kristopher | January 2, 2010
Player: Pete Pihos
Card: 1948 Leaf Gum Co., Card #16
Team/Position: Philadelphia Eagles / Wide Receiver, Defensive End
Cost: $15.25
I had yet another chance to add a 1948 Bowman to my collection, but once again decided on the Leaf alternative. It’s not that the ‘48 Bowman set is ugly or the ‘48 Leaf set is gorgeous, it’s just [...]
kristopher | November 27, 2009
Player: Cris Carter
Card: 1989 Score Football, Card #72
Team/Position: Philly Eagles, Minnesota Vikings / Wide Receiver
Cost: document.write(‘$0.50′);$0.50
If Cris Carter isn’t a first-ballot Hall of Famer, I don’t know who is. Jerry Rice is obviously going to be a first-ballot guy; but realistically, do you have to be the greatest player at your position to be deemed [...]
kristopher | November 25, 2009
Player: Steve “Big Boy” Van Buren
Card: 1950 Bowman Gum, Card #23
Team/Position: Philadelphia Eagles / Runningback
Cost: Acquired in a $20.00 Lot
After writing about Steve Van Buren’s Leaf rookie card yesterday, I received a wonderful surprise today: Steve Van Buren’s first Bowman card that doesn’t look like a boring old stock photo.
While the 1950 Bowman set looks [...]
