Sunday, December 5, 2021

2021 Series Custom Cards: PRINTED (Plus a Giveaway)

 
Fun news from Nine Pockets Headquarters:
 

 
 
The 2021 custom cards have arrived!

I finished the year with a total of 16 unique custom cards, not including the 1980-81 Topps hockey scratch-offs. If you do include those, it brings the total to almost 30. That means I put out more customs this year than ever. (22 designs in 2020, 9 designs in 2019.) I feel good about that.

Here's a closer look at a card front and a card back:
 
 




For continuity, I used the same template that was used for the 2019 and 2020 card backs, changing just the ink color to distinguish this year from the others. In 2019, the ink on the back was a dark gray. In 2020 it was indigo blue. This year, it's maroon.

The new cards are available for sale on my bonanza store and eBay store, but just as I did with the release of the 2019s and 2020s, I'd like to get some of these 2021s into the hands of you fellow collectors, free of charge. So let's do a giveaway for the first 15 commenters.


Here's what to do:

(1) Go to my custom card gallery and find three cards you'd like from the 2021 list. The only options currently unavailable are the Samurai Jack menko and the 1980-81 Topps hockey scratch-offs. (The scratch-offs pose a rather complex printing challenge that I haven't tackled to this point, but might try to tackle at some point in the future.)
 
(2) Come back here and leave a comment that includes your three card choices, plus one consolation choice just in case every single commenter wants the same three cards and I start running out of stock.
 
(3) If you haven't sent me your mailing address during a previous giveaway, or if your address has changed recently, please email me with that information. A link to my email address appears on my blogger profile page. You can also contact me on TCDB.
 
And that's all you have to do. 
 
Thanks so much to all you readers, fellow collectors, and fellow bloggers for spending some time here at Nine Pockets. You guys continue to provide great inspiration and entertainment, and I look forward to getting these custom cards out to you.

20 comments:

  1. Just the two Simpsons please! And thank you!

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    1. You've got it, Billy! Homer and Mr. Burns are on the way. Thanks for participating.

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  2. Those 2 Simpson cards crack me up. I'll pick them.
    3. is the Run DMC action card.
    Consolation is the Hayes-Vaughn rookie card.

    Cool stuff.

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    1. Thanks, Night Owl! Glad you're enjoying the cards. I'll set those three aside for you.

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  3. I don't know if it's worth to you to just send one card, but if so, I could go for the Carolina card. Thank you!

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    1. No worries at all, Jon. I'll get that card out to you. Thanks for reading!

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  4. I would have picked the scratch-offs though I totally understand why they're too hard to print.

    Can't wait to see what you create in 2022!

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    1. Thanks very much, Chris! Fun designs coming up in the new year, so please do stay tuned.

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  5. Woo! I'd go for the Simpsons pair and the '64 Hayes/Vaughn, with either Andre the Giant card as backup. Thanks!

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    1. You've got 'em, Gavin! Homer and Monty are popular choices so far.

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  6. Andre O-Pee-Chee, Jim Carrey as an Expo and the Hayes/Vaughn rookie stars! With Wild thing 64 as a backup. Thanks for this!

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    1. You're very welcome, DK! Good choices, too. Will get them out to you this week. Thanks very much for reading.

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  7. I'm still floored by the amount of excellent customs I've seen come out of the blogosphere, and once again you've added to that list! Would definitely love the two Ricky Vaughn and Vaughn/Hayes customs, with the Jim Carrey "1994 Movie Stars" as a backup. ("That's a lovely accent. New Jersey?")

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    1. Austria! Well then, g'day mate. Let's put another shrimp on the barbie!

      So many quotable lines in that movie, heheh. Anyhow, I'll set those cards aside for you. Thanks very much for reading!

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  8. Hey.

    Rick Vaughn
    Hayes and Vaughn
    Andre the Giant WWF Champion

    Alternate: Carolina

    Thanks.

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    1. You've got 'em, Elliptical Man! Thanks very much for reading.

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  9. Gregory, this is awesome! I'd love a '66 Jim Carey, a Henderson/Ryan combo, and an Andre the Giant (the record breaker/highlight one) if you have them still. Fantastic work and so happy to see these coming to real cardboard life! :-)

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    1. Thanks very much for the kind words, my friend! Those cards will be on their way to shoeboxlegends headquarters shortly. Stay tuned for more fun stuff in 2022.

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  10. Sam Jack would have been on top of my list, I know someone who is a fan.

    So for me, it's the Simpsons golf cards, jim carrey movie stars and probably the carolina for the bonus

    Thanks again and cant' wait to see what you come up with in 2022 (let's see some Chevy Chase :) )

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    1. Thanks very much, Matt! I'll get those cards ready for you. (Samurai Jack prints to come, so stay tuned.)

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