Just wanted to give a "thank you" and positive feedback to @BsblCards on Twitter. He sold me this lot of 2018 Heritage SPs at a very good price. I plan to keep the two Rangers, send the two Brad Zieglers to him to sign TTM and the others are trade fodder on Trading Card Database. Thanks for the great deal!
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Recently Shane posted a 1999 Bowman Box in his Cheap Wax Wednesday series. He elected to give away another box on Twitter, and I was the lucky winner!
In 1999, I was looking for Chris Enochs Bowman cards. They were in Series 1, though. The guy I was buying in 1999 that was in Series 2? Adam Piatt.
Yeah. Adam Piatt.
Who were you collecting/investing in while we were all worrying about the Y2K bug?
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I received another package of 51 buybacks from @SScards16 on Twitter. It's an absolutely amazing package of cards. Not one of them is from 1980 or later!
After completing my T206/T213-1 Scoops Carey rainbow, and getting married in about ten months, I have to chill on spending money. I've mentioned on previous posts about enjoying what I have and these cards will be a great example of that. Hopefully in the next couple of months I can get on the buyback set project.
I have to figure out a different way to go about posts than Shoebox Legends because I don't want to completely rip him off. Hopefully he knows that in this case, he knows that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. His buyback frankenset posts are some of my favorites in all the blogosphere.
I'll have some decisions to make on what cards win out and make the set. I've sent him some buybacks before, but I look forward to helping him even more with his set.
Anyway, on to the cards that I received in the envelope...
Most of the buybacks I have are the 2017 "Rediscover Topps" ones. This Barry Lersch is the only one of those among the 51 cards.
A couple of my favorite designs ever (1962 and 1971) are represented here.
I will never understand the red and baby blue color scheme for the WHITE Sox.
It's an unpopular opinion, but I'm not a fan of the 1972 design. However, it will take some SERIOUS star power to ever bump this 1972. It's an Indian (long live Chief Wahoo!) and the...I don't even know the term...blurry/double vision/3D look of the photo really appeal to me.
Another theme among the cards in this package was players that went on to be coaches and managers. There are (at least) two in this photo and more to come.
It was also a Ken Forsch hot envelope!
Quick math tells me that Sparky Anderson had to be 35 or younger when that photo was taken. He looks OLD to me. I am 39.
I has no more words...
The moment I saw the name "Bob Will," this is all that I could think...
I feel that with the last name "Pagliaroni," he should have been a career Yankee.
"Big Daddy" when he was still "Medium Daddy." That will be a tough one to keep out of the set.
Speaking of names that sound like the player should have been a career Yankee, we have Johnny Antonelli.
At first, I thought this Dave Adlesh was (poorly) trimmed at some point in the last 50 years. After holding it up to another card it doesn't look to be smaller, but instead part of it appears to be slightly wider than normal.
And from the last picture of this post, that Vic Davalillo almost has to make the set. The 1965 design is another favorite of mine, and...Indians!
I need to make starting to actually organize this project a high priority. I just always feel like I have so many things I'm working on. Fingers crossed.
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Cards From the Attic has been giving away some vintage cards on Twitter and I was the lucky recipient of one lot. He's definitely worth a follow. You can also find his website here.
In addition to the vintage, there were extra cards in the envelope.
Thanks for both the contest and the cards!
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Earlier this week I went back to my desk after a meeting, only to find an envelope had been delivered. I wasn't waiting on anything (that could possibly have been delivered already), so I thought that perhaps it was a Secret Santa delivery. It wasn't, which is a good thing!
I bought some cards off Jason a couple of weeks ago, including a lot of 2017-17 UD Canvas cards. I was going to link to that post, but it seems I've failed as a blogger. I did share it on Twitter, though. We've been sending cards back and forth since 2014 that we knew would fit into the other's collection. It had been awhile, but it appears that it's "game on" once again!
By the way, if you have a Nolan Patrick Canvas Young Guns, Jason is looking for one. Hit him up on Twitter.
The five cards are all ones that I need for the set. WAHOO!
There were some doubles, but hopefully I can find a trading partner either on Trading Card Database or one of the other places that you can find me.
Thanks so much, Jason. I'll have to find something to hit you back with!
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A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a lot of buybacks that a collector that follows me on Twitter sent. Shortly thereafter he contacted me asking if I wanted three more that he found. Of course I did! He also told me that he had some A&G buybacks and asked if I wanted them. I told him that I don't collect them but if he didn't have a use, I was sure I could find a good home for them. I certainly will!
He also took a list through my needs and sent 12 cards from the 2017 A&G set that I need!
He's been very generous to me. I guess there's a good reason he uses #collectlove on Twitter. Make sure if you're on there to give @SScards16 a follow! Thank you, again, for sharing the hobby love!
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I've been posting a bit on Twitter about buybacks and after one tweet, I was contacted by @SScards16 because he had some to get rid of. I asked him how much, he made me an offer, I sent him the funds. After shipping, I know he "made" nothing off the cards. He has a great card account and I recommend following him on Twitter.
After I made payment he mentioned that he had a few more he was going to include. I would classify it as more than "a few." There's a reason his "name" is #CollectLove on Twitter.
I took a pic and tweeted last week when they arrived. I'm really excited about the number of vintage! Also, many of the buybacks are from previous years. Until now, the only ones that I had were the 2017 "Rediscover Topps."
Cy Young, MVP and World Series winner in same season buyback.
Goose buyback.
Hall of Very Good Buyback.
Year before I was born buyback.
All Star I've never heard of buyback.
Buybach?
Dirty hippie design buyback.
Expos buyback!
Burlap buyback.
One of my top three Topps baseball designs buyback.
Windbreaker buyback.
"Is this the same guy that plays for the Blue Jays now?" buyback.
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My collecting has changed a bit in the last 12 months. I have made a shift toward vintage and away from modern. I still buy some modern, just not as much. Another change has been a move back to my "innocent" days of collecting, building sets.
I picked up a few blasters of 2016-17 Parkhurst Hockey. Even though it was stated to be a Canadian exclusive, many in the States have found them. A couple other guys that I interact with on Twitter are set builders as well and have also decided to work on the set, giving us some trading partners.
I returned to my desk at one point today to find a bubble mailer on my desk. It was from Cliff (oriolesrise on Twitter) and was full of cards that I need for my set.
Yes, that is an Auston Matthews rookie in the picture. After five blasters, I did not have one (although I did hit a red parallel in the first blaster I opened). Cliff ended up with two from the same box. I think anyone that's opened this product would say that the collation leaves a bit to be desired.
I'm thrilled to have these and be that much closer to set completion. It's time to go mark these off.
