tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87303715082913669372024-03-19T05:47:10.866-07:00A Penny Sleeve for your ThoughtsJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.comBlogger748125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-58013618396002098972024-03-05T09:09:00.000-08:002024-03-05T09:09:43.210-08:00Rhymin' and Stealin' (minus the rhymin')<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamXlLlSwIR4_vd031Ixwj8HaCUm1b4LjGlwlVc4rGjczA_LCyXVtbxAuDkxc8E9LcgHbVPO_e72pn8Oeek6Laqu_Lwr6zgXz1WckoALZyUKOe2HaTq-TyoeKV_eaBP6tPXEYyTZ0G8uEJ_v3VMva26gmpkM1YSCF7SkkA0IeFKLMKu5Wby5DF8pT9gtg/s1159/Bo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="843" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamXlLlSwIR4_vd031Ixwj8HaCUm1b4LjGlwlVc4rGjczA_LCyXVtbxAuDkxc8E9LcgHbVPO_e72pn8Oeek6Laqu_Lwr6zgXz1WckoALZyUKOe2HaTq-TyoeKV_eaBP6tPXEYyTZ0G8uEJ_v3VMva26gmpkM1YSCF7SkkA0IeFKLMKu5Wby5DF8pT9gtg/w291-h400/Bo%203.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When it comes to blogging, I try not to borrow too much from what others are doing, or have already done. I mean certain things like card show recaps, COMC shipments, trades, etc. are universal, but as far as series' go, I really do try not to step on the toes of others. That being said, with my health thing still negatively impacting my attempts to blog, I'm gonna break my rule for today's post and <strike>steal</strike> borrow someone else's series; or rather two people's series', <a href="http://borosny.blogspot.com/">Bo's</a> roundups, and <a href="https://njwv.wordpress.com/">Nick's</a> cool pickups. Hopefully neither gent will mind. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't think the items in this post will have quite the same wow factor as can routinely be seen in the two series' that I'm ripping off, but nonetheless, these are some of the things that have made their way South over the last few months; all of which I think are pretty neat.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYO3mShf_fmUtgPex57IWD03nwJ0VDyzL26gYup-jETLCwKwS0QvRPFodFOoCf78XzcmjKK0lopLYX6q3OqBOm6kDrfOKENU5fMBlvMRgJaPCQSvthIWoNl0F3xQvk3CprC3lndH9ghppDyxZ8G7Zf8YF7ftYdhR8Ycmxrx2lWAcVg9nIDXe8vqe1G-c/s1620/Bo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1620" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYO3mShf_fmUtgPex57IWD03nwJ0VDyzL26gYup-jETLCwKwS0QvRPFodFOoCf78XzcmjKK0lopLYX6q3OqBOm6kDrfOKENU5fMBlvMRgJaPCQSvthIWoNl0F3xQvk3CprC3lndH9ghppDyxZ8G7Zf8YF7ftYdhR8Ycmxrx2lWAcVg9nIDXe8vqe1G-c/w640-h435/Bo%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Since I'm thieving one of his series', I might as well start off with a couple of cards that I got from Bo, he of the extremely prolific, <a href="http://borosny.blogspot.com/">Baseball Cards Come to Life!</a>. Bo got a shit-ton of Long John Silver's cards a few months ago, and in his usual fashion, then asked if anyone was interested in the myriad of duplicates. I probably should've looked at the checklist before claiming any, but instead just went by what I could see in the post. The two guys that stood out, at least for me, were Gregg Jefferies and...</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQK9KdwUG8fkDFKGgYZLKb9vLzZAkTX_A5lukDBYZJmohZLaH5efcR1vPYboN2z07mLNh_TQFhNfdcqiE0KOXRBUCJtO9Obc4_pgU4frjk694XkEBcN29XwkGLTzGcoP-wbJTLrezVn3MBmrDxESUgqLzYaVho4fhS-_dVt4tRF9x_UONemHD5BEt460/s1607/Bo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="1607" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQK9KdwUG8fkDFKGgYZLKb9vLzZAkTX_A5lukDBYZJmohZLaH5efcR1vPYboN2z07mLNh_TQFhNfdcqiE0KOXRBUCJtO9Obc4_pgU4frjk694XkEBcN29XwkGLTzGcoP-wbJTLrezVn3MBmrDxESUgqLzYaVho4fhS-_dVt4tRF9x_UONemHD5BEt460/w640-h444/Bo%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Apologies for the dust on the scanner tray, it'll appear a few more times in this post.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div>... Eric Davis. Having never owned any cards from this set before, I didn't realize until they arrived that each player in the set has two cards; so instead of claiming two cards, I had apparently claimed four. I really like the color-matching borders on these. The photos are pretty good too. I don't think we ever ate at Long John Silver's when I was growing up. The only two seafood places I can recall going to (aside from one not so great trip to Red Lobster), were Skipper's, and the place that used to be in the food court at the Lloyd Center mall, whose name I can no longer remember. So, aside from seeing a few of these on the blogs over the years, most of this set is pretty new to me; which is kind of neat. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Tony Pena up top came along for the ride too. I guess all I had to do to get that one was to comment on how how cool of an image it was. I'll have to remember that the next time Bo shows off a Mickey Mantle 😉</div><div><br /></div><div>As always, many thanks to Bo!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgX5ZSvSZz_OJjbV2R108kc27i9dKi89GqMOW8UPYPW9XPF6Thxo3p8nH4YvVL1KTt-XFEwEl3KbdWadjCaPbPX_Hm_aBqZDhOTEmrMG2j6obJng7rJ8yo88E7LTtebynr92jKF63IJqUm_2v6rBXlRfWp-8ijc9nADqLyCJmYrgj0aGuRkzeUaKH4WI/s1701/1966%20Venezuelan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1701" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgX5ZSvSZz_OJjbV2R108kc27i9dKi89GqMOW8UPYPW9XPF6Thxo3p8nH4YvVL1KTt-XFEwEl3KbdWadjCaPbPX_Hm_aBqZDhOTEmrMG2j6obJng7rJ8yo88E7LTtebynr92jKF63IJqUm_2v6rBXlRfWp-8ijc9nADqLyCJmYrgj0aGuRkzeUaKH4WI/w640-h446/1966%20Venezuelan.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>It seems like there's been a lot of Venezuelans showing up on the blogs on recent years. Did that in any way contribute to me getting my first two? Most likely. If I wasn't always seeing them on the blogs, I'd never even think to look for them. Back-wise, 1966 might just be the most uninteresting year for the Venezuelans, but it also looks like it might be the most affordable set for those cards too. Correlation? Who knows. I just know that I got these two, both of guys who I collect because of their ties to Portland, for a lot less than I would've thought.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zWz_DxC9WM8cWi_M_TW-7UjcNyd9RCRwTm4NOOpMmPOfajnJUg57Wi9jqeMb32VB88akwjlJTNq85Z7XDg77P5n1SsUdPYyK-R-1ZRa9aAVc2wcPFO_Pb-4v_WsIOr64XindHU6we_gWw9Jlmi0wUuHVAdMPLrOO12JqD7r9pRitWNYIA8c84qheWck/s1100/e-xceptional.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="814" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zWz_DxC9WM8cWi_M_TW-7UjcNyd9RCRwTm4NOOpMmPOfajnJUg57Wi9jqeMb32VB88akwjlJTNq85Z7XDg77P5n1SsUdPYyK-R-1ZRa9aAVc2wcPFO_Pb-4v_WsIOr64XindHU6we_gWw9Jlmi0wUuHVAdMPLrOO12JqD7r9pRitWNYIA8c84qheWck/w296-h400/e-xceptional.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div>It's been a while since I last got an E-Xceptional. Pre-boom, they could be found in dollar (or less) boxes at shows, and I used to buy every one that I came across. They've gone up a bit in recent years though, but even so, I didn't mind splurging a bit for a Grant Hill; which I didn't have any other copies of (I've got 3-4 copies for a few guys in this set). And as usual, the scanner doesn't do this card justice. I should've just went the photograph route. It's amazing how flat the lenticular background looks here.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD524TEHx_jUV95d52NbUVnKiFY1iL2Y0vTVGiJMgxSSCw9upbdWtRhOFltQ9DT6qbwhdKft6DEP-SfSiZTG5ToLAVFT-NCmoqHgn5q9yk6nsgcv6Mvn1geFPXueaDWyuXrG7LEOIBe2i37oifxqNJcm0LEfjDp5W9YJgZCPOP1sonAcNbP6kzXczWiSI/s1992/Big.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1992" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD524TEHx_jUV95d52NbUVnKiFY1iL2Y0vTVGiJMgxSSCw9upbdWtRhOFltQ9DT6qbwhdKft6DEP-SfSiZTG5ToLAVFT-NCmoqHgn5q9yk6nsgcv6Mvn1geFPXueaDWyuXrG7LEOIBe2i37oifxqNJcm0LEfjDp5W9YJgZCPOP1sonAcNbP6kzXczWiSI/w640-h542/Big.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I got these two Giants, my first two '64 Giants by the way, at the same time as the Venezuelans up above. Having never handled one of these before, I always thought they'd be much thinner than they actually are. That was a pleasant surprise. I didn't realize it until I was cropping the scan, but it looks like there's some weird Siamese Twins action going on here. Would this be the ultimate switch-hitter?<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0liIUhquTWVdofR7ASGIi2NYpUgi5qHjdeCTJRAY2u15iNZsCx-cSRUS7EHWIyudjo9e4veU1XihXbVM1AxyJj8_DN6z3QkLmGwUN60jVH1_NHQngZGx1xTD_hQYxODYiqLQ_LHaUQXNlS_wMWPKJ0KBa71gbfshXm4lCcU52y_PDAhIsTXXqPzV2DA/s1157/Kerry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="858" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0liIUhquTWVdofR7ASGIi2NYpUgi5qHjdeCTJRAY2u15iNZsCx-cSRUS7EHWIyudjo9e4veU1XihXbVM1AxyJj8_DN6z3QkLmGwUN60jVH1_NHQngZGx1xTD_hQYxODYiqLQ_LHaUQXNlS_wMWPKJ0KBa71gbfshXm4lCcU52y_PDAhIsTXXqPzV2DA/w296-h400/Kerry.jpg" width="296" /></a></div>A few people have already posted their gets from Kerry's, from <a href="http://cardsoncards.blogspot.com/">Cards on Cards</a>, semi-recent giveaway that featured some of his off-condition cards. Buck Williams is one of my Blazers childhood heroes, and up to this point I had had zero luck in my attempts to get his '86 Fleer (a set I'm not overly fond of), so I was kind of excited to see it amongst the offerings. There is a bit of edge wear, but I was expecting much worse. I thought it might end up being a filler, but this copy will do just fine for Buck's collection. Thanks, Kerry!<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iLDGOYg8lFKHmRPCsHMHJ8u0rX7CvdoaPpnNNG_WZYsaxZPCIngf-FNYkos9gZw641gS0U749fsw5XoSyOYAX0V-8ch3IOHKnvitM4qXpkkSWkS8fS0cVbsDIQOZFZQgZEoWE_XQTBVyMVi8dQB5Fl_JdUzeqZUYA56sE6HPIUhPbrsyXD4xcGa43wU/s1149/Matt%20TTT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="781" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iLDGOYg8lFKHmRPCsHMHJ8u0rX7CvdoaPpnNNG_WZYsaxZPCIngf-FNYkos9gZw641gS0U749fsw5XoSyOYAX0V-8ch3IOHKnvitM4qXpkkSWkS8fS0cVbsDIQOZFZQgZEoWE_XQTBVyMVi8dQB5Fl_JdUzeqZUYA56sE6HPIUhPbrsyXD4xcGa43wU/w273-h400/Matt%20TTT.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div>It had been quite a while since I last participated in one of Matt's (of <a href="http://diamond-jesters.blogspot.com/">Diamond Jesters</a> fame) Time Traveling Trades, mostly because there isn't usually much there for me, but I knew I had to try and get this card as soon as I saw it. Prior to seeing it, I was completely unaware of the various playing card sets that were put out by Brown & Bigelow in 1953. As much as I like the image of Lou Gehrig, the ad for Filson's Cities Service (which apparently was part of an oil and gas conglomerate) is what hooked me. From what I've read, it seems that anyone could order decks with their company name printed on them. I don't know how many different companies ordered these, but there's a part of me that now wants example from as many different ones as I can find.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCXD0UhoTKEkMUI0Llh5ARvUdj8ivYDpogOdFzb9yjS-lNj0-dV8fm3NjFogJZQr32l843gtwzheYwIxECnfB9RjJnQGaVyCyBC3mzsMAFKMTyJmqeuYCUykftjx5AUq4H-rLO6hQ_Fg1FTq4WABYrD3rJVWVgqPGfFu_I-yG5ZbPJwptBAup_PZu_Tw/s1171/Matt%20TTT%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="808" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCXD0UhoTKEkMUI0Llh5ARvUdj8ivYDpogOdFzb9yjS-lNj0-dV8fm3NjFogJZQr32l843gtwzheYwIxECnfB9RjJnQGaVyCyBC3mzsMAFKMTyJmqeuYCUykftjx5AUq4H-rLO6hQ_Fg1FTq4WABYrD3rJVWVgqPGfFu_I-yG5ZbPJwptBAup_PZu_Tw/w276-h400/Matt%20TTT%202.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div>The other selling point for me was that this is a coupon card, and not just some random jack of spades or whatever. I couldn't find any information on the coupon cards, but it looks like they might be a bit scarcer than the regulars cards; presumably because most of them ended up getting turned in for decks.</div><div><br /></div><div>I probably (unintentionally) saddled Matt with more stuff that he'll never be able to move, but I'm really glad that I was able to get this card. Thanks to Matt for the trade (and to <a href="https://semiprobaseballhistory.blogspot.com/">John</a> for sending it in).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_7ds1ocS-pK8AdWyMLM810A8Z6C7mtl_EPfKCJPsEDKQPe6eWIyBiTAqbQ-n5RCxrqEu8abZL8b6ZWOGHV_Rh6UHNkQHfkkSu-szwhjlWIiNhJcp5LzNnXH0Hbd1Cqa3rBEFOqq7e4accgI89fRy2-kNN3rVGuDtuUehivOlYzMrIEBrSmwIajF9Idk/s1213/Lucy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="877" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_7ds1ocS-pK8AdWyMLM810A8Z6C7mtl_EPfKCJPsEDKQPe6eWIyBiTAqbQ-n5RCxrqEu8abZL8b6ZWOGHV_Rh6UHNkQHfkkSu-szwhjlWIiNhJcp5LzNnXH0Hbd1Cqa3rBEFOqq7e4accgI89fRy2-kNN3rVGuDtuUehivOlYzMrIEBrSmwIajF9Idk/w289-h400/Lucy.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><div>This 1958 Kane Products Lucille Ball isn't exactly new to me, as I got it sometime last year, or possibly the year before, but until just recently it had, unbeknownst to me, been sitting under a couple of postcards probably since right after I got it -- so I'll call it "newly uncovered". I really like this set, and had wanted this particular card for a number of years prior to getting it. There's still a few more on my wantlist, but this had been numero uno.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWOayv5SF3Cj3vgP7F31fE7SYFL3tsujlJ4g6XrSozdN252I-ncVpE53jHHzyLPUAN8ovNT8jGuiieMlJrQz-9ouwkhfNF54keQ-LmQ7V4mH9-KhVPvz-y6-kccn70wUTxpiZpwWdeXrHWJ8oCPLPk1x0g49SpdhRlOj7cbIhbR6fnokcQRjJG1j837g/s1713/SLU%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="1713" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWOayv5SF3Cj3vgP7F31fE7SYFL3tsujlJ4g6XrSozdN252I-ncVpE53jHHzyLPUAN8ovNT8jGuiieMlJrQz-9ouwkhfNF54keQ-LmQ7V4mH9-KhVPvz-y6-kccn70wUTxpiZpwWdeXrHWJ8oCPLPk1x0g49SpdhRlOj7cbIhbR6fnokcQRjJG1j837g/w640-h436/SLU%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>It's gonna be slow going, but I'm still all in on the SLU cards. Right now, I'm just trying to pick up the cheapies whenever I can. If I remember correctly, these two were around $1.50 apiece.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooywjDcblUKTfaaifty4tXrFamzCBfBsjEo2N7RuTHNC1jMSH8Ci7YeaGlcysJeGwHinrO_Xu2JNsbCjIoEl7cSaDThJPL37ObFGjz3vJSqYRRaGlU3C29y2pSrCa_xc9Zx3QBZKWlvAUktfrkKo0bz55OVX_IuIuT2AhAT1hijIH5U4O1gixQ19Ynno/s695/Ogden's.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="452" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooywjDcblUKTfaaifty4tXrFamzCBfBsjEo2N7RuTHNC1jMSH8Ci7YeaGlcysJeGwHinrO_Xu2JNsbCjIoEl7cSaDThJPL37ObFGjz3vJSqYRRaGlU3C29y2pSrCa_xc9Zx3QBZKWlvAUktfrkKo0bz55OVX_IuIuT2AhAT1hijIH5U4O1gixQ19Ynno/w260-h400/Ogden's.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div>Here was another longtime want, and probably my favorite card in this post. Despite being well over a hundred years old, cards from the Ogden's set are still fairly plentiful, it's just a matter of trying to find copies that aren't overpriced just for the sake of their age. Wilma Neruda was a world-class violinist whose prime came, unfortunately, just a little too early to have been recorded for posterity. Being a fan of the violin, I can appreciate the card just because of her reputation alone, but the primary reason I've wanted it so long is because she was mentioned in <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>. I know from past posts that there doesn't seem to be many Sherlock Holmes fans amongst blog readers, but I've been so since early childhood. I have a few cards to celebrate said fandom, this now being the best. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtWFCccq685VhZLSrugRbuBtQ71Lt_GmV70qNCO6PgQbdmcUUQls45we4r-gyCSP7g31gbn95R-HQ1lUyrJjOaZgLBk8172eJam1bS3vqGMinEguAtmlfxuOnrgU72yj3zviOakpsgcaw1Z-WDXxiyhp0Hv3X3KUoaj4OGJXcxd2VYC-1L9pKP9pahI4/s1728/SLU%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1728" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtWFCccq685VhZLSrugRbuBtQ71Lt_GmV70qNCO6PgQbdmcUUQls45we4r-gyCSP7g31gbn95R-HQ1lUyrJjOaZgLBk8172eJam1bS3vqGMinEguAtmlfxuOnrgU72yj3zviOakpsgcaw1Z-WDXxiyhp0Hv3X3KUoaj4OGJXcxd2VYC-1L9pKP9pahI4/w640-h430/SLU%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>I've had pretty good luck so far in being able to get both cards at the same time for the players in the 1990 SLU football set. I think these two Bo's might be two of the more expensive cards in the set, so to get them for less than five bucks shipped seemed like a pretty good deal. At some point I'll need another pair for my Bo binder, but I'd rather seek out more needs from this set before spending too much time looking for another cheap pair of these.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2BotC-KswpjkwaFgFj6wNDvXyK6bqK6U7NL4wBCaD1hcKB-U12fpPkbyV3tjfwvhQ1BvtD6JX0tCbV4hRcKq9Qrv8Q2PpLBJD1HEZRJkI21WbCT57DzQ8v6rZYF8NZ7Hrlb6ZONyFI0NJouVbbOsVDzqNVwtALfB9gJxWj2UxIM8tRGPEj8uYNOTQa0/s1737/Sal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1126" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2BotC-KswpjkwaFgFj6wNDvXyK6bqK6U7NL4wBCaD1hcKB-U12fpPkbyV3tjfwvhQ1BvtD6JX0tCbV4hRcKq9Qrv8Q2PpLBJD1HEZRJkI21WbCT57DzQ8v6rZYF8NZ7Hrlb6ZONyFI0NJouVbbOsVDzqNVwtALfB9gJxWj2UxIM8tRGPEj8uYNOTQa0/w259-h400/Sal.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div>As far as player collections go, Sal Maglie is probably one of the ones that I add to the most infrequently. Not by choice mind you, it just seems to work out that way. Knowing that, it always feels like a cause for celebration when I do get something new. Despite my liking them quite a bit, I never really think to seek out exhibits; they just seem to continually be flying under my radar. The only reason I ended up with this one is because I noticed it amongst a seller's other items on eBay. It was one of those times where I had won something else (not shown in this post), and just wanted to see if I could take advantage of their really good combined shipping discount -- and as Sal can attest, I did! I appreciate to that this card comes from the '47-66 release, so the odds are fairly good that he might've still been playing when it was made. At least that's what I'm choosing to believe.</div><div><br /></div><div>A few other notes:</div><div><br /></div><div>#1: Almost all of my various minor and slightly less minor health issues seem to have recently decided to band together and create a Super Friends of suck. I don't mention this to seek any sympathy (please don't do that), so much as I am to explain the few and far between posts, as well as the fewer and further in-between comments left on the posts of others. I've got ideas galore right now for all three of my blogs, but trying to execute any of them is proving to be rather difficult. This post alone, which let's be honest, is pretty crappy, has taken me almost five hours to complete (one hour each morning for the last five days), so the prospect of me getting to any of what I hope would be some non-throwaway posts doesn't seem very likely for the time being. </div><div><br /></div><div>#2: I finally got around to requesting a shipment from COMC back on January 29th. At the time, the estimated shipping date was 2/26, which seemed a bit far out there given that I waited until after the Black Friday and Christmas rushes, but what are gonna do, right? Anyway, I checked the counter a few times during that period to see how many orders were still ahead of mine, and after seeing that said counter had hardly moved by the middle of February, I realized that my order was probably gonna end of being late. And I was right. 2/26 came and went with no shipment being sent, and no word from COMC. A few days later, just about the time I was thinking I should send them an email, they sent me one instead. It was a generic "we're so sorry about the delay" message, which apparently has been caused by "extraordinarily high demand", and to show how regretful they are, I was given a $5 discount off of my next order, but only if I use it before the end of May. Wow! That's some consolation. It wouldn't even cover the shipping cost. Old COMC probably would've refunded the shipping cost for my delayed shipment, or at the very least, added a few bucks credit to my account to use whenever. New COMC gives me a shitty discount that expires just about the time I'll be getting my original shipment. The best part of this too is that after the my original ship date came and went, I was given a new estimation of 4/4, and as of this morning that's already been pushed back to 4/11. Had I known that this was gonna be such a problem for them, I would've just waited until after the next Black Friday sale to have my shit sent. I really miss pre-boom COMC.</div><div><br /></div><div>#3: I have had a lot of trouble with the TCDB since around Christmas, namely with the pop-up ads that, well, pop-up at the most inopportune times. I've had two instances where I was out and about and tried to use my phone to see a couple of my checklists, only to have one of those GD ads take over the whole screen and then freeze my phone. So that, combined with the already annoying process of having to click on 5-6 things/pages just to get to my checklists on there has prompted me to start moving all of my checklists over to pages on this blog. Only two screens will have to be clicked to get to them here, and I don't have to worry about any more ads fucking up my phone. I actually started doing this back in January, but like everything else computer related, it's been slow going. So far, I've managed to complete three pages, and figure that I've got 4-5 more to do. I am primarily doing this for myself, but I guess it'll work out well for the occasional person who asks what I collect as well (a few folks were kind enough to do back around Christmas). And, because these will mostly be for me, I will be leaving them up permanently this time. This is probably gonna come across as a not-so-subtle attempt to get everyone to look at my wantlists, but I can assure you that it isn't, in fact, I'm only mentioning it because I was amused to see, while adding to one of the current pages the other day, that that particular page had an obscene amount of views; more than could ever possibly be coming from real people. I don't know which word or combination of words is doing it, but obviously something in that page has obviously attracted the bots en masse. I must admit that I'm mildly curious as to what it is that they've found so appealing, but not enough to try and look into it any further.</div><div><br /></div><div>I guess that it'll do it for now, as I don't want to be working on this post for a sixth day... five has been ridiculous enough as is!</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-26821342467328806282024-02-10T09:05:00.000-08:002024-02-11T04:02:07.049-08:00The Super Bowl of scan dumps (Part 2)<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZ05FQxPtOTZR9p-9xkR-cPKJDezKR_OCLbUO8XnrzCIAKyFQx9ZO2i8AXws_9D69iNfgETuAIYc9num0uuy0V8KRs_R0H95L6secSo1Z-AT9NRW1K9sfIxEns0X6OBXl8wNu5YNAjXFX_L6ynTOmFsKFz-ZmvKuE0oTf31_Mk-nVSSHFohu8NSz059s/s1070/TCDB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZ05FQxPtOTZR9p-9xkR-cPKJDezKR_OCLbUO8XnrzCIAKyFQx9ZO2i8AXws_9D69iNfgETuAIYc9num0uuy0V8KRs_R0H95L6secSo1Z-AT9NRW1K9sfIxEns0X6OBXl8wNu5YNAjXFX_L6ynTOmFsKFz-ZmvKuE0oTf31_Mk-nVSSHFohu8NSz059s/w288-h400/TCDB.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />I'll probably jinx it, but I was surprised by how many people stopped by the previous post. I was gonna say in that one that two football posts in a row is akin to blog suicide, but maybe I'm wrong for thinking that? I'm guessing that the two-part scan dump that'll have to do for basketball in a few months might be a bit rough though. I'll probably have to follow those with a free stuff post just to get folks to come back again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Similar to the first post, a lot of today's stuff came from COMC, and has been sitting in folders for a few years now. There are few exceptions though, like the above SI for Kids Eric Dickerson, which I had marked as just "TCDB". I don't recall getting it, but it must've been part of a trade some years back. I may not remember getting it, but I do really like the card. It's always fun to be able to add those cards to player collections. Even more so if said player collections are in binders, as these cards can really brighten up a page.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWHwz_wr77G4HtrYq6YU6Ei9Ku_TuuI2X6-CgBRAkjQwpl_F_uxSoHaV1xIl_0P_y5OeQyqyBlmX0d8mwyVAQgIup2Ga7cPswFovHamLX90bX0pnOiy8QpvlQ1afkvb9xXmOVPVDA6RulfycH_HWq91g5Bx7DtwkGMhTliww1nAxjSHw8AmyucXC0Gjg/s1085/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="797" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWHwz_wr77G4HtrYq6YU6Ei9Ku_TuuI2X6-CgBRAkjQwpl_F_uxSoHaV1xIl_0P_y5OeQyqyBlmX0d8mwyVAQgIup2Ga7cPswFovHamLX90bX0pnOiy8QpvlQ1afkvb9xXmOVPVDA6RulfycH_HWq91g5Bx7DtwkGMhTliww1nAxjSHw8AmyucXC0Gjg/w294-h400/2.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div>I'm pretty sure that this was the only time that Ernie Ladd was ever referred to as "Little Samson". Someone at Fleer must've thought that he needed a nickname. It didn't stick. A few years later people would come to know him as "The Big Cat", which was a moniker that he proudly wore for the rest of his life. If you're like me and gonna own only one '63 Fleer, this is a pretty good one to have.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MZhdDQUEsQbLxHnfPXI9NFU8eeOizJSbVk39xqCaNu0KZHH1HO4UALzvarlZVAd8Ru20-2V2mIeaMv9GzRNALvE-ZWZ4t_adKi5CFT55tWteQ5qmiD1d-7z1n9cK8tX0XkPQpiwemUs7wqfieshOOdvwqYfmWzOxbZ9Oi7Fbw3wB6jwJtiRqD4wtfJQ/s1064/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="754" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MZhdDQUEsQbLxHnfPXI9NFU8eeOizJSbVk39xqCaNu0KZHH1HO4UALzvarlZVAd8Ru20-2V2mIeaMv9GzRNALvE-ZWZ4t_adKi5CFT55tWteQ5qmiD1d-7z1n9cK8tX0XkPQpiwemUs7wqfieshOOdvwqYfmWzOxbZ9Oi7Fbw3wB6jwJtiRqD4wtfJQ/w284-h400/4.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div>I originally bought this card for myself, as I really liked the colors when I first saw it, but somewhere in-between the buying and getting I fell out of love with it. That happens to me more than it probably should. At least in this case though, Steve was able to find a good home with Fuji.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHv90S-KX0255L7M1itjyMwv9TEZ-_ZhF-L9mjLWPAlD_e88sKIMXvtBbZq78DVqSj4aIWuQ8tqW0PaKz3AGt72dAMfS4aTpmnKHPl6kb0vEHrMWsKH0wyhyBvbqO5Xz-XaY39CnOt5y230-M6OUeQLrd1wyE0E1bfZRvJmJWfTiD4PmibqKUTgqPSqj0/s1057/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="747" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHv90S-KX0255L7M1itjyMwv9TEZ-_ZhF-L9mjLWPAlD_e88sKIMXvtBbZq78DVqSj4aIWuQ8tqW0PaKz3AGt72dAMfS4aTpmnKHPl6kb0vEHrMWsKH0wyhyBvbqO5Xz-XaY39CnOt5y230-M6OUeQLrd1wyE0E1bfZRvJmJWfTiD4PmibqKUTgqPSqj0/w283-h400/7.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div>Wild Card stripes are a real bitch for player collectors, especially those elusive 1000's. I think this 50 is the only one I have for Ronnie's "rainbow" so far.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqL43QWyuUrO0GXbB2OoLE1P7pXX4cc9fwzIKZgOl81sGbBSGIwxALxIVA7KZLR__kV4i-EZmqooy4wsjNrroBqPI6ZKgZ35fcZjArrG0YAOra4OO3SPgoG9rZamX8-oXB9d6iOIN1UaTvGR98wEpN4QJizk6x9tpBkZSM66sEhq78gy5Ewe3edb4OIMQ/s1057/23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="748" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqL43QWyuUrO0GXbB2OoLE1P7pXX4cc9fwzIKZgOl81sGbBSGIwxALxIVA7KZLR__kV4i-EZmqooy4wsjNrroBqPI6ZKgZ35fcZjArrG0YAOra4OO3SPgoG9rZamX8-oXB9d6iOIN1UaTvGR98wEpN4QJizk6x9tpBkZSM66sEhq78gy5Ewe3edb4OIMQ/w283-h400/23.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div>I don't know who, or if, anyone still owns the Action Packed name, but if it could be done right, i.e. look like it used to, I'd be all for seeing the brand's return. Of course the way things are now, it'd probably end up being a Leaf product, and end up being Action Packed in name only.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJogaml3b2aMM5KpW87wfqKKK6NLiGjh5jFTA5egFLR2V93W9_KMgIB-1d6_G_w397NLq6jT71rizHk2MyBqXRWN_xN4tmS0TngAY34uezxoXKRCoXXH-7SCoNEV-jFpEKLe9QAjOuGKH-GmPBQhrCr6Jetk8XOB3XDZmwHvpdZla5jW6AWnhyNWzE9aw/s1081/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="774" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJogaml3b2aMM5KpW87wfqKKK6NLiGjh5jFTA5egFLR2V93W9_KMgIB-1d6_G_w397NLq6jT71rizHk2MyBqXRWN_xN4tmS0TngAY34uezxoXKRCoXXH-7SCoNEV-jFpEKLe9QAjOuGKH-GmPBQhrCr6Jetk8XOB3XDZmwHvpdZla5jW6AWnhyNWzE9aw/w286-h400/11.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div>This card had been on my want list for quite awhile prior to getting it. I know I had bid on, and then subsequently lost out on multiple copies on eBay. Under the photo in my scan folder I had noted the price of $1.50, which I must've thought was good at the time to have wanted to save it. This was, and still is, my only card of Fran as a Giant. I really should work on getting more.