Per ejs23's request, I've finally scanned my Tom Barrasso collection. Always wanted to, I just really don't like sitting on my *** scanning things! Obviously, I haven't scanned every card, just the higher end and cards I generally like. I'll give some info on my collection first. I currently own 587 unique Barrasso cards, of about 1010. Not a real high number, but the amount of show stamped 1/1's and late 90's parallels really jack up the total. I'm sure many of you player collectors run into the same issue. I generally don't hoard, unless it's a plush swatch or I can get it at a cheap price. First off, I'd rather save my $ for a card I don't have and secondly, I just don't really care enough to spend $ on a card I already have, simply because a different piece of a jersey is on a piece of cardboard. I didn't seriously start collecting until 2012, so I think I've accumulated a decent collection in just over 3 years. Not the best in the world, but I'm proud of it and have never had financial concerns due to my hobby. Never had to say "Ermuhgerd, can't buy groceries this week or take the wife out to dinner tonight, gotta save for cards." Be sure to scroll to the bottom at least, to see my top 10! I could type (and talk) for hours about Barrasso cards and the hobby in general, but most people don't care! So here goes......
95-96 BAP Auto / Die-Cut Auto
97-98 Revolution rainbow. Might be missing a color or 2, can't remember. Really like the look of this set.
97-98 Pinnacle Inside Stand-Up Guys. I post these not because theyy're anything special, but I hadn't seen either on eBay or anywhere else since about 2 months ago. Still looking for the Promo versions.
97-98 Omega Plate
98-99 Paramount Rainbow. Love those late 90's Pens jerseys.
98-99 Hoyle Playing Card. Another card I just picked up about a month ago. Had never seen one, then found one at COMC.Com. Really dig that site, have picked up many a rare card there.
Various Pacific cards. Man, some of those late 90's Pacific Parallel's go for big $.
99-00 Paramount Rainbow
00-01 Black Diamond Glove. Still need the Blocker variation.
00-01 Pacific Ice Blue. Only copy I've ever seen of this card (other than in other PCs). Have never seen any of the other parallels at a reasonable price.
00-01 Pacific Rear Plate
01-02 Titanium Patches and GU Jersey. Man, still weird to see Barrasso in those other jerseys.
01-02 BAP UM Active 8. Finally scored a copy of this last month. Had only seen one previously on eBay and it was at a ridiculous price.
01-02 BAP UM Calder Trophy GU
02-03 Atomic Patches. These go for stupid $ and to be honest, don't care much for the design. Hence why I only have 2.
06-07 ITG UM Jersey + Auto Gold and Silver versions. The pompadour Tommy is rockin' in this pic is enough to make Ricky from Trailer Park Boyz jealous!
06-07 BTP Barrasso / Fleury Dual Jersey Gold + Silver
06-07 BTP GU Jersey + GU Emblem Gold 1/1. Paid too much for the 1/1 but at the time it was only my 2nd Barrasso 1/1, so it was a big deal.
07-08 BTP First Round GU. These were two of the first higher end Barrasso's I picked up. Was lucky enough to score both in a trade a few years ago. Pretty lucky, as I've only seen one pop up on eBay since.
07-08 Superlative Famous Fabrics Silver /9 + 14-15 Superlative Vault Gold 1/1 (and stamped 1/1)
10-11 Limited Legends. Only missing the 1/1 Moniker. The auto here is one of my most recent pickups.
10-11 Limited Dual Auto Barrasso/Fleury. Still need the regular /199 version of this one.
Decades 80's Vezina Trophy Rainbow
Decades 80's Calder Trophy Rainbow
Decades 80's For Your Country Black, Silver + Leaf Best of Hockey 1/1 Stamp. Need the Gold version still.
Decades 80's Auto + Jersey. First time I ever checked out COMC.com I found this. Very nice find.
Decades 80's Random Ugly Quad. Recent pickup.
10-11 Dominion. Just picked up the Patch version on eBay. First I'd seen in a while. Still a lot I need from this set.
10-11 Certified Champions. I'd LOVE to complete this rainbow. Missing the Emerald /5 and Black 1/1. Any help would be beyond wonderful.
