I just stumbled across this auction on eBay. Its a Daisuke Matsuzaka Game Used Letter Patch from 2007 Topps Sterling Baseball, numbered 1/1.
Click to see the auction (Not my card)
This is a sweet card. There isn’t much Dice-K prime game used out there yet and this is by far the nicest piece I have seen. Even a Yankees fan can appreciate this card.
Check out this beautiful jumbo swatch patch auto of Hideki Matsui. Its probably one of the nicest Yankees patches I have ever seen.
Unfortunately, when you find patches this nice on eBay your first thought is always that the patch is fake.
I am almost 100% sure this patch is authentic.
Here’s Why:
Here’s a list of the Topps Sterling Box Breaks on youtube:
bjhunpainting - 1, 2 , 3, 4
bjhunpainting’s eBay auctions including BIG HIT
jIsobe - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
jIsobe’s eBay auctions
chri5784 - 1 , 2
chri5784’s eBay auctions
TheBackstopDOTnet - 1, 2, 3, 4
Ok, by popular demand here is part 2 of my 2007 Topps Sterling Analysis. In this part of the analysis I will list out the chances of getting specific cards when opening a box of a given player. Warning: This is the longest post in the history of the internet. Just zero in on what you want, or if you have some time to kill, read the whole thing!
Again, this is based on information found in the Topps Sterling Sell Sheet and the Topps Sterling Checklist, provided by Topps. My numbers are only as accurate as the underlying numbers from Topps. All numbers DO NOT take into account the cards that have already been pulled.
If this info is way over your head check out Part 1 of my Topps Sterling Analysis, or my basic Topps Sterling Review.
Finally, links to active auctions for player specific boxes on ebay are provided, if you want to test your luck. If not, feel free to ignore them.
Remember, the percentages shown are for boxes where the player has been revealed, not sealed brand new boxes.
Here we go!
If I had a million dollars….
I would buy that card. Not the best picture but you get the idea.
Unfortunately, its already out of my price range. Here’s the auction.
I’m really into presidential cut autos, so when I find any on eBay I’ll post them here. Now if only I could afford one…
Harry Truman - 2007 Razor Poker
William H. Taft - 2006 Playoff National Treasures