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh457ZqG0Z6CuPLVkx08vXGbpcdQP_qXXERicu_zQFaU44Rp3EswcaZzHKrH842spClk3vdVYR4co4WicHBH47Nj8UaNpMv1Z-noH1Xksxhir_7m7dn6Ca3r8gHBjUTqm_0uZbScrOPQWgvELzcNmMolRa2R8ikKEUkg2FODeAhIevU1HC1qdOueadeQfs/s1506/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1506" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh457ZqG0Z6CuPLVkx08vXGbpcdQP_qXXERicu_zQFaU44Rp3EswcaZzHKrH842spClk3vdVYR4co4WicHBH47Nj8UaNpMv1Z-noH1Xksxhir_7m7dn6Ca3r8gHBjUTqm_0uZbScrOPQWgvELzcNmMolRa2R8ikKEUkg2FODeAhIevU1HC1qdOueadeQfs/w640-h450/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Despite not being very interested in modern happenings, I found myself quite enthralled with Alex Smith's situation a few years back. As far as comeback stories go, his was one of, if not the most impressive that I can recall. Not only was his determination to return amazing, but his story also highlighted just how far sports medicine has come (now if the rest of the medical profession could just catch up). Like all modern players, Alex has close to 3 trillion cards out there, which I didn't want to collect all of, but did, thanks to his saga, want to pick up a few. I ended up targeting red cards only, mostly just because he played for three teams who had red in their jersey colors, which all look really good on red parallels.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxqepTzi06mokRoyFibGcfmUDrdFMKJHre-caKiHGsbHthbB85CUQC7MTFFfMgWlMD2Kjeb364GBV10If0lyY3aabAeiVrqY5IJB2IP7NbgQlSXB9sCXgFK4oc2TzNUzSpevqrDy04yhPlYdayAObIohPG_qBx5E3unHB-E49aoXMYTkfT395HbPe-nI/s1060/12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxqepTzi06mokRoyFibGcfmUDrdFMKJHre-caKiHGsbHthbB85CUQC7MTFFfMgWlMD2Kjeb364GBV10If0lyY3aabAeiVrqY5IJB2IP7NbgQlSXB9sCXgFK4oc2TzNUzSpevqrDy04yhPlYdayAObIohPG_qBx5E3unHB-E49aoXMYTkfT395HbPe-nI/w283-h400/12.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div>I got all of the card in this post (as well as a few more) right around the time of his return, and despite the media attention, there didn't seem to be a lot interest from other collectors in his stuff. Because of that, I was able to get pretty much all of the cards I did for less than a buck apiece, including some that were serial-numbered.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7-qOqrEhJffMwKOxS7FCwK1JBpz0CmOuFCTMqmqEE6-vxaSLSaa-XpipiBUrjVwRQxyDa3cwdJjgt3qwgosVpcsr62aUd4PTLySgegJGVSi4-gt8bMKKMCaPTe2jQQKzmabDkMhgbvrC1p3P2EWOPBwCug8vSufTN2Hrz_OQ4LzeGXOF077TSIsIH6k/s1062/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="753" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7-qOqrEhJffMwKOxS7FCwK1JBpz0CmOuFCTMqmqEE6-vxaSLSaa-XpipiBUrjVwRQxyDa3cwdJjgt3qwgosVpcsr62aUd4PTLySgegJGVSi4-gt8bMKKMCaPTe2jQQKzmabDkMhgbvrC1p3P2EWOPBwCug8vSufTN2Hrz_OQ4LzeGXOF077TSIsIH6k/w284-h400/13.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div>I'm not really all that big on refractors anymore, but this one is just awesome in person. I think too that this was the only card of his that I paid more than a buck for. It's also my favorite. My collection as it were, ended up at around a dozen cards. I haven't been actively looking for anything to add to it, but I probably will start doing so at some point.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2FlQ2-i7PWqn1YemmkriGIVj4BCWhpktWgSLgGCRCjeBOauToZADWDEGd7QN-LGVExsnpW7HdKh5KgJ0hF2LM0M-7_-b2gfXYRAj2AdEUe3QnDS9mWz8w_B-z_pX1FtpFm7Y-2ZdcYBQPD2jA5mVSBbCEVtVtukxUMAK0wL_Glp6MkSKWnCo8I2-Eko/s2065/18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="2065" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2FlQ2-i7PWqn1YemmkriGIVj4BCWhpktWgSLgGCRCjeBOauToZADWDEGd7QN-LGVExsnpW7HdKh5KgJ0hF2LM0M-7_-b2gfXYRAj2AdEUe3QnDS9mWz8w_B-z_pX1FtpFm7Y-2ZdcYBQPD2jA5mVSBbCEVtVtukxUMAK0wL_Glp6MkSKWnCo8I2-Eko/w640-h330/18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>This scan and next one contain the oldest purchases from these last two posts. I'm not as into the Kellogg's 3-D cards as a lot of the other bloggers seem to be, but I do really like the two football sets, and if I weren't afraid of them all cracking eventually, I'd love to collect both sets. It's been so long that I can't even remember why I got Ed Meador. Dave Wilcox is one of a handful of former Ducks that I actively collect. And I had an idea to start seeking out cards of guys doing the Heisman pose, hence the Lance's inclusion. I didn't get very far with that collection, but it's not one that I've abandoned either.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNg0swoRgiLDgepNoVIJQ3TfzOqKVxIeamPcEZQvefKUkXbaPUmpeIwePLJFEebMuoYHgG7pbovZSHOj13qzcDWG3gnxu8jFFIs5iNrAZ4vnuFNv9LamI-TvUlD5tM4ACbR8NBBgA6zLn9wKecN1aF408LJLAXfXLub5h1tezYUP2krvIJOt6qwJhPno/s2060/20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="2060" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNg0swoRgiLDgepNoVIJQ3TfzOqKVxIeamPcEZQvefKUkXbaPUmpeIwePLJFEebMuoYHgG7pbovZSHOj13qzcDWG3gnxu8jFFIs5iNrAZ4vnuFNv9LamI-TvUlD5tM4ACbR8NBBgA6zLn9wKecN1aF408LJLAXfXLub5h1tezYUP2krvIJOt6qwJhPno/w640-h332/20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>All six of the Kellogg's came from the same seller, and if I remember correctly, the ones in the first row were around a dollar each, while these three were around two dollars apiece; which seemed like a pretty good deal given their collective star power. I actively collect all three of these guys, Mel, because of Ducks again, Alex, for his post football career, and Deacon, because he was a destroyer of worlds.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mARiYLGF6ttBxM87Md1U4Ea765skGhBzCxPmvV5d5PmQUZol24nAR25MNXUB-T2muF8GiWXqJ_0hqxz5TnH2aTPXNLclLz3SHvIqWSnq_LRnisWRrP3ZfRimFhWWRPVlLXpu_e1IPA8sE7sF-aZCCS5nVOD7BDT2AUEqM0FWe8oGKjoHiKpZbEGui-8/s1503/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1503" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mARiYLGF6ttBxM87Md1U4Ea765skGhBzCxPmvV5d5PmQUZol24nAR25MNXUB-T2muF8GiWXqJ_0hqxz5TnH2aTPXNLclLz3SHvIqWSnq_LRnisWRrP3ZfRimFhWWRPVlLXpu_e1IPA8sE7sF-aZCCS5nVOD7BDT2AUEqM0FWe8oGKjoHiKpZbEGui-8/w640-h454/19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>I was eight years old when Action Packed first came onto the scene, and I can remember being completely blown away by their look the first time I saw them. I never got more than a few packs, but have as of late I've really been thinking about trying to build the set via a box (or two if need be). These two came from Sportlots last year, and both went towards my Reggie Roby run. I can't keep track of the Collector's Edge parallels, but this was one of them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0hQG_xuJKQY1hEH04FF-ijFmjSUkjFketDcnEUCALVTYhbnH6XVZqJIoW-vJ1_AOFcFUBI4NZaAFWU3bXuLCvNAB-ePzmF86cS2-eKdhK7Q5U6JlaNQgcCSmPomSvwGjhKpQoDR7M1C0sLn7Ii_TAlXQ9uhdmFrhRwXLT8BD1dZEVj8HjBiiLqU78LA/s1062/Scan8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="751" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0hQG_xuJKQY1hEH04FF-ijFmjSUkjFketDcnEUCALVTYhbnH6XVZqJIoW-vJ1_AOFcFUBI4NZaAFWU3bXuLCvNAB-ePzmF86cS2-eKdhK7Q5U6JlaNQgcCSmPomSvwGjhKpQoDR7M1C0sLn7Ii_TAlXQ9uhdmFrhRwXLT8BD1dZEVj8HjBiiLqU78LA/w283-h400/Scan8.jpg" width="283" /></a></div>And from another Sportlots order, this Silver Die-Cut(?). Part of me wishes that Reggie had been able to play longer so that I'd have more cards of his to collect, but then the other part is glad that he didn't, otherwise I'd have considerably more kooky parallels to have to try and track down.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CsdbZLmmYuqnECpssocmr-BtKqQoMJGGqgc6S62_nd-gEk4b0JrDemub-KFY7fU78-15pDiritZkZCDscq7LxaZgaIUyI7fOXK8B8i9PyLO8tgLYwExmK_eXI7g4N1ebm51JMgqxNcgbFTZGxHMSkt7lvM7XUtHsT6FcEeYs0suswx4YmoMZ_k67U4g/s2224/26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /> <img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="1571" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CsdbZLmmYuqnECpssocmr-BtKqQoMJGGqgc6S62_nd-gEk4b0JrDemub-KFY7fU78-15pDiritZkZCDscq7LxaZgaIUyI7fOXK8B8i9PyLO8tgLYwExmK_eXI7g4N1ebm51JMgqxNcgbFTZGxHMSkt7lvM7XUtHsT6FcEeYs0suswx4YmoMZ_k67U4g/w453-h640/26.jpg" width="453" /></a></div>I figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to tack on a newer purchase to the end of this second post. A recent lot from eBay really helps my burgeoning 1990 SLU set. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_FIPZCewsTd_W5kuhFcpU2pjQ_bS8kSqPZB0ZFdHIreeDuLCODHHlFpR1iaKCATW6VUEjT89hjEnyOiUkBUPgtwhbl14peN75nnjrb54cJqTV_Cr5-8A9VUr0RRkFV6YRhkJZZRME6eKaX-dBre8mzso5XeRgAtdJRbBz93m-8sNX9AfYXjOf8JMADw/s2246/27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="1563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_FIPZCewsTd_W5kuhFcpU2pjQ_bS8kSqPZB0ZFdHIreeDuLCODHHlFpR1iaKCATW6VUEjT89hjEnyOiUkBUPgtwhbl14peN75nnjrb54cJqTV_Cr5-8A9VUr0RRkFV6YRhkJZZRME6eKaX-dBre8mzso5XeRgAtdJRbBz93m-8sNX9AfYXjOf8JMADw/w446-h640/27.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div>The lot was made up of eight cards, and as you can see, four guys were "complete". Finding cards paired together like this really makes things easier. It seems like though, despite each figure coming with two cards, more often than not you just see singles being offered for sale. I think that this lot was a perfect example too of why I'm getting so much enjoyment from the SLU cards, in that these were all guys that I remember from my earliest days of getting football cards, but they're being shown on cards that A). I haven't already collected once before, and B). that I haven't seen a million times over the years. Both of which make collecting a set much more fun for me.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm getting this one in just under the wire. As mentioned in the previous post, I won't be partaking in tomorrow's festivities, but for those that will be doing so, have fun; but don't overdo it. And for those out driving, be careful, there's probably gonna be a lot of drunks out there on the roads; before, and after, the game.</div></div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-25539246056626619652024-02-07T09:40:00.000-08:002024-02-07T09:40:23.005-08:00The Super Bowl of scan dumps (Part 1)<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIDNNAy4sutEhHfk3AAdgXWncx6GdVoFlK0_t6kUVRzr1YZ3PsnEVuwIiq4bvobc0vSmLL5AJ1UisXbsZDCRm_T5XUjJ1HKsqGe5UnzoGpTbEGz5dYsD8JQYzQbnAqLzv3Z2utgRkefxuXrHkJN4X_NG0U11TybioRifTJ0N2jpH5QOzFJ7k-E7F3lDA/s1058/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="755" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIDNNAy4sutEhHfk3AAdgXWncx6GdVoFlK0_t6kUVRzr1YZ3PsnEVuwIiq4bvobc0vSmLL5AJ1UisXbsZDCRm_T5XUjJ1HKsqGe5UnzoGpTbEGz5dYsD8JQYzQbnAqLzv3Z2utgRkefxuXrHkJN4X_NG0U11TybioRifTJ0N2jpH5QOzFJ7k-E7F3lDA/w285-h400/10.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of my unofficial goals for this blog, this year, is to finally get all of my old scans, some of which have been collecting virtual dust for upwards of three years, into posts. I don't know how doable this'll be, what with me only posting a couple of times a month on here now, but I'm still gonna try to have all of the old folders cleared by year's end.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think that the easiest way to achieve this goal will be to do a series of themed scan dumps (like I did last <a href="https://pennysleevethoughts.blogspot.com/2023/10/scaring-something-up-for-halloween.html">Halloween</a>). One a month might be enough to get caught up, and still allow me to talk about other things in-between dumps (😄). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first batch for this year will be a two-parter in honor of the coming Super Bowl. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As I've said on many occasions, I haven't watched a current sporting event in many years now, with the Super Bowl being no exception. I can't remember what year it was, but the last one that I watched was the Patriots v. Seahawks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm so out of touch with what's currently happening that I couldn't even tell you whose playing this year. The only reason I know it's coming is from hearing commercials on the radio. In year's past, you could know the game was coming by all of the commercials about the "Big Game" starting up. Those are still a thing, but in recent years you also get an influx of commercials for sports betting apps/sites as well. You know those, right, the one's that promise you the potential for fabulous riches if you'd just be willing to bet next week's paycheck. I'm sure that I'm in the minority, but I can't be the only one who thinks that those ads are gross. I hear them so often now that's already becoming hard to remember that there was a time when such things were considered taboo.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, despite my zero interest in current football happenings, I do still collect football cards; though I don't get them nearly as often as I used to. And when I do, they're are usually just for player collections (there's a few exceptions to that in this post).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Everything in this post came from COMC, and I believe that it's all been sitting in scan folders for at least two years, which - since I only request my stuff from them to be shipped once a year - means some of these could've been purchased upwards of 3-4 years ago.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqau7PfX9C_b4i4Pz3VLehiyEsNGjA4PA4Po5Cdo34jgCZZooDXj8NDFyAyxRV9rKnQzDOW2ya45rWsJP-0dWd8e_nwRoHVm51R4mkMN5lOKRNfTcg6LRyRt6NKvOWQHwNDV-V3jFhGd_Os-OygmiqdoWioaDxUF5vo62Sd69P47ybWS_2vRZDwPkj2PQ/s1065/7%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="748" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqau7PfX9C_b4i4Pz3VLehiyEsNGjA4PA4Po5Cdo34jgCZZooDXj8NDFyAyxRV9rKnQzDOW2ya45rWsJP-0dWd8e_nwRoHVm51R4mkMN5lOKRNfTcg6LRyRt6NKvOWQHwNDV-V3jFhGd_Os-OygmiqdoWioaDxUF5vo62Sd69P47ybWS_2vRZDwPkj2PQ/w281-h400/7%20(2).jpg" width="281" /></a></div><div>I'm pretty sure that I got this card and the Bethea up top from the same seller, and only did so at the time because A). They were extremely cheap, and B). I didn't own a card of either guy and thought, at the time, that I should. Now that a couple of years have passed, I'm not so sure that I needed to.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRRW7mdqhbgzIpVryIn9eQuluNMDMKcsYQ1FD7L6dAVeZRxkA7QRg3Iek8dGzyHI1yY_PlEKpCWHSGxXtBi8S5-YxrY2zBsmIC5MYg0WXarVJVwK65pndqRbkMclhVhxxLYE-vL8KWOgtcdtQV7Q2qnLwN2aghMgbKCPQeA6Gvt7w6GPCSJ4xznOZmgg/s1060/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="753" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRRW7mdqhbgzIpVryIn9eQuluNMDMKcsYQ1FD7L6dAVeZRxkA7QRg3Iek8dGzyHI1yY_PlEKpCWHSGxXtBi8S5-YxrY2zBsmIC5MYg0WXarVJVwK65pndqRbkMclhVhxxLYE-vL8KWOgtcdtQV7Q2qnLwN2aghMgbKCPQeA6Gvt7w6GPCSJ4xznOZmgg/w284-h400/6.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div>Color-matching Prizms became all the rage for basketball collectors after the boom got going (mostly thanks to "influencers"), but I don't know if that same craze ever carried over to football. My interest in all things Prizm pretty much died once the boom started, and I've since sold off the bulk of my Prizm cards. I did keep all of the ones I had in player collections though. I think that this one in particular might just be one of my favorites, and is also one of my favorite Ronnie Lott cards (that I own).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOJRpoMu5RChy4LtNgGniaE6CmFe-AU4T6VnlIV6B4xJpXyp8oUPC17kOX_3KiXJSY_fXxwvpYKgFkksMrs8tqsYXtVF4OreufXPPCslz9yZuOY94AIk4BT1ZBJcj-q2WEU1EAERbPbKPmtc54ukyMx9zKIBDk6b_ZqnJF4WO9LnceduadVwACvG0jVQ/s1062/1%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="754" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOJRpoMu5RChy4LtNgGniaE6CmFe-AU4T6VnlIV6B4xJpXyp8oUPC17kOX_3KiXJSY_fXxwvpYKgFkksMrs8tqsYXtVF4OreufXPPCslz9yZuOY94AIk4BT1ZBJcj-q2WEU1EAERbPbKPmtc54ukyMx9zKIBDk6b_ZqnJF4WO9LnceduadVwACvG0jVQ/w284-h400/1%20(2).jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div>I like the 2014 purple Prizm that I have for Fran a lot more than this 2015, but for less than a buck (I don't think that I would've paid more than that for it) this one isn't too bad. John Bunting didn't appear on a lot of cards, so it's kind of neat to see him lurking in the background of this one.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWy1GEn8KBV5jgpf0SXD0bhdyy7JDLycgR5_jPmnidVpYylo4FD12sq_prTtBy2UZJItUaogBFW_2u5bPHFBi8i3TFfzOYSKnEsuP6Y9meQHJhfiayj8yEu2_RsMYLbzRwTwKvCoAkPAHlv38JH6oEXAH3yBk1oMwgA_V2w3vz94U8g7NSsEqCA-PWdTc/s1504/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1504" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWy1GEn8KBV5jgpf0SXD0bhdyy7JDLycgR5_jPmnidVpYylo4FD12sq_prTtBy2UZJItUaogBFW_2u5bPHFBi8i3TFfzOYSKnEsuP6Y9meQHJhfiayj8yEu2_RsMYLbzRwTwKvCoAkPAHlv38JH6oEXAH3yBk1oMwgA_V2w3vz94U8g7NSsEqCA-PWdTc/w640-h452/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>I briefly thought about collecting Tim Tebow, and I must've bought these two during that period. The thought didn't last long, and honestly, if I hadn't had these scanned I probably wouldn't have even remembered getting them. They're nice enough cards, I guess, but they're not doing anything for me these days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOM2f6oUnJPSIkrabiZM0vjaDG72Up1NOU8-X7qN2mHKhQqTbYHUHqTq8t2FHnq1YjlGIpYYbw2fiQYzBw8ccDsH4NjJdgEIwpqs8qKJmMRV3LGyjeaM9hxwBnWv8LD7kC3_Gp0_n_qHUqOeZLZzdWkgtU2tXplPVRpiCSr0WzR_veNxBYN-oc_GIx0w/s1062/7%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="755" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOM2f6oUnJPSIkrabiZM0vjaDG72Up1NOU8-X7qN2mHKhQqTbYHUHqTq8t2FHnq1YjlGIpYYbw2fiQYzBw8ccDsH4NjJdgEIwpqs8qKJmMRV3LGyjeaM9hxwBnWv8LD7kC3_Gp0_n_qHUqOeZLZzdWkgtU2tXplPVRpiCSr0WzR_veNxBYN-oc_GIx0w/w284-h400/7%20(3).jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div>Speaking of cards that aren't doing anything for me. I really enjoyed watching Mike Alstott play and did start collecting him a few years ago, but it wasn't until after I started doing so that I realized that his cards appear in an awful lot of sets whose designs are unappealing to me visually (I had the same problem with Ichiro). So, while I'd love to collect him, the thought of having a binder full of ugly cards, that I'd never want to look at, forced me to stop doing so. And even though I've decided recently to take on some SLU sets, this isn't one of them, so it's expendable. Fuji recently mentioned having a couple of binders of SLU cards, so I'll give him first crack at it. If he doesn't need it though, it'll be available (for nothing in return) to whoever else might want it. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PUsPiUs7TcY-dqIEupG2GAQBmGAGrNQ4HpE8uiw4ZYCpMDWMNrRrUpa7O1Zs5sV4LiATo0W9qeU1LZMaBY6H8KsfDrvPqQsFESJrBnE4MClNZzCGIY3aW1BeQYM2usd_BaoUsa9go2jTSW73aGK4_98-kKx28I4abceNAoKi9gtF12TNy8onix9_K2E/s1052/6%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1052" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PUsPiUs7TcY-dqIEupG2GAQBmGAGrNQ4HpE8uiw4ZYCpMDWMNrRrUpa7O1Zs5sV4LiATo0W9qeU1LZMaBY6H8KsfDrvPqQsFESJrBnE4MClNZzCGIY3aW1BeQYM2usd_BaoUsa9go2jTSW73aGK4_98-kKx28I4abceNAoKi9gtF12TNy8onix9_K2E/w400-h289/6%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>As far as set designs go, the '62 Topps Football is arguably the most unique from that decade. The little inset photo is where it's all about for me. The photo on this card is particularly good. It's hard to tell if John got that pass off or not. It looks like he did, but who knows. I'd also be curious to know who #74 in the photo is. I only know of two players from that time that wore #74, Bob Lilly, who it most certainly isn't, and Merlin Olsen, who was just drafted in '62, so it doesn't seem like it could be him either. </div><div><br /></div><div>John Brodie isn't a guy that I actively collect, but if I come across any cheap cards of his I won't turn them down.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizqqkke2WYSZZoUWUxZqZRW4X4fdgLud7wMSTwVnzwHiLsL4ESahhsycbSCA7x3JFzV6XQvAmXRWkXjLpHWxyN2onH5kO1-ZmtTKzd4T8E6eINuYBMB-19iu8hWTNGv5HZzF8_3uueDkFSwUph_aPGjIpMiSxdp0jVz6wt3WIYxGNdJ_simWCBtf2PEk/s1061/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="751" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizqqkke2WYSZZoUWUxZqZRW4X4fdgLud7wMSTwVnzwHiLsL4ESahhsycbSCA7x3JFzV6XQvAmXRWkXjLpHWxyN2onH5kO1-ZmtTKzd4T8E6eINuYBMB-19iu8hWTNGv5HZzF8_3uueDkFSwUph_aPGjIpMiSxdp0jVz6wt3WIYxGNdJ_simWCBtf2PEk/w284-h400/8.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div>Were it still doable, I'd love to try and collect all of the 90's Dufex parallel sets, but I think I'm a couple of decades too late such an attempt though. I'll just have to continue to be content with the ones I get for player collections. I'm not sure too, but I think that that's Natrone Means that Steve is about to bring down. I haven't heard Natrone's name mentioned in years, I should probably go see what he's been up to.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXnecWUEsp88jvQWcRQW0pm4ldYg6ZZPtINLnayWn-MFYAcF0qQ7OL9JvcAgLFAxjsHYDneRCOxeJmX8cTqoPA88LqXAa8GhUNggdWMBXrabXXTiV4SLypRk2f5efBcTmWD2dH33vmhCPzJhzG6wt1hNSM5sl0l8tEBVSR3Wmx76DwCIKexBJgTO9dVQ/s1072/4%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="745" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXnecWUEsp88jvQWcRQW0pm4ldYg6ZZPtINLnayWn-MFYAcF0qQ7OL9JvcAgLFAxjsHYDneRCOxeJmX8cTqoPA88LqXAa8GhUNggdWMBXrabXXTiV4SLypRk2f5efBcTmWD2dH33vmhCPzJhzG6wt1hNSM5sl0l8tEBVSR3Wmx76DwCIKexBJgTO9dVQ/w278-h400/4%20(2).jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div>Seeing as how his cards are still so cheap, I really should put more effort into completing my Papa Nerf collection. As it stands, I've only got like 4 or 5 of his cards; though one of his better one's is in my coming COMC shipment. I don't how unique it is amongst kickers, but I always thought it was kind of interesting that he never missed a single game during his 15-year career.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47bnD_8Db8EY6hSt2VddNJz1THod0xOvhs3mLZ6hiCmKkEdn_veI6_NRH6O427-pSrm1mEEcKtk5qslczQIpU44Q55I3ynxtliCnJo9sz3oEJKXo3MEQSQolPUCD-tlKhG7q20mwREDJ8_vEa0za0zQhWJR6Aw-OLubyj0X4riiH7wkYascTxIFKdtN8/s1532/8%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1532" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47bnD_8Db8EY6hSt2VddNJz1THod0xOvhs3mLZ6hiCmKkEdn_veI6_NRH6O427-pSrm1mEEcKtk5qslczQIpU44Q55I3ynxtliCnJo9sz3oEJKXo3MEQSQolPUCD-tlKhG7q20mwREDJ8_vEa0za0zQhWJR6Aw-OLubyj0X4riiH7wkYascTxIFKdtN8/w640-h456/8%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Looking through my old scan folders sometimes leave's me wondering what I was thinking when I scanned certain things; this one being a perfect example. I mean, aside from both being for player collections, these two cards have zero things in common (okay, I guess they're both parallels, but...) and don't even look good scanned together.</div><div><br /></div><div>It looks like shit in the scan, but those old Collector's Choice gold parallels still look really good in person. And their one-per-box ratio means that they can still be difficult to find (depending on the player, of course) thirty years later. This is another set that I wish I would've started working on back when they were new. I don't know if it would be completed by now if I had, but I'm sure that I'd have more than the three cards from it that I currently have.</div><div><br /></div><div>The J-Stew is kind of an ugly die-cut from his stint with the Giants, which I never saw any of, but it's still sort of color matching, and had to be very cheap for me to have bought it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of J-Stew...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJFcejN7cJAfRnlxyU0BPmNs5BDNsumc7KmZ9q5erooq2opwWWKNdvfxUHn0WfQA13_0D126IIGf9d4oNLwUh5X53QUAQhmt1561PojokBuo50xHGPsOVgafW79971IIFNjjwhzmngFyrWTeyNtS-6DQQY9ldmIl0NmjVbItMbv5BdrD1jcN53WWYzJc/s2265/5%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="2265" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJFcejN7cJAfRnlxyU0BPmNs5BDNsumc7KmZ9q5erooq2opwWWKNdvfxUHn0WfQA13_0D126IIGf9d4oNLwUh5X53QUAQhmt1561PojokBuo50xHGPsOVgafW79971IIFNjjwhzmngFyrWTeyNtS-6DQQY9ldmIl0NmjVbItMbv5BdrD1jcN53WWYzJc/w640-h302/5%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div>All of these are blue parallels of one kind or another too, which look a bit better with his Panthers jersey than the light blue/Giants combination up above. I can't remember what it's called, but the Prizm on the right is my favorite from group.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF_CMfeHLKNQwC7RZabeKfEh64InyHHfmh_sflHuAQRgEMTHYyf71zD6v3eW_G8evrnIEozs60PhyphenhyphenlhGArqrN77vkAKOzGJQCLJlySOn78WFV6hNzd5b2JTI8BG94NrJi6FI0O87Fsv-lSnxTtjmEhjTGrRF4OW8DRkayjEVdgHpFmYqkk51pEviU11E/s1433/2%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="927" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF_CMfeHLKNQwC7RZabeKfEh64InyHHfmh_sflHuAQRgEMTHYyf71zD6v3eW_G8evrnIEozs60PhyphenhyphenlhGArqrN77vkAKOzGJQCLJlySOn78WFV6hNzd5b2JTI8BG94NrJi6FI0O87Fsv-lSnxTtjmEhjTGrRF4OW8DRkayjEVdgHpFmYqkk51pEviU11E/w259-h400/2%20(2).jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div>I think if I didn't have anything else to collect, I'd seriously consider trying to complete full runs (i.e. all of the colors) of the old McDonald's sets. I really do like them. It's just not in the "cards" right now. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglz5pKMgXiQbhl9N7gAkewuFyn7W_1535YXsvRGAfqxapBwg4FH1UksVnhlMZ9fvtB80qsmJjwp-eDUf3mjFZ7iMzHdnMYN2VYZ2tOqhS9LSYNMkaZ22ODD5uRrU-bsLLTB5xkeRCCQ-5_lImJTDn2qaRuwDQK2iZiaJwSmbfvspfDQm0RrKCUI5bBi2s/s1060/25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="753" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglz5pKMgXiQbhl9N7gAkewuFyn7W_1535YXsvRGAfqxapBwg4FH1UksVnhlMZ9fvtB80qsmJjwp-eDUf3mjFZ7iMzHdnMYN2VYZ2tOqhS9LSYNMkaZ22ODD5uRrU-bsLLTB5xkeRCCQ-5_lImJTDn2qaRuwDQK2iZiaJwSmbfvspfDQm0RrKCUI5bBi2s/w284-h400/25.jpg" width="284" /></a></div>My Steve Young collection has really fallen by the wayside since I stopped going to shows. The same could be said for Eric Dickerson too. In fact, I think that these last two cards might've been the last two that I've added to their respective collections. If you blink you might miss that this is a 1st Day Issue. The stamp doesn't stand out quite as much as it does for those of the baseball and basketball varieties. Still a neat card though.<div><br /></div><div>The last three cards in this post are a bit off-beat for a football card post, but I don't know where else to put them, so...<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqyJHgNcT7p0AAQ_3m2EVCGERgG_rYG3TVJLSRpYuSNCzxTYi4zp-Q64hubRUurSHiLLMalXlnnRbrCc9P5fpDT4gNbsjQXR1HfRBG1CMhwmF-IX2XcNWGQiUxSoAn86i4XBBcu-UkDAwp4qqOSQedPh2d6xUPW8FnondJwez-Owkq7G3h_2sQZ20Wv0/s1066/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="751" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqyJHgNcT7p0AAQ_3m2EVCGERgG_rYG3TVJLSRpYuSNCzxTYi4zp-Q64hubRUurSHiLLMalXlnnRbrCc9P5fpDT4gNbsjQXR1HfRBG1CMhwmF-IX2XcNWGQiUxSoAn86i4XBBcu-UkDAwp4qqOSQedPh2d6xUPW8FnondJwez-Owkq7G3h_2sQZ20Wv0/w281-h400/5.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><div><i>Saved by the Bell: The College Years</i> was the shits, and as a kid I found it to be a bit depressing as well. In my opinion, this card, a Prism insert of Bob Golic as Mike Rogers, is the only good thing that ever came from this shows existence. I think I have three copies in my Bob Golic collection, and am always up for getting more.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrxfMZKpyp41fD3szJiwMEbevoF0lzh2xyMBHqcnyp3SRd9noFi0ooRnM9TbuT5ztmtK3swDoxh8vobjZVtk0m_CSzNAkanHvNOJ8CZY64BskGUJlmIrsWFfD2j2ZCWLNaawYK1cS28vzrTT0WplF5cuTam4PWhs02loO2plgzTZUKxaLqb4apz-V7Mo/s1056/10%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="748" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrxfMZKpyp41fD3szJiwMEbevoF0lzh2xyMBHqcnyp3SRd9noFi0ooRnM9TbuT5ztmtK3swDoxh8vobjZVtk0m_CSzNAkanHvNOJ8CZY64BskGUJlmIrsWFfD2j2ZCWLNaawYK1cS28vzrTT0WplF5cuTam4PWhs02loO2plgzTZUKxaLqb4apz-V7Mo/w284-h400/10%20(2).jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div>Ted Fritsch is best know for his time with the Green Bay Packers, but he also played in the NBA during it's early days, and even spent a year playing minor league baseball. I believe that this 1977 Fritsch One Year Winners is his only baseball card. I had an idea for a mini-collection that never panned out, and therefor no longer need this card, so if anyone wants it just say the word.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazU_fUIrUM85C2zJfJMCSxow5pnNb109lIHjBJsYBzXLzbdNS_NFxcPoNczPFVHnhJ839FVbuQqJQJGnEfz_7wEQbqgUiPvRXmQEWTgkDLvOdqvu72bZtYvWLKxcIWQnzV2sa9lhqvGUXqxXSsGorqCElXTPNltnZpNP125okzGj2hQE_dFqPyGR2nUc/s1089/12%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazU_fUIrUM85C2zJfJMCSxow5pnNb109lIHjBJsYBzXLzbdNS_NFxcPoNczPFVHnhJ839FVbuQqJQJGnEfz_7wEQbqgUiPvRXmQEWTgkDLvOdqvu72bZtYvWLKxcIWQnzV2sa9lhqvGUXqxXSsGorqCElXTPNltnZpNP125okzGj2hQE_dFqPyGR2nUc/w283-h400/12%20(2).jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div><i>American Gladiators </i>was a huge part of my childhood/early teen years. For fans of the show, who are also card collectors, aside from Topps' 1991 Gladiators release, there aren't a whole lot of options out there. To my knowledge, only two autographs of Gladiators have appeared in sets thus far, Lee Reherman, who was Hawk, being one of them (Jim Starr in Topps' 75th Anniversary set being the other). It's a bit of a stretch, but Lee did play football at Cornell University, hence his inclusion in this post.</div><div><br /></div>My recent health issue (as mentioned on my non-card <a href="https://nonsenseandnunchucks.blogspot.com/2024/01/catching-up-and-other-random-musings.html">blog</a>) has made computering rather difficult as of late, so this post is showing up much later in the week than I wanted, but I'm still gonna try and get part two out before the "Big Game", which I'm assuming (based, again, on the increase of radio ads) is this Sunday.