As I mentioned yesterday, I've been overhauling my type collection lists. The greatest number of missing cards came in the BBM spreadsheet. That probably shouldn't be a surprise, because they put out the most sets and issue the most parallels. Plus, there is fairly complete information about BBM's releases in Issue 104 of SCM (the Japanese equivalent of Beckett, except it's made by BBM - talk about a conflict of interest). Most of the cards I was missing in the spreadsheet were autograph, memorabilia, or limited parallel cards, though a few sets had slipped by as well.
I probably could have done better with BBM at the show, but I did come away with a good number of singles for the type collection.
Photo Cards are just very limited cards with a frame on them. I never really studied one enough to be able to tell if the frame holds an actual photographic image (in other words, developed from a negative), or if the picture is printed just like normal (with tiny dots). There are also extremely expensive film cards; I don't have any of those in my collection. Photo and Film cards appear in box sets, though not every box set has them.
Gold signature! SCM doesn't have 100% accurate parallel information, especially for 2013-2014. You'd think the issues that have been out for at least six months or so would have a great deal of information - I can understand that it's difficult to find information on the newest sets. But then again, BBM produces SCM, so shouldn't they have
all the correct information before anyone else? Don't those two sides of the same company communicate with each other?
I somehow missed the Fujinami insert set, but not anymore.
I found a couple older BBM Giants inserts for my type collection.
And I even found a parallel I had somehow missed before.
Genesis is BBM's current high-end brand. They issue only one premium pack-based set per year. This set has all the best relics and autographs, as well as a large number of very limited, very expensive inserts.
While there are plenty of box sets that serve as "high end" releases this set is the ultimate. The inserts look the best, of course. Foil printing, different card materials, and just all-around awesome cards. I have seen a few actual inserts but for now they're out of my price range.
But BBM issues promo versions of one card from each set. Those promos, too, can be quite pricey, but I managed to get a full set of seven for just 500 yen! Technically, as promos, they probably shouldn't count as cards in my type collection, and they are just "normal" cards as far as printing goes. But until I can afford better, they'll serve as place holders. I've done that with other promos too, namely for relics and autographs.
Tomorrow, I'll finish off my card show review with a bunch of singles from the States! MLB, here we come!
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