Cardboard Junkie

Catching up - Package from Todd Q

2009-11-30T16:39:00.000-05:00

The month-long posting of packages was scheduled to begin tomorrow, but I got two in the mail today so I'm getting an early start. First up, a box of Stuff from Todd.

Todd threatened to send a few hundred '85 Topps cards but fortunately kept it under 30. The pile included a Doc Gooden card I have but can't find, a downgrade to my Tiffany version of the Cory Snyder USA card and my spiritual guru here:

There was also a big hunk 'o Allen & Ginter. I'm somewhat sad to be building the set in a sensible fashion instead of uying a ton of boxes and blasters, but economic times demand frugality. Now I have some money left over to buy a whole mess 'o Topps206. There were some base cards including Escobar here:

Also a Hoax, Bamboozle, Etc. that actually doesn't involve white collar crime! This card here may have won back the goodwill this set lost when I pulled that Enron card.
The rest of the box included a hefty stack of Heritage. This is another set where I would have liked to have ripped a couple of hobby boxes and a half dozen blasters but now that High Numbers is out, it's time to move on. This Bako card struck me as being a card that would not have been out of place in the original '60 set.

Also included was THE 1960 Highlight.

I love the two kids trying to shake the hand of Maz as he rounds third. Today, they would be tazed and thrown in a cell for the weekend for illegal expression of unauthorized joy. Yay progress!

Flea Market Follies - Part 1

2009-11-30T10:24:00.001-05:00

Flea Market Dude was back this weekend and I felt it was my civic duty to go and buy a whole bunch of cards from him. Sadly, it turns out he was laid off earlier this year so it really was a civic duty to keep his economy rolling. I'll be so glad when 2010 gets here, this year has been dreadful. As usual, I bought such a large pile of stuff that I'm going to post it all in easily digestible chunks.

There was a 75 cent box of inserts and rookies there, when I started looking through it I found something I did not expect. A whole flop-ton of autogamer cards. I'm not shure where the word flop-ton came from (or the word shure, for that matter), it just seemed to be the best way to describe that amount of relics in a 75 cent box. Flea Market Dude mentioned he had recently picked up cards from the US Mail auction, and I think he may have gotten the cards there. Most of them had a big ding on the upper right corner, leading me to believe that they were all shipped in a package without enough padding, and one drop later the whole lot was dinged and insurance was claimed.

I had that happen to me once when a huge lot of football rookies I won off of Yahoo Auctions was sent in an 800-count box through the mail. I pulled it from the mailbox, walked into the garage and immediately proceeded to drop it right on a corner, ruining the whole 800 cards in one fell swoop. Those David Boston rookie cards were going to fund my retirement too...

I care not about dings on relic cards so I picked up a lucky seven jerseys out of the box. The goal was to pick up 1) players I didn't have a relic of already and b) players actually worth the 75 cents. Results were mixed. This is why I have been posting and printing out wantlists like crazy recently. The Relic list is next to be printed.

Artifacts Chris Carpenter

I didn't have a relic of Cy Young Carpenter yet, so I did very well here.

Fleer Ultra Chone Figgins

The first of three that I had already. This one is an upgrade from the '08 Upper Deck relic that was in the binder so I'm happy. There are quite a few Chone fans out there as well so this is a good addition.

Leaf Certified Casey Kotchman

I probably have a Kotchman jersey floating around the Braves boxes, but this one is shiiiiiiiiny. Serial numbered too. You can really see the ding on the top corner in this scan.

Sweet Spot Nick Markakis

I had a Nick jersey but didn't care because I know at least three people who will be e-mailing me about this card in 3... 2... 1... It's madness to pass up a Markakis jersey for 75 cents anyway! Plus: no ding!

Artifacts Jason Schmidt

This is the one I regret. I already had a better looking Schmidt jersey and there aren't a whole lot of Jason Schmidt Supercollectors out there. I suppose I could send it to Night Owl or gcrl since it says Dodgers on it. As long as I didn't mind getting the internet stink-eye from them for a few months.

Artifacts Billy Wagner

Heh, Billy Wagner is an Antiquity. I laugh now, but he'll probably be the Braves closer in '10.

Artifacts Jered Weaver

This is the SHINY version of the Schmidt card which makes all the difference.

1976 Topps Wantlist

2009-11-30T01:59:00.000-05:00

YEAAAAAAAAHHHHH

I HAVE 70% OF THIS SET

2 Bobby Bonds
4 Dave Lopes
8 Tito Fuentes
10 Lou Brock
13 Johnny Wockenfuss
16 Bob Apodaca
19 George Brett
20 Bob Watson
21 Dave LaRoche
24 Cesar Geronimo
25 Mike Torrez
26 Andy Thornton
27 Ed Figueroa
33 Bill North
34 Mike Garman
40 Dave Kingman
46 Walter Alston
48 Dave Concepcion
50 Fred Lynn
52 Dave Chalk
55 Gaylord Perry
57 Phil Garner
64 Jerry Koosman
67 Bob/Ray Boone
68 Joe/Joe Jr. Coleman
69 Jim/Mike Hegan
70 Roy/Roy Jr. Smalley
71 Steve Rogers
73 Earl Weaver
74 Oscar Gamble
76 Willie Crawford
78 Cecil Cooper
79 Jerry Morales
80 Jim Kaat
87 Tom Burgmeier
93 Mike Phillips
95 Brooks Robinson
98 Dennis Eckersley
100 Jim Hunter
113 Gary Sutherland
116 Charlie Moore
117 Mike Jorgensen
118 Darrell Johnson
120 Rusty Staub
128 Ken Griffey
133 Gary Matthews
134 Mike Ivie
135 Bake McBride
136 Dave Goltz
139 Gorman Thomas
140 Vida Blue
142 Dick Drago
143 Jerry Grote
145 Larry Bowa
148 Stan Thomas
149 Tommy Davis
152 Leroy Stanton
154 Bucky Dent
157 Mike Caldwell
160 Dave Winfield
164 Pepe Mangual
172 Frank Lucchesi
177 Marty Perez
179 George Foster
180 Rich Gossage
185 Dave Parker
186 Tom Walker
189 Claudell Washington
196 Lynn/Mayberry/Scoot
197 Brock/Lopes/Morgan
204 Blyleven/Pery/Tanana
205 Gossage/Hrabosky
206 Manny Trillo
207 Andy Hassler
210 Lee May
215 Reggie Smith
216 Karl Kuehl
218 John Knox
219 Tom Murphy
220 Manny Sanguillen
226 Jim Sundberg
229 Jerry Remy
233 Grant Jackson
236 Whitey Herzog
240 Pete Rose
242 Dan Meyer
245 Felix Millan
246 Cesar Tovar
248 Dick Tidrow
257 Ross Grimsley
262 Checklist 133
266 Alan Foster
273 Joe Niekro
274 Tommy Harper
279 Roy Howell
280 Burt Hooton
283 Merv Rettenmund
285 Mike Cuellar
288 Bill Campbell
291 Ken Sanders
294 Ed Kirkpatrick
296 Pat Dobson
297 Roger Metzger
300 Johnny Bench
304 Dick Williams
305 Andy Messersmith
318 Bob Boone
321 Jose Cruz
331 John McNamara
335 Bob Grich
336 Vic Albury
340 Jim Rice
341 Lou Gehrig AS
342 Rogers Hornsby AS
344 Honus Wagner AS
345 Babe Ruth AS
347 Ted Williams AS
349 Walter Johnson AS
358 Buddy Bell
362 Will McEnaney
365 Carlton Fisk
366 Bobby Valentine
370 Ron Cey
387 Mike Miley
393 Paul Mitchell
400 Rod Carew
402 Don Money
405 Rollie Fingers
411 Bill Singer
416 Tommy John
421 A's Team
423 Ed Halicki
427 Kurt Bevacqua
432 Tom Veryzer
436 Bill Fahey
440 John Mayberry
441 Gary Carter
443 Giants Team
445 Rico Petrocelli
457 Ed Crosby
459 Jim Brewer
462 1975 World Series
468 Jesus Alou
471 Jim Burton
473 Paul Blair
477 Frank Robinson
481 Rudy May
487 Leron Lee
493 Derrel Thomas
500 Reggie Jackson
504 Danny Murtaugh
512 Ellie Rodriguez
515 Steve Yeager
518 Doug Flynn
519 Steve Brye
526 Checklist 397
527 Mike Anderson
530 Don Sutton
531 Joe Frazier
532 Milt May
534 Stan Bahnsen
538 Pat Darcy
539 John Balaz
542 Keith Hernandez
544 Pepe Frias
547 Roric Harrison
548 Manny Mota
550 Hank Aaron
555 Dyar Miller
556 Gene Mauch
561 Tom Carroll
562 Adrian Garrett
564 Kurt Bevacqua Gum
570 George Hendrick
573 Bill Travers
574 Don Kessinger
581 Red Schoendienst
583 Tommy Helms
585 Joe Torre
593 Andrsn/Crsby/Ltl/Mtz
600 Tom Seaver
605 Al Downing
609 Fred Norman
632 Rogelio Moret
633 John Stearns
638 Doyle Alexander
643 Checklist 529
644 Tom Bradley
646 John Lowenstein
650 Thurman Munson
653 Mike Norris
655 Mike Vail
659 Ben Oglivie
660 Davey Lopes

