Tuesday, October 29, 2013

The joy of completing another page.... the agony of still being 1 card short of a set.....




These here would be 2010 ginter mini regular backs numbered from 345-400  and while its not a complete set yet.... I figured I would give everyone a nice view of the 2010 exts.....  Last week I was able to acquire my next to last needed card #378 Albert Pujols, which completed the next to last page.

So if anyone has any idea where my last card is I would be willing to trade big for it....wait, I haven't mentioned which card I need have I.... well there is a good story for it... as I had actually bought this card on ebay last year and the seller never shipped it and I got a full refund from ebay.  Anyways now I get to try and find #375 KURT SUZUKI one more time......  if you got any leads let me know... THANKS!!!



Saturday, October 26, 2013

2013 Ginter mini inserts added to want lists


2013 Ginter mini inserts want lists---

Codes, Ciphers, and Cryptographs :   CCC-SHE(Shugborough Hall Inscription)

Famous Finds: Done

Heavy Hangs the Head:

  HH-KW

Inquiring Minds:

 IM-JL

Peacemakers: DONE


The First Americans:

TTFA-HPI


2013 reg mini:
 13 43 50 53 75 88 92 101 121 173 196 200 225 238 261 263 265 272 295 326 353 357 365 378 382 388 391
368/400

2013 A&G back mini:
1 2 44 48 62 67 98 144 145 150 181 214 244 246 274 302 303 306 307 308 309 316 317 322 323 331 332 338 340 344 347  
314/350

2013 black mini:
2 8 14 28 34 40 46 49 65 69 80 86 95 98 99 110 120 128 130 135 136 145 162 163 173 174 194 199 217 221 222 235 236 257 261 265 278 282 284 287 289 292 300 305 309 311 313 315 317 319 328 332 333 335 336 337 338 340 345 346 348 350
286/350




TO TRADE:

2013 reg mini: 5 23 33 37 39 41 47 62 70 107 118 119 125 128 142 147 154 177 183 203 205 231 242 247 278 294 315 320 329 334 335 336 340

a&g back:
4 16 18 24 26 29 31 33 66 69 73 81 85 88 92 93 94 96 100 106 109 112 116 119 131 138 139 147 148 183 191 194 203 204 205 208 211 216 217 222 223 225 227 231 232 236 243 245 249 260 267 270 273 279 291 294 318


OTHER WANT LISTS-----




1960 Topps wants:
102 115 160 316 332 343 361 381 394 400 463 480 484 509 522 523 527 537 547 549 550  


2008-09 UD Masterpieces HOCKEY Brown Border needs: 30 48 52 

2008-09 UD Masterpieces HOCKEY Brown Border cards I have to trade: 1 5 8 9 13 23 24 35 38 39 40 42 43 51 56 60 62 68 69 72 79 86

2012 Ginter Gold:

1 7  9 12 14 31 40 49 74 79 87 90 108 110 128 137 156 157 158 163 177 188 197 200  203 211 229 232 237 261 270 271 301 313 318 325 327 328 348


Kimball mini want list:

 52  66 72 74 76 80 95 104 118 127 141 

Kimballs to trade:
3 4 5 6 8 12 15 20 22 24 25 28 29 31 33 34 35 36 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 56 58 67 68 73 84 89 91 102 112 114 116 119 120 121 122 130 132 136 137 139 142 144 145 146 148 149




2011 Ginter reg back mini:  7  265 372

2011 Ginter A&G back: DONE 

2011 Ginter Black:  327 

2010 Ginter black minis: 346 347

2009 Ginter black minis:17 30 43 53 66 67 76 101 102 110 114 136 144 160 196 225 231 246 252 271 276 303 307 308 310 311 314 317 320 322 323 333 335 339 340 342 344 346 347 350

2008 Ginter black minis:  DONE!!!!

2010 Ginter reg back mini: 12 46 108  375 

2010 Ginter mini Worlds Biggest: 7 10 11 14 16 17 19 

 2009 Ginter extinct animals mini: 3 5 

 2006 Ginter Base cards: 5 285 305  

 2009 Goudey 4n1(Red): 22 33 81 

08 Masterpieces Baseball Navy /125 : DONE!!!

 08 Masterpieces Baseball Brown /100: 7 19 86 96 99


1978 Topps want list:
 21 36 47 70 80 85 90 101 102 106 109 118 155 175 180 184 205 224 229 250 252 273 275 310 320 346 360 375 380 400  (more to come)




trade bait--- relic style













Any of these of any interest to anyone????  Let's work out a deal!!!


