2008 Allen & Ginter


update on 3/7 I have to redo the list I have really nailed down the big cards and a few of the subsets. I have completed the Pioneers of Aviation and the Worlds Greatest Victories subsets. Well, pending delivery. If you need any of the WGV's let me know I have some extras.


I find this to be an incredible set and I am hooked on completing it. I am almost there on with the base cards, but I would like to do the mini's as well, they are a huge challenge, so many subsets! Here is what I need of the base cards:

131 312 320 333 338 340 350, state card 18


(20 22 30 72 76 81 128 138)--these I have but all have a dinged corner so I would like to upgrade them

Pioneers of Aviation: should be complete and I should have an extra PA1

World icons (I have) 1 4 11 15 18 20

baseball icons (i have) 7 8 9 11 16

World's Greatest Victories: Complete (I have to trade) 3 12 15 16 17 18 19 20

World Leaders need 7 8 27 28 32 46 49

Sharks: complete (have to trade) WDS4

Team Orange: (have) TO6

pending trade

I am working on a mini list---I am around 40% complete on the base mini(any variation) set.

New and Updated want list

First off I have to thank gcrl for sending me a package of 89 Donruss. 20 more towards that set, now I got to come up with a nice package of Dodgers to send back.


2008 UPPER DECK MASTERPIECES

91 92 95 98 102 103 104 105 106 107 109 111 113 116

I have a double of 100 Al Kaline

2008 UPPER DECK base set

15 19 22 23 26 58 61 62 68 84 86 97 101 123 136 139 145 162 175 178 201 203 205 240 249 253 256 257 260 262 266 279 288 297 310 319 326 328 333 337 347 348 351 356 366 373 391 393 396 417 426 434 438 452 463 470 473 488 504 552 644 646 670

88 Score
186

89 Score
39 80 151 262 330 404 507 535 560 565 634 657

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

90 Fleer

178

92 Donruss Series 1

13 40 185 199 205 206 207 210 232 289 327

2008 SP authentic

1 3 12 26 39 44 83 89

Authentic Achievements

7 24 25 26 35 43 44

Marquee Matchups

1 2 3 4 5 6 9 11 14 18 21 22 23 24 33 36 38 42 45 47



2007 UD Masterpieces

1 8 20 21 22 28 34 35 36 45 46 53 59 70 73 76 79 85 86 89

83 Topps

30 41 42 45 47 49 50 53 56 57 62 63 65 69 73 74 75 78 80 85 88 89 91 93 95 98 99 100 102 103 106 110 114 115 119 126 127 128 132 134 137 139 143 145 149 151 153 154 157 160 162 166 167 170 172 174 175 176 178 181 184 190 192 193 195 196 197 198 202 208 209 213 219 225 227 228 230 232 235 237 241 250 253 254 259 260 262 266 268 269 272 275 276 284 285 288 289 292 293 295 296 297 298 300 301 303 305 306 308 315 316 318 319 321 322 328 331 332 342 343 346 349 353 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 364 365 369 371 372 373 374 376 377 379 380 389 390 398 400 402 403 404 406 409 413 415 417 420 424 426 430 431 435 444 446 449 450 452 453 456 457 460 463 473 475 476 477 483 484 486 489 492 493 496 497 500 501 502 504 507 508 509 511 512 513 514 515 517 518 519 522 525 527 529 530 531 534 536 539 540 541 542 543 544 547 548 552 555 557 559 563 564 565 566 568 570 575 577 578 583 585 586 587 588 594 599 606 607 608 609 610 612 616 618 621 625 627 628 629 631 634 635 636 638 642 643 645 646 648 650 652 655 658 660 661 662 663 668 675 677 680 682 683 686 688 690 691 692 693 694 695 697 699 702 703 706 707 710 713 716 717 720 721 722 723 726 731 734 737 738 739 740 741 743 745 747 748 751 756 758 760 761 762 764 769 773 774 775 782 783 784 786 787



2009 Topps Series 1

149/330 45.15%

EBAY


I should have never went looking for cards on ebay, it is way too easy to spend money. I have went crazy chasing after 2008 Allen & Ginters lots trying to build the set, it has been coming along pretty good, but today I got a chance to buy 3 hobby boxes @ 56.33 a piece. I took it. I should have never been buying all those lots! I guess now I have plenty of A & G to trade. I do wonder though how many do I open and/or should I resell or keep the others?

My return to cards

This excellent post by dayf got me to thinking about my return to collecting. I collect cards during the '80s till the early 90's. I just kinda faded out of collecting while in college due mainly to the craziness of product, but the lack funds due to paying for college had some impact as well. In the last month, I came across some blogs about baseball cards, which got me to dig up my old cards, which got me interested in the new cards. So here I am buying cards, again just like a drug addict. I hold no illusions that I am going to get rich by buying cardboard, I enjoying collecting. I just don't want to be a sucker with what I buy. I still don't have a good handle on values. I am liking going back and finishing off my old sets----and spending way less money to due it now! That is what I am not sure of, should I even be messing with the junk wax? It is cheap and fun....heck I just got a 200 card repackage from Target for 6.99 yesterday and it was as much fun as opening new product. It is also a cheap way to see what I have missed and I can get a feel for what sets I like that I can now go buy cheap packs of. But should I? I just don't know.

I really dig all of these new cards, they just look good, especially the retro cards like Allen & Ginter, Goudey, and Heritage. Oh and the UD Masterpieces are sweet. I also realize that the sets from the mid to late 90s on are nice as well. But like a moth, I am drawn to the junk wax. What is up with that?

I do like sending out cards that other folks need. It felt really good sending Jeff the last 2 cards he needed to finish off his 90 Fleer set. It felt even better when a couple of days later he sent me 40 of the 50 or so cards I needed for that set. I never expected that, but damn it was sweet. Thanks Jeff! Thats all I have for now.

Happy collecting!

I DON"T CARE

There I said it. That is how I feel about AROD and all the PED talk. The past is the past. It is time to move on. Baseball has testing now, and I say throw the book at players who test positive. You cannot change the past. Oh and it is great to see that if your name is Miguel Tejada lying to Congress is bad, but if it is Alberto Gonzales or Bradley Schlozman.....not so much

Oh and if your name is Karl Rove and you blow off a subpoena to testify before Congress..... NOTHING HAPPENS

At least we have our priorities straight!