Have 466/660 - 70.6%

1974 Topps Wantlist

2009-11-30T01:58:00.001-05:00

WE WORKERS DO NOT UNDERSTAND

MODERN ART

7 Jim Hunter
8 George Theodore
11 Jim Bibby
25 Ken Singleton
28 Manny Sanguillen
30 Bobby Bonds
31 Astros Mgr
33 Don Newhauser
34 Andy Kosco
35 Gaylord Perry
36 Cardinals Team
37 Dave Sells
41 Bobby Floyd
42 Claude Osteen
44 Mel Stottlemyre
45 Dave Johnson
50 Rod Carew
51 Bobby Heise
52 Al Oliver
56 Mets Team
57 Darold Knowles
59 Ross Grimsley
60 Lou Brock
61 Luis Aparicio
64 Doug Rau
70 Dick Allen
73 Mike Marshall
74 Twins Team
77 Rich Troedson San
78 Giants Mgr
82 Dave Giusti
83 Orlando Cepeda
85 Joe Morgan
87 Fergie Jenkins
89 Jackie Brown
90 Bobby Murcer
92 Paul Blair
96 Jerry Hairston
98 Bert Blyleven
100 Willie Stargell
102 Bill Greif
103 Sal Bando
105 Carlton Fisk
107 Alex Johnson
110 Billy Williams
113 Dick Drago
117 Ron Blomberg
122 Jim Holt
126 Checklist 1
127 Tom Paciorek
130 Reggie Jackson
131 Bob Boone
132 Felix Millan
133 David Clyde
135 Roy White
136 Rick Reuschel
138 Ed Brinkman
142 Pedro Garcia
143 Dick Woodson
144 Dodgers Mgr
145 Dock Ellis
146 Ron Fairly
148 Dave Hilton San
150 John Mayberry
151 Diego Segui
154 Astros Team
155 Bert Campaneris
156 Randy Moffitt
157 Vic Harris
161 Ray Burris
162 Bill Freehan
163 Ken Berry
169 Steve Rogers
170 Bill Melton
171 Eduardo Rodriguez
173 Randy Jones
178 Garry Maddox
179 Mets Mgr
180 Ken Holtzman
184 Rangers Team
187 Don Baylor
190 Tony Oliva
192 Mario Guerrero
193 Tom Walker
201 Carew/Rose LL
203 Jackson/Stargell LL
204 Brock/Harper LL
206 Palmer/Seaver LL
207 Ryan/Seaver LL
212 Rollie Fingers
213 Dave Rader
215 Al Kaline
216 Ray Sadecki
220 Don Sutton
223 Jeff Burroughs
226 Padres Team
228 Ted Kubiak
231 Dick Tidrow
236 Cardinals Coaches
238 Fran Healy
239 Bill Russell
241 Glenn Beckert
245 Cleon Jones
246 A's Team
248 Tom Hall
249 George Mitterwald
250 Willie McCovey
251 Greg Nettles
252 Dave Parker
254 Stan Bahnsen
256 Tom Griffin
258 Jerry Morales
260 Ted Simmons
261 Jerry Bell
263 Checklist 133
264 Joe Rudi
265 Tug McGraw
271 Bill Hands
273 Checklist 265
274 Fred Beene
275 Ron Hunt
277 Gary Nolan
279 Jim Crawford
281 Giants Team
283 Mike Schmidt
285 Reggie Smith
290 Vida Blue
292 Chuck Seelbach
296 Ray Corbin
297 Hal Breeden
299 Gene Michael
300 Pete Rose
301 Bob Montgomery
304 Don Wilson
309 Dave Roberts San.
310 Terry Forster
311 Jerry Grote
313 Berry Lersch
319 Randy Hundley
322 Ernie McAnally
323 Richie Scheinblum
326 Reds Mgr
328 Skip Jutze
330 Juan Marichal
331 Fisk/Bench AS
333 Carew/Morgan AS
336 Murcer/Rose AS
339 Hunter/Wise AS
342 Jim Longborg
349 John Vukovich
353 Rich Coggins
355 Dave Nelson
356 Jerry Koosman
357 Buddy Bradford
361 Don Carrithers
362 Hal King
367 Norm Cash
370 Bob Watson
377 Ron Woods
378 Burt Hooton
382 Bob Moose
383 Phillies Team
385 Don Gullett
388 Phil Roof
390 Lou Piniella
391 Billy Champion
392 Dick Green
393 Orlando Pena
394 Ken Henderson
397 George Stone
398 Duke Sims
400 Harmon Killebrew
401 Elliott Maddox
405 Ellie Rodriguez
406 Steve Arlin
408 Charlie Hough
410 Pedro Borbon
412 Chuck Taylor
414 Checklist 397
416 White Sox Team
421 Dan Fife
430 Matty Alou
431 Gene Garber
433 Lerrin LaGrow
434 Ken McMullen
438 Ed Herrmann
441 Tom Ragland
442 Alan Foster
445 George Medich
446 Len Randle
449 Tom McCraw
450 Rich Hebner
451 Tommy John
452 Gene Hiser
456 Dave Winfield
461 John Odom
463 Pat Dobson
464 Jose Cruz
465 Dick Bosman
472 W.S Game 1
473 W.S.Game 2
474 W.S.Game 3
475 W.S.Game 4
476 W.S.Game 5
479 W.S. Summary
480 Willie Crawford
482 Bob Didier
484 Carmen Fanzone
485 Felipe Alou
494 Ed Goodson
496 Tom Murphy
497 Bobby Mitchell
498 Pat Corrales
503 Eric Soderholm
505 Bill Buckner
506 Ed Farmer
507 Larry Stahl
508 Expos Team
510 Wayne Garrett
520 Tim McCarver
521 Indians Mgr.
522 J.R. Richard
523 Cecil Cooper
527 Bobby Darwin
528 Bill Bonham
530 Mickey Stanley
531 Expos Mgr
536 Duffy Dyer
537 Steve Mingori
538 Cesar Tovar
540 Bob Robertson
542 Rich Gossage
543 Danny Cater
545 Billy Conigliaro
546 Mike Corkins
547 Glenn Borgmann
548 Sonny Siebert
549 Mike Jorgensen
550 Sam McDowell
557 Jim McGlothlin
561 Ed Kranepool
562 Jack Aker
563 Hal McRae
578 Ralph Houk
579 Cecil Upshaw
581 Fred Norman
582 Bucky Dent
587 Larry Christenson
588 Hal Lanier
590 Rogelio Moret
593 Steve Yeager
597 Rookies
599 Rookies
600 Rookies
601 Rookies
603 Rookies
604 Rookies
606 Rookies
608 Rookies
609 Rico Petrocelli
610 Dave Kingman
611 Rick Stelmaszek
612 Luke Walker
614 Adrian Devine
616 Larry Gura
621 Bernie Carbo
630 Tommie Agee
633 Dave Hamilton
637 Checklist 529
639 Joe Lovitto
642 Terry Harmon
645 Ken Boswell
646 George Foster
647 Juan Beniquez
648 Terry Crowley
649 Fernando Gonzalez
654 Jesus Alou
660 Larry Dierker

(no one will get the reference)

Have 382/660 - 57.9%

1973 Topps Wantlist

2009-11-30T01:57:00.000-05:00

And why not?

