tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17094023263417296422024-03-18T18:07:22.446-07:00Baseball Card BreakdownBreaking down cards and having breakdowns over cards. Let's try to keep it together and talk about some cards.defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comBlogger1918125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-23895914836707267282024-03-18T18:00:00.000-07:002024-03-18T18:06:50.319-07:001988 Topps pack rip<p>Quick pupdate: Happy to report Ruby is doing a lot better now. The tube is out and the stitches are scheduled to come out this weekend. She's always such a happy, high-energy dog that it was tough seeing her so miserable/drugged-up for those few days, but she's doing a whole lot better now.</p><p>Just wanted to cleanse the blog with some better vibes after a stressed-out previous post, so let's grab something from my little stash of unopened packs and make a quick post out of it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bJC9WGYUhaps2KKzk_e-YEGVIpl4E1CNLozNp7Rj5DPslIJS8Bow_jiUROwha-FI37zmMW18rqXqmkowMnIIO-6aJz6w0Fqc69dSoIoPnMB3ZGG4r8iXgnR09zxTrKxyL9cLRxroupee2kWqkhA_jlX0kVULAdyKOiHC08Pt2tvc4RsJ9o_7nPohZ4Z9/s2148/original_d1f6d5fb-8671-468e-81cc-e675168fd62a_PXL_20240318_201920163.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="1688" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bJC9WGYUhaps2KKzk_e-YEGVIpl4E1CNLozNp7Rj5DPslIJS8Bow_jiUROwha-FI37zmMW18rqXqmkowMnIIO-6aJz6w0Fqc69dSoIoPnMB3ZGG4r8iXgnR09zxTrKxyL9cLRxroupee2kWqkhA_jlX0kVULAdyKOiHC08Pt2tvc4RsJ9o_7nPohZ4Z9/s320/original_d1f6d5fb-8671-468e-81cc-e675168fd62a_PXL_20240318_201920163.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a pack of 1988 Topps. It's a set I like to work with for cardart because, well for one thing all 792 cards are essentially commons since they printed so much of it, so they can all be scored for the site minimum price at Sportlots. And the blocky white borders make for good canvases for drawing on or cutting around.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFON_LkcGFPaJQ7U1IophlQBYskPfgz_2DNNI8MfP33GU1_RM3CPRfUqhQvGMxGZzauof9gfcVI62z_zbNKeSuM-kgS-iwMXeEWA-BGwQbivwkLSXb5B0aIjJHxwizr-Y-d76k0RmkiLly5TPdckMj0hvPFSGaSJTnHeykmOMsBeXen7h0T9RaoDMiwuf/s2097/original_f763e1c1-9827-4bb7-bef4-5c1438eb2c24_PXL_20240318_202311591.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2097" data-original-width="1537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFON_LkcGFPaJQ7U1IophlQBYskPfgz_2DNNI8MfP33GU1_RM3CPRfUqhQvGMxGZzauof9gfcVI62z_zbNKeSuM-kgS-iwMXeEWA-BGwQbivwkLSXb5B0aIjJHxwizr-Y-d76k0RmkiLly5TPdckMj0hvPFSGaSJTnHeykmOMsBeXen7h0T9RaoDMiwuf/w470-h640/original_f763e1c1-9827-4bb7-bef4-5c1438eb2c24_PXL_20240318_202311591.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Seems the last several old Topps packs I've opened have had shattered and/or gross-looking gum, so it was a nice change of pace to see a full stick of enticing pink gum.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoZ5axetzQgl7TS_Q9b6umay6WP6tQdOrT55ZQyOxGj3EKdcGjlyQfaIkPlw-so7-mA4mo0dniQphG1570-b5GdnpJ87Wv0TqgsBElZO83P1a1R3DuTB_ySw1QkHIGUZbc814NKHYHYVduDxjLG1bARRVc-zqLldjP2nIBlZRdOYFQJ84f-fDvuGdJjMO/s1677/original_fc459496-d559-437b-9a34-32b2097948c4_PXL_20240318_202711650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1677" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoZ5axetzQgl7TS_Q9b6umay6WP6tQdOrT55ZQyOxGj3EKdcGjlyQfaIkPlw-so7-mA4mo0dniQphG1570-b5GdnpJ87Wv0TqgsBElZO83P1a1R3DuTB_ySw1QkHIGUZbc814NKHYHYVduDxjLG1bARRVc-zqLldjP2nIBlZRdOYFQJ84f-fDvuGdJjMO/w640-h628/original_fc459496-d559-437b-9a34-32b2097948c4_PXL_20240318_202711650.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Not a lot of starpower in the pack, but the Fernando and the rookie cup Greenwell are ok pulls for me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Welp, that was a little anticlimactic, so let's see what else I've got available to rip.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb6qln599iujDeogkKicldsVDQ8Xnr4UcOlf9bxEq9f80FpvC23szdQQKY5H5k2-vFmb-CJXq0JOeIuwDwwIcXJA9KeDIgcU2dqckdr_7hMffAekF__cVHYNgJCHOq1pcIDOR2rORoQNAc3M27XSej0IizIxZWLKzzhWR-W7OcI5iJc9MmP-lpA9ioE0M/s2311/original_35e11629-6fa5-4b20-8b49-e11e437f9ef3_PXL_20240318_202840464.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="1608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb6qln599iujDeogkKicldsVDQ8Xnr4UcOlf9bxEq9f80FpvC23szdQQKY5H5k2-vFmb-CJXq0JOeIuwDwwIcXJA9KeDIgcU2dqckdr_7hMffAekF__cVHYNgJCHOq1pcIDOR2rORoQNAc3M27XSej0IizIxZWLKzzhWR-W7OcI5iJc9MmP-lpA9ioE0M/s320/original_35e11629-6fa5-4b20-8b49-e11e437f9ef3_PXL_20240318_202840464.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>1990 Upper Deck. Another good cardart source for me with plenty of iconic cards that aren't worth much because there are so damn many of them in existence.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr77QzGg0vr6sbx3y9NdzFOmVFFV2vOFhiVPV8UqMOTU3ZUQOEZAkRisz0r87CRZbZevuNQwVUqFx4EqET8u0Gj-G9wETrBdFNUuEdTbE1xuQzjX4CCrTLnlzGi_sdEQrnOZOLHK8Les6oud0uccEydjgVOIUvn8oVhPtvIS1jdQnpPagJDn15JB1Sl58b/s1766/PXL_20240318_203154523.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1766" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr77QzGg0vr6sbx3y9NdzFOmVFFV2vOFhiVPV8UqMOTU3ZUQOEZAkRisz0r87CRZbZevuNQwVUqFx4EqET8u0Gj-G9wETrBdFNUuEdTbE1xuQzjX4CCrTLnlzGi_sdEQrnOZOLHK8Les6oud0uccEydjgVOIUvn8oVhPtvIS1jdQnpPagJDn15JB1Sl58b/w400-h286/PXL_20240318_203154523.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nice! Nolan Ryan and a Larry Walker rookie make this pack an easy winner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvYAx8a2XyC8HX9OPb2aTtAky9dCjQjwufdmDOg6tPimB0NNUrG3w5UfXDZiE81WEbx1AhZW6qTiLnoLRjnXH_LGm7UkHXJxAInU13SqQITu88xqRElgWZKZlpWkeThT_rkwAL1G9AiKLIjIBLoqOq5qwc9aijEccyJRz7XDRmmJlf0zvsyvX3l3q37Q9/s1770/PXL_20240318_203242468.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1770" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvYAx8a2XyC8HX9OPb2aTtAky9dCjQjwufdmDOg6tPimB0NNUrG3w5UfXDZiE81WEbx1AhZW6qTiLnoLRjnXH_LGm7UkHXJxAInU13SqQITu88xqRElgWZKZlpWkeThT_rkwAL1G9AiKLIjIBLoqOq5qwc9aijEccyJRz7XDRmmJlf0zvsyvX3l3q37Q9/w640-h492/PXL_20240318_203242468.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sammy Sosa would have been a decent pull, too, but the surface wear on the cap kinda ruins this particular example. So much for "pack fresh"! lol<br /><p>That's it. Thanks for stopping by.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtHpAycaYja7AOiRz-Vi8DVMRJDoWfBH17FSuoX7VAjq4JKMr6k6R0Of1cm8zdjJpw45fQHbMfL4AtlD9Kq2teOT-pHuLhNKZWRj9CCxbRaAPMro2OYXdU9w8UM_kobwEV9noIn4Ate_TqLdxAUhekk1yQ7sat8l64vRs1dfBJZetx2gdQc8_Bgl19snr/s2239/PXL_20240319_010503863.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="2239" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtHpAycaYja7AOiRz-Vi8DVMRJDoWfBH17FSuoX7VAjq4JKMr6k6R0Of1cm8zdjJpw45fQHbMfL4AtlD9Kq2teOT-pHuLhNKZWRj9CCxbRaAPMro2OYXdU9w8UM_kobwEV9noIn4Ate_TqLdxAUhekk1yQ7sat8l64vRs1dfBJZetx2gdQc8_Bgl19snr/w400-h264/PXL_20240319_010503863.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-20413338139782910042024-03-15T18:43:00.000-07:002024-03-15T18:44:28.104-07:00Incoming Cards™<p>All is not well at Baseball Card Breakdown HQ, with my dog Ruby getting a serious injury in a dust-up after she playfully surprised a mean dog at the park. Not life-threatening, but there's a pretty nasty gash on her side, now stitched up with a tube. It'll likely be a rough couple weeks of healing but she should be back to her over-the-top self soon. I'm pretty exhausted from all the stress and hours waiting at the emergency vet the other day, but glad that day is in the rearview now.</p><p>I've been meaning to do another one of those posts where I get around to showing off some incoming cards I've gotten recently, specifically non-purchases this time. (<span style="font-size: x-small;">The post title is joke referencing <a href="https://pennysleevethoughts.blogspot.com/2024/03/rhymin-and-stealin-minus-rhymin.html" target="_blank">Penny Sleeve's latest post</a>.</span>) So let's do that while I keep one eye on the dog (<span style="font-size: x-small;">We try to give her plenty of time not in the Cone of Shame, but that means we need to make sure she doesn't mess with the area or get into any trouble otherwise</span>).<br /><br /></p><p>When <a href="http://thediamondking.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">the Diamond King</a> ran a quick contest where he'd try shopping for some cards for you at an upcoming card show, I tried to keep my entry comment request simple, asking for refractors of notable players or cheap star cards for cardart if I won.</p><p>Lucky me, my name came out on top and before long I received a pair of PWEs with my winnings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJPwJsW8afYmiAvlLhzZ4kVQ1ftmMusLbk9Q1NnVL3j1YjY1metKCfpGWokXLpbRmt20Tmp46y8JSFK8iEfS-ttB7W57U72k30psH-gtrDuVvpYY2d3nkHJ0x0r8_h-ubQH86plvHC8dyliVzkxdbjqmzMk0HAg-bL3ZQ8R5Lx2RJj2Cqso165RHiv93E/s2132/PXL_20240307_180209324.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="1690" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJPwJsW8afYmiAvlLhzZ4kVQ1ftmMusLbk9Q1NnVL3j1YjY1metKCfpGWokXLpbRmt20Tmp46y8JSFK8iEfS-ttB7W57U72k30psH-gtrDuVvpYY2d3nkHJ0x0r8_h-ubQH86plvHC8dyliVzkxdbjqmzMk0HAg-bL3ZQ8R5Lx2RJj2Cqso165RHiv93E/w508-h640/PXL_20240307_180209324.MP.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Really nice selection of shiny stars, heavy on Padres. And here's a better look at that center Khris Davis...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbQazk1yaCIF1qZYhZMgE0GWy1N6ddmMdw7bi4ThzbicSlUJeP3T8OczHFBzAiXf9qRg21xJVEE0Rv7GEclkQF1d5aU-MblPEN5mQr9VPu4dls4OqppcLCqFr0MHbzqSXAGWZzxR5uzkXtoyNourbG7_zcRIkWZXZAbxr92rGmGN1BfSIdOh6FjOKS5yP/s1789/PXL_20240307_180410600.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="1789" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbQazk1yaCIF1qZYhZMgE0GWy1N6ddmMdw7bi4ThzbicSlUJeP3T8OczHFBzAiXf9qRg21xJVEE0Rv7GEclkQF1d5aU-MblPEN5mQr9VPu4dls4OqppcLCqFr0MHbzqSXAGWZzxR5uzkXtoyNourbG7_zcRIkWZXZAbxr92rGmGN1BfSIdOh6FjOKS5yP/w640-h600/PXL_20240307_180410600.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Christmas Card! Kevin mentioned this was one he had set aside for me for a while.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5ZnJ7MSZ7X5p851-H8fVRz4-fDK6CcsAKADFAnU7zgJmI2y9OL_rwSeLp-5Fjc8Ulfb9VBCCJ7JQTIQIwfiOQlwZuDJtBPfvgU198B7i9WiinC-PJdBDeegJCLwgC93rpWwWdtPozgbVrTLebI0IwYfdtg40TffO5qkn6Bh2WTURAgUBwGQQPSV1ogWX/s2235/original_83629d2c-ef7b-4819-9662-c4e40a9b6d90_PXL_20240307_181030240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2235" data-original-width="1703" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5ZnJ7MSZ7X5p851-H8fVRz4-fDK6CcsAKADFAnU7zgJmI2y9OL_rwSeLp-5Fjc8Ulfb9VBCCJ7JQTIQIwfiOQlwZuDJtBPfvgU198B7i9WiinC-PJdBDeegJCLwgC93rpWwWdtPozgbVrTLebI0IwYfdtg40TffO5qkn6Bh2WTURAgUBwGQQPSV1ogWX/w488-h640/original_83629d2c-ef7b-4819-9662-c4e40a9b6d90_PXL_20240307_181030240.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The non-refractors were way better than I was expecting. I needed the Jim Palmer for my '76 setbuild, and the others are all nice PC additions. I think only the Betts is a dupe for me, so maybe that one'll get defaced in the name of art at some point.</div><p>Big thanks, Kevin! I really enjoyed these!</p><p>- - - --o</p><p>Looks like <a href="http://cervinupcards.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Zippy Zappy</a> is still working on slimming down his collection, as I got another recent package from him.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg220ST2xoJzHZFoxVOnCXGMyuXmgtkJ8O2ly9Ta06I7TAw_gFAExCGs4zRAlEOsiW79sZyyL6IS6cFfQ6eJN0l0VnqTHx8JX98K9DB9jeFnuJ3BQ4Bge0bVgrxjDBOqLL2TXzn1AnZlMu025ttIXnOojaAWRu5fMV13M7AZ1KbhzlUuGZZx2zTXjMij8bw/s1714/PXL_20240310_001110567.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="1714" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg220ST2xoJzHZFoxVOnCXGMyuXmgtkJ8O2ly9Ta06I7TAw_gFAExCGs4zRAlEOsiW79sZyyL6IS6cFfQ6eJN0l0VnqTHx8JX98K9DB9jeFnuJ3BQ4Bge0bVgrxjDBOqLL2TXzn1AnZlMu025ttIXnOojaAWRu5fMV13M7AZ1KbhzlUuGZZx2zTXjMij8bw/w640-h580/PXL_20240310_001110567.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Three baseball autos, a couple cards of a lovely lady, and a hockey printing plate. Not too often somebody drops a random 1/1 on you!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCZJH2Pkw0iG7MYuU4kBVQeumUhYeAcDWlDnNyuLp1wAOM6QDSQnTloy0kAwOXxnTMrwICRfbl7NWWuOclVvIivmHkXgTbAJ7j-uhHzYxOprlu1N6qVtB1lvNjGiFTOphh3I21dxkoq6h_J7l5scKqy86JooByOCQBVuZ-CTr4rBq5W15iPPUf3jSHxC0/s2395/PXL_20240312_211136015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="2395" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCZJH2Pkw0iG7MYuU4kBVQeumUhYeAcDWlDnNyuLp1wAOM6QDSQnTloy0kAwOXxnTMrwICRfbl7NWWuOclVvIivmHkXgTbAJ7j-uhHzYxOprlu1N6qVtB1lvNjGiFTOphh3I21dxkoq6h_J7l5scKqy86JooByOCQBVuZ-CTr4rBq5W15iPPUf3jSHxC0/w640-h236/PXL_20240312_211136015.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Some little Star Wars canisters from Japan (once containing cookies?) along with sleeves n' such (not pictured) that I'll find a use for.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks again as always, Kenny! I hope you keep mailing me random cool shit for years to come. lol</div><div><br /></div><div>- - - - ---o</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://johnnnystradingspot.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">John Miller</a> surprised me with a nice bunch of cards a week or so back.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mvDag2cvYOR6xBAXKi4eK__Q4eBiRbyvIw8ebKKTPzxKfWwd85iL6IoMiZUfom3Bcl7AhRCKJlQFfVJ5DDz7isCqV2fw1xmCuaZUTkaqVneyJpT7axv0emh4ABAuysZorRepUHiDXIHab4tgGM8ir-4oX-ymbYGfAH8NFLi6DF8nu1RM5bkLGJEZlLaE/s1849/PXL_20240312_233225110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1527" data-original-width="1849" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mvDag2cvYOR6xBAXKi4eK__Q4eBiRbyvIw8ebKKTPzxKfWwd85iL6IoMiZUfom3Bcl7AhRCKJlQFfVJ5DDz7isCqV2fw1xmCuaZUTkaqVneyJpT7axv0emh4ABAuysZorRepUHiDXIHab4tgGM8ir-4oX-ymbYGfAH8NFLi6DF8nu1RM5bkLGJEZlLaE/w640-h528/PXL_20240312_233225110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A nice group of Gavins here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenPaJcFYE8NOiCGbvnN7I2baEFRH6DvyNzfhW33A2O8goL6gbyBppBwakJkSereBJuAzMVyGBBCuaFEzHsI5MySRzbHcCfu5872l9LT9N2HA5bwYugosN1Tb4pPge_dTyiBjNFNlMvoxoFOqOE4d4BN1LX9Z2hmBuzql_kUPxY1jmkyyTdgX2EyBKor0k/s1929/PXL_20240312_233327337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="1690" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenPaJcFYE8NOiCGbvnN7I2baEFRH6DvyNzfhW33A2O8goL6gbyBppBwakJkSereBJuAzMVyGBBCuaFEzHsI5MySRzbHcCfu5872l9LT9N2HA5bwYugosN1Tb4pPge_dTyiBjNFNlMvoxoFOqOE4d4BN1LX9Z2hmBuzql_kUPxY1jmkyyTdgX2EyBKor0k/w560-h640/PXL_20240312_233327337.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Big Brian Giles lot. I should sort out the PC one of these days and enter it into TCDB as I bet I'd be a contender for the top spot with so much help from traders like John over the years.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PT0W-QKXo1JWKH7lnVN0stO-bXqxJcwsJwg2SsXJfvUU9cR_b9EGEQcn30xHltnL51MoCnHa4SB3IxtlJ4pSp5A4BGdFSgpu7rtRqACGmkIS8VLAv_VLUctNCdM4IWa0DiqXlG7xo6dRZJnhYg4mthGCBVhFiHb4KeeTy3IuO0mqZHS64UdasGrYJXK7/s1841/PXL_20240312_233429277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="1841" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PT0W-QKXo1JWKH7lnVN0stO-bXqxJcwsJwg2SsXJfvUU9cR_b9EGEQcn30xHltnL51MoCnHa4SB3IxtlJ4pSp5A4BGdFSgpu7rtRqACGmkIS8VLAv_VLUctNCdM4IWa0DiqXlG7xo6dRZJnhYg4mthGCBVhFiHb4KeeTy3IuO0mqZHS64UdasGrYJXK7/w640-h508/PXL_20240312_233429277.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Love whenever I can add to the Caminiti collection.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYktBTuG5DNLsmclPpgrLTGYyfg_AXEe3gx_RFvVdQQkAWxsUr6aAOgWVBPw5gzBqHr4IG4dMt5YYPwoLh-vE2yH56TArbTVZelS_tqWdFeAVXr9zVdYChC1WM0l_nRr5JSw8cA0Tv6iSral1xxqNiSIUjH9Ox79Wd1SBuCFvvnGIOnjaDFQscPXf9lnuO/s1880/PXL_20240312_233756191.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="1744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYktBTuG5DNLsmclPpgrLTGYyfg_AXEe3gx_RFvVdQQkAWxsUr6aAOgWVBPw5gzBqHr4IG4dMt5YYPwoLh-vE2yH56TArbTVZelS_tqWdFeAVXr9zVdYChC1WM0l_nRr5JSw8cA0Tv6iSral1xxqNiSIUjH9Ox79Wd1SBuCFvvnGIOnjaDFQscPXf9lnuO/w594-h640/PXL_20240312_233756191.MP.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A few other highlights from the package. Thank you, John! Always appreciated! I need to find some Braves for you or at least make some more bubble customs for you and Bob like I've been meaning to.</div><div><br /><p>Thanks for reading, and thanks again to Kevin, Kenny, and John for the cards.</p></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-75687962856202884642024-03-04T06:00:00.000-08:002024-03-04T06:00:00.143-08:00Lyman Bostock (guest post!)<p><i>Eight years ago today, I posted about <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2016/03/custom-cards-of-late-great-lyman-bostock.html" target="_blank">some Lyman Bostock customs</a> whipped up in collaboration with a reader named Nolan. I'm delighted that he's taken me up on my call for a guest post to talk about his experience collecting this fascinating ballplayer with a tragic story.</i></p><p> - - -</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1ywITU506YWoRMoqV0lbumwSAej2Dzze7yj0QLjk23_21EXN-nQkPDhNp9vCo-p9zqulvDCtplLVUxTGclgODrq3NYfMXzcnJL9aTkcgf_h3xgrir8USZ4CWwiZrJT2VAEj4RUEpMSrvxkbTzFZ_qjgwo-ShleDelXIhd_hYwJJSyn4GBsLq7rkkgZAx/s720/lyman-batting.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="720" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1ywITU506YWoRMoqV0lbumwSAej2Dzze7yj0QLjk23_21EXN-nQkPDhNp9vCo-p9zqulvDCtplLVUxTGclgODrq3NYfMXzcnJL9aTkcgf_h3xgrir8USZ4CWwiZrJT2VAEj4RUEpMSrvxkbTzFZ_qjgwo-ShleDelXIhd_hYwJJSyn4GBsLq7rkkgZAx/w640-h402/lyman-batting.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: 31px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lyman Bostock</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">When I was around 12, baseball cards were my obsession. My life revolved around collecting. Didn’t matter what sets came out, I wanted everything. I was so excited when I found a very small stack of mid to late 1970s cards in a green plastic box at my grandparents house. The only card I can still picture was Lyman Bostock of the Minnesota Twins. I looked it up and saw that it was a rookie card. I figured he was probably pretty good and excitedly looked through my thick Beckett price guide looking for him in other Topps sets, but saw that there was nothing after 1978. I asked the owner of the local card shop if he ever heard of Lyman Bostock. He said something like, yeah I think he died in a car accident. I remember being disappointed, and moved on to collecting some of my favorite players, Cal Ripken, Rickey Henderson, Andy Van Slyke, and my new favorite player, Gary Sheffield. </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Something about that name stuck with me even though I eventually lost that card. </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Fast forward to 2008, I was scrolling ESPN one day, and I saw an article called Fifth and Jackson. I recognized the face with the article. It was the man I was curious about in 1992. Lyman Bostock has the unfortunate distinction of being the only Major League baseball player to be murdered during a season. </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">There is so much more to Lyman than the fact that he died just as his career was taking off. He was remembered as a great ball player, role model, activist, and mentor to children. Rod Carew said that he had a chance at multiple batting titles and possibly the Hall of Fame.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Have you ever heard of a player signing a big free agent contract, struggling for an entire month, and then offering to return his salary because he felt like he didn’t earn it?</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Lyman Bostock did it. When his offer was refused, he donated his salary, nearly $40,000 to charity. </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The more I learned about him, the more I became fascinated with his story and decided to track down his cards.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Aside from his regular Topps cards and a few food issue oddballs from the 70s, there wasn’t much to collect. I eventually decided to track down authentic signatures. After collecting authenticated signed cards from 1976 and 1977, the one I wanted the most was a 1978 Topps, harder to find since that was the season he died. </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">After many failed bids, offers, and hunting I finally found my white whale. Other great autographs followed, other memorabilia, but I’ve always been partial to the cards. </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaPWKA1WqELryloyyjUUIZXSzykGDYb4nFkOo3u9dYz3RG7aFbWgoeoEsLnO5Wae_-_84ol6dWKf64sguoFFpGmaJ5Z3i46nTzcso7oVyEcxya9koTyf58TGuvLcD-P3Nv_7kCRLfu_3W506-hXDKA0ONgVMc3zs-2BAa1HM2CC5Z_WsQ1bgdJ91Fwgfb/s800/lyman-78auto.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaPWKA1WqELryloyyjUUIZXSzykGDYb4nFkOo3u9dYz3RG7aFbWgoeoEsLnO5Wae_-_84ol6dWKf64sguoFFpGmaJ5Z3i46nTzcso7oVyEcxya9koTyf58TGuvLcD-P3Nv_7kCRLfu_3W506-hXDKA0ONgVMc3zs-2BAa1HM2CC5Z_WsQ1bgdJ91Fwgfb/w370-h640/lyman-78auto.jpeg" width="370" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The 1976 card is by far my favorite. Lyman Bostock hit .311 in his short career, and as a tribute to that, I decided to try to collect 311 copies of that card. I’ve gotten to about 200, but it’s getting difficult. There’s many over priced cards out there. If anyone out there reading this has any Lyman Bostock cards or memorabilia, I’d love to trade. You can reach out to me by email at <a href="mailto:pezboy30@msn.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">pezboy30@msn.com</a> or through the Lyman Bostock Facebook page. </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_JItvkDNxXO6D6ObpqgDVv_Ex5mkwLOrppZ5ZFSUpDhCPsqgZy7BYsPGTZGVlCGNGfXgCbWWZADfsmlMlnhmlTd1jbpDOi5xbPchhn12WaeHZtk4oBXfK5sENPM2APazPlZQMJ03HuVIo4DZYwAS7ML9un3sYfHUUbhbGqkN0mFYD_2JkQTln9KaI9vp/s554/lyman-76t.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_JItvkDNxXO6D6ObpqgDVv_Ex5mkwLOrppZ5ZFSUpDhCPsqgZy7BYsPGTZGVlCGNGfXgCbWWZADfsmlMlnhmlTd1jbpDOi5xbPchhn12WaeHZtk4oBXfK5sENPM2APazPlZQMJ03HuVIo4DZYwAS7ML9un3sYfHUUbhbGqkN0mFYD_2JkQTln9KaI9vp/s320/lyman-76t.jpeg" width="231" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I hope that this post shines a little light on Lyman. For anyone who wants to learn more about him, there’s a great podcast called “Wesley” hosted by Fox Sports reporter Tom Rinaldi. The National Baseball Hall of Fame recently published <a href="https://baseballhall.org/discover/lyman-bostock-remembered-for-character-on-and-off-the-field" target="_blank">an article</a> about Lyman as well. </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzprAufYIhz8vjAQUkACjLantM8H3LWrqQezGaev9k25IwdyFInifUB2e0WNU9UYvOn9IbmqcXB9y1zo-fJBF8h6ytQ8mDk6vq_82J0EVg-ua0MuicBxMh6KZTRw_Cga72xJncoGfKj5qry3YoPk9cXh65QoRCisKPn5OjAKvOwCBGKDb8K95cMZbNcoy/s1536/lyman-indexcard.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="1536" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzprAufYIhz8vjAQUkACjLantM8H3LWrqQezGaev9k25IwdyFInifUB2e0WNU9UYvOn9IbmqcXB9y1zo-fJBF8h6ytQ8mDk6vq_82J0EVg-ua0MuicBxMh6KZTRw_Cga72xJncoGfKj5qry3YoPk9cXh65QoRCisKPn5OjAKvOwCBGKDb8K95cMZbNcoy/w640-h598/lyman-indexcard.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-24189515473178560702024-02-28T13:21:00.000-08:002024-02-28T13:21:32.603-08:00Where do I sign?!<p>I'm now up to 7 "sign here" cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL9LVodaUHdeP0LxUal2bplsZRFnQtSghY1pmaxxziL2_CRahAO8pRzVTTMAnKRcQyOPI0jrTpZ6G8S9V_B8ZOzmb18psDYtRKK8gdJ4ee3027DWNI9keSZnO2Va25qFmMTdWdbsyIL6uq4mFgeeN_jQF4uOJaWnmKJ-5ebfU6TebIyKjrME1Mn-8GO__/s2100/original_af7de278-9696-4f03-b724-7c0be9887e7b_PXL_20240226_235437594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL9LVodaUHdeP0LxUal2bplsZRFnQtSghY1pmaxxziL2_CRahAO8pRzVTTMAnKRcQyOPI0jrTpZ6G8S9V_B8ZOzmb18psDYtRKK8gdJ4ee3027DWNI9keSZnO2Va25qFmMTdWdbsyIL6uq4mFgeeN_jQF4uOJaWnmKJ-5ebfU6TebIyKjrME1Mn-8GO__/w592-h640/original_af7de278-9696-4f03-b724-7c0be9887e7b_PXL_20240226_235437594.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Tino in center is my latest pickup. (<i>Jealous</i>, Lost Collector? lol) The seller first put it up at a hefty Buy-It-Now, but as the weeks went by he dropped the asking price and eventually I got it off him for a fair best offer.<br /><p>I'm thinking I'll try to add a couple more, then call this quirky collection good at an "even" 9 cards.<br /><br /></p><p>Well, this is a short post, so here's some bonus content I may have posted on Twitter already.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSCrnpG3Yx2amI_DaLoqBQnY-VwGBybBrCmfXYtqgDw3oq3BQzbAufCI0Q9eAo2U7jtAGCccdUwPU_pbpXNVFJt538_351_kCGCQsF7SWAuS447jZ_8FayccKPfHsE4ODeF7GHqm9ix7yc98Cp3p6ojBNc3IIsvWqJpKiXzwYFRKq83bJYev-Iab-xn-O/s1796/PXL_20240224_191921262~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1796" data-original-width="1198" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSCrnpG3Yx2amI_DaLoqBQnY-VwGBybBrCmfXYtqgDw3oq3BQzbAufCI0Q9eAo2U7jtAGCccdUwPU_pbpXNVFJt538_351_kCGCQsF7SWAuS447jZ_8FayccKPfHsE4ODeF7GHqm9ix7yc98Cp3p6ojBNc3IIsvWqJpKiXzwYFRKq83bJYev-Iab-xn-O/w426-h640/PXL_20240224_191921262~2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Check out this tree in my neighborhood with an attitude problem.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEugoy4KhxPwD1NF6LKqw3GnlqYvjsQ8GePCktOjgRNVgUT1bEQfv_krNXDp57O8RaTxSdwbs4hPKm4Dmp2DUpZFv4y-GQZwH_FE76xjmil8M6PrScoRiUGI-DiNBqbyMnucNf-_FxaOKKs943TMeshZHCMfjuT86CL-2ZptSPbv-7kEiPU5pMzXF-AjY/s2592/PXL_20240224_214908155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEugoy4KhxPwD1NF6LKqw3GnlqYvjsQ8GePCktOjgRNVgUT1bEQfv_krNXDp57O8RaTxSdwbs4hPKm4Dmp2DUpZFv4y-GQZwH_FE76xjmil8M6PrScoRiUGI-DiNBqbyMnucNf-_FxaOKKs943TMeshZHCMfjuT86CL-2ZptSPbv-7kEiPU5pMzXF-AjY/w640-h480/PXL_20240224_214908155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Ruby had a great time out with the family at my wife's birthday lunch this past weekend. She's a cutie but a hellraiser.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rimvM5aKxjEfsaS6PSeKUBAQ6clsNTzWAjyJYSLtkVmNNXOWsLIdYWfqfBHVhpQxf5HJnSPf8fBNAxOlulLU3hyphenhyphenxs_wQGS70RaA8KPIq23t8CUEzePnu_Qxcy92e-2FzCCfVZf3qumHYJkTWAUEOcDn1KCSP0J0LOytgmqp4gLBN7gW9GIMl-SQWzDb3/s2592/PXL_20240227_190404579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rimvM5aKxjEfsaS6PSeKUBAQ6clsNTzWAjyJYSLtkVmNNXOWsLIdYWfqfBHVhpQxf5HJnSPf8fBNAxOlulLU3hyphenhyphenxs_wQGS70RaA8KPIq23t8CUEzePnu_Qxcy92e-2FzCCfVZf3qumHYJkTWAUEOcDn1KCSP0J0LOytgmqp4gLBN7gW9GIMl-SQWzDb3/w640-h480/PXL_20240227_190404579.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Transferring the contents of the old car's glove compartment to the new car is kinda like opening up a time capsule. Found some goodies such as a vintage Kentucky Fried Chicken towelette I've had on hand since the 90s. I've also had that Gwynn since the 90s; Back in the early days of this blog I posted about <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-worst-condition-card-i-own.html" target="_blank">The Worst-Condition Card I Own</a>. I had forgotten that Tony was even still in the car, honestly! Looks like it lost a chunk at some point in the past decade. I think I'll "retire" the card to my Gwynn PC now before it disintegrates further.<div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8CrlAUAtooQbW68HV4JgW0Ntsna1FCu3HJdkEoqE4_dlwsWPhxDzWZdCQujulzmpmPXvRlOQmQwJJyPmCccNQEGcZWzseAWb47FM956vqWZnxp8OLilLKxOTRSWXp4YzgcXR1ri9QQz6A38_pLy16Rr_jFnyzdo7zwT887yIMl3YSQpQ0r4v4F2p2qf-/s1638/PXL_20240228_180301845.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="1623" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8CrlAUAtooQbW68HV4JgW0Ntsna1FCu3HJdkEoqE4_dlwsWPhxDzWZdCQujulzmpmPXvRlOQmQwJJyPmCccNQEGcZWzseAWb47FM956vqWZnxp8OLilLKxOTRSWXp4YzgcXR1ri9QQz6A38_pLy16Rr_jFnyzdo7zwT887yIMl3YSQpQ0r4v4F2p2qf-/w634-h640/PXL_20240228_180301845.MP.jpg" width="634" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whoever ends up with my collection after I die is going to have a lot of "WTF?!" moments when they go through it all. LOL</div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-70064927479256304812024-02-24T10:02:00.000-08:002024-02-24T10:02:59.803-08:001987 Topps pack rip<p>I've got a small cache of rainy day unopened packs that I'm making a point of finally opening. I figure there could be cards in there to put towards my #cardart activities, so might as well. Let's get a quick post out of one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrDf55UoGb5aRuoZTTAo6n186nVOljX_jzASGMOgRu6gvYvVogzgatkq7Pg36mmHZ6NlOevRQP2lOghaa0pKinupQgMqqPZ5CO3YCGg8hfH2pRrCzJmETVGG8tBVAN5oMSvvPyuF6PNmdzqPk8TskLOCZs-Jn9jbQS_bQGLLC2nkDUfRM-D6CaDD30r4e/s747/PXL_20240223_215652457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="703" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrDf55UoGb5aRuoZTTAo6n186nVOljX_jzASGMOgRu6gvYvVogzgatkq7Pg36mmHZ6NlOevRQP2lOghaa0pKinupQgMqqPZ5CO3YCGg8hfH2pRrCzJmETVGG8tBVAN5oMSvvPyuF6PNmdzqPk8TskLOCZs-Jn9jbQS_bQGLLC2nkDUfRM-D6CaDD30r4e/s320/PXL_20240223_215652457.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's an old pack of 1987 Topps that fell into my lap at some point. I'd most like to hit a Bo Jackson or Barry Bonds. McGwire, Canseco, or even Will Clark would be some other potential good pulls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQiyShuSZ-d_0-1Cz3mUlJXP11c_S32AMCoV21spoyYNrdhiXZav-5OsLuuGBtZA5tKRAlFLB8jJ9LDUF4Mg6eAoz_t_YOUnxKs1MuZOgJ83L4ZlhMNcdGHGvryMEjFT4MnAoVhck5x_rnJlgra5EbixALaoQW0IM6W1-Ab0rjpoCXTa1dYtfnvLWZ3eM/s961/original_8e151632-6db4-472d-8266-d93ee6b0af16_PXL_20240223_215932408.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="961" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQiyShuSZ-d_0-1Cz3mUlJXP11c_S32AMCoV21spoyYNrdhiXZav-5OsLuuGBtZA5tKRAlFLB8jJ9LDUF4Mg6eAoz_t_YOUnxKs1MuZOgJ83L4ZlhMNcdGHGvryMEjFT4MnAoVhck5x_rnJlgra5EbixALaoQW0IM6W1-Ab0rjpoCXTa1dYtfnvLWZ3eM/w640-h456/original_8e151632-6db4-472d-8266-d93ee6b0af16_PXL_20240223_215932408.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looks like this pack may have been through some inclement weather at some point in the past 37 years, as all the cards seem to be a little warped. Might not make for the best cardart canvases to work with. Ron Hassey here is a textbook "gum stain variation" with a prominent pink silhouette. I put it in a sleeve right away to quarantine the mess. The gum itself had cracked into a bunch of small pieces long ago, but left a memory of its heyday as a viable stick of gum for some kid to chew. I've gone on record on this blog as being a guy who is liable to "eat the gum" from vintage packs, though now that I'm older (and the gum is older), those freewheeling days of throwing digestive caution into the wind are behind me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGLz91rP6nY_ReV8E6Wb-iJWqAvh9334fkLFYegSpJKDA_5qRxn3TiIyLQTU-3o6pA6nZ9ck3d3QVfq0qfSEU5uK5RgopiLY_7-VWqs8pgNXSWPGdn0Id0CNxYtxJKQRGY0a4vrKA9YrgaLw27NKCA2WoVPDO76MoXWgenWZ-6BZMZ3gqiZU01cSbj_hR/s1115/original_dff0be2e-daf2-4ede-99c4-5c59ef03260f_PXL_20240223_215949426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1115" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGLz91rP6nY_ReV8E6Wb-iJWqAvh9334fkLFYegSpJKDA_5qRxn3TiIyLQTU-3o6pA6nZ9ck3d3QVfq0qfSEU5uK5RgopiLY_7-VWqs8pgNXSWPGdn0Id0CNxYtxJKQRGY0a4vrKA9YrgaLw27NKCA2WoVPDO76MoXWgenWZ-6BZMZ3gqiZU01cSbj_hR/w640-h448/original_dff0be2e-daf2-4ede-99c4-5c59ef03260f_PXL_20240223_215949426.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I pulled a Griffey and a Trout, so there's that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZQq5Lof6wffppvMSFbPbwgKB9Tt8P72glmuXKXi0cHs7aaOZCpNfgU4v3NjEU8Zg1wnRDTtwrU7yp9ztEWNWCIZHUUp6oYXG2S8QKhW6JOTQynn8Z17J95G91lSNegLQcTYEd6Ay3Zdcbsm9o5nzNC19POZEz7vQovS7sGPa0BzyaHIclaYXoXz5vzaD/s1367/original_32c37a17-90d0-42f9-818d-e30b1b364a99_PXL_20240223_220039133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1039" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZQq5Lof6wffppvMSFbPbwgKB9Tt8P72glmuXKXi0cHs7aaOZCpNfgU4v3NjEU8Zg1wnRDTtwrU7yp9ztEWNWCIZHUUp6oYXG2S8QKhW6JOTQynn8Z17J95G91lSNegLQcTYEd6Ay3Zdcbsm9o5nzNC19POZEz7vQovS7sGPa0BzyaHIclaYXoXz5vzaD/w486-h640/original_32c37a17-90d0-42f9-818d-e30b1b364a99_PXL_20240223_220039133.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The pack wasn't without some star power. These 4 are my best bets to turn into something crafty. The Dwight Gooden already seems to be an "unofficial variation" what with printing flaw making it look like Doc spilled Froot Loops on his jersey.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoSe5WFqsseaLJCVfRlmeEoZuPPH90v5_pcutpNnTBy41xMCy65VtfPfQ3PrRyC_8FZCf4v2JBvK334GMykxY8qw_Xa10MdNnbmuaUs4HZ3lJybEpMfA6hlUC9yDWbsxCYYXYU_9BudvrMJJnTNUjSxbLcPouYIh1Gwy7ekMJM8D2YraE3nzrWnPAYtCl/s1366/original_0eb4b5a3-1187-48d1-94df-226d719ce038_PXL_20240223_220240644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1292" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoSe5WFqsseaLJCVfRlmeEoZuPPH90v5_pcutpNnTBy41xMCy65VtfPfQ3PrRyC_8FZCf4v2JBvK334GMykxY8qw_Xa10MdNnbmuaUs4HZ3lJybEpMfA6hlUC9yDWbsxCYYXYU_9BudvrMJJnTNUjSxbLcPouYIh1Gwy7ekMJM8D2YraE3nzrWnPAYtCl/w606-h640/original_0eb4b5a3-1187-48d1-94df-226d719ce038_PXL_20240223_220240644.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Welp, the best rookie I pulled was Doug Drabek, but still a fun way to spend a minute or two.<div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bonus "wood border" action before ending the post...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOCKPW4ijNxeJxrN8DPpWm0KhxlHBR64Y5J8qX5HrnzJtDCvNtcfKZGaAbaI0xK3jj9kwWS5wN2YZ8l1H_a9uT75FGAlfQUcxs93OFr2FQsJ60wcZmPtoXvoStzteSeKxVV0TN4_WjJ4Lzszhu4qqokWVRxcnDTM1Hm9NfX6t404HX1RYpcbuhykLPFwh/s1816/original_03d07dfa-37e6-46d5-aca2-052e0fa766e4_PXL_20240223_224836097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="1444" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOCKPW4ijNxeJxrN8DPpWm0KhxlHBR64Y5J8qX5HrnzJtDCvNtcfKZGaAbaI0xK3jj9kwWS5wN2YZ8l1H_a9uT75FGAlfQUcxs93OFr2FQsJ60wcZmPtoXvoStzteSeKxVV0TN4_WjJ4Lzszhu4qqokWVRxcnDTM1Hm9NfX6t404HX1RYpcbuhykLPFwh/w318-h400/original_03d07dfa-37e6-46d5-aca2-052e0fa766e4_PXL_20240223_224836097.