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This blog will discuss the 1980s and the baseball card collecting hobby, with a focus on the Chicago Cubs. Contrary to vintage baseball cards, the majority of modern cards are affordable. The various sets will be considerably simpler to obtain. So, with thousands of cards in between, we'll start with 80 Topps and end with 89 Upper Deck. The apex of this period was represented by the Sandberg Rookie of the Year in 1983.


Thursday, March 24, 2011

2011 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball

2011 Allen and Ginter Cubs

Base Set Checklist

Mini Parallels

  • Base Mini Card
  • Ginter Back Mini
  • Black Border Mini
  • No Number Mini - Limited to /50
  • Bazooka Back - Serial Numbered #/25

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number Player
62 Alfonso Soriano
66 Starlin Castro
122 Ryan Dempster
138 Matt Garza
143 Carlos Zambrano
156 Marlon Byrd
166 Geovany Soto
168 Carlos Marmol
207 Kosuke Fukudome
212 Aramis Ramirez
261 Carlos Pena























2011 Allen & Ginter Framed Cloth Checklist
Serial Numbered #/10
Allen & Ginter will only have 150 cards from the base set available in this years version. These cards sell very well on the secondary market, but are a tough pull, they are serial numbered #/10.

Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number Player
62 Alfonso Soriano #/10
66 Starlin Castro #/10
138 Matt Garza #/10
143 Carlos Zambrano #/10
168 Carlos Marmol #/10
212 Aramis Ramirez #/10
261 Carlos Pena


2011 Allen & Ginter Framed Autograph Checklist
Randomly Inserted Into Hobby and Retail Packs

One of the cards sure to garner a lot of attention is the Manny Pacquiao Autograph pictured here. Secondary sales should be several hundred dollars for these and collectors will be delighted if they are lucky enough to pull one.

Topps is boasting on their sell sheets that this is the best Autograph Checklist yet since they started producing Ginter back in 2006. Take a look for yourself - what do you think?

AGA-MB Randy Wells

AGA-SC Starlin Castro



2011 Allen & Ginter Framed Relic Checklist
Randomly Inserted Into Hobby and Retail Packs


Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number Player
AGR-ARM  Aramis Ramirez Bat
AGR-ARM  Aramis Ramirez Jsy
AGR-AS1 Alfonso Soriano Bat
AGR-AS2 Alfonso Soriano Jsy
AGR-BD Blake DeWitt
AGR-GSO Geovany Soto
AGR-JSA Jeff Samardzija
AGR-KF Kosuke Fukudome
AGR-MBY Marlon Byrd Bat
AGR-RD Ryan Dempster
AGR-SC1 Starlin Castro Bat
AGR-SC2 Starlin Castro Jsy
AGR-TC Tyler Colvin





















2011 Allen & Ginter Book Cards Checklist
Serial Numbered 1/1 - Hobby Packs Only

2011 Allen & Ginter Rip Cards Checklist
Odds: 1 Per Hobby Case

Do you rip? There are 100 players who have exterior Rip Cards, but it's what's inside that could make or break your decision. Check below to check out all the cards that come inside these popular cards.

RC89 Matt Garza
RC95 Starlin Castro

2011 Allen & Ginter Red Autograph Checklist
Odds: Serial Numbered #/10 - Found Inside Rip Cards
Checklist Same As Framed Autograph Checklist

2011 Allen & Ginter Originals
Odds: Serial Numbered #/1 - Found Inside Rip Cards
Actual painting by artist Jeff Zachowski

2011 Allen & Ginter Mini ExclusivesOdds: Only Found Inside Rip Cards

356 Starlin Castro

2011 Allen & Ginter Hometown Heroes
HH94 Starlin Castro

2011 Allen & Ginter Highlight Sketches

BHS-3 Starlin Castro
BHS-19 Matt Garza

2011 Allen & Ginter Box Loaders
Overall Odds: 1 Per Hobby Box

Each and every Hobby Box of 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball has a special Box Loader Pack with an over-sized card. Some of the cards are more rare than others - check below to see all the cards you can get in a box loader pack. Just 1 card per Hobby Box Loader Pack.

2011 Allen & Ginter N43 Relic Cards
Odds: Serial Numbered #/25
Found Inside Box Loader Packs

2011 Allen & Ginter N43 Autographs
Odds: Serial Numbered #/15
Found Inside Box Loader Packs

2011 Allen & Ginter N43 Relic/Auto
Odds: Serial Numbered #/5
Found Inside Box Loader Packs

2011 Allen & Ginter Cabinet
Found Inside Box Loader Packs

CB-6 Albert Pujols/Tony LaRussa/Ryan Dempster

2011 Allen & Ginter Cabinet Relics
Odds: Serial Numbered 1/1
Found Inside Box Loader Packs

2011 Allen & Ginter Cut Signature Cards
Odds: Serial Numbered 1/1
Checklist TBA

2011 Allen & Ginter Crack the Code

2011 Allen & Ginter 60th Anniversary Autographs
Odds: Serial Numbered #/60
Checklist TBA

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