USA USA USA

USA!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!

Over at JD's Wild Cardz contest i chose number 66. I got the US of A. Yeah!!!!!!

Here are the medal count for the Olympics

1	Flag ofUnited States	2	2	4	8
2	Flag ofFrance	2	0	2	4
3	Flag ofGermany	1	3	0	4

Yeah I got 14 more entries for JD's Wild Cardz's Olympic Contest, so my total entries are up to 18.

Call me cocky but i have a strong chance to win gold.

I'm not a big fan of the Olympics, the only event I'm looking forward to is the Mens Ice Hockey. Hopefully we win gold.

So go watch the Olympics and cheer for your country or your "adopted country".

The Padres Vintage Collection

Updated: February,13 (4 new additions)

1969 TOPPS - PADRES (8/32)

14 Al McBean

38 Zoilo Vesalles

74 Preston Gomez

98 Dave Giusti

129 Bill McCool

149 Ollie Brown

184 Roberto Pena

197 Dick Selma

223 Tom Dukes

249 Ed Spiezio

271 Larry Stahl

304 Rookie Stars - Bill Davis / Clarence Gaston

333 Ivan Murrell

359 Dick Kelley

387 Bobby Klaus

408 Nate Colbert

452 Al Ferrara

473 Jose Arcia

501 Tony Gonzalez

536 Rookie Stars - Danny Breeden / Dave Roberts

592 Rookie Stars - Rafael Robles / Al Santorini

617 Jesse Gonder

637 Rookie Stars - Jerry DaVanon / Frank Reberger / Clay Kirby

659 Johnny Podres

1970 Topps Condition - PADRES(6/30)

11 Nate Colbert

44 Roberto Pena

79 Clay Kirby

103 Frank Reberger

130 Ollie Brown

151 Dave Roberts

179 Ivan Murrell

212 Al Santorini

234 Tommy Dean

262 Jerry Morales - Jim Williams

284 Jack Baldschun

314 Bill McCool

329 Chris Cannizzaro

345 Al Ferrara

352 Bob Barton

374 Tommie Sisk

392 Walt Hriniak

421 Pat Dobson

474 Dick Kelley

494 Larry Stahl

513 Preston Gomez

526 Ron Herbel

573 Mike Corkin - Rafael Robles - Ron Siocum

587 Jose Arcia

604 Clarence Gaston

639 Dave Campbell

644 Gerry Nyman

657 Padres Team

694 Gary Ross

718 Ed Spiezio

1971 Topps - PADRES(5/30)

6 Ed Spiezio

25 Clarence Gaston

46 Dave Campbell

106 Tom Dukes

126 Danny Coombs

134 Jose Arcia

153 Gary Ross

179 Mike Corkins

214 Al Ferrara

235 Nate Colbert

262 Padres Rookies-Jim Williams-Dave Robinson

274 Ron Slocum

301 Earl Wilson

333 Clay Kirby

364 Tommy Dean

383 Rod Gaspar

408 Rafael Robles

426 Chris Cannizzaro

448 Dave Roberts

467 Al Santorini

482 San Diego Padres-Team Card

505 Ollie Brown

548 Don Mason

569 Ivan Murrell

589 Bob Barton

611 Tom Phoebus

656 Gerry Nyman SP

696 Jerry Morales

711 Larry Stahl SP

737 Preston Gomez SP

15 Down! 70 to Go!

Slow

My posts have been scarce; unlike my card collection. I've been hitting eBay auctions pretty hard these couple of past weeks. Searching and searching through thousands of auctions for any steals. I'm picky when it comes to eBay There few rules i live buy(get that pun).

1. Nothing over $5.00 (shipping included)

2. Nothing from 1987-2002

3. Only rookie cards,relics, and autos, and cards to complete sets

4. Only Padre players or players from Mexico

So there you have it, those are my rules to eBay. It makes a purchase seem more than just another card.

Check this contest

Head over to JD's Wild Cardz hes going to make the Olympics fun. He has a great contest going. Make sure to enter.

This Weeks Mail-day Part:1

I finally got my 2 packages from eBay. Got some great deals on some awesome cards. Now all these cards are Padres. Lets Start with the first package.

Aaron Poreda, 2007 Bowman Sterling Prospect Auto
(2) Adam Russell, 2008 Bowman Sterling Rookie Auto

Kevin Kouzmanoff, 2007 SPX Rookie SIgnatures
Kevin Kouzmanoff, 2007 Bowman's Best Auto
Steve Garrison, 2008 Donruss Threads Auto, and Serial #'d 1861/1999!

Picked up all these cards for less than $6, talk about a steal. Now the extra Poreda and the SPX Kouz are up for trade.

Stat of The Day: "Strike 3"

Most Home Runs in a season while striking out fewer than 10 time?

Tommy Holmes in 1945

Year	Age	Tm	G	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP
1945	28	BSN	154	636	224	47	28	117	15	70	9	.352	.420
11 Seasons			1320	4992	1507	292	88	581	40	480	122	.302	.366

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table

He hit 28 HR and only struck out 9 times. He had a great season in 1945 hitting .352. He finished 2nd in 1945 NL MVP voting. He only played for 11 seasons, but he ended up with a lifetime BA of .302.

2010 Bowman Preview

I know I'm a bit late on this but if you haven't seen the preview than here is your chance.

Let's start with the base card.

It has a real clean and basic design. Nothing too amazing, I still don't know if I like it or not. At least it's better than last year.

1st Bowman chrome

This card looks amazing. The border will look great with the chrome. This card is already on my want list can't wait till it hits ebay.

Will I Buy: I'll probably buy a box later on, when they get cheaper. I liked last years design and this year looks like a huge improvement.

Tonys Home

A new addition to my collection and my new favorite card. Believe it or not this is my first card purchase from eBay. It was a total of $6(shipping included). It's in good quality, nicely centered with slightly damaged corners. Nevertheless it's still an awesome card.

T-206 on eBay

One of the most popular vintage card set, the T-206 has hit eBay this past weekend. Two cards from the set, A Ty Cobb(5 EX Grade) and an Izzy Hoffman(8 NM-MNT Grade) are being auctioned off separately . Six days are left to bid and the Ty Cobb card has reached over $1,500; the Izzy Hoffman $250. I can't imagine what the final price on the Ty Cobb card will be. I'll post a update when it's over.

Questions for you readers.

Have Collectors & Sellers ditched auction houses for eBay?

Do they make more of profit on eBay or at other places.