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe you remember last year when I was doing a lot of "border art" for a minute? Can't believe at the time I didn't think to draw a simple wooden frame. That might be a little boring by itself, so a blackened background helps give the card a more distinctive look.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsWdJ7vz6A3z0TDENWtPCGxK1xd59_sfE8Kh-AAYV-AE91g20d_WkZBSUsag-YjL-hfM-25dFtLeF19g6qPhAnd_M57rsynmjJWeTP6rdWTWiIMTfeRDdq761ZWu-0QwmVMxV1ujhAij-_t-u5hSXG2qhdhwFAM7QYlX2vSgA0tgdD_APsMUysS5wmcA_/s1030/original_6032d404-6c67-4e42-a05e-f7372b7876eb_PXL_20240223_224943792.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsWdJ7vz6A3z0TDENWtPCGxK1xd59_sfE8Kh-AAYV-AE91g20d_WkZBSUsag-YjL-hfM-25dFtLeF19g6qPhAnd_M57rsynmjJWeTP6rdWTWiIMTfeRDdq761ZWu-0QwmVMxV1ujhAij-_t-u5hSXG2qhdhwFAM7QYlX2vSgA0tgdD_APsMUysS5wmcA_/w494-h640/original_6032d404-6c67-4e42-a05e-f7372b7876eb_PXL_20240223_224943792.MP.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I even score the borders a bit to give them some texture. It's a neat effect in hand, mimicking an old wooden frame. Nothing incredible, but yeah, just another style to add to the repertoire. <br /><p>That's it for today. Thanks for reading.</p></div></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-31694754736435737752024-02-21T15:19:00.000-08:002024-02-21T15:20:04.078-08:00A pack and a couple boxes<p>I still haven't bought any retail since covid, and while I like what I've seen of the 2024 Topps flagship design, I haven't been compelled to go out and buy any. But thankfully I still get the thrill of new-to-me cards with a little help from my blogger buds.</p><p>Actually <a href="https://cardboredom.com/" target="_blank">CardBoredom</a> was a new one for me, under my radar for these past few months. But it's a really well done site/blog. I've been going back to read David's old stuff and interested to see what's next from him.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWQThh-PK0WwPf3kZ9uVcNugKgm-Xtx2s4WncnDMD3TvH_zpauwx-HxNweglbeigeQw91ddg4YFG-JTvHDhxQKpeu83VA9E7pB8hpuC0oX0e7C6xE1JWXhFoCOtEADZ7t99gwylwV6cJVCrf2M8BzADdwAqVaJ2GJfjCQFAnAp3kfHZCxu7_I-zdcKu1W/s1685/PXL_20240211_182553795.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="1327" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWQThh-PK0WwPf3kZ9uVcNugKgm-Xtx2s4WncnDMD3TvH_zpauwx-HxNweglbeigeQw91ddg4YFG-JTvHDhxQKpeu83VA9E7pB8hpuC0oX0e7C6xE1JWXhFoCOtEADZ7t99gwylwV6cJVCrf2M8BzADdwAqVaJ2GJfjCQFAnAp3kfHZCxu7_I-zdcKu1W/w504-h640/PXL_20240211_182553795.MP.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><br />I had read about David's attempts at replicating a wax pack, and was thrilled to receive one after he reached out about wanting to send me a few cards I'd probably like. The wrapper looks familiar and in fact it's a riff on the 1972 Topps wrapper.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfMaFkEQO0ClnACq1eQ1f05_ytpqDqVJrsuUVX5S-g-YcXsRb3mIexPj8fbXQL_wphn-l2EQmx-fTsj8QDBepNikXJy4fQvpheR_enDJT0I40Po2Tlz3SNVKQ7ZFDxe1PX_-AaBbMDn3w8ezT2HSGp39vjJ6oZ0GwWB9oWUM47x8b3bydSGjLLcZaAW14/s1625/PXL_20240211_182608262.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1625" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfMaFkEQO0ClnACq1eQ1f05_ytpqDqVJrsuUVX5S-g-YcXsRb3mIexPj8fbXQL_wphn-l2EQmx-fTsj8QDBepNikXJy4fQvpheR_enDJT0I40Po2Tlz3SNVKQ7ZFDxe1PX_-AaBbMDn3w8ezT2HSGp39vjJ6oZ0GwWB9oWUM47x8b3bydSGjLLcZaAW14/w640-h466/PXL_20240211_182608262.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Personalized and everything! Not pictured, but yep, there's even a stick of gum.</p><p>And here's what I pulled:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZeZ4VldG5RzfFGNeMJBzcYYEKTF_vCn3tYmbWXU1xthy5yC2DzTv1IBWDo830M6t7vhgNNkh4yjAtzsRqLIIISrMJIKx3LwwKVsL7JC8iXv2m6etn49G2dYfk-19YJaoa12sE9fcuUiHyb8d7-fpqvdWIKSzDxOwYqQj7pPReG3mvurlZg4qKKi4Jc1a/s2116/PXL_20240211_183038407.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="2116" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZeZ4VldG5RzfFGNeMJBzcYYEKTF_vCn3tYmbWXU1xthy5yC2DzTv1IBWDo830M6t7vhgNNkh4yjAtzsRqLIIISrMJIKx3LwwKVsL7JC8iXv2m6etn49G2dYfk-19YJaoa12sE9fcuUiHyb8d7-fpqvdWIKSzDxOwYqQj7pPReG3mvurlZg4qKKi4Jc1a/w640-h432/PXL_20240211_183038407.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>A pack of 1972 Topps high numbers for my setbuild! These are all from the toughest 6th series. I've never ripped a real pack of '72 Topps (several packs of '82 Topps from my LCS back in the early 90s is the closest I've come), so it's pretty incredible to get a simulation such as this. Big thanks, David!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to this pack, I'm up to 88.94% complete, with 88 cards left to check off.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z-R2rm68wJo" width="320" youtube-src-id="Z-R2rm68wJo"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(a band called The 88)</span></div><div><br /></div>I think I'm rounding third with this set, not too far away from coming home. That high-number series is a bear, though. Pretty incredible to get this many at once, and from a #RAK mailing no less.<div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks again to <a href="https://cardboredom.com/" target="_blank">CardBoredom</a> for the awesome surprise!</div><div><br /></div><div>- - ---o</div><div><br /></div><div>The same day I received that pack of '72s in the mail, <a href="http://padrographs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Padrographs</a> Rod stopped by my house with a couple boxes of cards for me. It was a good day! Let's take a quick look at some highlights.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HGJSaQpiBPoseTjmI432XRrAZb3Bk9OVZfg83AME-lQXZ8Nywex9ti_JujsxwWG56XnHndoixWXTkUncTTe4Egu0MtaUF-j7wy902QA3fXEMkhai_3iz-TzDliTciY2zDHbeuxThirzRX48BbbS6fuEKi7sqsxiNCLjg_gEb6uxiygNHDBK8I3iMscgd/s1583/PXL_20240213_183319923.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="1259" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HGJSaQpiBPoseTjmI432XRrAZb3Bk9OVZfg83AME-lQXZ8Nywex9ti_JujsxwWG56XnHndoixWXTkUncTTe4Egu0MtaUF-j7wy902QA3fXEMkhai_3iz-TzDliTciY2zDHbeuxThirzRX48BbbS6fuEKi7sqsxiNCLjg_gEb6uxiygNHDBK8I3iMscgd/w510-h640/PXL_20240213_183319923.MP.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Smelling like <i>goats</i> over here, lol. Some of the biggest names you could hope to pull from Goodwin Champions.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxz34nYmykwm7OxZw8gblgvCDZuaN96ESs05NQFhKqyH-gSosI4l7aK83eEyhel2PdA-8f3rzQttFUXp7XfDkA6b6k2ePGxSV8zFFpL4-oaQjOuGgoQQFowmTfxGN4Lf_djKS5w5Pe5aUvEELLuOWfqI7xF6BbOcIVgfwchy3e7q3a-Oi_x-KHoZt7qJih/s1436/PXL_20240213_183609940.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="1436" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxz34nYmykwm7OxZw8gblgvCDZuaN96ESs05NQFhKqyH-gSosI4l7aK83eEyhel2PdA-8f3rzQttFUXp7XfDkA6b6k2ePGxSV8zFFpL4-oaQjOuGgoQQFowmTfxGN4Lf_djKS5w5Pe5aUvEELLuOWfqI7xF6BbOcIVgfwchy3e7q3a-Oi_x-KHoZt7qJih/w640-h634/PXL_20240213_183609940.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Lovely ladies are always nice to see when thumbing through cards.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh386owkRmfBPK7huTcv3Atjmw2u24xlr2_nbHUlgPH9fyyeJcqrqru7LBjQLmcHbKwoa_JxW6E5UQMY3CEW6peIKCTzR17jTXfi1FGvA6BG02dWsBh58yAI9IvaeRHu7VZyoSZFh_U0YlcIpfV0EwcBPUJNnanWfwU5YDyBIyhCG0cEYvQQMXQQY90LF0H/s1811/PXL_20240213_183804143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1811" data-original-width="1460" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh386owkRmfBPK7huTcv3Atjmw2u24xlr2_nbHUlgPH9fyyeJcqrqru7LBjQLmcHbKwoa_JxW6E5UQMY3CEW6peIKCTzR17jTXfi1FGvA6BG02dWsBh58yAI9IvaeRHu7VZyoSZFh_U0YlcIpfV0EwcBPUJNnanWfwU5YDyBIyhCG0cEYvQQMXQQY90LF0H/w516-h640/PXL_20240213_183804143.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looks like Juan Soto will go down as a great player who had a brief layover in San Diego during his HOF career, joining the likes of Rickey Henderson, Mike Piazza, Greg Maddux, and Willie McCovey. Oh well, glad he suited up for my favorite team, however fleeting. Still probably my favorite active player or at least high up on that theoretical list.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvP_kC6DHu5hI2MlYzMWrU3EAMAEc6Wh-xyg9hQnPx7BZIOW8KVEAim2p9PxRZMr4UQ9jTxJGKRQmRffLsYtTwuHgtoOSPjm7tBfVrldORFuP7YNgoPMjRhSJ726diLOQeD2WatL15l42a-hnZtCKJkpzv-lXAXz1u77cN446Ps4EQVgSnkLXvDGSMP1x/s1386/PXL_20240213_184631337.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1386" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvP_kC6DHu5hI2MlYzMWrU3EAMAEc6Wh-xyg9hQnPx7BZIOW8KVEAim2p9PxRZMr4UQ9jTxJGKRQmRffLsYtTwuHgtoOSPjm7tBfVrldORFuP7YNgoPMjRhSJ726diLOQeD2WatL15l42a-hnZtCKJkpzv-lXAXz1u77cN446Ps4EQVgSnkLXvDGSMP1x/w640-h612/PXL_20240213_184631337.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Here are some other dudes I like/collect who are currently still with the Padres. Hope those big contracts work out. (I could die happy with just one damn championship in my lifetime. I wouldn't say no to a dynasty, but really, just one is fine.)</p><p>Thank you, Rod! Always very much appreciated.</p><p>BTW, Rod, expect to see a new vehicle in the driveway next time to stop by. Everyone is fine, thankfully, but my wife had a collision on Presidents Day, and crumbled up the hood of our trusty old Mariner just barely to the point of it getting "totaled" by insurance. We're buying a new Subaru Crosstrek. I generally have a negative impression of Subarus, but that's just because I seemed to get cut off by Outbacks all the time back when I had a nasty daily commute. I haven't driven the new car yet as I write this, but I will have by the time you're reading.</p><p>- - --o</p><p>Late addition to the post.</p><p>The last time I won a contest on Twitter, it was actually named Twitter still. I don't "RT" stuff much, and as such I don't enter many giveaways there. But <a href="https://twitter.com/MashingDingers" target="_blank">Mashing Dingers</a> ran one where all you had to do was like the tweet to win a random lot of sportscards, so I clicked the heart icon and next thing you know I won. Mashing Dingers seems like a good dude. We had even chatted a couple/few years back about him writing a guest post on Baseball Card Breakdown, but he got cold feet. (<span style="font-size: x-small;">I suppose I have a blanket offer out there to any cool hobby folks who want to write a random interesting blog post but don't want to start their own blog just for one thing they want to talk about one time.. yeah, feel free to get in touch with me about writing a guest post. Lord knows I don't make blogging a top priority for myself these days, so I could use occasional help keeping the cobwebs away.</span>)</p><p>Anyways, took a while to get the cards (giveaway was back in mid December), but they were fun to go through.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LgXILS7wDyvTSxE7q-tXW0GyuFmfmujJW2w8nh-ItaTKEuGJUbpxhzwX_Jo5NBKx3sl2E-DABDFey7kOwZ32Li4m_xL6Ofkw71ZPKKYAAaUvgb-GSMumwJra6-x_HOlHQCcBEh-VuNnBxTdn0nXv0-aTt8VUE1_5XGkYS_CpfoPau_gZt4H_WI1GMr3w/s1547/PXL_20240221_221549249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="1547" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LgXILS7wDyvTSxE7q-tXW0GyuFmfmujJW2w8nh-ItaTKEuGJUbpxhzwX_Jo5NBKx3sl2E-DABDFey7kOwZ32Li4m_xL6Ofkw71ZPKKYAAaUvgb-GSMumwJra6-x_HOlHQCcBEh-VuNnBxTdn0nXv0-aTt8VUE1_5XGkYS_CpfoPau_gZt4H_WI1GMr3w/w640-h534/PXL_20240221_221549249.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not a big collector of basketball or soccer, but I don't mind sprinkling some diversity in my collection here and there, such as in a lot of random winnings like this. Cool to check out the crazy designs with various shine/sparkle stuff I haven't seen in-hand before.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxVqa7r_Rwruy5T_ywB4Byoxba0RGJVi3l1MneeiMnQp5g4VCzdcG_2P_ENSvyv82N1FfZYni6FA6970aUmcs3beiyMy8wla80-z21irnAC2Vc0fv9UFTrdGwO651cmRfT2EfnUZIcK9aD8Lf9v-ldSwicKHbBPVFxfgMeq9kqmIK_rt02aZoct_NudSF/s1770/PXL_20240221_221842548.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxVqa7r_Rwruy5T_ywB4Byoxba0RGJVi3l1MneeiMnQp5g4VCzdcG_2P_ENSvyv82N1FfZYni6FA6970aUmcs3beiyMy8wla80-z21irnAC2Vc0fv9UFTrdGwO651cmRfT2EfnUZIcK9aD8Lf9v-ldSwicKHbBPVFxfgMeq9kqmIK_rt02aZoct_NudSF/w532-h640/PXL_20240221_221842548.MP.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Of course the highlights for me were the baseball cards included. I think it was seeing the powder blue Killebrew in the tweet that made me throw my name in the hat for the giveaway. A bunch of rookies and some shine here also. I think that's my first card of Jasson Dominguez.. I'll be curious to see how he performs after he heals up. Also hoping former Padres prospect CJ Abrams puts up some good numbers.<p>Alright, calling the post good here. Oh, yeah, the new car handles well, btw, though I kinda miss being higher up after so many years with the SUV.. moved up from San Diego in that car, so I guess I'm a little sentimental about it, but it was about time to move on from it anyways, so it's all good. Gotta go pick up the dog from daycare now. Thanks for reading.</p></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-28702077437868856752024-01-21T16:23:00.000-08:002024-01-21T16:23:45.299-08:00Iced Cards<p>We're still thawing out from an ice storm here in Portland. Other than 24 hours without internet and a few days without mail delivery, we've gotten by just fine... just cold and a little stir-crazy stuck with a high-energy dog. There are a lot of fallen trees and branches in the neighborhood from the high winds. A house just a block over ended up with a tree sticking out of their roof, apparently getting a little national attention via Reddit.</p><p>But yeah, once mail service resumed, I got some cool cards in the mail and so let's make a blog post.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0htbsnXdFfElR5RhjE3fjX47p6xzHefbw_Dqw_WeKktZebOGOX4tg7TYa2q_67tRloivnFTPSXP7wtZc6nqFomW0kB9VpROieNaU3V3Q93zF6ru07g6drNz6j38Pxbo3CJtPVbU_6EnEzQldAFLDjOaXp_unxdvvRo4j-JjSPrHZN8yQMVJh5DLSJtmsl/s1670/PXL_20240120_185817953~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="1238" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0htbsnXdFfElR5RhjE3fjX47p6xzHefbw_Dqw_WeKktZebOGOX4tg7TYa2q_67tRloivnFTPSXP7wtZc6nqFomW0kB9VpROieNaU3V3Q93zF6ru07g6drNz6j38Pxbo3CJtPVbU_6EnEzQldAFLDjOaXp_unxdvvRo4j-JjSPrHZN8yQMVJh5DLSJtmsl/w474-h640/PXL_20240120_185817953~2.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Boom! Here's my first "big card" landed in 2024. Happy to check Albert Pujols off my 2004 Chrome black refractor chase.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_miEcLjpjJghY8W0HRKraUgKmAohIaThFQKamHL4WVJSjPULHblC4rG0JE4mCOgrkJeQ8EXAUVvHckxmmCtepgEU1hqwH_kYIzi8IN3X8pyPWo6WG2utJPdQmgjjGYwq9ZD9LYREkKgEFmMnXIiaeHf1nfuCdmj_mB1TpyMlBxLqiUiPfnDs3N3Lx4_1/s1404/PXL_20240120_190008290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="1022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_miEcLjpjJghY8W0HRKraUgKmAohIaThFQKamHL4WVJSjPULHblC4rG0JE4mCOgrkJeQ8EXAUVvHckxmmCtepgEU1hqwH_kYIzi8IN3X8pyPWo6WG2utJPdQmgjjGYwq9ZD9LYREkKgEFmMnXIiaeHf1nfuCdmj_mB1TpyMlBxLqiUiPfnDs3N3Lx4_1/w466-h640/PXL_20240120_190008290.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Also recently acquired the Ivan Rodriguez. I've only got about 30 of these cards left to go. That'll be nice if I'm able to finish that project, hopefully in the next couple years or so.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQnABNWRbmrcKILmKLxPhS02iGfo_aeWT0XoDfKKiHg0_A_IWTPCP3nDNTzdVaDzr7Td-Enl8hUxl7Yeq2LYpsX_Ny4CtJ49jJl2OJDfB9pBXLdRndzhgbi-nIXoYpXo4UtBZHNIP0jHyxlhf6I-BYEEWbCE-liPO0bCdZ4xSYZ6S-EN5e2TGipubwH_7/s1782/PXL_20240120_190207173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQnABNWRbmrcKILmKLxPhS02iGfo_aeWT0XoDfKKiHg0_A_IWTPCP3nDNTzdVaDzr7Td-Enl8hUxl7Yeq2LYpsX_Ny4CtJ49jJl2OJDfB9pBXLdRndzhgbi-nIXoYpXo4UtBZHNIP0jHyxlhf6I-BYEEWbCE-liPO0bCdZ4xSYZ6S-EN5e2TGipubwH_7/w460-h640/PXL_20240120_190207173.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The other refractor setbuilding I focus on these days: Topps All-Time Fan Favorite refractors. I finally scored my first of Ripken's three such cards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_jWYwj2LC3wmyTtzI-upjR7R0Ahn5O1orTHkmerLdqUHg6cENd5c7DjoRvGD4HVPczyt2TyAIcRSIQ5dS9n7ysswx0ySO_wPjLnbtUoBa9vWnH7TLjOSB0cpqdesAcDOUZ0AEifgl510NViRJCKAdwfldePMrI9QNBhoST7DRYwi3K67wwJWPhdJPoWD/s1906/PXL_20240120_190345648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1906" data-original-width="1506" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_jWYwj2LC3wmyTtzI-upjR7R0Ahn5O1orTHkmerLdqUHg6cENd5c7DjoRvGD4HVPczyt2TyAIcRSIQ5dS9n7ysswx0ySO_wPjLnbtUoBa9vWnH7TLjOSB0cpqdesAcDOUZ0AEifgl510NViRJCKAdwfldePMrI9QNBhoST7DRYwi3K67wwJWPhdJPoWD/w506-h640/PXL_20240120_190345648.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Great looking Rod Carew card. The photo was used on the cover of <i>Time</i> magazine's July 18, 1977 issue.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsQyaTn26H1cABLojIt7zcf_cNqXRIhpBUfl671IFWj9CTENCqTRbSHrS8nhi23D1r7UCOkxVnanSS9BKLv-bH6MNDffy8aVlxxMSTmBJN4tb7u9qQPqcbDVGmKJEFR7hBtWypE09sv-irI-kJOALm4Z0SVDSm-zEDwlC1IeEiT_9XRfUCegNLmdANPig/s527/a1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsQyaTn26H1cABLojIt7zcf_cNqXRIhpBUfl671IFWj9CTENCqTRbSHrS8nhi23D1r7UCOkxVnanSS9BKLv-bH6MNDffy8aVlxxMSTmBJN4tb7u9qQPqcbDVGmKJEFR7hBtWypE09sv-irI-kJOALm4Z0SVDSm-zEDwlC1IeEiT_9XRfUCegNLmdANPig/s320/a1.jpeg" width="243" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Google</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXHIfR_9CuhGB-mW6Vi_eWwfrUdNhZijRaxgfOyFLj0HRfntgMW7S605GwgY7LjOFz1lfn44kleh5KSy9hCZpzEyIO63I4tSMm_M6ajzICaPPOuAUaDsL9gg6FmqXQAh93k0l0_rgyAG3nHfaA-St-_XvYsnRMYXMDVnlEjBz37-jstH4uY7GCWF-k1BL/s2003/PXL_20240120_190937490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="1551" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXHIfR_9CuhGB-mW6Vi_eWwfrUdNhZijRaxgfOyFLj0HRfntgMW7S605GwgY7LjOFz1lfn44kleh5KSy9hCZpzEyIO63I4tSMm_M6ajzICaPPOuAUaDsL9gg6FmqXQAh93k0l0_rgyAG3nHfaA-St-_XvYsnRMYXMDVnlEjBz37-jstH4uY7GCWF-k1BL/w496-h640/PXL_20240120_190937490.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not set-collecting ATFF autographs (thankfully for my wallet, the autos are not refractors in those sets), but coincidentally picked up this Garry Templeton auto from 2003 ATFF. He was one of my very first "PC guys" as a kid growing up in San Diego, and while I don't collect him that hard these days, I had been wanting to snag one of these Archives autographs for a while, and finally did so recently. Now I've got both of the Garry Templeton certified autographs Topps has released to date.</div><div><br /></div>- - - o</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2024/01/zapped-by-ghosts-of-few-hundred-forever.html" target="_blank">A couple posts ago</a>, I talked about Zippy Zappy bequeathing me much of his non-personalized TTM returns from over the years. One personalized card had slipped through in that lot, and I was happy to return it. The generous guy he is, Kenny wanted to send over a PWE for my trouble.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Hmqwqkb598zDIyqJ55hWxeXgAnuNGjY0GjuLBQ971YFwcndoXZc19qg7jrZZewtLs_FRmCQfKxy0dSW0hkDCZDVyYwwi_LeabfCoCjrtkDSAS8uEQAQg8s5JdvLBOYdKhfOtWjj6AyHvFBEcJ-LSDBkSDJ54ePF-BM8qTTmMfEAc2hHB3WSdMcRFmeMt/s2028/PXL_20240120_191147040.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="2028" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Hmqwqkb598zDIyqJ55hWxeXgAnuNGjY0GjuLBQ971YFwcndoXZc19qg7jrZZewtLs_FRmCQfKxy0dSW0hkDCZDVyYwwi_LeabfCoCjrtkDSAS8uEQAQg8s5JdvLBOYdKhfOtWjj6AyHvFBEcJ-LSDBkSDJ54ePF-BM8qTTmMfEAc2hHB3WSdMcRFmeMt/w640-h562/PXL_20240120_191147040.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A couple certified autos and a forever stamp, not bad. But the stars of the party were the lovely ladies.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGo0pQIeLygbpJtmjsBuhOvjeleLiKGDuhIhsAcys-6YNj_pD3F8-yvBehyX1rzlSlp-hzx1m8y-GVAjSg58qy8r_YWEIZ9_9k8vDyRZU5VNAQwEr5cu0v-6vbZtVKUbK4NIiCYUxnZ2_EbANrehOPPzl5jXyvwmM5BWWFDhl4CAjtuBDC6qE8wV1vMQ9/s1944/PXL_20240120_191057906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="1944" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGo0pQIeLygbpJtmjsBuhOvjeleLiKGDuhIhsAcys-6YNj_pD3F8-yvBehyX1rzlSlp-hzx1m8y-GVAjSg58qy8r_YWEIZ9_9k8vDyRZU5VNAQwEr5cu0v-6vbZtVKUbK4NIiCYUxnZ2_EbANrehOPPzl5jXyvwmM5BWWFDhl4CAjtuBDC6qE8wV1vMQ9/w640-h608/PXL_20240120_191057906.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks again, Zippy!</div><div><br /></div><div>Some wintery pics to close out the post. Thanks for stopping by. Stay warm, everybody.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMfL_E3KxpaX2EKGhVavocEa_0pxyRkcL5hUPIgN3WOzIn2Srcz2oJU1vFq1r2FrLULemJV8CIf0KDSgRbq18Zi8eg0COpWXTfBgiUBI0CHqEl3F-FJ2lj-3sd0ukK3FOWX5ruoDUKqLd9ZktOjbdZLSeABlBi81esTysAtyPNV_zV6vhkeWibyaZICWs/s2592/PXL_20240119_010856784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMfL_E3KxpaX2EKGhVavocEa_0pxyRkcL5hUPIgN3WOzIn2Srcz2oJU1vFq1r2FrLULemJV8CIf0KDSgRbq18Zi8eg0COpWXTfBgiUBI0CHqEl3F-FJ2lj-3sd0ukK3FOWX5ruoDUKqLd9ZktOjbdZLSeABlBi81esTysAtyPNV_zV6vhkeWibyaZICWs/w480-h640/PXL_20240119_010856784.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yHE38x6anjLayap2OxowQiVSBek3HqXptZpgvJl5eMtIxmMD83fjhca47rpbayLaJ67myvGoPYAaklTycQv-uLfQ-vgccm7BWW5yCJNA202zThbEvt_tPaYqqr0r1FhdrGqykerz-25K1ErXn16zTUJUDR9TAA3FurUuOQgCUrnFkMRNisoBXoCSY584/s2256/PXL_20240119_221806905~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1753" data-original-width="2256" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yHE38x6anjLayap2OxowQiVSBek3HqXptZpgvJl5eMtIxmMD83fjhca47rpbayLaJ67myvGoPYAaklTycQv-uLfQ-vgccm7BWW5yCJNA202zThbEvt_tPaYqqr0r1FhdrGqykerz-25K1ErXn16zTUJUDR9TAA3FurUuOQgCUrnFkMRNisoBXoCSY584/w640-h498/PXL_20240119_221806905~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's that house I mentioned at the top of the post. I hope everybody was ok.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mChBo-50GSg_VxBZP7mmjMd-ak3XRJN2jFE0paBLyZCIUt1D8vcSJSf2bgth-arSITzDury5icdhhNHwgL34-IM8vrjsvLBi0SoACN4GzeOyHkJhxNwkp4WmitoxjktSHEsXL1EnIeIkRPvXWhBho2PNh63sf0TPPoT0u-UEbWl1-QSTQUDJI2nJBFuf/s2592/PXL_20240121_183439583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mChBo-50GSg_VxBZP7mmjMd-ak3XRJN2jFE0paBLyZCIUt1D8vcSJSf2bgth-arSITzDury5icdhhNHwgL34-IM8vrjsvLBi0SoACN4GzeOyHkJhxNwkp4WmitoxjktSHEsXL1EnIeIkRPvXWhBho2PNh63sf0TPPoT0u-UEbWl1-QSTQUDJI2nJBFuf/w640-h480/PXL_20240121_183439583.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Ruby loves walking in this weather even more than she normally loves walks, and she <i>really</i> loves walks. I guess it's the husky in her. She just loves being out in the cold.</p></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-31480472946951590822024-01-08T15:40:00.000-08:002024-01-08T15:40:44.038-08:00A Completed Page of Wallet Cards<p>I'll nearly always "like" any social media post that pops up in my feed with the <b>#walletcard</b> hashtag. I love to see meaningful cards out there playing an active part in someone's life. </p><p>I still think of myself as "the wallet card guy", but nearly a decade on, I realize I'm probably alone there and most people today don't make the association anymore. Sure guys were putting cards in their wallets since the tobacco card days, with the most famous example being Bob Costas doing so with a certain Mickey Mantle, but for what it's worth, the "wallet card craze" wasn't a thing in the modern hobby until <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2015/01/wallet-card.html" target="_blank">my post on January 2, 2015</a>, which took off further thanks to attention on social media and was really buzzing for a hot minute there. I had made it into a contest those first two or three years, sending out heavy-hitting cards as prizes to the Junior Junkie and Bo Rosny, but I don't try assume any "authority" over the concept anymore. </p><p>But yeah, I still keep a card in my wallet and am happy to see other people doing so, too. </p><p>It's now been 9 years for me having an annual wallet card. You know what that means: Completed page!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPOSJKxK__OqNqnK-kjNfHxIYlQgg4OsCmW96941eqw_xCsrTRRF6m62F72X5ZosdSpvPlCx2FVAK7-EyqTNs6GgSaGAjeTg8cDdFqrP5iNrAqJt7sbmJDa_gkz_j8AQjMHDfzFNhyaF6B7FM2y8_WEK_o4VwQt_Paac8Mzxue55UDPZAH3PnJ9VCSDm3/s2372/original_9d4a37b8-c196-4c7d-84cb-09b28bace730_PXL_20240108_233652257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2372" data-original-width="1767" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPOSJKxK__OqNqnK-kjNfHxIYlQgg4OsCmW96941eqw_xCsrTRRF6m62F72X5ZosdSpvPlCx2FVAK7-EyqTNs6GgSaGAjeTg8cDdFqrP5iNrAqJt7sbmJDa_gkz_j8AQjMHDfzFNhyaF6B7FM2y8_WEK_o4VwQt_Paac8Mzxue55UDPZAH3PnJ9VCSDm3/w476-h640/original_9d4a37b8-c196-4c7d-84cb-09b28bace730_PXL_20240108_233652257.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><div>Looks great, fuzzy corners and all!</div><div><br /></div><div>Tony Gwynn's 1987 Fleer was my co-pilot for 2023, and while it didn't get into a <i>ton</i> of adventures, it does have the distinction of being my first <i>international</i> wallet card, accompanying my wife and I to Greece this past September. I'll go ahead and post some photo "outtakes" that weren't good enough to be included in my big <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2023/10/trip-to-greece.html" target="_blank">Trip to Greece</a> post recapping the vacation, but are fine for this walletcard-centric post:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IXYI4IRlVMKPwgKiUPBZPCGTaJ8UC3rwfJzJGzLWgIS1-9znTxjv6vqUgXhIZKTJWnae1p4EHPpXKrbNsn4f-yMq5mnYToMAWvAPVityv8ai-ZVbzlI5c8bsV4t5HHKHfMHsUHnQFdTZEp9hE1y5WwAztjRhNKcAOhlISo3Lr9RR5lj_NWukB3f0jl2Z/s2592/PXL_20230927_085341429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IXYI4IRlVMKPwgKiUPBZPCGTaJ8UC3rwfJzJGzLWgIS1-9znTxjv6vqUgXhIZKTJWnae1p4EHPpXKrbNsn4f-yMq5mnYToMAWvAPVityv8ai-ZVbzlI5c8bsV4t5HHKHfMHsUHnQFdTZEp9hE1y5WwAztjRhNKcAOhlISo3Lr9RR5lj_NWukB3f0jl2Z/w480-h640/PXL_20230927_085341429.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I decided to stick with Mr. Padre, why not.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqHIwKzmfaWQEfzX31-uu39GX1iRcderveUdcW6W0mjDhL3AA1ormCdzytsUfmVbQW5qaUUAlXkbFxF29ywpvM2cuFNitZqv8A3mBq_7F2dRPaOmOGAHOL1lEfB8PFRu_xcggfROzS8EKFIY95CkOeQQIftfxCd181Ctb-EnPZRUqEvJm2MJ-IV8TU7VX/s2041/PXL_20240102_013056307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="1702" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqHIwKzmfaWQEfzX31-uu39GX1iRcderveUdcW6W0mjDhL3AA1ormCdzytsUfmVbQW5qaUUAlXkbFxF29ywpvM2cuFNitZqv8A3mBq_7F2dRPaOmOGAHOL1lEfB8PFRu_xcggfROzS8EKFIY95CkOeQQIftfxCd181Ctb-EnPZRUqEvJm2MJ-IV8TU7VX/w534-h640/PXL_20240102_013056307.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><div><br /></div>What the heck, guess I'm going for a second page!<br /><p>That'll do it for today. <br /><i>Are <b>you</b> carrying a wallet card these days?</i></p>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-70830972392235613072024-01-04T16:14:00.000-08:002024-01-04T16:14:38.061-08:00Zapped by the ghosts of a few hundred Forever stamps<p>Zippy Zappy is a guy who hit the cardblog scene around the same time as me so I kinda feel like I have a bond with him like we were in the same graduating class or something. I've always loved reading his blog, learning stuff and getting his unique perspective on the hobby. He's been super generous with me, shipping several packages of cards across the country from New York to Portland over the past decade. I try to hit him back so I don't feel too guilty about it, but he's got a narrow focus and makes a priority of keeping a tight collection, limiting my potential for return fire. Thankfully he seems cool with the imbalance.</p><p>In a recent post, Kenny was lamenting his lack of storage space and joked about trashing the impressive collection of TTM/IP autographs he built up and logged on his blog over the years. I wasn't sure how serious the threat was, but I let him know I'd be happy to be <i>caretaker of the cards</i> if they need it. I'm fortunate to have a "cardroom" to fill with my collection. And while that room is always very full/messy, things eased ever since <i>I</i> <i>found a secret additional room in my house</i> a couple years ago. (That's a whimsical way of saying I realized I had accessible attic space I could use to store my Junk Wax Era complete sets.) So sure, if a buddy of mine has meaningful cards they reluctantly feel they must part with, I'm happy to help. And from a less noble standpoint, <i>hell yeah I'm always down for free cards, baby!!</i> LOL</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3v4oKccpXUOpNSPCAc6G69F7QihQd1Lo8S0fu_OfU6cSMACw9J1bdwu6knvwSDNmWxv9rhaaQnSxMoXYibTves41R6fgT4Xu7y-ubpp5rpAi-gNVEGd4C60AmT9iAq4EGS4N7FsBseiO0jtrn0QtNXowT39AUJelJQD_YwuJFXbrVp08yL_zRbHnukDR/s2592/PXL_20240105_001235629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3v4oKccpXUOpNSPCAc6G69F7QihQd1Lo8S0fu_OfU6cSMACw9J1bdwu6knvwSDNmWxv9rhaaQnSxMoXYibTves41R6fgT4Xu7y-ubpp5rpAi-gNVEGd4C60AmT9iAq4EGS4N7FsBseiO0jtrn0QtNXowT39AUJelJQD_YwuJFXbrVp08yL_zRbHnukDR/w480-h640/PXL_20240105_001235629.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>A big box arrived yesterday with Zippy's trademark return address shenanigans. Included was the above box with a hefty portion of his through-the-mail-or-in-person autograph collection that I'll be happy to look after, though his accompanying note said I could do whatever with the cards. I'll likely keep them intact for a little while, if not a <i>long</i> while, in case he decides he's ready for them back at some point. The personalized cards were taken out (except one "To Kenny" from Eric Young, Jr.), so hopefully those stayed with him, or will maybe end up with another collectors who goes by the name Kenny.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTjl3Il1TbK4K5b3PAzFQzPk-Fraza3CPFg8p5SRWPb_sK2QGH7A6evyR9w3etq_w19VIGrDloYUzSRdkGbgSAVVF_ARlEnWQIKv75R6CFiWosnpuFKzBczzJM2A0Bx1AvynGSXSUeNR0Wv8pWQmRsXF5UteKnom4vPtygEBqS4T8goNNIU46UIopG13_/s1164/PXL_20240104_213653255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTjl3Il1TbK4K5b3PAzFQzPk-Fraza3CPFg8p5SRWPb_sK2QGH7A6evyR9w3etq_w19VIGrDloYUzSRdkGbgSAVVF_ARlEnWQIKv75R6CFiWosnpuFKzBczzJM2A0Bx1AvynGSXSUeNR0Wv8pWQmRsXF5UteKnom4vPtygEBqS4T8goNNIU46UIopG13_/w528-h640/PXL_20240104_213653255.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the interest of getting this post out ASAP, I'm just showing a few highlights. The majority of the cards are 2012-2016 minor leaguers, so many never went on to become stars, but it's still a kick thumbing through them. Lots of "Oh, I remember that guy!" and "Who?" And sometimes you get a guy who beat the odds like Trea Turner or Aaron Nola. A few big names like Adrian Beltre and Joe Carter in there too.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrtBFagccfbe-QOOYzga4oftmwzdiusotnqGqbXbh8XVziQ3hdmshyphenhyphen4SbpwjCDWcocKIwAL43DsaGm-QC2-IJVQplJhuA7uO5Eo4Kzfu5-ELFQQQ7-VuT8pmEf7XFfvw-SLV89PSO37NJrkiB1YEgxbuvRXiNSTmWp9GNlpmM71wFk2Dty4-jXIz-fgl4/s1334/a1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1334" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrtBFagccfbe-QOOYzga4oftmwzdiusotnqGqbXbh8XVziQ3hdmshyphenhyphen4SbpwjCDWcocKIwAL43DsaGm-QC2-IJVQplJhuA7uO5Eo4Kzfu5-ELFQQQ7-VuT8pmEf7XFfvw-SLV89PSO37NJrkiB1YEgxbuvRXiNSTmWp9GNlpmM71wFk2Dty4-jXIz-fgl4/w640-h450/a1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I remember when Kenny took a go at building a signed set of 1979 Topps, though he didn't dig his heels in with that project for too long. Cool to see the occasional old Topps card of solid players of the past along with the modern cards in the box.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Eqem_-9JSuv38jQf7KayhyphenhyphenhZE9zVbnV2FzBVtR4YPowfZKMQh16_EWmJaVUK0TRig7Bt7LEtse5-uekzkWU83cj0PhtZgCla6GtmMAKu6hGGtux3oYiPh9XAC6BoakKUbsNAE2DkJGYSXE1tlKYAQo2LoXPMWwl9KaAa2H-hbHTGFmGUuBjTSo5w41We/s1310/PXL_20240104_213324317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1310" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Eqem_-9JSuv38jQf7KayhyphenhyphenhZE9zVbnV2FzBVtR4YPowfZKMQh16_EWmJaVUK0TRig7Bt7LEtse5-uekzkWU83cj0PhtZgCla6GtmMAKu6hGGtux3oYiPh9XAC6BoakKUbsNAE2DkJGYSXE1tlKYAQo2LoXPMWwl9KaAa2H-hbHTGFmGUuBjTSo5w41We/w640-h548/PXL_20240104_213324317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Certified autographs were in there too, some on redeemed redemptions. I don't follow basketball much, but JJ Redick is a pretty nice player to have an autograph of fall in my lap. Michael King just came to the Padres in the Juan Soto trade, so I'll be rooting for him to pitch well for my hometown team.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVol2u4Se8T3FVkYtXYpg8NSYjs2o5m2shx0MyDgj_XiVLA2dwRbE78La7FmUMRmJzGQ8PTrexNuWycl6posro2iKA83o-MupU_1e9-vLe-XyYd7cQJvrtJL0n7UCVMDbOCVywYdQRV7O9_2YTiffYopltPhJejHZNPY-zQT21DWTIVmVUmNKMYdWOGxJa/s2592/PXL_20240104_211937555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVol2u4Se8T3FVkYtXYpg8NSYjs2o5m2shx0MyDgj_XiVLA2dwRbE78La7FmUMRmJzGQ8PTrexNuWycl6posro2iKA83o-MupU_1e9-vLe-XyYd7cQJvrtJL0n7UCVMDbOCVywYdQRV7O9_2YTiffYopltPhJejHZNPY-zQT21DWTIVmVUmNKMYdWOGxJa/w640-h480/PXL_20240104_211937555.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Star Wars Legos! Looks like a couple complete fighters here with instructions for me to piece together sometime. While I haven't gone hard with Lego as an adult, I loved playing with them as a kid and still have most of them. <i>Lego Masters</i> is a fun show, too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF5XgPOge5QECFHhhhyphenhyphenmde52DyQlgEtNiXkHmGQgcSBzfIcSVJX77HfPLAdUXJu651MWx65FI2Hsui_dweWrfJSPQWFMJh-_ReQQrSyrhstA9hdp3mL2QeGkuF28y7D8EutEHAzS4qhqVUHhJlQJTSzyCX-LNXkLCDf1IoVgXUGiW42KoBpg5nw8j-vgZ/s2592/PXL_20240104_212238797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF5XgPOge5QECFHhhhyphenhyphenmde52DyQlgEtNiXkHmGQgcSBzfIcSVJX77HfPLAdUXJu651MWx65FI2Hsui_dweWrfJSPQWFMJh-_ReQQrSyrhstA9hdp3mL2QeGkuF28y7D8EutEHAzS4qhqVUHhJlQJTSzyCX-LNXkLCDf1IoVgXUGiW42KoBpg5nw8j-vgZ/w640-h480/PXL_20240104_212238797.