The last post that I wrote was the 5,900th on Night Owl Cards. As I've written before, that doesn't mean a lot except that I've been doing this for too long. But it is a good prompt for a blog post ... well, semi-good prompt. I thought about writing a Card Numbers for Commons post, using 590 (I won't cover any set with a No. 5900 on principle). But the whole point of this series is to recognize numbers used for "common players." Traditionally, card numbers ending in zero went to stars. So how about 591 ... for, uh, post number 5901? Sure. You just want to see nifty cards anyway. To go over the Card Numbers for Commons rules again, I show off five cards numbered 591 that I own and then five cards that I don't own but would like to maybe someday. So here are five that I have: 5. 1971 Topps: Jackie Brown One of the first group of 1971 Topps cards that I owned after trading for them with a friend who would give up all those wonde...
I tend to underestimate the size and depth of my collection. When someone says I should set up a table at a show to sell cards, I instantly scoff. I could never have enough cards that could interest people enough to buy them! That's the way I'm built. I'm not a natural boaster and generally feel inadequate much of the time (though I'm getting better the older I get). I always assume others have more/are better. And that's the way it is in the card world, too. None of that's true, though. I've been receiving cards from people around the world for more than a decade. It's obvious I have a collection that is both impressive and unique. But I also know there are people out there with far more cards, far more impressive cards, far more expensive cards than me. I don't know any of those people, I don't think. The one collector that I know who comes close to that -- in my mind anyway -- is Johnny of Johnny's Trading Spot . He's the only ...