Old Topps...

I suppose before I buy any new Topps, I should try and finish off some old Topps first. Well, my Braves team sets anyways... nothing so ambitious as an entire set.

Maybe this year though. If I can find some trade partners....

Here's what I need for the past couple of years worth of Bravesness...

2014 Topps - no idea. I haven't found a checklist for this year yet... so I'll put that on my wantlist first.

2013 Topps - 46, 105, 115, 201, 222, 257, 344, 357, 418, 444, 477, 540, 576, 581, 610, 614

Updates - US45, US173, US255, US298

All Star Stitches - ASR-CK1 Craig Kimbrel (is this a jersey card???)

Making Their Mark - MM-45, MM-48

Post Season Heroes - PH4, PH5, PH12


2012 Topps -

Updates - US166, US166B, US250, US268, US314

Blockbusters - BB28

'87 Style Minis - TM-136

Gold Futures - GF11, GF34, GF35

Gold Standard - GS31, GS35

Golden Greats - GG52, GG53, GG86

Prime Nine Home Run Legend - HLR3

Retired Rings - HA

Team Rings - CJ


2011 Topps - 135B Murphy, 505B Maddux, 600B Smoltz, 640B Matthews

Updates - US143, US152

Kimball Champions - KC110

Diamond Duos DD17, DD20, DD25,

60 Years of Topps - 60YOT-61 Spahn

Topps 60 - 102, 139, 146

I'm about to go Felix Millan all over your ass...

My collecting pendulum has been swinging again. (I'll pause while you get a visual.)

 

As most of you are aware, I didn't go after any baseball sets this year. Heritage tempted me with all of it's pretty colours, but I held fast. 

 

Ginter sang it's siren song, but it fell on deaf ears this year.

 

All I wanted from this year's cards were my Braves. More on that in another post.

 

Football was the same. Granted, someone gave me a large chunk of the Topps base set, and I will try and complete it, but trade partners are hard to come by for that set. We'll worry about that another day... or maybe we won't.

 

Which brings us to my beloved hockey. With OPC, I was all in.... and I'm damn near finished the base set, the parallel set, and both insert sets.

I hear Upper Deck comes out very soon. But I may, for the first time in five years, pass. Maybe blame the fact that there are no games being played... but I think that's only a small part of it.

 

I updated my wantlists the other day.... I always have a printed out version on paper to take with me to shows, trade nights, what have you. Yeah, I'm old school. While everyone else at trade night has Galaxy SIII smart phones and tablets.... I still use paper. Again, maybe that will change.... but it's okay if it doesn't... I'm happy with my paper.

 

The point is, that after updating, my hockey section went from seven pages down to four and a half.

That felt good.

Instead of adding to it, I was crossing sets off. I liked that feeling.

 

So I think I'm done for awhile of buying new stuff.... other than what's on my lists of course.

 

So if there's no new stuff being bought... it must be old stuff, right?

 

Right.

 

I placed an order with an old online supplier that I used to use a lot, but haven't visited lately.

 

Sure enough, he had scads of cards I needed.

 

We'll start off slowly.... with our old buddy Felix.

 1968 and 1969 style. Can you imaging the uproar if Topps used the same photo in back to back years now? Oh wait. They do that. Never mind.

 However... it was just when I actually held the cards in my hand did I notice for the first time that there is a baseball in the photo. Apparently someone is tossing ole Felix a ball.
Felix doesn't care.... he's too busy staring into your soul.....

To finish things off, how about a glorious All Star card?

Like my good friend Paris used to say.... That's hot.

Like those 3 cards for under a buck hot. Seriously.

I think I'm going to like my new pendulum. Three more cards scratched off my list.

before 2012 Allen & Ginter hits the shelves....

I thought maybe before the new Ginter arrives, I should try and finish some of the old Ginter. Makes sense, no?

I completed 2008 and 2009 no problem.... but didn't even attempt 2010 or 2011. So what to do? After some thought, I decided to just concentrate on my team sets from all the years. So if you have any Allen & Ginter laying around, please check out my wantlists and help a blogger out.  LINK

If you have any Upper Deck flagship in those overflowing boxes of yours.... I made that list as well. I've been busy. LINK  Any help is appreciated and of course if I can help you in return, no worries.

One day I'll start 2011 Ginter... but until I can get a good start, I'll finish my team set. Baby steps, right?

Thanks for looking, and Paul, your stickers go out in the morning. Thanks for the trade.

It's the long weekend!