4 John Milner
5 Ed Brinkman
7 Rangers Team
8 Tom Hall
12 Padres Mgr/Coaches
13 George Hendrick
16 Steve Braun
18 Leroy Stanton
19 Tim Foli
22 Ted Abernathy
23 Dave Kingman
29 Tony Taylor
30 Tug McGraw
31 Buddy Bell
32 Fred Norman
35 Willie Davis
36 Steve Barber
39 Dave Roberts
46 Lindy McDaniel
48 Paul Splittorff
49 Twins Mgr/Coaches
50 Roberto Clemente
59 Steve Yeager
63 Bench/Allen LL
64 Brock/Campaneris
65 Carlton/Tiant LL
68 Carroll/Lyle
69 Phil Gagliano
70 Milt Pappas
71 Johnny Briggs
75 Vada Pinson
80 Tony Oliva
83 Leron Lee
84 Rollie Fingers
85 Ted Simmons
88 Mickey Stanley
90 Brooks Robinson
96 Doug Griffin
106 Terry Humphrey
108 Bill Russell
119 Larry Bowa
130 Pete Rose
140 Lou Piniella
142 Thurman Munson
145 Bobby Bonds
146 Woodie Fryman
147 Mike Anderson
155 Sal Bando
157 Denny Riddleberger
160 Jim Palmer
165 Luis Aparicio
168 Jim Northrup
171 Bernie Carbo
174 Rich Gossage
175 Frank Robinson
177 Bill Plummer
179 A's Mgr/Coaches
190 Bob Gibson
193 Carlton Fisk
199 Bert Blyleven
201 AL Playoffs
202 NL Playoffs
206 World Series Game 4
208 World Series Game 6
212 Joe Lahoud
220 Nolan Ryan
221 Fred Kendall
223 Bud Harrelson
229 Roric Harrison
230 Joe Morgan
235 Jim Hunter
240 Bobby Murcer
243 Angels Team
245 Carl Yastrzemski
246 Ken Sanders
247 Del Unser
248 Jerry Johnson
250 Manny Sanguillen
251 Roger Nelson
252 Giants Mgr/Coaches
255 Reggie Jackson
257 Yogi Berra Mgr
260 Gary Nolan
263 George Scott
264 Checklist 133
268 Jerry Morales
270 Luis Tiant
271 Tom Hutton
273 Chris Speier
275 Tony Perez
279 Mike Strahler
283 Ray Sadecki
287 Eddie Leon
290 Cesar Cedeno
292 Jose Cruz
296 Reds Mgr/Coaches
300 Steve Carlton
308 Skip Lockwood
310 Dick Allen
311 Joe Decker
314 Ron Swoboda
318 Jim McGlothlin
319 Jim Spencer
320 Lou Brock
323 Tigers Coaches
324 Al Downing
329 Ed Kranepool
333 Gene Clines
334 Freddie Patek
336 Tom Bradley
347 Royals Team
349 Dick McAuliffe
351 Jimmy Stewart
354 Billy Parker
355 Mike Marshall
358 Jim Nettles
360 Joe Rudi
362 Eddie Watt
364 Rick Wise
365 Rico Petrocelli
366 Brock Davis
368 Bill Buckner
369 Lerrin LaGrow
370 Willie Stargell
377 Expos Coaches
378 Lenny Randle
380 Johnny Bench
381 Vicente Romo
384 Don Baylor
387 Jim Barr
388 Ben Oglivie
389 Mets Team
392 Dick Drago
393 Jose Cardenal
396 Grant Jackson
397 Dave Cash
398 Rich Hand
399 George Foster
400 Gaylord Perry
401 Clyde Mashore
402 Jack Hiatt
405 Cesar Tovar
408 Jim Colborn
411 Ray Corbin
412 Manny Mota
413 Tom Timmermann
416 Paul Schaal
417 Scipio Spinks
418 Bobby Grich
420 Tommie Agee
426 Dave LaRoche
429 Jim Fairey
430 Vida Blue
432 Dan Frisella
433 Willie Horton
434 Giants Team
436 Jim McAndrew
437 John Kennedy
439 Eddie Fisher
446 Jerry Reuss
448 John Hiller
451 John Vukovich
453 Checklist 397
454 Tom Haller
457 John Strohmayer
458 Jim Mason
460 Bill Freehan
461 Mike Corkins
465 Dave Giusti
468 Tom Griffin
469 Dan Monzon
472 Lou Gehrig LDR
475 Ty Cobb LDR
480 Juan Marichal
481 White Sox Team
482 Rick Reuschel
483 Dal Maxvill
484 Ernie McAnally
486 Phillies Mgr/Coaches
487 Bruce Dal Canton
489 Jeff Burroughs
492 Pedro Borbon
493 Duffy Dyer
495 Tommy Helms
497 Cardinals Mgr/Coache
498 Graig Nettles
499 Bob Moose
505 Bob Bailey
508 Gates Brown
509 Jim Nash
511 Sam McDowell
518 Bob Veale
520 Mel Stottlemyre
529 Milt May
530 Jim Kaat
531 Ron Woods
532 Steve Mingori
533 Larry Stahl
534 Dave Lemonds
535 John Callison
537 Bill Slayback
538 Jim Hart
539 Tom Murphy
540 Cleon Jones
541 Bob Bolin
542 Pat Corrales
543 Alan Foster
544 Von Joshua
545 Orlando Cepeda
546 Jim York
547 Bobby Heise
548 Don Durham
549 Rangers Mgr/Coaches
551 Mike Kilkenny
552 J.C. Martin
553 Mickey Scott
554 Dave Concepcion
555 Bill Hands
556 Yankees Team
557 Bernie Williams
558 Jerry May
559 Barry Lersch
560 Frank Howard
561 Jim Geddes
562 Wayne Garrett
563 Larry Haney
564 Mike Thompson
565 Jim Hickman
566 Lew Krausse
567 Bob Fenwick
568 Ray Newman
569 Walt Alston Mgr
570 Bill Singer
571 Rusty Torres
572 Gary Sutherland
573 Fred Beene
576 Expos Team
577 Eric Soderholm
578 Ken Wright
579 Tom Grieve
580 Joe Pepitone
581 Steve Kealey
582 Darrell Porter
583 Bill Greif
584 Chris Arnold
585 Joe Niekro
586 Bill Sudakis
587 Rich McKinney
589 Ken Forsch
590 Deron Johnson
591 Mike Hedlund
592 John Boccabella
593 Royals Mgr/Coaches
594 Vic Harris
595 Don Gullett
596 Red Sox Team
597 Mickey Rivers
599 Ed Crosby
600 Dave McNally
601 Pena/Robls/Stelmaszk
602 Behney/Garcia/Rau
603 Hughes/McNulty/Reitz
604 Jefrson/O'Tool/Strmp
605 Bourque/Cabel/Marquz
606 Mathew/Paciork/Roque
607 Busse/Frias/Guerrero
608 Busby/Colpart/Medich
611 Cogins/Wohlford/Zisk
612 Lawson/Reynold/Strom
616 Anglni/Blatric/Garmn
617 Rich Chiles
618 Andy Etchebarren
619 Billy Wilson
620 Tommy Harper
621 Joe Ferguson
622 Larry Hisle
623 Steve Renko
624 Astros Mgr/Coaches
625 Angel Mangual
626 Bob Barton
627 Luis Alvarado
628 Jim Slaton
629 Indians
631 Tom Matchick
632 Dick Selma
633 Ike Brown
635 Gene Alley
636 Rick Clark
637 Norm Niller
638 Ken Reynolds
639 Willie Crawford
640 Dick Bosman
641 Reds Team
642 Jose Laboy
643 Al Fitzmorris
644 Jack Heidemann
645 Bob Locker
646 Brewers Mgr/Coaches
647 George Stone
648 Tom Egan
649 Rich Folkers
650 Felipe Alou
651 Don Carrithers
652 Ted Kubiak
654 Twins Team
655 Clay Kirby
656 John Ellis
657 Bob Johnson
658 Elliott Maddox
659 Jose Pagan
660 Fred Scherman

Have 349/660 - 52.9%

Broken down by series:
1-264: 179/264 - 67.8%
265-396: 82/132 - 62.1%
397-528: 74/132 - 56.1%
529-660: 14/132 - 10.6%

Random Contest - Pack 6: Anthony K.

2009-11-29T19:37:00.000-05:00

Pack #6 - This Belongs To the 1974 Red Sox

This is one of the thicker Random Packs. Does more cards equal more points?

Manufacturer: Topps - 16 cards for 16 points

There were far more Topps than any other manufacturer in these packs. Anthony hit a mother lode here.

Year: 1994 - 6 cards for 30 points

Anthony picks the optimal choice again. The runner up was 1992 with 5 cards.

Team: Giants - 0 cards

Smart strategy here picking Giants, it just didn't work out. I would have chosen Giants, Rangers or Cardinals as they are teams in more than one sport. Rangers would have been the way to go as there's a bunch of Texas players in the pack.

Sport: Football - 0 cards

One lone hoops card in the pack means another goose egg.

Player: Rickey Henderson - 0 cards

I'm tempted to give him a bonus point simply because there was a Rickey card in one of the other packs, but it wouldn't matter anyway.

Weirdness: Country Music - 0 cards

A surprisingly specific weirdness choice. Alas, there was only a checklist and Topps Ad in the pack.

Total Points: 46

Here's the rest of the cards in the pack:

The Worst Card in the Pack:

There were two Triliceks in the pack so he is deemed the bum.

And finally,

The Best Card in the Pack:

David got happy with the relic cards! How exactly did Vernon Wells go from being one of the best up-and-coming players to the worst player in the history of humanity after a big contract and an off year? Baseball nerds are fickle.

Standings:

#1 Mad Guru - 121 points

#2 gcrl - 88 points

#3 Mark's Ephemera - 82 points

#4 Bo - 50 points
#5 Anthony K. - 46 points

#6 Play at the Plate - 38 points

Legend:

Blue - Currently in the lead for the Grand Prize

Red - Currently in the toilet for the boobie prize

Black - good luck with the random drawing.