</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-72690176306196976822024-02-01T09:23:00.000-08:002024-02-02T05:12:53.222-08:00Pack Sampling: 2024 CardBoredom Exclusive From what I've been able to gather, the blogs will soon be inundated with the opening of packs and boxes from the coming release of Topps' flagship baseball set. Spoiler alert: I will be one of the few who doesn't partake in that particular frenzy. Nor will I be joining the craze for the next big thing the following week, or the week after that. But some of you probably already knew that. Thankfully, I'm many years past that kind of chaos. That being said, I won't be missing out entirely on the ripfest; as I've just unknowingly lucked into a pack of cards from what will undoubtedly be this year's hottest release.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQXI0iEl4M-fvq5QkhyMJZXNiVpvfeEkcEzZRYrYhNloXSwUm2UNA3e_rfzCbLUSfH_Y4Jim7iGKN8QzjysrX01Zr_EPBybFGtfgvO6CrmsxY-yPnJqxujV1rcBVrIraBUOO96BhGAk1u-FJTb9L34TbFF6FJOhRh6USdDWNQKkjvUjiRWo82LWVZ4es/s1553/20240130_080801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="1373" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQXI0iEl4M-fvq5QkhyMJZXNiVpvfeEkcEzZRYrYhNloXSwUm2UNA3e_rfzCbLUSfH_Y4Jim7iGKN8QzjysrX01Zr_EPBybFGtfgvO6CrmsxY-yPnJqxujV1rcBVrIraBUOO96BhGAk1u-FJTb9L34TbFF6FJOhRh6USdDWNQKkjvUjiRWo82LWVZ4es/w354-h400/20240130_080801.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div>This came courtesy of, David, who not only helms the excellent <a href="https://cardboredom.com/">CardBoredom</a> website, but is also behind the semi-recently started <a href="https://cardboredom.blogspot.com/">blog</a> of the same name. I don't know how many packs were produced, but I'm assuming that they were fairly limited.</div><div><br /></div><div>This release has received little to no hype, has had no commercials produced for it, no previews have been dropped on the Twitter, and no breakers have been paid to influence anyone to spend their lifesavings on it. In other words, I don't know what to expect from it. In a way, it's kind of like the old days when you didn't know what was what until you actually opened up your first pack. If the design of the pack is anything to go by though, I think I'm gonna be in for something good.</div><div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf4mozjelVgvJdkbACBka293jKjSz9KVGm6b9uWtMASITgWLtFL1J_CoxfoinQIStqeuosLXIlGhuuPhxn3hdgv_dvKhx3KmpK6BaJtcFuLudGNV9tPL8K1wkdnFOR0Pc3R1YeCI_Jy_FMFCfl1-Y-fKWGSJMyTe5erLfHe7YOhu8Y2fvB7By4gTUeLY/s1513/20240130_080825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1513" data-original-width="1205" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf4mozjelVgvJdkbACBka293jKjSz9KVGm6b9uWtMASITgWLtFL1J_CoxfoinQIStqeuosLXIlGhuuPhxn3hdgv_dvKhx3KmpK6BaJtcFuLudGNV9tPL8K1wkdnFOR0Pc3R1YeCI_Jy_FMFCfl1-Y-fKWGSJMyTe5erLfHe7YOhu8Y2fvB7By4gTUeLY/w319-h400/20240130_080825.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div>I've heard of people pulling something of great interest to them and then stating that it was almost like the that pack had their name on it. Well, this pack literally has my name on it, so that's gotta be a good sign, right?</div><div><br /></div><div>It's been a few years since I've last opened up a pack of cards, and even longer since said pack was of the wax variety. I've dusted off my old, albeit short-lived, pack opening series for the occasion, and am ready to see if I remember how to do this right. So, without further ado...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaNTJeiVi7TkeBvlO-QZUOXdjL7hIU118ybCBkAXEQdOVprpLWwQ-F27ALGqzTOnjlG70aTABGR9AmaBMyJ7uMhEj70pQFQ5GyX8mCWuOCWC6gcl1i3hBE6xEx5tG__S6Xy6xYpCOsDaRJlxPxXxApOXpn0tRhsbWnz-XFvAurAyduweVCbvuJG-cb38/s1131/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="827" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaNTJeiVi7TkeBvlO-QZUOXdjL7hIU118ybCBkAXEQdOVprpLWwQ-F27ALGqzTOnjlG70aTABGR9AmaBMyJ7uMhEj70pQFQ5GyX8mCWuOCWC6gcl1i3hBE6xEx5tG__S6Xy6xYpCOsDaRJlxPxXxApOXpn0tRhsbWnz-XFvAurAyduweVCbvuJG-cb38/w293-h400/1.jpg" width="293" /></a></div>Wow, a 1961 Topps Billy Muffett! I haven't opened any packs for a few years now, but I'd probably be more inclined to do so if more of them started off like this. It's hard to imagine that anything better could out of this particular pack, but there's still 14 more cards to go...</div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGYW0X5Yo9LVe-mfC5_aOclW-3riq0FSNqQk6ltE6F7-eb5DEcTiw9g6o7y0fKlCi71mDU7fOE1HTkpQyoSVn45rEewO61pa8VbpD-rXwS_-JzEKEbOHQ-MAM7VYURDoiDISKS99tX4Vs9Jh5592HkMUXwaG_m-UdNBN5bEiLH1TpZEAtP0dP2nztfUE/s1149/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="838" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGYW0X5Yo9LVe-mfC5_aOclW-3riq0FSNqQk6ltE6F7-eb5DEcTiw9g6o7y0fKlCi71mDU7fOE1HTkpQyoSVn45rEewO61pa8VbpD-rXwS_-JzEKEbOHQ-MAM7VYURDoiDISKS99tX4Vs9Jh5592HkMUXwaG_m-UdNBN5bEiLH1TpZEAtP0dP2nztfUE/w291-h400/2.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div>Another 1961 Topps Billy Muffett!! Were I to be attempting to collect this set I might be inclined to say something about the poor collation of this pack, but I'm not, so I won't. In fact, so far, this pack is collated almost like it had my name on it 😏</div><div><br /></div><div>Two down, 13 to go...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU5GIhqYk10GqDJLJwMSJkqstI2Mgh-ZluLqQWFwzY8XM5USGOpwma_5WEq-7usFg-NS7FA9xVJlJ1dnwIARQEkoK1sqDapBj7rHniGzWPO3ffYXoQf5v6BEVjWHSBNoh_6qGmLGH46M7VObm13GzsXfXMrG5MNey82Bql96TImUP6rMMmXJWUkHGSlc/s1170/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="858" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU5GIhqYk10GqDJLJwMSJkqstI2Mgh-ZluLqQWFwzY8XM5USGOpwma_5WEq-7usFg-NS7FA9xVJlJ1dnwIARQEkoK1sqDapBj7rHniGzWPO3ffYXoQf5v6BEVjWHSBNoh_6qGmLGH46M7VObm13GzsXfXMrG5MNey82Bql96TImUP6rMMmXJWUkHGSlc/w294-h400/3.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div>It's a Billy Muffett hot pack!</div><div><br /></div><div>I can imagine someone whose shown up here for the first time being confused by what they're seeing, and/or possibly thinking that I've been the recipient of a practical joke. If you're that someone, I can assure you that, no, I was not pranked -- this is one of my all-time favorite cards, and is one that I'm mildly hoarding. I say mildly, only because it's not my goal to own every single copy produced; just a whole bunch of them. And in case those in the know haven't figured out yet what David's done, let's move on to card #4...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXiXM4GqKAv0pUDrD7ALHPanTuS1HFWwZePuDlfF_HXbjh6q7Z8iTmP_JRY6gIiePxORHs9pGQgYSbmK2t_yd2ho5MvEyrRBKvZ8Ww_IO-zV-PjF05gA3_aB_lO6f7ylftGEeJkE5WQ5IogNtw25-xUAOL2RRsMX1iHR9avYNbQR5Vd5TQMy7KtbstA4/s1127/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="821" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXiXM4GqKAv0pUDrD7ALHPanTuS1HFWwZePuDlfF_HXbjh6q7Z8iTmP_JRY6gIiePxORHs9pGQgYSbmK2t_yd2ho5MvEyrRBKvZ8Ww_IO-zV-PjF05gA3_aB_lO6f7ylftGEeJkE5WQ5IogNtw25-xUAOL2RRsMX1iHR9avYNbQR5Vd5TQMy7KtbstA4/w291-h400/4.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div>Yep, it's another one. I was really tempted to do this 11 more times, but I'll put you out of your misery (the suspense must be killing you!)...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0sNztPmO7sV5pQNC88zi8CnOwumQAWncTO1xDcFFrjRD1Yv-T-tqceuDnyN8Swm1v8veflXj1panefl8MfbbWdTMkSR7lDwiH0ZnE8BvW3_MacCwvInXcW8RY3yZFN8kB2Uu19ryYlk3ZhueNvtwaRdYDvZutdmEsCDqbBJqPB3WY0Pfkwe6_6wPg0I/s2301/20240130_081616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="2301" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0sNztPmO7sV5pQNC88zi8CnOwumQAWncTO1xDcFFrjRD1Yv-T-tqceuDnyN8Swm1v8veflXj1panefl8MfbbWdTMkSR7lDwiH0ZnE8BvW3_MacCwvInXcW8RY3yZFN8kB2Uu19ryYlk3ZhueNvtwaRdYDvZutdmEsCDqbBJqPB3WY0Pfkwe6_6wPg0I/w640-h546/20240130_081616.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>That's officially the best photo that you'll see on the blogs today. </div><div><br /></div><div>I can, without any hyperbole, say that is the greatest pack of cards that I've ever opened. Sure, I've probably opened packs that had cards worth more monetarily, but in terms of sentiment; this one top(p)s them all. And honestly too, I don't see how any future pack could ever take this one's place, well, maybe if there were 16 Billy Muffett's...</div><div><br /></div><div>I can also now say, with only a hint of jest, that 15 of my beloved Billy Muffett's were pack pulled, by me no less. That's very cool.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2oIltTEQD-a-wCxCuRBfIQomTGFAsOLskwp3zdsncbvuk-MH9aYB4Zv8I_IwYhAHpi1JxbJSwMN8npKR__3nqVffaBMQ9HplzyBI5xCj8KKfVbz8TX40JmIg06G8uXNCmu-X0X8xxCBiXHZWgOJEJcjQs58fmm4D_FtX6UdH6wyZMsLyUn72Pfey6V4/s1514/20240130_081351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1514" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2oIltTEQD-a-wCxCuRBfIQomTGFAsOLskwp3zdsncbvuk-MH9aYB4Zv8I_IwYhAHpi1JxbJSwMN8npKR__3nqVffaBMQ9HplzyBI5xCj8KKfVbz8TX40JmIg06G8uXNCmu-X0X8xxCBiXHZWgOJEJcjQs58fmm4D_FtX6UdH6wyZMsLyUn72Pfey6V4/w400-h291/20240130_081351.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Some may've noticed that the pack stated that it came with gum, which it did, safely sandwiched between two pieces of cardstock. Hopefully David won't be offended by my not chewing the gum; with all of my fillings I'd be afraid to try and chew gum at this point in my life (it sure smells good though!). I have, however, slipped it into a penny sleeve so that I can keep with the wrapper that I was thankfully able to salvage most of. I don't imagine that I'll ever be the recipient of another custom pack, so I will be keeping this one -- probably in the binder that's housing my Billy Muffett's.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwCmD9vCCRxePznYbl3m9PpBdk7DjEwVHaynToVqpJs3e79p75xEEIJU7nqygRpIbMJs4bbrQZmZLAeJRRbU1IyXTqkT634eO2r6GkkfgFOkEJipcTeR-1ZFKUFgGnonmVc-jvY6avisWnj48vOGOOLBPcmgXpBHxmdtZwrUY0PgGHPBDA2Iyk3toXAM/s2419/20240130_080746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="2061" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwCmD9vCCRxePznYbl3m9PpBdk7DjEwVHaynToVqpJs3e79p75xEEIJU7nqygRpIbMJs4bbrQZmZLAeJRRbU1IyXTqkT634eO2r6GkkfgFOkEJipcTeR-1ZFKUFgGnonmVc-jvY6avisWnj48vOGOOLBPcmgXpBHxmdtZwrUY0PgGHPBDA2Iyk3toXAM/w341-h400/20240130_080746.jpg" width="341" /></a></div>I'd be remiss too if I didn't also show how the pack was shipped. Foam holders in between foam board. Take note Topps, that's how all of your cards can be guaranteed PSA 11's right from the get go.</div><div><br /></div><div>To my monkey brain, people creating custom wrappers is akin to someone turning base metals into gold. Even with the <a href="https://cardboredom.com/fun-with-homemade-wax-packs/">curtain being pulled back</a>, it still feels like wizardry. </div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I must admit that I was a bit skeptical when I got David's email a few weeks ago saying that he had some cards for me. I don't have any want lists up on the blog currently, and aside from my leaving a few comments on his blog, we had never had any real contact. Clearly though, my skepticism was uncalled for, as David would've been hard pressed to send a better mailing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Many thanks to David for this extremely fun (and thoughtful) surprise. I'm not sure that I was worth all of the effort, but am extremely grateful for it nonetheless.</div></div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-21700818427641168242024-01-10T09:09:00.000-08:002024-01-10T10:31:32.257-08:00Starting to Lineup a new collection<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGPb8oMWzt1pgzY09vAzHAloaI2ZI_VLObA7jinDF42mBk6mXKoJENnYOVmoSFnAIiRu_JRO7NZQEVdCRUDZENLFpDrbSJZ4rVcw6JAMNVzbmrrVJsfnSEXgKmWj56zvXnmuq5BfA5UVI-mA5om-K6lAE4h9ryTcoVccBmQ4AqgMXueNBCT9T9o9wHg0/s1079/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="766" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGPb8oMWzt1pgzY09vAzHAloaI2ZI_VLObA7jinDF42mBk6mXKoJENnYOVmoSFnAIiRu_JRO7NZQEVdCRUDZENLFpDrbSJZ4rVcw6JAMNVzbmrrVJsfnSEXgKmWj56zvXnmuq5BfA5UVI-mA5om-K6lAE4h9ryTcoVccBmQ4AqgMXueNBCT9T9o9wHg0/w284-h400/1.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Looking back at the last 14-15 years of my card collecting, or in other words, since I returned to card collecting, I see that a good 60-70% of my focus has been on cards that were produced before I was born; which, shockingly, feature players who mostly played (or who had their prime years) before I was born as well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm sure that there's many reasons for this, my love of history, bigger personalities, less gentle play, etc., but I think the biggest reason is that, despite having never seen the majority of these guys play, I just feel like I can relate to them more as people. I'll probably get into this more in a future post (one that'll feature a baseballer whose prime was during the 30's), but basically it's just a lot easier for me to identify with folks who farmed or worked another job during the offseason, and who didn't have every whim catered to, than it is guys who are making fifty million dollars a year, and having every need (and vice) catered to. Not to mention too, maybe it's just because of my mindset, but it doesn't seem like a lot of the modern athletes have very interesting life stories. I know that there's a few occasionally who do, but for the most part, they're just boring people, who are getting paid a lot of money to play watered down versions of what were once better sports. That being said, I'm still human, and still a collector, and like most modern humans (primarily those in the West), and collectors, I find myself being drawn to the days of my youth. Nostalgia after all, much like cocaine, is a helluva drug.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not one of those people who think that the sports, and the athletes who played them, during my formative years were the best that they've ever been, as lot of the above applies to them as well, but still...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5jOn2aOHRzbOMtqVuWliTUqjG23eO2-QRZ4ynmcWCC_IlCiWJd7qZTytLlaP67tFJisUHezkc3T_hgF6GmkGaT-f-rHReDEL0dBAuW7uJqsRcSdVTPUn3-oGbhA-GdHb8REDfc2pKdAiVq22M8nAWkaFuqQhXLA4o6P6fG_KggaKMTDtIiJc9JPWaQQ/s1000/67780-4960514Fr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="718" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5jOn2aOHRzbOMtqVuWliTUqjG23eO2-QRZ4ynmcWCC_IlCiWJd7qZTytLlaP67tFJisUHezkc3T_hgF6GmkGaT-f-rHReDEL0dBAuW7uJqsRcSdVTPUn3-oGbhA-GdHb8REDfc2pKdAiVq22M8nAWkaFuqQhXLA4o6P6fG_KggaKMTDtIiJc9JPWaQQ/w288-h400/67780-4960514Fr.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><span style="color: #e06666;">[Note: I was too lazy to get this card out of it's binder prior to posting, so I swiped this less than desirable image from the TCDB]</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have a number of player collections, mostly on the basketball side, for guys that I grew up watching, which has satiated my collecting itch for the last few years -- but now that my old set collecting ways seem to have returned, player collections haven't been enough. Of course, for me that presents a bit of a conundrum, as there are no shortage of set designs from my youth that, honestly, I'd be quite content if I never saw again. And even the sets that I do still have some affinity for from that time period feel like old hat, undoubtedly because I've already collected them a few times over the years. And at this point, I'm not really interested in collecting them again. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At some point last summer I was putting a few cards away, one of which was going into the Scottie Pippen binder, and it was while flipping through those pages that I came across this 1992 SLU card, that quite honestly, I'd pretty much forgot ever getting. Seeing it again at this stage of my collecting life seemed to trigger something though. Something of the nostalgic variety.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I never owned a lot of Starting Lineup figures as a kid, maybe a dozen or so at best. G.I. Joe's and Hasbro WWF figures were pretty much at the center of my toy universe during the early 90's, but I did briefly flirt with them back in '92 and '93, which I can remember only because all of my dozen or so figures, both baseball and basketball, came with a black and hot pink card. Those figures, and their accompanying cards, are long gone, but I never forgot that design; and how much I liked it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It seemed too daunting at the time, but I even briefly thought about trying to collect just the '92 sets six or seven years ago when I found Scottie at a show. In retrospect, I definitely should've started collecting them at that time. Something something, living and learning, right?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fast forward a few more years and I started getting a few cheap SLU cards from various years (most of which I was seeing for the first time) on COMC for player collections, which really started piquing my interest in them; namely that it might be fun to try and build a set or two. Not too long after that, <a href="https://thepedestriancollector.blogspot.com/">Chris</a>, started posting about the figures (and their cards) more often than he previously had, which exposed me to even more cards that I had never seen before. It was just too much to resist!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It took a while for me to realize it, but familiar names and faces, on unfamiliar card designs, is apparently the exact thing I had been looking for; i.e. something from my early years that I haven't already collected at least once before. Sold!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And since I can never do anything in moderation, I am now (as of a few months ago) officially collecting somewhere around 20 different SLU card sets (6-7 basketball, 6-7 baseball, 4-5 football).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think that the bulk of my collection so far is currently sitting in my COMC account, which I'll be requesting the shipment of sometime in the next few weeks -- in the meantime though, I thought it might be fun to show off what I currently have in hand (or binder). All of you 'baseball or bust' types will be SOL though, as aside from the Bo up top, all of my baseball (and football) SLU's are in my COMC account (mass exodus beginning in 3, 2, 1... 😃). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAEsJeQX8T9hblpliHIASyznz6P198-E8qD68SIr1MYsBWSwmY6ggamhX9NQOQ4sG7tHrOlz6Cf3vGYpK_ZRdxcSp2CushDWfe-GQlgeu6XyuNEIb-MPueE0EhA8M5cu1KHFfzfcR8Rmy8fI0cp3Hz_LgUelIWTW8zlvaP0ZE8S9aL9ADpgGOXLxWdVk/s1674/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="1674" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAEsJeQX8T9hblpliHIASyznz6P198-E8qD68SIr1MYsBWSwmY6ggamhX9NQOQ4sG7tHrOlz6Cf3vGYpK_ZRdxcSp2CushDWfe-GQlgeu6XyuNEIb-MPueE0EhA8M5cu1KHFfzfcR8Rmy8fI0cp3Hz_LgUelIWTW8zlvaP0ZE8S9aL9ADpgGOXLxWdVk/w640-h438/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Kareem here came from COMC a few years ago, and judging by how many copies are on the site now compared to then, it's the one card in this post that I overpaid for. That happens sometimes, it's not the end of the world. I can't even remember what prompted me do so at this point, but I bought a lot of 6 packaged figures on Sportlots 7-8 years ago. I know the price, with shipping, was less than $20 at the time, but other than that, all of the other details are a bit fuzzy. Anyway, Larry here was part of that lot. I sent the figure to Chris a few years ago, but obviously I kept the card.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-AOzuPXRWvRGasYss8BTAYCzP4b0w9myklM4pNMC6dk0kGFFTZLrC1hXg4W34JAlKu9YjWPOVcc8h4cxhbgLm18UZ_kEpKMYWJ_5jrm42byxX8LdasHqIvhd8waAdjndKtKOH_vID64HcrzI2YNEuzR6bu6xMeUy2-qeZGSiHEVWFfPJKlz0LutfrUc/s2336/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="2336" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-AOzuPXRWvRGasYss8BTAYCzP4b0w9myklM4pNMC6dk0kGFFTZLrC1hXg4W34JAlKu9YjWPOVcc8h4cxhbgLm18UZ_kEpKMYWJ_5jrm42byxX8LdasHqIvhd8waAdjndKtKOH_vID64HcrzI2YNEuzR6bu6xMeUy2-qeZGSiHEVWFfPJKlz0LutfrUc/w640-h312/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I can't remember if these ever made it onto the blog or not, so if they have, apologies. Spud and Dee came from Sportlots a few years ago, and up until now were part of their respective player collections. I did have the Shaq figure to go along with his card, but that was another one from that Sportlots lot that I sent to Chris. Prior to this, the card had been residing on one of the back pages in Hakeem's binder.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJLOqLku5dTY-YaZevvHwefmFC0wKoBKcXfnOcvaQS-fg0cnRvhp3lQ69cQksDMKbdXoC3b6Eien_izWGmwtkC7DNl5m1a8Z0am5QiKR88BoT1oqBym921tJgbFWvxBPBjVTGivP_Qhhp0S32nugaSCfRCEByBhtxUEVjnRPdFAZPk1b3SHIac9_0_KQ/s1495/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1495" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJLOqLku5dTY-YaZevvHwefmFC0wKoBKcXfnOcvaQS-fg0cnRvhp3lQ69cQksDMKbdXoC3b6Eien_izWGmwtkC7DNl5m1a8Z0am5QiKR88BoT1oqBym921tJgbFWvxBPBjVTGivP_Qhhp0S32nugaSCfRCEByBhtxUEVjnRPdFAZPk1b3SHIac9_0_KQ/w640-h453/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I don't why the switch was made, but the lovely black and hot pink design of 1992 was the last time that the NBA would use unique designs for their SLU cards for a number of years; they wound up just using regular cards with the SLU logo on the front and a different number on the back. None of the other sports did that, much to their benefit. These two came from one of my old COMC folders of stuff that I still haven't gotten around to showing on here. At the time of their purchase, they were for their respective collections as well. I hadn't really planned on collecting any of post-1992 basketball sets, but there were a bunch of 50-75¢ cards from the '93-96 sets during this past Black Friday sale, and well, I just couldn't pass them up for that price. So, I guess I am now collecting those as well.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjey31Z-h3OVwEFFa294YRHpPn0hHVWT3ZGhC5LMOzfbJAM-0ACEpsZYKh9Yp3gklUG1slPap_j2cU1OoJSpbWIamSi08CuZKnTS-SLOyPAp02sydEe3fmU8X8hSoj486a7-EQUB85m-stvtBWU1XpcvRcrhOeXKhvQP_3nHkEl8_Fi1v8jztva0CHgoKY/s1052/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1052" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjey31Z-h3OVwEFFa294YRHpPn0hHVWT3ZGhC5LMOzfbJAM-0ACEpsZYKh9Yp3gklUG1slPap_j2cU1OoJSpbWIamSi08CuZKnTS-SLOyPAp02sydEe3fmU8X8hSoj486a7-EQUB85m-stvtBWU1XpcvRcrhOeXKhvQP_3nHkEl8_Fi1v8jztva0CHgoKY/w400-h285/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-3eqJzYe0LSRFFnzrOHfkLt3hKvMQ5Jb0IHDpGXDM-WI13Vzq6n_0IyT2MnUsJpZoYC8UlDJT_7Dm7yvv5v-pr4f0U5xXle0iJnc1u8XHS2R5_rGNmBeKGhWBMPZPvDREUlQ6tjpVC_AJ72-X-LqwYYjTjW6XG6vzmcE3E47MTs8Te6VlmWfbkTREdY/s1500/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1500" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-3eqJzYe0LSRFFnzrOHfkLt3hKvMQ5Jb0IHDpGXDM-WI13Vzq6n_0IyT2MnUsJpZoYC8UlDJT_7Dm7yvv5v-pr4f0U5xXle0iJnc1u8XHS2R5_rGNmBeKGhWBMPZPvDREUlQ6tjpVC_AJ72-X-LqwYYjTjW6XG6vzmcE3E47MTs8Te6VlmWfbkTREdY/w640-h454/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>A few more from that old COMC folder (which by the way is also where that wonderful Bo at the top of the post had been sitting, in digital form, for the last few years). I really hate to take Cliff out of his collection, as it took me a long time to find an affordable copy of this card. Hopefully it won't take me as long to find another one.</div><div><br /></div><div>Onto some more recent non-COMC gets...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabQ4MpzmlPi6H1iaCih7AcrAMXbMzMdeZwvmz_QfDAVuikvimTiohZMi26d18c0DOhIdduhCEgk6s3CQ2MhRqI2v35ux4M5M6F3cxzsjHLeoXzqTYk8IQEBSUiM5IQUAmHMlxYbDheY9gE7dfXlsfDb4KI00ZCKSV-xCaWOxLEFBG0dEMDI68jD4F2kg/s1147/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="851" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabQ4MpzmlPi6H1iaCih7AcrAMXbMzMdeZwvmz_QfDAVuikvimTiohZMi26d18c0DOhIdduhCEgk6s3CQ2MhRqI2v35ux4M5M6F3cxzsjHLeoXzqTYk8IQEBSUiM5IQUAmHMlxYbDheY9gE7dfXlsfDb4KI00ZCKSV-xCaWOxLEFBG0dEMDI68jD4F2kg/w296-h400/9.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div>I got this card on eBay a couple of months ago for $1.25, which I thought was a pretty good deal (all of the white crap on it is from my scanner tray). One curious thing though, looking at the TCDB checklist for this set, I don't see this particular card on there. The Admiral does have a card in there, but it ain't this one. I've had so little time for computering as of late that I still don't know what the deal is, but I'll figure it out at some point.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9Skgf_wA0Guz2m9OnyAl_YMa0_FjgxJS7Hgqwd0_Wz16BpBELFyoC-ALkYAhTbubcA3RthpgUikOgCSAtZ6Zpd-R61rCKu7CWXeXQ6WpQ-YJITkPXCUOmt24o553igh9eEGilerxLuFug-jLSSIHP_jPM13DBcqUtNEStbnNDuAcGnKL-Gx-7pxexo8/s1152/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="869" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9Skgf_wA0Guz2m9OnyAl_YMa0_FjgxJS7Hgqwd0_Wz16BpBELFyoC-ALkYAhTbubcA3RthpgUikOgCSAtZ6Zpd-R61rCKu7CWXeXQ6WpQ-YJITkPXCUOmt24o553igh9eEGilerxLuFug-jLSSIHP_jPM13DBcqUtNEStbnNDuAcGnKL-Gx-7pxexo8/w301-h400/8.jpg" width="301" /></a></div>I made a small purchase from Hoody's Collectibles on the Beckett Marketplace back in November. I want to say that there were around 15 cards in that order, 8 of which were SLU's. <div><br /></div><div>The 1988 set is not one for the budget-minded collector, meaning that I have zero chance of ever completing it. I might've had a chance if I had started it fifteen years ago, but not now. Even with that in mind, I'm still gonna try and get them where I can. I'll probably have to go the off-grade route if I ever want to try and get some of the rarer ones, but if that's what it takes, that's what it'll take.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKS-lOcyWpXmw9lzhIu3BgSifv7u2gDYLvEby-5FJOet0OW9RbdS1Nzs1cmg6kPYszLFDsO4gRDyl02s9kaguCRS0oKr2t00CzM4EjmM-mJ5MhxjJJR69IqStv7BKdmmJObq7v9KUo9N9T6KMX_V7_NAl7vOeTsgmQi1JPOKlC4ClwfkkRTJTuQL1vo8/s1618/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1618" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKS-lOcyWpXmw9lzhIu3BgSifv7u2gDYLvEby-5FJOet0OW9RbdS1Nzs1cmg6kPYszLFDsO4gRDyl02s9kaguCRS0oKr2t00CzM4EjmM-mJ5MhxjJJR69IqStv7BKdmmJObq7v9KUo9N9T6KMX_V7_NAl7vOeTsgmQi1JPOKlC4ClwfkkRTJTuQL1vo8/w640-h450/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Nothing will ever top the lovely black and hot pink design of 1992, but I find myself really liking the 1990 design as well. Every sport looks good on it. Having zero recollection of them prior to one of Chris' posts, I'm not sure if I ever even knew that the 1990 figures came with two cards. One regular, and one for the player's rookie year.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMnx9s_RNw6OS5L6XlNcJD7pGpqRiQpEzpxbDPFTCHYYZ4K_AaKiRHRIWPtv5cmsgOAiE2LxdRxcfovVzhsvMSYIGVzYJDLdPAx3bfgYZq7l1cIXFl05QtJAQNFPKQ4OCXmp9Zb7HorEh9d5v7QYMBSZGGCeK4HyJguyRtZX6LHs5Y7-3q484qIOo77U/s1681/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="1681" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMnx9s_RNw6OS5L6XlNcJD7pGpqRiQpEzpxbDPFTCHYYZ4K_AaKiRHRIWPtv5cmsgOAiE2LxdRxcfovVzhsvMSYIGVzYJDLdPAx3bfgYZq7l1cIXFl05QtJAQNFPKQ4OCXmp9Zb7HorEh9d5v7QYMBSZGGCeK4HyJguyRtZX6LHs5Y7-3q484qIOo77U/w640-h438/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">The scanner crud returns!</span></td></tr></tbody></table>It was kind of nice to be able to get both cards for Joe Dumars and Chris Mullin. In the future though, I should probably scan these with rookie year card on the left. It looks a bit off this way.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOXu-yTDAse0jWETCHwKFv9Xc6rvywD3FRt4ukJxD91vz-WP09bGnMQhQW5JZ0XJt5t5h31hG_iZgEFQ7ZwbUZZVv9Yyhe4E7wyRcZ3yQE_zu1x9xCPsV1FDnZLKG6vqAaT8NrY_S1CdSAqX_zEjEsFlWZYq9KKOWeTIEcAPHTSD2JU1PhNAZBL2DPnY/s2313/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="2313" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOXu-yTDAse0jWETCHwKFv9Xc6rvywD3FRt4ukJxD91vz-WP09bGnMQhQW5JZ0XJt5t5h31hG_iZgEFQ7ZwbUZZVv9Yyhe4E7wyRcZ3yQE_zu1x9xCPsV1FDnZLKG6vqAaT8NrY_S1CdSAqX_zEjEsFlWZYq9KKOWeTIEcAPHTSD2JU1PhNAZBL2DPnY/w640-h312/6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>These three guys were pretty good at the basketball. I just won the yellow rookie year card for David Robinson the other night on eBay, so I now have three completed players from this set.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, that's it for now. As mentioned, I've got a bunch sitting in my COMC account, two on their way from eBay, and I think one or two sitting in my Sportlots box (including one of a guy whose name rhymes with Cycle Gordon😄). I think I have enough sets to chase now, and barring any major windfalls, I'm pretty sure that I won't be taking on anymore sets after this.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00;">On an unrelated note:</span> I don't know if everyone saw it or not, but after like a four or five year hiatus, <a href="https://razcardblog.blogspot.com/">Raz</a>, has started posting again. If you weren't aware and have a few moments to do so (and of course are inclined to want to do so), it might be nice to go welcome him back. He mentioned that he might be giving it another go, and comments usually help determine whether someone is gonna stick around or not, so... you have the power!