I know what you're all doing.... you're sitting there wondering what to do this long weekend. Too much snow out there to do yard work, and you've already taken down the xmas lights. No football. Nobody watches basketball anymore. Sure, there's hockey is on tonight, but it's the Bruins, so who cares?

I have just the thing for you...... are you ready?

I just finished putting up my wantlist post for my 1992-2011 Topps Braves team sets.

I know!

And I know you all would just LOVE to help me out.

As thanks, I offer you this Bravos fan, who thanks you too.....

and there'll be another one over on the wantlist page too..... Promise. Either click the link on the right hand side bar.... or click HERE.
We thank you.

I need '89 Topps! and other things.....

Yes... the phrase you never thought you'd ever hear from a card blogger... I need '89 Topps baseball. And some other years as well.

So if you have this card....

 or any of his friends that I need.... please dig through your closets, under your bed, the bottom of the recycle bin, and save them for me.
I finally got off my butt and finished my Topps Braves want list. Well, from 1952 through 1991 anyways.... '92 until now is going to be a bitch.

So if you have Topps baseball cards from 1952 to 1991, and wish to help, please go HERE to checkout my wantlist.
I thank you.

Ginter Update

So after the first few flurry of trades, here's where my doubles list stands. (no lying down on this job)

#'s 7, 9, 14, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 42, 50, 52, 56, 57, 59, 68, 70, 71, 72 (x2), 75, 77, 78, 83 (x2), 84, 85, 86, 94, 98, 100, 103, 105, 107, 108, 110 (x2), 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 120, 121, 126, 130, 133, 134, 138, 139, 142, 144, 150, 151, 153, 158, 159, 161, 165, 170, 176, 177, 179, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 192, 195, 196, 200, 205, 206, 209, 210, 214, 223, 227, 234, 235, 237, 243 (x2), 247, 248, 249, 251, 259, 262, 264, 270, 277, 278, 288, 291, 293, 298, 315

AGHS5, AGHS7 (x2), AGHS8,

NP3

Those are all available, I'd like to get the Chipper sketch, but that's the only one I want.

My Ginter wants are as follows;

3, 11, 15, 19, 66, 79, 93, 104, 106, 131, 132, 135, 136, 154, 156, 180, 202, 220, 224, 225, 244, 250, 297

301, 303, 306, 307, 309, 311, 313, 314, 316, 318, 321, 322, 324, 325, 326, 329, 331, 333, 334, 339, 342, 343, 345, 347, 349,

NP 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65

A big thanks to all those I've swung trades with already...

Doubles anyone?

if you came here looking for tennis, move along. Nothing to see here.

If you came here hoping to at long last find my 2009 Allen & Ginter super duper list of duplicates... pull up a chair. This may take awhile....

The following is a list of my DOUBLES... posting a list of my needs would take too damn long.

#'s 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 32, 42, 46, 50, 52, 56, 57, 59, 68, 70, 71, 72 (x2), 75, 77, 78, 83 (x2), 84, 85, 86, 87, 94, 98, 100, 103, 105, 107, 108, 110 (x2), 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 120, 121, 126, 130, 133, 134, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 144, 150, 151, 153, 158, 159, 160, 161, 164, 165, 170, 173, 176, 177, 179, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 192, 195, 196, 200, 203, 205, 206, 209, 210, 214, 219, 223, 227, 234, 235, 237, 243 (x2), 247, 248, 249, 251, 259, 262, 264, 266, 270, 273, 277, 278, 287, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 295, 298, 310, 315

AGHS1, AGHS2, AGHS3, AGHS5, AGHS6, AGHS7 (x2), AGHS8, AGHS25,

NP3

for the sketch cards, I'm looking for any Braves sketches, or a couple of National Prides that I don't have...

let the frenzy begin... card #'s in RED are traded...

O-Pee-Chee Goodness

Thanks to five trades with fellow bloggers... I am a heckuva lot closer to the end of the 2009 OPC baseball set than I used to be. It's not just the base, or the DP's... oh no... it's the inserts as well. Yep. Going after a mini master set, I am.
I'll be posting my wantlist here, in a few minutes, but first hear my plea.

I need help tracking down these inserts. Especially the retro blue bordered ones. If you have any OPC baseball, and are not collecting the set, please check out my list and help me out if you can.

To Marie(a cardboard problem), Jim (gcrl), David (Long Fly Ball to Because), Jeremy(the Hockey card Blog) ... your cards are in the mail. And I thank you.
To Ed from Roll out the Barrel, yours will be leaving soon.(I hope)

What are waiting for? Go here.....

so close I can smell it...