The Dictionary Definition of Frightening

2009-11-29T16:59:00.003-05:00

When your team's entire season depends on one pass.

From Chris Redman.

Thank GOD for Roddy. So now the countdown finally moves from 4

to 3

And it may never move to 2 since Matt Ryan and Michael Turner are hurt. If it does, I need some help choosing the uniform for #2. Help me out here. Should I choose Matt:

Or Prime Time:

It's all academic anyway because the Falcups will likely 0-fer the rest of the schedule...

tryptophan is a helluva drug

2009-11-27T20:50:00.005-05:00

I'm still recovering from too much turkey, chocolate pecan pie and Johnnie Walker Gold. I'll post something good soon.

Here are the results from the '70's poll:

1974 27 (46%)
1976 15 (25%)
1975 13 (22%)
1978 6 (10%)
1977 5 (8%)

So the set I will focus on is....

1974 and 1976 Topps

Yeah, it's a cop-out, but I really want to work on that '74 set and I'm too close to the '76 set to not chase after it as well. Both are now in binders and I'll have the lists posted this weekend. If you have e-mailed me this week, I'll be replying tomorrow. Tonight, if the insomnia kicks in again.

The flea market dude is coming this weekend for the last time this year/maybe ever so I will be putting together up need lists like mad tonight and tomorrow so I can attack his common boxes. Here's a pack of Goodwin to tide you over until we meet again...

Man I like this set, but it's tough when the base common cards are the hardest thing to pull out of a pack.

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-26T14:24:00.003-05:00

No writing today. Enjoy the eye candy.

Random Contest - Pack 5 - gcrl

2009-11-26T06:39:00.000-05:00

Pack #5 - Brewers and Jays and Twins, oh my!

I have to figure some way of peeling that Brewer glove logo sticker off so I can salvage it and stick it on something else.

Manufacturer: Donruss - 8 cards for 8 points

A good showing for Donruss in this pack, including a couple of Americana cards. Both Goldie and Kathryn are rockin' the glamor girl sucking on a lemon face.

Year: 1988 - 2 cards for 10 points

couple of Mikes represent 1990 for gcrl.

Team: Indians - 7 cards for 70 points

David must have used the Random Packs as an excuse to dump a lot of excess Indians on an unsuspecting public. A nice big haul for gcrl.

Sport: Wrestling - 0 points

No Kent Hrbek cards in this pack. Goldie Hawn wresting with Kurt Russell doesn't count.

Player: Albert Belle - 0 cards

Seven Indians and not one Joey.

Weirdness: Television - 0 cards

There was weirdness all over this pack too. Checklists, ad cards, Americana... Sadly Goldie's card only mentions her movies. Does no one remember Laugh In?.

Total Points: 88

Here's the rest of the cards in the pack:

The Worst Card in the Pack:

Kelly is horrified by the thick and crusty gum stain that is about to eat his face.

And finally,

The Best Card in the Pack:

This dude is still only a Junior in college. Who knows, he might be a high draft pick next year. I have no clue which company did this set (looks a little like TriStar to me) but it's nice and foily.

Standings:

#1 Mad Guru - 121 points

#2 gcrl - 88 points

#3 Mark's Ephemera - 82 points

#4 Bo - 50 points

#5 Play at the Plate - 38 points

Legend:

Blue - Currently in the lead for the Grand Prize

Red - Currently in the toilet for the boobie prize

Black - good luck with the random drawing.

Random Contest - Pack 4: Play At The Plate

2009-11-25T23:29:00.001-05:00

Pack #4 - Ranger Danger

It finally dawned on me that the stickers on the packs were used in lieu of tape to keep the package together. Dang, I can be slow sometimes.

Manufacturer: Donruss - 3 cards for 3 points

Omar Vizquel is STILL PLAYING IN THE MAJORS.

Year: 1989 - 1 cards for 5 points

This is just bad luck. The pack was filthy with '88, '90, 91 and '92 cards but only lonely Glenn Davis for 1989.

Team: Rangers - 3 cards for 30 points

That Julio Franco card is worth 30 points all by himself!

Sport: Football - 0 points

This is one of those unfortunate packs where there was only one non-baseball card in the lot and it wasn't a football card.

Player: Roberto Alomar - 0 cards

No Alomar, but there was a Tony Phillips in there.

Weirdness: Movies - 0 cards

The only weirdness in the pack was a small Disney-era Angels sticker. No points for that though.

Total Points: 38

Here's the rest of the cards in the pack:

The Worst Card in the Pack:

Scuffed, creased, dinged, banged and stained. ~~Sounds like a fun weekend in Reno~~ I am enraged that a Fred McGriff card was treated so shabbily.

And finally,

The Best Card in the Pack:

I can't not choose the Flames card. That team caused me decades of Hockey fandom dysfunction. The only real competition was the Bowman Chrome Nelson Lara rookie with the terrible facsimile signature so I'm not going to fret about it.

Standings:

#1 Mad Guru - 121 points

#2 Mark's Ephemera - 82 points

#3 Bo - 50 points

#4 Play at the Plate - 38 points

Legend:

Blue - Currently in the lead for the Grand Prize

Red - Currently in the toilet for the boobie prize

Black - good luck with the random drawing.

'70s cards for a quarter

2009-11-24T21:34:00.000-05:00

Atlanta Sports Cards now has a Quarter box. Life is beautiful. There's a pretty nice mix of newer stuff and inserts from all the major sports in there, but you know what I scrounged for: vintage. Here is a quarter card from each year of the '70s.

1970 - Rod Carew All Star

(insert Beastie Boys lyrics here) Rod's bustin' right through the Sporting News to take his place as the AL's starting second baseman.

1971 - 1970 American League Batting Leaders

Poor Yaz loses the batting title to Alex Johnson by a thousandth of a point and he gets stuck on the bottom row with Tony Oliva. Poor Carl.

1972 - 1971 American League ERA Leaders

Click here. Look at the earned run averages for these three dudes.
Contemplate what an American League starting pitcher would have to do in order to post an ERA like that in today's game. Try to think of a way not involving land mines in the batter's box. What hath the DH wrought?

1973 - Rookie Outfielders

HOW THE HECK DID I JUST BUY A DEWEY ROOKIE CARD FOR A BLEEDING QUARTER?! Shoot, maybe I should just build the '73 set...

1974 - Steve Garvey

If the Louvre were to take exactly one baseball card to exhibit in the Modern Art wing, this one here would have to be given serious consideration. This is a masterpiece.

1975 - Bert Blyleven

Look how calmly Bert blows bubbles while waiting in a midaeval torture chamber for the BBWAA to poke and prod him with 287 wins. Now sit on... THE COMFY CHAIR.

1976 - 1975 American League ERA leaders

Why cheapskate vintage collectors love League Leader cards: Three Hall of Famers for two bits.

1977 - Rookies - Outfielders

Hey, Tony Armas hit 43 homers in 1984. Don't be hatin' on Tony.

1978 - Andre Dawson

Hawk with a rookie cup brings joy to my soul.

1979 - Bump Wills Blue Jays error

When I first started collecting this error card was like some rare magical legend... strange and alien... not fit for this world. Now it's in a quarter box. Good thing I'm a scrounger and not an investor! Some poor schlub out there has ten thousand of these cards locked up in a safe deposit box, you just know it.

Topps206 Mini Back Variations

2009-11-24T13:09:00.001-05:00

2009 Topps206 is supposed to go live any minute now (wooo, singles on eBay!), so it's time to do a post on the things. I have neither the time nor the interest to comb over the pre-sell checklist and the sell sheet and all that other nonsense looking for interesting tidbits about a set that I will be collecting even if I have to sell an internal organ to do so. Instead, let's go over the whole reason for this set's existence:

MINI BACK VARIATIONS

Yep, it's all about the tobacco ads on the mini backs. Nothing else at all, those jokers on the front of the cards are just eye candy. Topps did a good job of ganking original ad backs from the 1909 set for their 2002-2003 Topps206 set. If you want to check out all the original T206 backs, it appears that the T206 museum is back online for your back checking-out needs. Here's the different brands, scarcity of the backs and a gallery.

Topps originally did their T206 tribute set in 2002 to capitalize on the great Topps Heritage Retro Freakout of 2001. It sold well enough to bring about two more series of the cards. Topps used seven different backs for the minis in the set (and maybe an eighth with Bazooka, but I can't remember if they did that or not and I don't have one and it's not a tobacco ad anyway) with ten total back variations. Here's a look at the the old-school backs.

