New Addition - Surge (Iowa Energy)

The Minnesota Timberwolves recently acquired the Iowa Energy as their D-League affiliate.  There had been plenty of talk and rumors about the Wolves wanting a D-League affiliate, the question was, where that team would play.  Plenty of talk about starting a team in Rochester, Duluth or Sioux Falls, ultimately the Wolves bought the Iowa Energy.  This isn't the first Minnesota related bobblehead I have from the Energy - as they did a Ricky Rubio bobblehead a couple seasons ago.  This new addition is of their mascot, Surge.  Pretty cool and rare bobble and am happy to add it to the collection!

Gorgui Dieng Bobblehead Night

The Wolves are giving away the final bobblehead in their set of 5 tomorrow night at Target Center. Gorgui Dieng will now have his very own bobblehead.  It's funny to think about when the Wolves announced the 5 players, Dieng was somewhat of a surprise.  As it turns out, the 5 bobbleheads happen to be the 5 starters!  Here's a sneak peek at the Dieng bobblehead, I'll update with better pictures once I have them!

Ricky Rubio Bobblehead Night

In order to get the latest Timberwolves bobble, you'll have to head down to Target Center later today and pick it up.  Ricky Rubio Bobblehead Night is tonight as the Wolves host the Knicks.  This bobble is sponsored by Cherry Berry (interestingly enough, its the only 1 of the set of 5 that has a sponsor plaque on it).  This is Rubio's second Wolves giveaway bobble (the first was given to Season Ticket Holders a few years ago).  The Iowa Energy (former D-League affiliate of the Wolves) gave away a Rubio mini bobblehead last season.

Zach LaVine Bobblehead Night!

Saturday the 23rd of January is the next bobblehead night at Target Center.  The Wolves will be giving out 5000 Zach LaVine bobbleheads.  This is the 3rd in a 5 part set the Wolves are doing this season.  

It's will be a nice solid set once its completed, but no Kevin Garnett is a little frustrating, however I understand why they picked the 5 they did.  

National Bobblehead Day!!

It's January 7th and that means its National Bobblehead Day.  You'll see tons of pictures all across social media today!  It's awesome to see all the cool and crazy looking bobbleheads that will be shared today!  Share some of your own!

Here's a picture for you...Sneak Peek of all the Wolves bobbles.  Previous to this I had only seen "face" pictures of the 3 Wolves bobbles that have yet to be released.  Here's the full versions!

Happy New Year!

So, I've blogged for just over 2 years and it's been a really fun experience.  I've met and "met" some very cool people thru my blog too!  I have a ton of fun interacting with fellow collectors and I hope in 2016, that continues!  

There are several giveaways coming up (3 Wolves in the next few months) and then we'll learn more about the Twins giveaways for this upcoming season.  Right now, I'm hearing 4 giveaway bobbles and 1 special event (Star Wars themed) bobblehead.  As always, the more I find out, the more I'll blog about!  

I've also added several new bobbleheads to my collection over the past couple of months.  But with the holidays it was just too busy to blog.  Also, I have another "New Addition" of my own - some of you know, but Jess and I announced that we'll be parents come July.  So, I have a hunch that might cut into my blogging capabilities too.  

Bobbleheads and Certificates of Authenticity

I get asked all the time if a bobblehead is worth more with its Certificate of Authenticity (COA). Easy answer is yes, the COA definitely adds value.  Some people will only buy bobbleheads with a COA, while others could care less.  And most bobbleheads now do not come with a COA.  However, in the early years of Twins and Timberwolves bobbleheads, all game giveaway bobbles came with a COA. Unfortunately many of the people who received the giveaways tossed the COA.  Because of that, there are a lot less COA's than there are bobbleheads, that's pretty much a fact.

If you are a collector who needs COAs to complete your collection, my buddy Bill can hook you up. Check out his site at Minnesota Fan Store.  If he doesn't have a COA you need, email and ask for it, he'll probably be able to find one for you!

Sneak Peek - LaVine, Rubio and Dieng Bobbleheads - Minnesota Timberwolves

Here are mini versions of the upcoming bobblehead giveaways by the Timberwolves.  Zach LaVine, Ricky Rubio and Gorgui Dieng!  Once I have better (or full size) pictures, I'll share!  Glad the Wolves are in the bobblehead game again!

Sneak Peek - Karl Anthony Towns Bobblehead - Minnesota Timberwolves

Here's the first look at the new Karl Anthony Towns bobblehead the Wolves are giving away on December 26th.  This is the 2nd in a series of 5 from the Wolves this season.  Looks to be a pretty cool bobblehead of KAT!

The debate over COAs

A Certificate of Authenticity, commonly known has a COA is extremely important in the world of collecting. Bobbleheads are no different.  The Twins included COA's with all of their giveaway bobbleheads thru 2009. I'm not sure why they stopped, but I don't believe any bobblehead since has had a COA.  The Timberwolves also produced COAs with their early bobbleheads.  Below are a couple different COAs. The first is for Kirby Puckett's first Twins giveaway and the second is Kevin Garnett's first Timberwolves giveaway.  Typically COAs will include a picture of the bobblehead along with the date it was given out.  On the back there is usally a number which indicates the production number.  There is a total production run, but I've read multiple times that number is skewed because the teams typically make plenty more in case they run into any issues when giving them out.  Sometimes they offer season ticket holders, sponsors, and employees the chance of buying these bobbleheads too.  One can never be entirely positive of the true production run of any bobblehead.  

The major question I've ran into concerning COAs, what is their value?  I've heard a variety of opinions on the subject.  Some people say they are just as important as the bobblehead while others say the COA doesn't decrease the bobbleheads value much at all, if anything.  I tend to lean towards the latter.  For example, I certainly would pay $20 for a Puckett bobblehead, but I would never even think about paying $20 for a Puckett COA.  The bobblehead is ultimately the bigger prize.  There are some COAs from the early bobblehead giveaways that are pretty rare and hard to find, those are worth a bit more than their counterparts of the mid to late 90s.  I have plenty of COA's but also have plenty of bobbleheads without the COA.  I've never made it a point to collect the COA and probably never will.  

But, to each their own!  

3 rare Wolves Bobbleheads

I'm always searching for rare and hard to find bobbleheads.  I've certainly been lucky on many occasions, but with anything, the more time you put into it, good things are bound to happen.  I know quite a bit about Minnesota bobbleheads.  Every once in a while I find a bobblehead that I hadn't seen before.  The Timberwolves have given away their fair share of bobbleheads.  The past several years the season ticket holders have got these bobbleheads.  Here are 3 of the more rare bobbleheads the Wolves have given away. Kevin Love was given to season ticket holders a few years ago.  I believe the Mark Madsen and Mini Crunch bobbleheads were given out during the 2008-09 season.  I think they were each giveaways to a select group of ticket holders who bought their tickets through the Boy Scouts.

Sometimes its better to be lucky that good, but knowing whats available is always helpful!  Check them out, the Love and mini Crunch bobbleheads are a couple of my favorites!