10-11 BTP Auto
Slew of 10-11 BTP. My favorite set of all time. The Emblem Silver /3 is special to me, as I pulled it myself. Have a few more in my Top 10.
Penguins Heroes Playing Card. Just grabbed the first copy of this I've ever seen from Center Ice Collectibles.
11-12 ITG UM History of the Franchise
11-12 ITG UM Cup Finals. Nice card here, a recent pickup.
11-12 ITG UM Goalie Generations Silver /24 + Gold 1/1. My first Barrasso 1/1.
11-12 Panini Private Signings SP + Platinum 1/1. Paid way too much for the 1/1 version, but it's a pretty sweet card IMO. Probably my favorite card of his in a Sabres jersey.
11-12 BTP Auto
11-12 BTP 10th Anniversary Jumbo Stick
11-12 BTP Franchises. Nice swatch on the Barrasso piece. Still need the Gold version.
11-12 Luxury Suite Stick + Jersey
11-12 ITG Canada vs The World Auto. Only successful trade I've ever done at a show landed me this one.
12-13 ITG Superlative Steeltown Skater Combos
12-13 Panini Private Signings
Decades 90's Auto
Decades 90's Franchises Silver. Dig this card, and I pulled it myself.
Decades 90's Entire Decade GU
Decades 90's Between The Pipes GU
Decades 90's Cup Clashes. Still need the Gold version.
12-13 BTP Big :eague Debut Silver, Gold, 1/1 Show Stamped versions. Huge seam on one of the Silvers.
12-13 Certified Goalie Pulls. Like the design of these. The ONLY good thing to come out of the junk that was 12-13 Certified. Ugh, I still have nightmares about the box I opened at the Expo.
13-14 ITG Stickwork Silver + Gold 1/1. Got the 1/1 version from a fellow Pens fan here. Many thanks again!
13-14 ITG Lord Stanley's Mug Cup Holders Quad
13-14 ITG Lord Stanley's Mug Autos. Love this auto set. Would love to get all the Pens' in the set, but it's just not enough of a priority to spend good $ on.
13-14 Prime Colors Sens Logo
13-14 Prime Colors Sens Number. Would like to complete the Number, but doubt it'll happen. These two look nice together, at least.
ITGU Pens Triple. Still need the Gold version.
ITGU Decades 90's Triple Gold. Real nice swatch on the Roy. Still need the Silver version.
13-14 H&P Barrasso/Murray Dual Silver + Gold
Enforcers 2 Patch Black. I like these, but they go for stupid money. Hence why I only have one. Don't see why people pay $30+ for a pretty simple patch card.
National Treasures Flawless. Don't see the real draw on these, but I found one at a very decent price. Nice looking cards, it just seemed that it was much more of a hit in the basketball version of NT.
National Treasures Timeline GU, Prime and Patch. Nice looking set.
13-14 BTP Auto. Still need the Sabres version.
13-14 BTP Big League Debut Limited Gold 1/1. Ironically, I still need the Silver version.
13-14 BTP Masked Men Ruby and Silver. Still need the Gold. Only recall seeing one on eBay, and it's nowehre near a $100 card to me. Was very happy to see Barrasso finally getting a MM card.
13-14 Crown Royale Silhouette GU and Prime versions.
14-15 Superlative Vault 1/1 Stamp. Nice card.
14-15 Superlative Vault Autothread 1/1 Stamp. Have loned searched for a copy of the original autothread with negative success. Was very excited to see on in Superlative Vault.
14-15 Ice Auto
14-14 UDS2 Day With The Cup Flashback SSP. OKAY, rant here. I realize these are SSP, but I can't fathom why they're so expensive. I picked up my copy on eBay about a month ago at a price that was WELL below the average. I know Pens fans are probably trying to put the set together, but this card that's really nothing special has gone for $80+. I don't get it.
OK. Now for my Top 10!!
10. 06-07 Between The Pipes Stick + Jersey
One of my most wanted cards when I first started collecting. The "35" on the Silver version is awesome.
9. 07-08 Between The Pipes Complete Jersey
Barrasso only has a couple Complete Jersey cards, which is a little strange since BTP usually has a fair amount of them. One of my first higher end pickups.