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #04ff00;">And on a second, and final, unrelated note:</span> <a href="https://subjectiveandarbitrary.blogspot.com/2024/01/happy-2024.html">Brian</a>, also posted the other day for the first time in over a year. He wasn't very clear as to if he was planning on planning to return or not, but either way, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to give him the 'welcome back' treatment as well.</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-22906336835703088072023-12-28T09:27:00.000-08:002023-12-28T09:29:56.606-08:00Jell-O, My Name is...<div style="text-align: left;">[Note: I don't ever participate in the various end of the year blog voting things, but after coming up with today's title, I'm now wondering if it's too late/too early to write myself in for worst post title of the year 😆]</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxAUvb5EO_OlPRX1YMTE58r6N06NfmL5vBRwdiLyGqH407YNunc_A8897MpUA4AC1wCqzl7HfeY3a7hyphenhyphenOMZZAcXwZdvjd9yByVypK5x-SA1Ns0m9NFKhvr-N5aItgO82XnF4h8wkCD4HotgxcF0FXFRJOEYtmj5iVwgHK02cPomxK4ZSVTaU-5D75HNI/s1055/1963%20Jello%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1055" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxAUvb5EO_OlPRX1YMTE58r6N06NfmL5vBRwdiLyGqH407YNunc_A8897MpUA4AC1wCqzl7HfeY3a7hyphenhyphenOMZZAcXwZdvjd9yByVypK5x-SA1Ns0m9NFKhvr-N5aItgO82XnF4h8wkCD4HotgxcF0FXFRJOEYtmj5iVwgHK02cPomxK4ZSVTaU-5D75HNI/w400-h313/1963%20Jello%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Posts about 1960's Post cards don't seem to be overly popular with the blog crowd, so I'm guessing that a post featuring a couple of 1963 Jell-O's won't be floating too many boats either.</div><div><br /></div><div>From what I've been able to gather, in terms of price and scarcity, the 1963 Jell-O set seems to be on par with the 1963 Post set. For the most part, it appears that they shared similar production numbers, and prices in 2023 for commons and short prints are very comparable. Going by available lots on eBay, one might be inclined to say that the Jell-O set was a bit rarer, as lots don't come up as often, but I don't know if that would be a fair assessment as it's not uncommon at all to find '63 Jell-O's mixed in with lots that are advertised as '63 Post's.</div><div><br /></div><div>Despite the similarities in price, and availability, I've had even less luck acquiring new '63 Jell-O's than I've had with '63 Post's. Maybe the Jell-O's are more popular at the moment, thus making them harder for someone like myself to get. I don't know. Or maybe I just haven't been looking for them with the same fervor as the Post's. That being said, a few have trickled down into the land of Sleeve's in recent months.</div><div><br /></div><div>Card #1 doesn't carry the same premium with the Jell-O and Post sets like it does with some of their counterparts from Topps. I still think it's kind of neat to get #1 out of the way though. I enjoy being able to open a binder and see a card sitting in the first slot of set's first page. To me at least, it legitimizes the set build just a little bit more.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-RpKjF3W01x4G5SidPplT1_CQgiEBoe6UcCqL0LUXHQomoRPNtYETtpeNl6I2IwzMlR8-PDMf6tih9l5NObmM1UWP8v7ELai_1uGKBdQ-PfSLbC7FdxvRg53-pv2sWR91tuSOA6A2wcpNwX-alii5yJq-SiHkWcXFq9iDFegGNWpcd4FjPlqxUlCjq8/s1045/1963%20Jello%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1045" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-RpKjF3W01x4G5SidPplT1_CQgiEBoe6UcCqL0LUXHQomoRPNtYETtpeNl6I2IwzMlR8-PDMf6tih9l5NObmM1UWP8v7ELai_1uGKBdQ-PfSLbC7FdxvRg53-pv2sWR91tuSOA6A2wcpNwX-alii5yJq-SiHkWcXFq9iDFegGNWpcd4FjPlqxUlCjq8/w400-h310/1963%20Jello%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>As mentioned above, you'll often find 1963 Jell-O's mixed in with lots of '63 Post. Such was the case with Vada here. I can understand how a person with just one Jell-O might confuse it for a Post, especially if they don't know about the shorter red line after the stats, but with their smaller size as well, one should be able to tell them apart from Post's if you have one of each side-by-side. Of course, I'm sure some sellers just don't care enough to list them separately either. I spotted this one in a small lot of six Post's a few months ago, and since I needed the other five Post's, this was just an extra bit of icing on the cake that was that purchase.<div><br /></div><div>[Note #2: Apparently my scanner can't tell the Jell-O's and Post's apart either. Both scan just as shittily.]<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-x2hVrVESGrgw_HjX8BUjd9yBFKo2T2d6WvjAhqRp9FlDKPCmG_FL2a64WiYOxQHHLKx-FOToc9y8BO3bB_vNU0kJOn9nujAjmipTuyCXxEnGIo5-OE5FAQLSMAia3r9URLseBHhRfN-p_jOJuA2mI5An6qWe29hpvSc6Fh7EweQL6qGbg1bfKmzQY0M/s1062/1963%20Jello%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1062" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-x2hVrVESGrgw_HjX8BUjd9yBFKo2T2d6WvjAhqRp9FlDKPCmG_FL2a64WiYOxQHHLKx-FOToc9y8BO3bB_vNU0kJOn9nujAjmipTuyCXxEnGIo5-OE5FAQLSMAia3r9URLseBHhRfN-p_jOJuA2mI5An6qWe29hpvSc6Fh7EweQL6qGbg1bfKmzQY0M/w400-h303/1963%20Jello%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>It's always fun to get one of the players from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JTjB35zUxU">Telstar broadcast</a>. I kind of started a mini collection a few years ago that focused on things that appeared in that broadcast, but gave up before I got too far with it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02HFPKDwTMi2FWOrSAp9msyXC0TjuiwtiroBlgzt2wuRHAIwD4xxX6hLVl4Jzp8iENrBJvTHb3W4bveFHNh54MdWw9KoxoEWdlj7MreygJRuyE2AiZ9fIDOoPKIrVWsoukFGYtugAiaRuV1159FNHbj8kUbGCfubU9ASPyJUPUF8bGbO2UtKZpZNTlF8/s1051/1963%20Jello%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1051" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02HFPKDwTMi2FWOrSAp9msyXC0TjuiwtiroBlgzt2wuRHAIwD4xxX6hLVl4Jzp8iENrBJvTHb3W4bveFHNh54MdWw9KoxoEWdlj7MreygJRuyE2AiZ9fIDOoPKIrVWsoukFGYtugAiaRuV1159FNHbj8kUbGCfubU9ASPyJUPUF8bGbO2UtKZpZNTlF8/w400-h311/1963%20Jello%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Obviously Duke is the biggie amongst this quartet. I don't know the date of Duke's sale to the Mets, but it must've occurred after this card was produced; as he's clearly not a Met here, nor is there any mention of his leaving L.A. for green-less pastures.<br /><div><br /></div><div>With these four, I'm down to needing just 187 more to complete the set. Sigh...</div></div></div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-36968224523865780172023-12-25T08:01:00.000-08:002023-12-25T08:03:27.202-08:00Christmas cards from The Collector[Alternate title: <i>Chris-mas cards from The Collector</i>]<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-egg3ExLaPP2_vLhB54vc7OWERnuxbZI-efBjVUh3hyphenhyphenFV9NPwdHP2o4GFFt_wNrJPJnqDR5Mo9lzKqBJqT34AKYViGO3a0cRjulamZTgIjMSzu2lq8yUppxft-DfYhxboop3dHDhfi4Ec9XJMALMiv1MesemOA0yE209yeDBZDNSbYYv_wlr3w1y1EZA/s2201/chris%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="1633" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-egg3ExLaPP2_vLhB54vc7OWERnuxbZI-efBjVUh3hyphenhyphenFV9NPwdHP2o4GFFt_wNrJPJnqDR5Mo9lzKqBJqT34AKYViGO3a0cRjulamZTgIjMSzu2lq8yUppxft-DfYhxboop3dHDhfi4Ec9XJMALMiv1MesemOA0yE209yeDBZDNSbYYv_wlr3w1y1EZA/w296-h400/chris%201.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div>After having not done so for the last few years, it feels a bit weird to be posting on Christmas again. I don't normally have much cause to do so anymore, so I don't. This year however, I do, so I am.</div><div><br /></div><div>A number of bloggers go out of their way to send cards out for Christmas each year, and while I have been a recipient of some of those mailings in the past, I wasn't expecting to be included in any this year. With that in mind, I was a bit surprised a few weeks ago when an envelope showed up from the former collector of pedestrians, Chris, who most people now know as just <a href="https://thepedestriancollector.blogspot.com/">The Collector</a>. Inside of said envelope was an actual Christmas card, which is always appreciated, and four cards for four different player collections.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPy3LDVwUpJMGZdkuQ6Dcl11Sm_Z02G_Dvh0AKwGKWmA0LAkEgkJWOdIb0BhGSc01Clw12tGcsBCpCJVKtYrpG5-B4O-FH0HWI6zhv4iUAHY-cXp1vVconm6HYEkcLs2ovkEyoi7Cx8aZpokji_TI_4OdLg4kjZPmJAGVOuaNouEgD77ziC2-RGTSwSo/s1152/chris%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="833" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPy3LDVwUpJMGZdkuQ6Dcl11Sm_Z02G_Dvh0AKwGKWmA0LAkEgkJWOdIb0BhGSc01Clw12tGcsBCpCJVKtYrpG5-B4O-FH0HWI6zhv4iUAHY-cXp1vVconm6HYEkcLs2ovkEyoi7Cx8aZpokji_TI_4OdLg4kjZPmJAGVOuaNouEgD77ziC2-RGTSwSo/w289-h400/chris%202.jpg" width="289" /></a></div>Joe Rudi's don't ever show up in the mail (unless I buy them), so this might be the most appreciated card of the four that were sent. Even though it hasn't been by design, I think I have more post-playing days of Joe than not, and here's another one! I do really like though that, despite his last game taking place the year before, all three of the card companies still gave Joe a card in their '83 sets. I never collected '83 Donruss as a kid, and have only ever owned 3-4 cards from it, at best. Because of that, the design always feels a bit foreign to me. I kind of like it, and don't like it, at the same time; if that's possible.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF2kQnehOLn4pmNkiRszQZRWa68ovWza2RnDh0SCgivlQiwqOice6M8jjT8Hm9t_WoUHgKl4_si2EeO2dJT9Uztvwx63ReQOFP_1v18lhX961i9ONYWHMWruQi2vNdIhJuxBvOCu8tqod03JTtwTC5e_DdCfJ_OGc5JaAby5n3o9i4sF9BXJDiUb-Ty8/s1128/chris%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="827" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF2kQnehOLn4pmNkiRszQZRWa68ovWza2RnDh0SCgivlQiwqOice6M8jjT8Hm9t_WoUHgKl4_si2EeO2dJT9Uztvwx63ReQOFP_1v18lhX961i9ONYWHMWruQi2vNdIhJuxBvOCu8tqod03JTtwTC5e_DdCfJ_OGc5JaAby5n3o9i4sF9BXJDiUb-Ty8/w294-h400/chris%203.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div>I can't say it with absolute certainty, but this feels like it might be the only new Stan Humphries that I got this year. With most of my attention being focused on sets for at least the last half of the year, a lot of my player collections have started collecting dust; Stan being one of the dustier. I've gotta figure out a way to balance the two a little better. As for the card, I don't remember Collector's Edge ever making any chunky cards, but this ones definitely got some chunk to it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V1inC0Au4Q54Ppz1r54AHRUUNbMReJFdrs-gq8xL3d7leCkpN84Y4mlIEjt9hd1kr0Ggg0AglVDQWBwTGI5XM1-qRvpP7Pk26IBOQt9FlkRvnZdtFEZXznAPqYHxBeVVkd0NzT3lV3vnf2zk_vz1IJtrflDjA3yKbMEDBJjnZmzrA7W7C3F9Vt_hvMY/s1131/chris%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1131" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V1inC0Au4Q54Ppz1r54AHRUUNbMReJFdrs-gq8xL3d7leCkpN84Y4mlIEjt9hd1kr0Ggg0AglVDQWBwTGI5XM1-qRvpP7Pk26IBOQt9FlkRvnZdtFEZXznAPqYHxBeVVkd0NzT3lV3vnf2zk_vz1IJtrflDjA3yKbMEDBJjnZmzrA7W7C3F9Vt_hvMY/w400-h303/chris%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>If I had bought this one myself, you would've never seen this scan. But, since someone sent it to me, you are. Despite the atrocious scan, I do like these old Skybox Thunder and Lightning cards. After seeing how the front turned out, I didn't even bother with the back; but the Lightning is Stevie Atwater. I'm a bit biased, but to me, this card features the sets best pairing. Since I collect both of these guys I had two copies on my want list. The Dennis Smith collection is much further along, so that's where this one will be headed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSL0i7rwNFzi8XSMi_vC17JbCHfemzZBwo_pcc6hAIIj6FgjvOWu9DYaFho0z1ExAF-FrzeplWDDUuTOx4VtW3k4OPbDE-OBtNYA6sML90Cd2_ccdt5o-LVVISJB10Q0Ytyp_1suOy_0wj4fmFh50E531fgNMJnyr6U-jnWE6DblsWCu5paB8xK5NrLc/s1134/chris%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="837" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSL0i7rwNFzi8XSMi_vC17JbCHfemzZBwo_pcc6hAIIj6FgjvOWu9DYaFho0z1ExAF-FrzeplWDDUuTOx4VtW3k4OPbDE-OBtNYA6sML90Cd2_ccdt5o-LVVISJB10Q0Ytyp_1suOy_0wj4fmFh50E531fgNMJnyr6U-jnWE6DblsWCu5paB8xK5NrLc/w295-h400/chris%204.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div>I just mentioned a few posts back that I didn't get nearly as many new (to me) Bo's this year as I would've liked, and then as fate would have it, a new one shows up. This one is definitely new too. I'm sure I've seen a few cards from this particular set on the blogs, but my brain is telling me that I've never seen it before. It looks like there's some design element missing on the bottom part of the card. Panini doesn't usually leave so much empty white on their cards. It's another modern card with a bonkers amount of gloss as well. I'd really like to know how they do that. Nice photo though. The lack of logos aren't as noticeable here as I've seen on a lot of Panini's other products in recent years. I appreciate that.</div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks to Chris for thinking of me this holiday season. To everyone else that didn't, <strike>screw off</strike> Merry Christmas!😄</div><div><br /></div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-20966229446111212172023-12-14T08:35:00.000-08:002023-12-14T08:35:46.243-08:00Chilly Willie<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5_PXJx8D847YUQ2D0LZJygk7XQVkyUkIea8W2UxvxjMpSr5Q6igrUgffcFzWRVTTwIlPsOwRh75zQNrPxwLhEKqZ4gADpfP9AbAoWMandlVCHohz4pGTVPSItOi4gDFV9Fq7XxxNTalhCwQsiWRjq8TVnlLdq9_WI9ayJjzQpsan_uHIWCRiFYEdfWM/s1099/Chilly%20Willie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1099" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5_PXJx8D847YUQ2D0LZJygk7XQVkyUkIea8W2UxvxjMpSr5Q6igrUgffcFzWRVTTwIlPsOwRh75zQNrPxwLhEKqZ4gADpfP9AbAoWMandlVCHohz4pGTVPSItOi4gDFV9Fq7XxxNTalhCwQsiWRjq8TVnlLdq9_WI9ayJjzQpsan_uHIWCRiFYEdfWM/w400-h285/Chilly%20Willie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>After closing out last year with a trade that netted me nineteen new 1962 Canadian Post's, I foolishly thought that this year might be the year that I'd make some serious progress on that set. Silly me! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Turns out that I couldn't have been more wrong if I tried. I started the year with 20 cards for the set, and I'm ending it with 21. That's right, despite my best attempts, I've managed to add all of one card to the set this year. Willie Davis here is that lone addition. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1962 was Willie's third season in the bigs (second full-time), and he ended up setting what would be career bests in runs (103) and home runs (21) for a Dodgers team that won 102 games; but still finished one game back in the N.L.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was a pretty disappointing year as far as this set was concerned, but thanks to Sportlots seller <a href="https://sportlots.com/dealers/">champion</a> and the very reasonable price that he attached to this card, I didn't have to finish the year by laying an egg.<br /></div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-45533306888367595472023-12-12T08:01:00.000-08:002023-12-12T08:13:55.808-08:00White Envelope Wonders<div>I don't think that younger me would've ever been able to grasp the idea of collecting a set that I knew from the get-go could never be finished. Of course, younger me never collected anything from before my time. And even though the average collector didn't know how many were actually being produced at the time, cards of the late 80's and early 90's were always readily available in pack/box form, and therefor one never got the sense that any of the sets couldn't be completed. In fact, as the years progressed, sets from that era continued to feel easier and easier to complete. Heck, by the late 90's, five bucks would buy you a box of just about any product from ten years before, and said box would almost always produce a complete set. I could be misremembering, but even as a kid who didn't collect non-current cards, sets from ten years prior to my existence, or even ten years prior to the start of my collecting, never felt as easy to complete; though they never felt impossible to complete either.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These days on the other hand, unless one is flush with oodles of extra cash, many, many, sets (new and old) feel like they are near impossible to ever complete. And, unfortunately for older me, I seem to be continually drawn to such sets, especially those of the vintage variety (some of which you've seen for the last couple of Sunday's).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwb2jPA3iuxlLRW52bdzcQHdkFKd83oU_Qzg4M74i2mq7OKWdmefVEXZwLJmzimIrK_sibHW6TIVWEjZKC7CM0eSKSoUX7unL8x55c_s_o9s9486HzB6sBr0BXqba55Jml_Q9Siecm85S-H7MHtC42yHXUtck94PQaI4Ik6VhBRcW8iOXaE4a7HRFRfI/s640/Jeff%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="640" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwb2jPA3iuxlLRW52bdzcQHdkFKd83oU_Qzg4M74i2mq7OKWdmefVEXZwLJmzimIrK_sibHW6TIVWEjZKC7CM0eSKSoUX7unL8x55c_s_o9s9486HzB6sBr0BXqba55Jml_Q9Siecm85S-H7MHtC42yHXUtck94PQaI4Ik6VhBRcW8iOXaE4a7HRFRfI/w400-h276/Jeff%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The 1955 Bowman baseball set is perfect example. I really like it, and have in theory begun to collect it, but I waited much too long to start; and as such, know that there's zero chance of me ever completing it. And yet, I'll still go through the motions, acquiring cards where I can. It's kind of annoying to think that I may've had a chance to complete it had I started fifteen years or so ago when I came back to cards, but not now. The boom is supposedly easing on modern cards, but I don't think I'll live long enough to see the bigger names from a set like this coming back down to Earth. People's desire to pay someone else to attach an arbitrary number to their cards has grown too much for reasonable prices to return on things like this anytime soon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think that as of this writing, my 1955 Bowman "set build" is made up of about 12 cards, more than half of which were once owned by noted <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Divorcees-Barmaids-Cranks-Valley-Baseball-ebook/dp/B01BTM58B8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1702328242&sr=1-1">author</a>, and resident knower of all things 1955 Bowman, Jeff, from <a href="https://waxpackwonders.blogspot.com/">Wax Pack Wonders</a> -- including this one, which he was kind enough to send earlier this year.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'd be lying if I said I had been familiar with Joe Paparella prior to getting this card. Aside from a couple of NBA referees back in the 90's, I've never been one to notice or pay much attention to sports officials. Apparently Joe spent the entirety of his 20-year career in the American League. It's interesting to me that the back of this card notes that he was purchased from the American Association (that was AA ball) in 1945. Not hired, purchased. It makes it sound like umpires were indentured at the time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was my first ump card from the set, which was kind of neat, that's only part of the set that I remembered for a long time. I think I read an article in a price guide when I was younger, and the umpires were the only aspect of it that stuck with me. The card itself was slightly trimmed along the bottom edge at some point, which I would've avoided had I been purchasing it, but as a hand-me-down from a set like this, I won't complain.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPFr5COJZTZWteW8MwtvH1D2bTZeYUVswd9wB5cR4bzrzOlQNZN51DybTQkso6G4esOmau87xfQuDLA5HCsfdG4iBwHNBSUhyphenhyphenrm4E9Qp-n7eKGAVeQb_hEmKUxO4tK19zY2evGBcy7ENDzzGDvp66_bhIgtQ6WYWxo1mc4yhw5DXI34oedQH3oITILqQ/s1133/Jeff%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="824" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPFr5COJZTZWteW8MwtvH1D2bTZeYUVswd9wB5cR4bzrzOlQNZN51DybTQkso6G4esOmau87xfQuDLA5HCsfdG4iBwHNBSUhyphenhyphenrm4E9Qp-n7eKGAVeQb_hEmKUxO4tK19zY2evGBcy7ENDzzGDvp66_bhIgtQ6WYWxo1mc4yhw5DXI34oedQH3oITILqQ/w291-h400/Jeff%202.jpg" width="291" /></a></div>I'm probably biased, but I feel like card bloggers are in a league of their own when it comes to sending PWE's, especially when speaking in terms of variety. I mean aside from being the same sport, these last two cards could not be more different from each other. Flair was a brand that was way out of my price range back when it was new, and I didn't own any until they started appearing in TRU repacks. Generally, I do like the various designs for them though. I also like their slight chunkiness. They've got beef, but not so much that you can't put them in a page.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't add as many Bo's to the collection as I should've (or would've liked to) this year. I think that this was one of the better one's though.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1mzyDP5dDBRz7gVc6jcf4-_fwwUQ26y2FEo2lDMYmWPCR78lQeLgX07Yx4ImhLiBPTzzsmScVMI31LtAblOZoxAhbFNyWmQnnSNRhyphenhyphenVa0Bc6FBXyr4-awzIxIz-yPgMRbszmDR3MwHiEaOyuRJyHP7MDgaF8mavJnL713HhuUkWbwy1jqiY-1Fsa3wE/s1120/Jeff%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="842" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1mzyDP5dDBRz7gVc6jcf4-_fwwUQ26y2FEo2lDMYmWPCR78lQeLgX07Yx4ImhLiBPTzzsmScVMI31LtAblOZoxAhbFNyWmQnnSNRhyphenhyphenVa0Bc6FBXyr4-awzIxIz-yPgMRbszmDR3MwHiEaOyuRJyHP7MDgaF8mavJnL713HhuUkWbwy1jqiY-1Fsa3wE/w301-h400/Jeff%203.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jeff seems to have the inside track on cards from this set as well. He already provided the Bo I needed from it last year, and then this year he provided this nifty Edgar, which had been a Top 10 want of mine. I watched a good portion of Edgar's career growing up, and have been a fan of his (as an athlete and a person) for decades now. This is a set that I wish I would've collected back when it was new. If I had, I might've actually tried to collect the silver and gold parallels too. It would've looked really good having three rainbows per page. And I hadn't noticed it until just now, but with the foil muted by the scan, the 'Special Edition' box where it is makes it look like Edgar's swinging an axe. Talk about slicing the ball!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This envelope did contain a fourth card, but it was another one for the Beavers collection, and therefor, will, hopefully, be appearing on that blog at some later date. There was other thing of note in here, and even though I don't think that was meant to be anything more than a packaging material, I was still enamoured by it enough to throw it on the old scanner...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohsGpkapaOInNOgT1jGe50af-1GiREA2A0oE8Z2dQJY6euCDOgRFgk7yOFsEtWZzYlrR5GLR4A5PvJmTvXla_t1aC0kKdnQ3GldBvorUqWYHtPSGb7zWyO3QknIVIJmvNU0o3XpxLfw-lSjqx0L3praa2XFl_-7I94weXLXA6NU8Oejuzl-gso4HSG2E/s1243/Jeff%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="880" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohsGpkapaOInNOgT1jGe50af-1GiREA2A0oE8Z2dQJY6euCDOgRFgk7yOFsEtWZzYlrR5GLR4A5PvJmTvXla_t1aC0kKdnQ3GldBvorUqWYHtPSGb7zWyO3QknIVIJmvNU0o3XpxLfw-lSjqx0L3praa2XFl_-7I94weXLXA6NU8Oejuzl-gso4HSG2E/w284-h400/Jeff%204.jpg" width="284" /></a></div>Joe Paparella arrived in this sleeve (it's clear by the way, not black). Most folks who have collected during the internet age are familiar with Dean's Cards, at least in passing. I for one however, had never heard or seen anyone say that they had actually purchased something from Dean. I've been his site a few times, and remember when he used to list on COMC, but have never come across anything of his that I thought was affordable. Hopefully Jeff won't think that I'm "outing" him here, I just really thought that this sleeve was kind of neat... and did keep it. To me, it was almost as good as a fifth card.<br /><div><br /></div><div>It's been long enough now that I can remember if there was any impetus behind this envelope, or if it was just because Jeff is good people and likes to send folks cards when he can. Either way though, I'm grateful. The four cards were dispersed amongst four different collections. That's the sort of envelope I like. And if that wasn't enough, I also got an interesting penny sleeve for my non-existent penny sleeve collection 😏.</div></div></div></div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-84959196989938188702023-12-10T09:06:00.000-08:002023-12-11T07:53:46.936-08:00A Post post (Part 2)<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMWYNfxX4Tg42UtAK8_UHc70KeGFiYWlNwTgDA5Wf0Lzk2XC7v91hyphenhyphenmBtY6VYARct8GqdB4ENM5jHo1zsOdVVAR68pYjmSgGAFDk8inDsMmYG53qX3DD2ycz47cTCoGH2gFAvQi06RVXMUQ81IcLKLAvf5F_SQ51R4WvP0TpVLPfeMifTJKnHD8zc9uk/s1097/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1097" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMWYNfxX4Tg42UtAK8_UHc70KeGFiYWlNwTgDA5Wf0Lzk2XC7v91hyphenhyphenmBtY6VYARct8GqdB4ENM5jHo1zsOdVVAR68pYjmSgGAFDk8inDsMmYG53qX3DD2ycz47cTCoGH2gFAvQi06RVXMUQ81IcLKLAvf5F_SQ51R4WvP0TpVLPfeMifTJKnHD8zc9uk/w400-h289/15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't know if it's because they were the last year that Post did them (in this form), or if just less quantities were produced, but it seems like the 1963 Post set is a lot less prevalent than those from the previous two years. No matter what the reason is though, prices are definitely higher on 63's than they are for it's previous predecessors.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't been to a show now in a few years, but going by online prices, '63 commons are usually at least double the price of those from '61 and '62. Some of the bigger names are the same, if not more. And of course, then there's the short prints, which I'm not far enough along with my set build to be looking for yet; but I would imagine that they're are gonna be up there in there in price too. I'll concern myself with those later though, for now I'm more than content to keep picking up cheap commons where I can.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not being very far along with the set, I've had some decent luck as of late with said cheap commons (and one cheap HOFer as well), so following up last Sunday's post, here's what I've been able to add to my '63 set since October (not counting the three that are currently sitting in my COMC account)...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFI2Fjhj8W8Fhikh9RnObxXyO_6gbP3N76mAC7l8Rgeq-3NuGs0yY8RQq3_vrUPGWy1_Dhmeg8gPznkaPVlp4JCjN8WTltgEU_ul1O04MFju3iWE0kpKizLEaEGwkrGPhiC4DFxW5qotzoZOYalws1fBbYIIn6P4FCKkCaAUiXX6nT8oZu65k4MHgYZA/s1086/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1086" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFI2Fjhj8W8Fhikh9RnObxXyO_6gbP3N76mAC7l8Rgeq-3NuGs0yY8RQq3_vrUPGWy1_Dhmeg8gPznkaPVlp4JCjN8WTltgEU_ul1O04MFju3iWE0kpKizLEaEGwkrGPhiC4DFxW5qotzoZOYalws1fBbYIIn6P4FCKkCaAUiXX6nT8oZu65k4MHgYZA/w400-h284/16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>I don't know the reasoning behind the change, but it's a bit interesting to me that Post led off the '61 and '62 sets with the Yankees, then switched it up for 1963 by giving Minnesota the nod (bumping the Yankees to second).</div><div><br /></div><div>After a strong showing in '62, Jim struggled a bit in '63, finishing the season at 10-10. He'd bounce back the following year though with a 17-11 record. In fact, the next couple of years were really good for him, as he wouldn't end up having a losing record until the 1971 season.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofqottwKba9Ahs_gZO6C7j-8Zi8BsUjs30rnaviAvvQC-iFyoaqPCVOCefKQQRFxehzSBTByqeM8LAHFaty7TgWBsxNqR2x8YrQaCS66ESXt2p5m4obohA97TeftaOpq45t39SrFnIkSqztl5OxF_lgXNR1ed9KRKPp_nvLYhux9hLI6m691RSA93cs8/s1072/17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1072" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofqottwKba9Ahs_gZO6C7j-8Zi8BsUjs30rnaviAvvQC-iFyoaqPCVOCefKQQRFxehzSBTByqeM8LAHFaty7TgWBsxNqR2x8YrQaCS66ESXt2p5m4obohA97TeftaOpq45t39SrFnIkSqztl5OxF_lgXNR1ed9KRKPp_nvLYhux9hLI6m691RSA93cs8/w400-h295/17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>I wonder when was the last time that someone named their child "Cloyd"? Seems like that should've been considered a form of child abuse.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWETlpKDbwfhInTj8uMUfwGKvH9vhzSHIy-0FvNq2k-h1dx8n9Tlelmrd5pWispsjzmzWdsfe9b7mlkDJcW16JBgMz_KAKWoqkOp963I8VyXJmLsugw1UuwXi1ypvYvVbqp0GFrgjcgzABGqkqgfDDdqtwnMB9t08AE73bIWxfjnNzeNy_64BDYzlAy4/s1083/18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1083" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWETlpKDbwfhInTj8uMUfwGKvH9vhzSHIy-0FvNq2k-h1dx8n9Tlelmrd5pWispsjzmzWdsfe9b7mlkDJcW16JBgMz_KAKWoqkOp963I8VyXJmLsugw1UuwXi1ypvYvVbqp0GFrgjcgzABGqkqgfDDdqtwnMB9t08AE73bIWxfjnNzeNy_64BDYzlAy4/w400-h288/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Tom finished 11th in the A.L. MVP voting for 1963. Looking at some of the numbers for the guys behind him, I think 11th was awfully generous by the voters. Yankees bump?