I have a lot of cards. TCDB says I have 101,790, and I know for a fact that I have more than that, even without including all the Dodgers dupes.
So I realize it's not easy to find cards to send me even with a lot of interests. Yet, people still try and I really do appreciate it.
Some attempts have been made recently that I need to acknowledge here, there was varying success.
An envelope of cards from the very busy Fuji. The purpose of this send was supplying me with one of the three remaining cards I need from the 1985 Rock Star Concert set. All that's left is a Huey Lewis card and another Pat Benatar card (think the "Love Is A Battlefield" video).
Fuji added a couple of Baseball Card Magazine cards from the early '90s, but I own each of those already. The beauty of these cards, though, is they're subject to the cutting whims of the magazine owner. I know for sure that this Ramon Martinez is a finer trim than the one I previously owned.
This envelope arrived from Max. He was sending me the Darryl Stawberry for my 1985 Fleer set. He added a Dodger insert (got it already) and a couple of mid-1990s Sabres cards. I'm not collecting Sabres cards from this period anymore but they are my first Flair hockey cards.
Reader Derek, I'm sure you've seen his comments around, sent me this card as thanks for some of the cards I sent him (he was a big contest winner at my blog last year). I have a whole bunch of Shawn Green relic cards, so many in fact that I gave away some of them a few years ago.
However, this is my first Shawn Green "Game-Used Base" card. How delightfully odd. Did Green touch the base? Did he take it home with him after the game? What's the connection? All the back says is that the base was used in Dodger Stadium in 2001.
Also, I hope that Derek didn't pay $48 for this card. Even in Canadian cash, that's too much.
These are two needs from 2023 Heritage from Mark, who's been a periodic trade partner of mine over the years. These are two of the final four non-short prints I needed for the set. All that's left is #95 (Garrett Mitchell) and #338 (a second Mookie Betts-Byron Buxton All-Star card).
I've already started picking off a few SPs for the set here and there, apparently I'm dead serious about finishing this thing.
So, you know, Heritage SPs are good thing to send this collector who has everything.😏
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Comments
I think my collection peaked at about 40k in the early 90s when I stopped buying new stuff.
I have bought a few of the collectors choice repack at walgreens lately. Especially using my walgreens bucks. Those are fun to go through.
Just kidding... That was just the next toploader in the stack
(Also if you need a home for that spare '69-style Hershiser, I'd be glad to have it!)