8. 13-14 ITG Stickwork Paddle
I thought Stickwork was a great product. I'm happy to hear that Leaf plans on producing it again. I still only have a few of Barrasso's cards from the product, as they have been going for stupid money. Love the design of this card as well as the stick piece.
7. 10-11 Between The Pipes Stick Save
By far my most sought after card once I got back into collecting. An old trading friend here sent my the eBay link and I immediately hit the BIN, even though it wasn't cheap. I had another one of these, but had to sell it for badly needed PayPal at the time. I think the design of these cards are sharp as hell. The Gold 1/1 version of this card is my #2 want currently. Not sure if it's been pulled.
6. 10-11 Between The Pipes Number + Auto Black
Tommy doesn't have a ton of Auto + Mem cards, so I dig any I can find. Ironically, I had another copy of this card, which as above, I sold for a big purchase. This 3-colored piece was literally half the price of the other one, which was a plain yellow piece. Won't complain there.
5. 10-11 Between The Pipes Emblem + Auto Black
I traded a nice Barrasso card to another collector for this one. But I was happy to help him out, and he in turn helped me out with a card I really needed. Always nice to help people out! The patch on this one is pretty sweet.
4. 13-14 Between The Pipes Masked Men Auto Gold 1/1
One of only a couple Barrasso 1/1's with him in USA gear, so I was excited to find this one. Like the design of this set (and they sell for good $, lot's of people seem to be trying to collect the set) and as always, Barrasso's auto is solid.
3. 13-14 Prime Colors Pens Patch
Have another one of these on the way, looking forward to seeing it with these. Was excited when I saw these on the Prime checklist. Would love to complete the patch, but I doubt it'll happen. Either way, I love these.
2. 10-11 Dominion Bonded In Silver Dual Auto Barrasso/Lemieux
The only 2 players I collect, so I'm obviously partial to this card. Love the design and the pics Panini used. Also got this for only $33 if I recall correctly, so that's a plus too.
1. 13-14 ITGU Nameplates
Barrasso's only nameplate cards. The fact that there are 8 1/1's, makes this tough to complete. It's by far my main goal to complete this. Probably won't happen, but that's what makes collecting fun, right? Aiming to complete something. Very little of this product has been opened, and I understand why. I think it's a good product, it's just overpriced. I can't justify spending $68 to bust a box of this stuff. Even with only 4 of the letters, I think they look great together!
Thanks for looking, especially if you have come this far!! Any and all comments are encouraged and appreciated. There are many Barrasso cards I still need, so if you have any you think I need, please PM me!
95-96 BAP Auto / Die-Cut Auto
97-98 Revolution rainbow. Might be missing a color or 2, can't remember. Really like the look of this set.
97-98 Pinnacle Inside Stand-Up Guys. I post these not because theyy're anything special, but I hadn't seen either on eBay or anywhere else since about 2 months ago. Still looking for the Promo versions.
97-98 Omega Plate
98-99 Paramount Rainbow. Love those late 90's Pens jerseys.
98-99 Hoyle Playing Card. Another card I just picked up about a month ago. Had never seen one, then found one at COMC.Com. Really dig that site, have picked up many a rare card there.
Various Pacific cards. Man, some of those late 90's Pacific Parallel's go for big $.
99-00 Paramount Rainbow
00-01 Black Diamond Glove. Still need the Blocker variation.
00-01 Pacific Ice Blue. Only copy I've ever seen of this card (other than in other PCs). Have never seen any of the other parallels at a reasonable price.
00-01 Pacific Rear Plate
01-02 Titanium Patches and GU Jersey. Man, still weird to see Barrasso in those other jerseys.
01-02 BAP UM Active 8. Finally scored a copy of this last month. Had only seen one previously on eBay and it was at a ridiculous price.
01-02 BAP UM Calder Trophy GU
02-03 Atomic Patches. These go for stupid $ and to be honest, don't care much for the design. Hence why I only have 2.
06-07 ITG UM Jersey + Auto Gold and Silver versions. The pompadour Tommy is rockin' in this pic is enough to make Ricky from Trailer Park Boyz jealous!