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Wall art and more toys. It was like a second Christmas going through this box. Fun stuff!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yktD26GQbX_H_v05leGsFOTrnPEnCQvKFyNf-lwB5xjeCuyVB3kGRHpxoA3RYi4x_iVFcgD3JeDQHQsWIl1h39IrP8Ba_7PaZCjqK3nbq4KiVeomPS1Gqwl1YDQa6ocQ0aMyGvycMmtIK0dLsm3H14l3GwD2Ocd2XdMObsSN91-8Zh4X1JN9Otemimuo/s1891/PXL_20240104_212557917.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="1891" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yktD26GQbX_H_v05leGsFOTrnPEnCQvKFyNf-lwB5xjeCuyVB3kGRHpxoA3RYi4x_iVFcgD3JeDQHQsWIl1h39IrP8Ba_7PaZCjqK3nbq4KiVeomPS1Gqwl1YDQa6ocQ0aMyGvycMmtIK0dLsm3H14l3GwD2Ocd2XdMObsSN91-8Zh4X1JN9Otemimuo/w640-h510/PXL_20240104_212557917.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Let's close with some non-sport. That's a lot of that purple one! With the addition of these two Stranger Things commemorative patches, I've now got 4 of them. Man, that Megan Fox auto deserves a better photo.. hang on..</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaKyOi6TM7DXx2KikyYAswZaqlttE3T-83CA7SjS3PVAFmfYFX6UGUfwAXM9j6o9fgGl4ocpKLWXRVcnyGBznL25HjeOa2SLYlfkm36M8e8ohuxGPT597bHHDrf4hGV54emo2o5h0xr7vOfCvRI49Vb_20HgKWL7V5lPZ1Jm8GTVUXi5TXpHrWq2OJtQo/s2051/PXL_20240104_234703947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2051" data-original-width="1438" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaKyOi6TM7DXx2KikyYAswZaqlttE3T-83CA7SjS3PVAFmfYFX6UGUfwAXM9j6o9fgGl4ocpKLWXRVcnyGBznL25HjeOa2SLYlfkm36M8e8ohuxGPT597bHHDrf4hGV54emo2o5h0xr7vOfCvRI49Vb_20HgKWL7V5lPZ1Jm8GTVUXi5TXpHrWq2OJtQo/w448-h640/PXL_20240104_234703947.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There we go! That's a very nice add for my minicollection of women on cardboard.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Thanks again so much, Zippy! If/when you get rooted somewhere with more storage space and start getting a sentimental longing for anything you've given me, please don't be shy to mention it and I'll be more than happy to return the kindness if I'm able.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEa3WIAJv6PaXVXr0iAbxJq8GHauaJoT0FMMz1D-Lh43lfeAgUclHf3u65fo8UQuti9lZKy8Or0ggI8jZqbD2bow54xnuYcM6gVvB2TNuVVqyORZVprAshIFTT3F7YPqBoYq0h4BwUlZu5L5T11PgFzAFchguKWINB_6Dcx7V0Occ6qzOtkkgpHZibzSgU/s2592/PXL_20240103_194509907.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEa3WIAJv6PaXVXr0iAbxJq8GHauaJoT0FMMz1D-Lh43lfeAgUclHf3u65fo8UQuti9lZKy8Or0ggI8jZqbD2bow54xnuYcM6gVvB2TNuVVqyORZVprAshIFTT3F7YPqBoYq0h4BwUlZu5L5T11PgFzAFchguKWINB_6Dcx7V0Occ6qzOtkkgpHZibzSgU/w480-h640/PXL_20240103_194509907.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Random Ruby. To Kenny.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRa2AIib8QngjURSbIH3Udr4ILkAvvHxoJdrc9n-G8kpfpyFBd29s29MjGOppTiUgE0FYbbkeyrXT3VQS1jxROonut99J4NV-bzhJ_u4hX4kA7pPe8ar5Ojfd_mX9UdnTBsRP9eA4yeMmOupaoRrIB58g2rfL9kTcSoMqRoaBaPpca093frGE3SOiemNs/s2592/PXL_20240103_194507714.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRa2AIib8QngjURSbIH3Udr4ILkAvvHxoJdrc9n-G8kpfpyFBd29s29MjGOppTiUgE0FYbbkeyrXT3VQS1jxROonut99J4NV-bzhJ_u4hX4kA7pPe8ar5Ojfd_mX9UdnTBsRP9eA4yeMmOupaoRrIB58g2rfL9kTcSoMqRoaBaPpca093frGE3SOiemNs/w480-h640/PXL_20240103_194507714.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Thanks for reading!</p></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-86717200430286054052023-12-24T16:12:00.000-08:002023-12-24T16:12:16.188-08:00Christmas Cards 2023<p>I still buy new cards for my "12/25" collection every once in a while. Here's the big one I picked up this year..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjSxOHKKxC7VMoGoqtD8ZTX9BO2jPB7-TNTiS_zHHv0YHjBEZSZv3nMVg4vTAoysgNtBeQqki5GwBv6rcVrnogOT2iLWNyX2osp5ISQVbRJdjeD72uj1Y9nrJfXswoIHpUMAQCWiaMKmOXMFFandwkQRo-rOVzR9yMOlKDNQb0xv1QYLfd4wH2jiZmLzZ/s1830/PXL_20231224_204323537.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="1495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjSxOHKKxC7VMoGoqtD8ZTX9BO2jPB7-TNTiS_zHHv0YHjBEZSZv3nMVg4vTAoysgNtBeQqki5GwBv6rcVrnogOT2iLWNyX2osp5ISQVbRJdjeD72uj1Y9nrJfXswoIHpUMAQCWiaMKmOXMFFandwkQRo-rOVzR9yMOlKDNQb0xv1QYLfd4wH2jiZmLzZ/w522-h640/PXL_20231224_204323537.MP~2.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Flipping through a childhood binder of mine recently reminded me that the Big Unit is a guy I've PC'd since my first days in the hobby, proudly paging a bunch of early Randy Johnson cards together. I'll loosely count that as a prospecting success contrasted against cards of Kevin Maas and Pat Listach in the binder. And I've enjoyed casually adding to the PC after returning to the hobby as an adult, but I had never gotten around to landing an autograph. So I had been keeping an eye out for one-- specifically a Christmas Card, since a lot of times I figure if I've decided to shell out a few bucks for an auto, might as well go all-in for one that's a double-bullseye for my collection, right? I eventually ended up with this cool metallic sig from 2023 Topps Tier One. Looks great and caps off the PC nicely.</div><div><br /></div>- ❄ - - ❅ - - - ❆<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmBY6x1je6B5_IC7x4Qa574tek8LKkkkeK6lSPUwIoQJiZG_QgM0t9tm-WB5W5KwjxAQUJ0lpIPu6tQ9y6f5PoL4VLKn0mJSSYVHSVm7Y-96x93Xcf831U9DmA4JPH7RepweuYUyKOr7GCEAOERSWT7TsYqQb05Sn4G3yxlWN0chhIFVwgSqCn3Q4mPkv/s1530/PXL_20231224_183320351.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="1189" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmBY6x1je6B5_IC7x4Qa574tek8LKkkkeK6lSPUwIoQJiZG_QgM0t9tm-WB5W5KwjxAQUJ0lpIPu6tQ9y6f5PoL4VLKn0mJSSYVHSVm7Y-96x93Xcf831U9DmA4JPH7RepweuYUyKOr7GCEAOERSWT7TsYqQb05Sn4G3yxlWN0chhIFVwgSqCn3Q4mPkv/w498-h640/PXL_20231224_183320351.MP~2.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://buckstorecards.blogspot.com/2023/12/yes-this-is-mst3k-auto.html" target="_blank">Sportscards From The Dollar Store showed off his Robert Smith auto the other day</a>, so hey, I'll go ahead and show mine! Again, I found a 12/25 issue to snag, settling for a stickergraph. I was planning to make a custom overlay for it anyways; See...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_BvFh0gfSn6VwevogRWbPmV3-4shWbM45u_WLGmwsQh5DWRlCsQ3ZhTax3Ez3SJuAjYKjvnRZOw_VfJXrK0tep0vlXaLH_sKA2gBuU41Wy7zWovR4oWrAnnkqeSDUgw97ihaB5b5EjjrfeiLui4WThHMXYDgKvzOR9OODDyL_v5JmYRlFxLmDThyphenhyphen5rxc/s1756/PXL_20231224_183249225.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="1385" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_BvFh0gfSn6VwevogRWbPmV3-4shWbM45u_WLGmwsQh5DWRlCsQ3ZhTax3Ez3SJuAjYKjvnRZOw_VfJXrK0tep0vlXaLH_sKA2gBuU41Wy7zWovR4oWrAnnkqeSDUgw97ihaB5b5EjjrfeiLui4WThHMXYDgKvzOR9OODDyL_v5JmYRlFxLmDThyphenhyphen5rxc/w315-h400/PXL_20231224_183249225.MP~2.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I made a custom in the style of the officially-released MST3K autographs to show Robert's brief guest-spot on the show. So that's laid on top of the real card, and since it's me, I had to extend the window for the signature to include my favorite serial number.</div><div><br /></div><div>My wife isn't the fan of the show that I am, but she allows me to force a little on her on my birthday, so we've got a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSobetre2Jk" target="_blank">double-feature of the classic MST3K Christmas episodes</a> playing today.</div><div><br /></div><div>- ❄ - - ❅ - - - ❆</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O1Z8Ph2HfH01D1obomipZ5an27pmu1kbk8BcDOwmOcSwDeHMmzpDZ1McS-VHBBrDWnbhPS4pwKc1h9vOrIBP2K-FxXBqmNmTCfJTKllSDdNkYdmHeYlkZWmGsj0InoNTX03Iv4tk8c4jUGSrHZV_b39q2VMJ8HgTdh1ULm1CwYHJB0vh18yCGcUUk5mX/s1747/PXL_20231224_183004167.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1747" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O1Z8Ph2HfH01D1obomipZ5an27pmu1kbk8BcDOwmOcSwDeHMmzpDZ1McS-VHBBrDWnbhPS4pwKc1h9vOrIBP2K-FxXBqmNmTCfJTKllSDdNkYdmHeYlkZWmGsj0InoNTX03Iv4tk8c4jUGSrHZV_b39q2VMJ8HgTdh1ULm1CwYHJB0vh18yCGcUUk5mX/w640-h366/PXL_20231224_183004167.MP~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't really "keep up with modern cards" as far as my player collections of past greats, because unless maybe you just focus on one lower-tier guy, there's just too much being churned out these days. But sure, every once in a while it's fun to buy a shiny new Hoyt Wilhelm card. And of course it's easier to sucker me in when it's a Christmas Card.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pytcYgiYfDKA5HFi3fi1ZjulmL6uDiENrBEaezfuQ6LVD8bC5fceAuuSpXfUW3YXzdTDkb98RHq7FO0RVQEgV0MD1Fnc0jjP5vArmkXbRNNKgef6PBG-WLpY6fAmcVTeCS6_0inh3aXlQn2z9n89lX1Y1OmS2cFjEl0G_C5BDykcWhTyHqExCt35VA5F/s1814/PXL_20231224_183026170~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1814" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pytcYgiYfDKA5HFi3fi1ZjulmL6uDiENrBEaezfuQ6LVD8bC5fceAuuSpXfUW3YXzdTDkb98RHq7FO0RVQEgV0MD1Fnc0jjP5vArmkXbRNNKgef6PBG-WLpY6fAmcVTeCS6_0inh3aXlQn2z9n89lX1Y1OmS2cFjEl0G_C5BDykcWhTyHqExCt35VA5F/w640-h262/PXL_20231224_183026170~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ho Ho Hoyt!</div><div><br /></div><div>- ❄ - - ❅ - - - ❆</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm my house, the Ryan Express is representing on the tree this year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgEZyTHDPeAynPJhM5bz7lrv1ilI-sP4w3kCAbvNOyu7p-ah-a1mgY9C0O6wV-E7WKYEWrp8wB3hucWuWPvsTq_f5G8f-mLQSJgplh89xBl5r8OWrV6rE8PR6h92MKtusV4n7sEbWDJDldAZi8bkuqJXwwFra05LFVud7CHqtje1ZrZsT61nyRCMdpCZn/s1845/PXL_20231222_181846344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="1503" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgEZyTHDPeAynPJhM5bz7lrv1ilI-sP4w3kCAbvNOyu7p-ah-a1mgY9C0O6wV-E7WKYEWrp8wB3hucWuWPvsTq_f5G8f-mLQSJgplh89xBl5r8OWrV6rE8PR6h92MKtusV4n7sEbWDJDldAZi8bkuqJXwwFra05LFVud7CHqtje1ZrZsT61nyRCMdpCZn/w522-h640/PXL_20231222_181846344.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I didn't really get the idea till it was too late in the season, but assuming I'm still side-hustling late next year, I should do something with <i>tree ornament</i> cardart along these lines. Right? Mixing lots of red and green, maybe even ham it up adding Santa hats and such.</div><div><p>- ❄ - - ❅ - - - ❆</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IoZ7BcSI1_aAjQ0OvxDPaU6c_5uk3xqw5oud6GGY7kZcHnT0t86RZyaoaS2KDxfmTNsDlD1AIxp9qTcFijk60GeOI_bFLggZ45lvKjhJxjiX7rIPCd_ZgwjPwU2KoilwtZJhN0W40DIh0ferZxryuOp76eW_YanV59B1dhPZysZr4AmlPtEuc1cRVzqc/s1789/original_f3cbd1f9-7b75-42a4-8469-c6b3330b1d89_PXL_20231224_214246733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1789" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IoZ7BcSI1_aAjQ0OvxDPaU6c_5uk3xqw5oud6GGY7kZcHnT0t86RZyaoaS2KDxfmTNsDlD1AIxp9qTcFijk60GeOI_bFLggZ45lvKjhJxjiX7rIPCd_ZgwjPwU2KoilwtZJhN0W40DIh0ferZxryuOp76eW_YanV59B1dhPZysZr4AmlPtEuc1cRVzqc/w640-h416/original_f3cbd1f9-7b75-42a4-8469-c6b3330b1d89_PXL_20231224_214246733.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Last for today, here's a Christmas nice gift I got from my buddy Doug that I figured I'd throw into the post. He got me a nice personalized capo and pick. I've told the story before, but it was back around the heyday of MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice when Doug and I would b.s. about our forthcoming career in hip-hop. He was MC Doolay and I was DJ Defgav, and that's how I got the "defgav" handle that I use online sometimes. Funny how life works out. Years ago he got married to an awful woman back home in East County San Diego, then moved up here after he got divorced, and has since married a lovely woman. While I didn't introduce them or anything, hey, I was motivation for him to start fresh in Portland, so it makes me happy to at least play a part in a couple finding each other. He's a good dude.<br /><br /><p>That'll wrap up the post. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!</p></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-28338501189353910652023-12-20T17:07:00.000-08:002023-12-20T17:25:25.123-08:00Cardboard Digest<p>Dang, looks like I let a month go by without a post here. This'll be a rambling post to catch up.</p><p>- --o</p><p>I got a great holiday/b-day mailing from Dennis at <a href="http://toomanycg.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Too Many Verlanders</a> a few days ago.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzDMXihAg76D0i74jQNlNnNrnCyZLF9zOWDvak8CgoWPO32rbTkm1Lj-f0p5RHKJLydq_lfxfb46zDzvtuXrw3sd5YK64Qb9ESkXeIuF3t7ePDwGizfeTCllJ5uZ8eLZbXW41OagEEnXsbyFiXptKDN0dX0kZzwU4foYE8LzBNor21T8dt6wZA1OcTXri/s1579/PXL_20231212_184925783.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1579" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzDMXihAg76D0i74jQNlNnNrnCyZLF9zOWDvak8CgoWPO32rbTkm1Lj-f0p5RHKJLydq_lfxfb46zDzvtuXrw3sd5YK64Qb9ESkXeIuF3t7ePDwGizfeTCllJ5uZ8eLZbXW41OagEEnXsbyFiXptKDN0dX0kZzwU4foYE8LzBNor21T8dt6wZA1OcTXri/w640-h454/PXL_20231212_184925783.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Leading off with a pair of kicked-up reprints, both needs from sets I'm hoping to complete before my collecting career wraps (aka death). The Pudge is only my 3rd out of the 1993 Upper Deck 5th Anniversary insert set that's 15 cards deep, so I've got a ways to go. I proudly had that original Ivan RC as a kid, so this black-bordered remix hits a little extra hard. </div><div>As one of the more plentiful hits in 2001 Topps Archives Reserve, the Paul Blair auto is one I had been eyeing for years waiting for just the right deal, so how perfect was for it to just show up from a hobby bud. My ARMS (Archives Reserve Master Set) now sits at an even 74% complete.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVzDQUSikVtG3W9-5r3t9knxikBXM4G0UncjNIVyxTEFA-dcBp5aW0znC_kmOKYKsva1mYXNwhNWcow2BjGTcRoWLlfchIL2j2GMF6li2iL3rXCfKLKFUsIgHUGFrEa4zqpCAv-kPSsVgPdXJHjwsnZzDtLUiFOWiQmnkZMhLLzCOE3b35zALucUKoct8/s1905/PXL_20231212_184853426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="1905" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVzDQUSikVtG3W9-5r3t9knxikBXM4G0UncjNIVyxTEFA-dcBp5aW0znC_kmOKYKsva1mYXNwhNWcow2BjGTcRoWLlfchIL2j2GMF6li2iL3rXCfKLKFUsIgHUGFrEa4zqpCAv-kPSsVgPdXJHjwsnZzDtLUiFOWiQmnkZMhLLzCOE3b35zALucUKoct8/w640-h434/PXL_20231212_184853426.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Dennis ensured the mailing had a strong dose of yuletide cheer, tossing it this pair of shiny ornament cards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xCfrfhZ97KImr5fzDzTF8Q0yGwEmnGGgslp3OQwdRkjp0IJaKrx7IAbr9QWV005LX41c3anEAyLwNzpy0qc90KDSmwN3wpPE0KtP-W_4fb6q6_FJjEF4ezW_4P7hwLs2mH1GuIyJUWkmB5MUAZEY6qGKr4pK94-ycsnk_9mhjilcsZKeNl_tk8nUXg8E/s1877/PXL_20231212_184730849.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1780" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xCfrfhZ97KImr5fzDzTF8Q0yGwEmnGGgslp3OQwdRkjp0IJaKrx7IAbr9QWV005LX41c3anEAyLwNzpy0qc90KDSmwN3wpPE0KtP-W_4fb6q6_FJjEF4ezW_4P7hwLs2mH1GuIyJUWkmB5MUAZEY6qGKr4pK94-ycsnk_9mhjilcsZKeNl_tk8nUXg8E/w606-h640/PXL_20231212_184730849.MP.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Also plenty of Gavins included, including some deluxe Lux and a big fuzzy swatch once worn by the late Gavin Escobar. </div><div>(BTW, it doesn't look like I'll get to my annual "Gavins in Baseball" post this year.. There are too many of them now!)</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you, Dennis! Much appreciated.</div><div><br /></div><div>- - -o</div><div><br /></div><div>Bob at <a href="https://thebestbubble6884.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Best Bubble</a> again hit me with another terrific batch of cards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NrzZh8LFjuCxR2yvDb7uyigsOyH1LwiaMxbgKxov6rMQuHj5KiEZSNduUbmqDVrLA-pIzuKxHrUv-GM7NJftMRJHv5sbwEGfiu7VJddZm3EqvVFYnXBv_2dcvhtUtmtMKB6s2O08IVKWWE8GahTwccUASofClRj27VgHYPf4RbU7tcAy-7NeUs_SmKkO/s1862/original_fdc81d51-76e4-4ab7-80d8-d07a53852c6f_PXL_20231208_204405121.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="1862" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NrzZh8LFjuCxR2yvDb7uyigsOyH1LwiaMxbgKxov6rMQuHj5KiEZSNduUbmqDVrLA-pIzuKxHrUv-GM7NJftMRJHv5sbwEGfiu7VJddZm3EqvVFYnXBv_2dcvhtUtmtMKB6s2O08IVKWWE8GahTwccUASofClRj27VgHYPf4RbU7tcAy-7NeUs_SmKkO/w640-h534/original_fdc81d51-76e4-4ab7-80d8-d07a53852c6f_PXL_20231208_204405121.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were a couple ladies on cardboard that I forgot to snap a pic of, but the star of the show were these 1972 Topps needs. Still chugging along there thanks to fine folks such as Bob. Thank you again, sir!<br /><p>- - - -o</p><p>Here's something else that just arrived.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQrnGFKzEqzUj2TjUiQf8wwL7TD3W25xqXZxKbSVmIwzkq9aghTVY-NxWk0qMysSnAC_2EIik2sONeeR7A0iDj4lMEjvtp3mA_ByqHXVmf05Rg-12a8pVdW22js2zTrg3yaHTIiuQmepDyShpQbADIcxabJxdU6aL6XubQkYSOsEP0pHxtV05ZSSBdVJw/s2083/PXL_20231219_184001183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1673" data-original-width="2083" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQrnGFKzEqzUj2TjUiQf8wwL7TD3W25xqXZxKbSVmIwzkq9aghTVY-NxWk0qMysSnAC_2EIik2sONeeR7A0iDj4lMEjvtp3mA_ByqHXVmf05Rg-12a8pVdW22js2zTrg3yaHTIiuQmepDyShpQbADIcxabJxdU6aL6XubQkYSOsEP0pHxtV05ZSSBdVJw/w640-h514/PXL_20231219_184001183.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Jon from <a href="http://pennysleevethoughts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Penny Sleeves</a> surprised me with a motherload of glowing beanies (1999 Ty Beanie Babies IV - Glow in the Dark Stickers). The stack contained at least one of 24 of the set's 25 stickers, plus several dupes (<i>glowing dupes being keepers for me because I love them that damn much</i>). And the one not included (Clubby) was one of the few I already had (..from a trade with Jon earlier in the year). Very happy to have completed the set now. Thanks so much, Jon! </p><p>- - - --o</p><p>I think that catches me up with incoming cards to tip my cap about. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGjKPiz4_SDxh6iF9qMi-0YCPTZScK8XPFEiviPaKnMbE_ARwtv8nsRWs16STLEhs_6-BDer_Xk3B3ctjzUNbdXU8TpJTQGmskM__u-4tSYi7eCQQPoKcXfYwRfOCBIxTaBQpxwmhrQUH7SvzwOs3sphJHwPi1bzoIrtc7OfVhKD5AILTLemhE7m1CcCk/s1565/a1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="1565" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGjKPiz4_SDxh6iF9qMi-0YCPTZScK8XPFEiviPaKnMbE_ARwtv8nsRWs16STLEhs_6-BDer_Xk3B3ctjzUNbdXU8TpJTQGmskM__u-4tSYi7eCQQPoKcXfYwRfOCBIxTaBQpxwmhrQUH7SvzwOs3sphJHwPi1bzoIrtc7OfVhKD5AILTLemhE7m1CcCk/w640-h416/a1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My wife managed to drag my lazy ass out of the house this past weekend. It was a showing of the Muppet Christmas Carol with the score performed live by the Oregon Symphony. Hard to believe, but it was my first concert since early 2020, before covid hit.<br /><p>- - - -o</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7Q-CJk1BMb6a1F24jvPULd_a6z9WZC-ZMDeZ7l5DoITdpgQZ2oCfWsF15WZ9rIwD2n26KPg44mBIdiY9QQB_b7NoFaG936dnDaoB2uU99TkdYM-hQPWACubTLZ6EThC70rzbACbvOlwxyGCcnMh1R9PwXgiwzPmVQO23mELJWB1kOX48zYChtaURknJH/s2592/PXL_20231212_201851194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7Q-CJk1BMb6a1F24jvPULd_a6z9WZC-ZMDeZ7l5DoITdpgQZ2oCfWsF15WZ9rIwD2n26KPg44mBIdiY9QQB_b7NoFaG936dnDaoB2uU99TkdYM-hQPWACubTLZ6EThC70rzbACbvOlwxyGCcnMh1R9PwXgiwzPmVQO23mELJWB1kOX48zYChtaURknJH/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_201851194.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I recently had to retire this old car CDR of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs. I don't drive a lot these days, but have a rotation of a dozen discs or so in there to listen to. After about 25 years in action, it's started skipping pretty bad on "Stairway" thanks to the outer edge of the CDR getting worn down. I lost most of my old school car cdrs in a flood-type situation a decade ago, but this Zep best-of was one of the few that survived that ordeal. Farewell, old friend.<div><p>- - --o</p><div>A few years back, I did a post listing 10 whales of mine, and I'm excited to finally land another one off that hallowed list. (Though it's not anything that would excite most collectors.) Behold:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0A1mNeZPgZY0NkYuSIUcRBpcFfcNesuio8NwrVc97DyXAaTPgJAFbiSOCokFjtjwrwnlU2wC7MHnA7VtfqYjqyVGTFC__xtdUIkqvJ1NIHjUsjIg4BXbiUTfLzSxltyEWsSS8bAMF3YpQTENNHkI0GQPvkLCOPKCNNtIAtTJoTtxnpSC3mfq5rwqwY5I4/s2504/PXL_20231220_201420575.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2504" data-original-width="1799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0A1mNeZPgZY0NkYuSIUcRBpcFfcNesuio8NwrVc97DyXAaTPgJAFbiSOCokFjtjwrwnlU2wC7MHnA7VtfqYjqyVGTFC__xtdUIkqvJ1NIHjUsjIg4BXbiUTfLzSxltyEWsSS8bAMF3YpQTENNHkI0GQPvkLCOPKCNNtIAtTJoTtxnpSC3mfq5rwqwY5I4/w460-h640/PXL_20231220_201420575.MP.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2015/01/chris-jones-but-not-that-chris-jones.html" target="_blank">Chris D. Jones here was the second player from my high school to crack the majors</a>. Sadly, he didn't get any cards from his brief MLB career, with this rare postcard being his lone collectable representation in a big league uniform. (I did, however, make a Giants custom that had a <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2019/08/mr-jones-and-me-custom-ttm-success-with.html" target="_blank">lovely TTM success</a>.) I'm not exactly sure if this is the 1985 original or the 1987 rerelease.. but regardless, this is the first example I've ever seen, thanks to somebody breaking up a big collection of Astros postcards on ebay. So yeah, that was perhaps the top whale for my Guys From Granite collection. A nice hobby win for me to close out the year on!</div><div><br /></div><div>- - --o</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't think I'll be writing a separate Guys From Granite annual update post this year. But I can give you a quick recap since there are only 2 active guys.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=brooks000tre" target="_blank">Trenton Brooks</a> was having a nice year at AAA Las Vegas before heading to the Giant's AAA team in Sacramento. Fingers crossed 2024 is the year he makes his MLB debut. (Oh man, if he starts getting Topps cards, that means I would have to start collecting [rainbowing?!] modern cards again! Ah jeez!!)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eV8O9oPwLhzS_MRQxbenVLGu2EBlDw8sgtzyAegLNmRmdJbFyaNXxc0ETOI4xeB29FhTzBtkamp8z-dIwl5slDcZ0ag0W5kXcXHwokxs2dBX08USw0CPKuJMj1TWr94_t6k6ZltqPSURx1uD9Ixs8s7HswBlP71ppQ-tKxV0tnEhm1iMseUK7jVEhF7V/s604/shrum.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="444" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eV8O9oPwLhzS_MRQxbenVLGu2EBlDw8sgtzyAegLNmRmdJbFyaNXxc0ETOI4xeB29FhTzBtkamp8z-dIwl5slDcZ0ag0W5kXcXHwokxs2dBX08USw0CPKuJMj1TWr94_t6k6ZltqPSURx1uD9Ixs8s7HswBlP71ppQ-tKxV0tnEhm1iMseUK7jVEhF7V/w294-h400/shrum.png" width="294" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/207399/" target="_blank">Dillan Shrum</a> had a decent season at AA in the Royals chain. Hope he makes it up to Triple A in '24.</div><div><br /></div><div>Good luck, Trenton and Dillan! You do Granite Hills proud.</div><div><br /></div><div>- - --o<br /><br />Now here's what I've been up to lately on the #cardart front.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uAwws2WDB_VIuczzH8PJOE-SqhgIYvpzo93rF4-cj09YcHMF9W-4WoZ3MEWG-qrpFA5pLGb2JRRR3oQGG9wqfB5SAfH-gkgyUEsUqaBDkRF0aLHHqoc1ND4_K7aEAUyRv7bRlbjFunQEXgLcbkJBoSD3oth9t5AIhYzvhY4eSBVLfEQmtrFOCWbZ6iUI/s2214/PXL_20231220_223840708~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2214" data-original-width="1713" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uAwws2WDB_VIuczzH8PJOE-SqhgIYvpzo93rF4-cj09YcHMF9W-4WoZ3MEWG-qrpFA5pLGb2JRRR3oQGG9wqfB5SAfH-gkgyUEsUqaBDkRF0aLHHqoc1ND4_K7aEAUyRv7bRlbjFunQEXgLcbkJBoSD3oth9t5AIhYzvhY4eSBVLfEQmtrFOCWbZ6iUI/w496-h640/PXL_20231220_223840708~2.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Fun craftin' up "junk wax superfractors" for a bit but got bored of gold so now I've been working other colors into the mix too. Neat, right?</div><div><p>Thanks for reading, Happy Holidays, and big thanks again to Dennis, Bob, and Jon for the cards.</p></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-45964016253126213102023-11-17T13:57:00.000-08:002023-11-17T14:36:10.629-08:00Vintage Frankenset Page 4<p>Back in 2020, I got the idea for a frankenset to give purpose to many of the random old cards that didn't really have a solid "home" in my collection. Plus it's a good way for me to check out neat old card designs that I'd otherwise not have much use for. The priority of the project eventually slid to the backburner, but I still occasionally fill empty slots and try to keep my streak alive of featuring one complete page on the blog each year. I showed off <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2020/11/vintage-frankenset-kickoff-page-1.html">page 1</a> in 2020, <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2021/01/vintage-frankenset-page-2.html">page 2</a> in 2021, <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2022/08/vintage-frankenset-page-3.html">page 3</a> in 2022, and now we're up to page 4. </p><p>My Vintage Frankenset has 3 rules for entry:<br />- Cards must have been released prior to 1981.<br />- Must fit in a standard top-loader. (<span style="font-size: x-small;">I group them into "pages" but the project consists of toploaders in a box, not actual binder pages, in part to help deal with varying sizes.</span>)<br />- No flagship Topps baseball allowed. (<span style="font-size: x-small;">I have a <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/search/label/Flagship%20Binder">different project</a> for that.</span>)</p><p>In theory there will be one card for each number up to 333. When pressed, no-number cards can be placeholders and move around in the frankenset, limit 1 per "page".</p><p>Ok, here's <b>Page 4</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjzYtjkid2fTKsXbNuzIu-U8aZgcWI_pTrs_93X2VWBhkOrCNxnRSLITCfDZ_7ZbVgqdR4s9DtsGZ_qOp6uYK3QNcmAV-2Hsqjwn8MKWswyTAfQYpKyf7HBPTXjn8vbCI9V13LyZcEecA-WxMNJGV8968QgC_UigV2ZLDdFnYfZgMBCVUkztfXSTIF3sX/s1916/PXL_20231117_185232197~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1613" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjzYtjkid2fTKsXbNuzIu-U8aZgcWI_pTrs_93X2VWBhkOrCNxnRSLITCfDZ_7ZbVgqdR4s9DtsGZ_qOp6uYK3QNcmAV-2Hsqjwn8MKWswyTAfQYpKyf7HBPTXjn8vbCI9V13LyZcEecA-WxMNJGV8968QgC_UigV2ZLDdFnYfZgMBCVUkztfXSTIF3sX/w538-h640/PXL_20231117_185232197~2.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The horizontal cards shatter any illusion of this being a real page, but it's a not a bad selection of old cardboard. I usually strive for more variety; definitely baseball-heavy here, plus two tobacco cards from the same damn set. But oh well, nothing in my self-imposed rules says that's illegal, so we'll ride with it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOugNEjLBk-i5dXtLeUe5qE8iRVVIWohyxMTP4zOHKYp0Y4ZGAK5bvVWdHUfCVdDR2-7ygjafKTHzad_OB5IR2bWS8zTb8ucl-v7iRYMAWJzS0dsTImE3WPzo7lcd-aXYMUXibB6j9Y3wIRae3F-mOtERlZFGuJ_NhXCfdl0g6KmgIu0H_czR_Kr0vgE-/s1809/PXL_20231117_185419925.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOugNEjLBk-i5dXtLeUe5qE8iRVVIWohyxMTP4zOHKYp0Y4ZGAK5bvVWdHUfCVdDR2-7ygjafKTHzad_OB5IR2bWS8zTb8ucl-v7iRYMAWJzS0dsTImE3WPzo7lcd-aXYMUXibB6j9Y3wIRae3F-mOtERlZFGuJ_NhXCfdl0g6KmgIu0H_czR_Kr0vgE-/w452-h640/PXL_20231117_185419925.MP~2.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>#28<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1952 Bowman #28 Roy Hartsfield</b><div><br /></div><div>Love the colors and background on this card. The tape stain nearly syncs up with the picture.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCMbVucs3RMAV02dTCU2NylHeOeh4gFJYm_t8BC4PL3VC801kzmcOMHugpaRRkF6thNpGgpRYC2e_K_55-tlMqQ3xLngjyfKTDNHLMoN1G-Asr6j3GocZYv_bXGDemgj3ajpFrsk2F-90ob59lSLGNYv6NNkGmprEQKfxLWI_xuKGOCVurY6-t-xodddQ/s1734/PXL_20231117_185429804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCMbVucs3RMAV02dTCU2NylHeOeh4gFJYm_t8BC4PL3VC801kzmcOMHugpaRRkF6thNpGgpRYC2e_K_55-tlMqQ3xLngjyfKTDNHLMoN1G-Asr6j3GocZYv_bXGDemgj3ajpFrsk2F-90ob59lSLGNYv6NNkGmprEQKfxLWI_xuKGOCVurY6-t-xodddQ/w456-h640/PXL_20231117_185429804.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Roy Hartsfield never quite reached that future stardom, with 1952 being his final year in the majors. He stuck around in the minors for a few years before going into coaching, eventually becoming the first manager of the expansion Blue Jays.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqti-XxOOZUfEAD1aoE_j73Kx-S63rrv0sRQ4y2r-ZsUr8mh2B1ZDf-Rc3BJyaBPOXGivfgc1aRC_6ejOOXsQla1ueLXHIb3x2oc0b1VcR4GBNaZh92jbcmiwOoHIZpfMWx-MeJeX7pXF7HbyNzxq7AGGOCMrt_WDb-mGN_0f3DW1qt07PONemAMmzn07f/s1418/PXL_20231117_185529525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="924" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqti-XxOOZUfEAD1aoE_j73Kx-S63rrv0sRQ4y2r-ZsUr8mh2B1ZDf-Rc3BJyaBPOXGivfgc1aRC_6ejOOXsQla1ueLXHIb3x2oc0b1VcR4GBNaZh92jbcmiwOoHIZpfMWx-MeJeX7pXF7HbyNzxq7AGGOCMrt_WDb-mGN_0f3DW1qt07PONemAMmzn07f/w418-h640/PXL_20231117_185529525.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>#29<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1965 Topps Embossed #29 Boog Powell</b></div><div><br /></div><div>These things are pretty ugly, but hey, it's a vintage baseball card. And ya gotta love Boog, right?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAj7USbsOL6mQQP6I7e37-JwjJ9x-8tJAM0-lVvz8Mx5fQxTfWXH7OURwKOn5cUjyC5eQNzgynIQNI9q7mSmkl63x_WJ-PSHe_rYE74uDTeUirCkM8qe3OV7LUYXYZIrVzKFQA07VQKw5SxXI3GNpc0sv7QS5hLNZVm6ACsDA1JbvHmFODgs4E1Vjmpvo2/s1646/PXL_20231117_185539052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="1123" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAj7USbsOL6mQQP6I7e37-JwjJ9x-8tJAM0-lVvz8Mx5fQxTfWXH7OURwKOn5cUjyC5eQNzgynIQNI9q7mSmkl63x_WJ-PSHe_rYE74uDTeUirCkM8qe3OV7LUYXYZIrVzKFQA07VQKw5SxXI3GNpc0sv7QS5hLNZVm6ACsDA1JbvHmFODgs4E1Vjmpvo2/w436-h640/PXL_20231117_185539052.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Another reason these inserts aren't a favorite of mine are the lazy backs. There's a tinge of disappointment every time I flip a card over to reveal a lazy back. (The opposite is seeing a wall of tiny stats-- love that!)</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2T56hamRr_pSN2Nl-TBXO5X8eo95wttmbn7Ethw7iAV4Kxp1EEPj99BEHsr_nTf60O_Xd-yLB53KT7M9aP9wDJAE74Xh36RJj-TaeJGbESKEzdbFlGd-BRHkyV53JVNsOlNmL27Z1RXyDZktqzpcr11__koEjwT4XkjkpbQjEuI23xcqLxMqBMqtENF_W/s1758/PXL_20231117_185607960.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1758" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2T56hamRr_pSN2Nl-TBXO5X8eo95wttmbn7Ethw7iAV4Kxp1EEPj99BEHsr_nTf60O_Xd-yLB53KT7M9aP9wDJAE74Xh36RJj-TaeJGbESKEzdbFlGd-BRHkyV53JVNsOlNmL27Z1RXyDZktqzpcr11__koEjwT4XkjkpbQjEuI23xcqLxMqBMqtENF_W/w640-h444/PXL_20231117_185607960.MP~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>#30<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1970 Fleer Laughlin World Series #30 Mel Ott 1933</b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7wIfEqYEE7kEJCbhcZ0ph8xABGfUI0odZtK9DKg57qKbvp1hPc5tfBAkpVy0o6bScd2g6FGff6IvLcaM6lWRRzbS27hyphenhyphenq_e_oT_XMB9sfY31BQz3VU-aeED4XyakCFHcvX6nCQDQipXvcw-1qDnjhXgw4sATEqGtSh4PAxDNTVniXcEaYpJgo1sm49jU/s1732/PXL_20231117_185617182~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1732" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7wIfEqYEE7kEJCbhcZ0ph8xABGfUI0odZtK9DKg57qKbvp1hPc5tfBAkpVy0o6bScd2g6FGff6IvLcaM6lWRRzbS27hyphenhyphenq_e_oT_XMB9sfY31BQz3VU-aeED4XyakCFHcvX6nCQDQipXvcw-1qDnjhXgw4sATEqGtSh4PAxDNTVniXcEaYpJgo1sm49jU/w640-h474/PXL_20231117_185617182~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Laughlin cards are awesome. Nuff said.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXe_rcH2ZhanbwdTuA7zwKKncgrHjIqVTvQ0dF0E41gn7PcCAW0XObgXU3YDlqs4n9Y_xpzIV6fJWeJXpoE0vtJY6xsK8SiLweNOaqOyoN9FrVmYU5H7x4xh2Ifn0duJ2kZFXPrjR3YvxPtP92BNyqqX8roFiaazzpp9YRiFjD7DNo4uyGD83ZjvvkMkIZ/s1397/PXL_20231117_185710366~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="895" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXe_rcH2ZhanbwdTuA7zwKKncgrHjIqVTvQ0dF0E41gn7PcCAW0XObgXU3YDlqs4n9Y_xpzIV6fJWeJXpoE0vtJY6xsK8SiLweNOaqOyoN9FrVmYU5H7x4xh2Ifn0duJ2kZFXPrjR3YvxPtP92BNyqqX8roFiaazzpp9YRiFjD7DNo4uyGD83ZjvvkMkIZ/w410-h640/PXL_20231117_185710366~2.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>#31<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1935 Gallaher Shots from Famous Films #31 "I Was A Spy"</b></div><div><br /></div><div>British tobacco cards like this are a great way to add pre-war cardboard to your collection for cheap. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAydpJ82Cp7FnciyImQTImWm5lETy4IVI0rK9iL6Tl5woGexD9DhNisNYytlT74r3devXW3lwLzuqEhXz7h121ESvs1WPzticNX-oRyuNe3C3B6BE3dg6PwPjtyjnXZe8I42W84bk-Pg04vF6Xbqku1IcqgNA3t3qFn16ef_OAun1wjXpAxssafRMZIvQ/s1533/PXL_20231117_185718729~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="1047" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAydpJ82Cp7FnciyImQTImWm5lETy4IVI0rK9iL6Tl5woGexD9DhNisNYytlT74r3devXW3lwLzuqEhXz7h121ESvs1WPzticNX-oRyuNe3C3B6BE3dg6PwPjtyjnXZe8I42W84bk-Pg04vF6Xbqku1IcqgNA3t3qFn16ef_OAun1wjXpAxssafRMZIvQ/w438-h640/PXL_20231117_185718729~2.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i>I Was a Spy</i> is available to watch on YouTube (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wAxExmfFzk" target="_blank">link</a>). I skimmed it a little and think I found the scene in question at 24 minutes in.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtBU3kKH5URkH4UxOZ3y8tC6Afs87OlI1OFU-kFMe4lFX7757r9zG_hhVJYAz-mh5M9bJYqh8qt_I-HANYpwsjjezHIQ2iW3ifUa3ZLOu5GqDcKCvOnVs2bMRPhJOb3fo9LAM7F0PSXYtI8E1MN96ubc2OQU-QBIqL6I3gXQwiM9xX_DVuJXSRNyMbpX1/s1205/i%20was%20a%20spy%20grab.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1205" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtBU3kKH5URkH4UxOZ3y8tC6Afs87OlI1OFU-kFMe4lFX7757r9zG_hhVJYAz-mh5M9bJYqh8qt_I-HANYpwsjjezHIQ2iW3ifUa3ZLOu5GqDcKCvOnVs2bMRPhJOb3fo9LAM7F0PSXYtI8E1MN96ubc2OQU-QBIqL6I3gXQwiM9xX_DVuJXSRNyMbpX1/w640-h468/i%20was%20a%20spy%20grab.