eBay Alerts: Quickie Ichiro/Yankee Merch

Above, a 1961 Topps replica knockoff; below, a sketch…

Another sketch…

A custom McFarlane figure (hope it looks better in person than this bad Photoshop job)…

I dig this ’82 Topps knockoff…

And one more illustration…

eBay Alert: Ichiro Bendy

These were handed out to the first 10,000 fans at the June 9th game. Strangely, there was zero fanfare beforehand.

Usually these giveaways are heavily promoted online and during game broadcasts in the weeks prior to such events, but I didn’t see anything… Maybe because there was no outside sponsor?

In any case, I got mine (seen in the photos above). The real Ichiro seems far more flexible.

Bid on Ichiro’s Seattle Rainiers Uniform

Up for auction are the throwback Rainiers uniforms the M’s wore for their May 26 game. It’d be a nice gesture if the proceeds from these went to charity, but no such luck… Link.

eBay Alert: Ichiro Postage Stamp

From the listing…

This is a beautiful stamp souvenir sheet, issued by Guinea-Bissau in 2011, honoring Japanese baseball stars. Featured famous athletes shown include World Baseball Classic gold medal award-winning pitcher Koji Uehara, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Yoshinori Tateyama, Golden Glove Award-winning player Ichiro Suzuki, and World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award-winning All-Star champion Hideki Matsui. The sheet is Post Office fresh, mint never hinged, and F/VF.

A Random Cool Photo

Though I’ve already posted about McFarlane’s Ichiro figures, I particularly dig this shot of Ichiro 2, found here.

“Extreme Likeness” Mini-Statue

He’s not wearing a cap, but man, look at the hair detail… That’s an extreme likeness!

The manufacturer, Qman, also makes an Ichiro bobblehead, but as I’ve said before, bobbleheads are stupid.

eBay Alert: Phone Card

Pristine, new, unused Japanese telephone card of Ichiro when he was playing for the Orix BlueWave pro baseball team in Japan’s Pacific League. So, if you go to Japan, and there are still any pay phones around, it’ll work. Then again the value of this telephone card drops like a stone so up to you.

Link.

eBay Alert: Ichiro Cooking Apron

Sponsored by Nissan — link.

Ichiro Zippos

If I had either of these, I’d wanna start smoking again.

Bobbleheads Are Stupid

Yeah, you heard me.

But, in the interest of covering all things Ichiro, here’s what the 2012 giveaway looks like.

The game’s on 4/20, dude.

Get!! MLB Bandana Collection

Pepsi_Japan-CapSets-z9s, a photo by surfthearts on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Pepsi ICHIRO Promotion – MLB Bandana Collection. Total 8.

Ichiro Uno

Limited edition!

Ichiro Playing Cards

I’d never seen these ’til a few days ago, when I came across ’em on eBay with about 90 seconds left in the auction. As the lone bidder, I won the deck for a mere $4.99 (plus $5.50 shipping). They’re from Japan, issued sometime in the ’90s, and sponsored by Nissan — perhaps a ballpark giveaway?

Below, on the left, is how the backs look (sorta like a pinup from a Japanese Tiger Beat). The joker cards (right) look like a silhouette of Bart Simpson taking an airbag to the face…

That Nissan Ichiro airbag logo also appeared in this TV ad from an earlier post. A sampling of the other face cards…

And a close-up of the little logo that’s on every card, reading: “Come on! Over the top! You can do everything.”

Ace.

eBay Alert: Weird-Ass Negative Image Baseball Card

For the record, it’s listed as “Toppstown Ichiro 1/1 Negative Art Card,” found here.

McFarlane Ichiro Figures

Here’s a trio of six-inch Ichiro action figures issued between 2002 and 2008. Above, Ichiro 1; below, Ichiro 2…

Lastly, Ichiro 3…

I like the second one best.

eBay Alert: Ichiro Postage Stamps

Get ’em here.

A New Ichiro T-Shirt?

Spotted this shirt this morning at the Mariners team store. I assumed it was supposed to be Ichiro, but it looked a bit off. Later, when I saw it on the MLB online store, it occurred to me that it looks more like Jay Buhner…

Still, the item is listed as “Ichiro Suzuki,” and there’s a similar Buhner shirt anyhow. But, whatever. Those Nike Hair-itage shirts are stupid.

It Was Four Years Ago Today: Ichiro Hydroplane Night

Standing far above all the crap Mariner promotional giveaways over the decades is this killer Ichiro hydroplane, which, four years ago today, was given out to the game’s first 20,000 fans. Here’s a commercial…

I love how it pairs Ichiro with a cool local sponsor on a toy hydroplane, symbol of the hydro races that have run annually on Seattle’s Lake Washington since 1951. Naturally, Safeco Field’s dot race features animated hydros on the giant scoreboard video screen…

It’s a nice addition to my collection.

eBay Alert: 1990s Japanese VHS Tapes

Buy it now for $140: Ichiro: 200 Hits (1994)…

Buy it now for $140: Ichiro: The Challenge (1994)…

Buy it now for a mere $120: Ichiro ’95…

Buy all three for $400!

eBay Alert: Fully Poseable Action Figure

Issued in 1999, during his Orix Blue Wave days in Japan.

Bidding starts at $399 — too rich for my blood.

Somebody buy me this!

Link.