06-07 BTP Barrasso / Fleury Dual Jersey Gold + Silver
06-07 BTP GU Jersey + GU Emblem Gold 1/1. Paid too much for the 1/1 but at the time it was only my 2nd Barrasso 1/1, so it was a big deal.
07-08 BTP First Round GU. These were two of the first higher end Barrasso's I picked up. Was lucky enough to score both in a trade a few years ago. Pretty lucky, as I've only seen one pop up on eBay since.
07-08 Superlative Famous Fabrics Silver /9 + 14-15 Superlative Vault Gold 1/1 (and stamped 1/1)
10-11 Limited Legends. Only missing the 1/1 Moniker. The auto here is one of my most recent pickups.
10-11 Limited Dual Auto Barrasso/Fleury. Still need the regular /199 version of this one.
Decades 80's Vezina Trophy Rainbow
Decades 80's Calder Trophy Rainbow
Decades 80's For Your Country Black, Silver + Leaf Best of Hockey 1/1 Stamp. Need the Gold version still.
Decades 80's Auto + Jersey. First time I ever checked out COMC.com I found this. Very nice find.
Decades 80's Random Ugly Quad. Recent pickup.
10-11 Dominion. Just picked up the Patch version on eBay. First I'd seen in a while. Still a lot I need from this set.
10-11 Certified Champions. I'd LOVE to complete this rainbow. Missing the Emerald /5 and Black 1/1. Any help would be beyond wonderful.
10-11 BTP Auto
Slew of 10-11 BTP. My favorite set of all time. The Emblem Silver /3 is special to me, as I pulled it myself. Have a few more in my Top 10.
Penguins Heroes Playing Card. Just grabbed the first copy of this I've ever seen from Center Ice Collectibles.
11-12 ITG UM History of the Franchise
11-12 ITG UM Cup Finals. Nice card here, a recent pickup.
11-12 ITG UM Goalie Generations Silver /24 + Gold 1/1. My first Barrasso 1/1.
11-12 Panini Private Signings SP + Platinum 1/1. Paid way too much for the 1/1 version, but it's a pretty sweet card IMO. Probably my favorite card of his in a Sabres jersey.
11-12 BTP Auto
11-12 BTP 10th Anniversary Jumbo Stick
11-12 BTP Franchises. Nice swatch on the Barrasso piece. Still need the Gold version.
11-12 Luxury Suite Stick + Jersey
11-12 ITG Canada vs The World Auto. Only successful trade I've ever done at a show landed me this one.
12-13 ITG Superlative Steeltown Skater Combos
12-13 Panini Private Signings
Decades 90's Auto
Decades 90's Franchises Silver. Dig this card, and I pulled it myself.
Decades 90's Entire Decade GU
Decades 90's Between The Pipes GU
Decades 90's Cup Clashes. Still need the Gold version.
12-13 BTP Big :eague Debut Silver, Gold, 1/1 Show Stamped versions. Huge seam on one of the Silvers.
12-13 Certified Goalie Pulls. Like the design of these. The ONLY good thing to come out of the junk that was 12-13 Certified. Ugh, I still have nightmares about the box I opened at the Expo.
13-14 ITG Stickwork Silver + Gold 1/1. Got the 1/1 version from a fellow Pens fan here. Many thanks again!
13-14 ITG Lord Stanley's Mug Cup Holders Quad
13-14 ITG Lord Stanley's Mug Autos. Love this auto set. Would love to get all the Pens' in the set, but it's just not enough of a priority to spend good $ on.
13-14 Prime Colors Sens Logo
13-14 Prime Colors Sens Number. Would like to complete the Number, but doubt it'll happen. These two look nice together, at least.
ITGU Pens Triple. Still need the Gold version.
ITGU Decades 90's Triple Gold. Real nice swatch on the Roy. Still need the Silver version.
13-14 H&P Barrasso/Murray Dual Silver + Gold
Enforcers 2 Patch Black. I like these, but they go for stupid money. Hence why I only have one. Don't see why people pay $30+ for a pretty simple patch card.