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The lady is a nurse in WWI who had been giving info to the British, and the dude there is a German officer who's starting to suspect she's up to something. Nice to have some context for this card I've owned for a few years now. I never really looked at it that well and assumed it was young lovers or something. I was way off! Based on the life of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthe_Cnockaert" target="_blank">Marthe Cnockaert</a>, misspelt on the card.</div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfJtcFudatG-DJPwBe4vr5Wugqs7hL-YndXbLdmHN1j676y56iftaoHRjguyMcEjUPtcqjxYbEg0gmopDQ2yygUdAsMAhntwh5HRMLjIJ1-tBZG6LVhJAwNKb77H8HM2CFQ13MpDT0ezM8lmOBoryRGvra7bsxaGrHaawwaZyETg-t1dQ6Wsxj_HAS6k9/s1241/PXL_20231117_185752692.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfJtcFudatG-DJPwBe4vr5Wugqs7hL-YndXbLdmHN1j676y56iftaoHRjguyMcEjUPtcqjxYbEg0gmopDQ2yygUdAsMAhntwh5HRMLjIJ1-tBZG6LVhJAwNKb77H8HM2CFQ13MpDT0ezM8lmOBoryRGvra7bsxaGrHaawwaZyETg-t1dQ6Wsxj_HAS6k9/w364-h640/PXL_20231117_185752692.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>#32<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1939 Player's Uniforms of the Territorial Army #32 5th BN., The Lancashire Fusiliers, 1915</b></div><div><br /></div><div>There was once or two times a few years back where I was browsing COMC and basically just typed in old years, sorted by cheapest, and snagged a few pre-war tobacco cards I could find around the dollar mark. That's where most of my "f@g cards" come from (excuse the term, but that's what they were known as! It's what they call cigarettes over in England.)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8G5Xto93IQVoSZ_zQtZtoyGLj_tmuHmx49kMpHVRtKPFdXIqsTQQqhKm-76Ugzgjvfngx_oIS1QuPEyWXu7XTivW-3VMfccNpnzrHKJ2RiDHmCtF3QAGe-zfJ8o20JJAfvrPzWqE27QYUK_AucyVYBMKw0nTRS6FKtNsBLIccRMxTn6mK7VW9tPEJbTY/s1353/PXL_20231117_185758559~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="785" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8G5Xto93IQVoSZ_zQtZtoyGLj_tmuHmx49kMpHVRtKPFdXIqsTQQqhKm-76Ugzgjvfngx_oIS1QuPEyWXu7XTivW-3VMfccNpnzrHKJ2RiDHmCtF3QAGe-zfJ8o20JJAfvrPzWqE27QYUK_AucyVYBMKw0nTRS6FKtNsBLIccRMxTn6mK7VW9tPEJbTY/w372-h640/PXL_20231117_185758559~2.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>TL;DR</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVskqA8MlhWPcXGo-Q9f1CGz10FgmcuUek2uy1jx_JNFCIhODmD7K3bQYgU-rK0WB-Qj2DzvPLhhyphenhyphen5R8wqr_uDXf6PRdNgX8iUkfYE-nM_Tzrn7vJ9jx9Lqb1MiwkmXqaCTVMlPFHPQB5qoPibmqIJ81J5iNYwX6f1Ub5zS7fwjNLbKO5svJWjUpEfZQzC/s1564/PXL_20231117_185827785.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="1564" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVskqA8MlhWPcXGo-Q9f1CGz10FgmcuUek2uy1jx_JNFCIhODmD7K3bQYgU-rK0WB-Qj2DzvPLhhyphenhyphen5R8wqr_uDXf6PRdNgX8iUkfYE-nM_Tzrn7vJ9jx9Lqb1MiwkmXqaCTVMlPFHPQB5qoPibmqIJ81J5iNYwX6f1Ub5zS7fwjNLbKO5svJWjUpEfZQzC/w640-h424/PXL_20231117_185827785.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>#33<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1955 Bowman #33 Nellie Fox</b></div><div><br /></div><div>He doesn't seem to frequent my blog, but the blogger who likes to comment on blog posts about who "wins it" would probably agree with me that this Nellie Fox is the highlight of the page. Fun shot of a HOFer on a fun design, what's not to like?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJU3BvEwDKyo9y5JvJ_G26551-Pir4ZHGNpER4bd1MRU6VMPPMelVIMnyXBp6yMVBxFpyYwC5LHsYq-vhB8-zPtYZNVyiM_1g340f6gc0u6jEKbmH5ZdyByEhvJyAZLS0RLFWa7DhHlE_hAkQJdLHBfrWxGeFAcQew5ZJm4_sEAD-4pOuqHUXokfb2adpU/s1674/PXL_20231117_185834784.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="1674" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJU3BvEwDKyo9y5JvJ_G26551-Pir4ZHGNpER4bd1MRU6VMPPMelVIMnyXBp6yMVBxFpyYwC5LHsYq-vhB8-zPtYZNVyiM_1g340f6gc0u6jEKbmH5ZdyByEhvJyAZLS0RLFWa7DhHlE_hAkQJdLHBfrWxGeFAcQew5ZJm4_sEAD-4pOuqHUXokfb2adpU/w640-h422/PXL_20231117_185834784.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I got this along with Bob Feller from the same set from a card show dollar bin, a favorite score from my days going to the monthly cardshow in the late 2010s. For that price, I'm totally cool with a bit of paper loss on the backs. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(The Feller has the #134 slot in the frankenset, so maybe we'll get to that in a few years if I keep up this annual blog series. I could potentially do more than one page a year, sure.)</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTLIXjhvofCoKT1qifO6C2-mm4KjSuQHnJ9jJGJJWwPYrRa0DQu5e8RE6ZMEABKM75ViTLFcj7lf2ikBXzK2n1QrC5a8lsbgxK_FjUDzxZj3Wd3PrynPb2doMfg5DFlFPuApZ9Dg9VDTud7MLjAndpcUWcKZo0Gp1xh6TsrqayDGt8w1ow4BzdjtZiZPT/s1580/PXL_20231117_185858159.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="1158" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTLIXjhvofCoKT1qifO6C2-mm4KjSuQHnJ9jJGJJWwPYrRa0DQu5e8RE6ZMEABKM75ViTLFcj7lf2ikBXzK2n1QrC5a8lsbgxK_FjUDzxZj3Wd3PrynPb2doMfg5DFlFPuApZ9Dg9VDTud7MLjAndpcUWcKZo0Gp1xh6TsrqayDGt8w1ow4BzdjtZiZPT/w470-h640/PXL_20231117_185858159.MP~2.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>#34<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1974-75 Topps #34 Jim Fox</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Ha, I didn't realize I had back-to-back Foxes in the frankenset! Finally a sport besides baseball represented on the page. I like getting a look at old Topps designs that are less familiar to me. This isn't necessarily a <i>great</i> design, but still cool.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXKLBpbu2c54QRXbeednUNiH9bUtzcAiU4Erh5vjOXW3RszPp7Os5NhbRISHPLdNt_qhMc4GCRa1nYh6-PvML2O5RCQ-UmOISv18EBRhMrXelnJJJ_8HZ-P_MRPgBriyPWSRfh6rAYX4FGcKuMJrwLnzrd940m4XUdzx8VFD5_NXlETeinoXO1NQdVGwc/s1620/PXL_20231117_185905944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1620" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXKLBpbu2c54QRXbeednUNiH9bUtzcAiU4Erh5vjOXW3RszPp7Os5NhbRISHPLdNt_qhMc4GCRa1nYh6-PvML2O5RCQ-UmOISv18EBRhMrXelnJJJ_8HZ-P_MRPgBriyPWSRfh6rAYX4FGcKuMJrwLnzrd940m4XUdzx8VFD5_NXlETeinoXO1NQdVGwc/w640-h470/PXL_20231117_185905944.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I believe this was a Sportlots throw-in a year or two back specifically to fill the vacant #34 slot.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hang on-- For this next card coming up, I suggest you try to take your time scrolling to slowly reveal the card top-to-bottom. It's full of surprises if you do it that way.</div><div><br /></div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetz3lry-E4exd8J4lEl37GFx9scsrol7zScZBNsb3MIB2OcTupkbNor12dLyuXbd8p4Z46YHNAHWyCRD3n4eOykETwWPrq-tIxrgQWlF13VF4AtogqTj5KrdQ-o4PkkHyrmiutCNQxdVYCkSaonV7uRVU5CUmIY1oJB_L6QuMpqHDPnJFzS-A-6RGYfAX/s1250/PXL_20231117_185930155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="727" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetz3lry-E4exd8J4lEl37GFx9scsrol7zScZBNsb3MIB2OcTupkbNor12dLyuXbd8p4Z46YHNAHWyCRD3n4eOykETwWPrq-tIxrgQWlF13VF4AtogqTj5KrdQ-o4PkkHyrmiutCNQxdVYCkSaonV7uRVU5CUmIY1oJB_L6QuMpqHDPnJFzS-A-6RGYfAX/w372-h640/PXL_20231117_185930155.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>#35<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1939 Player's Uniforms of the Territorial Army #35 4th/5th BN., The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 1917</b></div><div><br /></div><div>This one is way more interesting than the other "Uniforms of the Territorial Army" card we saw a few back. The guy is <i>wearing a kilt</i>, caked in <i>mud up to his knees</i>, and he's <i>pulling the pin on a grenade</i>. Yet all business above the belt. What a badass.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-j1yJ-Jo0LxqoZIiOSOO1gcOdVqZDWS6BhDlfY-WyXZKSFw3soUqEmVnieB2gPiz7_UCILP05LhyphenhyphendFw2JD53I2ujxw-CZ4opyCp2UhRjEFBnv66FEXLDns1GutWkz5SfpWqWrrRy_YCGZUqTPSXX5GCg_RNf5dsW0wjCx1wAa6JZ_dFY3RBg-Fy2laNt/s1353/PXL_20231117_185936696~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-j1yJ-Jo0LxqoZIiOSOO1gcOdVqZDWS6BhDlfY-WyXZKSFw3soUqEmVnieB2gPiz7_UCILP05LhyphenhyphendFw2JD53I2ujxw-CZ4opyCp2UhRjEFBnv66FEXLDns1GutWkz5SfpWqWrrRy_YCGZUqTPSXX5GCg_RNf5dsW0wjCx1wAa6JZ_dFY3RBg-Fy2laNt/w378-h640/PXL_20231117_185936696~2.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's not a baseball card, but hey "Highlanders" makes it basically a Yankees card, right?</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishGKdbVWlvHykliEWbPkWDfBgUYRHMK17q9VvYt1hZm4YpS8aR7gR3OHj1p4QyQxVoouzx7ljWT_vP4KKYYz4eNGDuRy5J1wz00g7eseqXRRLdiO-FNupM9RuQtmbtWTAGh0t7CxOTsA8CO0Uxpn34IBatVjuYKmSbpHq-iFr_3ZhDsOdQAq6jUAZRMOL/s1550/PXL_20231117_190012665.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="1114" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishGKdbVWlvHykliEWbPkWDfBgUYRHMK17q9VvYt1hZm4YpS8aR7gR3OHj1p4QyQxVoouzx7ljWT_vP4KKYYz4eNGDuRy5J1wz00g7eseqXRRLdiO-FNupM9RuQtmbtWTAGh0t7CxOTsA8CO0Uxpn34IBatVjuYKmSbpHq-iFr_3ZhDsOdQAq6jUAZRMOL/w460-h640/PXL_20231117_190012665.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>#36<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1951 Bowman #36 Joe Dobson</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Last one for this post. The page opened with a '52 Bowman and closes with a '51. This was probably another dollar box pickup (7 for $5, likely) or maybe from other COMC "cheapest/oldest" search. The surface wear muddles the pretty clouds in the background, but I'm always happy to include old Bowman cards in this project.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriRtqCqzxlm77w-9yLke5bIPY9JeVW9DND61GUUJQ0OT9sM7D4GQsSuG4YWvLO7RhWRsS50ZqFfIvGI-iua76zDR_GGHzE4vnEnhFqmwNqokneVsqaCGidgRzKccFeuI_YSN2zItlYVglbstrMK0j_kh64bqiVZNc6DXT_rm8epeFy4WgDfTPfkTbFFiT/s1734/PXL_20231117_190019351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="1208" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriRtqCqzxlm77w-9yLke5bIPY9JeVW9DND61GUUJQ0OT9sM7D4GQsSuG4YWvLO7RhWRsS50ZqFfIvGI-iua76zDR_GGHzE4vnEnhFqmwNqokneVsqaCGidgRzKccFeuI_YSN2zItlYVglbstrMK0j_kh64bqiVZNc6DXT_rm8epeFy4WgDfTPfkTbFFiT/w446-h640/PXL_20231117_190019351.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Joe Dobson was a solid pitcher for a few years. All-Star in '48. Pitched well for the Sox in a losing cause to St. Louis in the '46 World Series. There was a time when it seemed I was picking up cheap old Bowman cards at the show here and there at a steady pace.. you start to think, "hey, these sets aren't very big... Maybe I could take a run at it?" But yeah.. the Mantle and Mays.. forget it.<p>But the beauty of the vintage frankenset is I can get a sampling of various cool old stuff like this without commiting to the huge undertaking of a vintage setbuild.</p><p>As for page 6 on deck for a post in 2024, it's still not completed. I'll need to find cards to fill open slots at 42 and 45. (Well, I have a card entered in for 42, but I've misplaced it.. so I guess we'll see if it turns up in the next few months.)</p><p>I hope you enjoyed the post. Have a great weekend, everybody.</p></div></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-39950271298763427112023-11-11T16:54:00.000-08:002023-11-11T16:54:29.073-08:00recently received refractors (post without words)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjToTCYAUPCoSpq5k_hhKTBjo1FI1OSeP2_v2Ww3Z2UHaQxNd-qSoALJE-Id6afQa6ODLtponOSLU9ia5wy3TSH3fuCHtVYhsawSEMdVlm1TEARCw3LULwHmdzQHdxFNHNM_63dcLFlJSB44wmoYeiB5kJIXMfU1eFKj0-ZgCZeSOzssV6RD54h54WRQP2/s2217/PXL_20231111_180901031.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2217" data-original-width="1704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjToTCYAUPCoSpq5k_hhKTBjo1FI1OSeP2_v2Ww3Z2UHaQxNd-qSoALJE-Id6afQa6ODLtponOSLU9ia5wy3TSH3fuCHtVYhsawSEMdVlm1TEARCw3LULwHmdzQHdxFNHNM_63dcLFlJSB44wmoYeiB5kJIXMfU1eFKj0-ZgCZeSOzssV6RD54h54WRQP2/w492-h640/PXL_20231111_180901031.MP.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1887" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvYpsyz7eIhfeDNTfp4m1Alu1GND885lZ_hKs7oZF-zxAQdjO0Z4_t1V4qQoG2Rnv5iqtrBFS8Yl3ptIE7aFm_7NHxG7dcA5D0xht9dbZy22NfyQ3ifyByPGARz2XOaFVxatC4pJfX7rsSfUIISnmzEvSMvRoVTCeb4VBmQoGjI-INiYkG0F4X90mzlsq/w640-h448/PXL_20231108_203030580.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Kicking off with this pair of heavy hitters from a recent trade with a guy who goes by OP. We hammered out a deal that netted me some nice vintage needs, most notably a '64 McCovey and a Thurman Munson rookie. Still crawling along with both these sets, hoping to eventually make it to the finish line, tortoise-style.<br /><p>- - --o</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH5ngl6T5lRVvQcxV5c9hrDkYuQI6nIjx4YDX23xOrT5dOToY-Bwy-zPtwx472m2_EeYPEuF7uy7mvclSHeNc1aiLM3BoQ4L-4puDB3NWv43x2mADhGFPO3D30juccFypcweC9PT-eJjJFmO73B3NkPGsO-Sjxpfeqnn7PbFWx5zhqN1wwO1BZ8VK1Ivp/s1459/PXL_20231108_183311027.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH5ngl6T5lRVvQcxV5c9hrDkYuQI6nIjx4YDX23xOrT5dOToY-Bwy-zPtwx472m2_EeYPEuF7uy7mvclSHeNc1aiLM3BoQ4L-4puDB3NWv43x2mADhGFPO3D30juccFypcweC9PT-eJjJFmO73B3NkPGsO-Sjxpfeqnn7PbFWx5zhqN1wwO1BZ8VK1Ivp/w528-h640/PXL_20231108_183311027.MP.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><p></p><p><a href="http://thecollectivemind.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">GCA</a> was nice enough to keep me in mind at a big recent card show he attended and picked up 3 vintage needs from my sidebar wantlist. My 1972 Topps setbuild is down to an even 100 cards remaining.. Ed Brinkman #535 here was the lowest number I still needed (not counting variations), so it's all uphill from here, but there's starting to be a speck of light at the end of the tunnel, at least.</p><p>Rod Carew was the biggest name (base card) missing in my '78 Topps setbuild. Now down to a few commons plus Record Breakers for Rose and Reggie. Maybe I'll round up the final 28 cards sometime in 2024.</p><p>The '74 WS card was the last of my "gremlin" losses-- Last year I <i>thought</i> I had completed a basic 1974 set, but then realized a few cards had gone missing-- so now I have once again sorta completed 1974 Topps. I still have variations to go after.</p><p>Thanks, Greg! I need to find something to return the favor to you.</p><p>- - - -o</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08HoJhWWpMXLYZ4Of-q9qf5U-h1-eqnYKKL9gJSKK9JqFh_8MTampKar8GRhhhBRrKivEhpfMhJ8LFhh5LoUrEE5WtHLSZBQqPvPIY0Ni6OWxpYF8Zm3gVv4rLwJzfH00f_gfAkrgZFAHMxU52kMjRr_0G64I8Oynxkx1ViIYYCOxl1PaplsvYhbHSmLN/s1451/PXL_20231108_183123110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1451" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08HoJhWWpMXLYZ4Of-q9qf5U-h1-eqnYKKL9gJSKK9JqFh_8MTampKar8GRhhhBRrKivEhpfMhJ8LFhh5LoUrEE5WtHLSZBQqPvPIY0Ni6OWxpYF8Zm3gVv4rLwJzfH00f_gfAkrgZFAHMxU52kMjRr_0G64I8Oynxkx1ViIYYCOxl1PaplsvYhbHSmLN/w640-h526/PXL_20231108_183123110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><a href="http://betterthanbeckett.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Daniel Wilson</a> had some Gavins to send my way in a PWE. Thanks for thinking of me, buddy!</p><p>He didn't ask me to mention it or anything, but if you're active with YouTube hobby stuff, check him out at his new <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cases.loaded" target="_blank">Cases Loaded</a> account.</p><p>- - --o</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFNv8AudGrI_uRyE2BqBz7CdNF_4AkK7ngde2tPife44MA6J3YPnNC4bXS-ilvxtOzKRQ45KnlgIbTV-mACKRWkvyxUfMoQ0-Cm_BELNQomyjxBSKKg9wRnln0iBrArlP8yTBKu0aZG1z58HcwaBHKpXtkfzqUXkp2qO1dNXLpb5-FxBow3KYZjcmRb6Q/s1364/PXL_20231108_184246652.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="1336" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFNv8AudGrI_uRyE2BqBz7CdNF_4AkK7ngde2tPife44MA6J3YPnNC4bXS-ilvxtOzKRQ45KnlgIbTV-mACKRWkvyxUfMoQ0-Cm_BELNQomyjxBSKKg9wRnln0iBrArlP8yTBKu0aZG1z58HcwaBHKpXtkfzqUXkp2qO1dNXLpb5-FxBow3KYZjcmRb6Q/w626-h640/PXL_20231108_184246652.MP.jpg" width="626" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Padrographs <a href="http://padrographs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rod</a> swung by my doorstep recently with a stack of cards for me, mostly Padres and ladies. I hope Juan Soto sticks around in San Diego, but won't be surprised if he doesn't. Love adding a new Manon Rheaume card. The real star of the lot was the Chris Young cardart "mod by Rod" that gave a nice colorblast to a Ginter common. I like it, Rod; keep it up!</div><div><br /></div>- - --o<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkwa3C3IvHuY-EQYL4g4X5v7F7Vfs-Eop9Gj5hZKCFebH4v6-YKGuUKcEAf9wKP2AgRSi6IQ9vc6sHYi9iA5N51C7kihuRY7eOOO0XcrxpWPY6JMHx9JMtCzhyCrwn5WJPxymi_RDM-PzSL0f22zkdldlk1dNJWdOhNYUmS91A_ObGo-w_wuOURvs0cGI/s2448/PXL_20231108_184545192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="2448" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkwa3C3IvHuY-EQYL4g4X5v7F7Vfs-Eop9Gj5hZKCFebH4v6-YKGuUKcEAf9wKP2AgRSi6IQ9vc6sHYi9iA5N51C7kihuRY7eOOO0XcrxpWPY6JMHx9JMtCzhyCrwn5WJPxymi_RDM-PzSL0f22zkdldlk1dNJWdOhNYUmS91A_ObGo-w_wuOURvs0cGI/w640-h286/PXL_20231108_184545192.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Crafty use of cards continues with this incredible <a href="https://cardbelts.com/" target="_blank">Card Belt</a>. Bob at <a href="http://thebestbubble6884.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Best Bubble</a> arranged for these to be made for a few of his hobby buds and I was lucky enough to get one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOK1sdXMhFEnEic0-xgJrMTRCa0r_Fan7YLiJ4SyvkxY2j1KNG1hnHyEGgneo5fn4EmEFsJYIPswOp1S7SfVj84bdu0bH5kgkxUUnluSZXR-gkwVN7ottpg0aK_c6SkK7tGvqmYXY1pw38t-sc4gPSn66ey1AAi7As7J6CLDZj7F5zrT8Sy4lNAeqRBD4c/s2592/PXL_20231108_184621307.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="2592" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOK1sdXMhFEnEic0-xgJrMTRCa0r_Fan7YLiJ4SyvkxY2j1KNG1hnHyEGgneo5fn4EmEFsJYIPswOp1S7SfVj84bdu0bH5kgkxUUnluSZXR-gkwVN7ottpg0aK_c6SkK7tGvqmYXY1pw38t-sc4gPSn66ey1AAi7As7J6CLDZj7F5zrT8Sy4lNAeqRBD4c/w640-h156/PXL_20231108_184621307.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Great selection of cards with some iconic favorites in there.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxHbIWgZHe8qmBDniZNHdzNgxfVKgzWiedaDRC3aMkKEWyjA2MH_uSa_2phA9y2CwJFyL9eIxxYzW8JTe43tEmlXXe0mvKmwgOocAI0T1Xmf0qHWu23jwCpo9jp2TbdyL1Uthli3bgAT0Y3q9clAqWpgGXliT90q-22rxJmdSAJvetYrWIpKW2mvw33kH/s2512/PXL_20231108_184706345.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="668" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxHbIWgZHe8qmBDniZNHdzNgxfVKgzWiedaDRC3aMkKEWyjA2MH_uSa_2phA9y2CwJFyL9eIxxYzW8JTe43tEmlXXe0mvKmwgOocAI0T1Xmf0qHWu23jwCpo9jp2TbdyL1Uthli3bgAT0Y3q9clAqWpgGXliT90q-22rxJmdSAJvetYrWIpKW2mvw33kH/w170-h640/PXL_20231108_184706345.MP.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I do want to "take 'er out for a spin" as a real belt, but it likely won't be until next summer when it's shorts weather again, as I'd be worried heavy jeans might gnarl it up.</div><div><br /></div><div>Big thanks, Bob! I'm working on an overdue return for you.</div><div><br /></div>-- - - -o</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-TOI1bmggUgGy02vx_WtUojQ9oWEjIk8glBL8SZCNHNUZVQc9lRWrigGqQqZvCS0k32VsnqOFHjorFXuGrgXuuGpYcUzzFEdFL6V6XmagMGZkjD5cmqcdxtpI9ixS9BspGMNJHkXeq7KXH8S7MIEIxXZa75lLqDMCGK89FI9zFPQKDLwzOCrRZ2kL9Uo/s1847/PXL_20231108_202539379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="1548" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-TOI1bmggUgGy02vx_WtUojQ9oWEjIk8glBL8SZCNHNUZVQc9lRWrigGqQqZvCS0k32VsnqOFHjorFXuGrgXuuGpYcUzzFEdFL6V6XmagMGZkjD5cmqcdxtpI9ixS9BspGMNJHkXeq7KXH8S7MIEIxXZa75lLqDMCGK89FI9zFPQKDLwzOCrRZ2kL9Uo/w536-h640/PXL_20231108_202539379.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally for today, highlights from a bittersweet mailing of custom minis from Chris at <a href="http://fanofreds.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nachos Grande</a>. I've dug these Munnatawket "2008 Ginter" style custom minis since first being surprised with some way back in 2014 not long after they first started popping up. I was just getting into making customs myself at the time, and they really impressed me and inspired me along my own path of custom card creation. They were expertly crafted by Chris' friend Ryan Rodd, who sadly passed away recently. Chris wanted to honor Ryan's memory by spreading them around and I'm thankful for that, ending up with these eclectic six keepers for my PC and a few others to further scatter about the hobby.<div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqJL3wiO_6vUCIeEHKeYn7c81s58I4MwCGjJXQyL4dZ5BreqjCWMmAdTHYliQlIBNSlX3cOn2Nlr4pqse08zxloy8WicZ23iBALAriGNdEqd4mbwiIxuDC5LnGfSJgazKnBLp742gnzlo0inMdtSBMi7fFIubfWEMQgxeZPBQ84fel2sTe7tFiQF_Vmz-/s1590/PXL_20231108_202638062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="1590" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqJL3wiO_6vUCIeEHKeYn7c81s58I4MwCGjJXQyL4dZ5BreqjCWMmAdTHYliQlIBNSlX3cOn2Nlr4pqse08zxloy8WicZ23iBALAriGNdEqd4mbwiIxuDC5LnGfSJgazKnBLp742gnzlo0inMdtSBMi7fFIubfWEMQgxeZPBQ84fel2sTe7tFiQF_Vmz-/w640-h614/PXL_20231108_202638062.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Hey, I scored a numbered parallel! I thought you all might like getting a closer look at the backside. Super cool stuff.</div><div><p>Thank you again, Chris. I don't recall ever personally interacting with Ryan, unfortunately, but I would have loved to compliment him on his work and maybe "talk shop" a bit. Sounds like he was a great guy. Be sure to read <a href="https://fanofreds.blogspot.com/2021/02/an-interview-with-ryan-creator-of.html" target="_blank">Chris' big "Saying Goodbye to an Amazing Human" post</a> if you missed it.</p></div></div></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-512786582967963382023-11-03T14:48:00.001-07:002023-11-03T14:48:37.850-07:00Cardart Superfractors<p>The latest crafty cardart idea I've been running with lately is creating "superfractor" style mods of junk wax classics.</p><p>The first batch to show off is a run of 1993 Topps Black Gold, probably my all-time favorite inserts. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueIR4W82vVwE_8kBNfrHcZ-DFHpRrLue524GOyu1NKFlFRcE0vFR_u4qBFT1CzPVrdllhyjQL-PRIzCo_BuZiSV5L0h-2iEjv9MM_IT32F6z64Ms8YmcQAQaJaXU7TapQe_StrallfUlES1wGPTQcHXYCRupOYF6nkNMHFLUQBTNymWhxiT-g5VdDnR6-/s1397/PXL_20231103_182400222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="1043" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueIR4W82vVwE_8kBNfrHcZ-DFHpRrLue524GOyu1NKFlFRcE0vFR_u4qBFT1CzPVrdllhyjQL-PRIzCo_BuZiSV5L0h-2iEjv9MM_IT32F6z64Ms8YmcQAQaJaXU7TapQe_StrallfUlES1wGPTQcHXYCRupOYF6nkNMHFLUQBTNymWhxiT-g5VdDnR6-/w478-h640/PXL_20231103_182400222.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><p></p><p>The original gold foil pairs nicely with the added gold vinyl to make 'em really <b>pop</b> in the light!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wEHmHcnUGB0jyv4VYeSx2722TwE9espcghNSoLMeNos1DSYluFY5_yAr8T-xxJU0pUukYBH6hXYCPEto7EE77hop72n6CyEO-AmjyoJ729gFRLlABkgvpNZGtWnjSuEP24MnDPmMskyhWF6DcLQ7DcVHF9DYXdwbD8PvRhoPlJaCsHp-6s4JMF1kNo3s/s2592/PXL_20231026_224618820.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wEHmHcnUGB0jyv4VYeSx2722TwE9espcghNSoLMeNos1DSYluFY5_yAr8T-xxJU0pUukYBH6hXYCPEto7EE77hop72n6CyEO-AmjyoJ729gFRLlABkgvpNZGtWnjSuEP24MnDPmMskyhWF6DcLQ7DcVHF9DYXdwbD8PvRhoPlJaCsHp-6s4JMF1kNo3s/w480-h640/PXL_20231026_224618820.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not saying it's an improvement over the original design-- I love the black/gold contrast, too-- but I think it's a pretty cool alternate take on it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>I've done these 10 cards so far, calling that good as a first "drop". This is an in-progress project that I plan to continue with for the next few weeks. I probably won't create such mods of all 44 cards in the insert set, but there are still several big names I intend to get to shortly. <span style="font-size: x-small;">Anybody have '93 Black Gold cards to trade? lol. The Griffey is especially tricky to find cheap.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>The second line of this type of mod I've been making are "1st Bowman super" parallels of 1989 Bowman.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibpqrAMNPy6P0XyoyxEtmYrK4rjOkCoQI8xns2K3GPlJOCjrHeQjfTsE9NkXUlY_rVncPn5xW9z6zECrr4aLHL2Ij_RES2pjN6oFAHctzPD1BuBaoLAOrXe1mCMTfx4DoBEIwebEcqQ-FxyXl1lidmiP2hTqa_7G7KdqHCN5xoL79nmkEmIUb0AC5PG5S/s2460/PXL_20231103_192846595.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="1737" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibpqrAMNPy6P0XyoyxEtmYrK4rjOkCoQI8xns2K3GPlJOCjrHeQjfTsE9NkXUlY_rVncPn5xW9z6zECrr4aLHL2Ij_RES2pjN6oFAHctzPD1BuBaoLAOrXe1mCMTfx4DoBEIwebEcqQ-FxyXl1lidmiP2hTqa_7G7KdqHCN5xoL79nmkEmIUb0AC5PG5S/w452-h640/PXL_20231103_192846595.MP.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The set is like the red-headed stepchild of the junk wax era, and this is my cheeky attempt to revitalize these slightly oversized albatrosses into desirable cardart. I just think it's funny to make a thing over these since "1st Bowman" has become so important in the modern hobby but of course nobody ever cares about 1989, right?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0vgU_wfBRc_sLHMloQ_ByC3GlLCtN6vD00b8ot0PZcIEABgi5puHueRCRSSWDGRiG0ENPT2qqxAMR8o_SWO7r07Qc3smgN_cYJi3sLYDuo4afd6OrxswGUKCue1tdsXZ3_0CJoq6G_sQO7q87g6GooB2wdkTlwGODwxypOdoSfGg2KLu9c1QiNR8p28E/s2592/PXL_20231103_193017866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0vgU_wfBRc_sLHMloQ_ByC3GlLCtN6vD00b8ot0PZcIEABgi5puHueRCRSSWDGRiG0ENPT2qqxAMR8o_SWO7r07Qc3smgN_cYJi3sLYDuo4afd6OrxswGUKCue1tdsXZ3_0CJoq6G_sQO7q87g6GooB2wdkTlwGODwxypOdoSfGg2KLu9c1QiNR8p28E/w480-h640/PXL_20231103_193017866.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I find the posed shots like this are the best to work with.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qQh6NRKb6kgU6apuWYzwXE3cvCiQap_xtFYm1qFfgtH3kUSx6wcL0Y6G2fh8F8Vc0k7z6sn-_Ic29lXVfbu6ClkYnaVn0KkftWkMlIGCTdnYbbPEiLzyZyWv7ZEh4Uiv2mDNJyU88hqZ0_DFnMMzoZbM4fcRQYqdODhZr-ZgoRtSqs54J_0_jD6-0XZB/s2592/PXL_20231103_193024925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qQh6NRKb6kgU6apuWYzwXE3cvCiQap_xtFYm1qFfgtH3kUSx6wcL0Y6G2fh8F8Vc0k7z6sn-_Ic29lXVfbu6ClkYnaVn0KkftWkMlIGCTdnYbbPEiLzyZyWv7ZEh4Uiv2mDNJyU88hqZ0_DFnMMzoZbM4fcRQYqdODhZr-ZgoRtSqs54J_0_jD6-0XZB/w480-h640/PXL_20231103_193024925.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><div><p>Of course these have got to be numbered "1/1" to stick with the theme. What I usually like to do is make 2 of each one of these I whip up. The worst of the two gets rejected and I stamp it as an "Artist's Proof" and it stays in my PC. The one that turns out better goes towards my cardart side hustle, and becomes available for purchase or trade. Since they're dated with the year on the back, I just need to be sure not to make another one until at least the next year at the earliest. Sort of like how Topps Archives Signature Edition puts out many of the same buyback autographs each year. But I probably won't be repeating myself much because I typically get pulled away to a new idea. So don't expect me to do a new batch of these every year, or even ever again, is what I'm trying to say, but who knows.</p><p>Despite doing transformative tinkering on cards since the early days of this blog a decade ago (<i><a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2013/11/introducing-glow-in-dark-altered.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"I asked myself how I could 'hack' virtually worthless cards to make them better?"</span></a></i>), I know I'm late to the Cardart scene that thrived during the pandemic, and the hobby is trending down from that whole bubble, but I'm hopeful I can still find an audience for my <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2023/06/cardart-without-borders.html" target="_blank">border art mashups</a>, <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-hidden-parallels-of-1987-topps.html" target="_blank">sun-bleached borders</a>, cut-superfractors, and the like.</p><p>But yeah, I bet I'll be cranking out lots of cardart superfractors over the next few weeks. So many neat possibilities to work on...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud_08NKv2fqHRa1krO-H9YChQ9hEhyphenhyphenx5dypm_7hJlatVn4c45NMCkwl5ISp-qwmTs3HiCf5ih8NmoxGvKix1NmTJg-zvyknU-Gu1pp8JGbufdoW8KCitKonD-8VcxjQ2DZtF5HU9li41m6gdwwqD_DY8rFwYyghzDq-Yhn29aHJWOsbMz7QdOJ83WAaah/s2257/PXL_20231103_194930207.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="2257" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud_08NKv2fqHRa1krO-H9YChQ9hEhyphenhyphenx5dypm_7hJlatVn4c45NMCkwl5ISp-qwmTs3HiCf5ih8NmoxGvKix1NmTJg-zvyknU-Gu1pp8JGbufdoW8KCitKonD-8VcxjQ2DZtF5HU9li41m6gdwwqD_DY8rFwYyghzDq-Yhn29aHJWOsbMz7QdOJ83WAaah/w640-h314/PXL_20231103_194930207.MP~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I really love "making cards" and it would be a dream come true to be able to get a successful venture off the ground along those lines. Losing my tech job earlier this year sucked, but from a mental health standpoint, it was a blessing is disguise. Now I'm trying to pivot to a healthier, creative use of my time. Of course I'm not expecting to get rich or anything, but if I could get into a "make a thing/sell a thing" daily groove, I'd be happy. (And sure, if Fanatics is reading, I'd love to talk about remote employment in some sort of creative or even QA role; hit me up.)</p><p>Here's the link to <a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/breakdowncards" target="_blank">my eBay store</a> if you're interested. Thanks for reading!</p></div></div></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-90901773576667338492023-10-26T16:59:00.000-07:002023-10-26T16:59:26.204-07:00The Hidden Parallels of 1987 Topps<p>Back in the summer of 2022, I made a bunch of <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-new-look-for-1991-fleer.html">1991 Fleer "white border" mods</a>. This past summer I was back at harnessing UV rays on cardboard, but this time I turned my attention to the <i>big dawg of the hobby</i> that is 1987 Topps.</p><p>While '87 Topps was a bit trickier to work with than '91 Fleer, gotta say I saw some neat results. The tan woodgrain burns down to a mellower gray, with hues of red and blue often coming out. Variances in the design, original ink levels, and bleaching duration can all contribute to how a card ends up looking, resulting in many subtle differences, or revealing several "hidden parallels" (if you wanna get whimsical about it).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS7pJ2fwv_THk1c8ADiB5gEkZbPOe8d-DjucVfNAJ9DrjIYDINTenmc-ViCHR-OsPenwnBhpnNC0fFwJBwpY2FU_IeMuuVA7hMu3AAzCcBzzHeArdygPCaMP_CH_Fb_aL2FYmwCMPeL7dgQAIBEKecqQ_7Ag9Z2IQdTk0uH-jsw1qBhV_SHOAqNI7y9za/s2415/PXL_20231019_202041328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="1810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS7pJ2fwv_THk1c8ADiB5gEkZbPOe8d-DjucVfNAJ9DrjIYDINTenmc-ViCHR-OsPenwnBhpnNC0fFwJBwpY2FU_IeMuuVA7hMu3AAzCcBzzHeArdygPCaMP_CH_Fb_aL2FYmwCMPeL7dgQAIBEKecqQ_7Ag9Z2IQdTk0uH-jsw1qBhV_SHOAqNI7y9za/w480-h640/PXL_20231019_202041328.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This photo gives you an idea of the range we're talking about, with a regular Bo for scale. The Nolan is about as blue as I've gotten any '87, while the Joyner is probably the most red. <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2023/06/cardart-without-borders.html">Drawing on junk</a> is something I've been doing a lot lately as part of my 2023 cardart exploits, so you might assume I manually colored in the borders somehow with ink or paint or something, but nope-- it's a case of solar-powered addition by subtraction.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZQcb66fdNJeklhrCYYVeKHj6aMlB7dqMct1CJsAsGvryCyEVivGxYmFELhNyz8HSuvDtKZznKMf70-6rCLEpN1lOo4wue8i9enmKHJzBdPvekwH00JGyNwlRSUTKfbsm9mEHwtuKFtN1yhUpLa5w9l0dKXQ5zbaXm4qI9VdMeQ5arDPY3s3L_oQ3XK-P/s1638/PXL_20231019_203506933.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1638" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZQcb66fdNJeklhrCYYVeKHj6aMlB7dqMct1CJsAsGvryCyEVivGxYmFELhNyz8HSuvDtKZznKMf70-6rCLEpN1lOo4wue8i9enmKHJzBdPvekwH00JGyNwlRSUTKfbsm9mEHwtuKFtN1yhUpLa5w9l0dKXQ5zbaXm4qI9VdMeQ5arDPY3s3L_oQ3XK-P/w640-h420/PXL_20231019_203506933.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I had an extra <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2013/07/one-true-rookie-fred-mcgriff.html">McGriff "Topps rookie"</a> from the Traded set to work with, and eventually ended up with a cool unofficial variation for my PC-- pairing "gold" (unaltered on the left) & "silver".. sort of. Turns out the regular flagship cards on dark stock are easier to work with than white paper stock versions-- I'm talking about Traded, OPC, and tiffany-- which seem to hold onto their color more.</div><div><br /></div><div>I thought about coming up with cute parallel names... "Birchwood Edition", "Mahogany", "Smoked Wood", "Rosewood", etc... but think I'm ultimately just sticking with <i>bleached border mods</i>.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNZLZkSdZQhOwkc2nOCaTr5Jup_yeBZuR2NwNVgHSeJIrXPES-pC_bQOCbZAwi9314Jhgz-rUyV4MGKVoHow36FeWT3kr6k6mB5eBH9ALfpECRPCdacxAtVmcuCwGZQXdLLplaiHgbZHekZE_sZexrwTq7tpDg-gTal4_uLfQBMZMKEa3Sv_5S0VNFkEZ/s2010/PXL_20231026_190800642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1537" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNZLZkSdZQhOwkc2nOCaTr5Jup_yeBZuR2NwNVgHSeJIrXPES-pC_bQOCbZAwi9314Jhgz-rUyV4MGKVoHow36FeWT3kr6k6mB5eBH9ALfpECRPCdacxAtVmcuCwGZQXdLLplaiHgbZHekZE_sZexrwTq7tpDg-gTal4_uLfQBMZMKEa3Sv_5S0VNFkEZ/w306-h400/PXL_20231026_190800642.jpg" width="306" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>It's hard to keep the photo unaffected, as the right side of this pink Will Clark shows.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHw4c8Qlfp46SLqQOHCclaNcg-Q7gLvHKIu6qgpm5ABLB1IEbkvxXu5RMAZezu8pOGapcX6mspQaFxuvKsklZvIdmDeQQEsaFWLu8W7TtmTsjrtLJitfA80mJwgFbPZqpSrJKRieytJr3yC7hYGVIiL_ah7358SqVJKa3QBRMmsDpynNDw8bb6QX4po6f/s1679/PXL_20231026_190813982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1679" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHw4c8Qlfp46SLqQOHCclaNcg-Q7gLvHKIu6qgpm5ABLB1IEbkvxXu5RMAZezu8pOGapcX6mspQaFxuvKsklZvIdmDeQQEsaFWLu8W7TtmTsjrtLJitfA80mJwgFbPZqpSrJKRieytJr3yC7hYGVIiL_ah7358SqVJKa3QBRMmsDpynNDw8bb6QX4po6f/w640-h450/PXL_20231026_190813982.