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Trade bait--soccer edition

Please anyone who hasn't browsed the 28 pages of completed set greatness down below..... I beg you to please do so.... that was a brutal amount of scanning and downloading....  enjoy the greatest ginter set ever!!!

Now on to this mess, and I must add that I did not buy these cards....I would never, ever buy soccer cards, the only way I have cards of soccer players is if they are in a Ginter set....  these were actually filler that came in an ebay purchase.





I would have just chucked them but they are kinda cool and glossy and made of heavy duty stock, and I know there are some of you out there who do collect soccer cards.  I have no idea of the set or anything else...if you want them they are yours!!!  



Monday, October 21, 2013

Joy of a completed set---2008 Allen & Ginter mini black border edition

Here it is the long awaited images of the completed set of 2008 Ginter black minis, featuring a bonus look at the ext mini set as well!!  The images feature black border versions of cards 1-350 AND reg back versions of cards 345-400...  call it a bonus double viewing of cards 345-350--its the way they are in the sheets...  Not sure there are too many places you are going to see images of a complete set of black border minis and an ext mini set in the same location..... enjoy!!!!



























Friday, October 11, 2013

A set is done!!!!


There is really only one reason to post a picture of a Casey Kotchman card....and thats when it finishes a set....yep that means that my 2008 Allen and Ginter black border mini set is FINISHED!!!!   Even more importantly it means that I now have all of the 2008 Allen and Ginter mini sets done....  reg back minis from 1-400---finished....  a and g backs 1-350---finished.... and black borders 1-350---finished....
I am so glad to be done chasing one whole year of cards!!!

I had figured I would go ahead and scan all the pages from these sets....but I am lazy...so I figured I should at least ask if anyone wants to see the finished sets?  Anyone?  If anyone wants to see them all in a row...i will do it....  though to fair.... who knows when I would ever finish it....   now I just need to get that 1 final 2011 black mini to finish that set off... so if you are holding 2011 Ginter black mini #327 David Dejesus....  I would be more than willing to take it off your hands.....







Monday, October 07, 2013

2011 Ginter mini inserts to trade

Rather than listing all that I have available to trade, I decided to just scan the whole bunch of 2011 Ginter mini inserts that i have available to trade.  I must add that these aren't even all the 2011 inserts that i have to trade.... so if you are looking for any just let me know I probably have extras....  actually its likely that I have Ginter mini inserts from 2008 to 2013 to trade so if you are looking for any of these inserts just ask....

Let's make a deal!!!

Sunday, October 06, 2013

Origin of Rip Cards in Allen & Ginter?

I have always wondered how the idea of Rip cards came about....and considering I am a big collector of the most common fruit of the ripped Rip card... the ext mini....i am not opposed to the act of a Rip card being ripped.....  side note to add... to rip or not rip is inspired by posts from kemp, kershaw and martin collector and most importantly its asked by the dutch card guy himself... any way....in playing on ebay I had somehow stumbled upon this.... interesting item which peaked my curiosity in finding out more about Allen and Ginter  and "old rip" tobacco which sent me to google....and well not much actual info that I could find...but I did come across these tins.....


Is this brand of smoking tobacco the reason why we have rip cards in Ginter products or is this just one huge coincidence.... I have no idea....if this is what inspired us to have Rip cards.... I am impressed.

Saturday, October 05, 2013

I has my YAZ!!!!





Knock a big one off my 1960 Topps want list....  The YAZ rookie card is all mine!!!!!  How much is there to say about this awesome card!!!  sure its got some creases, and a few divots on the front..just more evidence it has been well loved.... no holes and no paper loss and no writing...it will look good in the binder.....  well if there is any chance someone out there has some 1960s to trade..... I would love to make a deal with you....i have a ton of 60s to trade though i only need a few more to finish off this set that was so awesome Topps broke the mold on horizontal cards forever.....

1960 Topps wants:
102 115 160 316 343 361 381 394 445 480 537 

Lets make a deal  


I swore I had that card......

and in honor of the missing card its only fitting to go with a picture of a card... How many of you all out there have ever done the double check of your lists, meaning of course wandering through and album and realizing there are blank spots where you are sure there should have been cards?  which of course leads to pulling out the lists and seeing if those are on the wantlists..... and then seeing that no some of the missing spots are not on said list.....  so you double check which players are those particular numbers..... and you realize....yes....i know that i have either purchased or traded for that exact card..... now where the hell is it?

Nope...never happened to you.........


umm well, ahhhhh, yep me neither.... purely hypothetical....