<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOFXxFyuEPJDHjt7R5JfuwDbfHPS3yQlmey0wC_K_G94iCm2tgs5BncbQxeU7aSxWRKoGbroazv55tC-BMqVLqCpRvt9y0dxUdcc4yPpuNRs2ER-s6JDEHGJQjnCyhyphenhyphenuGc9I82dalzq8VJpfw8nn5i3A4P1ZbdE9Yua4iiWYK_JsrI8EnaCWfvYPFC48/s1110/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1110" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOFXxFyuEPJDHjt7R5JfuwDbfHPS3yQlmey0wC_K_G94iCm2tgs5BncbQxeU7aSxWRKoGbroazv55tC-BMqVLqCpRvt9y0dxUdcc4yPpuNRs2ER-s6JDEHGJQjnCyhyphenhyphenuGc9I82dalzq8VJpfw8nn5i3A4P1ZbdE9Yua4iiWYK_JsrI8EnaCWfvYPFC48/w400-h288/19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>As was the case with the Dick Groat in last weeks post, it was very difficult for me not to add this one to my Frank Lary collection.</div><div><br /></div><div>Frank was very much on the downward trend by '63. So much so that the Yankees even got the better of their arch-nemesis by going 2-0 against him.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_lMwhi9sl1gfQupCzd4r8eFwfGkuX67WCGr0D_LZNIZVh2w72wn-1PL5Ba9jP9XxhsWdlYTdfOBMjp6t64Vta0MCCTtFc5fhWwovI9QVuW5WeOTZiiM4MtBoLui5cE__yg74CRuDHbeWdCUbweSfOMI3xGE53VNEJtb4rcjAHaeE5ONC9vt4ElP2Wi0/s1097/20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1097" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_lMwhi9sl1gfQupCzd4r8eFwfGkuX67WCGr0D_LZNIZVh2w72wn-1PL5Ba9jP9XxhsWdlYTdfOBMjp6t64Vta0MCCTtFc5fhWwovI9QVuW5WeOTZiiM4MtBoLui5cE__yg74CRuDHbeWdCUbweSfOMI3xGE53VNEJtb4rcjAHaeE5ONC9vt4ElP2Wi0/w400-h289/20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>One can't help but wonder how much different Jim's career would've been had he not been stuck in the Dodgers farm system for as long as he was. In a different reality he may've spent a better part of the 50's chasing home run titles with the likes of Willie Mays and Duke Snider.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezNAHx0vVKcdGmQVrYna2DVrCLOx7ZtJ73uMqwX8RYJEHjlHAjdJDFjGk6SHXSj7IlxTEfoK88UnjWeHrCieOsifbF3llTlBfWtbqX2unckZD6dYBCRDktluojuGbwEDhI6iBHr5Y8vvL0mLir6ptABKXAkgcwDnKHd7l-ArwNlpp4CjOPVGIY2irzEg/s1092/21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1092" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezNAHx0vVKcdGmQVrYna2DVrCLOx7ZtJ73uMqwX8RYJEHjlHAjdJDFjGk6SHXSj7IlxTEfoK88UnjWeHrCieOsifbF3llTlBfWtbqX2unckZD6dYBCRDktluojuGbwEDhI6iBHr5Y8vvL0mLir6ptABKXAkgcwDnKHd7l-ArwNlpp4CjOPVGIY2irzEg/w400-h285/21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Speaking of guys whose careers were impacted by later starts in the majors. I have no doubt that Ed's name would be more familiar (to casual fans) had he been called up sooner.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2Jt59UGN-S1CLwB4GstZ5LG6nSzkoZsgHj23-xMR4IuNmcwJubyUshpinYLP6_f2MPmucSv4xR8TsLWHqeBhe56nj2_R108UcnO5r4mNAhBO1u_Fryqtu01fwRtFaom6-b0Kag00kAaP8cJGrVO6ODNp5p4dXK23rqOkc1kU59JBwYI1TcLD9As6K5Y/s1097/22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="1097" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2Jt59UGN-S1CLwB4GstZ5LG6nSzkoZsgHj23-xMR4IuNmcwJubyUshpinYLP6_f2MPmucSv4xR8TsLWHqeBhe56nj2_R108UcnO5r4mNAhBO1u_Fryqtu01fwRtFaom6-b0Kag00kAaP8cJGrVO6ODNp5p4dXK23rqOkc1kU59JBwYI1TcLD9As6K5Y/w400-h300/22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>I thought prior to this post that 61's scanned the worst (for me), but after this many cards in, I stand corrected, 63's scan much worse. Look what's been done to my nice Bob Friend!</div><div><br /></div><div>1963 was Bob's last winning season (17-16) in the bigs, or anywhere else for that matter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_Cq4pJm48IEuuIf-Vd2LuGI27Vl0XeBcnIGuJEjqIYpyG_kLkjUnkeO8sxjtWzCinzzJ9L3rxSINqA7rMeXqekWujcBQsTAr2SBmCo9Q1PfaCRrZMjn01c6gkEihl6OV_zoXTUojPA9_YPuJqqAYxwnbH3UnB3cRMQPpwWeULSPpdcdyt8lSPbpAhqY/s1088/23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1088" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_Cq4pJm48IEuuIf-Vd2LuGI27Vl0XeBcnIGuJEjqIYpyG_kLkjUnkeO8sxjtWzCinzzJ9L3rxSINqA7rMeXqekWujcBQsTAr2SBmCo9Q1PfaCRrZMjn01c6gkEihl6OV_zoXTUojPA9_YPuJqqAYxwnbH3UnB3cRMQPpwWeULSPpdcdyt8lSPbpAhqY/w400-h289/23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>I have a small favor to ask... it's been bugging the shit out of me, but I swear that Carl looks like someone else in this photo, or someone else looks like Carl in this photo; but I can't think of who! Does anyone else see it? If so, please put me out of my misery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SGps_3sMKFhbJnD0ieyyFwjffJUEzS_yDCR-E5cx0DDi8M0Fe7mlJxnwnYoY4e3M6knlUdEOgaT46Ql25e1KLU8Es983GPFwzzvhHcXc2qdSU181oFOwhqaDsFAbo0t1Rq-x8VKlIOCMrZhvirwxz99BuEdIyXZlGo1M-3EcOatgPtzfZ_RSjoLBOSQ/s1094/24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1094" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SGps_3sMKFhbJnD0ieyyFwjffJUEzS_yDCR-E5cx0DDi8M0Fe7mlJxnwnYoY4e3M6knlUdEOgaT46Ql25e1KLU8Es983GPFwzzvhHcXc2qdSU181oFOwhqaDsFAbo0t1Rq-x8VKlIOCMrZhvirwxz99BuEdIyXZlGo1M-3EcOatgPtzfZ_RSjoLBOSQ/w400-h288/24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Roger led the majors in losses in both '62 (24) and '63 (22). Not a category that one wants to lead in. </div><div><br /></div><div>And I don't know if it's just me, but getting the first and last numbers from a vintage set always feels like a minor accomplishment. I don't have #1 (Vic Power) yet, but at least I now have #200.</div><div><br /></div><div>I suspect that this '63 set is gonna be a slow build. As of this typing, I'm sitting at a very unimpressive 22/200. I am doing a bit better on my '61 (70/200), and '62 (73/200) builds though. I keep thinking that I should be further along on those two, and by that I mean it feels like I've got some more around somewhere, but I've gone through all of my player collections twice in the last year or so, and there's no more Post's hiding anywhere. Must just be a weird mental thing. That not withstanding, I've been getting a lot of enjoyment from these sets the last couple of months, and feel that they're very responsible for my recently renewed card interest; which truth be told, had been lagging something fierce.</div></div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-27373496687244714962023-12-03T09:30:00.000-08:002023-12-04T04:54:08.351-08:00A Post post (Part 1)<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_X9nmFoYlqVYyFfWVcq_EfWbUjrSYx9q80lMlqkV-EewhppZGEiD3qQIZmn_QOYD5favZ9YPUObYWraFniOHPMKNLDe7mgMdd7OtObuYw1VOfL7ZBj1GH9VM6h1wFudqD2tbsc8l2ore9OX9EoozWink9sIFygAzhyphenhyphen1p2ZVvSH93nTEoYrnkZMRJbgg/s1104/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1104" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_X9nmFoYlqVYyFfWVcq_EfWbUjrSYx9q80lMlqkV-EewhppZGEiD3qQIZmn_QOYD5favZ9YPUObYWraFniOHPMKNLDe7mgMdd7OtObuYw1VOfL7ZBj1GH9VM6h1wFudqD2tbsc8l2ore9OX9EoozWink9sIFygAzhyphenhyphen1p2ZVvSH93nTEoYrnkZMRJbgg/w400-h294/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>For someone whose generally as unfocused in all aspects of their life as I am, I've been surprisingly focused when it comes to card collecting the last few months.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think I'm past the days of being distracted by shiny objects, and aside from a handful of guys, player collecting hasn't been doing much for me, so I'm pretty much left with just sets to focus on. And that's what I've been doing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of my primary focuses has been on the '61-63 Post sets. I've acquire maybe 30 across the three sets since October, and while most of them have just been commons, they've all been new to me, and even more importantly; each one of them is one card closer to completing their respective sets.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not wanting to bombard folks with too many cards in one post (like I used to do), I thought I'd break the Post's into two posts, '61 and '62 today, and then, since there's more of them, give the 63's there own post next weekend.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi930sqDwKadzMHeERgKwY0XIU-IVa1t_hDnti1fMpFa07rPLbvlNAin05pUx0oIq7ykfdOqgaZ1DXlfxTishSMIVD5LFYCzwndp5Wc8JICnX4KOdfbePeolXbCivD4EYKOhqXQ9Xw-Gcvf8ylSC0CSe3Q9I2dAwQAEcNT1tG0lFj626XcaFYygQCq4Y8U/s1115/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1115" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi930sqDwKadzMHeERgKwY0XIU-IVa1t_hDnti1fMpFa07rPLbvlNAin05pUx0oIq7ykfdOqgaZ1DXlfxTishSMIVD5LFYCzwndp5Wc8JICnX4KOdfbePeolXbCivD4EYKOhqXQ9Xw-Gcvf8ylSC0CSe3Q9I2dAwQAEcNT1tG0lFj626XcaFYygQCq4Y8U/w400-h296/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Don Cardwell played on a lot of bad teams and more often than not, finished seasons with a losing record. In fact, all but three of his fourteen seasons were finished with a losing record. His first winning season would come in 1961 when he went 15-14 for a Cubs team that finished 64-90-2.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9klB9QngM57fQqnuTK7rBx_Lq-fQUfqp4M7Wkb__js0NzC50Fl2r4TxIv2CM3oz_6re7oemARlWX09T_qiFaoHX0N7fu9LlpbZ9KUsZcK4ieOZc-ELoqWH4zKnW0Cxxk6VHC8o7RI0L08mEi8hQURf-CsSvIuMQRZ9P9myd1NrbQzzOEnCI0QLk1NbE/s1131/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1131" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9klB9QngM57fQqnuTK7rBx_Lq-fQUfqp4M7Wkb__js0NzC50Fl2r4TxIv2CM3oz_6re7oemARlWX09T_qiFaoHX0N7fu9LlpbZ9KUsZcK4ieOZc-ELoqWH4zKnW0Cxxk6VHC8o7RI0L08mEi8hQURf-CsSvIuMQRZ9P9myd1NrbQzzOEnCI0QLk1NbE/w400-h294/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I generally strive for a bit better condition on my Post cards than this, but for less than two bucks I couldn't not get Saint Ron. Of course, one of the nicest things about Post cards is that they are one of the few types of cards that you can trim; and not be called all kinds of bad names my folks on the internet. And for the record, I did clean these edges up a bit before it went into the binder.<div><br /></div><div>I've got a few more 61's sitting in my COMC account, but it'll be a while before I get those. I've done a bit better with the 62's though...<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNu-m1ePj1gDerXQg2aaWnd3AFbaRGH7j4gst-aZ0t_4Gq4dkCFhdUlCOotiph1W2R7ekjohDXUgsC715cw1ujJ141-ohA4My3uH9yHzZ9ladkJwJzh41a9LZiQhyaDvConoVhQxUFUJqvVJldUvllVonUEY_Nrch1IL_LXbiry_biKVVOTbxxQiQnrOM/s1151/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1151" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNu-m1ePj1gDerXQg2aaWnd3AFbaRGH7j4gst-aZ0t_4Gq4dkCFhdUlCOotiph1W2R7ekjohDXUgsC715cw1ujJ141-ohA4My3uH9yHzZ9ladkJwJzh41a9LZiQhyaDvConoVhQxUFUJqvVJldUvllVonUEY_Nrch1IL_LXbiry_biKVVOTbxxQiQnrOM/w400-h295/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Usually overshadowed by brother Ken, Clete still had more than a respectable career; and one that most guys going into the pros would love to have. He also ended up with one more ring than his brother, though I'm sure playing for the Yankees played a bit of a part in that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlV7IuCBYLwHz__EplqZCmDIwdYtd6DKA4vxWnFtcgn7WxUc5zC-PHviEhUl9BZfH4vIX89Kc3thlxE_xmSvNQ2nB9asrF23Kcky6V2xVqwPVn2YwWUndF-SmGZKhnRMQnaDllV1CCmFR3WN6bRmPzZKBJLFmnVol0EDv4aXBV-HNqDbQn-lIQ32QswA/s1129/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1129" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlV7IuCBYLwHz__EplqZCmDIwdYtd6DKA4vxWnFtcgn7WxUc5zC-PHviEhUl9BZfH4vIX89Kc3thlxE_xmSvNQ2nB9asrF23Kcky6V2xVqwPVn2YwWUndF-SmGZKhnRMQnaDllV1CCmFR3WN6bRmPzZKBJLFmnVol0EDv4aXBV-HNqDbQn-lIQ32QswA/w400-h294/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>The good folks of Post wound up being a bit off with their prediction. Early finished the '62 season with a record of 7-15, which left him sitting at 299 wins. #300 would come the following season (his last). Between his gout and the mileage that he had incurred, those last two seasons sound like they were an absolute slog to get through. Of course, if he hadn't lost a few seasons to the war, he probably would've reached 300 a few years earlier, and most likely would've been retired before this set was released.</div><div><br /></div><div>This card isn't a short print, but does tend to sell for a bit more than your average card in the set. Don't ask me why though. It's not a HOF bump, because there are a number of those from the set that sell for less. And to my knowledge, there aren't a lot of rabid Early Wynn collectors out there. I guess if anyone knows what's what, I'd love to hear about it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaBNwPKU8wm2fh0M0m4Beoav8NfTZSgy1VMgbK4F5QQTKJnVw7xwk-hqKZmv5G4u3S4j0Y_QjDS4Y5Ob8beAIFq1BGdJUeXVcoI0QJK14pDPcaxauq1WXved8ZLqsfXOto-AYvxvLy4zDzMSdg1O6biyDxcHa8e9SFyt7ooD-yvNvm6C7K74k9yPHbHs/s1120/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1120" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaBNwPKU8wm2fh0M0m4Beoav8NfTZSgy1VMgbK4F5QQTKJnVw7xwk-hqKZmv5G4u3S4j0Y_QjDS4Y5Ob8beAIFq1BGdJUeXVcoI0QJK14pDPcaxauq1WXved8ZLqsfXOto-AYvxvLy4zDzMSdg1O6biyDxcHa8e9SFyt7ooD-yvNvm6C7K74k9yPHbHs/w400-h291/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>After a poor start to the '62 season, Willie was traded to Cleveland after just 11 games. He put up serviceable numbers with the Indians, but still started the next season in the minors. He got called back up but struggled mightily during limited playing time, and would be done in the majors by seasons end.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6F4qyMBixgZ047FZKOIWRCEiLvaQnEaS_nO-XoVJqPBwQElcCtHKOJ1BTCi5Y-YQQSiO_DqOeyELVVw6baxpS8NskZHIJNKvZ3Giifxoqpp5LeyZVKEb1MhpMeCiKI9AAGY8vQtks-9nhYUH4pdz9S_TuHeN2jqaKSytzWLlQacJmUheNiTjG1DtjL8/s1134/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1134" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6F4qyMBixgZ047FZKOIWRCEiLvaQnEaS_nO-XoVJqPBwQElcCtHKOJ1BTCi5Y-YQQSiO_DqOeyELVVw6baxpS8NskZHIJNKvZ3Giifxoqpp5LeyZVKEb1MhpMeCiKI9AAGY8vQtks-9nhYUH4pdz9S_TuHeN2jqaKSytzWLlQacJmUheNiTjG1DtjL8/w400-h291/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>1962 saw Albie set personal bests in games played (which naturally led to bests in plate appearances and at-bats), runs scored, doubles, and triples.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vxUVaummqQZPaga8EMHi1OFX6VLdTxSWnrNwev27AjzMEQSsgD06-v6i6eEPMVO8dc34iaVeMMFS2Oqnw7xAN4uWrEqBDm9BGMmhaBtHPFgilSJ5EvDV2GvuEOiaQyNYFUW4amiLl1PUyGSfWEpXPRGzmQxiS4qnPWzAaoalikALsEsT-M9mJOpZ2rE/s1123/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1123" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vxUVaummqQZPaga8EMHi1OFX6VLdTxSWnrNwev27AjzMEQSsgD06-v6i6eEPMVO8dc34iaVeMMFS2Oqnw7xAN4uWrEqBDm9BGMmhaBtHPFgilSJ5EvDV2GvuEOiaQyNYFUW4amiLl1PUyGSfWEpXPRGzmQxiS4qnPWzAaoalikALsEsT-M9mJOpZ2rE/w400-h305/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Harmon might just be the most common HOFer from this set, and is therefor often the cheapest. I probably could've held out for a nicer copy (I did clean this one up a bit though), but this one came in a small lot. I have no doubt a better one will probably be gotten in another lot (there's one in practically every '62 Post lot that ever shows up on eBay) at some point, and when it is, this one will be given away to whoever needs it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtpxyieTMOJOP0QHDjVqGMcjK3xFOtpLW_5EaPIKOhhLOsu12U7joEJiBThrm9s_jMyyvQIrgN8OJkObPg1USx3HpERLouFASpDZSJsB0qJKAuWoIXVQCQZStRJzzq_IzbBtQwMAAT_tEamkiRyidOwZ8HtL4O9Gx2YOGUj_rD6w1SY4epwHa-Mjh59Q/s1108/ebay%20post%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1108" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtpxyieTMOJOP0QHDjVqGMcjK3xFOtpLW_5EaPIKOhhLOsu12U7joEJiBThrm9s_jMyyvQIrgN8OJkObPg1USx3HpERLouFASpDZSJsB0qJKAuWoIXVQCQZStRJzzq_IzbBtQwMAAT_tEamkiRyidOwZ8HtL4O9Gx2YOGUj_rD6w1SY4epwHa-Mjh59Q/w400-h295/ebay%20post%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Joe is one of only 18 players to hit four home runs in a single game, which he did against Brooklyn in 1954. I tend not to have a great memory when it comes to watched sporting events, but I do vividly recall watching Mike Cameron accomplish this feat back in '02. Of course, that game was also memorable because Seattle scored ten runs in the first inning, with four of those runs being a pair of back-to-back home runs by Bret Boone and Mike Cameron.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm53Z9DvouBSNTWlNNUMj2w2cgg6GqlqBELpXWwyjqIthyphenhyphenIUQXMLYs_JZG4pBaud4vlLH91mlHd63OHAIcD8v0l6Xn3PzEBnT48bK9yw5My489cf-HBbKAYwDtbV_xbMALftxvB-UB6Rhcd7vm7qIvP5fmuoZjin5x8iKYLusYA0-7jBDL_hy3c_cuAws/s1116/ebay%20post%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1116" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm53Z9DvouBSNTWlNNUMj2w2cgg6GqlqBELpXWwyjqIthyphenhyphenIUQXMLYs_JZG4pBaud4vlLH91mlHd63OHAIcD8v0l6Xn3PzEBnT48bK9yw5My489cf-HBbKAYwDtbV_xbMALftxvB-UB6Rhcd7vm7qIvP5fmuoZjin5x8iKYLusYA0-7jBDL_hy3c_cuAws/w400-h304/ebay%20post%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It's nice to have the both of the Boyer boys out of the way, at least for '62. I've noticed a big push in recent years for Ken to make the HOF. Admittedly, I'm terrible at figuring out who should and who shouldn't be enshrined, but with that being said, I've looked at his numbers on multiple occasions and am not seeing what the pro-Ken crowd is. I do see a really good player, just not one whose career screams HOF.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVbNjN1JgfH2DNPdxRJ2JrgLe6zQJMpK9BiDfcW6zLjpSnMlVnb-D9OpjrEjST6FOgHuskSoiEf2gky3aj8xx-82_C8YzYjIOfT7bcdZQvayjB8t78hgsWaKpMv1PzjA0hV8p2V7SMhR1k0MHx1MG5Rv7CaqX9TSiz78mIuYXgz_58oDRb3Q9LHH7d0U/s1117/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1117" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVbNjN1JgfH2DNPdxRJ2JrgLe6zQJMpK9BiDfcW6zLjpSnMlVnb-D9OpjrEjST6FOgHuskSoiEf2gky3aj8xx-82_C8YzYjIOfT7bcdZQvayjB8t78hgsWaKpMv1PzjA0hV8p2V7SMhR1k0MHx1MG5Rv7CaqX9TSiz78mIuYXgz_58oDRb3Q9LHH7d0U/w400-h286/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Despite my recent focus on set collecting, there are occasions where it's very difficult not to add certain cards to player collections instead. This is one of those instances. It's not terribly expensive, so I can get another one at some point, but the temptation to add it to Dick's pages was very strong.</div><div><br /></div><div>I mentioned at the beginning of the post that I have some more Post's sitting in my COMC account, which were gotten during the recent Black Friday sales. I saw a number of a people lamenting online this year over the lack of deals during the sales, which is funny, I did quite well as far as finding things that I thought were good prices go. I'm not gonna try to bullshit anyone by saying that this years offerings were as good as they were ten years ago (those days are not coming back), but all-in-all I did pretty well. The lack of free shipping this year was kind of a letdown though. I was still gonna have my stuff shipped after the sales ended, but after thinking about it some, I figured I might as well wait until after the new year to do so. At least that way I'll be able to avoid the rush, and possibly be able to add a few more cheapies to the shipment in the meantime.</div></div></div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-15335860203776932382023-11-30T09:36:00.000-08:002023-11-30T19:32:35.410-08:00My first BAG<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0nUGxckoiYkzuZlZLuZT1KvfndlF8PF7_ky17sHXRUPKNItEWSD6oV9I05o-ZHEk82eDI7_qlFYFrgwdB70Zl-5Xidqcbzwgo9YkmeQ2u1RF6mfJoFGaf2JL-zF-RwB872_n4h4SSEjXPF9LXD-NIMYLBDehy3chZ7dBFAEHd7zjO5Z2y52DssLMELk/s1563/tom%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0nUGxckoiYkzuZlZLuZT1KvfndlF8PF7_ky17sHXRUPKNItEWSD6oV9I05o-ZHEk82eDI7_qlFYFrgwdB70Zl-5Xidqcbzwgo9YkmeQ2u1RF6mfJoFGaf2JL-zF-RwB872_n4h4SSEjXPF9LXD-NIMYLBDehy3chZ7dBFAEHd7zjO5Z2y52DssLMELk/w230-h400/tom%201.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>I removed all of my TCDB trade bait sometime around the beginning of January (and then gave away most of the newer stuff in a series of free stuff posts a few months later), so I was temporarily perplexed by an email I received a few weeks ago saying that someone had proposed a trade transaction. And of course those emails don't tell you what's what; you have to go login to the site to get the skinny.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Turns out that said proposed transaction came from our very own, Tom, he of the resurgent, <a href="https://angelsinorder.blogspot.com/">The Angels, In Order</a>. And what's more, it wasn't a trade proposal in the traditional sense, it was a blog appreciation gift, or BAG, as the kids might be calling it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm familiar with the RAK (random act of kindness), as I've been fortunate enough to receive a few over the years, but a blog appreciation gift is a new one to me. Are BAG's the new RAK's? If so, I'm all for it. 'Blog appreciation gift' sounds much more meaningful, or at least it does if you're a blogger on the receiving end of one. I suppose it wouldn't have the same effect if you weren't a blogger. See what you're missing non-bloggers. If BAG's are gonna become a thing, that'll be just another reason for everyone to ditch those lesser mediums (Twitter, YouTube, etc.) and start a blog :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, this BAG consisted of three cards, including the Bo Extra Bases, which is a card I just saw for the first time in one of Tom's recent posts. I'm mostly only interested in stuff from Bo's playing days, but I never bought any packs of Extra Bases, and I still haven't looked through all of his cards that I might want; so that's how I've apparently been able to go almost 30 years without seeing this particular card. Any other time, this card would be the star of the envelope, but the second card stole the show for me...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWbRls1XEwrbDl-O3Rek4-BgD-_oKaelKU79KpOsqN_jSlSYy4IvYBa0qGwhGwZXIwBYln4ENrHLeXZHbfaGcPu74LzO1kVlwQVT3xg54-GyHoIpsvYlfiaqKEu1Y9fwg26BkIJ-EvFe5JMfwBudQwNO_kqxDwkG3Ay7CRQmCOhe3q7K6IWLdJN3FxC4/s1162/tom%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="838" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWbRls1XEwrbDl-O3Rek4-BgD-_oKaelKU79KpOsqN_jSlSYy4IvYBa0qGwhGwZXIwBYln4ENrHLeXZHbfaGcPu74LzO1kVlwQVT3xg54-GyHoIpsvYlfiaqKEu1Y9fwg26BkIJ-EvFe5JMfwBudQwNO_kqxDwkG3Ay7CRQmCOhe3q7K6IWLdJN3FxC4/w289-h400/tom%202.jpg" width="289" /></a></div>John Anderson is one of my all-time favorite character actors. If you have a favorite television series from the 50's-80's, he probably appeared on an episode. He certainly appeared on a number of my favorite shows: <i>The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Project U.F.O., Night Gallery, </i>and <i>MacGyver</i>, to name a few. He also had bit parts in two of my favorite films, <i>Psycho</i> and <i>The Satan Bug</i>. The only two cards he ever got where he's this visible are both in Pacific's <i>Eight Men Out</i> set. I think I have both of them on my want list, as I need a couple for various themed pages/collections, the two primary of those being the <i>Perry Mason</i> and <i>Twilight Zone </i>collections. Which one will this particular card go in, I do not know yet.<div><br /></div><div>And I mentioned that this mailing consisted of three cards, but the third one is for my Portland Beavers collection, and since I don't like to double-dip, I'm gonna hold back on showing that one here and instead use it to dust off my <a href="https://portlandbeaversproject.blogspot.com/">Portland Beavers blog</a> (and start a new series) sometime within the next few weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks to Tom for the BAG. It was greatly appreciated!</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-80082966505232024852023-11-28T09:25:00.000-08:002023-11-28T09:25:53.014-08:00Bo: Then and Now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRU_JO8RRcMDQxGxYJaLc4twbYN-H6jRjWTKU7SuflD48Tfadh6-eKHYomKdXITbQB6tKIw4G8mV6rqF4nzpdRnCglvUMTfgFWwpY9oRjtbaSrot0HODeeYlWxC3N03ssmtHbVBXoPhVCD5bzIUpqWU6xZbVgNuC06dlY6UF54-kvoaCW-XYB-Ujz7Td8/s1101/4%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="793" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRU_JO8RRcMDQxGxYJaLc4twbYN-H6jRjWTKU7SuflD48Tfadh6-eKHYomKdXITbQB6tKIw4G8mV6rqF4nzpdRnCglvUMTfgFWwpY9oRjtbaSrot0HODeeYlWxC3N03ssmtHbVBXoPhVCD5bzIUpqWU6xZbVgNuC06dlY6UF54-kvoaCW-XYB-Ujz7Td8/w288-h400/4%20(2).jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's a trivial thing, I know, but still, I kind of envy other bloggers who've kept track of how many mailing they've received from other people. I suppose I might've done so had I A). Thought I'd ever be blogging for so long, and B). Thought anyone would ever actually send me anything. But I didn't, so I haven't.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Again though, it's hardly even worth mentioning, but it would be nice to have a list with some numbers that I could quote when posting about a mailing from someone; especially today's someone.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I may not have a list to tell me how many envelopes I've received over the years from, Bo, from <a href="http://borosny.blogspot.com/">Baseball Cards Come to Life!</a>, but if I did, he'd probably be at, or very near, the top of said list. Heck, I've even sent enough in return that his address is one of a few that I actually have memorized. As a quick aside, it's funny to think that when I was a kid, I could, and did, remember dozens of telephone numbers, as well as numerous physical addresses -- and today, I can't remember any phone numbers (or at least any that are more than three numbers), and have maybe four addresses in my mental rolodex; ironically all belonging to folks that I've never even met, or spoken to on the telephone. Odd times for sure. Anyway, back to Bo...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">He was kind enough to send an envelope earlier this year, which I still hadn't covered on here, and now just a few weeks ago another one arrived --which I guess was all the incentive I needed to finally give some public thanks. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMqJBOJOqG8kZSDpU53SaSvAyOJ-jaWujyVuQrzB9BV-ioTgd_Ji5CNZSHSEB19a4o4ENWXhnAwOFx4f_mtSqKwGSWW0v8N2bLJcncHmDNurWeZMKpbA7zIFY3DlkrI8KhDqfeJMmF4ODGg58kEtdKz8y9Gh915USgXRG2hZGIN6LZ_KuPqRi0FySY9Q/s1578/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1578" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMqJBOJOqG8kZSDpU53SaSvAyOJ-jaWujyVuQrzB9BV-ioTgd_Ji5CNZSHSEB19a4o4ENWXhnAwOFx4f_mtSqKwGSWW0v8N2bLJcncHmDNurWeZMKpbA7zIFY3DlkrI8KhDqfeJMmF4ODGg58kEtdKz8y9Gh915USgXRG2hZGIN6LZ_KuPqRi0FySY9Q/w640-h456/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Most of the cards from the oldest envelope were claimed from Bo's trade bait posts, including the Vida Blue/Gene Tenace rookie up top. And while I've never been, and never will be, "rookie card guy", I still appreciate being able to add that one to the Gene Tenace pages. I don't know if I'll ever be willing to splurge for the OPC version.</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the few exceptions to the above 'claims' statement, was these two. I really can't remember why Dick and Wes were in here, which I suppose is why I shouldn't be waiting so long to do these kind of posts. As the young radicals might say, I need to "do better". I do collect Dick Groat though, and rarely ever add any cards to that collection, so... any Dick is good Dick 🙈🙉🙊.</div><div><br /></div><div>As far Wes goes, I still don't know what to do with him. I'm sure that I'll figure out something at some point though.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMX9zA1zv-coISMZoQlPvvKumWSITMJMTKOzK4gmyJ0f7WSuG08alKws9E25l-9V7oDzPsd0MXxztrcdXTyRDjXfKZQPgw-AB7W49D7Ah8wMBIOCTxwnTZ9bjp5z_gosn_Eptg8HBIRga7Q97RrFnmz-zKprte3bGPh5UhEtLc9yDSBovWIdFK0pmQaE/s1663/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1663" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMX9zA1zv-coISMZoQlPvvKumWSITMJMTKOzK4gmyJ0f7WSuG08alKws9E25l-9V7oDzPsd0MXxztrcdXTyRDjXfKZQPgw-AB7W49D7Ah8wMBIOCTxwnTZ9bjp5z_gosn_Eptg8HBIRga7Q97RrFnmz-zKprte3bGPh5UhEtLc9yDSBovWIdFK0pmQaE/w640-h424/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>I believe that this was my third copy of Boog's '64, and while I hadn't planned on doing a page's worth of this particular card, it's awfully tempting for me to want to do so whenever I see a one whole row filled with any of the same card. The presentation of the League Leaders card is very interesting with Harmon looking directly into the camera, and Boog and Reggie looking in opposite directions below him. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVcn51hmrmQKtuFe5P8auT7EwELrLuQJ9Ue1y3JpFrL4UBbmCzDLttmZGxXT9Q8ffKebY1mFcr8zRUYCBKMDJQQaZEPzGKOMo45TEnVX4AGqNxknj3zYqspDqDYb_1KMLWeBSo1QsNP3J8u3y1hxhYIjRA34X84yj-5eHRT8Md1cMOOy1T5IF_jZFmN8/s2271/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="2271" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVcn51hmrmQKtuFe5P8auT7EwELrLuQJ9Ue1y3JpFrL4UBbmCzDLttmZGxXT9Q8ffKebY1mFcr8zRUYCBKMDJQQaZEPzGKOMo45TEnVX4AGqNxknj3zYqspDqDYb_1KMLWeBSo1QsNP3J8u3y1hxhYIjRA34X84yj-5eHRT8Md1cMOOy1T5IF_jZFmN8/w640-h302/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Catfish is another one of the early 70's A's guys that I collect for reasons that are still unknown to me. And even though I haven't put much effort into it lately, nor have I even tried to figure out how many more I need, I am still attempting to collect all of the action cards from the '71 set. