VR for John

[@backtothecardboard]

Very cool cards Tony. Ichiro cards you don’t see everyday. Great VR. Loved hearing your origin story my friend.

[@PickerJimS]

Nice VR Tony! I got back into the hobby and started on KZbin in 2018 too! Ichiro! Awesome cards!

[@Hodges1455]

Great Ichiro cards, Tony! The auto card is sweet!

[@vintagecardssteve8582]

Agree Tony. I have been watching YT for many many years. I think i decided to take that plunge into making content. around 2017. That is when quite a bit of us decided to make content i believe and it has only exploded from there. Really happy to have found your channel., i remember finding your channel under 40 subscribers and you have really developed. Miss seeing that Badger on the table though! Lol. I try and catch all your content when i see it posted. Some Ichiro you do not see shared very often plus the ichiro cards we are all familiar with and enjoy here mainstream in the states. Enjoyed as always buddy.

[@jpwiscobaseballcards1192]

I still have the badger ha. It's Bucky, UW's mascot.

[@fairweathercards]

Hey Tony - my first video was opening Pokémon packs. Hahaha. I started in 2019 but got really sick in 2020 and had to stop videos for a while. You nailed it, connection and community is why I watch and occasionally produce videos. I still need the Takara (sp?) but then I would have the trifecta. I love seeing early Ichiro cards! I had forgotten you mentioned the two printing runs of the ID. Darn, I have a 001. Oh the luck! My daughter is as listening in and mentioned the Takara Tomy company makes Pokémon figures now. Cool! Appreciate the advice about the 1994 Calbee. That auto is stellar! X fractor! Nice! Spectacular!

[@jpwiscobaseballcards1192]

Hey Shawn that's interesting I didn't know Takara made Pokemon figures. Good luck getting a Takara Ichiro if you choose to go after one. The 94 is a good one to get too, I reckon it is a bit scarcer than the RC.

[@ThoseBackPages]

LOVE IT Tony! Love learning about Ichiro cards!

[@jpwiscobaseballcards1192]

Thanks Eric, me too!

[@bdkane721]

Some really cool Ichiro RCs 🎉

[@ACollectorsDream]

Great channel story and awesome Ichiro cards

[@SumoMenkoMan]

Those are pretty awesome. Great info!

[@Kaneda383]

Beautiful cards. You don't see collectors show the Japanese Ichiros often and that Xfractor Ichiro has been on my wishlist for awhile. Unfortunately I missed the ball on acquiring it before the market went cuckoo for coco puffs.

[@jpwiscobaseballcards1192]

Although the market is less cuckoo now that card is still pretty cuckoo.

[@icollectichiro]

I never get tired of watching your Ichiro showcase's. I actually have a Tomy I.D. 002 BGS 9.5 I'm considering selling.

[@jpwiscobaseballcards1192]

Great to hear from you. That is really cool, good luck with its sale if you choose to. Hope you've been well!

[@3D80sKid]

Sorry I forgot to reply sooner. I did watch this the day you posted. Now going back to prepare for my contest wrap up, I'm correcting my miss. Thanks for responding for my contest. Nice homage to video #1.

[@shoeboxlegends]

Wait, Judge mania was in 2017? I thought it was in 2024? 😆 Having not joined YT until 2021 myself, it was cool to hear some of your origin story. I really enjoy your channel, Tony. Does Tamara-Tomy still make baseball cards today? Excellent collection, and VR for John 👊

[@jpwiscobaseballcards1192]

No, they don't make baseball cards anymore. As far as I know there are currently 6 companies producing licensed NPB cards. BBM, Epoch, Calbee, Bandai, Bushiroad and Topps.

[@godisgreat8462]

Well done