I feel like I’ve sorted cards for days…

I literally just finished putting together sets from my 2010 Topps Update jumbo case. Everyone said you’d 5-6 base sets and that was exactly right. I was 16 cards short of the sixth base set, I’ll pick those up on sportlots.com. The master set was a different story, I was way short of that. I had to pick up somewhere between 40 and 50 insert cards to complete that. I was able to pick all of those up on sportlots.com for just under $30.

All in all, I’d say it took me between 6 and 7 hours to put these sets together. I think the next time I buy a case like this I’ll put cards in order as I open them, as lame as that sounds. I just can’t stand sitting down at a table for hours on end sorting cards. Anyway, the picture below shows the aftermath of the sorting.

Awesome Mail Day!

I came home from work today and was greeted by a mailbox full of padded envelopes. I got a few orders from Sportlots.com filled with 2010 Topps Update inserts to complete my master set. The rest were full of prospects that I’m collecting. Here is the list followed by the pictures.

BGS 9.5 2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Status Signatures Stetson Allie 29/50
2009 Bowman Sterling WBC Game Jersey Gold Refractor Liam Hendriks 07/50
2010 Bowman Chrome Refractor Autographs Liam Hendriks 277/500
2009 Upper Deck USA 18U Autographs Nick Castellanos – Lot of 11

Interesting note about the Castellanos lot, you’ll notice he added his number to two of his signatures. I’m not sure if that would command a premium or not down the road.

2010 Topps Red Hot Rookie Redemption #10

I’ve never participated in the Red Hot Rookie Redemption in past years. I’ve always just sold any redemption card that I had before the player was announced. This year is different. The rookie crop this season is so strong that I couldn’t resist putting together a set of these.

The assumption is that the 10th card will be the autographed card. Last year had Gordon Beckham (only 10% signed), 2008 had Jay Bruce and Evan Longoria.

I purchased #1-9 on eBay and sportlots.com. I got my #10 from a hobby box of 2010 Topps Series 2 that I purchased. I really don’t have much money in my set. That being said, the excitement of the pending announcement got the best of me today and I purchased two more #10’s for $15 each on eBay.

Are you anxiously awaiting the announcement like I am? If so, who are you hoping for?