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had been on the fence on whether or not I should put my "cardartist stamp/signature" thing on the backs or leave them untouched. I'm now leaning towards stamping them going forward (as well as the 1991 Fleer mods, which up to now I haven't stamped), if for no other reason than to prevent confusion down the road, as another cardart guy was recently talking to me about. You guys know I'm just here for finding fun in the hobby, not trying to trick or confuse anyone!</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyways, here are a few more...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLfOUNgZJ2pYinNbh6vO8hupalAZOzVunlxidjiLUuLIAWIeJUIhSBnigcKkiH3Hro_CCFiejENFuFoXvnTdf3a8daL-vPpeWEISrUUfHeoH0WxO9z27FIHaLhb3zBoBYVCcjWDFiuHKkNd5Drir9MFVdjj4MNvBS6_NVUwIXmGMyBPij_K24P87vSSpV/s1778/PXL_20231018_170702533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLfOUNgZJ2pYinNbh6vO8hupalAZOzVunlxidjiLUuLIAWIeJUIhSBnigcKkiH3Hro_CCFiejENFuFoXvnTdf3a8daL-vPpeWEISrUUfHeoH0WxO9z27FIHaLhb3zBoBYVCcjWDFiuHKkNd5Drir9MFVdjj4MNvBS6_NVUwIXmGMyBPij_K24P87vSSpV/s320/PXL_20231018_170702533.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFnpsE0kkK6MSd7Ia2P4NE-kw2LGLkel0lDG54z48XVX30U3QqCTTxeeXoBaQGhnonr2X5DmgdS3hulRurgMhbJkBkG-iHKlLPUbsiEydoJGVlBEeJoQuQsnI0aRuh8LnyNQDMfSi1KlHeFo8e372DeDvihO08AHqS4E8cMEMNY_Ljur0SSBE3DPN4a4o/s1957/PXL_20231026_191721201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="1475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFnpsE0kkK6MSd7Ia2P4NE-kw2LGLkel0lDG54z48XVX30U3QqCTTxeeXoBaQGhnonr2X5DmgdS3hulRurgMhbJkBkG-iHKlLPUbsiEydoJGVlBEeJoQuQsnI0aRuh8LnyNQDMfSi1KlHeFo8e372DeDvihO08AHqS4E8cMEMNY_Ljur0SSBE3DPN4a4o/s320/PXL_20231026_191721201.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX7BM2776wjaFJ77JDLo8pTBTtzbDJx_n56uHYYhhVj92onWKQNHE35zx-ObVks171HoxG43knofCRxsn91fH20rpg1VQLXtsgD-WG720En8B52xAOoPBCw4WNq4mzOjWO4TW8DLJR_xkBbuyU-2qJHUlBen4BsRjDaDPiKwGq0NK8gwrfaUZC8nk_IQM/s1800/PXL_20231018_170528992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1460" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX7BM2776wjaFJ77JDLo8pTBTtzbDJx_n56uHYYhhVj92onWKQNHE35zx-ObVks171HoxG43knofCRxsn91fH20rpg1VQLXtsgD-WG720En8B52xAOoPBCw4WNq4mzOjWO4TW8DLJR_xkBbuyU-2qJHUlBen4BsRjDaDPiKwGq0NK8gwrfaUZC8nk_IQM/s320/PXL_20231018_170528992.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dRXe7W68nL99684e3YhyphenhyphenE209wd_4v2lJlGQthSWMmGh-6rKpEr0kCNRfOrJkOvK1wp3_-wg9MxvdXeipzhcsxhga32CfO_7VXeBinAkKsDrBQvtDWS5npQ0Iqgd0-teTnFz31zOv_PIvExVpa-X40mYEQMN4RnysbTYCMUMmoCXP6bhyphenhyphenAHeWdiLZRnlb/s1438/original_11fcc7b2-dd01-4281-98ce-bf2f7b2f8337_PXL_20231017_190535776.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="1149" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dRXe7W68nL99684e3YhyphenhyphenE209wd_4v2lJlGQthSWMmGh-6rKpEr0kCNRfOrJkOvK1wp3_-wg9MxvdXeipzhcsxhga32CfO_7VXeBinAkKsDrBQvtDWS5npQ0Iqgd0-teTnFz31zOv_PIvExVpa-X40mYEQMN4RnysbTYCMUMmoCXP6bhyphenhyphenAHeWdiLZRnlb/s320/original_11fcc7b2-dd01-4281-98ce-bf2f7b2f8337_PXL_20231017_190535776.MP.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6Zy_qs07rTkBicXEI9w_crXFrl9BHKCavMcJGvdRxjJkVQI-ffLJYLOoCZY1L8Vu14HDPiBEsgL8344wlKjcuDW670IxQ7reX6g7NN60AVlTNyFhD5NZjb_OLLhaz-OqcBp6YulC7GQ0z_gpq4HVADe7cDInvPBSd0RoD-zbhTUraud0oHLK3tnBaV4-/s1427/PXL_20231018_170640646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="1108" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6Zy_qs07rTkBicXEI9w_crXFrl9BHKCavMcJGvdRxjJkVQI-ffLJYLOoCZY1L8Vu14HDPiBEsgL8344wlKjcuDW670IxQ7reX6g7NN60AVlTNyFhD5NZjb_OLLhaz-OqcBp6YulC7GQ0z_gpq4HVADe7cDInvPBSd0RoD-zbhTUraud0oHLK3tnBaV4-/w248-h320/PXL_20231018_170640646.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I've started adding a few of these to <a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/breakdowncards" target="_blank">my eBay store</a>, still working on getting a cardart side hustle off the ground by the end of the year. Always happy to talk trades, too.</div><div><br /></div><div>But one card I've been hoarding for myself so far...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiquiieEiWoWW0D4Bz_gzbey6l0OJnqqp2zE2iBKyj8q9OuCrFJ2mqpHK0V-0Ippuz_eBQKQW9HavKxGrTL3ZGrYj7MisMU6AqsIVKJ9T5xucJg39aTbIx0w98pgWRAQQTDNYbV_J2jkoThwlLhaad36snDQz-0JTTFW5jWZg4k5qBG-M_905XrKdZTep5/s1584/PXL_20231026_205242759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1584" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiquiieEiWoWW0D4Bz_gzbey6l0OJnqqp2zE2iBKyj8q9OuCrFJ2mqpHK0V-0Ippuz_eBQKQW9HavKxGrTL3ZGrYj7MisMU6AqsIVKJ9T5xucJg39aTbIx0w98pgWRAQQTDNYbV_J2jkoThwlLhaad36snDQz-0JTTFW5jWZg4k5qBG-M_905XrKdZTep5/w640-h430/PXL_20231026_205242759.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've ended up with a nice rainbow of the classic Bo Jackson Future Stars card. I usually stick to cheaper cards to deface-- I like to think of them as "quarterbox canvases"-- but am willing to pony up a bit more for this one. Here we have the base, tiffany, (he wasn't in OPC that year), and then some mods of varying hue. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhC7iCyOWdIsrT5KfIdXh16oO921pZDfFBgSeSHRgFxYgkw5I9xGrFjTxR6ZYc5XkGs7qxoPFjy3nArPDAE9jYVlqI6kXMQnrQ1lRqYDooVuebcLazlaaIPwLGxUGJZLJi2ZjIQjDKVb1UKnvtng5Ko_CRUnyVd3I3XqQQ4Dqn6DdtDXeB-Fx0HXmziAxq/s1906/PXL_20231017_192009348.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1906" data-original-width="1386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhC7iCyOWdIsrT5KfIdXh16oO921pZDfFBgSeSHRgFxYgkw5I9xGrFjTxR6ZYc5XkGs7qxoPFjy3nArPDAE9jYVlqI6kXMQnrQ1lRqYDooVuebcLazlaaIPwLGxUGJZLJi2ZjIQjDKVb1UKnvtng5Ko_CRUnyVd3I3XqQQ4Dqn6DdtDXeB-Fx0HXmziAxq/w466-h640/PXL_20231017_192009348.MP~2.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><div>Not a dupe among them! LOL. The plan was to make some extras to sell/trade, but dang it, I just love 'em and so far they've been different enough that I've been compelled to hang onto them all. I'm tempted to eventually make one more to "complete a page."</div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to 1987 Topps, I messed around with '86 over the summer a little as well...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxA28m0_3njQ5wFWr5zS9jt_EBr-IJyNphyphenhyphenYuzrKFDcW89Z7AX9G9xPkNZA0PW3fpD2eGi6uMB6vmfKhd_lAq6FJ6PphwBzkvdzrxEbasz9aeEUBSBLCJk8NeECz_v1ZcAzQM6j-1ARPc54sJXe8KkF1Aq1PnsevKaFeF5NnGV22v2xWJnENtA3Gbc8ED/s1735/PXL_20231019_223909590.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="1735" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxA28m0_3njQ5wFWr5zS9jt_EBr-IJyNphyphenhyphenYuzrKFDcW89Z7AX9G9xPkNZA0PW3fpD2eGi6uMB6vmfKhd_lAq6FJ6PphwBzkvdzrxEbasz9aeEUBSBLCJk8NeECz_v1ZcAzQM6j-1ARPc54sJXe8KkF1Aq1PnsevKaFeF5NnGV22v2xWJnENtA3Gbc8ED/w640-h574/PXL_20231019_223909590.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Just playing with the big yellow PADRES up top on these. Might be hard to tell on the Flannery, but it's kinda speckled.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkblteaf7QCQL9HNuaZeFirpCgWOVw3MdA1LGW43SUl60bwGdeupAmOKyAKyx0CDIoi4wnAdJh_mdtdBe2dfad_CUGn9eTdeRY8BhrHFQ214-aNA8aEiR1uuAMJGTghwRFgs48J9Zou5-I3jsi0APbPCQR37mwCDQDaTK12B9bD3bYaKTcQpGBBst2gey-/s1545/PXL_20231019_224305442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="1156" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkblteaf7QCQL9HNuaZeFirpCgWOVw3MdA1LGW43SUl60bwGdeupAmOKyAKyx0CDIoi4wnAdJh_mdtdBe2dfad_CUGn9eTdeRY8BhrHFQ214-aNA8aEiR1uuAMJGTghwRFgs48J9Zou5-I3jsi0APbPCQR37mwCDQDaTK12B9bD3bYaKTcQpGBBst2gey-/s320/PXL_20231019_224305442.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div><br /></div>1988 Topps gets into the bleach-away-yellow action with this "white stripe" Don Mattingly. A simple yet satisfying (unofficial) variation of a classic baseball card.<br /><p>Of course I'm still doing some border art here and there, too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPPdwOrnL12Sk5HnoVYDMCnpyvTk6c9ZT6gMPm99WFgGb0aZAQdjvjbk-1H_SQIdXluR1UWhqZF12B8nF86ClnLF_6Rz4AdCYiVbQ2JAqToNTSmvavSN1oSczDfNjDRmhqtf2cUGN4bXKxX1Jgye2pMfZ0WPmO4UlsS4jXVIzU30aW5rBWKek7mXIKkaN/s1744/PXL_20231016_193726561.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="1744" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPPdwOrnL12Sk5HnoVYDMCnpyvTk6c9ZT6gMPm99WFgGb0aZAQdjvjbk-1H_SQIdXluR1UWhqZF12B8nF86ClnLF_6Rz4AdCYiVbQ2JAqToNTSmvavSN1oSczDfNjDRmhqtf2cUGN4bXKxX1Jgye2pMfZ0WPmO4UlsS4jXVIzU30aW5rBWKek7mXIKkaN/w640-h576/PXL_20231016_193726561.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Always loved Ron Gant's '88 Topps Traded card so it's a fun one to work on.</p><p>And I've got more new ideas brewing. Stay tuned.</p></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-10433090480678358832023-10-10T10:18:00.001-07:002023-10-10T10:25:08.833-07:00Trip to Greece<p>My wife and I went to Greece last month. My original "live journaling" draft of this post was really just a bunch of complaining leading up to the trip-- hey, I'm a homebody who doesn't like to leave the house if I can help it-- but it turned out to be a very nice vacation so I'm going to delete the intro bitching and just share some pictures I took. A few incoming baseball cards are at the end, too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYtjALB2LK_HaUPxEzHuXtNvwdsnNJ7zddS2M4T79F0ITEWt98maK5R-KkR_MPm5Oeye4OnzHbJw6DMPtcC9YItXYPiyW_XovC5xNiVyJRDRKa5ZLD3rcuzfaiBMZjJdGUyhpnppqRvNF1yoN6VNEZkDZus1LVoU4aHFBoNu5lVlO1FEduUQ7uWKfAr10/s1870/g1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1870" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYtjALB2LK_HaUPxEzHuXtNvwdsnNJ7zddS2M4T79F0ITEWt98maK5R-KkR_MPm5Oeye4OnzHbJw6DMPtcC9YItXYPiyW_XovC5xNiVyJRDRKa5ZLD3rcuzfaiBMZjJdGUyhpnppqRvNF1yoN6VNEZkDZus1LVoU4aHFBoNu5lVlO1FEduUQ7uWKfAr10/w640-h480/g1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We made it to Athens after a super long day of traveling-- basically a "double stuff'd" day for us flying into tomorrow. We stayed in a small, but nice enough room in the city. Lots of honking during the day, but walking distance to historic Greek sites like the above pic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWcTd-hWK_yeb6_VsyLrnVElBEOM3gyV5Dsq6kpX9jnlY180QMnmE2Gf9aEqhkDsUQp9IK13dELP4qtl0wGHO7QsdQ0vryAYQwEt8LMw2oH2K8JJ8UptXXvzTSjnx7uVNIlHR0Tpf78TnoT1B4AM10OSxllV-X1_-IwjTUtrPBdR97Gw3QjS132nhFiw-/s862/g2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="862" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWcTd-hWK_yeb6_VsyLrnVElBEOM3gyV5Dsq6kpX9jnlY180QMnmE2Gf9aEqhkDsUQp9IK13dELP4qtl0wGHO7QsdQ0vryAYQwEt8LMw2oH2K8JJ8UptXXvzTSjnx7uVNIlHR0Tpf78TnoT1B4AM10OSxllV-X1_-IwjTUtrPBdR97Gw3QjS132nhFiw-/s320/g2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After 3 days in Athens, we took a ferry over to the island of Naxos. This cat, the apparent reincarnation of Hitler, gave me an inauspicious greeting, violently regurgitating moments after this photo was taken. But overall, the feral kitties were cool and my wife tried to befriend them all. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyib--zz53dVlEQ2WtpOhzgcpchBtXOqJSQ8LULCns7eg449Mw6YMzrHxrh2B1I5rgfKmRmNQVqnZ4UMyxn2A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>After I die of probably a heart attack in a few years, I totally expect her to promptly enter "crazy cat lady" territory. (Only reason we don't have a cat is I'm allergict [sic]).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6Tap2RjSeWYNk14ZGipvkVfgZH8x1W0e-i2qHQn3X8X7nwc27oNvj6pxEo_G_f08-cGntp29sDmni33RrE3zEU0Ei1kY0A5m28mBc7wMqBwV60eeu6kLOSedGIn4IapA2UlxW69IlLhGfW0u1By74TBKhvpIY1Ucd_GvN2iobcnBPtsDtcfMHwvVwcZX/s1870/g3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1870" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6Tap2RjSeWYNk14ZGipvkVfgZH8x1W0e-i2qHQn3X8X7nwc27oNvj6pxEo_G_f08-cGntp29sDmni33RrE3zEU0Ei1kY0A5m28mBc7wMqBwV60eeu6kLOSedGIn4IapA2UlxW69IlLhGfW0u1By74TBKhvpIY1Ucd_GvN2iobcnBPtsDtcfMHwvVwcZX/w640-h480/g3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Had really nice beach day in Naxos. Hell, I even popped off my shirt and ventured out a bit. (No sunburns for me for the trip, thankfully, though my wife did get a little too much sun one day.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFCtcsXNptILkzneC5KeL45InEXT5U-VagO2CcgLs8zhmlSfEOqjG4qkQlIn_iM5cJWpbDeSHAnOGm8zhG_uYnPWw3UfK0QqC4FMzTD5VB0Z7qzUcu5q3V-oiks86Uo7JhMOQrGzx_IWjiU2J4oFXbw01B3Cj-LuEtBOBlWqgBtwSlZ2KhK6BtaNZ7-y9/s1651/g4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="1651" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFCtcsXNptILkzneC5KeL45InEXT5U-VagO2CcgLs8zhmlSfEOqjG4qkQlIn_iM5cJWpbDeSHAnOGm8zhG_uYnPWw3UfK0QqC4FMzTD5VB0Z7qzUcu5q3V-oiks86Uo7JhMOQrGzx_IWjiU2J4oFXbw01B3Cj-LuEtBOBlWqgBtwSlZ2KhK6BtaNZ7-y9/w640-h190/g4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Gorgeous sunset viewing from the roof of our hotel in Naxos.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmr1T-j85-NyOflGbMF2mKKRn2pRYE7i-AQLfAc8vJdrlUW6xdsNFbd5SGjBzspxJY5NWFFTm3l7F596VGW55AciwOvfnCeeDdzTn97SggOo_wcOogkvZherDB-lThAPVkRp5ok22Sw8SMsXstY1QEufBbRCXCcT6yhnaEuAswP3hZpAC6PjUH7NBB2Yf/s1284/g5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1284" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmr1T-j85-NyOflGbMF2mKKRn2pRYE7i-AQLfAc8vJdrlUW6xdsNFbd5SGjBzspxJY5NWFFTm3l7F596VGW55AciwOvfnCeeDdzTn97SggOo_wcOogkvZherDB-lThAPVkRp5ok22Sw8SMsXstY1QEufBbRCXCcT6yhnaEuAswP3hZpAC6PjUH7NBB2Yf/w640-h386/g5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Naxos was my wife's favorite of our vacation's 3 or 4 legs. The only thing that ruined it for me was an annoying barking dog who lived across the way who did no favors to our already-wacked sleep schedule.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKfxdx-sbCQ1ofSY49xdmetOmwJFBEqdyPlOo8xwUE15Gi0Cv5PUciqV6oMfTB7D809JaSmwuSXm58mjMKi5Jq2I-QbDinHx5Vf1hT__zr_vxFW5e8k8LBMvPFAMWNRnD8nKMD-uS_Slrl2m0Z6d9GGrmNxlHJM5FVsIwGRILJUcJnnxOptzG0O6BMsL7/s1402/g6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1036" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKfxdx-sbCQ1ofSY49xdmetOmwJFBEqdyPlOo8xwUE15Gi0Cv5PUciqV6oMfTB7D809JaSmwuSXm58mjMKi5Jq2I-QbDinHx5Vf1hT__zr_vxFW5e8k8LBMvPFAMWNRnD8nKMD-uS_Slrl2m0Z6d9GGrmNxlHJM5FVsIwGRILJUcJnnxOptzG0O6BMsL7/w472-h640/g6.jpeg" width="472" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One day we took a bus tour up into the hills to check out some more sights. It was a hot one, nearly 90 degrees American. Got some awesome caramel ice cream in a small town, checked out an ancient olive oil pressing place, watched some pottery get made, hit another nice beach. Another highlight was seeing a couple donkeys hanging out. I mean, I know there are donkeys back in the states, but still..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUGj_pmDu6MZNsMAYrAakEUKWuicbdRGX7R7L7qSVEpjWXCD9nx2ArJjoFwsTobCgKnpCt1CPYQshG0dotks6EyaBAWQ_6mPGsqRNF0rBwIP9KUJ9AYZqmKBlkUZdr-V3aBG19TrlbfC9ii02eMIzrMknEH8lsn8eJOop4ugBECGP0uNOEBE4SnrPcrsc/s2592/PXL_20230924_082601756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUGj_pmDu6MZNsMAYrAakEUKWuicbdRGX7R7L7qSVEpjWXCD9nx2ArJjoFwsTobCgKnpCt1CPYQshG0dotks6EyaBAWQ_6mPGsqRNF0rBwIP9KUJ9AYZqmKBlkUZdr-V3aBG19TrlbfC9ii02eMIzrMknEH8lsn8eJOop4ugBECGP0uNOEBE4SnrPcrsc/w480-h640/PXL_20230924_082601756.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Just a little off-center on the wallet card photo with this Naxos landmark known as Apollo Temple's entrance (Portara).<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZd8X9zgQOpXEaBWIeFMJhDkqL7OJ90Qm3ULaynAPXZdantN85qy-U5xvkR-Lea8pQdzqjKv2hyphenhyphenyEIZRbu_rg_Pn45HfzkItD-XL1mXeBpkAMYgir8Wc99KJ_4Ei4zxNd4QXAEWx7cTJCqYSwhty7L71moPsb789rLnAS4lBGWdiIvNUiWpeZkOR17-J7/s2176/PXL_20230924_093319706~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="1490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZd8X9zgQOpXEaBWIeFMJhDkqL7OJ90Qm3ULaynAPXZdantN85qy-U5xvkR-Lea8pQdzqjKv2hyphenhyphenyEIZRbu_rg_Pn45HfzkItD-XL1mXeBpkAMYgir8Wc99KJ_4Ei4zxNd4QXAEWx7cTJCqYSwhty7L71moPsb789rLnAS4lBGWdiIvNUiWpeZkOR17-J7/w438-h640/PXL_20230924_093319706~2.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course I gotta do the traditional dipping-of-the-wallet-card in any body of water I encounter in my travels. Aegean Sea here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36d4DJyXbvWQirHiMNX-hp_8vCZFuj_-9jBZ0OBik_blBmChdhBWtoBaCi0kKU4dWvJqRqMP74ML8n69ZM9c_bCQSyTYPYAkeEVr2wrMB0G3tlVZYfUInzWo7m7P1V9Bvkq4aAXU-7_CwPEQp_MnYj1Aq-XjIkpaLVUYxl-hxO4hDfDZs4VwxIgRyusBn/s855/PXL_20230925_162359292~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="855" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36d4DJyXbvWQirHiMNX-hp_8vCZFuj_-9jBZ0OBik_blBmChdhBWtoBaCi0kKU4dWvJqRqMP74ML8n69ZM9c_bCQSyTYPYAkeEVr2wrMB0G3tlVZYfUInzWo7m7P1V9Bvkq4aAXU-7_CwPEQp_MnYj1Aq-XjIkpaLVUYxl-hxO4hDfDZs4VwxIgRyusBn/w400-h305/PXL_20230925_162359292~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After that we took another ferry over to Santorini, another Greek island.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith3quAqhWBXVM8yDjYWRhIQkUEqDPUmjoIwEM4jJimKWM6fyKTD7-8DSofccdQ6Q5S3D-i-0UD0gkhzlczqYNmgFvS9sfnxHWnAx1pGuRSV81BDsNckjIEJkGhQSDH2eW1Tl1stEKaWTCfKiLeGRPaZx1CnCRjoErJJMRRZmAmALy5m0byy8bp7CNpgOJ/s2592/PXL_20230926_193815275.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith3quAqhWBXVM8yDjYWRhIQkUEqDPUmjoIwEM4jJimKWM6fyKTD7-8DSofccdQ6Q5S3D-i-0UD0gkhzlczqYNmgFvS9sfnxHWnAx1pGuRSV81BDsNckjIEJkGhQSDH2eW1Tl1stEKaWTCfKiLeGRPaZx1CnCRjoErJJMRRZmAmALy5m0byy8bp7CNpgOJ/w480-h640/PXL_20230926_193815275.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Our place in Santorini had a personal hot tub in the back balcony. That was pretty swanky. Wallet card Tony didn't get dipped, but makes an appearance nonetheless.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD8O72prLt6xbHHKNH85cncDjzOlqmfA4ejAvO4BaMkJKe0WOnE6m-zeMlQIAcnm_tMM9cLsVSmxIUT8YD_5007Co3NKnWUzknS8ZvIjkIQAt0_G6oY5PwaRz8ur9IhG8HmhEeP_yG5ezwso8L_rG07JId9WVJcqAqaJMbj9YNlr54wAUDvih_PYvNEIt/s2592/PXL_20230926_193533401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD8O72prLt6xbHHKNH85cncDjzOlqmfA4ejAvO4BaMkJKe0WOnE6m-zeMlQIAcnm_tMM9cLsVSmxIUT8YD_5007Co3NKnWUzknS8ZvIjkIQAt0_G6oY5PwaRz8ur9IhG8HmhEeP_yG5ezwso8L_rG07JId9WVJcqAqaJMbj9YNlr54wAUDvih_PYvNEIt/w640-h480/PXL_20230926_193533401.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Perhaps my favorite moment of the trip, I was just getting out after a soak, looking up at the skyline of illuminated church towers when all of a sudden everything flickered and went dark. Cool, surreal moment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpe-E5iQI7VMrRUkJ_CnKFRcFcnrXIPVpHpmO3pPgKKE9rHFeuLP-nEpzD-h8IU2Y0cUd2ENQmXeQA37mDJxamL2Y-skn2E8C7kH0jTNYK7Ecgkbr6nGREleUUDubeAbUfvnrLWQjO6GM6JPw5AMnZfitL_p62Zv9CKf4SZHHbo-D-aJn0DcYzkEv48pB/s2592/PXL_20230925_175429118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpe-E5iQI7VMrRUkJ_CnKFRcFcnrXIPVpHpmO3pPgKKE9rHFeuLP-nEpzD-h8IU2Y0cUd2ENQmXeQA37mDJxamL2Y-skn2E8C7kH0jTNYK7Ecgkbr6nGREleUUDubeAbUfvnrLWQjO6GM6JPw5AMnZfitL_p62Zv9CKf4SZHHbo-D-aJn0DcYzkEv48pB/w640-h480/PXL_20230925_175429118.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The power came back on after an hour or so. We had some downloaded Simpsons episodes on a iPad to help wait out the outage. Then later in the wee hours of the morning, my bad luck with neighbors disrupting peaceful sleep continued yet again, when the occupants of the room next door cranked up loud music for a while. groan.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7k4uT5ALdXk4SfgNrPMui7cTqR4tDhBDe3ZGZwPr4PWJ45O-hbyoBnFBvhhRHcvV6Zf8ygZ0eliGDn3MzcNLA69pX_S6fkJMavOpppW3Y7vgCbukeKPJMY1ZgNJzh6IuKO2d57cLHEAVDO6RgV_ii6yMoLjbcSxORwQkuoFPdExMkykbgW-rjJ22Lkar/s2592/PXL_20230927_100750196.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7k4uT5ALdXk4SfgNrPMui7cTqR4tDhBDe3ZGZwPr4PWJ45O-hbyoBnFBvhhRHcvV6Zf8ygZ0eliGDn3MzcNLA69pX_S6fkJMavOpppW3Y7vgCbukeKPJMY1ZgNJzh6IuKO2d57cLHEAVDO6RgV_ii6yMoLjbcSxORwQkuoFPdExMkykbgW-rjJ22Lkar/s320/PXL_20230927_100750196.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>My wife is more of the food photographer, occasionally snapping pics before we'd dig in, but the one food I photographed was this calzone I got for lunch one day. I'll keep fond memories in my heart for years to come of "the terrific calzoné I had back in the old country." Sure, that might be more of an Italian thing, but whatever. Had some nice baklava, too, and a little ouzo. Did I mention the winery tour in Santorini? That was a lot of fun. Chatted with some fellow American couples there via cruise. They had to rush back to the ship after the last stop, but lucky for us, our hotel was a 5 minute walk up the road so we were able to hang back and take our time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jRwTZ7NOsdd3okrc-OAZBvAHl8MJXXvOb0PItxNG32SGE9C2fDO_w1DXWq8hy43Z_c8noFT8gqELhIIDaRwUsGr5ysfaUbfEa3On6JibP0mS_jNotheukKmqbb7GXuh8OdcjMBDPu58OmPj0iatA3SSkY1ZQf8A42JQ1bnlkhN-6xMlh-K4jFQ-kWRCl/s2592/PXL_20230927_111847825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jRwTZ7NOsdd3okrc-OAZBvAHl8MJXXvOb0PItxNG32SGE9C2fDO_w1DXWq8hy43Z_c8noFT8gqELhIIDaRwUsGr5ysfaUbfEa3On6JibP0mS_jNotheukKmqbb7GXuh8OdcjMBDPu58OmPj0iatA3SSkY1ZQf8A42JQ1bnlkhN-6xMlh-K4jFQ-kWRCl/w480-h640/PXL_20230927_111847825.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Here's one last beach pic from when we were killing time on our last day in Santorini before a short flight back to Athens where we spent one last night in Greece in a weird airbnb type place (I was expecting a standard hotel room, but it was more like somebody's house who wasn't there) that only had one little trash can (in the bathroom)-- Oh yeah, one crazy thing about Greece is the plumbing isn't great so people don't flush their TP but rather throw it away. God bless the U.S.A!<br /><p>Then the next morning we took a crazy taxi ride to the airport-- and btw, I'm really glad we didn't end up renting a car because the roads are often insane. Big old flight back to DC then a short layover and a big flight back to Portland. That must have literally been the longest day of my life, packing several hours onto the standard 24.</p><p>Now I've been home over a week and finally back to a decent sleep schedule. Honestly I'm fine not traveling again for the rest of my life other than the occasional trip to Hawaii (and we'll probably hit Canada at some point since I've got a passport now and it's not too far), but maybe my wife'll be able to talk me into another overseas vacation one of these years.</p><p>- - --o</p><p>Now let's squeeze in some incoming cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSu8scHmQsBKoTjsXkzChHN0CHpd12Oe3nu96uVb3xGUQ8Iu_t_VQpM91S4zytCZWFU1b_wK7-WIyJ-GNdeJypNgKPUB2lS5izQuhgmG5ve6QmtcI7hX6xxnMYED618Nd9gY1BdHSb8YuEJJ57E2YfKbG8kKlMj2OwXhZn6Tfe0OslKPqKnFhtNOAYebp/s1739/a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1739" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSu8scHmQsBKoTjsXkzChHN0CHpd12Oe3nu96uVb3xGUQ8Iu_t_VQpM91S4zytCZWFU1b_wK7-WIyJ-GNdeJypNgKPUB2lS5izQuhgmG5ve6QmtcI7hX6xxnMYED618Nd9gY1BdHSb8YuEJJ57E2YfKbG8kKlMj2OwXhZn6Tfe0OslKPqKnFhtNOAYebp/w640-h434/a1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got a nice PWE from gcrl shortly before my trip that I wasn't able to mention yet. Here we've got some vintage set needs for me plus a pink mini Ryan Helsley RC which is of interest to me because...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdjwyd1xtetstH2TWpl3IsNGQVrwE4qVQPb3kEjQ1cYFbiEgunMzreQPxhrj1jQDS8-4m_gDgiRHev-jO9wZvQSdgjVi5V0FLtmQQm5wtygs_RnrhAO61QKK3FhyphenhyphenU3W9cP-M5N6nd1582ZT5LGbTF0zLuQcJP1uZLiOJxcud94yVFhwM8VLpyHFhTQKr2/s2592/PXL_20230914_215204716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdjwyd1xtetstH2TWpl3IsNGQVrwE4qVQPb3kEjQ1cYFbiEgunMzreQPxhrj1jQDS8-4m_gDgiRHev-jO9wZvQSdgjVi5V0FLtmQQm5wtygs_RnrhAO61QKK3FhyphenhyphenU3W9cP-M5N6nd1582ZT5LGbTF0zLuQcJP1uZLiOJxcud94yVFhwM8VLpyHFhTQKr2/w640-h480/PXL_20230914_215204716.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>it's a Christmas Card!<br /><p>Great stuff.. thank you, my friend! I hope my return was sufficient. (I really need to build up my trade fodder).</p><p>- - - --o</p><p>When I came home, I didn't have too much of a "mailhold mailday" bonanza to dive into, but I think I received a couple small eBay pickups and one box from Best Bubble Bob which was pretty neat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYj7y0PUqpYjM3oJ5yQsKi62j9dK9Em-KcrZBRDP-R5AV-iWBkMv0r1twe3F5C4C7I46gzOBNoXvRcMjRyBeZGsDkrheFQ6jkdSevtbwMBDN0pMy7wYAqgsekW-i65EA3UTAgxQKYqJ93iQ-eeSKChgfqhr_QN9lJHJIKaTvS0xs8U2l0iWcerP-pRmjp/s1396/PXL_20231009_192754607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1259" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYj7y0PUqpYjM3oJ5yQsKi62j9dK9Em-KcrZBRDP-R5AV-iWBkMv0r1twe3F5C4C7I46gzOBNoXvRcMjRyBeZGsDkrheFQ6jkdSevtbwMBDN0pMy7wYAqgsekW-i65EA3UTAgxQKYqJ93iQ-eeSKChgfqhr_QN9lJHJIKaTvS0xs8U2l0iWcerP-pRmjp/w578-h640/PXL_20231009_192754607.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to this lot of 1992 Leaf Black Gold, I've passed 75% complete with my parallel setbuild. I've never been much of a binder guy, but I might have to page up the set eventually. Damn near every card is a work of art in that black and gold frame.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzjj7BTAlkYYdPGlos6dTvn3u5gJP5rO1NHBNrGQybe2ShzX7hLJsUebEPyRwypCw-p7oXrt5vBJdT0UE9lCIbc-1C_vVVFSzwxj2poQyLfY6_ytJFWRShvM_jCeHTBviH-2nIwpL2KZawHoOEQ6t-TwKrDzGyeMGxnNL8LhRo4WuWCc11uLqRD-tMfe9/s1719/PXL_20231009_192923706.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="1719" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzjj7BTAlkYYdPGlos6dTvn3u5gJP5rO1NHBNrGQybe2ShzX7hLJsUebEPyRwypCw-p7oXrt5vBJdT0UE9lCIbc-1C_vVVFSzwxj2poQyLfY6_ytJFWRShvM_jCeHTBviH-2nIwpL2KZawHoOEQ6t-TwKrDzGyeMGxnNL8LhRo4WuWCc11uLqRD-tMfe9/w640-h568/PXL_20231009_192923706.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Bob knows the Four G's to my heart/collection-- Gwynns, girls, glow-in-the-darks, and Gavins.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKUiLOSzislGApI1qlm3fVUkbkwHOIgGPdtylWGpgs15E_aAsgLUD3WvhlmtW3qVxCcKndMDY_Ot9XHRbINYUC7l2nxsRPKmDVrnBwKgFyhMV-YcvOtJgZ3hAg0xxrOx2lZ5P4bekbF9qeebYNSDwet2nko-vsWQfPzROMhK8BmoBsajCaOOphNKFylqC/s1680/PXL_20231009_193103736.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1680" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKUiLOSzislGApI1qlm3fVUkbkwHOIgGPdtylWGpgs15E_aAsgLUD3WvhlmtW3qVxCcKndMDY_Ot9XHRbINYUC7l2nxsRPKmDVrnBwKgFyhMV-YcvOtJgZ3hAg0xxrOx2lZ5P4bekbF9qeebYNSDwet2nko-vsWQfPzROMhK8BmoBsajCaOOphNKFylqC/w400-h296/PXL_20231009_193103736.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Even a miscut Pee-Wee card. I've ripped a lot of this 1988 set and can't recall seeing one so off center, making it a great addition to my "super OCD master set" of this product where any excuse to consider a card "unique" works.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAigqQEa_LQYUEIXMGE_mHnQdqBkz-Ync1_hHhhssECtBqAbBpGXADiVHcM3NL4mEyeqiuHdlJv9n2Insb-_upivHd1mNjQ-frBI1zK2dU9Aa1ede4hZyqBOSJF0P9bNqlDIuglwsJVkz-VyZtqy6qQmSnq6czIgSbT9nE_5kLcLN3yxfDC-2kmnnDuyml/s2204/PXL_20231009_193131568.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="2204" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAigqQEa_LQYUEIXMGE_mHnQdqBkz-Ync1_hHhhssECtBqAbBpGXADiVHcM3NL4mEyeqiuHdlJv9n2Insb-_upivHd1mNjQ-frBI1zK2dU9Aa1ede4hZyqBOSJF0P9bNqlDIuglwsJVkz-VyZtqy6qQmSnq6czIgSbT9nE_5kLcLN3yxfDC-2kmnnDuyml/w640-h484/PXL_20231009_193131568.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Uncut magazine cards! Lots of good ones here. Tempted to cut this into separate cards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTe91VbEZ7pgn91b35y2f_-7Dj-3WBlJ-Vqw7U0eYrwXIB1byBD2zQZjY0NGvj9uEhXHlCZiTVJ8Se79KyspO35yLyJN4W7nYsRX-b3cb8KM111S6xYfxcuVZmOmjcYO80-Z5W_BBNEu2hXCXjQA3XuYXEIYlri398vP7tYgaIDmHIv9CKwbWbZzt0psU/s1391/PXL_20231009_193211674.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1391" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTe91VbEZ7pgn91b35y2f_-7Dj-3WBlJ-Vqw7U0eYrwXIB1byBD2zQZjY0NGvj9uEhXHlCZiTVJ8Se79KyspO35yLyJN4W7nYsRX-b3cb8KM111S6xYfxcuVZmOmjcYO80-Z5W_BBNEu2hXCXjQA3XuYXEIYlri398vP7tYgaIDmHIv9CKwbWbZzt0psU/w640-h420/PXL_20231009_193211674.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, a sealed San Diego Chicken board game from the early 80s. That'll kick my little PC of the legendary mascot up a notch!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhdJvBNlEkcP1DZb3Z2YfFen4jnbZ2T-WBSo84gDPJFD3QiLn2aG0zRu6AWnt8jCjrZ5Po3NtHay-L2vHUM6tlMQ3_pqenCC0LIqvAnkc1EISKOUJgao4e3W5hMxnm5wrQcWkA55yqzaCfy2BcnhBwSbSnSxTmYIeCDtOlaIzfq1K6OTBp9NW4HVUe2rn/s1380/original_68256332-cdda-4240-91d4-8c4ae6c04fb0_PXL_20231009_193241213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhdJvBNlEkcP1DZb3Z2YfFen4jnbZ2T-WBSo84gDPJFD3QiLn2aG0zRu6AWnt8jCjrZ5Po3NtHay-L2vHUM6tlMQ3_pqenCC0LIqvAnkc1EISKOUJgao4e3W5hMxnm5wrQcWkA55yqzaCfy2BcnhBwSbSnSxTmYIeCDtOlaIzfq1K6OTBp9NW4HVUe2rn/w476-h640/original_68256332-cdda-4240-91d4-8c4ae6c04fb0_PXL_20231009_193241213.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If I had kids (or if there were cards in it), I'd be tempted to open it up and give it a go, but as it stands I'll plan to leave it in "collectable" condition.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRk8FygrCqs4uVrTH5JiNYPlrKJNCQBoGm5Zin0GB8JeRl32hpCFYA23qGwITkrUilaKeUQcYmC9KJd5c9bjktX0XPlH4k4yRqUD__Vwi5cjEyWlBp01BjJv4lLH8q7mUwqgqanLiCma0MmIerNIv6OwCuyDjDjNlQhRIrGfbnVxOXPcRCefEJfgpyVgrT/s300/a1.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="300" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRk8FygrCqs4uVrTH5JiNYPlrKJNCQBoGm5Zin0GB8JeRl32hpCFYA23qGwITkrUilaKeUQcYmC9KJd5c9bjktX0XPlH4k4yRqUD__Vwi5cjEyWlBp01BjJv4lLH8q7mUwqgqanLiCma0MmIerNIv6OwCuyDjDjNlQhRIrGfbnVxOXPcRCefEJfgpyVgrT/s1600/a1.webp" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">pic from eBay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The star of the game are the little rubber chickens, which I had to find a picture of for curiosity's sake.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Thank you, Bob! I was already in your debt and now I'll <i>really</i> need to work up a respectable return soon.<br /><p><br />That'll wrap up this long post. Thanks for reading!</p></div></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-85041376981036193712023-09-15T15:15:00.001-07:002023-09-15T15:15:19.256-07:00Adam Jones PC highlights<p>Adam Jones is officially retiring today so I wanted to give him a quick blog spotlight. Exciting player, good person, plus he's a fellow San Diego kid, so he's easy for me to root for . At some point a few years ago I started snagging cheap/cool cards of his here and there, building a decent little PC. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5FejQvvh9ePUm4-PaWkqEhiUUVKsj0VwFWLcVA-fT9Al09HAnpCKngkaaxxrTVeQnTqHOps6pbNs_EXh0-g6WGHxJA2_qtZcKdAFN6-tz41QtFnPqJ8S6yEPlepw4ue-I3AH6v5ZMRnD9uyp4TZVl62GJDm7YR1MSdwSZlvjkpBHDUwR67rFIPgyzmyH/s1572/PXL_20230915_204300093~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="1161" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5FejQvvh9ePUm4-PaWkqEhiUUVKsj0VwFWLcVA-fT9Al09HAnpCKngkaaxxrTVeQnTqHOps6pbNs_EXh0-g6WGHxJA2_qtZcKdAFN6-tz41QtFnPqJ8S6yEPlepw4ue-I3AH6v5ZMRnD9uyp4TZVl62GJDm7YR1MSdwSZlvjkpBHDUwR67rFIPgyzmyH/w472-h640/PXL_20230915_204300093~2.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A couple low-numbered autos to kick things off.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAyQH9bTbGWui9Aa7W5U4E3sihu4RzJnxbBKHu9OGOoJBoeqKOyvsY92sCp5_hlNAwYflsRzwSxn6DvG3pHWnllTLgEb8xCJ-Dacyiel-DvMmi6GHKiphURlFye4DW_-c33HOwiNFGmt5VkGgq9Su0d2a6YqnRGFgUNV-H9bWUjk3TKJbGV64_-7xSCgV/s1743/PXL_20230915_204520694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="1743" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAyQH9bTbGWui9Aa7W5U4E3sihu4RzJnxbBKHu9OGOoJBoeqKOyvsY92sCp5_hlNAwYflsRzwSxn6DvG3pHWnllTLgEb8xCJ-Dacyiel-DvMmi6GHKiphURlFye4DW_-c33HOwiNFGmt5VkGgq9Su0d2a6YqnRGFgUNV-H9bWUjk3TKJbGV64_-7xSCgV/w640-h554/PXL_20230915_204520694.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Some relics. Bat chips and grey swatches, but hey, differing texture with each pair, at least.</div><div><br /></div><div>No trifecta for me this time, btw, as I don't have any Adam Jones rookies. In fact, I think I only have Orioles cards of him, so I should probably try to score some additions documenting his career outside of Baltimore.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYMduzYtyJcK4NiF57E7TuZe6Umiui3cuZCYPOc4J6PbkkQlcQ86G_y9vxCJBLWzJsEwjew5snM0Sop0iX_6uX-r6dTbsFMrWZoKPYfqPPlj5n9nh63Qrh_ODkAs-fPSQC--S2psn3vDYwm-2OCs_n8I18xkLDPpMF0Ej6aTNOvNy8HGrpy-_GTktzmtJ/s1535/PXL_20230915_204615231.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1126" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYMduzYtyJcK4NiF57E7TuZe6Umiui3cuZCYPOc4J6PbkkQlcQ86G_y9vxCJBLWzJsEwjew5snM0Sop0iX_6uX-r6dTbsFMrWZoKPYfqPPlj5n9nh63Qrh_ODkAs-fPSQC--S2psn3vDYwm-2OCs_n8I18xkLDPpMF0Ej6aTNOvNy8HGrpy-_GTktzmtJ/w470-h640/PXL_20230915_204615231.MP~2.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fun photo on his 2018 card, shown here in four varieties.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZkX_0CfUxoONsn5dvyIJiTxWG884y5XvNxxbZXEp4ZQCDMyMTmErg7yeSkjmlLjRLP9XUVuFhkQjq9ojbPHTLoe3ZcALtT0E0knHQcRDS9fTk57iY2DcD5DiPl0-Tskl3_FrQ0dKDMGoZStMz2mLYohedTs6TQmOCnRT18v3GC_dYcI6TvN12U70KQzz/s1502/PXL_20230915_204731804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="1502" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZkX_0CfUxoONsn5dvyIJiTxWG884y5XvNxxbZXEp4ZQCDMyMTmErg7yeSkjmlLjRLP9XUVuFhkQjq9ojbPHTLoe3ZcALtT0E0knHQcRDS9fTk57iY2DcD5DiPl0-Tskl3_FrQ0dKDMGoZStMz2mLYohedTs6TQmOCnRT18v3GC_dYcI6TvN12U70KQzz/w640-h482/PXL_20230915_204731804.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A few more shiny highlights from the PC.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oNq1SqMobGWTQM3TN5ioz27ux5lu4hM9eGfqz46NOnVb2GR58JqnZoY62-W8N88wX6HJeTs9KO-CTAtx9Lj1Yc2ip9tg4LmchBctM09cLIfeiyXFySmqMcsmb9tMZtAherBwZxJxZhISmeMAL1xD9W3tFSwM06cf4R5Q_p_fbijRWaFHmeSa0AsxlzxH/s1508/PXL_20230915_204832565~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="1501" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oNq1SqMobGWTQM3TN5ioz27ux5lu4hM9eGfqz46NOnVb2GR58JqnZoY62-W8N88wX6HJeTs9KO-CTAtx9Lj1Yc2ip9tg4LmchBctM09cLIfeiyXFySmqMcsmb9tMZtAherBwZxJxZhISmeMAL1xD9W3tFSwM06cf4R5Q_p_fbijRWaFHmeSa0AsxlzxH/w399-h400/PXL_20230915_204832565~2.