Topps206 Series 1

Common - Polar Bear

There were three different levels of scarcity for the mini backs in the set andTopps chose the Polar Bear design for the common version of their minis. This is the only back that was used in all three series so if you went mad and decided you had to have a complete mini set of Topps206 but you are too anal to mix and match backs, you can still build a complete Polar Bear back set. Polar Bear is one of the more distinctive T206 backs as it is the only one that uses the black background. Other than the Piedmont and Sweet Caporal backs that are extremely common, Polar Bear is one of the easier back variations to find on an original T206 card.

Uncommon - Tolstoi Black

Tolstoi is the first series uncommon back which is apporopriate since the original Tolstois are failry uncommon themselves. The design is almost identical to the Piedmont backs, with only the brand and text being different. I had always strongly associated T206 cards with Piedmont backs and was pretty disappointed to not see the Piedmont back used when I first came across some minis in 2002. This is the next best thing, I guess.

Uncommon Variation - Tolstoi Red

The uncommon backs in all three series had a second, slightly more difficult color variation. There is no such thing as a 1909 T206 card with a red Tolstoi back, but Topps loves its mini parallels.

Rare - Cycle

The Cycle ad is a pretty good looking choice for the rare version of the minis. The original T206 Cycles are actually a little more common than the Tolstois. I've actually seen a Cycle back in person, not so with the Tolstoi. Notice the 180 subjects on the card. The originals can be found with 350 and 460 subjects on the back. Since Topps206 series 1 was 180 cards, they changed that little detail to fit the set, which is nice.

I don't have any exact ratios on the different level of rarity for these cards. I used the common, uncoomon and rare designation seen in collectible card games because that seemed like a good analogy to me. Basically there are a whole ton of common Polar Backs out there, Tolstois are harder to find than the Polar Bears but not too tough to find and the rares are pretty tough. Not numbered to 50 tough or anything, but not entirely easy to find. I want to say they were on in a box or maybe every other box. You can find 'em though if you look.

Topps206 Series 2

Common - Polar Bear

Polar Bear's back. Get used to this design. Topps used the Polar Bear ad for their common cards in Topps205 also, so someone in Duryea is obviously a Polar Bear fan. Or they're getting a kickback from the black ink manufacturer (see also: 2008 Mayo Football).

Uncommon - Piedmont Black

Good 'ol Piedmont finally in the set. As you can see it's pretty much the same as the Tolstoi design. A nice touch is the Ne Baseball Series 181-307 line up top which mirrors the original Piedmont New Series 350-460 subjects text on the 1909 version. The little hand is even therepointing to New. Note this for later... you'll see it again. I was somewhat disappointed that Topps used black ink instead of the traditional Piedmont blue, but I was disappointed that Piedmont wasn't the common back as well. I sure am persnickety about my ad backs.

Uncommon Variation - Piedmont Red

Again, the uncommon version has a red back variation. If you thought Topps just recently overloaded their retro sets with parallels you are mistaken. I don't have any hard data on this, but as I recall the black variety was about twice as easy to get as the red version.

Rare - Carolina Brights

This was probably the coolest back they used in the set. Carolina Brights are a legitimately tough back in the 1909 set and along with the Hindu back are one of the most striking designs. The banner in front of the wreath was changed from "Cigarettes" to "Second Series" for obvious reasons.

Topps206 Series 3

Common - Polar Bear

Seriously, get used to these things. You're gonna see 'em again very soon.

Uncommon - Sweet Caporal Red

After Piedmont, Sweet Caporal backs are the next most common of the original backs. Topps threw us a curveball by printing the basic version of the uncommon cards in red ink, but the 1909s were printed in red as well. Nice authenticity by Topps here.

Uncommon Variation - Sweet Caporal Blue

No idea why Topps decided to use the blue ink here, but it looks nifty.

Rare - UZIT

This is a really tough back in the '09 set. It's a pretty striking design too, big bold UZIT yelling at you to try their New Mouth-Piece Cigarettes. Nice choice for the New series three.

Topps Promo Back

Topps used this back on a promo card that was inserted into issues of Beckett Vintage magazine. It's kind of like the Ty Cobb back from the '09 series. Like Ty, the subject on the front of the Topps206 promo is also known for being grouchy, shouty and generally angry at the world. Without the horrific racism and beating up handicapped people thing of course.

2009 Topps206 Backs

I yoinked these backs from Beckett as placeholders until I can get my hands on some of these cards and scan them properly. I don't know at this time which will be the common, uncommon or rare, but Trader Crack has some very good info on the set including mini variations.

Polar Bear

Gotta think that these will be the common backs again. One I get more info, I'll update this post. If you readers have any tips for me just leave 'em in the comments.

Piedmont

My beloved Piedmont is back and is that... blue ink?? Joooooooooooy........

Also note the series numbering at the top of the card. Heh. Look familiar?

Old Mill

Old Mill is a reasonably commonly found back from the original series, but is notable for the variation promoting the Texas, South Atlantic , Virginia and Southern Leagues. I'm glad Topps put in a new card back in this series, but I'm still waiting for my Hindu back cards.

Also included are Cycle backs numbered to 99 and a 1 of 1 Carolina Brights back among newfangled silks and chromes. There's your Topps206 backs, now it's just a waiting game for the local card shop to get in a box or two so I can get my hands on some.

Attention:

2009-11-24T12:37:00.000-05:00

2009 Topps206 is LIVE.

That is all.

70's set poll

2009-11-24T01:12:00.003-05:00

The deadline on the poll on the right requesting your assistance in helping me choose which set to focus on next is almost up. I have no real preference on which one I choose so whatever you all say is what I'll build next. While I plan to get all my wantlists in order over the next few months, the selected set will be getting the binder treatment, so choose wisely. The local card shop seems to have a whole lot more commons for sale from '74-'76 but you never know when or where '70s cards will pop up out of nowhere.

It looks like it's coming down to a fight between 1974 and 1976 so here's some pros and cons for each set to help you decide which to vote for. Hey, it's 2am and I can't sleep so just humor me.

1974 Topps:

Pros:

The first set released by Topps in one series. Which means...
NO IMPOSSIBLE HIGH NUMBERS
The design is quite attractive.
Hank Aaron's tribute set.
The San Diego/Washington variations are neat.

Cons:

Dave Winfield is the only big rookie in the set and I don't have it.
I need about 300 card for the set which is 100 or so more than I need to finish off 1976.
According to Beckett these cards are slightly more expensive than 1976 cards and a couple of sources I'd use to build these sets pay attention to such things.

1976 Topps:

Pros:

I need less than 200 cards to complete the thing.
The only decent rookie at all is Eck and I've got it.
Other than the second year Brett, I'm pretty sure I have most if not all of the big names in the set.
Hank Aaron's last card.
This would be by far the easiest '70s set for me to finish.

Cons:

While it has grown on me in the past few years, the '76 design was one of my least favorite when I was a kid.
The rookies in this set are really dreadful. '74 at least has Winfield, Griffey and Cobra, after Eck, we're looking at Ron Guidry and... who, Jerry Remy?
This set will be easier to complete, but I'm not sure it would be as satisfying to finish as that '74 set.

You guys go vote away while I ponder the situation some more. I still have votes of my own I can cast. If you have already voted for '75, '77 or '78, feel free to change your vote because those are pretty much out of the running at this point.

Before you post in the comments "Why don't you just try to build both of them?" the answer is: Because I'm also going to be choosing a '60's set to tackle, silly.

Random Contest - Pack 3: Bo

2009-11-23T22:08:00.000-05:00

Pack #3 - Corrected, Extended, Rookie of the Year

Bo picked a pack with no team logos. The stickers stuck on this one were likely meant to label a box full of Rookies of the Year. Why anyone would have a box full of corrected cards I don't know.

Manufacturer: Topps - 10 cards for 10 points

Not much to say about these.

Year: 1988 - 4 cards for 20 points

1988 is a pretty choice year for worthless pack filling junk wax. If I was playing, I'd probably go with 1991. Five manufacturers, horribly overproduced, and Leaf, Stadium Club and Ultra were around to add more ballast for the year.

Team: Yankees - 2 cards for 20 points

The Razor card is kind of interesting. Apparently Chris Smith is one of Razor's exclusive prospects. He's a Yankees prospect so they'll probably trade him soon enough. Unless he's really good, then they'll dick around with him for a few years and keep him trapped behind some overpriced free agent until his career is well and truly trainwrecked. There was a second Yankee, but you'll see him later.

Sport: Football - 0 points

Despite choosing the thickest pack in the contest, there was not a single non-baseball sport card in there at all.

Player: Wade Boggs - 0 cards

No Boggs, but there was a Kevin Seitzer in there.

Weirdness: Checklists - 0 cards

No weirdness in the pack either. Bo started off so well too.

Total Points: 50

Here's the rest of the cards in the pack:

The Worst Card in the Pack:

Anyone who opened even a single solitary pack of Topps from 2006-2008 knows why this is the worst card.

