Box From 'Bama #5 - 1986 McDonald's Buccaneers

These cards aren't the easiest to find.  I have looked multiple times for an Oliver Luck (Andrew's dad) without success.  It's a shame that all I could find in the shop were Tampa Bay Buccaneers cards but knowing what I do, I figured I'd pick them up.

I can't imagine a more basic front, but I love the card backs.  Look at all of that text, and no Twitter handles!  I wish companies still cared about card backs like this.

Ron Heller is the ONLY one of these guys that I've heard of.

I did see this one and ask myself "Jerry Ball played for the Buccaneers in the mid-80s?"  Not so fast, my friend.

Hopefully these bring back some memories for you and if you have an Oliver Luck McDonald's card, PLEASE let me know!

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $150 in a year.  FREE CARDS!

If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  You can also find me on Trading Card Database.  I love trading cards, when it makes sense.  Happy collecting!

Box From 'Bama #4 - LOOSE PACKS!

I absolutely love the randomness that I found in my shop visit.

How many packs are there, you ask?

Seven "Super Packs" of 35 cards.  I bought a good bit of these in 1993, but it probably wasn't these super packs.  That 1993 class wasn't too shabby with guys like Jerome Bettis, Garrison Heart and Drew Bledsoe.  Bledsoe was the rookie I was collecting in 1993.

I took this picture for one purpose.  Look at the upper left of it.  $1.69 for 35 cards.  Is it any wonder why there aren't as many kids collecting today as when we were kids?  There's no way my parents could have afforded current prices.  If I was born in 2009 instead of 1979, there's no way I'd be a collector.  

These are also headed to the rack for the time being.  Eventually I'll open and show some results over at A Pack To Be Named Later.  

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back from purchases there.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $150 in a year.  FREE CARDS!

If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  You can also find me on Trading Card Database.  I love trading cards, when it makes sense.  Happy collecting!

Mail from Dub Mentality

Recently Joey of the Dub Mentality blog fame, posted about buying some late 80s football wax packs.  He ran a contest on Twitter for some of them and I was the winner.  Here is the late 80s goodness that was in my envelope.  

If you don't read Joey's blog, that needs to change.  It is one of the best reads I know of in the trading card blogosphere.  Thanks for the cards, Joey!  

If you shop online and haven't signed up and used ebates yet, you're missing out.  I also use it on eBay to get money back.  Between referrals and cash back, I've gotten over $100 in about seven months.  FREE CARDS!  If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow.  Happy collecting!

Two Set Needs. Oh, Just One.

I walked out of Saturday's card show with three cards for my collection.  In addition to the T206, I picked up two 1955 Topps All American cards for my set.  Or I thought I did until about five minutes before writing this.

1955 Topps All American #70 Bill Daddio

1955 Topps All American #70 Bill Daddio (back)

1955 Topps All American #25 Cas Myslinski

1955 Topps All American #25 Cas Myslinski (back)

When I looked at my checklist, I thought that I needed both of these.  The Cas Myslinski was highlighted that I had, but my note that I'd bought from COMC was still there.  Months ago I picked up a copy from there and didn't pay attention to the back of the card.  The damage was terrible and the card number was not there.  So, I never put it into the set.  

Sometime since then, it appears that I picked up another copy from Nick's and now I have a double.  It's not the first mistake I've made and it won't be the last.  

With this addition, my set is 64.7% (66/102) complete.  

Happy collecting!