera cards.
Send them to me. I don't care how many or how little you have.
Let me reunite all your long-lost Rubens with all the other long-lost Rubens in the comfort of my 3200-count Monster Box.
I will then bring all my Rubens with me to this Summer's National Sports Collector's Convention in Rosemont, IL, where they will be publicly displayed for all to see.
Afterward, they will all be taken to the grave of Jefferson Burdick in Central Square, NY, where they will be ritually sacrificed in a manner to be determined later.
Yes, I did drink too much cough syrup when I came up with this idea last night; but no, this is not a joke. I am dead serious about this.
I WANT YOUR RUBENS!!!!
Send your Rubens to...
Chris Harris
9129 Santayana Drive
Fairfax VA 22031-3066
The person who sends me the most 1994 Bowman Ruben Rivera cards by the time of this year's National will get a prize of some sort. What that prize is, I do not know, but it will be worth your while.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Have you stockpiled your junkwax?
Not yet. Any and all potential Bip belligerents are advised to monitor this website for future Bip Wars 2011 announcements. Big news will be coming ... soon.
(Image courtesy Punk Rock Paint)
Monday, January 03, 2011
Sunday, January 02, 2011
Monday, September 13, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Crimes of Bip War.
I declare Bip War, and what does sruchris do? Just watch.
That's 1354, 1987 Topps Andres Galarraga cards.
That's 1354, 1987 Topps Andres Galarraga cards.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Formal Declaration of Bip War.
In accordance with The Third Hague Convention of 1907, and Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution; my formal rescinding of Declaration of Bip War against the Federal Republic of Cardboardjunkistan, has itself, been rescinded.
In addition, I am declaring Bip War against the "Axis Powers" of The Kingdom of Thorzullia, The Soozo-Marian Empire, The Peoples' Front of Judea, The Judean People's Front, The Judean Popular People's Front, The Campaign for a Free Galilee, The Popular Front of Judea, and all other affiliated allies.
In addition, I am declaring Bip War against the "Axis Powers" of The Kingdom of Thorzullia, The Soozo-Marian Empire, The Peoples' Front of Judea, The Judean People's Front, The Judean Popular People's Front, The Campaign for a Free Galilee, The Popular Front of Judea, and all other affiliated allies.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
This ain't over yet.
Oh, you may have thought it was all over.
And you would be wrong.
The latest salvos have already been fired. Damn the torpedoes! Hide the women & children! And full-steam ahead!
And you would be wrong.
The latest salvos have already been fired. Damn the torpedoes! Hide the women & children! And full-steam ahead!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
M.O.A.B.
Yes, this will shatter the record.
That's all I'm going to say right now, you'll just have to wait for the video.
That's all I'm going to say right now, you'll just have to wait for the video.
¡VIVA LA REVOLUCION!
Friday, March 05, 2010
We're not going to take it anymore!
This is Ethan Orlinsky.
Ethan is the nitwit whom the Beckett Blog quoted as saying, "The real winners today are the millions of fans who collect baseball cards. They will be able to clearly identify official Major League Baseball trading cards without any confusion."
As a collector, how did that make you feel when you first read that?
Angry?
Disappointed?
Frustrated?
All I know is that...
First you've got to get mad!
You've got to say, 'I'm a CARD COLLECTOR, Goddammit! My life has VALUE!'
So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. Get away from your laptops. I want you to get up right now, gather your excess 2010 Upper Deck commons, and go to the post office and
Step One: Gather any surplus 2010 Upper Deck Baseball cards.
Step Two: Print out this image Thorzul created, and sign your name to the bottom.
Step Three: Place excess Upper Deck cards and above image in a box and mail to the following address:
Major League Baseball Properties
Attn: Ethan Orlinsky
245 Park Ave
New York, NY 10167-3000
Please do this as soon as possible. And if you have a blog, please spread the word.
LET'S ALL SEND MLB PROPERTIES A MESSAGE. WE'RE MAD AS HELL, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!
Ethan is the nitwit whom the Beckett Blog quoted as saying, "The real winners today are the millions of fans who collect baseball cards. They will be able to clearly identify official Major League Baseball trading cards without any confusion."
As a collector, how did that make you feel when you first read that?
Angry?
Disappointed?
Frustrated?
All I know is that...
First you've got to get mad!
You've got to say, 'I'm a CARD COLLECTOR, Goddammit! My life has VALUE!'
So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. Get away from your laptops. I want you to get up right now, gather your excess 2010 Upper Deck commons, and go to the post office and
BIP THE SHIT OUT OF MLB!
Step One: Gather any surplus 2010 Upper Deck Baseball cards.
Step Two: Print out this image Thorzul created, and sign your name to the bottom.
Step Three: Place excess Upper Deck cards and above image in a box and mail to the following address:
Major League Baseball Properties
Attn: Ethan Orlinsky
245 Park Ave
New York, NY 10167-3000
Please do this as soon as possible. And if you have a blog, please spread the word.
LET'S ALL SEND MLB PROPERTIES A MESSAGE. WE'RE MAD AS HELL, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!
Monday, March 01, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Is it possible to "Bip" yourself?
I was at a card show last weekend, and while plowing through a dime-box, I came across this gem.
That's 1993 Triple Play kids, absolute dime-box gold. And yes, it was on my wantlist.
It wasn't until after I got home that I noticed the front.
That's 1993 Triple Play kids, absolute dime-box gold. And yes, it was on my wantlist.
It wasn't until after I got home that I noticed the front.
OH NOEZ!!11!
DA HORRA!!
THINE HAST BIPPED THYSELF!!!
DA HORRA!!
THINE HAST BIPPED THYSELF!!!
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