And finally,

The Best Card in the Pack:

Two packs, two relics. Don't get used to this. This card shows Cabrera in a Marlins uni but is a Tiger according to the card. The swatch is a little off center too. Still, Cabrera is pretty good (even when he boozes it up before a big game) and the next best card in the pack is probably a 1992 Donruss Juan Gonzalez.

Standings:

#1 Mad Guru - 121 points

#2 Mark's Ephemera - 82 points

#3 Bo - 50 points

Legend:

Blue - Currently in the lead for the Grand Prize

Red - Currently in the toilet for the boobie prize

Black - good luck with the random drawing.

Random Contest - Pack 2: Mad Guru

2009-11-23T19:24:00.000-05:00

Pack #2 - Mad Guru Electric Boogaloo.

Ze peeks:

Manufacturer: Topps - 11 cards for 11 points

I told you Topps was the choice for some cheap points. The Trevor Hoffman in the Marlins uni is a pretty sweet card, I must say.

Year: 1994 - 0 cards

Guru was completely shut out on 1994 cards, which is somewhat of a surprise concidering how many of them there were in all the other packs.

Team: Tigers - 1 card for 10 points

Doyle Alexander turns out to be an 11 point card as he is the only Tiger in the pack with the Tiger sticker.

Sport: Baseball - 0 points

Choosing "baseball" for the "non-baseball sport" category doesn't work out too well. Since there is a prize for doing the worst (and a terrible prize too), I did not question any of the contestants' choices however bizarre they may be. There was only one non-baseball card in the pack anyway and you'll see that one in a moment.

Player: Travis Fryman - 0 cards

I'm almost tempted to go back through all the packs and giving bonus points for player picks that showed up in ANY pack because everyone bombed on this one so badly. That's way too much work though.

Weirdness: Checklists - 2 cards for 100 points

Anyone who followed the openings of other Random Packs of Kindness and Trick or Treat packs knew that David apparently got in a 5000-count box of checklists at some point this year and that was the way to go. There's that lone hockey card, by the way.

Total Points: 121

Here's the rest of the cards in the pack:

The Worst Card in the Pack:

I got nothing against John Burkett. He put in some good starts for the Bravos a few years ago and was a solid pitcher. It's just that this card has two creases going right through the center of the card. One up-down, one left-right, making a crease cross. Creases are actually kind of endearing on cards with an old style gray cardboard stock. On new cards with the white card stock it looks like garbage, which is basically what this card is now.

And finally,

The Best Card in the Pack:

Yep, there were relics in the Random Packs of Kindness. I don't have a Karros in my relic binder, so if someone wins this I may have to finagle a trade to keep it. Of course I'd probably just end up flipping it to gcrl or Night Owl anyway, so it might not be worth the effort.

Standings:

#1 Mad Guru - 121 points

#2 Mark's Ephemera - 82 points

Legend:

Blue - Currently in the lead for the Grand Prize

Red - Currently in the toilet for the boobie prize

Black - good luck with the random drawing.

Random Contest - Pack 1: Mark's Ephemera

2009-11-23T11:30:00.000-05:00

Ok, choices are in and it's time to tally the points. First pack is the Hi # pack chosen by Mark's Ephemera.I've got ten of these beasties to go through so I'm not going to dilly-dally.

Manufacturer: Fleer - 2 cards for 2 points

Only two Fleer cards in the pack. In general, Topps was the choice if you were looking for points.

Year: 1991 - 3 cards for 15 points

The sweet spot for points in this category was from '88 to '94. I know, big surprise.

Team: Boston Bruins - 0 cards

A non-baseball choice here makes me believe that Mark was shooting the moon for a low score. There were no hockey cards at all in the pack so no points for Mark.

Sport: Basketball - 1 card for 15 points

Greg Oden nets Mark 15 points. This is a rather odd picture of Greg.

Player: Bo Jackson - 0 cards

I should have made this category 1000 points each because absolutely no one picked this right.

Weirdness: Music - 1 card for 50 points

Otis Redding! Alllll right! If you haven't figured it out yet, the winner of this contest will basically be the one who guesses the right weirdness.

Total Points: 82

Here's the rest of the cards in the pack:

The Worst Card in the Pack:

Since 'the worst' card is a prize element, I'm trying not to choose checklists and such. It was hard to pick in this pack as there was a whole lot of mediocre and nothing that was truly wretched. I went with Bruce here because of the spring training roster filler number on the uniform, the Topps Debut rookie card on the back, the "insufficient Major League Data" blurb on the BARS chart scouting report and the small crease on the bottom left corner.

And finally,

The Best Card in the ~~Pack~~ World:

This wasn't explicitly stated in the rules, but I get to poach a card or two per pack if I so desire. THIS IS ONE OF THE CARDS I SHALL POACH. Because it is amazing. Hunky Johnny Depp, on a sticker, with a gum stain. This may be the perfect card.

Standings:

#1 Mark's Ephemera - 82 points

Random Contest - Second Chance Drawing

2009-11-22T23:28:00.004-05:00

Update on the Random contest. I have everyone's entries and have totaled up scores. Starting tomorrow I'll start posting results. Maybe I'll have it all done by next weekend, maybe not. I will say that no one got shut out on points and one lucky fellow hit the weirdness jackpot. I felt bad about the people who just missed out on getting a slot in the contest so everyone who posted on one of the three contest threads got an entry into a second chance drawing for an insert or relic card.

The near misses were:

Spastik Mooss

Chuck's Used Cards

Night Owl

Metsthoughts

James

McCann Can Triple

These two just sort of commented on the dada of it all, but I entered them anyway:

Ernest of Canada

Dinged Corners

I put them all into Random.org and rolled an 8-sided die to determine the number of times to refresh. After five refreshes it came up with this:

This isn't the end, oh, no... I take my randomness seriously. I rolled the die again, this time on my scanner bed. The number that showed on the scan is the winner. This was a good test run of the procedure to pick the random winner for the actual contest.

Drumroll please.....

Chuck's Used Cards, come on down!

If you see this post tonight, e-mail me. If not, I'll look you up tomorrow. I need to go watch the Venture Brothers now.

Temptation

2009-11-22T11:30:00.003-05:00

I'm really trying to wait until Topps206 comes out to break down and rip a bunch of packs, but then I see things like this:

And it's damn tough to wait.

1985 Topps Wantlist

2009-11-21T23:59:00.001-05:00

I'm pretty sure I have at least a third of these floating around somewhere, they're just not in the box with the rest of my set. True story: There was a card show at Northlake Mall back in the '80s and I bought a pack of '85 Topps and pulled the Clemens. I traded it to the seller for God knows what and he warned me that he normally doesn't take trades from customers who pull good rookies out of packs because they might regret it later. I told him no sweat, I already had that card anyway. Heh. .

66 Dick Williams - Manager San Diego Padres Mgr
100 George Brett Kansas City Royals 3B
145 Alvin Davis Seattle Mariners 1B 21
155 Yogi Berra - Manager New York Yankees Mgr
160 Lance Parrish Detroit Tigers C
180 Dave Winfield New York Yankees OF
181 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox P
219 Gerald Perry Atlanta Braves OF-1B
~~248 Terry Forster Atlanta Braves P~~
253 Sid Bream Los Angeles Dodgers 1B
~~271 Tim Foli - 1968 #1 Draft Pick New York Mets~~
272 Jeff Burroughs - 1969 #1 Draft Pick Minnesota Twins
273 Bill Almon - 1974 #1 Draft Pick San Diego Padres
274 Floyd Bannister - 1976 #1 Draft Pick Houston Astros
~~275 Harold Baines - 1977 #1 Draft Pick Chicago White Sox~~
277 Al Chambers - 1979 #1 Draft Pick Seattle Mariners
278 Darryl Strawberry - 1980 #1 Draft Pick New York Mets
279 Mike Moore - 1981 #1 Draft Pick Seattle Mariners
280 Shawon Dunston - 1982 #1 Draft Pick Chicago Cubs
281 Tim Belcher - 1983 #1 Draft Pick Minnesota Twins
283 Fran Mullins San Francisco Giants 3B-SS-2B
284 Marty Bystrom New York Yankees P
285 Dan Driessen Montreal Expos 1B
286 Rudy Law Chicago White Sox OF
287 Walt Terrell New York Mets P
298 Marty Barrett Boston Red Sox 2B
380 Ken Griffey New York Yankees OF-1B
397 John Hoover - USA Olympic Team Team USA P
398 Shane Mack - USA Olympic Team Team USA OF
*403 Cory Snyder - USA Olympic Team Team USA SS 25
414 Gary Ward Texas Rangers OF 32
416 Wayne Gross Baltimore Orioles 3B 14
417 John Franco Cincinnati Reds P
445 Tippy Martinez Baltimore Orioles P
488 Joel Skinner Chicago White Sox C
~~522 Paul Molitor Milwaukee Brewers 3B 4~~
547 Pete Rose - Manager Cincinnati Reds Mgr
575 Pedro Guerrero Los Angeles Dodgers OF-3B
**620 Dwight Gooden New York Mets P
625 Mark Langston Seattle Mariners P
~~670 Tom Seaver Chicago White Sox P~~
690 Alan Trammell Detroit Tigers SS
701 Eddie Murray - All-Star Baltimore Orioles 1B
704 Cal Ripken - All-Star Baltimore Orioles SS
709 Mike Boddicker - All-Star Baltimore Orioles RHP 52
713 Ryne Sandberg - All-Star Chicago Cubs 2B
~~715 Ozzie Smith - All-Star St. Louis Cardinals SS~~
718 Jeff Leonard - All-Star San Francisco Giants OF
719 Gary Carter - All-Star Montreal Expos C 8
729 Don Sutton Milwaukee Brewers P 20
792 Darrell Evans Detroit Tigers DH-1B

* Oddly enough, I have the Tiffany version but not the base version of this card.
** I know for a fact I have this card, it's just hiding at the moment.

