Dribs and drabs

 

 

When history comes to document my card purchases in March of 2023, it will find one large purchase of 1969 Topps cards. That will be the defining buy of the month for me.

The remaining card acquisitions for the month have all arrived in dribs and drabs, only when I have a few spare dollars, never more than a handful each time, sometimes only one at a time. There was no card show, no comc or sportlots binge, not even a blaster splurge this month.

I also think I've made my last card purchases for the month, and they're not here yet. So all I have for you is the most recent arrivals. It's probably not much to you, but they are everything to me, right now.

 

This was a single-card snag from @BettSpaghett79 who is known for offering up single cards for sale once in awhile. Most often, they are prospects I've never heard of, but a Dodger pops up periodically. Perhaps you're wondering why this card, so here it is:

Why'd I buy this?

1. It's a Dodger card I need.

2. It's X-refractory. Mostly that means it's damn-impressive in scans but less fun in hand. Still fun, just less.

3. 2020 Chrome was a pandemic craze. I never found any, so I need so many Dodgers still.

This was another Twitter purchase off a Twitter person, @SplitSeason1981, aka, Jeff, aka, the former mayor of Cooperstown. I've transacted and traded with him before. He shares a love for '70s Hostess cards and I couldn't help myself here. I think you know why I need these, but just in case:

Why'd I buy this?

1. 1970s cards are my favorite cards.

2. 1970s oddballs are my favorite oddballs.

3. Hostess panels are insanely fun, I know if Hostess snack cakes were allowed in my home -- and they weren't -- I would never be able to resist cutting these up, so I am in awe of the Restraint more than anything else.

4. All stars from the '70s right there. If I watched you on my television as a kid, you are a titan, right up there with Bugs Bunny, Oscar The Grouch and Mean Joe Greene.

The most recent arrival that came from ebay. But for more details:

Why'd I buy this?

1. It's a Ron Cey card/disc, silly.

2. It's from the '70s.

3. It's a wonderful exception to the "don't buy the same card over and over" rule. 

The MSA discs from the late 1970s feature a variety of different advertisements on the backs, almost too many to keep track of, but I've started making it my quest.

These are the various backs for the same Ron Cey front in my collection. A couple more are on the way and I have my eye on a couple others.

I'm sure there are some that I'll never find or are priced out of my range. But that's OK. The repeated fronts allow me to accept my limitations.

 

The remainder of the month, sadly, will be mostly hobby free. There are a few activities and appointments lined up that will even keep me away from the blog for a few days. So feel free to peruse the archives if you're starved for some NOC content.

 

Don't worry, it won't be March forever.