CaptKirk42: Mascots

[captkirk42]

One of the specialties I collect is Mascot cards. I don't know I just love those fuzzy things. This thread I will concentrate on my Mascot cards. On my blog CaptKirk42s Trading Cards Blog I have a feature called Mascot Mondays where I feature a mascot and then try to give some background on the character and show off the card. In my Mail Bag thread the first entry was about a set of Mascots.

Here is my most recently acquired Mascot card:

2009 Topps Allen & Ginter's Autograph Card - AGA-BM Billy The Marlin Marlins Mascot

I got it from Ebay for $19.99 + $3.99 Twenty bucks is close to the top of what I am willing to pay for almost any card, auto cards I go a little higher depending on who/series/set.

 

[pwolantern]

Nice pick up Kirk

 

[Mike]

Definitely a unique PC, Kirk. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[captkirk42]

Until I saw it listed I didn't even know A&G had gotten Mascots to sign stuff. I wonder if they got Screech to sign?

 

[Cool_Hand_Flash]

Wonder who actually signed the card?.. and with the outfit on?.. or gloves off?.. this is the first auto where the persons identity may actually change. Name, height, ***, everything could theoretically be a 100% different person before the product gets released.. trippy

But its a great looking card

 

[commishbob]

I really want one of those Nebraska Lil Red mascot cards put out by Upper Deck a few years ago. But as luck would have it it's a short print in that mascot set and costs way more than I'd ever pay for a mascot card.

 

[franklinguy52]

Here is pretty mascot card that I recently picked up



I live very close to Western Kentucky and Big Red is kind of a rockstsr around town. The is a mascot patch? It is munfactured for the card but it embroidered so that he pops off the card.

 

[captkirk42]

Here is pretty mascot card that I recently picked up



I live very close to Western Kentucky and Big Red is kind of a rockstsr around town. The is a mascot patch? It is munfactured for the card but it embroidered so that he pops off the card.

Yeah its a "Manupatch" for some reason Upper Deck decided to make a whole frackin set of manupatch only mascots for their 2012 College Football set. They didn't make a set of regular cards of these. They call them "patch cards". That is the only series of Mascots I refuse to collect. I like the pictures but I don't like manupatches, unless it is a replica of a real patch even then I don't like them on cards. Probably due to my dislike of the GU concept, which I am only just now lukewarming to a smidge.