Two cards. that's all I need to complete last years' A&G set before this years comes out. I still have a few left to trade that I haven't given away to others trying to complete this thing.
Does anybody have #312 and #313?


EDIT: darkship comes through.... Thank you Todd!

Anybody have old wantlists still?

I guess it's spring cleaning time (even though there is still snowbanks 4 feet high on either side of my driveway)
Somebody from down the street knew I collected cards (how, I do not know) and dropped off four monster boxes of cards on my doorstep. 20,000 cards. About 45 lbs of them.
They are in pack fresh condition, having not been touched in about 17 years. So if you are still trying to finish off any of the following, lmk and I'll root around the boxes for you.

Baseball;
Topps - 1989,1990,1991
Donruss - 1988,1989,1990,1992
Score - 1991
Upper Deck - 1990,1991

Hockey;
1990/91 ProSet, Score, Bowman, OPC, Topps, and OHL
Upperdeck - 1990/91 and 1991/92
Parkhurst 1991/92

OPC - 1978/79 and 79/80
OPC 1982/83

Basketball
1991 Hoops and Skybox


Yeah, I know... a lot of stuff that should be sold by the pound to a recycling depot. Anyways, I can help out those still in need.
Leave a comment or send an email to remain anonymous.

I did it again.....

I've been working on my wantlists, desperately trying to get some trades going and finish off some sets before the 2009 stuff hits.
Well, the trades haven't been forthcoming, and it looks like I've committed to another set. I love these cards.
So now I'm working on Series One, when Series Two hits in mere days.
Perfect. Why do I always do this? Derek Roy - Buffalo (Flying through mid air... nice effort.)
Brad Richards - Dallas
Drew Stafford - Buffalo
Anze Kopitar - Los Angeles ( pronounced like it's spelled, a great player on a crap team)

Niklas Kronwall - Detroit

Peter Budaj - Colorado (pronounced Boo-DIE)

Ryan Smith - Colorado

Henrik Sedin- Vancouver (no, you haven't been drinking too much... you're not seeing double, that's his twin brother Daniel beside him)

Mike Smith - Tampa Bay (All Rookie Team last season, also the rare, sideways printed version)

Tomas Vokoun - Florida ( this is one heckuva goalie pack!)

Zybnek Michalek - Phoenix (pronounced .... oh hell, I don't know...)

Joffrey Lupul - Philadelphia

Jean-Sebastien Giguere - Los Angeles Ducks of Anaheim (just seeing if you're paying attention)
Look at his eyes following that puck! Awesome.

Simon Gagne - Philadelphia

Guillaume Latendresse - Montreal ( finally! a Canadien)

Henrik Lundqvist Masked Men

Wow. A great pack. Not a lot of stars, but a lot of goalies, and superb photography. this was half of one of those FatRackBlister thingies that I busted first here... I've bought three of those so far and no doubles or damaged cards........yet. I love 'em...

A trade/want list will be up soon...

2003 Topps Heritage Baseball

I Love this set. Capital "L". I dunno why... maybe it's cuz' I love the '54's so much, but can't afford them.
And of course there's this...
Roach Short Print Rookie!!!!!! AwwwYeaahh!

Anyways... the reason for this post is I need help finishing this set. So if you have any minty pack fresh doubles you are desperate to get rid of, or you're trying to finish the set yourself and wanna swap, drop me a line.

http://waxaholicwantlists.blogspot.com/

Thanks in advance!

New Year's organization begins...

Part of my New Year's organizational plan is to actually figure out what cards I'm missing to all these sets I have laying around. (I am a set builder after all....)
So for those of you interested in trading/helping... I'll be updating my wantlist page over the next couple of days... and posting some nice mail day packages as well.

Does anyone besides me collect hockey?????????????
I need help with this set. 2008/09 Upper Deck McDonalds Hockey. The collation is HORRIBLE.

Organization... step 1

As a lot of you know... I tend to whine a lot about my lack of organization. I think it's because I get distracted by shiny things. (damn refractors)
As I sort and catalog my cards, for the umpteenth time, I decided to update my wantlists as well.
This also will entail an update of my online wantlist section. Just click on the link to the right, and it will take you to an all new page, with sortable headers on the side.

A big thanks to all who look, and send, cards I need to complete my sets. I am rather compulsive about that. It's one of the best parts of blogging, being able to trade with others.... the only thing that feels better than completing a set, is being able to help someone else.

For those that are interested... I'll be updating the wantlist section all weekend...
(with three feet of snow on the ground, and -37 with wind chill, what else am I going to do?)