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Someday I should try for a cycle/rainbow of those Pinnacle clear vision cards. </div><div>Topps Chipz would have been a much better product if the parallels weren't so tough. </div><div>The DK mini only makes the post because it's a Christmas Card.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhddTvYzGxwiYHEK4SuHdFrzWoysbG9BnAMPJ5NHBPouMArPC2fszQoKiEK65RRbFhpYDdUZaad1b9DzhqrFmpAuHUtB3kdkTAxu590ZrBZFa-iGqBytVwMSIsHPJx8YxQvS0dOEtE1vO-AYgKaqd7tRcPY7lce-t7RPsvJEJZtuulCK_hot4-DORhhQuV/s1927/PXL_20230915_204856332~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="1927" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhddTvYzGxwiYHEK4SuHdFrzWoysbG9BnAMPJ5NHBPouMArPC2fszQoKiEK65RRbFhpYDdUZaad1b9DzhqrFmpAuHUtB3kdkTAxu590ZrBZFa-iGqBytVwMSIsHPJx8YxQvS0dOEtE1vO-AYgKaqd7tRcPY7lce-t7RPsvJEJZtuulCK_hot4-DORhhQuV/w400-h261/PXL_20230915_204856332~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I checked the Chip in the dark, and I don't think it's a glow-in-the-dark red parallel, sadly, just a regular red parallel (which are still pretty tough).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsakaymPJ75OB47v3REnhkn8VodJfVJxnvNnBP9kCLbn7HCEZJGfvT_9Z8QQrvZydbn37K2iTNWAiHJLwo51QspKgul4HQ_sgia_OLaupV88UetZQUF1T7hFhuEv3wLv4-2VRak7SyZE55nHm_LIXGhRhE2S7R0srqoAsH4B8Whec2u389DZlY60RQnR2/s1536/PXL_20230915_205803592~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1536" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsakaymPJ75OB47v3REnhkn8VodJfVJxnvNnBP9kCLbn7HCEZJGfvT_9Z8QQrvZydbn37K2iTNWAiHJLwo51QspKgul4HQ_sgia_OLaupV88UetZQUF1T7hFhuEv3wLv4-2VRak7SyZE55nHm_LIXGhRhE2S7R0srqoAsH4B8Whec2u389DZlY60RQnR2/w400-h303/PXL_20230915_205803592~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally, I'm pretty sure this was the very first custom overlay I ever made, spicing up a boring 2012 SP Signature Edition autograph I snagged for a couple bucks <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2015/10/playing-dress-up-with-my-cards-auto.html">back in 2015</a>. I've made a bunch of other overlays since, but this is still up there among my favorites.<div><br /></div><div>That'll do it for this post. Wishing Adam all the best in his next chapter!</div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-75081009777442919802023-09-10T15:30:00.000-07:002023-09-10T15:30:57.235-07:00Vottograph<p>Quick post to show off this Joey Votto auto I scored the other day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWooP31UYLBhkRdHz0jDD1oqRdM9zFrciVyKIXFrhNeVu4aPxjUtbu6PR8JX-mSlYnlZaJVy2gY6qqWjb0llLy7--gbEFnsfJcmdXEaA53Wq8fkx5nmDTX0AZG-f-LtrwxcghSK7pocPhbPyMc_HSe4Ay3MCVib-GC4auXQe3JFszWph52oTI5-eKkaGZ/s2007/PXL_20230910_215806069.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="1867" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWooP31UYLBhkRdHz0jDD1oqRdM9zFrciVyKIXFrhNeVu4aPxjUtbu6PR8JX-mSlYnlZaJVy2gY6qqWjb0llLy7--gbEFnsfJcmdXEaA53Wq8fkx5nmDTX0AZG-f-LtrwxcghSK7pocPhbPyMc_HSe4Ay3MCVib-GC4auXQe3JFszWph52oTI5-eKkaGZ/w596-h640/PXL_20230910_215806069.MP~2.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><p>I think it took over a year, but I eventually found a "Christmas (on)Card (auto)" in the price range I was looking for. Now my Joey Votto PC is in a place of "good enough" for my mind, which is always a happy feeling. With some rookies and relics already acquired, the all-important "trifecta" has been achieved.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEg7qM3pZcNOKQUHQS5eoCP7X3oiQM2NxK3QKAkPUr9VQy2rpGAS4yU8PzB3NInXubAPpw7EaT25CgM29xPyLsUx1ltoA1DXO1WYizXtd2NAidUeXy8CctcjX4rnhyU4YCIlO59avBEPpH8GL9KuUrQj1uFG9Y1z78KmXqu9iNNUrOjJCniLcQbW_Md2G/s2023/PXL_20230910_215944424~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="1683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEg7qM3pZcNOKQUHQS5eoCP7X3oiQM2NxK3QKAkPUr9VQy2rpGAS4yU8PzB3NInXubAPpw7EaT25CgM29xPyLsUx1ltoA1DXO1WYizXtd2NAidUeXy8CctcjX4rnhyU4YCIlO59avBEPpH8GL9KuUrQj1uFG9Y1z78KmXqu9iNNUrOjJCniLcQbW_Md2G/w532-h640/PXL_20230910_215944424~2.jpg" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Trifecta Pyramid! lol</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>And it's his 40th birthday today! He celebrated in style with a home run fresh of the IL. Great dude and fun ballplayer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7grg-uPHhSp-VtUl0HsPCgQBX4jbJ1wcvDuB-a9hHkI0R1bwf1dCYrcC3MEwntePdRccO-kmfgKXGxK54sUgS0gBRIuGk6FmHot8EoNq_K6uvS_9MvIuBp-Hqv9aoNkzFa_CyUDhXZRHWebv8lgpnp2MQ4SIX5w0CjkAc2MHDxo5mPeFGiV_FpO4aVhx/s1775/PXL_20230910_221611933~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="1347" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7grg-uPHhSp-VtUl0HsPCgQBX4jbJ1wcvDuB-a9hHkI0R1bwf1dCYrcC3MEwntePdRccO-kmfgKXGxK54sUgS0gBRIuGk6FmHot8EoNq_K6uvS_9MvIuBp-Hqv9aoNkzFa_CyUDhXZRHWebv8lgpnp2MQ4SIX5w0CjkAc2MHDxo5mPeFGiV_FpO4aVhx/w304-h400/PXL_20230910_221611933~2.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's a partial rainbow of his 2015 Bowman's Best card, just to squeeze a little more refraction into the post.<br /><p>Thanks for reading and have a great week. </p><p>I'll throw in a couple cute Ruby pics from the other day, as I think Mr. Votto would want it that way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_Oc5l2sIadWmDgO7-m-gnqTryK5kpNz-2a7RS3kdrmpS67dGDegxPs3wfugG-w-9hcBcXWbZuzsBi5mtdVC6AiORurg4O6cXF1HEmRnLuhrzd-cofKD6jKNuNpCM7OFqMTC8zYwF1wmpiRb88MTxDNmLhppMZsBoOu5CMErSFOf_jX-OyTEUhAqqh2vv/s719/a1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="719" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_Oc5l2sIadWmDgO7-m-gnqTryK5kpNz-2a7RS3kdrmpS67dGDegxPs3wfugG-w-9hcBcXWbZuzsBi5mtdVC6AiORurg4O6cXF1HEmRnLuhrzd-cofKD6jKNuNpCM7OFqMTC8zYwF1wmpiRb88MTxDNmLhppMZsBoOu5CMErSFOf_jX-OyTEUhAqqh2vv/w640-h550/a1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WTiSol6NuUTWwQhz984XrtQLr0PNFYVdUdnxiM0dowRyE34fYLzgkciPt8sgyJLJWRpU-V12585SsVmqwwxArvGnHaqFlm53t9lDoEH_EcXWl1lIVixIc8PR8tEHMeirusvJ6rmkZIC76ZsnuKwcSE0Zl3mEBnGJ1sS-BuhYH-yIeWd-Ko5mtjBbf9q8/s1306/a2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1306" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WTiSol6NuUTWwQhz984XrtQLr0PNFYVdUdnxiM0dowRyE34fYLzgkciPt8sgyJLJWRpU-V12585SsVmqwwxArvGnHaqFlm53t9lDoEH_EcXWl1lIVixIc8PR8tEHMeirusvJ6rmkZIC76ZsnuKwcSE0Zl3mEBnGJ1sS-BuhYH-yIeWd-Ko5mtjBbf9q8/w640-h440/a2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-27262737577558143382023-08-30T11:47:00.001-07:002023-08-30T11:47:26.391-07:00Not letting my ARMS atrophy (Archives Reserve Master Set additions)<div>It's not a great time for fans of modern baseball. Oakland is getting their team snatched away. Wander has a wandering eye for little girls. Ohtani looks to be in for a second Tommy John surgery. Mike Trout still can't stay healthy anymore. Advertising on jerseys. Tinkering with the rules. And then looking at the current card manufacturer landscape, one giant company is taking control of <i>everything</i>, aiming to get more out of customers while giving them less, focusing in on high-rolling investors/breakers without thinking much about the majority of collectors.</div><div><br /></div><div>But thankfully this hobby has been around a long time and you can spend every second of your time and money on old cards and still not scratch the surface.</div><div><br /></div>With that intro rant out of the way, I'm still trying to get every single Archives Reserve card that Topps put out back in the early days of the millennium. I guess I'm just a sucker for refractor reprints of vintage cards. With zero parallels or numbered cards released, an <i>Archives Reserve Master Set</i> is not out of the realm of possibility. All I have left now are hits. I still have several big name autographs on my wantlist, and whether I truly ever get close to finishing this ARMS race might depend on how dramatically the sports card bubble bursts in the next few years.<div><br /></div><div>But even if the "inner circle" guys are too pricey for me to target at the moment, I've been going after the lower-hanging fruit, hunting for "less than a blaster" autos I still need. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ready to check out some shiny hits in classic Topps designs?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD87X9GJjjGoiXhzi2rngGUENbLblb3stP9l9lOSLmg6hApbybRWFwJLK-8iVdzvsi-kKxoM02kYyQOLvROHDTYqGgUIbOR6l3IhBs22L4VHCg1Q_uLNLjvsGtInfqX8pHmovcVchGYXgJA2PViGgz3g_ObqKQoJeRRN9LM_ud4L0kP3Vf50S0G79oB3so/s1411/PXL_20230814_191814729~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1103" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD87X9GJjjGoiXhzi2rngGUENbLblb3stP9l9lOSLmg6hApbybRWFwJLK-8iVdzvsi-kKxoM02kYyQOLvROHDTYqGgUIbOR6l3IhBs22L4VHCg1Q_uLNLjvsGtInfqX8pHmovcVchGYXgJA2PViGgz3g_ObqKQoJeRRN9LM_ud4L0kP3Vf50S0G79oB3so/w500-h640/PXL_20230814_191814729~2.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Gaylord Perry is the only card in this post that cost more than the old school definition of "price of a blaster" (but works under the current definition), so I'll give him top billing. I remember when I first returned to the hobby as an adult, I decided Perry would be a top PC guy of mine (former Padres great in the HOF; played a long time, lots of cards out there; and pretty much a "household name" yet not much collector competition, relatively speaking). He hasn't exactly remained a primary focus for me since, but I've got a solid PC and he reminds me of those early days getting back into collecting.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQ6LtZSoEpFVp-dt_56yq2pWrZQJHNiuinzBFGtkepMeTQHapqwGOXlCPpMMEXr8KjnryVxvUFVKhAQ-G3bCITWjhaWhPvFiObXuU-HfBlOL5eyrjGFVKtYh5vuVW_KKVKpyOl-Xhwev-OP_9pEwT6DybZt4DBEY0bJkW1BepDmEJowmV9vo071j8zeAI/s1472/PXL_20230814_191827531~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1472" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQ6LtZSoEpFVp-dt_56yq2pWrZQJHNiuinzBFGtkepMeTQHapqwGOXlCPpMMEXr8KjnryVxvUFVKhAQ-G3bCITWjhaWhPvFiObXuU-HfBlOL5eyrjGFVKtYh5vuVW_KKVKpyOl-Xhwev-OP_9pEwT6DybZt4DBEY0bJkW1BepDmEJowmV9vo071j8zeAI/w640-h482/PXL_20230814_191827531~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Happy to cross this 2002 auto off my Archives Reserve needs. The rest of the cards in this post are rookie reprints from 2001, but for '02 they picked the "best year" for each player as the card design to use, choosing '72 Topps for Perry. And they do the odd but thoughtful practice of adding 1972 stats on the back so you can get an idea why that year was big for him.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Wrrt01w9Q63maU0w94rKIER_qJFMzcTC1Q3zu1ellOfcl9hl2DF71BVGPpVh_nbG3zIyO_RaJ0lLANPYuA1px-uy6YjIxMD1_B5p23uxIASIM-5vWJBIpDVXiXkQ7MKNBJUhkkzORRMfEET2HtTyRsjxKt16l_xlLlWfNJSMU-rq38g9uEzsrNXgpIiZ/s1389/PXL_20230814_191903700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="1389" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Wrrt01w9Q63maU0w94rKIER_qJFMzcTC1Q3zu1ellOfcl9hl2DF71BVGPpVh_nbG3zIyO_RaJ0lLANPYuA1px-uy6YjIxMD1_B5p23uxIASIM-5vWJBIpDVXiXkQ7MKNBJUhkkzORRMfEET2HtTyRsjxKt16l_xlLlWfNJSMU-rq38g9uEzsrNXgpIiZ/w640-h466/PXL_20230814_191903700.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Don Larsen is another notable figure in baseball history whose autographed cards won't set you back too much. He's got a rookie card in '54 Bowman, but his first Topps card was '55.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi8krR-FhK6Qr68dBrWllINnID6S3ZFpSU2ItAUerVHq453FLRb1ddfQ5YVFWoVc9PRw7qUA-Nc94BDH6FNbaFYgVWHaos9PQeL3fmk6-tNrvf5OmnxATmmqz5U3Rmk58Qql-_7ix-qghie-BkMqxOfL8rLWQ1dtsiatZruV2w-mbhKVYKClCgnfZvmXE/s1300/PXL_20230814_191915748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1300" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi8krR-FhK6Qr68dBrWllINnID6S3ZFpSU2ItAUerVHq453FLRb1ddfQ5YVFWoVc9PRw7qUA-Nc94BDH6FNbaFYgVWHaos9PQeL3fmk6-tNrvf5OmnxATmmqz5U3Rmk58Qql-_7ix-qghie-BkMqxOfL8rLWQ1dtsiatZruV2w-mbhKVYKClCgnfZvmXE/w640-h448/PXL_20230814_191915748.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So weird to flip over a Don Larsen card and <i>not</i> read about his perfect game in the World Series. But you get a depiction of Satan, I guess?</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpqcaZ1sOm7aS8mS37R_Fv0cOZM8seMOGxU-DJ7BiIkBfH0wKOHQuIeWo6McFu2BswcE4aZSS8TOK0MHhg4m6aTVVbIcutV7Mxe4Zs0xVh5mMAkWGtXd97VnMIS8zZ1ziP_ZkAEgFiBOnWqRsLtCiQd499g8eIe__iQtr2utsF4PU1eO-U7vxYCmArN_n/s1362/PXL_20230814_192005011.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="969" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpqcaZ1sOm7aS8mS37R_Fv0cOZM8seMOGxU-DJ7BiIkBfH0wKOHQuIeWo6McFu2BswcE4aZSS8TOK0MHhg4m6aTVVbIcutV7Mxe4Zs0xVh5mMAkWGtXd97VnMIS8zZ1ziP_ZkAEgFiBOnWqRsLtCiQd499g8eIe__iQtr2utsF4PU1eO-U7vxYCmArN_n/w456-h640/PXL_20230814_192005011.MP.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Mickey Lolich put together a fine career highlighted by 3 complete game victories in the 1968 World Series and 25 wins in '71.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDU0zQmVoq3aUVGE0trM0EbhoUQhB0_6azEmMMB9c7IKRtcYdG1BEphX-HVSBMl3s_5ySgiCTNt5g9uacQtfS7Al4qnATCDCOWGNQnr0ZoPvXsk9cDT72RP7OkAn2PmqsEjI2dOnaBm80CYSH3GJL0vQN70_GzWjKNhH-HOvHkuoQChD8LlCvOdAXu04k4/s1543/PXL_20230814_192015310~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="1543" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDU0zQmVoq3aUVGE0trM0EbhoUQhB0_6azEmMMB9c7IKRtcYdG1BEphX-HVSBMl3s_5ySgiCTNt5g9uacQtfS7Al4qnATCDCOWGNQnr0ZoPvXsk9cDT72RP7OkAn2PmqsEjI2dOnaBm80CYSH3GJL0vQN70_GzWjKNhH-HOvHkuoQChD8LlCvOdAXu04k4/w640-h478/PXL_20230814_192015310~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I prefer 1964 Topps reprints that show you the cartoon rather than the blank space. Obviously Topps doesn't actually re-print old sheets from the dusty archives but rather their graphic designers put together recreations, and sometimes it's kinda dumb when they tell you to rub a nickel on your card.<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjv9a8xN627SHT8L1dzlnR4PSF4h8tdPG8lh-80wYOTyaajeoFgnKfvJTCBTyEEYne-2UCS8nfIJGizzgBxYzLUPESHP4yC-xzx_A1jMQ0bqYA9SEa_sZjWgprL12bluWd3TkkRWHXhxw_OB-701v4gi2yvqcCa09GdaSy10yToQ9aA-NtQiwtFIE8EXf5/s1048/PXL_20230814_192127681.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="777" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjv9a8xN627SHT8L1dzlnR4PSF4h8tdPG8lh-80wYOTyaajeoFgnKfvJTCBTyEEYne-2UCS8nfIJGizzgBxYzLUPESHP4yC-xzx_A1jMQ0bqYA9SEa_sZjWgprL12bluWd3TkkRWHXhxw_OB-701v4gi2yvqcCa09GdaSy10yToQ9aA-NtQiwtFIE8EXf5/w474-h640/PXL_20230814_192127681.MP~2.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Dick Groat was NL MVP in 1960, winning the batting title for the eventual champs. Picked up another ring with the Cardinals in '64.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AwCjYhAA8w0zW7j3xUxq_LrXQCGxYQnfV7flwBLfrEiyeukHl3hbSneCMhhppzNIechn3LAyhVjNv4HWA-rVAaXlm1obgvUPvDR_Iubzyn9aGHHkaie1pBvgw1EtDKNMQPqtLIQT4-jgV_JUe8AR_wrxdHghQA5ZKtBIGRMpw6RzrcqhEC644n5NF5Sw/s1477/PXL_20230814_192141187.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1477" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AwCjYhAA8w0zW7j3xUxq_LrXQCGxYQnfV7flwBLfrEiyeukHl3hbSneCMhhppzNIechn3LAyhVjNv4HWA-rVAaXlm1obgvUPvDR_Iubzyn9aGHHkaie1pBvgw1EtDKNMQPqtLIQT4-jgV_JUe8AR_wrxdHghQA5ZKtBIGRMpw6RzrcqhEC644n5NF5Sw/w640-h456/PXL_20230814_192141187.MP~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Groat was one of those guys who never played in the minors. There were some nice tributes to him after he passed away last April.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRbp9Ffb9QdddiUSFgEPJh-WkfZX3QNmqDG_garaCD_iYvauf01p5Qmx2bf6oWOKb8e_S05iAnSuB5uvU6BmRvdYe7i45irSpcrKdTsjFa3GcrqhYS6RvBPhPULiMOU9WSvGQia3q2Q0AFRCJhuYstqsMZjsXEQErhj0FMHvbTJNymwjqn5oOHtrDN8Kp/s1125/PXL_20230814_192235533~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="851" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRbp9Ffb9QdddiUSFgEPJh-WkfZX3QNmqDG_garaCD_iYvauf01p5Qmx2bf6oWOKb8e_S05iAnSuB5uvU6BmRvdYe7i45irSpcrKdTsjFa3GcrqhYS6RvBPhPULiMOU9WSvGQia3q2Q0AFRCJhuYstqsMZjsXEQErhj0FMHvbTJNymwjqn5oOHtrDN8Kp/w484-h640/PXL_20230814_192235533~2.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Sneaking in a football card, Terry Metcalf is probably the cheapest of the Archives Reserve football autos. Finally pulled the trigger on one, but somewhere the devil must have yelled "JINX!" at me as I finalized the transaction...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNTlDU39Nzf-6wlNCSaVITK4c_0pF2u2ZobH25bbM2Kwfr5d24yOKavW7aM03ssmqA3GknWyuFaY3TWvxoujBa3PoBl8gYCoa_f-AqcAnjvHOHhsH5L_5rOpH4TrcTyzEAvwTEiqRR5KS7wJZKeLnRLOkCt0EfS1WydJHaPBet6DBxbCKzH1XON2rlUKF/s1275/PXL_20230814_192250045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="937" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNTlDU39Nzf-6wlNCSaVITK4c_0pF2u2ZobH25bbM2Kwfr5d24yOKavW7aM03ssmqA3GknWyuFaY3TWvxoujBa3PoBl8gYCoa_f-AqcAnjvHOHhsH5L_5rOpH4TrcTyzEAvwTEiqRR5KS7wJZKeLnRLOkCt0EfS1WydJHaPBet6DBxbCKzH1XON2rlUKF/w470-h640/PXL_20230814_192250045.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately this card got folded longwise while in the mail, creasing it up something fierce. And it was in a freakin' top loader, so the USPS either ignored the "non-machinable" label and it had a dustup with the sorting machines, or maybe just some asshole mail handler "going postal" on a random envelope to blow off steam or something. At least it was only a few bucks so I won't bother making a fuss, but wouldn't mind upgrading someday. But when you consider I've got some huge NFL names to pick up still (like Montana and Namath, just to name a couple joes), I probably won't ever finish the football portion of this collecting goal unless I really stick with it for the long haul. So yeah, no rush, lol.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7a3_3mtdQPvruNGSKUbdKf3KUKBkTiXccDOvIKHdO15PlpemX_h8atdqrtY_MWNgTBC8d8tDPjnEZ4m3W7Dewdxy-rTp2qwxm6dfcUIkryPQndxAxa8Fyhb-BfJ6uXXoUJBHowktGIJXmTYUt0Cn8U4ilm8IISstoLGOEFd83RM7fG75WRdmUf8boTRCt/s930/PXL_20230814_192657102~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="930" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7a3_3mtdQPvruNGSKUbdKf3KUKBkTiXccDOvIKHdO15PlpemX_h8atdqrtY_MWNgTBC8d8tDPjnEZ4m3W7Dewdxy-rTp2qwxm6dfcUIkryPQndxAxa8Fyhb-BfJ6uXXoUJBHowktGIJXmTYUt0Cn8U4ilm8IISstoLGOEFd83RM7fG75WRdmUf8boTRCt/w640-h466/PXL_20230814_192657102~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't been hitting the relics very hard yet, but scored this Johnny Mize bat chip card for a good price.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWokLovyi-aDFId30sS-hMLsKBuapDvwZKvVT6bJpp2-JIaHnYQ0emXwd_ub-_iqs_-5-eXIu8HrIEMC0kUpvwtMILwqYsnJxhCY-mVr1fszyPmctp5uuiALp-iiB-eCDpkPrANNvTXFHtb6WqfLoR6JADWMOeM_q02xypTgLRkSk9RWrSpVqkupcB-U6/s1298/PXL_20230814_192712769~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1298" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWokLovyi-aDFId30sS-hMLsKBuapDvwZKvVT6bJpp2-JIaHnYQ0emXwd_ub-_iqs_-5-eXIu8HrIEMC0kUpvwtMILwqYsnJxhCY-mVr1fszyPmctp5uuiALp-iiB-eCDpkPrANNvTXFHtb6WqfLoR6JADWMOeM_q02xypTgLRkSk9RWrSpVqkupcB-U6/w640-h474/PXL_20230814_192712769~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Funny that you get hair and eye color on the back of '52 Topps. Mize was in '51 Topps, but they usually ignore that set when it comes to putting out rookie ("first Topps card") reprints. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfRUZtnLadghaR-ra9RFmtEkj7S3HhIGnQafJT7P_LSkAy8SJ-h2IT0NfEGURy1zy7jvK1SvwQGAvowCCIvoJwAvNtlyUagevYWt8HahZk8X2o18ZhyG2DJikwEaUGG5GzlAALFow3l_S3_elnGl8WKlonwXBzV39RwYjey3mKbHyf3jNe7LuNuXCn8pF/s1193/PXL_20230814_192756979~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="1193" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfRUZtnLadghaR-ra9RFmtEkj7S3HhIGnQafJT7P_LSkAy8SJ-h2IT0NfEGURy1zy7jvK1SvwQGAvowCCIvoJwAvNtlyUagevYWt8HahZk8X2o18ZhyG2DJikwEaUGG5GzlAALFow3l_S3_elnGl8WKlonwXBzV39RwYjey3mKbHyf3jNe7LuNuXCn8pF/w640-h468/PXL_20230814_192756979~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A couple more autographs to show off quickly. Nice looking Frank Howard here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6R_sEOnTycSSvFuLGriqq9bZWp8wm4B3OMcxh26GvhZ_IzKWbS6HBhHZJboAY832uH7Us-_bo9LHlxQGVmaFuoLa4ga83As6pxpdbAI5Rm8h8IOgt4RP2jKkUrN3OrBpbloC1syfr6lO9rJ9nydc9DXqUy8ThJ4tYxMHycQJewZG4w5ZDAMUOvHfiEsQ/s1726/PXL_20230814_192818191.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1726" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6R_sEOnTycSSvFuLGriqq9bZWp8wm4B3OMcxh26GvhZ_IzKWbS6HBhHZJboAY832uH7Us-_bo9LHlxQGVmaFuoLa4ga83As6pxpdbAI5Rm8h8IOgt4RP2jKkUrN3OrBpbloC1syfr6lO9rJ9nydc9DXqUy8ThJ4tYxMHycQJewZG4w5ZDAMUOvHfiEsQ/w640-h476/PXL_20230814_192818191.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fun comic.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkjlTNd8Q9HE6aTJPq1pzN3Dsdm5k63AMpNwslRJnOX53pW5LBaPfuExm1t3V9vK6VYtPkETv7SSHqwDVVDtWqX2LKjDBV976nbZTNK53NE2B6CQL9MU_gi8_iCv0YosOvvOacTnocKJznq03v2_00e-heUS48Q1W_sPHuD-tGoHBszwGt0tQfSAnfjdJ/s1544/PXL_20230814_192905494.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="1544" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkjlTNd8Q9HE6aTJPq1pzN3Dsdm5k63AMpNwslRJnOX53pW5LBaPfuExm1t3V9vK6VYtPkETv7SSHqwDVVDtWqX2LKjDBV976nbZTNK53NE2B6CQL9MU_gi8_iCv0YosOvvOacTnocKJznq03v2_00e-heUS48Q1W_sPHuD-tGoHBszwGt0tQfSAnfjdJ/w640-h486/PXL_20230814_192905494.MP~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tommy John wraps up the post. Multiplayer rookies always look weird when reimagined as solo cards, but what are you gonna do?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Kx7uSF3SE-dHMBO0N_NVbwdpyfI8O87DhPDSRZcBECuA25TDCgmkfSN1Jtmn3XcFzHXsJGK5xlWesB23YRvMXU4gvJdYNhNbDa37xj5SFDGYjwDpaPQzsd94SCueczRcA6K3E05tD1bPgPiLVC7NrHMVvx3T_o1lTJZYHVsP4M6_781js59e0rONN9iP/s1428/PXL_20230814_192928077~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1428" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Kx7uSF3SE-dHMBO0N_NVbwdpyfI8O87DhPDSRZcBECuA25TDCgmkfSN1Jtmn3XcFzHXsJGK5xlWesB23YRvMXU4gvJdYNhNbDa37xj5SFDGYjwDpaPQzsd94SCueczRcA6K3E05tD1bPgPiLVC7NrHMVvx3T_o1lTJZYHVsP4M6_781js59e0rONN9iP/w640-h490/PXL_20230814_192928077~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-85323345117525142062023-08-23T13:32:00.000-07:002023-08-23T13:32:36.721-07:00Artificial "Blogger National" haulI didn't attend The National (Sports Card Convention), and it's a little late for the blog-around, but here are some cards I've bought over the past several weeks that I haven't gotten around to posting about yet.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbshA0Yjl12JZnjEqB-M1hg2nQAZc1DmxPwQrk_5tEvyZUyojC7k95Ky3rbjQGnsoeM2UjeV_GNbR_F3DESmoNfQHK27fBbZR4v3zGb4JWDeacdlE06j5X0pnuXk3iviviyRjmrrq4PWi6f_ZBIDV0Kt2OoAG71VH-XSdNa-X3XoXteecXV2bV4WgTXmNt/s1698/PXL_20230808_184802825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1698" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbshA0Yjl12JZnjEqB-M1hg2nQAZc1DmxPwQrk_5tEvyZUyojC7k95Ky3rbjQGnsoeM2UjeV_GNbR_F3DESmoNfQHK27fBbZR4v3zGb4JWDeacdlE06j5X0pnuXk3iviviyRjmrrq4PWi6f_ZBIDV0Kt2OoAG71VH-XSdNa-X3XoXteecXV2bV4WgTXmNt/w640-h458/PXL_20230808_184802825.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Back in <a href="https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/2020/05/kelloggs-kickoff.html" target="_blank">May 2020</a>, I thought it'd be fun to go after a run of vintage Kellogg's baseball cards. But it was too late by then, and the project is more or less paused waiting for the hobby bubble burst once guys realize everything is pointless. But since it was a '74 Kellogg's Reggie Jackson from my youth that was my driving force there, I figured hey, maybe I'll just go for a run of Reggie's Kellogg's cards and call it good. I had some purchased COMC store credit left to spend before I requested shipping on my last package from them, and ended up nabbing his '70 and '73. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ybgkc9Gz0YY_8izeiOw5gFmf46gaX7YfoVDWQzRV8yve_qtdUbATd_5hHKvm4BbPVpR0d2FMjJLn43IPkTvRhdIwEgKvRdZDUB_ILIZws858lKI6Q9KwFYhG4EwGQsUl-wDIuNSkZHNYBUAeE-pq1OnIKELz_Mdqd9KN9T0z57TomNTcZh0pL8mqusj0/s1423/PXL_20230808_184958185.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="1141" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ybgkc9Gz0YY_8izeiOw5gFmf46gaX7YfoVDWQzRV8yve_qtdUbATd_5hHKvm4BbPVpR0d2FMjJLn43IPkTvRhdIwEgKvRdZDUB_ILIZws858lKI6Q9KwFYhG4EwGQsUl-wDIuNSkZHNYBUAeE-pq1OnIKELz_Mdqd9KN9T0z57TomNTcZh0pL8mqusj0/w514-h640/PXL_20230808_184958185.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>COMC has become my best source for scoring new Mike Reinbach cards. Still a lot of foreign cards for me to track down of this lesser-known PC guy (went to my high school). I already have that Navegantes sticker in better condition, but this creased one was too cheap to pass up.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyDahZd2ImbaCEuzPazVMfyFH3U6mMYdhu-VsagCAZyrtoAnYB4GSBbDdFHivO1kNJu7dfSczksG6yQfFsiIvApW_ybKyxlVNh0_dYL4HKopMy2co_VI0wtHLV0eGZwipVc7_uwunutbWUrI7rzCQbeOoh7LOzgnFWtRc-iYJP7ova-pIvqK9BoQyUGd6/s1860/PXL_20230808_185127619.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1860" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyDahZd2ImbaCEuzPazVMfyFH3U6mMYdhu-VsagCAZyrtoAnYB4GSBbDdFHivO1kNJu7dfSczksG6yQfFsiIvApW_ybKyxlVNh0_dYL4HKopMy2co_VI0wtHLV0eGZwipVc7_uwunutbWUrI7rzCQbeOoh7LOzgnFWtRc-iYJP7ova-pIvqK9BoQyUGd6/w640-h296/PXL_20230808_185127619.MP~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Some interesting 90s stuff from COMC I missed out on at the time but recently discovered. I forget what the '98 Finest Power Zone gimmick is, but I think I had a reason for buying that Piazza for $2.39? As it stands, I regret the purchase. (Update: <i>"Each of these 20 Series One inserts is printed with 'flop ink,' which changes color from purple to blue when viewed at a different angle."</i> [<a href="http://baseballcardpedia.com/index.php/1998_Finest" target="_blank">source</a>]) The Bagwell (1999 Topps Finest - Leading Indicators) I also regretted at first because I forgot why I bought it, but turns out it is heat sensitive, and you can see where I purposefully put a thumbprint top-center. I want to peel the protective film so it won't look like such shit, but I can't seem to get it started and don't want to damage the card digging into a corner trying to get the film up. Oh well. Cool card in theory, I guess. And the Marquis Grissom is a neat looking Matrix parallel from '97 Stadium Club I wasn't familiar with until seeing one on social media.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrLDQ152ADy49V-8pGe2vP6gPeOvREg3j0ddizqqMiF_emTUYzA3EyCjNjFvYrsbd632D0oZUDHX1Ti2RfgMCYo-duAhL4lhWvvZQLFvVfpbjThA-Pyph2USDYgh5fGjNbrHRprReE9N-tSslskl7ArGjxKdeFU5KeaeU7Q6HLrZgv9f6rrXu1lzfPnMY/s827/a1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="803" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrLDQ152ADy49V-8pGe2vP6gPeOvREg3j0ddizqqMiF_emTUYzA3EyCjNjFvYrsbd632D0oZUDHX1Ti2RfgMCYo-duAhL4lhWvvZQLFvVfpbjThA-Pyph2USDYgh5fGjNbrHRprReE9N-tSslskl7ArGjxKdeFU5KeaeU7Q6HLrZgv9f6rrXu1lzfPnMY/s320/a1.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue head-on and purple at an angle?</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fSVVJjMm5hNiY2ZTgyx1YmU9ANS7B1RtxZBSpjEVeBPunFWJLFjFtrzO02eDTTd2BcWc4wwrKNqfOeqyP_bh-NxE6cGdC9W1h6OZV9oTivh3M3A6bH8DChfDWQyyktUBGVqI5FAno-O9H5NkhmHexDrzi_sQTV_IOpVaMoz0eADbDlJHis1RDJmOsoQQ/s1586/PXL_20230808_185303013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="1201" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fSVVJjMm5hNiY2ZTgyx1YmU9ANS7B1RtxZBSpjEVeBPunFWJLFjFtrzO02eDTTd2BcWc4wwrKNqfOeqyP_bh-NxE6cGdC9W1h6OZV9oTivh3M3A6bH8DChfDWQyyktUBGVqI5FAno-O9H5NkhmHexDrzi_sQTV_IOpVaMoz0eADbDlJHis1RDJmOsoQQ/w484-h640/PXL_20230808_185303013.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Got another Joe Musgrove printing plate.</div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Some of this stuff probably could have gotten their own post but I'm lazy. I do want to try posting more-frequent-but-shorter posts, rather than dumps like this.)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYguWBe6tBgAyZHM2AewvOZAbsUjwknvCBqEkyPbT6bVRIHpxetTQlcgPqfhxfhB4uBHI0dgWs2V9nm571FkyjMdPluOmtsQEJ8lPXGXJQOQFdpRaV60NP8qXfnX_ZHZfLHeBpN37yJLmoNzFvwFbwnfuEn3slLeFzI8MAYOtYSnemd85nc02IL9eRHqB/s1495/PXL_20230808_185414955.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1495" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYguWBe6tBgAyZHM2AewvOZAbsUjwknvCBqEkyPbT6bVRIHpxetTQlcgPqfhxfhB4uBHI0dgWs2V9nm571FkyjMdPluOmtsQEJ8lPXGXJQOQFdpRaV60NP8qXfnX_ZHZfLHeBpN37yJLmoNzFvwFbwnfuEn3slLeFzI8MAYOtYSnemd85nc02IL9eRHqB/w640-h454/PXL_20230808_185414955.MP~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>2013 Topps Wrapper Redemption Blue Slate parallels are damn nice looking cards. Crazy that was a decade ago already. When looking who was available "cheapest first", I was able to find a couple notable former Padres to justify buying. If I ever complete <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xg_x8wTUVz4BVMSjWrWWBrtGf3YhzRuiaMjTbkAbUGk/edit?usp=sharing">my 2011 Topps parallel frankenset</a>, I could totally see myself going after a similar set of 2013 Topps parallels (but of course I'll never finish 2011 so it's moot.. Perhaps one 9-pocket page of Blue Slates [and a page or two of Emerald Foil] would be a more sensible collecting goal).<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkTKM9T1dqo56egZD_RhQZswn_H2Jqq57hGhDsbc4JiPzXlIOMvpKJqwpO7ut2UBBgaOvKbHZ9tEpi3-o4LNqi7ToQrtJRw4FPpYxC4b8CDqnz2Us6VY0BNBRCuYXma0qAPqnkczigi6ze7be23CgbLJGVG9bKx55DdpsnqtWbhC3dnx6eCw0MTjlyEke/s1551/PXL_20230811_171400128~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1551" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkTKM9T1dqo56egZD_RhQZswn_H2Jqq57hGhDsbc4JiPzXlIOMvpKJqwpO7ut2UBBgaOvKbHZ9tEpi3-o4LNqi7ToQrtJRw4FPpYxC4b8CDqnz2Us6VY0BNBRCuYXma0qAPqnkczigi6ze7be23CgbLJGVG9bKx55DdpsnqtWbhC3dnx6eCw0MTjlyEke/s320/PXL_20230811_171400128~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Funky foil on the Nelson Cruz.</div><div><br /><div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_mIk7wnAjCaBDGtnqGIdMmnPcL-Ypd4YrGCTVXMXGqR5Z2XmDPp1rccUA9f0lIFqM_1YLx_7FhpyjcYsOlcg7pl-bKW5tPcfSQzKMEro_PSY_9MPdZleUh12nObnribnZrHf7qlRhmFOg_I9YSUTOMJrnWBRdk3JuLXTufLQ9_rHiK4KuYJsNZ3Qsi03/s1944/PXL_20230808_185823208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="1944" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_mIk7wnAjCaBDGtnqGIdMmnPcL-Ypd4YrGCTVXMXGqR5Z2XmDPp1rccUA9f0lIFqM_1YLx_7FhpyjcYsOlcg7pl-bKW5tPcfSQzKMEro_PSY_9MPdZleUh12nObnribnZrHf7qlRhmFOg_I9YSUTOMJrnWBRdk3JuLXTufLQ9_rHiK4KuYJsNZ3Qsi03/w400-h271/PXL_20230808_185823208.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My Howard Hughes PC picked up a couple additions recently thanks to these celebrity guessing game cards from 1987. Had been meaning to snag these for a while, finally finding them at a decent price. I think really all I'm jonesing for now is his 1936 Heinz Famous Aviators card before I can effectively consider the PC finished. But I still haven't seen that for sale-- at a decent price or otherwise-- so I shouldn't hold my breath there.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf59SsA-Yo2L63PIatFu7qwPMEQskm5JIeROwxkZrTQ7gsu8qynhX2Kra50FGiAo2hYvP3iPD_3x5y7MDlDcNqIv7O_DZ_3lFP0tjqby5-iVLkhVyfS-8W_LLrRk9FUW9mSrY6efkQSLOOs6dZV6VltQccFB-QBMeNPmM7HmeAgv7w8HZCfU1fhIjFMv5g/s1915/PXL_20230809_180049288~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="1915" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf59SsA-Yo2L63PIatFu7qwPMEQskm5JIeROwxkZrTQ7gsu8qynhX2Kra50FGiAo2hYvP3iPD_3x5y7MDlDcNqIv7O_DZ_3lFP0tjqby5-iVLkhVyfS-8W_LLrRk9FUW9mSrY6efkQSLOOs6dZV6VltQccFB-QBMeNPmM7HmeAgv7w8HZCfU1fhIjFMv5g/w640-h424/PXL_20230809_180049288~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>John Miller surprised me with another PWE, this one filled with Beanie Babies stickers. These made me happier than I should admit because I don't want to come off as too dorky, but oh well, lol. Glow in the dark cards are treated like Mantles and Trouts in this house. There are 30 stickers in the set, and between this lot and what I already had, I'm about halfway. Thanks, John! </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vFJ9uvzNqgTygcCQZxb1f7Eg6Nikjs8Ie6S38qSP_Y-n_pzlPwJVU23u90Sk2OYy_4jsGopdF-cnzwe4ExyZp_fRN2XI5hb4iohI8kE9qcALatWjJL-06XB_KdVReLJHW4_ykh565FiEvNEBp27gQaNS2sIynh8y8c63nbUF8rClFeLiwLZZmrDaZUta/s1377/PXL_20230809_180319712~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="1169" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vFJ9uvzNqgTygcCQZxb1f7Eg6Nikjs8Ie6S38qSP_Y-n_pzlPwJVU23u90Sk2OYy_4jsGopdF-cnzwe4ExyZp_fRN2XI5hb4iohI8kE9qcALatWjJL-06XB_KdVReLJHW4_ykh565FiEvNEBp27gQaNS2sIynh8y8c63nbUF8rClFeLiwLZZmrDaZUta/w544-h640/PXL_20230809_180319712~2.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are three highlights from the latest series of printed customs from Gio at WTHB. Fun stuff as always.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0el4Ztsn-Kv8-gEluxd44I1YlciUVX3kxlOb5pUnjXAvY2Mk4Q_7GTkuaycV5DM2aH5ubumNs8Qg5lUlivCDJxPdnjVy04Xtot72hMwIVft2mUOzAOom0m10YH-moTiNoXcsFV9lkbQSbIJxJMNxLdg7aAx7PW8qAXfetfeFuP-Z_w32hezwyRRZJR9z/s1837/PXL_20230810_023355728~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="1374" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0el4Ztsn-Kv8-gEluxd44I1YlciUVX3kxlOb5pUnjXAvY2Mk4Q_7GTkuaycV5DM2aH5ubumNs8Qg5lUlivCDJxPdnjVy04Xtot72hMwIVft2mUOzAOom0m10YH-moTiNoXcsFV9lkbQSbIJxJMNxLdg7aAx7PW8qAXfetfeFuP-Z_w32hezwyRRZJR9z/w478-h640/PXL_20230810_023355728~2.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Michael Lorenzen tossed a no-hitter earlier this month, which made me happy because I've got a sleeper PC of his cards. These above highlights aren't recent additions, but were mostly acquired in a previous COMC order.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtRsT3lj0eQExmlPSrU6TukvB8kQ46vwvlK9NFWPFjF7LrIp9A7FaxDnMS0rUDKfMREwwgFyNhda1liqJPepe2eK-QKMpMu3WPmU29O1s9TaJQTOgmKa9P5gTjP0mO-wTrr-5aMJWljQBhdifTtieF41PU3kAFe71-fNvWTIz3Bv83a1dheUY5r3_j2jH/s1886/PXL_20230818_184648133~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1886" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtRsT3lj0eQExmlPSrU6TukvB8kQ46vwvlK9NFWPFjF7LrIp9A7FaxDnMS0rUDKfMREwwgFyNhda1liqJPepe2eK-QKMpMu3WPmU29O1s9TaJQTOgmKa9P5gTjP0mO-wTrr-5aMJWljQBhdifTtieF41PU3kAFe71-fNvWTIz3Bv83a1dheUY5r3_j2jH/w640-h364/PXL_20230818_184648133~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>GCA surprised me with a 2-card PWE of cards he scored among his National haul. Dig the faceless MiLB Hoyt and happy to reclaim a Reggie for my 1974 Topps set that gremlins made off with. Thanks, Greg!