Have 768/792 cards from the set - 97.0% completed

Thanks to: Todd Querry

2009 Heritage Wantlist

2009-11-21T23:47:00.002-05:00

I haven't seen a single solitary pack of this stuff in a while. I should probably post my want list before High Numbers comes out. Funny thing, I got a whole bunch of cards I needed in a trade a while back, but they were all from numbers 1-200. As a result, the distribution of the cards I do have is very similar to most of my pre-1974 sets. You know, because the lower numbers of vintage sets are easier to find... Well, it's funny to ME

5
6
7
9
11
20
25
26
33
36
37
41
47
48
51
54
58
64
69
77
99
108
117
130
132
136
137
141
143
148
153
161
165
167
179
180
186
187
188
190
194
195
196
197
199
204
211
212
214
216
217
219
220
223
228
230
231
232
237
239
243
247
248
249
252
253
257
259
261
268
277
279
280
283
284
286
288
289
290
291
294
297
300
301
303
304
305
306
312
314
315
316
317
323
324
328
329
331
333
341
343
345
346
347
349
356
357
358
359
363
364
367
368
371
377
383
392
394
396
397
401
404
408
409
410
412
414
416
421
422
423
425

Short Prints Have:
427 - Ben Francisco
431 - Jason Bartlett
440 - Elijah Dukes
450 - Justin Morneau
455 - Orioles coaches
456 - Red Sox Coaches
459 - Reds coaches
464 - Braves coaches
469 - Mets coaches
485 - Alex Rodriguez AS
487 - Derek Jeter AS
495 - Joe Mauer AS
500 - Billy Wagner AS

Insert Cards - Have:

Then & Now:
TN2 - Banks & Howard
TN3 - Minoso & Jones
TN7 - Podres & Lincecum
TN10 - Ford & Sabathia

New Age Performer:
NAP6 Tim Lincecum
NAP7 Stephen Drew
NAP9 Carlos Quentin
NAP10 Ryan Braun
NAP13 Geovany Soto
NAP15 Evan Longoria

Flashback:
BF2 Bill Mazeroski
BF6 Frank Robinson
BF8 Ernie Banks
BF10 Bobby Richardson
NF4 Civil Rights Act
NF6 USS Seadragon
NF9 John F Kennedy

Mayo Cut Plug:
TME-AR Alex Rodriguez
TME-ARI Alex Rios
TME-IS Ichiro
MWE-AP Albert Pujols

Thanks to: Todd Querry

2009 Allen & Ginter Wantlist

2009-11-21T23:28:00.002-05:00

Ok, I haven't seen a blaster of this stuff in forever and I don't have $100+ for a hobby box so I guess it's time to post a wantlist. I've got dupes from 2006-2009 if anyone needs some for their set.

Base cards:
2
4
6
12
14
20
26
27
32
39
46
56
59
61
63
73
87
98
99
103
107
108
110
112
118
119
120
122
123
130
133
139
140
142
151
152
153
154
164
166
177
185
186
188
203
214
234
237
243
247
248
251
259
261
262
264
266
269
270
273
276
278
287
290
291
292
295
296
298

Short Prints:
301
303
307
311
313
316
317
323
325
328
329
336
337
338
340
345
346
349

National Pride
1-6
8-18
27-29
53
55-64
65-71
73-however many there are

Mini inserts - Have:

Creatures of Legend Myth and Terror:
LMT1 Bigfoot
LMT2 Nessie
LMT8 Sphinx

World's Biggest Hoaxes, Bamboozles, Hoodwinks and White Collar Criminals:
HHB1 Charles Ponzi
HHB3 The Runaway Bride (Georgia Pride!)
HHB4 Idaho
HHB6 Enron
HHB7 Anna(stasia) Anderson
HHB10 DB Cooper
HHB11 Wisconsin State Capitol Collapses
HHB16 The Cottingly Fairies
HHB18 The Piltdown Man
HHB20 Cold Fusion

National Heroes:
NH4 Greece
NH7 Costa Rica
NH12 Russia
NH20 Poland
NH24 Serbia
NH35 Hungary
NH36 France

Thanks to: Sports Card Alley, Todd Querry

1951 Topps want list

2009-11-21T23:01:00.000-05:00

Because this is the First Real Topps Set Ever, I don't care what the Topps marketing geeks say.

1951 Red Backs

1 Yogi Berra

2 Sid Gordon

3 Ferris Fain

4 Vern Stephens

6 Allie Reynolds

9 Roy Sievers

10 Mel Parnell

11 Gene Hermanski

12 Jim Hegan

13 Dale Mitchell

14 Wayne Terwilliger

15 Ralph Kiner

16 Preacher Roe

17 Gus Bell

18 Jerry Coleman

19 Dick Kokos

20 Dom DiMaggio

21 Larry Jansen

22 Bob Feller

23 Ray Boone

24 Hank Bauer

25 Cliff Chambers

26 Luke Easter

27 Wally Westlake

29 Bob Kennedy

31 Gil Hodges

32 Hank Thompson

33 Bill Werle

34 Grady Hatton

35 Al Rosen

36 Gus Zernial

37 Wes Westrum

38 Duke Snider

39 Ted Kluszewski

40 Mike Garcia

41 Whitey Lockman

42 Ray Scarborough

43 Mickey McDermott

44 Sid Hudson

46 Billy Goodman

47 Tommy Glaviano

48 Eddie Stanky

51 Eddie Robinson

1951 Blue Backs

1 Eddie Yost

2 Hank Majeski

3 Richie Ashburn

4 Del Ennis

5 Johnny Pesky

6 Red Schoendienst

7 Jerry Staley

8 Dick Sisler

9 Johnny Sain

10 Joe Page

11 Johnny Groth

12 Sam Jethroe

13 Mickey Vernon

14 Red Munger

15 Eddie Joost

16 Murry Dickson

17 Roy Smalley

18 Ned Garver

19 Phil Masi

20 Ralph Branca

21 Billy Johnson

22 Bob Kuzava

23 Dizzy Trout

24 Sherm Lollar

25 Sam Mele

26 Chico Carrasquel

27 Andy Pafko

28 Harry Brecheen

29 Granny Hamner

30 Enos Slaughter

31 Lou Brissie

33 Don Lenhardt

35 Tommy Byrne

36 Cliff Fannin

37 Bobby Doerr

38 Irv Noren

39 Ed Lopat

41 Johnny Schmitz

42 Bruce Edwards

43 Willie Jones

44 Johnny Wyrostek

45 Billy Pierce

46 Jerry Priddy

47 Herm Wehmeier

48 Billy Cox

49 Hank Sauer

50 Johnny Mize

51 Eddie Waitkus

52 Sam Chapman

12/104 cards from the set - 11.5% completed

1952 Topps Wantlist

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If anyone has a pile of '52 High numbers lying around, you know where to send 'em...