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTvH-djPZB6Npvupdvcd6LmdEvgapma9cVBOtb7Uzc8MSkkBqDeBHylSDlHCYDo6l_VHCYyoUepXLiZC20T8PzSkWIGmcoGsUy5G-a8sEBhXRQg-7xE_uKfnXG0dUAQ-aIHy1ati3PxAjCxZn1y4NK5Tc0y2ME64HQPRnWbntXqp3UCP6aPhvHl2i2Us/s1156/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTvH-djPZB6Npvupdvcd6LmdEvgapma9cVBOtb7Uzc8MSkkBqDeBHylSDlHCYDo6l_VHCYyoUepXLiZC20T8PzSkWIGmcoGsUy5G-a8sEBhXRQg-7xE_uKfnXG0dUAQ-aIHy1ati3PxAjCxZn1y4NK5Tc0y2ME64HQPRnWbntXqp3UCP6aPhvHl2i2Us/w280-h400/5.jpg" width="280" /></a></div>There's a part of me that wants to collect all of the late 80's/early 90's magazine cards. There's also a part of me that wants to add Gregg Jefferies to my list of player collections. Thankfully, I've been able to resist both wants... so far!<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZAutrHxh287aBdNT1X0zrhVysNimjfeg6qEL9WUyVbUhqdf6V01Qg6TVSc_8Zufd6Afnvt2tBc4trPYVb93_hyphenhyphen1o5BOuLTOJNkHcw_oZaKzzQyoU91FBOwx02tbG7WTM7_M6e_3Q_ytpdGv36KLRHg0Uh6yNyoym2VlnYaTkeP-6IMc_mLb4Xaj0fCA/s2263/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="2263" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZAutrHxh287aBdNT1X0zrhVysNimjfeg6qEL9WUyVbUhqdf6V01Qg6TVSc_8Zufd6Afnvt2tBc4trPYVb93_hyphenhyphen1o5BOuLTOJNkHcw_oZaKzzQyoU91FBOwx02tbG7WTM7_M6e_3Q_ytpdGv36KLRHg0Uh6yNyoym2VlnYaTkeP-6IMc_mLb4Xaj0fCA/w640-h300/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We never ate a lot of frozen pizza's when I was growing up, and on the rare occasion that we did, it was usually Tony's. I do remember when this set came out though, but I didn't like Tombstone enough to try to get my mom to get one so that I could get any of the cards. It is nice looking design though, despite the lack of logos.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-Ix7mjY1twlgHLCA4Vr5SsuIGZ6N0wnfX1YOlU4ITjXp5uqglpnK9cmS8nkWv9RZDiuAX4zcmO3p4deYrx85BCKBrfR_uw2_aEDa4eEG4l4TA42FtV2oI6VbMtJ2GtSm9h3_BF8nZ9G9JLkbbxVGWCaBapiAyetpzHwNHWaQ1FHuRwvKDHb7NPCRw0Q/s1062/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-Ix7mjY1twlgHLCA4Vr5SsuIGZ6N0wnfX1YOlU4ITjXp5uqglpnK9cmS8nkWv9RZDiuAX4zcmO3p4deYrx85BCKBrfR_uw2_aEDa4eEG4l4TA42FtV2oI6VbMtJ2GtSm9h3_BF8nZ9G9JLkbbxVGWCaBapiAyetpzHwNHWaQ1FHuRwvKDHb7NPCRw0Q/w283-h400/6.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div>I do collect Jamie, but I don't really want every single card of his right now, and I never remember to look for any of his more interesting cards; which leaves me with not much of a collection. I'm pretty sure that this one was just a tossed in extra, and it was much appreciated!</div><div><br /></div><div>That takes care of the old envelope.</div><div><br /></div><div>I knew that Bo had a few cards set aside for me, but didn't think he'd mail the two that I knew about, so I was a tad curious to find out what would be padding out this newest unexpected envelope...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnwRUmgNG6itp45IeXS5MucLkcsN53_LVKqPbz2JARWQG7D-H0-WTptlQeOIftDzNw178sn1fiNwIGxPi2kZSi-o0tq3bRCitg-HEbgMaPhRWfHVe2NZy3kn8Mu2xKQl9ck358d4RS48yQWftHSQFK5_bv5HqCkwItrIHpbOBP3m3gWWRK6x5rzbiHH8/s1107/bo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="1107" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnwRUmgNG6itp45IeXS5MucLkcsN53_LVKqPbz2JARWQG7D-H0-WTptlQeOIftDzNw178sn1fiNwIGxPi2kZSi-o0tq3bRCitg-HEbgMaPhRWfHVe2NZy3kn8Mu2xKQl9ck358d4RS48yQWftHSQFK5_bv5HqCkwItrIHpbOBP3m3gWWRK6x5rzbiHH8/w400-h297/bo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bo sent me an email a few weeks ago to let me know that he had a few extra Posts available. Leo here ended up being my only need (at least in the condition that I'm striving for with my Posts). I could've swore that I already had this one, but after checking my list, and double-checking in their binder, it turned out that I didn't. I guess I had just seen it enough times online that I thought that I already gotten it. I've been focusing on my Jell-O and Post sets quite a bit lately (you'll be hearing about this in the very near future), so it was really nice to be able to mark another '62 off of the list.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnTpFmLjVbc70fHovldgfWIze9O-f8a8S05U5YdpYk_yM320EBpUOJHAQZnmP5lkirU9UUMa4nlJZZAlsSSUiph7sEC_o79Z-aIzvGKulR7oXEnGOhliJUbiqxJoBoJod6draxXeUBxSRiSZM18tOhxT4wfhgvC1O9tljD3nu5DuDt3fkgh3gLXAlz1Q/s1132/bo%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="815" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnTpFmLjVbc70fHovldgfWIze9O-f8a8S05U5YdpYk_yM320EBpUOJHAQZnmP5lkirU9UUMa4nlJZZAlsSSUiph7sEC_o79Z-aIzvGKulR7oXEnGOhliJUbiqxJoBoJod6draxXeUBxSRiSZM18tOhxT4wfhgvC1O9tljD3nu5DuDt3fkgh3gLXAlz1Q/w288-h400/bo%202.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div>I'm really surprised that there weren't more takers on Bo's recent OPC trade bait post. People are always goin' on about OPC this and OPC that, but when someone comes along and offers up a bunch of 70's OPC for trade, it's radio silence. Were I working on any of those sets, or even a team collector, I would've been all over those extras -- as it stands though, Gene was the only card suited to my interests. It probably won't happen very often, but this an instance where I was able to get the OPC version before the Topps.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCWRvtKiSeaiM6VdPupqOJSyOrtxOh1X4SCnkBWFwpRWgthS3M3onbYRyo-lL-keZm0_wpaYIATGHClqnBLdVJmDXCUJj7kim4gqpK8vSN-v_do3MOo95Vfsj7nagRbpR6BOcywA9e4Eup1-wjvi5GwfB1zoG3mDKvF-Z1lOoeGIg1S9dLJmd2JBWVII/s1129/bo%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="835" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCWRvtKiSeaiM6VdPupqOJSyOrtxOh1X4SCnkBWFwpRWgthS3M3onbYRyo-lL-keZm0_wpaYIATGHClqnBLdVJmDXCUJj7kim4gqpK8vSN-v_do3MOo95Vfsj7nagRbpR6BOcywA9e4Eup1-wjvi5GwfB1zoG3mDKvF-Z1lOoeGIg1S9dLJmd2JBWVII/w296-h400/bo%203.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div>1991 Upper Deck might be the best football set, photo-wise, ever. And I'm probably wrong, but it also feels like it was the last football set to have multiple shots of blood spattered/smeared jerseys. I'm guessing that this wasn't Dennis' blood, and judging by those eyes, he was looking to shed some more. </div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't think I needed this card, and I see that my list on TCDB says that I already have one, and was apparently wanting another? I haven't gotten into the Reggie Roby/Dennis Smith binder yet, so I either wanted an upgrade, or something went awry when I was making that list. If it turns out that I didn't need an upgrade, it won't be the end of the world, as there's certainly worse cards to have two copies of.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiVbPVthBT0kpFDdfqYa2TXlH3tQH-o1Eo915Q5BCcFZLtVxsIYUmaH85bsq7cLxT1WGqeq6NSFscj8uiF21WbsyVsplyQ_2gdg5_Qbbkvsb8sgpn6YJc1Yc_V9Ms8CAxaYsnD0znd5ZcZl9Si0Cx1fP2-OEYTrmwd9lizlKA60cBmzzcb9jn25yF_U8/s1154/bo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1154" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiVbPVthBT0kpFDdfqYa2TXlH3tQH-o1Eo915Q5BCcFZLtVxsIYUmaH85bsq7cLxT1WGqeq6NSFscj8uiF21WbsyVsplyQ_2gdg5_Qbbkvsb8sgpn6YJc1Yc_V9Ms8CAxaYsnD0znd5ZcZl9Si0Cx1fP2-OEYTrmwd9lizlKA60cBmzzcb9jn25yF_U8/w400-h299/bo%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The next three cards were very unexpected, especially coming from Bo. He obviously took a few minutes to look at my TCDB want list too, which was nice of him to do. I had (or still have, I think I forgot to go mark these off) four cards from the Pacific <i>Lucy </i>set on there, including this one, which just so happens to be Aaron Spelling's only real card. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFUIV8AZ5nfnxKIl_Dnrrlr6GyCBayoHom2GnD0UXjtew8dcGcZ9aRBBiBrgZryQ2AIUIUqY7Nq74RZ215vH6xTWQnRrhzWEbgsd47uatdf8OC1QaACwSWpBgtfFH_6OrsiGx-RVCflxFH8CVwSUciqtCSdakl6xEqi2LF2KdbgAB9GfjbgzpUs-HYOs/s1654/bo%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="1654" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFUIV8AZ5nfnxKIl_Dnrrlr6GyCBayoHom2GnD0UXjtew8dcGcZ9aRBBiBrgZryQ2AIUIUqY7Nq74RZ215vH6xTWQnRrhzWEbgsd47uatdf8OC1QaACwSWpBgtfFH_6OrsiGx-RVCflxFH8CVwSUciqtCSdakl6xEqi2LF2KdbgAB9GfjbgzpUs-HYOs/w640-h464/bo%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Most of the time when I add cards like these to my want list, it's because I want them for a themed page, and often times, said cards are the only examples for certain people, in this case; Bob Jellison and Elizabeth Patterson respectively. Unfortunately for me, it's been so long since I added these two to the list that now I can't remember which pages I wanted them for. I have no doubt that it'll come back to me, I just need to take a few minutes and figure it out (probably by looking through their list of credits). I also think that the timing of this envelope was a bit curious, as I was just finishing up Lucille Ball's autobiography, <i>Love, Lucy</i>, when these arrived. A very enjoyable book, by the way.</div><div><br /></div><div>I know that we're a few days past Thanksgiving, but nevertheless, I'm thankful to Bo for all of our interactions, and envelopes sent, over the years. I'm also thankful to him for being so supportive of all of my various blogging endeavours. He's one of the few people that reads, or at least scrolls through, all three of my blogs; and I always appreciate his doing so.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was planning to try and get caught up with the last two old envelopes from bloggers (Jeff and Fuji) before the end of the year, but another one just arrived from Tom a few weeks ago. There's at least two other posts that I really want to do as well, so I don't know, trying to squeeze in five posts during December will be quite the feat (for me). I think it'll be a Christmas miracle if I do.</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-37625904388250412852023-11-06T09:40:00.001-08:002023-11-07T15:17:20.120-08:00Doing my part<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEcwbmenac3qiU3FLYI9tu6gqQZfM3ylsDkxR3Tjts3h7Mcoz7qQyNrUePRfVTyfRmNu1q-kQxJPpUB09S5muktzbzi081yS0UJK-lZ4wI7wNUISj03Lbfgjx_9K9JqguWCPRp67-y5GfCR29qsPMsqiAzJN05IYm5s_utJ5dO93ekPDHXkuLqYPLjgg/s1056/38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="751" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEcwbmenac3qiU3FLYI9tu6gqQZfM3ylsDkxR3Tjts3h7Mcoz7qQyNrUePRfVTyfRmNu1q-kQxJPpUB09S5muktzbzi081yS0UJK-lZ4wI7wNUISj03Lbfgjx_9K9JqguWCPRp67-y5GfCR29qsPMsqiAzJN05IYm5s_utJ5dO93ekPDHXkuLqYPLjgg/w285-h400/38.jpg" width="285" /></a></div>She may not be able to actively participate anymore, but if some group out there wanted to promote the joys of reading, an image of Marilyn Monroe holding a book might just be what they need for a successful ad campaign. I would have to imagine that it would, at the very least, help improve literacy amongst the male half of the population. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It doesn't come across in the scan, but this particular hologram is easily one of the most impressive I've ever seen in terms of it's 3-D effect. The background details really pop when you turn this card. I know that it's old technology by 2023 standards, but I still find myself being quite enamoured with holograms, especially those of this quality.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was another Sportlots purchase from earlier this year. And at 20¢, I consider it to be one of my better buys for the year. <br /></div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-4739593763518615572023-11-04T09:13:00.000-07:002023-11-04T09:13:53.358-07:00An Unusual Bat Around<div style="text-align: left;"><i>[Here's my entry for Matt's <a href="https://cardstotalkabout.blogspot.com/2023/10/blog-bat-around-post-without-words-let.html">Blog Bat Around</a>]</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxWQva2eOLIxPn4NyL-4ahf6K3XyofrPCpS-qXEPSq8Rqi6h784CZx0EnPNUk2fOGN-_13y2nygTzk364jN-Dj3mRgEHeCyl89wal47Fd0hufU8edDSqYqGAblVfZF9UmpBJfCJzhUqVgWiYMhLLGnIV_e4SJM4lReW5FsjZn6-mm_QMGwgz5VacnWT8/s1062/33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="756" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxWQva2eOLIxPn4NyL-4ahf6K3XyofrPCpS-qXEPSq8Rqi6h784CZx0EnPNUk2fOGN-_13y2nygTzk364jN-Dj3mRgEHeCyl89wal47Fd0hufU8edDSqYqGAblVfZF9UmpBJfCJzhUqVgWiYMhLLGnIV_e4SJM4lReW5FsjZn6-mm_QMGwgz5VacnWT8/w285-h400/33.jpg" width="285" /></a></div></div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-47569842534864948042023-11-02T09:36:00.002-07:002023-11-02T18:36:16.690-07:00#30<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7M45jK7JFyCeBqFRYshCcJeJIFC_fth4IwK7jSJyWcmIVGHXnQb8ILn-maiPfdTJx3kyO_GNg07onMEfAyCxpT0pmFhhZ6an651_FMeH3E8ZyTuZ3Ax2r7yjfJU45hUueeOyz6v-rAtNi0lFjzKbymnN96hdtBeUB2Scl-yuqHapouwCnGrConIUqZ1Q/s1145/Greg%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="847" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7M45jK7JFyCeBqFRYshCcJeJIFC_fth4IwK7jSJyWcmIVGHXnQb8ILn-maiPfdTJx3kyO_GNg07onMEfAyCxpT0pmFhhZ6an651_FMeH3E8ZyTuZ3Ax2r7yjfJU45hUueeOyz6v-rAtNi0lFjzKbymnN96hdtBeUB2Scl-yuqHapouwCnGrConIUqZ1Q/w296-h400/Greg%201.jpg" width="296" /></a></div>I have had zero luck this year in adding any more copies to my "hoard" of 1961 Topps Billy Muffett's. Online prices have gotten silly, I don't do shows anymore, and my attempts to trade for any via the TCDB have all been met with silence. Once those avenues have been eliminated, there aren't a whole lot of other options available. Cue the email from, Greg, everyone's favorite Borgophile (if that hasn't already been trademarked, I'm doing so now) over at <a href="https://thecollectivemind.blogspot.com/">The Collective Mind</a>, who let me know that he found one of my coveted Billy Muffett's at a recent show. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not the sort that people usually go out of their way to find things for at shows, so that, combined with my having been shut out on any new additions thus far in 2023, makes this a greatly appreciated mailing. That being said, if someone was gonna find a copy at a show for me, Greg was probably gonna be the one to do so. Finding things on other people's want lists is kind of his thing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hadn't had any reason to get into the binder that this "hoard" is in as of late, so had anyone asked me prior to yesterday how many I had, I wouldn't have been able to tell them. Turns out that this was #30. That might not sound like a lot to some, but I think thirty copies of a card from 1961 is pretty impressive. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Greg, being Greg, also sent along another fella to keep Billy company...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUlCHqF203kwbor_LbZ_8xOczOst_m-X2foW2HaO4l98OkaOsvqj12z824nvWpRypzRbo17EARSRNulxx87MaHprUs7JDlLGHnyVlwowGPfuYk6dTEKvkKmifCcA_pGfUabTd4VCdCR69GCFaU2B7SDPb-nWbN7ZVFhuW1mSodVBl3c-RWLcKI4pDinA/s1135/Greg%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="842" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUlCHqF203kwbor_LbZ_8xOczOst_m-X2foW2HaO4l98OkaOsvqj12z824nvWpRypzRbo17EARSRNulxx87MaHprUs7JDlLGHnyVlwowGPfuYk6dTEKvkKmifCcA_pGfUabTd4VCdCR69GCFaU2B7SDPb-nWbN7ZVFhuW1mSodVBl3c-RWLcKI4pDinA/w296-h400/Greg%202.jpg" width="296" /></a></div>I didn't have time yet to look and see if I needed this card, but it doesn't look overly familiar. I feel like I'd remember an instance of Reggie defying gravity. And if I do somehow already have one, it's certainly not a bad card to have two copies of. I suspect that at some point down the road my Reggie collection is gonna have a few pages that are just dedicated to multiple copies of certain cards.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks again to Greg for taking the time to find one, or possibly two, of my wants. They're greatly appreciated!</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-8076414256687280032023-10-31T09:22:00.003-07:002023-10-31T18:36:14.495-07:00Scaring up something for Halloween<div style="text-align: left;">I've been trying to come up with something fun to do on here for Halloween this year, but me and fun don't seem to be on the same wavelength as of late.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hate to be yet another blogger using 'I've been busy' as an excuse, but I'm gonna have to in this instance. Things have been go, go, go since summer started, and have somehow managed to move into an even higher gear over the last few weeks. I don't expect this pace to continue much longer; which will be nice, because I. Am. Tired. Mentally and physically. In the meantime though, all of my blogs have suffered. Creativity and desire have been on back order for many months now, and I don't know when the supply chain will get caught up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Between a couple of COMC orders (that now go back at least three years), some select items from the Sportlots box I got earlier this year, and about half a dozen eBay wins from last year, I'm sitting on quite the stockpile of scans. Not being able to think of anything else, I decided to look through all of my scan folders and see if there was anything that would be appropriate for a Halloween post. To my surprise, there was; quite a bit in fact. So, as it turns out, I guess I'm doing an old-fashioned scan dump for Halloween. And while isn't creative in the least, I think I can honestly say that there's a few things in here that you don't see on the blogs very often, if ever, so that's something, I guess.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Starting with the COMC folders...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyTAr_ydx7niQE4g4au5hl-g1RxYZnXg1VjRbJ0ksH6Ev5KwDjhJnV3YPEFgA1h6w-NsZmQX7fmZkK9BtJXHs6GNX6my2A2UXvWiAlG58gBBI6B3dlmxsBzzL0szc7BsaijR8y0RnRSIvUKLWV81OCN5TJYouyD8bRytE6pod_s_yGid5rWRR1qDiiYI/s843/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="843" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyTAr_ydx7niQE4g4au5hl-g1RxYZnXg1VjRbJ0ksH6Ev5KwDjhJnV3YPEFgA1h6w-NsZmQX7fmZkK9BtJXHs6GNX6my2A2UXvWiAlG58gBBI6B3dlmxsBzzL0szc7BsaijR8y0RnRSIvUKLWV81OCN5TJYouyD8bRytE6pod_s_yGid5rWRR1qDiiYI/w400-h396/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZucGds4u48dEPNfBIqKyMGw4M9av_xmNgCj_Z_jeh7Pbgke5JpmJtBhbKzLlPgmfem04ExKuFipmx-f_z-hAdMidhQOBhRK1QZ0Tdc_0C6blxlIWT-N0tnslgA3Lr9zyb5pYjwtdWGea3S9UQFx00QSSxheBIGHPaMjlXRvMSck7as44TLSzI4elR4I/s845/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="840" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZucGds4u48dEPNfBIqKyMGw4M9av_xmNgCj_Z_jeh7Pbgke5JpmJtBhbKzLlPgmfem04ExKuFipmx-f_z-hAdMidhQOBhRK1QZ0Tdc_0C6blxlIWT-N0tnslgA3Lr9zyb5pYjwtdWGea3S9UQFx00QSSxheBIGHPaMjlXRvMSck7as44TLSzI4elR4I/w398-h400/4.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div>Ray Milland garnered a bit of a reputation later in life for accepting pretty much any role he was offered, and as such ended up appearing in a number of low budget horror films; often times being the best part of said low-budget horror films. He did make a few earlier in his career as well, including one of my all-time favorites, <i>The Uninvited</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div>This "card" is from my oldest COMC scan folder of unshown items. I think it was purchased during the height of Corona-mania, back when we had to wait years to get our items shipped. Ah, good times! I really like the old Dixie ice cream lids, but rarely think to search for them. This one is from '42, and I wanna say that I paid around two bucks for it, which I thought was pretty good considering it's immaculate condition.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSg6_m8Oca5uwW9oIJN_WMoh7SnyBYjKVXn8mGWoPOqojDoeIgPHEetgwjK89zdrtp6E3-nARDp75Tgzs5UXOuG2rPLiiKBmjcWNSlz3A9-zTPBppViH2AmtZIG_1Jk7c1bErrKFLGI1Q8ThuL279Xtc8zq3Mt4fATEFLUQyGHYEd3nYhfEFaagH3Ygtg/s833/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="464" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSg6_m8Oca5uwW9oIJN_WMoh7SnyBYjKVXn8mGWoPOqojDoeIgPHEetgwjK89zdrtp6E3-nARDp75Tgzs5UXOuG2rPLiiKBmjcWNSlz3A9-zTPBppViH2AmtZIG_1Jk7c1bErrKFLGI1Q8ThuL279Xtc8zq3Mt4fATEFLUQyGHYEd3nYhfEFaagH3Ygtg/w223-h400/19.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FmynbdmSQlbNXkbEBbi2yZVK-nmPzTuy4s-XmAlXTvJUFm-tlWoOJcCOvQAVBbNxGIG4AMoZO14h8hBbYkAz1zEoQGhAS-Ea4g5LvB61zTWASZA84m9O7FTFeROAuPSHXY9VOMS21dBSg6FMDDxop6KlTcO-lbf1ZxuPfc9cj-i8ii9IQbOLVt55k_A/s845/20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FmynbdmSQlbNXkbEBbi2yZVK-nmPzTuy4s-XmAlXTvJUFm-tlWoOJcCOvQAVBbNxGIG4AMoZO14h8hBbYkAz1zEoQGhAS-Ea4g5LvB61zTWASZA84m9O7FTFeROAuPSHXY9VOMS21dBSg6FMDDxop6KlTcO-lbf1ZxuPfc9cj-i8ii9IQbOLVt55k_A/w224-h400/20.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div>Elsa Lanchester appeared in a number of horror films as well, none more famous than <i>The Bride of Frankenstein</i>, which incidentally was the first Frankenstein picture that I ever saw. Conversely, she also appeared in my second favorite Christmas film, <i>The Bishop's Wife</i>. This card was actually gotten for a themed <i>Bishop's</i> page that's still in progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6IMakfvIuhN8V54KgQtS4vnPUcc5q5WU15Q_KPY-Gq35RWkqevnKEpPqc1YHW6dIrgTsMmAZ4FjlQL5-Bf75mM_hMvrvi_Fb9p0w1BcT9FR2MN3IQAms2zyms-JxbEl7TDlkEFtUxuhhb41x9W-I3H73MUC0VME_aiE3-h4EbKJrWMyILRWlNpHKbZ0/s1061/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="745" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6IMakfvIuhN8V54KgQtS4vnPUcc5q5WU15Q_KPY-Gq35RWkqevnKEpPqc1YHW6dIrgTsMmAZ4FjlQL5-Bf75mM_hMvrvi_Fb9p0w1BcT9FR2MN3IQAms2zyms-JxbEl7TDlkEFtUxuhhb41x9W-I3H73MUC0VME_aiE3-h4EbKJrWMyILRWlNpHKbZ0/w281-h400/13.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><div>I like the '75 and '76 Marvel sticker sets quite a bit, and if I didn't have a so many other things to collect already, I'd probably try to complete the sets. As it stands as of now though, I'm only really trying to get a few choice ones, this Dracula being one of them. If I recall correctly, Dracula has three total stickers from those two sets. This one is my favorite of those three.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaVLmrAHq3spIbnA7i_n_jF94yzh7b5Vo8QlQciZmODYKdR5tX7saZZb-5TKdSFqcP0ahqCMBGjkUDN18K7PvrB6kGAiPxWtPQV0D6BFyfmE_bOOJ_LeoOvQy_oilzLp3CVzpC_0oHXLywfgGP0E2xK_DPg9KjsIst0jyUZMkyMcnjJen4y5BFJ4SnGY/s1057/25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="763" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaVLmrAHq3spIbnA7i_n_jF94yzh7b5Vo8QlQciZmODYKdR5tX7saZZb-5TKdSFqcP0ahqCMBGjkUDN18K7PvrB6kGAiPxWtPQV0D6BFyfmE_bOOJ_LeoOvQy_oilzLp3CVzpC_0oHXLywfgGP0E2xK_DPg9KjsIst0jyUZMkyMcnjJen4y5BFJ4SnGY/w289-h400/25.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><div><i>Alien</i> was one of the first modern <b>scary </b>horror/sci-fi pictures that I saw. As such, I don't think I'll ever forget a couple of those jump scares. There pretty ingrained in my head. This card is part of my <i>Kolchak</i></div><div>collection. I don't expect anyone reading this to care, but he starred in the episode "The Devil's Platform"</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPgWuhD8Sddo3z50UnUuFLPGmiXx2O_LjlV7y9Q5C6dN-ZKU3RsbqvZKjFLtbpg6rAqC-5vWS88xLmEyegLCNBtDcHiRxn-hXvaHXMUoJzDInVxkPzPAvZgHrK0ChZxha9qgWGD5NBnobmE9Jy5zvpJzEAIyk_SzmC4nL0Jon936BlEaNxff37dlCPb8/s1112/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1112" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPgWuhD8Sddo3z50UnUuFLPGmiXx2O_LjlV7y9Q5C6dN-ZKU3RsbqvZKjFLtbpg6rAqC-5vWS88xLmEyegLCNBtDcHiRxn-hXvaHXMUoJzDInVxkPzPAvZgHrK0ChZxha9qgWGD5NBnobmE9Jy5zvpJzEAIyk_SzmC4nL0Jon936BlEaNxff37dlCPb8/w400-h288/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There was nothing scary about Irwin Allen's <i>Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea</i>, but without any context, this card could appear to be of a scary nature. Horrors of the deep? Most of the cards in this set are surprisingly boring, mostly because they're all just from the first season. Had they made any follow-up sets, cards based on future seasons would've been a lot more interesting, as the fun stuff really picked up after that first year. This is by far the best card in the set, and had been a want of mine for many years. And at around $4, it's also the third most expensive card in this post.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-om0dzj8xnpsESMJAUuf06VhWOSmcmtihdePL3n6sI4nddFMZC6aoJ0XYxEDiCicTl_7E9QeCxEBFPPfNqDGWU4isidb5fiUC-U0UDbYxQ8dgv8dKkci8T4MjJ4K0ush8qZxaztVPWEIGAvHjgCLShGdAKePZH-0yD_E4qXCSZDY1wYLHSkQ_9U8S74/s1062/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="756" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-om0dzj8xnpsESMJAUuf06VhWOSmcmtihdePL3n6sI4nddFMZC6aoJ0XYxEDiCicTl_7E9QeCxEBFPPfNqDGWU4isidb5fiUC-U0UDbYxQ8dgv8dKkci8T4MjJ4K0ush8qZxaztVPWEIGAvHjgCLShGdAKePZH-0yD_E4qXCSZDY1wYLHSkQ_9U8S74/w285-h400/4.jpg" width="285" /></a></div>Seems like another time when pictures like <i>Alien</i> and <i>Jaws 2</i> got card sets that were marketed towards children, though <i>Jaws 2</i> was a PG film. I don't think it would get a PG rating in 2023. It would've been a lot neater if the first film hadn't gotten a card set, but the set for <i>Jaws 2 </i>did provide a couple of cool cards, like this sticker. I'd like to fill a whole page with this one, but I'm a ways away, as I think that this was only my second or third copy.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTdNTK1DxrKxcbxlUqUASZypKU_aAUlSRzqsiunBqr_RaSTuruQXrE5gDsX0veEGIcGK8_CXs04_2Fv3ArAvSPeoRvg6OhbvaFIp-K6O_ekrI0NoPmVNkmDi03EDYaY37kJd5DyaDk0eJQuyqYS8ngmmHKXSJzZZdyheaxtQn7mDAbCjtNJvM5Txdlmc/s1527/14.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1527" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTdNTK1DxrKxcbxlUqUASZypKU_aAUlSRzqsiunBqr_RaSTuruQXrE5gDsX0veEGIcGK8_CXs04_2Fv3ArAvSPeoRvg6OhbvaFIp-K6O_ekrI0NoPmVNkmDi03EDYaY37kJd5DyaDk0eJQuyqYS8ngmmHKXSJzZZdyheaxtQn7mDAbCjtNJvM5Txdlmc/w640-h448/14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Like a lot of folks my age, I grew up with GPK; for better or worse. I think I might have lost interest in them a lot sooner than most kids though. One can see a Cabbage Patch kid vomiting or being maimed in some terrible way only so many times before it becomes repetitive and/or repulsive. That being said, I bought these two strictly because of their theme (and because they weren't gross). Had the sets been more like this, I might've stuck around a little longer. </div><div><br /></div><div>[Note: I can never remember which way to scan things side by side so that they appear in order, hence these being backwards]</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgex40uwaMm2SUreI7hOUGO_ZH_PWwz9ph9yllWLa-NVVz58-ToFE_IhRUnEmqZCPp8cCRVb9fxZLd6Z4i41QvT8_VwECDQ9NbFiVotdH3vCiAsR8CY3SKuwDiZg1zmCToXA1UQpm4otmlTBF2cUgkIMwDZOWzrHPpmAf-udAUhhyphenhyphenqbU1sg5K_ANTg_X00/s1057/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgex40uwaMm2SUreI7hOUGO_ZH_PWwz9ph9yllWLa-NVVz58-ToFE_IhRUnEmqZCPp8cCRVb9fxZLd6Z4i41QvT8_VwECDQ9NbFiVotdH3vCiAsR8CY3SKuwDiZg1zmCToXA1UQpm4otmlTBF2cUgkIMwDZOWzrHPpmAf-udAUhhyphenhyphenqbU1sg5K_ANTg_X00/w284-h400/11.jpg" width="284" /></a></div>Despite my having seen all of the original <i>Nightmare on Elm Street</i> films, mostly at parties or sleepovers, I am not a fan. I couldn't tell you why, they just never did anything for me. That being said, I am a fan of Robert Englund's other work, and of him as a person. I have a page in a binder just for him. I've never watched any iteration of <i>Babylon 5</i>, so this card of his flew under my radar for a long time.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTIhldUHTR4KVDSj7ia35gMoBu_tACYCIroTACCqbgv_fKmAfSRgPa4IukLD5_yhVTP9BRTBDhKcB8qeficEGvkqZVSr7ZIs5YfZ_VDEA7jaPKs9X4WpHw_-s_dsRNJH0Nkb4myC3tgtdRUZtev6Til0gbfugX-19sOPzXLGMtpBcSZ6wDxNRxOwIEh0/s1059/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTIhldUHTR4KVDSj7ia35gMoBu_tACYCIroTACCqbgv_fKmAfSRgPa4IukLD5_yhVTP9BRTBDhKcB8qeficEGvkqZVSr7ZIs5YfZ_VDEA7jaPKs9X4WpHw_-s_dsRNJH0Nkb4myC3tgtdRUZtev6Til0gbfugX-19sOPzXLGMtpBcSZ6wDxNRxOwIEh0/w284-h400/9.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Bo Diddley's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q6z4Enl7yQ">"Bo Meets the Monster"</a> has been appeared on a few Halloween compilations over the years, and is probably on a million internet playlists these days, so I think that's enough to warrant his inclusion into this post.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5fDxQg68KEBYKTIBAFgYl67Hgh7PIBMqSqX1F3vM_eLRjEQoM2pslPsTrpLDHL-wF7CbuTfGaveT4coSBLsG_csrRT6ovXWCE9JCnBqZM4paxxwTmUv-INKs8QRVkZWPkdGcse8-82wy5hsvrx04MOgIVj3BA74cFj6_ziKSjkn1gR5xlr8m0oPIzVw/s1511/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1511" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5fDxQg68KEBYKTIBAFgYl67Hgh7PIBMqSqX1F3vM_eLRjEQoM2pslPsTrpLDHL-wF7CbuTfGaveT4coSBLsG_csrRT6ovXWCE9JCnBqZM4paxxwTmUv-INKs8QRVkZWPkdGcse8-82wy5hsvrx04MOgIVj3BA74cFj6_ziKSjkn1gR5xlr8m0oPIzVw/w640-h452/13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Another 70's set from Topps to target a slightly older audience was 1976's Shock Theatre. It was marketed as set celebrating all things Hammer (Films), but instead focused very heavily on their Dracula pictures. It's still an awesome set , albeit a little expensive, if you're into their Dracula series, but could've been a lot more interesting had they featured scenes from the studios entire horror catalogue. And I think I've mentioned it before, but I'm not big on assigning "rookie card" status to non-sport subjects. That being said, for those that are into that sort of thing, despite not being mentioned anywhere, the card on the right could be considered Caroline Munro's "rookie card". Oh, and Caroline Munro 😍. She was one of my early crushes.