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE14CIC_hXWYrI8hM4Caa8Vj5s2M-nRr0_JPaCzKHU3VbU-8joU0Q-jeVg9RKWnVVu_YbYwFv0XBY7p2pRuiv_RrDRGFeE_UvRJmrxBpKHg491PPB2abP7eZvgZb0Xgl4eHpXw3KNbRTSoSQklOJqYr8BJZAx7006pHZP4Tgm0TcYJDvmp3hr9zGY7Sstc/s2206/PXL_20230811_222807059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="2206" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE14CIC_hXWYrI8hM4Caa8Vj5s2M-nRr0_JPaCzKHU3VbU-8joU0Q-jeVg9RKWnVVu_YbYwFv0XBY7p2pRuiv_RrDRGFeE_UvRJmrxBpKHg491PPB2abP7eZvgZb0Xgl4eHpXw3KNbRTSoSQklOJqYr8BJZAx7006pHZP4Tgm0TcYJDvmp3hr9zGY7Sstc/w640-h486/PXL_20230811_222807059.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Last for this post, in the wake of Paul Reubens' passing, I posted about my Pee-Wee cards and fellow fan in mourning David (aka <a href="https://www.instagram.com/davismcdavis/" target="_blank">DavisMcDavis</a>) was kind enough to send me a couple of the cards on my wantlist for free. Thanks, pal! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>See ya next time.</div></div></div></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-21990801011975541542023-08-20T18:19:00.000-07:002023-08-20T18:19:07.234-07:00Soaking up the Summer Sun<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrR9kQVP0c4qI-7py-NdLf__nDFxvi4ZIWXIXyKZAdGoCc-O-oldglGGEML1g1uPYlmL7WA9PseqKbH1uH0W-gxu2hRECJ92-Kmy2iGjhlIU3LzKpv0Ip9x76xbycuMQpJySzkKuWhvUKyDz__tDV7KLf_eu_f1jSLP7l8FCpvmBXKF1zpxJUIlEQ9rzWM/s1720/PXL_20230818_193551880.MP~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="1263" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrR9kQVP0c4qI-7py-NdLf__nDFxvi4ZIWXIXyKZAdGoCc-O-oldglGGEML1g1uPYlmL7WA9PseqKbH1uH0W-gxu2hRECJ92-Kmy2iGjhlIU3LzKpv0Ip9x76xbycuMQpJySzkKuWhvUKyDz__tDV7KLf_eu_f1jSLP7l8FCpvmBXKF1zpxJUIlEQ9rzWM/w294-h400/PXL_20230818_193551880.MP~2.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><p></p><p>Ok, here's the card I got with the eBay cash I recently won from <a href="http://pennysleevethoughts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Penny Sleeve For Your Thoughts</a>. I'd been after this <a href="http://baseballdimebox.blogspot.com/2013/07/gems-of-junk-wax-bracketology-our.html" target="_blank">"King of Junk Wax"</a> for a while.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwr_N-PJT8BFnSnc8Bwg6kmpZUVbLGEy_Nzv6SYO6Wi8PjteW18HylFk38t9uQ-LqRCvzt-6vi1a5IqtRkzCQYN-LW6v-CpleFAuvsWWJoDACh7dIlLFN6SnXB5DRaso7-3VaP-8H0bDYOzzEk1djOWSV7AdT7LjRMxg5rZLkah1WACMExzMs56Sz8qfy/s1517/PXL_20230818_193604172~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1517" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwr_N-PJT8BFnSnc8Bwg6kmpZUVbLGEy_Nzv6SYO6Wi8PjteW18HylFk38t9uQ-LqRCvzt-6vi1a5IqtRkzCQYN-LW6v-CpleFAuvsWWJoDACh7dIlLFN6SnXB5DRaso7-3VaP-8H0bDYOzzEk1djOWSV7AdT7LjRMxg5rZLkah1WACMExzMs56Sz8qfy/w400-h294/PXL_20230818_193604172~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I think we're alone now; there doesn't seem to be anyone around, so I'll show you the back where it's easier to see it's the <i>tiffany</i> version. Pretty sweet. <br /><p></p><p>I should have picked up one of these a few years ago for less money probably, but better late than never. And Jon and I kinda hobby-bonded over Bo Jackson, specifically a '91 Fleer mod earlier this year, and so I thought it'd be fitting that I turn my winnings from him into a nice Bo card, giving it a little extra oomph. Took me a week or so to make it happen, but was able to score this one for a best-offer that factored in the shipping to use the code to cover it to the cent.</p><p>Thanks again, Jon!</p><p>Hey, on the topic of my 1991 Fleer mods (and Bo Jackson), I've got some "new variations" I'd been meaning to feature on the blog.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWHYOqtH4iQ5_8ckboSxBT2XyCEdfbdmYNtTPVAL0O9ks_DH-5u2l35hlDv51kZ8hX4K0owemD50z1cz_G5KWCITuo01Pm4tIxfj_Lm7rwiH5yUbEf43ALmOiefWbFCOZT4nul6IHDEfjGu7xq4G-GI6YEwLx-3hrpnmk2ECVdGirVRABQv4-9kF5ZMbC/s1548/PXL_20230820_211708420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1548" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWHYOqtH4iQ5_8ckboSxBT2XyCEdfbdmYNtTPVAL0O9ks_DH-5u2l35hlDv51kZ8hX4K0owemD50z1cz_G5KWCITuo01Pm4tIxfj_Lm7rwiH5yUbEf43ALmOiefWbFCOZT4nul6IHDEfjGu7xq4G-GI6YEwLx-3hrpnmk2ECVdGirVRABQv4-9kF5ZMbC/w640-h286/PXL_20230820_211708420.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Getting fancy with the '91 Fleer bleaching.. New <i>gradient fade</i> style mixing the old and new. Nicknamed <i>the swirl</i> (banana/vanilla).</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiximYwZcBnXoIXIe9EJKh943ttC8pq7jS3WRfh9TcSpGKLyb1Rh6-2w-8Fvi5qIhj-lsj_foUTJBnPkZ5Pc7QlbjmYEoCnvjGdcRKjFMCfjbVCmWLJg0nsnN1hU8f3-_sBhz0d3zMtyvfuVZeuqYCe4_CkJlWo6SmNama2e5o4gv2NOW6RTarnNxPk-jdx/s1681/PXL_20230820_211910516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1681" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiximYwZcBnXoIXIe9EJKh943ttC8pq7jS3WRfh9TcSpGKLyb1Rh6-2w-8Fvi5qIhj-lsj_foUTJBnPkZ5Pc7QlbjmYEoCnvjGdcRKjFMCfjbVCmWLJg0nsnN1hU8f3-_sBhz0d3zMtyvfuVZeuqYCe4_CkJlWo6SmNama2e5o4gv2NOW6RTarnNxPk-jdx/w640-h296/PXL_20230820_211910516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also figured I'd modify the ProVisions inserts that are the highlight of the '91 Fleer set. The lines and text below the artwork are typically bold yellow, matching the base cards. So I figured.. why not? ..made a homemade variation with lightened text. It's <i>something</i>. Maybe it enhances the image to be freed from the distracting yellow? Granted, that was kinda boring, but then I got a fun idea...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh8D3C_2pkqog1PPBzB3G3DLOokseJ73kYsW3vJTulMCAnXlYZOs_ndIjXpBP3xNyGidnErscRPShZ-WbL_qYEfdnuL1i50BN6DF_ODZVOO2lCBtPkz1pGxuT6CKZap6Rv7LouIkWOZ90tuEtzCvxt_9YWwzZLAcGaKzJVvZadqDUoypVcQ9xGKdEydbj/s1719/PXL_20230820_212450447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1719" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh8D3C_2pkqog1PPBzB3G3DLOokseJ73kYsW3vJTulMCAnXlYZOs_ndIjXpBP3xNyGidnErscRPShZ-WbL_qYEfdnuL1i50BN6DF_ODZVOO2lCBtPkz1pGxuT6CKZap6Rv7LouIkWOZ90tuEtzCvxt_9YWwzZLAcGaKzJVvZadqDUoypVcQ9xGKdEydbj/w640-h440/PXL_20230820_212450447.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Alternating colors kicks things up, yeah? Unfortunately I already used up both my Bo's by then, so only Big Mac and Donnie Baseball made it into this style, but I think I'll do more of these as I get ahold of more ProVisions. But this summer at my house, '91 Fleer has been taking a backseat to another set I've been messing with in the sun. <span style="background-color: white; color: white;">Yes, this post is a hint! "Woodgrain variations" in the works, lol. </span>Stay tuned!</div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-39335714764459000582023-08-03T16:00:00.003-07:002023-08-03T16:16:20.571-07:00Crocodile booty<p>One of the best things about the ol' cardsphere is the generosity, with plenty of contests and giveaways always popping up. Kinda embarrassed to admit it but I've found in recent years that "cards up for grabs; first come, first served" type of giveaways rile up my anxiety, so I generally stay away from those now. But I recently threw my name in the hat for a couple randomized drawings and caught a couple lucky breaks. The first one was for a random lot of 100 cards from <a href="https://crocodilesportscards.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crocodile Sports Cards</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jtHT8KKHfr8c9MEQMCUCwCdSl1yt_zoLHWTaQ1-jEyPA3SbyZkngWKnSq1d-Wyin7pL1qk-H5ZBTaLOtb6lgccJhHRQf6VM0szULAg_q1TkW6ZKTjFoVrf3o27C6QJHhpdHh7RAPin4qEI75QNCOPZ56GgzayIxq6gXBXoYDaZQU5rqOsitqMv1Nv_SR/s2592/PXL_20230803_175727215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jtHT8KKHfr8c9MEQMCUCwCdSl1yt_zoLHWTaQ1-jEyPA3SbyZkngWKnSq1d-Wyin7pL1qk-H5ZBTaLOtb6lgccJhHRQf6VM0szULAg_q1TkW6ZKTjFoVrf3o27C6QJHhpdHh7RAPin4qEI75QNCOPZ56GgzayIxq6gXBXoYDaZQU5rqOsitqMv1Nv_SR/w480-h640/PXL_20230803_175727215.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was able to dig out a nice stack of keepers for my collection from this lot as well as some good trade fodder. Let's take a quick look at a few highlights.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv6slMpa__zBQ5jrMs6kbrXDiwYMhbTltVcnELQPxjj96vlXdoYRWgXsUJtKwlwWJgkGW0BnLh9tjIl1Bo6umLzTLaTTZPYH1jxNcBSx6q5KFyzvi_oZFrly-M3d0aa5AH-W1xZlD0CErUDvPXApyEBnkyl9tl7PFQAll4pehMVRGu5ttDW10a_JkFNUW/s1552/PXL_20230803_205504824.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1552" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv6slMpa__zBQ5jrMs6kbrXDiwYMhbTltVcnELQPxjj96vlXdoYRWgXsUJtKwlwWJgkGW0BnLh9tjIl1Bo6umLzTLaTTZPYH1jxNcBSx6q5KFyzvi_oZFrly-M3d0aa5AH-W1xZlD0CErUDvPXApyEBnkyl9tl7PFQAll4pehMVRGu5ttDW10a_JkFNUW/w640-h582/PXL_20230803_205504824.MP~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy to see some vintage in the box, I think as old as '65 Topps, with the sharp '75 Don Baylor being an upgrade to the beater previously in my ongoing setbuild there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQH7U-SPksgjS6JrhS4INROFITRwAuH_Z8kCLElSdnin5WOCq51oUDc2P2WjNcxiQ5U0eMDD_Ua4DJDZuME-yJw_JxMcYXTuMi6BfzPBEdVJ7H6Ui2N1UJWEWc7oiFnr8ixaiTfcUziq0yiA4SybBQWBT1sgQIBL94zI2f_R88MyQ4xxBolgD0dSjwZjQy/s1742/PXL_20230803_205602508.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="1401" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQH7U-SPksgjS6JrhS4INROFITRwAuH_Z8kCLElSdnin5WOCq51oUDc2P2WjNcxiQ5U0eMDD_Ua4DJDZuME-yJw_JxMcYXTuMi6BfzPBEdVJ7H6Ui2N1UJWEWc7oiFnr8ixaiTfcUziq0yiA4SybBQWBT1sgQIBL94zI2f_R88MyQ4xxBolgD0dSjwZjQy/w514-h640/PXL_20230803_205602508.MP~2.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>More neat stuff here with a Bo Jackson oddball, gold Dan Walters, platinum Jeff Blauser, and a shiny Alejandro Kirk auto.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQ7rkakwuK9dnHjCSVSlxS-13ZeVuJf_cqCIALIax8mcDvP1pop7lvDN-pxruz7qZMBzRS0ws7mtsYL7B98rfZvgt02AqPq43j71H9wrV5AX7kdcBNnDadgPcOcFms9GX-22z7ktNgo4CMhJ6IdTJa2gfmjzVPO4xCn84qSYKiOMTnpGoeWfoJDHNxvbV/s1821/PXL_20230803_205643526~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="1821" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQ7rkakwuK9dnHjCSVSlxS-13ZeVuJf_cqCIALIax8mcDvP1pop7lvDN-pxruz7qZMBzRS0ws7mtsYL7B98rfZvgt02AqPq43j71H9wrV5AX7kdcBNnDadgPcOcFms9GX-22z7ktNgo4CMhJ6IdTJa2gfmjzVPO4xCn84qSYKiOMTnpGoeWfoJDHNxvbV/w640-h548/PXL_20230803_205643526~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't do much with football cards these days, but still like adding cards of big name NFL stars to my humble pigskin collection.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzAyYPS2k3Lt19B3dsoaiqrjvt35XQ20qYtwwDS-aq2suM9ZKHiPApF6i6MZvQRK8oF0iJjZaPXVDL3-nVQJ21V1x7minEPCJZZbNk56hUxJ_AeiwB1E1Kkvnyoc_Fy1Oql-zufSBAwnpM1TCBi4uSijSoi5XZ4ta_r9rC4Jugn3y6EwsG4sowQieAQUN/s2068/PXL_20230803_215324307~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2068" data-original-width="1724" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzAyYPS2k3Lt19B3dsoaiqrjvt35XQ20qYtwwDS-aq2suM9ZKHiPApF6i6MZvQRK8oF0iJjZaPXVDL3-nVQJ21V1x7minEPCJZZbNk56hUxJ_AeiwB1E1Kkvnyoc_Fy1Oql-zufSBAwnpM1TCBi4uSijSoi5XZ4ta_r9rC4Jugn3y6EwsG4sowQieAQUN/w534-h640/PXL_20230803_215324307~2.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And I don't have much vintage football cards, so these are cool to get. A couple of these will end up in my (non-Topps flagship baseball) vintage frankenset. .. oh yeah, need to do my annual post on that project one of these days.<p>Thanks for the contest, Crocodile! I really enjoyed thumbing through that box of cards.<br /><br /></p><p>The other contest I won in short succession was for an eBay gift card from Jon at A Penny Sleeve for your Thoughts, and the card I bought with code is on the way, so stay tuned for that soon.</p><p><br />But one more instance of where a simple comment I left on a post resulted in free cards...<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aocKHaANj9fwUuBlDapU3Mu8BlxZHnkJIofXvi80RPiGCaRD29ANwbfph9rCqYYjo3R8hNc6nsPwMCzzdctQPKmdntKifoqXMS7KTHR3WEiCKqxkMQebGZpL3A129-ypQHr1K4MKGVDtQd5HH0AJM523cyvSuQnJ1bMhOcz7dHU3wMdG1i6ObX45krCe/s1818/PXL_20230803_225133172.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="1730" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aocKHaANj9fwUuBlDapU3Mu8BlxZHnkJIofXvi80RPiGCaRD29ANwbfph9rCqYYjo3R8hNc6nsPwMCzzdctQPKmdntKifoqXMS7KTHR3WEiCKqxkMQebGZpL3A129-ypQHr1K4MKGVDtQd5HH0AJM523cyvSuQnJ1bMhOcz7dHU3wMdG1i6ObX45krCe/w610-h640/PXL_20230803_225133172.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When <a href="https://sanjosefuji.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fuji</a> ended up with a lot of Tony Gwynn 1990 Leaf cards he didn't have much use for, I mentioned they'd make good canvases for the border art I've been messing with lately, and next thing I knew, they showed up in my mail. Thank you, Fuji! I hope to creatively deface these cards in your honor soon.<br /><p>That's all for today. Thanks for swinging by.</p>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-89001791436789925182023-07-31T15:18:00.007-07:002023-07-31T15:37:49.624-07:00Pee-Wee Herman card collection<p>I've been a Pee-Wee Herman fan since I was a kid, with <i>Pee-Wee's Playhouse</i> being a favorite show of mine back then. Took me a while to finish this post (sparked now in tribute to the passing of Paul Reubens), but back in 2019, I decided to combine my love of Pee-Wee with my love of card collecting and build up a collection of Pee-Wee cards, chiefly the Pee-Wee's Playhouse cards that Topps put out in 1988. Wasn't easy, but I eventually completed a master set, and by the end had come close to a <i>second</i> master set, which I'm still working on. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_F4PNuH3XqLlC2klRXnpZzr8HqwTi9mOwEfKR8G48k_brclHp0hkmXLeqB9W95ZyVBfn0UsgmhXJ5jS4RG6sBoqY7DjNyJZqEq3mgq2PRvhxMnh3n6yHBQRzKfNCJRmWLdQIoVUno4DJVv4N0ClE_mP29cVLZK9OUF57N7XTYFx5Sz9IHI0Vz1SF3txM/s2592/PXL_20230731_180118342.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_F4PNuH3XqLlC2klRXnpZzr8HqwTi9mOwEfKR8G48k_brclHp0hkmXLeqB9W95ZyVBfn0UsgmhXJ5jS4RG6sBoqY7DjNyJZqEq3mgq2PRvhxMnh3n6yHBQRzKfNCJRmWLdQIoVUno4DJVv4N0ClE_mP29cVLZK9OUF57N7XTYFx5Sz9IHI0Vz1SF3txM/w480-h640/PXL_20230731_180118342.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>1988 Topps Pee-Wee's Playhouse has just 33 base cards plus a few different insert sets, but with variations, a master set is 159 cards deep. That doesn't sound too bad, but man, it was a challenge! It's tough to find singles online so I figured my best bet was ripping unopened product. The collation is brutal with those packs, though, even sourced from different sellers. Some cards were very tricky for me to track down, while I ended up with tons of dupes of others.</p><p>It's kind of a confusing set. As a reference for anyone brave enough to go after it, here's the checklist I put together. I did my best identifying the different cards, but it's not always easy to tell the variations apart.</p><p><google-sheets-html-origin></google-sheets-html-origin></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="61"></col><col width="131"></col><col width="380"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1988 Topps Pee-Wee's Playhouse"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) transparent rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-weight: bold; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 569px;"><div style="float: left;">1988 Topps Pee-Wee's Playhouse (master set: 159 cards)</div></div></td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) transparent rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">1A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ant top left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ant top left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"45 Neat Things to Do When It Rains!"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">45 Neat Things to Do When It Rains!</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">1B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"45 Neat Things to Do When It Rains!"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">45 Neat Things to Do When It Rains!</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow Conky right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow Conky right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Time to put away my toys, would you like to help\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Time to put away my toys, would you like to help"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow Dinosaur right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow Dinosaur right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Time to put away my toys, would you like to help\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Time to put away my toys, would you like to help"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"3A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow top middle"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow top middle</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Hey, kids! Here's a letter from...\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Hey, kids! Here's a letter from..."</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"3B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ant low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ant low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Hey, kids! Here's a letter from...\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Hey, kids! Here's a letter from..."</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"4A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">4A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow top middle"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow top middle</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Globey's Travel Tips: Staten Island, N.Y."}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Globey's Travel Tips: Staten Island, N.Y.</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"4B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">4B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red top middle"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red top middle</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Globey's Travel Tips: Staten Island, N.Y."}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Globey's Travel Tips: Staten Island, N.Y.</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"5A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">5A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow at top"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow at top</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Playhouse Collectors Show & Tell"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Playhouse Collectors Show & Tell</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"5B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">5B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Playhouse Collectors Show & Tell"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Playhouse Collectors Show & Tell</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"6A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">6A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Potato Fun"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Potato Fun</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"6B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">6B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow top right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow top right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Potato Fun"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Potato Fun</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"7A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">7A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dinosaur Family Dino Facts"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dinosaur Family Dino Facts</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"7B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">7B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ant on left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ant on left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dinosaur Family Dino Facts"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dinosaur Family Dino Facts</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"8A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">8A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ant on left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ant on left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Playhouse Recipe File"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Playhouse Recipe File</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"8B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">8B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Playhouse Recipe File"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Playhouse Recipe File</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"9A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">9A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow on left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow on left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dear Peewee,"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dear Peewee,</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"9B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">9B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow on bottom"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow on bottom</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dear Peewee,"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dear Peewee,</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"10A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">10A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ant on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ant on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"What's Pee Wee doing?\" \"Connect the dots...\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"What's Pee Wee doing?" "Connect the dots..."</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"10B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">10B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"What's Pee Wee doing?\" \"Connect the dots...\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"What's Pee Wee doing?" "Connect the dots..."</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"11A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">11A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"I'm looking for a swinging party!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"I'm looking for a swinging party!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"11B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">11B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"I'm looking for a swinging party!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"I'm looking for a swinging party!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"12A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">12A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ant on left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ant on left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pee Wee's Fun Facts"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pee Wee's Fun Facts</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"12B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">12B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dinosaur low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dinosaur low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pee Wee's Fun Facts"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pee Wee's Fun Facts</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"13A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">13A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Mekka lekka hi, mekka hiney ho!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Mekka lekka hi, mekka hiney ho!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"13B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">13B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Mekka lekka hi, mekka hiney ho!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Mekka lekka hi, mekka hiney ho!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"14A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">14A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jambi's Fortunes"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jambi's Fortunes</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"14B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">14B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red low right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red low right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jambi's Fortunes"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jambi's Fortunes</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"15A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">15A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ant top left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ant top left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"King of Cartoons Drawing Lesson"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">King of Cartoons Drawing Lesson</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"15B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">15B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"King of Cartoons Drawing Lesson"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">King of Cartoons Drawing Lesson</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"16A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">16A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow top left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow top left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Weekly Playhouse Press"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Weekly Playhouse Press</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"16B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">16B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red mid left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red mid left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Weekly Playhouse Press"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Weekly Playhouse Press</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"17A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">17A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow bottom"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow bottom</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Cool Cat's pounding out the beat -\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Cool Cat's pounding out the beat -"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"17B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">17B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Cool Cat's pounding out the beat -\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Cool Cat's pounding out the beat -"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"18A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">18A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bazooka Joe Meets Pee-Wee Herman"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Bazooka Joe Meets Pee-Wee Herman</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"18B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">18B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ants on left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ants on left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bazooka Joe Meets Pee-Wee Herman"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Bazooka Joe Meets Pee-Wee Herman</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"19A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">19A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ant on left and top"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ant on left and top</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"R-r-ready t-to ass-ssist y-you P-P-PeeWee!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"R-r-ready t-to ass-ssist y-you P-P-PeeWee!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"19B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">19B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"R-r-ready t-to ass-ssist y-you P-P-PeeWee!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"R-r-ready t-to ass-ssist y-you P-P-PeeWee!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"20A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">20A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Puppetland Poetry"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Puppetland Poetry</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"20B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">20B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow top right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow top right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Puppetland Poetry"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Puppetland Poetry</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"21A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">21A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Let's see how big my rubber band ball is today!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Let's see how big my rubber band ball is today!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"21B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">21B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Let's see how big my rubber band ball is today!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Let's see how big my rubber band ball is today!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"22A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">22A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"It's Dance Time!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"It's Dance Time!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"22B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">22B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ants on top"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ants on top</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"It's Dance Time!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"It's Dance Time!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"23A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">23A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow on bottom"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow on bottom</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Why don't we stroll over to my toybox?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Why don't we stroll over to my toybox?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"23B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">23B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow on left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow on left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Why don't we stroll over to my toybox?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Why don't we stroll over to my toybox?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"24A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">24A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ant on left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ant on left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Dia I say the secret word PeeWee?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Dia I say the secret word PeeWee?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"24B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">24B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red top right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red top right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Dia I say the secret word PeeWee?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Dia I say the secret word PeeWee?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"25A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">25A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Clocky low right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Clocky low right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"What's the secret word today Conky?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"What's the secret word today Conky?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"25B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">25B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pterri low right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pterri low right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"What's the secret word today Conky?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"What's the secret word today Conky?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"26A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">26A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow top"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow top</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, Let the cartoon begin\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, Let the cartoon begin"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"26B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">26B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red top right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red top right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, Let the cartoon begin\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, Let the cartoon begin"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"27A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">27A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ants on top"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ants on top</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"A cartoon a day keeps the Dr. away!