DATA: 2008 Bowman Sterling Gold Chrome Refractor (BS-JV)

ACQUIRED: From Cincy Reds Cards

PING: This is a mac-daddy of a card right here. Ol’ Joe, proprietor of the venerable card blog, Cincy Reds Cards hooked me up with this bad boy. This was a major solid, from one Reds fan to another. I can say enough about my man Joe, but I owe him some mad hook-up now.

Let’s talk about the card, shall we?

AWESOME.

That about sums it up. This card, number 45/50, really kicks my Votto Bowman Sterling collection up a notch.

DATA: 2008 Bowman Sterling Box Topper (BS-JV) 

ACQUIRED: bayTRON

PING: Again, another card that scanning just doesn’t do justice. From what I can gather, this Joey Votto card was a box-topper in the Bowman Sterling product. It features a different photo of Joey than his base and parallel 2008 Sterling cards. This card is not serial numbered, nor is it a refractor. Good lookin’ card if you ask me.

DATA: 2008 Bowman Sterling Black Refractor

ACQUIRED: bayTRON

PING: Hey-oh! Sweet card here. Fatty-numbered 3/25, this shiny little Bowman Sterling is a great addition to vottoTRON.

DATA: 2007 Bowman Sterling Refractor (BSP • JV)

ACQUIRED: ‘bay

PING: Ah yeah… great card right here. A sweet horizontal layout with a dual relic and autograph combination. Very nice card design with a great chrome finish – all ruined by the scan. Ah well… that’s what you get with scanning chrome cards, right? Bowman Sterling is a bit audacious design-wise, but it’s fun. That’s what it’s all about, right? Numbered out of 199, if you’re keeping tabs.