This ain't no lie. I never win anything. I've won a few items over the years playing McDonald's Monopoly, but that's nothing. If you eat there enough you are bound to win a small drink now and then.
Well, several weeks ago (maybe months) I came across a post on a collector blog (the name of which now escapes my memory- if you know who it was please let me know) writing about signing up for Upper Deck's "
no purchase necessary" contests online. All you had to do was establish a free account and push a couple of buttons. It's easy and all collectors should do it right now! Go
here to start.
Anyway, I entered on a whim and quickly forgot all about it- until yesterday afternoon.
In the mailbox was a medium sized padded envelope from Carlsbad. Having not won an eBay auction recently I was not quite sure what it could be, and the sender location did not ring any immediate bells. So, I opened it and found the above letter and the below autographed insert card from the 2010 Upper Deck Soccer offering.
Pretty cool, eh? I didn't expect much from entering this contest, but am very happy I had. Even though I have only a passing interest in the sport and know nothing about the player I received, Natasha Kai, I think I'll have to keep this in my collection. Heck, it's numbered 65 out of 100.
So, if you haven't already gone to the Upper Deck page
go and do it know. They have 4 different contest running right now from their hockey sets.
Here is the link again.
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Here are some more Dodger inserts that can be found in packs of 2010 Topps Update. These are the Turkey Red insert cards of Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella and Jon Broxton. Stay tuned for a couple of more post showing other insert cards.
One of the more colorful and respected Baseball managers to ever grace the field has passed away today. George Lee "Sparky" Anderson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000, having won 3 World Series titles and 2 AL Manager of the Year Awards. He won 2,194 games as skipper which ranks him 6th on the all-time win list.
In the mailbox was a medium sized padded envelope from Carlsbad. Having not won an eBay auction recently I was not quite sure what it could be, and the sender location did not ring any immediate bells. So, I opened it and found the above letter and the below autographed insert card from the 2010 Upper Deck Soccer offering. 
Pretty cool, eh? I didn't expect much from entering this contest, but am very happy I had. Even though I have only a passing interest in the sport and know nothing about the player I received, Natasha Kai, I think I'll have to keep this in my collection. Heck, it's numbered 65 out of 100.