1952 Topps

1 - Andy Pafko

2 - Pete Runnels RC

3 - Hank Thompson

4 - Don Lenhardt

5 - Larry Jansen

6 - Grady Hatton

7 - Wayne Terwilliger

8 - Fred Marsh

10 - Al Rosen

11 - Phil Rizzuto

12 - Monty Basgall

15 - Johnny Pesky

16 - Gene Hermanski

17 - Jim Hegan

18 - Merrill Combs

19 - Johnny Bucha

20 - Billy Loes RC SP

21 - Ferris Fain

22 - Dom DiMaggio

23 - Billy Goodman

25 - Johnny Groth

28 - Jerry Priddy

29 - Ted Kluszewski

30 - Mel Parnell

31 - Gus Zernial

32 - Eddie Robinson

36 - Gil Hodges

37 - Duke Snider

38 - Wally Westlake

40 - Irv Noren

41 - Bob Wellman

42 - Lou Kretlow

43 - Ray Scarborough

44 - Con Dempsey

45 - Eddie Joost

46 - Gordon Goldsberry

47 - Willie Jones

48 - Joe Page

49 - Johnny Sain

51 - Jim Russell

52 - Don Mueller

55 - Ray Boone

56 - Tommy Glaviano

57 - Ed Lopat

58 - Bob Mahoney

59 - Robin Roberts

61 - Tookie Gilbert

63 - Howie Pollet

64 - Roy Sievers

65 - Enos Slaughter

66 - Preacher Roe

67 - Allie Reynolds

68 - Cliff Chambers

71 - Tom Upton

74 - Andy Hansen

75 - Wes Westrum

76 - Eddie Stanky

77 - Bob Kennedy

78 - Ellis Kinder

79 - Gerry Staley

80 - Herman Wehmeier

81 - Vern Law

83 - Billy Johnson

84 - Vern Stephens

85 - Bob Kuzava

86 - Ted Gray

88 - Bob Feller

89 - Johnny Lipon

90 - Mickey Grasso

91 - Red Schoendienst

95 - Ken Holcombe

98 - Billy Pierce

99 - Gene Woodling

100 - Del Rice

101 - Max Lanier

104 - Don Kolloway

105 - Johnny Pramesa

106 - Mickey Vernon

108 - Jim Konstanty

110 - Dutch Leonard

111 - Peanuts Lowrey

113 - Dick Sisler

116 - Carl Scheib

119 - Mickey McDermott

120 - Bob Chakales

122 - Jackie Jensen

123 - Eddie Yost

124 - Monte Kennedy

127 - Paul Minner

128 - Don Bollweg

129 - Johnny Mize

131 - Morrie Martin

132 - Clyde Kluttz

133 - Al Widmar

134 - Joe Tipton

135 - Dixie Howell

136 - Johnny Schmitz

137 - Roy McMillan RC

138 - Bill MacDonald

142 - Harry Perkowski

143 - Les Moss

144 - Ed Blake

145 - Joe Haynes

148 - Johnny Klippstein

149 - Dick Kryhoski

150 - Ted Beard

151 - Wally Post RC

152 - Al Evans

153 - Bob Rush

154 - Joe Muir

155 - Frank Overmire

156 - Frank Hiller

158 - Eddie Waitkus

159 - Saul Rogovin

160 - Owen Friend

161 - Bud Byerly

163 - Stan Rojek

164 - Walt Dubiel

165 - Eddie Kazak

166 - Paul LaPalme

167 - Bill Howerton

168 - Charlie Silvera RC

169 - Howie Judson

170 - Gus Bell

171 - Ed Erautt

172 - Eddie Miksis

173 - Roy Smalley

174 - Clarence Marshall

175 - Billy Martin RC

176 - Hank Edwards

177 - Bill Wight

179 - Frank Smith

180 - Charlie Maxwell RC

181 - Bob Swift

183 - Erv Dusak

184 - Bob Ramazzotti

185 - Bill Nicholson

186 - Walt Masterson

187 - Bob Miller

188 - Clarence Podbielan

189 - Pete Reiser

190 - Don Johnson

191 - Yogi Berra

192 - Myron Ginsberg

194 - Joe Hatton

195 - Minnie Minoso RC

196 - Solly Hemus RC

197 - George Strickland

198 - Phil Haugstad

199 - George Zuverink

200 - Ralph Houk RC

202 - Joe Collins RC

203 - Curt Simmons

204 - Ron Northey

205 - Clyde King

206 - Joe Ostrowski

209 - Howie Fox

210 - Dick Fowler

212 - Ned Garver

213 - Nippy Jones

214 - Johnny Hopp

215 - Hank Bauer

216 - Richie Ashburn

219 - Bobby Shantz

220 - Joe Presko

221 - Granny Hamner

222 - Hoot Evers

223 - Del Ennis

226 - Dave Philley

227 - Joe Garagiola

228 - Al Brazle

229 - Gene Bearden UER

230 - Matt Batts

231 - Sam Zoldak

232 - Billy Cox

233 - Bob Friend RC

234 - Steve Souchock

235 - Walt Dropo

236 - Ed Fitzgerald

237 - Jerry Coleman

238 - Art Houtteman

239 - Rocky Bridges

242 - Tom Poholsky

243 - Larry Doby

244 - Vic Wertz

245 - Sherry Robertson

246 - George Kell

247 - Randy Gumpert

248 - Frank Shea

249 - Bobby Adams

250 - Carl Erskine

251 - Chico Carrasquel

254 - Joe Dobson

255 - Clyde Vollmer

257 - Bobby Avila

258 - Steve Gromek

259 - Bob Addis

260 - Pete Castiglione

261 - Willie Mays FTC

262 - Virgil Trucks

263 - Harry Brecheen

264 - Roy Hartsfield

265 - Chuck Diering

266 - Murry Dickson

267 - Sid Gordon

268 - Bob Lemon

269 - Willard Nixon

270 - Lou Brissie

271 - Jim Delsing

272 - Mike Garcia

274 - Ralph Branca

275 - Pat Mullin

276 - Jim Wilson

277 - Early Wynn

278 - Allie Clark

279 - Eddie Stewart

280 - Cloyd Boyer

281 - Tommy Brown SP

282 - Birdie Tebbetts SP

283 - Phil Masi SP

284 - Hank Arft SP

285 - Cliff Fannin SP

286 - Joe DeMaestri SP

287 - Steve Bilko SP

289 - Tommy Holmes MG

290 - Joe Astroth SP

291 - Gil Coan SP

292 - Floyd Baker SP

295 - Phil Cavarretta

296 - Red Rolfe MG

297 - Andy Seminick SP

298 - Bob Ross SP

299 - Ray Murray SP

300 - Barney McCosky SP

301 - Bob Porterfield

302 - Max Surkont

303 - Harry Dorish

304 - Sam Dente

305 - Paul Richards MG

306 - Lou Sleater

307 - Frank Campos

308 - Luis Aloma

309 - Jim Busby

310 - George Metkovich

311 - M.Mantle DP

312 - J.Robinson DP

313 - Bobby Thomson DP

314 - Roy Campanella

315 - Leo Durocher MG

316 - Dave Williams RC

317 - Conrado Marrero FTC

318 - Harold Gregg

319 - Al Walker

320 - John Rutherford RC

321 - Joe Black RC

322 - Randy Jackson

323 - Bubba Church

324 - Warren Hacker

325 - Bill Serena

326 - George Shuba RC

327 - Al Wilson

328 - Bob Borkowski

329 - Ike Delock

330 - Turk Lown

331 - Tom Morgan

332 - Anthony Bartirome

333 - Pee Wee Reese

334 - Wilmer Mizell RC

335 - Ted Lepcio

336 - Dave Koslo

337 - Jim Hearn

338 - Sal Yvars

339 - Russ Meyer

340 - Bob Hooper

341 - Hal Jeffcoat

342 - Clem Labine RC

343 - Dick Gernert

344 - Ewell Blackwell

345 - Sammy White

346 - George Spencer

347 - Joe Adcock

348 - Robert Kelly

349 - Bob Cain

350 - Cal Abrams

351 - Alvin Dark

352 - Karl Drews

353 - Bobby Del Greco

354 - Fred Hatfield

355 - Bobby Morgan

356 - Toby Atwell

357 - Smoky Burgess

358 - John Kucab

359 - Dee Fondy

360 - George Crowe RC

361 - William Posedel CO

362 - Ken Heintzelman

363 - Dick Rozek

364 - Clyde Sukeforth CO

365 - Cookie Lavagetto CO

366 - Dave Madison

367 - Ben Thorpe

368 - Ed Wright

369 - Dick Groat RC

370 - Billy Hoeft RC

371 - Bobby Hofman

372 - Gil McDougald RC

373 - Jim Turner RC CO

374 - John Benton

375 - John Merson

376 - Faye Throneberry

377 - Chuck Dressen MG

378 - Leroy Fusselman

379 - Joe Rossi

380 - Clem Koshorek

381 - Milton Stock CO

382 - Sam Jones RC

383 - Del Wilber

384 - Frank Crosetti CO

385 - Herman Franks CO RC

386 - John Yuhas

387 - Billy Meyer MG

388 - Bob Chipman

389 - Ben Wade

390 - Glenn Nelson

391 - Ben Chapman UER CO

392 - Hoyt Wilhelm RC

393 - Ebba St.Claire

394 - Billy Herman CO

395 - Jake Pitler CO

396 - Dick Williams RC

397 - Forrest Main

398 - Hal Rice

399 - Jim Fridley

400 - Bill Dickey CO

401 - Bob Schultz

402 - Earl Harrist

403 - Bill Miller

404 - Dick Brodowski

405 - Eddie Pellagrini

406 - Joe Nuxhall RC

407 - Eddie Mathews RC

60/407 cards from the set - 14.7% completed