Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Classic Confrontations: Walt Clyde Frazier vs Earl The Pearl Monroe

Very NICE video highlighting the rivalry between Earl the Pearl and Frazier the Cool.

Best Man Cave Sports: Mailweek 3/29/11 Beastly HOF Auto Mojo

Awesome mailweek this past week. HOF players galore. Even though I had to pay CSA for the Walt Frazier signing it is well worth it. He's one of my favorite all time Knick players. Just a slick player. The Andre Reed autos were a nice addition as well and the Warren Moon is just a beast. I love the Antoine Walker Turkey Red and Skybox RC autos...but the Turkey Red will be the one being slabbed.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Thursday Show-Off: 3/24/11

For this week I am going with my 06-07 Upper Deck Reflections Dual Patch featuring Syracuse Alumni Hakim Warrick and Carmelo Anthony. The card features two game used patch pieces, both beautiful with several breaks. The card is #'d 05/15 as well. This card is a fixture in the Best Sports Man Cave.

Best Man Cave Sports: Mailday 3/24/11 Hakim Warrick, Ravens Signing



Another solid Best Man Cave Sports Mailday. Can't go wrong with a beautiful 09-10 Court Kings 1/1 of my favorite all-time Orange player...Hakim Warrick. So I was thrilled to pick this up off eBay. Once again, if you live in the Maryland area, please go to Haruki Nakamura's Red Cross Relief Program Fundraiser featuring Joe Flacco and perhaps Haloti Ngata.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Best Man Cave Sports: Maildays 3/30/11 Beastly TTM Autos



Could not be any happier with the past 3 days of mail. A nice mix of HOFers, current stars, a former SU player, and Cal Ripken Jr. The autographs in the books are great looking and as stated in the video I plan on purchasing an 8x10 and having a plaque made of Cal. I'll post a video of it as soon as it is done. The Shaq return was spectacular. 4 Days!! Wowzers. It's very rewarding when you research and find your own addresses for the players, then have the success on top of it. That right there is the pinnacle of a TTM auto return.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Thursday Show-Off 3/17/11

My 3 06-07 UD Reserve Hakim Warrick Patch Cards....from the Grizzlie logo on the back of the jersey...



Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Bill Russell & John Havlicek

So here is the deal....

I've been in contact with Rich Altman who is a promoter that runs the Boston Show through Hollywood Collectibles. Bill Russell and John "Hondo" Havlicek are exclusive through this company. I wanted to get a deal on getting cards signed since they are smaller then the normal prints and other premium items collector's normally get signed. He was able to cut me this deal:

Bill Russell (minimum 10 cards total)

$100 per card (down from $175)

John Havlicek (no minimum)

$65 per card (down from $85)

If you want in please e-mail me at dustinmbest@live.com . I would need all cards by March 25, 2011 at the latest. Add an SASE or an extra $5 for shipping.

Here is the information on the Boston Show: Here
Here is my ebay power seller feedback for references: Here

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Best Man Cave Sports: Mailweek 3/13/11 Pulls & TTM



Very solid mailweek coming in on 3/13/11. Added 5 new 91-92 Upper Deck autos to my set. Just casually doing this one. What makes me more happy is the fact that I added Damon Stoudamire and Bob Cousy to my TTM success pile. Damon I have gotten before at a Grizzlies game, but TTM gave me the chance to get multiple autos done including the 95-96 Ultra RC card which is a very clean, autographable rookie set. So it looks...NICE. The Bob Cousy Greats of the Game is a nice addition to that set, once again I never ask for a personalization so I am always surprised when it happens. Next I will send Cousy his 06-07 Turkey Red which hopefully he will autograph with a donation once again. That card will most likely be slabbed by PSA.

So contest....

Who is that figure of in the middle of the Kevin McHale PSA RC and the Dave Bing Figure?

Winner gets...ummm...a surprise certified auto card.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Best Man Cave Sports Mailweek: TTM & IP Syracuse style Part I 3/7



Once again I am thrilled to have had the luck to get Jonny Flynn this game. It's a shame Wesley Johnson didn't play because of an illness so he wasn't even out for shoot arounds. But next year Wes is my target for a photo / autograph. Did quite a bit digging up for addresses and cards for these Syracuse players so I am just happy everything worked out TTM.

Sixers vs Timberwolves 3/4 plus more

First we have some pics from the Syracuse vs Villanova game from a couple weeks ago where I was able to land some autographs....

Kris Joseph is in the forefront with the blue shirt on....














Scoop Jardine & Brandon Triche...the 10/11 starting Syracuse backcourt.














Timberwolves player introductions...view from my seats with Kevin Love being introduced and going out...













Last but not least....Jonny Flynn and I along with my boy Louis...Syracuse connection...