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Topps, Upper Deck, and Fleer (The three major sports card suppliers) Have yearly contests for their costomers to win free cards appropriatly called the no purchase neccessary contest on the back of their packs. Players have a chance to win an insert, game used, or auto card.
I entered the 2006 topps football contest two months ago and today recieved this card it is not an autograph but If there is an address in the site it could turn into one!!!
2006 Topps Eric Dickerson Class of 1983: NFL3

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What I do is go to the Target store and write down the addresses off of the back of the high dollar new packs. I have gotten many insert cards but a couple of weeks ago I got my first short print autograph. It is Sid Fernandez from Upper Deck Past Time Pennants series.
So yes this is a good way to insure you get current release cards with a better chance than buying a $10.00 pack of cards.




CapTnFreeze

That is so cool I have never recieved an auto that way and that is so cool for you

I have gotten some interesting pulls

2004 Fleer Greats Of the Game Whitey Ford Auto
2005-2006 SP Authentics Mike Dunleavy Jersey
2006 Donruss Threads Jake Plummer Ball
2006 UD Game Materials Jake Peavy Jersey
2002 Fleer Fall Clasics Orlando Cepeda Bat
2005 Donruss Greats Steve Garvey Bat
2005 Bowman Fabrics of the future Dual Jersey Braylon Edwards/Troy Williamson

They are pretty cool

How about you?

Cool they are some good ones! Good for you!

I have some totally awesome pulls. How do I start, I have to hide my cards from the wife I have so many but here are my favs, they are all certified,
-Greats of the game, 2000, Joe Namath auto
-1999 Jeff Gordon 104/400
-Kevin Harvick clear insert 54/100 Press Pass auto
-Jim Palmer, Topps Archive Auto 2003
-Carl Yastrzemski, Team Topps Buy Back Auto
and
-Derek Jeter, Fleer 2002, 12/100 Auto Jersey, Baseball's Best

I have over 100 auto pulls mostly Baseball but some Basketball and Football. I have about 800 jersey inserts. It is funny but out of all of those there are only a handful that really get me excited.

Since we are talking about baseball my favorite IP autos are
-Cal Ripken
-Johan Santana
-Kirby Puckett
-Harman Killebrew
-Ricky Henderson
-Dale Sr., Dale Jr and Kerry Earnhardt
-Don Mattingly
-Dennis Eckersly
-Ron Carew
and more..........

Thanks for bringing up this thread!

CapTnFreeze (Keith)

I am only 14 so I only have 1 ip but here are my ttm

Jeremy Accardo SFG
Hong-Chih Kuo LAD
Tim Stauffer SDP
MARK PRIOR CC
Chien-Ming Wang NYY
Bryan Bullington PP
T.J. Beam NYY
Lance Niekro SFG
Chris DeMaria KCB
Doug Clark OA
JIM THOME CWS
Justin Huber KCR
Carl Pavano NYY
Paul McAnulty SDP
Dan Ortmeier SFG
TADAHITO IGUCHI CWS
Phil Garner HA
Chris Snyder AD
Tony LaRussa SLC
Joey Devine AB
Chuck James AB
Ronny Paulino PP
Geovany Soto CC
Danny Sandoval PP
John Hardy PP
C.J. Wilson TR

r u kidding

I think every g-u is cool since I only have a handfull But 100 autos!!!!!!!!

800 GU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats amasing

Congrates

You seem to have a good collection.

I do have a ton of GU stuff and a bunch of insert autographs, which were pulled from packs of cards but they cost a ton of money.

Try mailing sports cards to the players early in the season, that does work good!

Getting autographs for free is alot better than paying for them!

I think there is a sport section in this web site, they might have some other helpful ideas.

Good luck!

CapTnFreeze

THanks You too I know free is better than paying butI feel that the thrill or sport of Card Collecting is that you never know what you are going to get Shreading through boxees is the fun of it all

Is it possible anyone would like to start a thread that includes the mailing address and we could all update with new info as it becomes available?