Wednesday, January 28, 2009

MAIL!!

I just received my mailer from Jeff over at Card Junkie . It was a glorious package of '90 Fleer cards, as I now only need 7 cards for the set. Thanks Jeff! you are da MAN!!! I need to find some more of the cards that you need. I am glad that I was able to send Jeff the last 2 cards that he needed to complete his 90 Fleer set. I am loving this trading from around the country. I have another package of cards to send out to Steve over at The Easy Life . OF course I have to go to the post office in this beautiful dusting of "White Death", but I think I can handle it.

I am planning on hitting some card shops in Columbus in the next couple of days, while I am down there for the Ohio Farmers Union convention. It should be a nice diversion from the insanity that will be the convention.

Over and out to fight the roads!
CARD WANT LISTS

update on 2/13/09 The Goudey base is done. I may work on the Short Prints and minis a bit now. I have double of 276 and 285 in the Sp's. I also knocked of some of the other lists as well.....anyone have 90 Fleer #178 Kevin Hickey----that is my missing card for that set!

update on 2/8/09 I took care of the Goudey, I should have that set finished soon.....now to knock off some of the others and to get what I need from other sets up.

updated on 2/4/09 got a couple of $10.99 2008 Goudy blasters and a $10.99 SP authentic blaster

updated on 2/1/09---got some more 2008 Upper Deck base set and down to 5 '90 fleer to go!

2008 Goudey
base done ? on finishing SPs

2008 UPPER DECK MASTERPIECES

91 92 95 96 97 98 102 103 104 105 106 107 109 110 111 113 114 115 116 118 119
I have a double of 100 Al Kaline

2008 UPPER DECK base set

5 7 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 29 31 32 44 46 55 57 58 60 61 62 68 71 84 85 86 96 97 98 99 101 107 110 123 124 133 135 136 137 138 139 140 145 146 149 162 163 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 185 201 202 203 205 215 216 217 218 224 230 240 241 249 250 253 254 255 256 257 258 260 262 263 266 275 278 279 280 288 291 297 299 304 310 312 313 319 322 326 328 331 333 337 344 346 347 348 349 351 353 355 356 358 364 365 366 367 373 376 382 385 391 393 396 400 405 407 415 416 417 425 426 427 432 433 434 436 438 440 441 442 450 452 453 455 459 462 463 470 471 472 473 478 480 482 484 486 487 488 496 497 499 504 505 516 517 521 529 535 537 543 547 552 555 561 566 567 574 581 582 584 592 611 614 615 617 619 621 629 632 639 644 646 648 650 652 660 663 668 670 671 679 688 696 703 707 710 719 721 726 735 740 747 750 752 759 766 768 769 773 777 783 790 791 796

88 Score
146 161 186 315

89 Donruss
23 57 111 115 116 121 126 131 137 138 143 155 160 163 164 232 238 243 248 254 260 267 288 301 310 315 327 330 333 339 400 408 441 447 453 458 462 465 466 477 483 493 496 499 502 503 504 506 512 514 516 594 605 614 616 623 640 653 BC-12 BC-17 BC-20 Grand slammers 6 7 11 12

90 Fleer

178

2008 SP authentic

1 3 12 26 39 44 83 89

2007 UD Masterpieces

1 5 8 10 20 21 22 27 28 32 34 35 36 45 46 53 59 70 73 74 76 79 84 85 86 89

other sets

89 score football
257 Barry Sanders rookie card--how the hell did that happen?

Thursday, January 22, 2009

A New Twist

Goofing around on the net, I came across some blogs dealing with baseball card collecting...... which led me back to my drug of choice collecting baseball cards. Damn I had quit cold turkey back in the early 90's while in college. It was a combination of no money and too many brands of cards and too many gimmicks, so I gave it up. I kept all the cards and while I never did much with them other than move them with me, I still have all my old cards, well most of them. I know I have them all, I just can't find them all. Damn you '85 & '87 Topps! So while going through my old cards, trying to get them sorted, I have found that I can send my doubles off to other folks to help them complete sets. So I have sent out 2 packages---someday I'll get some links up to these guys blogs.

Which leads me to the point of this post, I have started buying cards---my coke problem! I have liked the 2008 Upper Deck cards and will work towards that set. I also really like the 2007 Topps Turkey Red cards, they are awesome. I have only bought cards at the Mt. Vernon KMART so I have not seen or been able to buy the sets that seem to be very popular, 2008 Topps Heritage and the 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter set. I have got hooked on the 2008 Upper Deck Goudey set though. I really like it so I am going to rip a pack that I got from a blaster box. I have no scanner so no images.

193 Troy Glaus
89 Alex Gordon
69 Curtis Granderson
291 Chase Utley Sports Royalty (Red Back mini)
36 Kosuke Fukudome
166 Felix Hernandez
114 Justin Morneau
277 Bill Russell Sports Royalty

I think this is a pretty good pack---the sports royalty were short prints I believe and I don't have many of them. Glaus, Gordon and Granderson are doubles. I have to total up where I am on this set some time.....until the next time.