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphen5tx6bts6am-OdMG3TJGH5MTEp5H5LUV5bvhlRf1ZtHOuT7I0Y2TfghPA3HExpDN-bANc8iQmn-FocEoVqEW3Qq7-9BnAbXEnyI3N81j0ym7u4lgRHCAMuR_KgAUykkhS5g1bUYHncCBJyQLFn7eZFp4ly1SzEOUAMwWDnA7MR3JBsbmkLhA86_VI8k/s1061/23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="753" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphen5tx6bts6am-OdMG3TJGH5MTEp5H5LUV5bvhlRf1ZtHOuT7I0Y2TfghPA3HExpDN-bANc8iQmn-FocEoVqEW3Qq7-9BnAbXEnyI3N81j0ym7u4lgRHCAMuR_KgAUykkhS5g1bUYHncCBJyQLFn7eZFp4ly1SzEOUAMwWDnA7MR3JBsbmkLhA86_VI8k/w284-h400/23.jpg" width="284" /></a></div>It's not very impressive, but I do have a bit of a Jack O' Lantern collection going. I probably could've save myself a bunch of time and just showed for today.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqRxo1MLpV-c1El9et_tKaLgtJCZ-oDDQtALUZsjvAm1BhwNxMwk4XkJB7dHWMWjO0-dUn9h2ldQ2nxQ40e2D-eZg7CaMjq6Eaq1wK065n6glmluyhlNI0D1HPE0ScwhLq3BVaEm7N5G2HAW0ubSEE1K99YkdSLANkXAP3G30qeKoLFk2FPw7Um63J0M/s886/20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="630" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqRxo1MLpV-c1El9et_tKaLgtJCZ-oDDQtALUZsjvAm1BhwNxMwk4XkJB7dHWMWjO0-dUn9h2ldQ2nxQ40e2D-eZg7CaMjq6Eaq1wK065n6glmluyhlNI0D1HPE0ScwhLq3BVaEm7N5G2HAW0ubSEE1K99YkdSLANkXAP3G30qeKoLFk2FPw7Um63J0M/w285-h400/20.jpg" width="285" /></a></div>If it were even remotely possible to collect all of the dozens (hundreds?) of Dutch Gum sets that came out from the 50's through the 70's, I would probably try to do so. That'd be a lifetime endeavor, and I'm much too old to start such a pursuit at this point, but that's okay, I'm more than content to just pick up a few choice cards here and there. I have a bit of a Yvonne De Carlo collection going, which, like a lot of my collections, probably wouldn't impress many, but I thought that this was a nice add. <i>The Munsters</i> were a staple of my childhood, and I'm a big fan of her earlier, non-horror, pictures. Like Ray Milland, she didn't seem to turn down anything later in life, and as such appeared in a ton of bad horror films; much more than Ray.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_xV4iU2tfkN5siX2HwTdi5xa0dIKXM0zq9amNHX72DVWjRgbBavk8xh936e6rUMpxmVQ25O7njIP1lBClj_AYD4gp2tvyG1ZtKdHYFUK-BpiXVTVWStKjcmuRoNMSYM-NHpkNF6cdCFuRWq5V3Yc4PZNMGvTA9tMOEHLmJLIevwL4Glg7nPWgJFYSlk/s946/15%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="653" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_xV4iU2tfkN5siX2HwTdi5xa0dIKXM0zq9amNHX72DVWjRgbBavk8xh936e6rUMpxmVQ25O7njIP1lBClj_AYD4gp2tvyG1ZtKdHYFUK-BpiXVTVWStKjcmuRoNMSYM-NHpkNF6cdCFuRWq5V3Yc4PZNMGvTA9tMOEHLmJLIevwL4Glg7nPWgJFYSlk/w276-h400/15%20(2).jpg" width="276" /></a></div><i>Bonanza</i> was on, and extremely popular, during most of the time that Dutch Gum were producing sets. Knowing that, it should come as no surprise that it's stars appeared on dozens of cards over the years. And given that sets were marketed to young people at the time, it's even less of surprise that of the show's stars, Michael Landon seems to have appeared the most. To me, he'll always be Tony Rivers in <i>I Was a Teenage Werewolf</i>, and to a slightly lesser extent, Jonathan Smith in <i>Highway to Heaven</i>.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuP4SwxQh6FsT0ikrYRO9LydY48-vFN5g0eLeNZ0m2IUuSoCO8QmoVsrJdxRRD1eNfSoaVmhuBrQNw-na92JimFe4kCoiK3WxWE8y6y-H263gn1D8qYPaOlYZX5g-X9AlJ8-6fC3AU8rfwQXDliDSc1XQwjRXn_AxJ-CGvgHtvKIIqNwTK7dchyphenhyphenMp4K_Q/s972/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="680" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuP4SwxQh6FsT0ikrYRO9LydY48-vFN5g0eLeNZ0m2IUuSoCO8QmoVsrJdxRRD1eNfSoaVmhuBrQNw-na92JimFe4kCoiK3WxWE8y6y-H263gn1D8qYPaOlYZX5g-X9AlJ8-6fC3AU8rfwQXDliDSc1XQwjRXn_AxJ-CGvgHtvKIIqNwTK7dchyphenhyphenMp4K_Q/w280-h400/15.jpg" width="280" /></a></div>There's nothing that I can say about Boris Karloff that hasn't been said by many people before. He and Bela Lugosi were a major part of my childhood, as 30's and 40's horror was a mainstay on our television. Boris had a much more successful career, thus he appeared on considerably more trading cards than Bela. It's not very often that I can add a "playing days" card of Boris to my collection, so it's always kind of a big deal when I do.<br /><div><br /></div><div>That's the end of the COMC portion of the post. I guess if I'm trying to go chronologically, scan-wise, a pair of eBay gets from late last year should go next.<br /><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzt3Y_XotC1hABG3ghM0yGr_RFKtcARzN-QtPOOM0F5W2lyEmFanUL-iSOGys6D5yNW83x-uPAnD8eEh80Y__7-jV54J1_8ZiVu1QErK4LnamjeitkwvWsXFUhNcsKy7STvdLKDlXcMvcZ_FzKtS4cNcHhoSBF7VzwA7-rwTpyfYdqiQdnczTg5Zw_7QE/s1032/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="752" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzt3Y_XotC1hABG3ghM0yGr_RFKtcARzN-QtPOOM0F5W2lyEmFanUL-iSOGys6D5yNW83x-uPAnD8eEh80Y__7-jV54J1_8ZiVu1QErK4LnamjeitkwvWsXFUhNcsKy7STvdLKDlXcMvcZ_FzKtS4cNcHhoSBF7VzwA7-rwTpyfYdqiQdnczTg5Zw_7QE/w291-h400/1.jpg" width="291" /></a></div>I've tried on two separate occasions over the years to get into <i>Twin Peaks</i>, but I just can't seem to do so. As the kids might say, it's apparently not my jam. Never getting past the first two episodes, I have no idea how large of a role Everett McGill played in the series, but I do know that he had a major role in <i>Silver Bullet</i>, as Reverend Lowe; which is why this had been yet another card that I had wanted for a few years before finally winning this semi-cheap copy (I think it was around $15 at the time). <i>Silver Bullet</i> had a big impact on me as a child, and not in a good way. I love the film as an adult, but that wasn't always the case. This post is already getting longer than most of you would want, so I'll save my <i>Silver Bullet</i> story for another time. That'll probably be one for my Nonsense blog, as there'll be no cards involved.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrocooZtKEmVCoupaKfyhcJZk5IA8MYsFKPpmBPO5xC9alIpuA68JXbBv6xreaIjaB5ANVVXyRuoqcd0nRI1naXVS-DqP-wwkL2KfZk3X3gtimbfpaQHmDCaBMKaTeCerF6VX6H0Vxy3VV8OPnPKMvE0x41T2VEV7pyI5EDAfJdkasKuoOG5iayuRFjM/s1052/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="753" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrocooZtKEmVCoupaKfyhcJZk5IA8MYsFKPpmBPO5xC9alIpuA68JXbBv6xreaIjaB5ANVVXyRuoqcd0nRI1naXVS-DqP-wwkL2KfZk3X3gtimbfpaQHmDCaBMKaTeCerF6VX6H0Vxy3VV8OPnPKMvE0x41T2VEV7pyI5EDAfJdkasKuoOG5iayuRFjM/w286-h400/2.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div><i>Forever Knight</i> was one of my favorite shows as a kid/teen. The first run of episodes were part of CBS' <i>Crimetime after Primetime</i>. They were on pretty late, so we used to record them to watch the next day (I wish I still had some of those original recordings, but tapes were usually reused until they started showing signs of wear). Things were made easier a few years later when the show went into syndication on the Sci-Fi channel. The marathons were especially appreciated, what with the show still being some years away from being released on DVD and all. Only three people from the show have official autographed cards out there, John Kapelos being the biggest name of the bunch. He played Nick Knight's (the main character) partner, Det. Schanke, for the first two seasons. None of the vampires from the show have autographs, or even any commercially produced cards; which is terribly annoying. I've thought about trying to get one of the blogosphere's custom makers to make me cards of them, to either try to get signed through the mail, or to just have for a binder page -- but haven't gone any further with the idea yet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Earlier this year I got my first box shipment from Sportlots, which was mildly exciting at the time. I thought that its contents were gonna provide at least a few posts worth of, well, content -- but after getting it, and seeing that there was around 200 cards to potentially scan, my plan to post about them kind of fell by the wayside. That's just too many cards for me to scan anymore. I think I ended up doing about a quarter of them, and so far, maybe 3-4 of those have appeared on the blog. The good news is though, of those 50 or so scanned cards, I actually found 8 that were appropriate for this post, so...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImj2l_USHAU46JKXlKo45wPM6827lol1G1UYzbUrlSCc0hNdFFAdSUoctloO14iMgWX0dOUng3Y1-SHA0Tkuy1d55vOJ7gVaoeqy-KGAUyEMPs7OKX9RteAMOZMNQmUuSlLroJGfsrDNrxF70Yjl6tIbyNgd2OwAPP1HzAooR0cEPP-3kv-3dL8D-hjE/s1120/2%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="818" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImj2l_USHAU46JKXlKo45wPM6827lol1G1UYzbUrlSCc0hNdFFAdSUoctloO14iMgWX0dOUng3Y1-SHA0Tkuy1d55vOJ7gVaoeqy-KGAUyEMPs7OKX9RteAMOZMNQmUuSlLroJGfsrDNrxF70Yjl6tIbyNgd2OwAPP1HzAooR0cEPP-3kv-3dL8D-hjE/w293-h400/2%20(2).jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div>Another Robert Englund card for his page, this time from one of the <i>Charmed </i>sets, which is another show that I never watched. The cards in this sets done on some kind of greenish/aqua colored foil, and look really good in person, not so much in this scan though.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE2k8j6mCwPhgW6fuwfHR4dgiHK6IxaiIsc2CoXMw1rxOYjhTnAWy-FRU-DF43ahRgJyNn3Rr77yRvq-HmLaHj0eiE92F-4G2B27hvqeESHbvIKD6rVn7pEdVdX_xSlJz9hYuPzwSw9wauZNKppSZhhg6Q84roRcWSYeHxw_tsI6ynC94VxMgh_30ghs/s1056/37.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE2k8j6mCwPhgW6fuwfHR4dgiHK6IxaiIsc2CoXMw1rxOYjhTnAWy-FRU-DF43ahRgJyNn3Rr77yRvq-HmLaHj0eiE92F-4G2B27hvqeESHbvIKD6rVn7pEdVdX_xSlJz9hYuPzwSw9wauZNKppSZhhg6Q84roRcWSYeHxw_tsI6ynC94VxMgh_30ghs/w284-h400/37.jpg" width="284" /></a></div>This one is a bit of a stretch for this post, but the 1985 Garfield Halloween special has been amongst my favorite Halloween things for basically as far back as I can remember. I can't remember every specific year, but I do know for a fact that I've seen it every year since it's original airing (the same goes for the Thanksgiving and Christmas specials as well). I got a few cards from this set to make up a page for my childhood binder, this one being my favorite. And with Jim in a costume, it seemed like the appropriate card to use in this post.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9a58z7h5yJYw77WlfWdGz-clckvxG1Zoevbf-AJFnQpQT9HsA3u0dn8IL9HghazQM5BE5DAeAd9LmlMypZ8sOKVpYfqhGPJexR6yDcNIaWIR-TToTugrzpe0QbFCJyxd8rjNYFRn6zYJdcaoteYm3Q68iO3WE9XYa566_wQ9K_MNQVm1ReiCPz7B_zU/s1050/24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1050" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9a58z7h5yJYw77WlfWdGz-clckvxG1Zoevbf-AJFnQpQT9HsA3u0dn8IL9HghazQM5BE5DAeAd9LmlMypZ8sOKVpYfqhGPJexR6yDcNIaWIR-TToTugrzpe0QbFCJyxd8rjNYFRn6zYJdcaoteYm3Q68iO3WE9XYa566_wQ9K_MNQVm1ReiCPz7B_zU/w400-h288/24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>The two Cornerstone Hammer Films sets that came out in '95 and '96, are in many ways what Topps' Shock Theatre should've been. They could've been a tad more expansive, but they did cover more than just the Dracula pictures. Here we get a second sighting of both Christopher Lee and Caroline Munro.</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBRRfH_JLEawsfb2IlHyb4kDJZ-mMVu4MI_N7BdMePCQxdIqra-1-kpUy0ejPXZFkpnrddMgKDxXvJshXWHWOtuLoWTIye9nK8-DFtvFSYtp9oquea5XKaiXnIFZAUOnBL_70Ur9tqa192RkSVqe4Hqj7-hm8aWXnYN5v8w8LvqrP32uvMxcZhDn9GwY/s1506/25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1506" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBRRfH_JLEawsfb2IlHyb4kDJZ-mMVu4MI_N7BdMePCQxdIqra-1-kpUy0ejPXZFkpnrddMgKDxXvJshXWHWOtuLoWTIye9nK8-DFtvFSYtp9oquea5XKaiXnIFZAUOnBL_70Ur9tqa192RkSVqe4Hqj7-hm8aWXnYN5v8w8LvqrP32uvMxcZhDn9GwY/w640-h450/25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I got like 20 cards from the first series, but only scanned three, as I didn't think there'd be much interest in them. I really like the movie poster cards in the set, which if I recall correctly, I got all of them. <i>The Gorgon </i>is my favorite Hammer film, although depending on what day you asked me, I might also say that it's tied with <i>Captain Kronos</i> for my favorite (rounding out the top 3 would be <i>The Mummy</i>). The other card here features a wonderful shot of Peter Cushing and Susan Denberg from <i>Frankenstein Created Woman</i>, in what I believe is the best looking card in the first series.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDtj5iDMPqGNJUfFinfzkocdI-YU9ef13I1uH6UnTz4ib91mnu3aeelLRSRJMmiy3b7sS7UBa9Farf4qrG1CGI9NnYMTAFEO0ys0aI52XkbH7BAFn2PThooR9dEAfKQi8E3b1D4FWbkGVOTGOKQMrV4tKl_TPVT7xA-E3t-G4VG2xo9lnZD7enYH8k98/s1044/15%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDtj5iDMPqGNJUfFinfzkocdI-YU9ef13I1uH6UnTz4ib91mnu3aeelLRSRJMmiy3b7sS7UBa9Farf4qrG1CGI9NnYMTAFEO0ys0aI52XkbH7BAFn2PThooR9dEAfKQi8E3b1D4FWbkGVOTGOKQMrV4tKl_TPVT7xA-E3t-G4VG2xo9lnZD7enYH8k98/w288-h400/15%20(2).jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvWAeV6MjIaI6_sSSlNdMQSIXWQ7slFopRE76g-GZXu0XP3mJKc9T2x1SEfL6fLOzI_uElUIvh7B8Gz4EylSCFtIska4O7BtgNcQjoAKPP-nfcP4scUNylOexo2sztbeqwTeMuVSkTkf13mG0Vt4EOWk61mXMVkCtpj8qK6IE23V4KHrZViHUU2B4h18/s1053/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="745" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvWAeV6MjIaI6_sSSlNdMQSIXWQ7slFopRE76g-GZXu0XP3mJKc9T2x1SEfL6fLOzI_uElUIvh7B8Gz4EylSCFtIska4O7BtgNcQjoAKPP-nfcP4scUNylOexo2sztbeqwTeMuVSkTkf13mG0Vt4EOWk61mXMVkCtpj8qK6IE23V4KHrZViHUU2B4h18/w283-h400/16.jpg" width="283" /></a></div>Here's another one for the Jack O' Lantern collection. I don't know if anyone remembers this set, but if you don't, each card is basically a small Where's Waldo. There's a few more cards in the set that might work in a Halloween post, but this is the only one that I have so far.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSHwVzhDKKaRDy1wVAZ-3LHNIFBlfxCRjFxR6rKpRYElX7ahX3EgiRYBk-vhizY3H4kRF4pg2WYiVxjzzZdpwsUs3xGgXf7IrUMRC4ZWAXI0PqGUxhSnM-urxpcdTVsSCTy6rF5Ai4E8aHa1EtEc1Snb00Sy2_IIWSkXHLYsxlXmC2bUD6WGxa2olqII/s1025/13%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="740" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSHwVzhDKKaRDy1wVAZ-3LHNIFBlfxCRjFxR6rKpRYElX7ahX3EgiRYBk-vhizY3H4kRF4pg2WYiVxjzzZdpwsUs3xGgXf7IrUMRC4ZWAXI0PqGUxhSnM-urxpcdTVsSCTy6rF5Ai4E8aHa1EtEc1Snb00Sy2_IIWSkXHLYsxlXmC2bUD6WGxa2olqII/w289-h400/13%20(2).jpg" width="289" /></a></div>Even though they weren't what he was best known for, Glenn Strange did make a few horror pictures, most notably as Frankenstein's Monster in <i>House of Frankenstein, House of Dracula,</i> and <i>Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein</i>.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0-Gzh-RCEXSRdjK4BAjAcdYrRpYSgy7OaKP7YBIHCaitNiSVNyQSTIyWKe1FDuP19Lxc6HNLNQAIETZrTH5_RKnU3G9r8Nz4-hNfusr7Qh_0ZncfEf6KsVZROTDQvHHNftK5t0b0FExFtTlY-1E3KNbsuur5GI_j6dHdgS9Kc20XiY0my9dc4Crp0yo/s1057/31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1057" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0-Gzh-RCEXSRdjK4BAjAcdYrRpYSgy7OaKP7YBIHCaitNiSVNyQSTIyWKe1FDuP19Lxc6HNLNQAIETZrTH5_RKnU3G9r8Nz4-hNfusr7Qh_0ZncfEf6KsVZROTDQvHHNftK5t0b0FExFtTlY-1E3KNbsuur5GI_j6dHdgS9Kc20XiY0my9dc4Crp0yo/w400-h288/31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>I bet you weren't expecting to see Two ALF cards in a Halloween post. To be honest, I wasn't expecting to find two Halloweeny (Halloweenie?) ALF cards amongst my scans for this post. This one makes the post for Lon Chaney Jr. era Mummy Punch Me, or Bop Bag (those blow-up punching bags were sold under many different names over the decades). I liked ALF a lot back when it was new, and I still like ALF a lot now that it's old. Even after all of these years, it's still just as funny to me, possibly even more so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>That's it, you've reached the end of my Halloween scan dump. If you made it this far, congratulations! If you didn't, I understand; it was a bit long and wordy. Though, if you didn't, I guess you wouldn't be reading this part, would you?</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Halloween!</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-57677134892066443572023-10-25T15:01:00.003-07:002023-10-26T04:53:53.313-07:00One for the list<div style="text-align: left;">I've mentioned on more than one occasion in the past that I'm not one for making lists, at least not as an adult. I used to make lists all the time as a kid, and would try to get my friends to make lists for various things as well; which didn't usually go over very well by the way. At some point, I'm assuming during my teenage years, things changed, and I went from making lists all the time, to never making them at all. About the only time I make lists these days is for the grocery store or the occasional book/card want list. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If I were a better blogger, more organized, and got any enjoyment from making lists, I'd probably be doing a bunch of them at the end of each year; if only for the filler that they'd provide for this ever decreasing little space of mine. One such list would have to be for best cards received throughout the year. The biggest hurdle keeping me from ever doing one of those lists though is simply that I just can't remember the bulk of what I've gotten by the time the end of the year rolls around. Even in a year like this one, where I've purchased less than any year since returning to card collecting (13 or 14 years ago), I could probably only recall 5-6 cards off the top of my head, and those wouldn't even make that list. All that being said, and despite it not quite being the end of the year, one card has stood out this year and would easily make it onto a list of my top 10 favorite purchases from this year...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIz4ireLMzK9CMPfcS3fP_Ua8v5YSzwaDD6Wv3F8WYAVQTIwB9ZmH-KqlHUQgN9jV1bSr3Z4BzQ0t3_RxeOH9Xb_Gps4k3PQIAeldLfmcx_lSqq9U3awCtqdROyEusjRKQmQWT4OQ9S9EMchaOsqTIpA2OYkx6oXbXkkXPTU9xoqhTW3CSEmus3OhRRo/s1056/20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIz4ireLMzK9CMPfcS3fP_Ua8v5YSzwaDD6Wv3F8WYAVQTIwB9ZmH-KqlHUQgN9jV1bSr3Z4BzQ0t3_RxeOH9Xb_Gps4k3PQIAeldLfmcx_lSqq9U3awCtqdROyEusjRKQmQWT4OQ9S9EMchaOsqTIpA2OYkx6oXbXkkXPTU9xoqhTW3CSEmus3OhRRo/w454-h640/20.jpg" width="454" /></a></div>I like this card for many reasons, but the main one is that it feels like a perfect blend of the 80's and 90's, or at least the early 90's. Were you to remove the title of the card, Dan Marino, and all of the other football references, this image would be right at home as a poster up on some kid's wall circa 1987 (It's very <i>Miami Vice</i>-ish). Add Dan, and all of his accoutrements, back to the image, and you've got yourself a folder for your Trapper Keeper anywhere from 1990-94 (or in my case, your knock-off Trapper Keeper -- not complaining though). Some might say that the presence of Dan's Zubaz make this more of an 80's image, and while I do believe that they came out in '88 or '89, I think of them more as product of the 90's.<div><br /></div><div>Despite this card being from 1992, I didn't see it for the first time until late last year when I came across it while just randomly looking at things on COMC. I think I stopped collecting football cards in 1992, but I don't recall ever opening any packs of Skybox Prime Time; nor do I recall ever hearing of the set since. This must be a popular card because even though it's just a base card (from a subset to boot) from the early 90's, the online prices are mostly a dollar and up. I got mine (and a bunch of other things) from a seller on Sportlots earlier this year for fifty cents -- which did seem like a lot, but it was better than all of the alternatives at the time. In a perfect world, I could see myself getting at least 8 more copies of this card to fill a page, but I suspect that I'm just gonna have to be content with owning this one. There's also a metal (?) version of this card that I'm assuming was either an insert or some sort of promo. Either way, it's kind of expensive and I don't see myself getting one of those.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the by, Warren Moon has a really nifty <a href="https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/3304/cid/858391/1992-SkyBox-Prime-Time-211-Warren-Moon">card</a> in this subset as well. I don't own one yet, but I could see myself getting a whole page of those too; and that one might actually be doable!</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-18455617554916404912023-09-26T09:08:00.000-07:002023-09-26T09:08:00.438-07:00Were you #8?<div style="text-align: left;">Thanks to everyone who entered last weeks anniversary contest. Thanks for all of the kind words too. They weren't necessary for you to be eligible, but were still much appreciated. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There were 20 entrants (Gavin declined the chance to win back-to-back gift cards), the list, prior to randomization was as follows:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Angels In Order</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dennis</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bo</div><div style="text-align: left;">Matt</div><div style="text-align: left;">kcjays</div><div style="text-align: left;">night owl</div><div style="text-align: left;">John Sharp</div><div style="text-align: left;">gregory</div><div style="text-align: left;">RJ Sahl</div><div style="text-align: left;">Vrooomed</div><div style="text-align: left;">Crocodile </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Snorting Bull</div><div style="text-align: left;">Derek</div><div style="text-align: left;">Elliptical Man</div><div style="text-align: left;">Johnnys Trading Spot</div><div style="text-align: left;">POISON75</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mark Zentkovich</div><div style="text-align: left;">gcrl</div><div style="text-align: left;">Chris</div><div style="text-align: left;">Nick</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And before I show the results, remember, since I was celebrating 8 years, the list was being randomized 8 times and who ever landed in the #8 spot would be the winner. So, without further ado...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkMkLVps8GlslwX4ilO2nvdXz2zWKLitvr1M3iLjN7-joAqontoLov8JI096_zWC6aQgEXzOhcdljLbI0rlrAg1KJp_iAytFpKfrpSY-gh5CSUiUkVN24-qv5dCZh9FGaw6z0pFj2STSCvCKjeZPoWt3FBhpovKJQ8Z4gSupY7Dwx0P7G43hRie9BMFY/s1366/Screenshot%20(83).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkMkLVps8GlslwX4ilO2nvdXz2zWKLitvr1M3iLjN7-joAqontoLov8JI096_zWC6aQgEXzOhcdljLbI0rlrAg1KJp_iAytFpKfrpSY-gh5CSUiUkVN24-qv5dCZh9FGaw6z0pFj2STSCvCKjeZPoWt3FBhpovKJQ8Z4gSupY7Dwx0P7G43hRie9BMFY/w640-h360/Screenshot%20(83).png" width="640" /></a></div>Looks like the winner is kcjays. Congratulations to Merlin! Whenever you get a chance, let me know via email if you already know where you want your gift card to, or if you'd like me to send a list of the places.<div><br /></div><div>I'm gonna try to do another one of these for Christmas (a few weeks before), and if money allows, I might try to kick it up a notch. In the meantime, thanks again to everyone who entered.</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-89295182534857920872023-09-19T09:35:00.000-07:002023-09-19T09:35:00.367-07:00It's that time of year again<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDURYkIY6jbQfrMVCuBqlI56meGl6-fuCuY3Dsrj9tgoYxDJCGruffCTKYspJKVomuKoJEkMooiqIcUSfBq9HrP5SKtPdX5jiJmGSyR7PWF0s0M81qId9XLC0WZgI_-q7GTY-geDqRPNzC-F43me9P-cdMF7LsEhFwUQ0HzMRUUW_skc_rcIrmFoJWnjM/s612/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDURYkIY6jbQfrMVCuBqlI56meGl6-fuCuY3Dsrj9tgoYxDJCGruffCTKYspJKVomuKoJEkMooiqIcUSfBq9HrP5SKtPdX5jiJmGSyR7PWF0s0M81qId9XLC0WZgI_-q7GTY-geDqRPNzC-F43me9P-cdMF7LsEhFwUQ0HzMRUUW_skc_rcIrmFoJWnjM/w400-h400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I've made no secret that this blog is basically just limping along at the moment, and unless something drastic happens, it'll probably continue to do so for the time being. My heart isn't in cards or blogging right now, but even so, I still wanted to acknowledge the blog's 8th anniversary; which is today. And as promised a few months back, I also wanted to do something for the folks who are still kind enough to stop by from time to time, i.e. run another small contest.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just like back in July, this'll be another contest for a $25 gift card, though I'm gonna let the winner pick where they want the gift card to be from this time. Kroger is the best place locally for me to get gift cards, as they have a pretty large selection, which includes all of the usual suspects: eBay, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, as well as a whole bunch of other places that I've never heard of. I'll send the winner a link to the site that lists all of the places so that they can see everything that's available (unless of course the winner just wants a card from one of those four places already mentioned). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If anyone is interested in entering, just leave a comment below. I'll leave it open for a week, and then, since I'm celebrating 8 years, I'll randomize the list of names 8 times, and whoever lands in the #8 spot will be the winner.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think that covers everything. Sorry I don't have a more elaborate post for you today; hopefully the contest will make up for that.</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-31997883690953663362023-09-05T09:32:00.000-07:002023-09-05T09:32:43.546-07:00Reggie MelBo<div style="text-align: left;">Despite the title, today's post will not be about a current NFL'er, nor the famous aborigine. No, this is just gonna be a quick thank you to a couple of folks who've been kind enough to send a few single card mailings over the last few months; and the title is just a not-so-clever amalgamation of the names featured on said single cards.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Going oldest to newest...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsLJ7xPA7ZIgWKQPG2NisPT-KQKbFf-T1eqv26biHJatTK1Vh6LLH8k5MLELxa5S7EHMlRhBaGUVa_OCfCBwcDx66DA3LguyPI-Go8GsQtZeUdWnW2gCwvpxMGkV7lSHgYIOVIS1fXxcDboszE-32psVWdP7ZMRgi7WxXDSEBnJ3dgdtN5kPXj1QMgCI/s1167/18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="854" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsLJ7xPA7ZIgWKQPG2NisPT-KQKbFf-T1eqv26biHJatTK1Vh6LLH8k5MLELxa5S7EHMlRhBaGUVa_OCfCBwcDx66DA3LguyPI-Go8GsQtZeUdWnW2gCwvpxMGkV7lSHgYIOVIS1fXxcDboszE-32psVWdP7ZMRgi7WxXDSEBnJ3dgdtN5kPXj1QMgCI/w293-h400/18.jpg" width="293" /></a></div>I can no longer remember how many have passed, but "some" months ago an unexpected PWE showed up from, Greg, the collected mind behind, <a href="https://thecollectivemind.blogspot.com/">The Collective Mind</a>. At first glance, it appears to be just a regular old copy of Reggie Roby's card from the 1992 Skybox Impact set; but if one were to turn it over...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZrQbEjURc2zBlPDdrkrxTG4sIpOZrDs6gqlwQQRUTibCo5hCfgtu3ekvSIMBG9ajicWCMjPqbDxycgeXm6zqj8h-BZGxcoB_z6agp1tJ0ve2tmbqWGkVUeie4ops8dJ1MfKiGS5HCZjvphbG7KLqz1s3idVvAgLPfjFNs86UTxJ3Y_ypmFtnqDDOvxs/s1137/19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="838" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZrQbEjURc2zBlPDdrkrxTG4sIpOZrDs6gqlwQQRUTibCo5hCfgtu3ekvSIMBG9ajicWCMjPqbDxycgeXm6zqj8h-BZGxcoB_z6agp1tJ0ve2tmbqWGkVUeie4ops8dJ1MfKiGS5HCZjvphbG7KLqz1s3idVvAgLPfjFNs86UTxJ3Y_ypmFtnqDDOvxs/w295-h400/19.jpg" width="295" /></a></div>... one would see that it is instead the prototype version of the card. Greg mentioned getting this card in a trade, and subsequently thinking of me. I'm not the sort that people think of very often, so it's awfully nice when they do; and even more so when they mention having done so. Being sent a needed card is nice, too. Thanks again, Greg!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wwRgfgqj5mr3B_pPle4Tu6SjYgdRp2sALwJVWewSHG5qCTWvtUUiluTWJ-0PvwUGT-FBH_IJEgNMiAJw7bo65evXi1gkL40tu4cCSOTBprclWE4MSkYIlwOlDKEQCYnzl4gc6NCw230TWKCT_hL37J9VjB9oYGjEFIW-gcswwON9wZg_ab6T8Y5lysM/s1170/20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="861" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wwRgfgqj5mr3B_pPle4Tu6SjYgdRp2sALwJVWewSHG5qCTWvtUUiluTWJ-0PvwUGT-FBH_IJEgNMiAJw7bo65evXi1gkL40tu4cCSOTBprclWE4MSkYIlwOlDKEQCYnzl4gc6NCw230TWKCT_hL37J9VjB9oYGjEFIW-gcswwON9wZg_ab6T8Y5lysM/w294-h400/20.jpg" width="294" /></a></div>Sometime in the last few months, Tom, of the resurgent, <a href="https://angelsinorder.blogspot.com/">The Angels, In Order</a>, opened up a pack of cards from the film, <i>Maverick</i>, as part of his weekly junk wax series. I was never interested in the James Garner series, and therefor wasn't interested in the 1994 updated big screen version either. I was, however, interested in acquiring a card of Mel Gibson for the binder that I usually just refer to as my "childhood" binder (it really needs a better name though). It's basically just a binder full of things that remind of certain people/things from my childhood and early teen years. It's terribly unorganized at the moment, and I'm thinking that I need to start a second one, but the idea behind it/them is that I can use the items in there to recall specific memories; memories that I'm trying not to lose. If the binder(s) do ever get organized, I fully intend to start showing off pages on here, and hopefully then discussing the memories that each card provoke. In the meantime though...