National Treasures Flawless. Don't see the real draw on these, but I found one at a very decent price. Nice looking cards, it just seemed that it was much more of a hit in the basketball version of NT.
National Treasures Timeline GU, Prime and Patch. Nice looking set.
13-14 BTP Auto. Still need the Sabres version.
13-14 BTP Big League Debut Limited Gold 1/1. Ironically, I still need the Silver version.
13-14 BTP Masked Men Ruby and Silver. Still need the Gold. Only recall seeing one on eBay, and it's nowehre near a $100 card to me. Was very happy to see Barrasso finally getting a MM card.
13-14 Crown Royale Silhouette GU and Prime versions.
14-15 Superlative Vault 1/1 Stamp. Nice card.
14-15 Superlative Vault Autothread 1/1 Stamp. Have loned searched for a copy of the original autothread with negative success. Was very excited to see on in Superlative Vault.
14-15 Ice Auto
14-14 UDS2 Day With The Cup Flashback SSP. OKAY, rant here. I realize these are SSP, but I can't fathom why they're so expensive. I picked up my copy on eBay about a month ago at a price that was WELL below the average. I know Pens fans are probably trying to put the set together, but this card that's really nothing special has gone for $80+. I don't get it.
OK. Now for my Top 10!!
10. 06-07 Between The Pipes Stick + Jersey
One of my most wanted cards when I first started collecting. The "35" on the Silver version is awesome.
9. 07-08 Between The Pipes Complete Jersey
Barrasso only has a couple Complete Jersey cards, which is a little strange since BTP usually has a fair amount of them. One of my first higher end pickups.
8. 13-14 ITG Stickwork Paddle
I thought Stickwork was a great product. I'm happy to hear that Leaf plans on producing it again. I still only have a few of Barrasso's cards from the product, as they have been going for stupid money. Love the design of this card as well as the stick piece.
7. 10-11 Between The Pipes Stick Save
By far my most sought after card once I got back into collecting. An old trading friend here sent my the eBay link and I immediately hit the BIN, even though it wasn't cheap. I had another one of these, but had to sell it for badly needed PayPal at the time. I think the design of these cards are sharp as hell. The Gold 1/1 version of this card is my #2 want currently. Not sure if it's been pulled.
6. 10-11 Between The Pipes Number + Auto Black
Tommy doesn't have a ton of Auto + Mem cards, so I dig any I can find. Ironically, I had another copy of this card, which as above, I sold for a big purchase. This 3-colored piece was literally half the price of the other one, which was a plain yellow piece. Won't complain there.
5. 10-11 Between The Pipes Emblem + Auto Black
I traded a nice Barrasso card to another collector for this one. But I was happy to help him out, and he in turn helped me out with a card I really needed. Always nice to help people out! The patch on this one is pretty sweet.
4. 13-14 Between The Pipes Masked Men Auto Gold 1/1
One of only a couple Barrasso 1/1's with him in USA gear, so I was excited to find this one. Like the design of this set (and they sell for good $, lot's of people seem to be trying to collect the set) and as always, Barrasso's auto is solid.
3. 13-14 Prime Colors Pens Patch
Have another one of these on the way, looking forward to seeing it with these. Was excited when I saw these on the Prime checklist. Would love to complete the patch, but I doubt it'll happen. Either way, I love these.
2. 10-11 Dominion Bonded In Silver Dual Auto Barrasso/Lemieux
The only 2 players I collect, so I'm obviously partial to this card. Love the design and the pics Panini used. Also got this for only $33 if I recall correctly, so that's a plus too.
1. 13-14 ITGU Nameplates
Barrasso's only nameplate cards. The fact that there are 8 1/1's, makes this tough to complete. It's by far my main goal to complete this. Probably won't happen, but that's what makes collecting fun, right? Aiming to complete something. Very little of this product has been opened, and I understand why. I think it's a good product, it's just overpriced. I can't justify spending $68 to bust a box of this stuff. Even with only 4 of the letters, I think they look great together!
Thanks for looking, especially if you have come this far!! Any and all comments are encouraged and appreciated. There are many Barrasso cards I still need, so if you have any you think I need, please PM me!