<div><br /></div><div>I had inquired about this specific card after reading Tom's post, and he was kind enough to set it aside for me, and then out of the blue it showed up sometime later. On a negative note, I have realized now while sitting here typing this that I forgot to send Tom a thank you email after receiving the card, which is probably only the 3rd or 4th time that I've forgotten to do so in all of my years blogging. So, many apologies to Tom for not acknowledging his kindness sooner, which hopefully will not be considered a slight, as the card was very appreciated.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIABoAHFlJnElx0_kULZZnsa2QY7nN_B-fvPNyUqbDWy0B76c0bgyXNyrALbzH7WaEzzsNS6FffEWkR6bkC_P5spZZlKATco2ei_xV4EMBR0zx0LhDFBFlH5kf5zL8RZ2QIamLNDIoeNEqwJRj8iK4dzPuo5vYgpQ1BQpCeAz9rkCLLqLSPczeKqlKz5I/s1589/21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="1589" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIABoAHFlJnElx0_kULZZnsa2QY7nN_B-fvPNyUqbDWy0B76c0bgyXNyrALbzH7WaEzzsNS6FffEWkR6bkC_P5spZZlKATco2ei_xV4EMBR0zx0LhDFBFlH5kf5zL8RZ2QIamLNDIoeNEqwJRj8iK4dzPuo5vYgpQ1BQpCeAz9rkCLLqLSPczeKqlKz5I/w640-h461/21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I never thought the time would come where I'd be seeking out any '91 Fleer again, but I found myself doing so after putting away the sun-bleached Bo '91 Fleer mod from Gavin, which revealed that I didn't have a copy of the original to pair it up with. And being the way I am, I actually need two copies to balance out the page's row. I was thinking that I'd have get them via Sportlots at some point, but, Randy, who some of you frequent blog readers might know as RJ Sahl, intervened and offered to send the two copies that I wanted. I really appreciate Randy doing so, mostly because I know with great certainty that this would've been one of those things that I'd only remember when I flipped by that page in the binder, and then would immediately forget again after I closed said binder. And it would've happened often, much more so than I would've ever admitted. Thanks for sparing me from that, Randy!<div><br /></div><div>Many thanks once again to Greg, Tom, and Randy for their generosity.</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-24515734629674998252023-09-02T09:23:00.002-07:002023-09-02T09:24:19.276-07:00I should've passed on this one<div style="text-align: left;">I've been a lot more careful in recent years when it comes to buying. A large part of that is due to the fact that I just don't have as much as play money as I used to. I also seem to have reached a point where I don't want stuff just for the sake of having stuff. Stuff takes up a space, and space is always at a premium. Because of these two things, I will often go back and forth over whether or not I really need a particular item or not, especially when it involves something for sale online. When it comes to cards, and more specifically, those of the auction variety, more often than not, other folks usually end up making my decision for me by pushing the price of whatever it is up; and out of my range. Occasionally though, something will slip through the sewer grate...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUe0vTQhJbPXuBNeei-NuvXO85FlXtIaP9rMQQgARaQwZ4gjJ8Rh2CBLtHRr7zOUVYDqaIiuDzk-QUkQldHJIyvuWD5hy2gx8tR_Yot8fkCI3J2o6jSpOUaQzFypg_oa1dub_yd4W7t94bS1cI6u2xvjcMpMkgaDtMByoI4BHo6INiYr8m21pqYooLTo/s1210/17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUe0vTQhJbPXuBNeei-NuvXO85FlXtIaP9rMQQgARaQwZ4gjJ8Rh2CBLtHRr7zOUVYDqaIiuDzk-QUkQldHJIyvuWD5hy2gx8tR_Yot8fkCI3J2o6jSpOUaQzFypg_oa1dub_yd4W7t94bS1cI6u2xvjcMpMkgaDtMByoI4BHo6INiYr8m21pqYooLTo/w304-h400/17.jpg" width="304" /></a></div>The listing for this card ended two days after the Joe Rudi that was in the last post. Had there been a larger gap in which Joe had been able to arrive before this one came up, I never would've bought this one. I do sort of collect Bert Campaneris, though I'm still a bit down on him for not signing the 1969 Topps card I sent him about 5-6 years ago, which I only did because he was supposedly signing quite actively at the time (and yes, I know, this is a terrible reason to be down on someone). That being said, and despite my usual waffling, the seemingly complete lack of interest from other bidders is ultimately what swayed me into bidding on this card. I figured, for five bucks, I couldn't go wrong. Well, I went wrong!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Having never owned any autographs from the 2001 Topps Archives set, I didn't know about the glossy finish, and if you saw the last post, then you already know how I feel about it. If you didn't, I hate it. It's so distracting. If that wasn't bad enough, Bert's card also features a slightly blurred image (it wasn't noticeable in the auction photo), which wasn't a feature of his rookie card. One would think that Topps could've reproduced one of their own cards without blurring the image, but I guess that was too much to hope for in this particular card.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't looked, but I really hope that there isn't anyone else on this checklist that I feel like I need to own, because I do not like these cards, and if there is, I have no doubt that I'll forget at some point and buy another one. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Despite my dislike for the card, I have hung onto it, and will continue to do so for the time being. Though, if I end up dropping Bert's player collection (which is very possible), I will find someone else to send this too, as it won't be worth me keeping just because it's an autograph.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I realized as I was starting this post this morning (Saturday the 2nd), that this'll be my third post in six days on here. That may not seem like much to some, but I haven't done that on this blog in what seems like years. Seeing as how Monday is a holiday, I won't be doing four in eight days, but I should have something up on Tuesday. After that, I'll probably work on some stuff for the other two blogs, one of which has been terribly neglected this summer (there's only so many hours in the day!).</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-62586733129125156192023-08-31T09:32:00.002-07:002023-08-31T19:32:48.836-07:00Hey Joe<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT72V7b54PjSySJzDp7PxMGDlmxlfy9BkbGEcz4xN-hTbAMNSWTdPmh-x_eEOwY74qvo1rjjQwNyLh4qfhLgfELag7UWM9zILFmnpLNzTRfqeTFP_559vTTtA3VPc6acQkqeKt7h4HLWykqyc7OTV6YCckmBt7iqm_ewjGweicLVOxJxu2KgkZTAPyaiE/s1098/14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="1098" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT72V7b54PjSySJzDp7PxMGDlmxlfy9BkbGEcz4xN-hTbAMNSWTdPmh-x_eEOwY74qvo1rjjQwNyLh4qfhLgfELag7UWM9zILFmnpLNzTRfqeTFP_559vTTtA3VPc6acQkqeKt7h4HLWykqyc7OTV6YCckmBt7iqm_ewjGweicLVOxJxu2KgkZTAPyaiE/w640-h288/14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Oakland A's were in Cleveland for a three-game set from April 23-25, 1976. The first game saw Dennis Eckersley get the win over Vida Blue as the Indians managed a 3-0 victory. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the second game, on Saturday the 24th, Cleveland went with the veteran, Fritz Peterson, while Oakland trotted out their young right-hander, Mike Norris. The Indian batters overwhelmed the future one-year phenom from the get-go, scoring two runs in the 1st, and two more in the second, which were enough to end the youngster's day after just 1.1 innings pitched. Oakland responded in kind by scoring five runs in the 3rd inning, which included a 3-run HR by Don Baylor. Four of those came off of old Fritz, which were enough to chase him out of the game. The A's padded their lead by adding another run in the 4th to make it 6-4, but Cleveland wasn't ready to call it a day yet, as they would score a run in the 7th, and two more in the 8th to take a 7-6 lead into the 9th. Oakland wasn't done though. With two outs in the top of the 9th, Tom Buskey walked Claudell Washington, and then Joe Rudi made him pay for that mistake by conjuring up some of his old postseason magic and hitting a two-run homer that wound up ending this slugfest in the A's favor, 8-7. The win ended a four-game skid for Oakland as well. Five pitchers were used by each team, with Rollie Fingers gave up two runs but was still able to pick up his second win of the early season (he'd go on to win 11 more). Tom Buskey was given the loss for Cleveland.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The A's cruised to a 9-1 victory on Sunday to close out the series. Mike Torrez got the win over Pat Dobson. Joe Rudi hit another 2-run homer as well, this time in the first inning.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Despite the game's overall insignificance, I bought this ticket stub earlier this year thinking that it would be a fun addition to my Joe Rudi collection. He did after all have a bit of a moment. Once shipping and taxes were factored in, I paid roughly the same price that the ticket originally cost. Initially, it felt like a bad (but cheap) purchase, but after reading the play-by-play (twice now), looking at in with Joe's cards a few times since, and now writing about it; I find myself being rather pleased with this get, and could easily see trying to add a few more tickets to his collection.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to the ticket, I added two more cards to the collection earlier this year as well...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsrtud14hisfrjFa7StXZynJaLDmEsrNTM9-ENNRhnpKC6BFA1PTzLNgcfWkaHwlPpT3BX9lCwpH8yvIe1YctP4LUhxJj_Q3WEjOmxuA6uGHRAAILn6czudGR5kUve4zenOQlBMtYS6i5a9aIIR4rmq09oB7aaQ1ncpf5mOCi4C4hote0FgtDPbBN6Zc/s1197/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="885" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsrtud14hisfrjFa7StXZynJaLDmEsrNTM9-ENNRhnpKC6BFA1PTzLNgcfWkaHwlPpT3BX9lCwpH8yvIe1YctP4LUhxJj_Q3WEjOmxuA6uGHRAAILn6czudGR5kUve4zenOQlBMtYS6i5a9aIIR4rmq09oB7aaQ1ncpf5mOCi4C4hote0FgtDPbBN6Zc/w296-h400/16.jpg" width="296" /></a></div>I paid seven bucks for this 2001 Archives autograph back in March(?). It seemed like a good price, and I was looking forward to getting it. Once in hand though, I was a little less enthused. Topps must've used an industrial buffer for the surface on these. It is so shiny. Too shiny for my liking. When I look at it, all I see is gloss; which isn't very 1969-ish. I think I would've been much more content with just getting the original version of the card signed.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2E7xvQLaaUge0rZyz1ZxNg-Y2yCVoW0WENZ5Uwa-Jf75lmugjDHMAeTMbC8kcIVriH8sy3z0i2Yc5mg6oWowhJKGsOnEzrsZA96uelSNJckHmcKHhmqxgz4ic7OI3Z4wsVou0nctA6qRhEargkzL2MgyIwEZ-X-lvapP5OiFsNlqX41WiIIX66lYnhf8/s1252/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="884" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2E7xvQLaaUge0rZyz1ZxNg-Y2yCVoW0WENZ5Uwa-Jf75lmugjDHMAeTMbC8kcIVriH8sy3z0i2Yc5mg6oWowhJKGsOnEzrsZA96uelSNJckHmcKHhmqxgz4ic7OI3Z4wsVou0nctA6qRhEargkzL2MgyIwEZ-X-lvapP5OiFsNlqX41WiIIX66lYnhf8/w283-h400/15.jpg" width="283" /></a></div>Now, here's a fun one! I probably overpaid for this 1977 Hostess error, but it's pretty unique, so this was one instance where I didn't mind doing so. The lettering is all misplaced, but the double-negative effect is the real star of the piece. It almost looks like Joe's soul is beginning to ascend (knock on wood that Joe still has many more years left on this plain), which seems even more appropriate given the team. I would've loved to have seen/gotten this panel before it was cut, but this card was the only one available. And for those curious, the back is completely normal. I can't say enough good things about this purchase. Despite the food (Twinkie?) stains, and one small wrinkle (in an unimportant place), I was more than happy to pay a little over $5 for this particular copy. I can't imagine that there are too many more out there like this.<br /><div><br /></div><div>My Joe Rudi collection, though not being overly impressive in terms of numbers, has become one of my favorite player collections in recent years. I don't add items to it nearly as often as I would like, but that just makes it all the more better when I do.</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-76549697970513500842023-08-29T09:35:00.004-07:002023-09-01T05:41:32.894-07:00In limbo<div><div>It was just a few short years ago that I declared in a post that I was officially done with set collecting. And it was true at the time. I was more than ready to move onto something else, namely player collecting. Not only did that sound like it would be more fun in general, but also seemed like there'd be much less rigidity, and for me, less stress as well. And so it was, at least for a year or two.</div><div><br /></div><div>I guess it was sometime last year that not only did I start to get a little bored with just collecting certain players, but the old set collecting itch began to, well, itch, again too. I thought initially that I could satiate it by just working on an insert set or two, but apparently that wasn't enough, and before I knew it I was putting the remnants from multiple old set builds, as well as a few new ones, back into binders. I thought that maybe, just maybe, I had finally found the right balance for me; but now here we are on the wrong side of 2023, and I have very little idea what I'm doing, or what I want to do going forward.</div><div><br /></div><div>Prices continue to increase, and for the first time since the latest boom started, they've begun to affect my ability to purchase things; which I believe in turn, has also begun to affect my interest level. </div><div><br /></div><div>Conventional wisdom, at least amongst us pedestrian collectors, has held that if one area of interest starts to get too expensive, just pivot to another -- which is all fine and dandy, but I've been pivoting for 3 or 4 years now, and I'm starting to think that I'm done pivoted out. Every time I move, so does everyone else. And it's gotten very old.</div><div><br /></div><div>The only other option seems to be to just accept that things have changed, and will continue to stay changed for the foreseeable future. Which basically just means eat it and start paying $10 for items that were less than a buck prior to the boom. Or in other words, finally give in to the new normal. Well, I can't do that either. Mentally, I just can't. I don't have the money to collect like that, and even if I did, I don't get joy from overpaying for things.</div><div><br /></div><div>And I'm not saying that I'm done with cards, yet, but I do know that my interest level in them right now is at about the same level it was back in 1999-00 right before I took a 10-year break from collecting. I guess the good news is though, that even if I did take a break of some kind, I've got tons of old stuff sitting in scan folders, so if I wanted to keep this blog going during said break, I've got more than enough to keep it active for the time being (especially if I keep up this 1-2 post a month thing I've currently got going).</div><div><br /></div><div>Like I said though, I really don't know what I'm doing right now in terms of collecting, and as far as the first part of this post goes, I'm probably just rambling, as usual. It's probably advisable not to put too much stock into anything I say (ever). And hey, it hasn't been all doom and gloom; there have been a few bright spots in recent months...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9ZwzO5jRIDkJRWhMaWCZJQwkN0ACnzxwQ1QTwn1cnmpgZKAGkZBzzA8QtfjFekQ6cfISem9Myk3JrXzyFvn-vw4yc2K39J6lrInpMbqsos78u3mEHuANbWErIOq2_N1b1tXUa-PSRmbdXKf3N-Z5yaW8iAuFhuKLNWpyXOmy_k3JVciHq9BeQeIxi_o/s1185/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1185" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9ZwzO5jRIDkJRWhMaWCZJQwkN0ACnzxwQ1QTwn1cnmpgZKAGkZBzzA8QtfjFekQ6cfISem9Myk3JrXzyFvn-vw4yc2K39J6lrInpMbqsos78u3mEHuANbWErIOq2_N1b1tXUa-PSRmbdXKf3N-Z5yaW8iAuFhuKLNWpyXOmy_k3JVciHq9BeQeIxi_o/w400-h294/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The brightest of bright spots in recent months was seeing an unexpected free stuff post show up from Kerry, of <a href="https://cardsoncards.blogspot.com/">Cards on Cards</a> fame. They've become so infrequent that, honestly, even if I had been late to the party, and not gotten anything, I would've been more than content just knowing that someone else was doing one. As it turned out though, I clearly wasn't the only one who was surprised by Kerry's offering, because despite the post having already been up for a couple of hours before I clicked on it, there was only one card that had been claimed by the time I finally did so.</div><div><br /></div><div>I ended up claiming five cards, the most important of which, to me, was this 1962 Post Dick Howser (no relation to Doogie). I haven't bought a single sports card since March, so it's been at least that long since I was last able to add a card to my set. It didn't last very long, being only one card and all, but it was fun to have an excuse to break out the Post/Jell-O binder; and even more so to add a new card to it. Heck, I even logged into the TCDB for the first time in many months just so I could mark this card off of the checklist. Apparently this was card #60 towards the 200-card set for me. I thought I was a little further along than that, but I guess 60 is better than 59.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXL8YuJAM9OcSFWXzcmD1hXN0Olm2w_Cc8XC4Wj2PkDaH5_5umSUx1WJsDR1rYVCEDv4AygcHBuvVVcGANmdGR-VwXthFLzX-WUDThabth8Pb2k27_3iFIaUP_VVkLWVoepYTVneN08r9leGZcroHFtQaF8edAmSqjQD9baXgcUyft0VthKi2tlUnu-U/s1218/12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="911" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXL8YuJAM9OcSFWXzcmD1hXN0Olm2w_Cc8XC4Wj2PkDaH5_5umSUx1WJsDR1rYVCEDv4AygcHBuvVVcGANmdGR-VwXthFLzX-WUDThabth8Pb2k27_3iFIaUP_VVkLWVoepYTVneN08r9leGZcroHFtQaF8edAmSqjQD9baXgcUyft0VthKi2tlUnu-U/w299-h400/12.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div>I've really tried to cut back on "just because" cards, but even so, I couldn't resist Orlando here, mostly "just because" I love the old green and yellow A's uniforms. I'm not a big uniform guy, but these might just be my favorite baseball uniforms. I don't know how Orlando feels about them, but after starting the '65 season 0-6, he found himself trading these colors for those of Detroit, where he ended up faring slightly better with a 4-6 record.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNEWyIk1o9v_kVGI-rrVmgYL3xwH1z9IycsSRl45DLLheEu-iVSIx7J5yk6hIyVK5ICje0LjXIKZMSUvhlJTu9JsFDe97TFdw7QVHtw76UKGCmwiMhP7xiQhOO6ZD8w7m94ML8BpxZ9qHYgTdTtOETHvBiddcAqzuFcK3ceYlZO6awvZksuHkLnR2GBg/s1217/11%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="924" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNEWyIk1o9v_kVGI-rrVmgYL3xwH1z9IycsSRl45DLLheEu-iVSIx7J5yk6hIyVK5ICje0LjXIKZMSUvhlJTu9JsFDe97TFdw7QVHtw76UKGCmwiMhP7xiQhOO6ZD8w7m94ML8BpxZ9qHYgTdTtOETHvBiddcAqzuFcK3ceYlZO6awvZksuHkLnR2GBg/w304-h400/11%20(2).jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div>I want to say that it was back in January that I re-watched the 1974 World Series on YouTube (and it only took me about a month to do so). While doing so, I thought to myself that it wouldn't be the worst thing ever if I added a few more cards of Dick Green to my life. Fast forward seven months, and I finally added one! He isn't one of the A's players from that era that I collect, but given how important he was to the team (defensively), and how few cards he apparently has, I probably should. Maybe I will start doing so at some point, but for now, being able to get this one will be good enough. I can't really tell what's going on here, but it is a very interesting looking card. In my mind, there's almost no such thing as a bad action card, especially those of the vintage variety.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m6PB3tfrVJLf9SNYi1oQQ6dd7vTcGVy4UqsIRsZI3ZHDHMGzmy2llGs_x8PxEH37wNfA_YgUYZLdiUn5XXDvJucM_bGU5DdwDLRjhNonYYFNT6ScLvEIihEVj0gzncb6ObQquB0ulGifacFrv7XDEvtwmMIB6-ESkM4VaPLtCcOWYg57fhw5t0I3CH0/s1204/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="928" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m6PB3tfrVJLf9SNYi1oQQ6dd7vTcGVy4UqsIRsZI3ZHDHMGzmy2llGs_x8PxEH37wNfA_YgUYZLdiUn5XXDvJucM_bGU5DdwDLRjhNonYYFNT6ScLvEIihEVj0gzncb6ObQquB0ulGifacFrv7XDEvtwmMIB6-ESkM4VaPLtCcOWYg57fhw5t0I3CH0/w309-h400/11.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div>Every time I've shown a Dave Winfield card in the last year or two, I've mentioned fighting the temptation to collect him. I think that temptation is finally gone. Doesn't mean I won't ever still try to get any of his cards, especially the earlier ones.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCM8_toICUtDpTsYKOioPkHvBq8AeijVIhdWC8_C8Qrl1LqZ0mOXGAQqVo9BZ7k9w4rHggiVD3TTeTQNqyhqTd3VDOIkwHzXe1gqESnqcjgN3u8S_nipRRe6xvGEL0whMz28QK2oGOtwTJAAX6yVTF6aDnwd45YUBREkX2Hvp7r1OnbZLwu95IwlzX8xo/s1210/12%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="890" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCM8_toICUtDpTsYKOioPkHvBq8AeijVIhdWC8_C8Qrl1LqZ0mOXGAQqVo9BZ7k9w4rHggiVD3TTeTQNqyhqTd3VDOIkwHzXe1gqESnqcjgN3u8S_nipRRe6xvGEL0whMz28QK2oGOtwTJAAX6yVTF6aDnwd45YUBREkX2Hvp7r1OnbZLwu95IwlzX8xo/w294-h400/12%20(2).jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div>I couldn't remember if I had Gerry's "sunset" card or not, and I still haven't looked, but I still wanted this one either way. 1961 was a rough one for Gerry. Despite going 13-8, and being named an All-Star, the year before, age finally started to catch up to him towards the end of that season, and he didn't bounce back in '61. His final season saw him pitching for Chicago, Kansas City, and Detroit, managing just a 2-5 record between the three. He closed out his baseball career with the Portland Beavers, where he was a pitching coach, who also tossed a couple of games (2-4), in 1962; which is the primary reason why I collect him. </div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks to Kerry for giving everyone (who saw the post) a chance to pick up some neat cards. The only downside to all of this is that because of my interest in all things cards being so low, I still haven't made an effort to find anything to send in return. I will though, one of these days!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On a final, and unrelated, note: I noticed a new(ish) blog on block a few weeks back, and haven't seen anyone else mention it lately, so I thought I'd try divert a few eyeballs over to <a href="https://lajoieslocker.blogspot.com/">Lajoie's Locker</a>. It's not easy starting up a new blog in 2023, and it's probably even harder to keep a new blog going in 2023; meaning that this fellow could probably use some support. Most bloggers feed on views and comments, especially new bloggers, so if you've got the time, and are inclined to want to do so, maybe you could take a few minutes and go say hi. </div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730371508291366937.post-78834879508904432032023-08-05T09:35:00.001-07:002023-08-05T09:40:51.869-07:00Bad scans from a good trade<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUNKCdW61Em58MFO0oWe3iLK81X1QuDw8YQd0jF-c-irX0qRjvWbJxfKbAheXUjCrOfItIYgInLdZSZF-rqnIXqhA1V7y6Exd7ky-3ZATyZDjbYDCpNYZygTSbsSW3faOe1ftyIiibrnOQ08DN922qvjCiRaP7QbFL2O_rhHNNPheE5yyRzif0HWSagY/s1097/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="798" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUNKCdW61Em58MFO0oWe3iLK81X1QuDw8YQd0jF-c-irX0qRjvWbJxfKbAheXUjCrOfItIYgInLdZSZF-rqnIXqhA1V7y6Exd7ky-3ZATyZDjbYDCpNYZygTSbsSW3faOe1ftyIiibrnOQ08DN922qvjCiRaP7QbFL2O_rhHNNPheE5yyRzif0HWSagY/w291-h400/2.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div>I don't know if any of my fellow bloggers can relate to this or not, but sometimes I will scan, or photograph, an item, load it onto my computer, without paying much attention to it's quality, save it to a folder for future use, and then when it comes time to use it; then, and only then, do I finally notice just how poor said saved image was. </div><div><br /></div><div>Given my absolute hatred of scanning, I'm a bit surprised that this doesn't happen more often. In the past, I would sometimes go back and try to redo whatever the item was, but again, I hate scanning, and have gotten to the point where I can barely bring myself to do it these days (that's also part of the reason why posting on this blog has slowed down so much). So with that in mind, I not-so-proudly present two poorly scanned cards that made their way East earlier this year, courtesy of a trade with Gavin, resident expert in all things pertaining to Topps Retired Autographs, from <a href="http://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/">Baseball Card Breakdown</a> (and <a href="https://1991musicards.blogspot.com/">1991 MusiCards Blog</a>).</div><div><br /></div><div>Gavin added a trade bait page to his blog a while back, which subsequently saw me reaching out to see if I'd have enough to be able to swing a deal for two of his offerings; and spoiler alert, I did!</div><div><br /></div><div>Bobby Thomson is a guy that I say I collect, but I'm not sure if my 5-6 cards of him qualify as much of a collection. I only seem to be acquiring about one new card of his about every two years, which doesn't help in building up any kind of real collection. I do, at the very least, now have a really nifty autograph of his though (which isn't speckled btw).</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4Q-DNKC_joC2UgiVJQlzG-qpd8HO5hT-mNBg0y48TYry7eP3towfIb-11P7dGWbzWsZ95dS-N8m3-Hvm71ovd3YbKWgo7RFvkiVLdQiFo-RBUN_4cUUR7rSUaBWGsJCnBIggI_BeN-QHmG5YUmCMVTJaJ9ihy5OUIhK-rMNWvZAqB8v_NYDhzKrV/s1151/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="849" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4Q-DNKC_joC2UgiVJQlzG-qpd8HO5hT-mNBg0y48TYry7eP3towfIb-11P7dGWbzWsZ95dS-N8m3-Hvm71ovd3YbKWgo7RFvkiVLdQiFo-RBUN_4cUUR7rSUaBWGsJCnBIggI_BeN-QHmG5YUmCMVTJaJ9ihy5OUIhK-rMNWvZAqB8v_NYDhzKrV/w295-h400/1.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div>While lacking a bit in the 50's department, my Johnny Podres collection is a bit more respectable. Although once again, this card here represents my lone autograph of his. They're a bit hard to see here, but this card features another nice shot (to go along with his '67 Topps card) of the old barracks at the Dodgers Vero Beach training facility (which I already <a href="https://pennysleevethoughts.blogspot.com/2021/03/sorry-cant-do-it.html">covered</a> a few years ago).</div><div><br /></div><div>I've talked about both of these guys multiple times before, so I don't really have a lot more to say about them, or these cards (hence my taking so long to cover this trade. Well, that and the bad scans). I really do dig the cards though, and am thankful to Gavin for the trade.</div><div><br /></div><div>It wasn't too long after this that another, this time somewhat unexpected, PWE showed up from Gavin; and in that was one of my favorite gets this year...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RSx3fLdTJequGxWbw_x1QF_I5Poz-oYOSn9tItYoK2wxAIOR_XEBlmDFP8rrIA9szbbHZYsxPOOTAolkpgVqpoU-dmFRmkNVGuLS-LactTNW6cJdwczwEOi5-LPlMeo0X_6ubm21Sm8A2ucR1Pe3YKxhBXQWwXC8Kt761i5AEkbxelf-3aR8ceZnd4Q/s1139/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="854" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RSx3fLdTJequGxWbw_x1QF_I5Poz-oYOSn9tItYoK2wxAIOR_XEBlmDFP8rrIA9szbbHZYsxPOOTAolkpgVqpoU-dmFRmkNVGuLS-LactTNW6cJdwczwEOi5-LPlMeo0X_6ubm21Sm8A2ucR1Pe3YKxhBXQWwXC8Kt761i5AEkbxelf-3aR8ceZnd4Q/w300-h400/3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Gavin had told me that he would make one of his sun-bleached '91 Fleer mods (that were all the rage last Christmas) of Bo for me, and as you can clearly see, he did. He didn't say when though, and I thought that he might not be able to do it until summer, so like I said, I was bit surprised that it showed up so soon. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't keep track of my acquisitions throughout the year, so it's not really possible for me to rank them, say in an end of the year post, but if I did/could make such a list, this would definitely rank in the top 5; possibly even top 3. It's just a really neat card, that brings me a lot of joy to look at. I figured the only place in the Bo binder for this would be next to it's original yellow kin, the only problem is, when I went to do so I found, much to my surprise (and chagrin), that I don't have a copy of the original card. I don't know how that was possible, but it was. It'll pain me to do so, but eventually I'll 'breakdown' and get one of those 20¢ copies from Sportlots. Now, if Gavin could just figure out a way to make a blue-bordered version, I'd have one wicked cool looking row for the Bo binder. As it stands, I'll probably just have to get to copies of the original to go on either side of this one in the binder so that it'll balance out the row/page (that's how my collecting OCD works).</div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.com21