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"A cartoon a day keeps the Dr. away!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"27B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">27B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chairry on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Chairry on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"A cartoon a day keeps the Dr. away!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"A cartoon a day keeps the Dr. away!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"28A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">28A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Can you tell me what time is is Clocky?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Can you tell me what time is is Clocky?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"28B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">28B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Can you tell me what time is is Clocky?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Can you tell me what time is is Clocky?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"29A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">29A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"What does 'cha-cha' mean PeeWee?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"What does 'cha-cha' mean PeeWee?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"29B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">29B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"What does 'cha-cha' mean PeeWee?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"What does 'cha-cha' mean PeeWee?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"30A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">30A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"ant on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">ant on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Snack time's my favorite time, except for lunch"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Snack time's my favorite time, except for lunch</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"30B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">30B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Snack time's my favorite time, except for lunch"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Snack time's my favorite time, except for lunch</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"31A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">31A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow low left"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow low left</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"This seed is going to grow up to be a redwood!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"This seed is going to grow up to be a redwood!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"31B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">31B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow top right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow top right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"This seed is going to grow up to be a redwood!\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"This seed is going to grow up to be a redwood!"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"32A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">32A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Why don't you read me a story?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Why don't you read me a story?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"32B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">32B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red on right"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red on right</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Why don't you read me a story?\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Why don't you read me a story?"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"33A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">33A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"yellow on bottom"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">yellow on bottom</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Breakfast is the most important meal\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Breakfast is the most important meal"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"33B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">33B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"red on bottom"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">red on bottom</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Breakfast is the most important meal\""}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">"Breakfast is the most important meal"</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"So funny I forgot to laugh/chickie baby/yehaw/pee-wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">So funny I forgot to laugh/chickie baby/yehaw/pee-wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"So funny I forgot to laugh/chickie baby/yehaw/pee-wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">So funny I forgot to laugh/chickie baby/yehaw/pee-wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cool/why not/arg/egg roll/baloney/pee we"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cool/why not/arg/egg roll/baloney/pee we</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cool/why not/arg/egg roll/baloney/pee we"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cool/why not/arg/egg roll/baloney/pee we</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flower power/get lost/hello/connect the dots/pee wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Flower power/get lost/hello/connect the dots/pee wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flower power/get lost/hello/connect the dots/pee wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Flower power/get lost/hello/connect the dots/pee wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ants/today's secret word is fun/hi/arf/pee wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ants/today's secret word is fun/hi/arf/pee wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ants/today's secret word is fun/hi/arf/pee wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ants/today's secret word is fun/hi/arf/pee wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Miss Yvonne"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Miss Yvonne</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Miss Yvonne"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Miss Yvonne</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pee-Wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pee-Wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pee-Wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pee-Wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dirty Dog"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dirty Dog</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":14}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">14</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dirty Dog"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dirty Dog</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":15}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">15</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A/O/W/?"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A/O/W/?</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":16}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">16</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A/O/W/?"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A/O/W/?</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":17}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">17</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"M/C/O/J"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">M/C/O/J</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":18}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">18</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"M/C/O/J"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">M/C/O/J</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":19}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">19</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"U/!/H/E"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">U/!/H/E</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":20}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">20</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"U/!/H/E"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">U/!/H/E</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":21}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">21</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A/X/D/G"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A/X/D/G</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":22}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">22</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A/X/D/G"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A/X/D/G</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":23}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">23</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Give me air/made you look/i know you are but what am i"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Give me air/made you look/i know you are but what am i</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":24}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">24</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Give me air/made you look/i know you are but what am i"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Give me air/made you look/i know you are but what am i</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":25}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">25</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I love that Story!/Moo!/Sit on Me!"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">I love that Story!/Moo!/Sit on Me!</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":26}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">26</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I love that Story!/Moo!/Sit on Me!"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">I love that Story!/Moo!/Sit on Me!</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":27}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">27</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Like cool/Hi/fishy/P-man/Wish you were here"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Like cool/Hi/fishy/P-man/Wish you were here</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":28}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">28</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Like cool/Hi/fishy/P-man/Wish you were here"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Like cool/Hi/fishy/P-man/Wish you were here</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":29}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">29</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Let the cartoon begin/Hi/Globey/I'm board/It's a Pee-Wee World"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Let the cartoon begin/Hi/Globey/I'm board/It's a Pee-Wee World</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":30}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">30</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Let the cartoon begin/Hi/Globey/I'm board/It's a Pee-Wee World"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Let the cartoon begin/Hi/Globey/I'm board/It's a Pee-Wee World</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":31}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">31</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Randy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Randy</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":32}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">32</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Randy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Randy</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":33}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">33</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pterri"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pterri</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":34}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">34</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pterri"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pterri</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":35}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">35</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jambi"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jambi</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":36}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">36</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jambi"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jambi</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":37}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">37</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"S/E/O/T"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">S/E/O/T</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":38}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">38</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"S/E/O/T"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">S/E/O/T</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":39}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">39</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Y/P/&/N"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Y/P/&/N</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":40}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">40</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/flipbook"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/flipbook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Y/P/&/N"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Y/P/&/N</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"(41)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">(41)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/checklist"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/checklist</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CL #1 Cards/Photo Stickers (I/F/B/Z on front)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">CL #1 Cards/Photo Stickers (I/F/B/Z on front)</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"(42)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">(42)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/checklist"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/checklist</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CL #2 Playhouse Tattoos/Wiggle Pictures (I/F/B/Z on front)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">CL #2 Playhouse Tattoos/Wiggle Pictures (I/F/B/Z on front)</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"(43)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">(43)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/checklist"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/checklist</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CL #3 Alphabet stickers/playhouse foldies/flying things (V/L/K/R)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">CL #3 Alphabet stickers/playhouse foldies/flying things (V/L/K/R)</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"(44)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">(44)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"sticker/checklist"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">sticker/checklist</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CL #4 Finger-Nose Cards/Mini-stickers/Disguise Cards (V/L/K/R)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">CL #4 Finger-Nose Cards/Mini-stickers/Disguise Cards (V/L/K/R)</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">1 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"skull (I'm labeling these by top-left image)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">skull (I'm labeling these by top-left image)</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"heart eye"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">heart eye</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"3 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Reba"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Reba</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"4 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">4 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cowntess"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cowntess</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"5 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">5 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"big head pee-wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">big head pee-wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"6 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">6 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"octopus"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">octopus</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"7 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">7 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"jumping pee-wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">jumping pee-wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"8 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">8 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pterri"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pterri</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"9 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">9 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dog Chair"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dog Chair</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"10 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">10 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"mom heart"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">mom heart</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"11 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">11 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"pee-wee caterpillar"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">pee-wee caterpillar</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"12 of 12"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">12 of 12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"tattoo sheet"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">tattoo sheet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Randy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Randy</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Miss Yvonne/Cowboy Curtis"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Miss Yvonne/Cowboy Curtis</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pee-Wee/Ms. Rene"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pee-Wee/Ms. Rene</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Conky/Reba"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Conky/Reba</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pterri/Randy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pterri/Randy</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pop Eye/Pee Wee & Miss Yvonne"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pop Eye/Pee Wee & Miss Yvonne</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cool Cat/Pee-Wee with bicycle"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cool Cat/Pee-Wee with bicycle</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jambi/cartoon Pee-Wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jambi/cartoon Pee-Wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Randy/Miss Yvonne"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Randy/Miss Yvonne</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Penny/Pee-Wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Penny/Pee-Wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chairry/Globey"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Chairry/Globey</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jambi/Chairry"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jambi/Chairry</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"wiggle toy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">wiggle toy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pee-Wee/Cowntess"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pee-Wee/Cowntess</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"puppet card"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">puppet card</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pee-Wee/Mr. Kite"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pee-Wee/Mr. Kite</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"puppet card"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">puppet card</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Miss Yvonne/Pee-Wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Miss Yvonne/Pee-Wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"puppet card"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">puppet card</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chairry/Conky"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Chairry/Conky</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"puppet card"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">puppet card</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Roger/Randy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Roger/Randy</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"puppet card"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">puppet card</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jambi/Pee-Wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jambi/Pee-Wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"opening door"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">opening door</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fridge"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fridge</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"opening door"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">opening door</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Randy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Randy</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"opening door"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">opening door</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Playhouse Door"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Playhouse Door</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"opening door"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">opening door</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Floory"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Floory</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"opening door"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">opening door</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dirty Dog"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dirty Dog</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"flying things"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">flying things</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flying Pterri"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Flying Pterri</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"flying things"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">flying things</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flyin' Randy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Flyin' Randy</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"flying things"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">flying things</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Flying Pee-Wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Flying Pee-Wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"flying things"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">flying things</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pee-Wee Copter"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pee-Wee Copter</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">1A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"disguise card"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">disguise card</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"skull mask (flatter top crack on left)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">skull mask (flatter top crack on left)</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">1B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"disguise card"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">disguise card</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"skull mask (flatter top crack on right)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">skull mask (flatter top crack on right)</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"disguise card"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">disguise card</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"green mask (shading on left fang)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">green mask (shading on left fang)</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"disguise card"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">disguise card</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"green mask (shading on right fang)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">green mask (shading on right fang)</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"3A"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3A</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"disguise card"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">disguise card</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"3 eyes mask (green eye on left)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3 eyes mask (green eye on left)</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"3B"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3B</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"disguise card"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">disguise card</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"3 eyes mask (green eye on right)"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3 eyes mask (green eye on right)</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"foldies"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">foldies</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Penny"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Penny</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"foldies"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">foldies</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Conky"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Conky</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"foldies"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">foldies</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Randy"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Randy</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"foldies"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">foldies</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pee-Wee"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pee-Wee</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"foldies"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">foldies</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jambi"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jambi</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I wanted to go more in depth with the set, hence this post languishing in my drafts for over 3 years, plus I've been meaning to create some supplemental customs to go with the set (--There's tragically little from the first season of the show represented in the cards). But I'm not sure when I'll get to that, so for now I'll just give an overview.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIClcVdRPK17pyJkBQlTo6f6hWcEc8ry6nOfuCEDSrRhakKiiC_cdP09qyMKRihdeQMx23X6jZ7LCNTR_NjuO8-71LYAnaqAUz1MaHAA5hJvOSOZ8C5Q4WDx1b0KGAPR4OJTs2X5YFfy9eXEItPgzNuYtCpW2sAOr8DVt6SxSpN1-vuvPKMZObrQmIOOoB/s1745/PXL_20230731_185233916.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1745" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIClcVdRPK17pyJkBQlTo6f6hWcEc8ry6nOfuCEDSrRhakKiiC_cdP09qyMKRihdeQMx23X6jZ7LCNTR_NjuO8-71LYAnaqAUz1MaHAA5hJvOSOZ8C5Q4WDx1b0KGAPR4OJTs2X5YFfy9eXEItPgzNuYtCpW2sAOr8DVt6SxSpN1-vuvPKMZObrQmIOOoB/w640-h414/PXL_20230731_185233916.MP~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The base cards look like this. Each has a background variation, with an analogous baseball card situation being like with 1990 Donruss how there are "paint splatter variations" with the factory set versions of the cards. I don't believe there was any short-printing going on in the set, so I don't think any variation has a premium on it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3OonhPyS4D6po7J0v9JT6fGkwyy3YdoMjwbJrotIAcK60CEpp8rZsJFKoSRXL2ITdz2fWlc3W-AlhD3chPYq9gO1bYlpoFXLj84kEqY7kPUSFq0E1nsAkpnyMJoISPNj19SJ4tX08Ex5LV9owlTzK6ZWO9Sb1qMuh8tL_59RTDDOXHPneB4Z2BrjPlMe/s1746/PXL_20230731_185513355.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1746" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3OonhPyS4D6po7J0v9JT6fGkwyy3YdoMjwbJrotIAcK60CEpp8rZsJFKoSRXL2ITdz2fWlc3W-AlhD3chPYq9gO1bYlpoFXLj84kEqY7kPUSFq0E1nsAkpnyMJoISPNj19SJ4tX08Ex5LV9owlTzK6ZWO9Sb1qMuh8tL_59RTDDOXHPneB4Z2BrjPlMe/w640-h252/PXL_20230731_185513355.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The sticker/flipbook cards might be the toughest to complete. And the backs...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03ut6BNcuVKWH2jZQbfBKn4a0QFZMGk17eRnWhwgY8ze5_aWNPtlqiUv5XIUnbpJgHt4iUelSLHG6rChDkZZ9DKm1UH69beQgmpUn9ZUsn8F0AVKrVf4Oop-CEh_gVY7gvkGC88GGwzbmLzCFW4grrclP5jsDAUJBoou1UmRVlQNgxs-e31zBL98vsmgp/s2096/PXL_20230731_185533500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="2096" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03ut6BNcuVKWH2jZQbfBKn4a0QFZMGk17eRnWhwgY8ze5_aWNPtlqiUv5XIUnbpJgHt4iUelSLHG6rChDkZZ9DKm1UH69beQgmpUn9ZUsn8F0AVKrVf4Oop-CEh_gVY7gvkGC88GGwzbmLzCFW4grrclP5jsDAUJBoou1UmRVlQNgxs-e31zBL98vsmgp/w640-h216/PXL_20230731_185533500.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The funky letter stickers were recycled from an older Topps release but they fit right in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlV-QKqihHeDwmfxDL7IiDF0Z8TYBVvTwpkTgxPbc3hA9_EjWRg7yjq7SNl1WzpeJoe9Czmu4X3PK0LgvxfBFFuITW2CfDsEz_qdjEKw4BVtz5vcFdTKeN-iUw6iTmFWy32YoaDuBfCkmu-m57NcS3tIxVy3lRYdRsobr2UOkgpLZ0TQKo2jvy9yNCosRT/s2061/PXL_20230731_185714952.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="2061" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlV-QKqihHeDwmfxDL7IiDF0Z8TYBVvTwpkTgxPbc3hA9_EjWRg7yjq7SNl1WzpeJoe9Czmu4X3PK0LgvxfBFFuITW2CfDsEz_qdjEKw4BVtz5vcFdTKeN-iUw6iTmFWy32YoaDuBfCkmu-m57NcS3tIxVy3lRYdRsobr2UOkgpLZ0TQKo2jvy9yNCosRT/w640-h444/PXL_20230731_185714952.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The oversized interactive cards are fun but can make storage more of a pain. The three mask cards have mirror image variations that can be tricky to pair up. I pulled <i>so many</i> of the "blue eye on the left" of the 3-eyed mask card (yet the "green eye on left" variation was super tough to track down, go figure) that I even popped one out of the card to play with it as intended.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-UJJ8wYI4HR_x012VCCC8Fmkx6c0Ce0wb8hmXIihmDoXq2NQu4tziUC14hXjnv9S0MFt6q07InXkejx-shJeqGqgvcFODcBL3JvRR5avc473YC_ke3-sE2giP1ZqWxjwUooWoie2Hyov2hkkz8G67Jrj92XeNu8WRpBTlMFTXyYuXxTmC8pZ-jZCrrMH/s1250/PXL_20230731_191825376.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1213" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-UJJ8wYI4HR_x012VCCC8Fmkx6c0Ce0wb8hmXIihmDoXq2NQu4tziUC14hXjnv9S0MFt6q07InXkejx-shJeqGqgvcFODcBL3JvRR5avc473YC_ke3-sE2giP1ZqWxjwUooWoie2Hyov2hkkz8G67Jrj92XeNu8WRpBTlMFTXyYuXxTmC8pZ-jZCrrMH/w622-h640/PXL_20230731_191825376.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've been saying the master set is 159 cards, but if you <i>really</i> want to be OCD about it, you can bump that number up to <b>171</b> cards thanks to the "wiggle toys" that rotate between two images. The above photo appears to be 24 minis, but it technically includes just 12 different cards despite what your eyes tell you. Yep: Lentrical variations! Maybe you've encountered this phenomenon when you get a couple Sportflics dupes together and notice that the images are reversed from the same vantage point. Similar with these "wiggle toy" inserts. They are one-per-pack, so you get a lot of them in a box. And when you lay a bunch of one of these out together, it's striking when they're all one certain image except for one dupe that shows the <i>other</i> image. "Is it a dupe?" Depends on how you look at it. Literally! If I can see two clearly different images when looking at the cards side-by-side, I reserve the right to count them as variations in my collection, not a duplicate. Is that weird?</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyways, there's 1988 Topps Pee-Wee's Playhouse in a nutshell. I have lots of dupes to trade, so if you're building the set, feel free to get in touch. I'd like to trade my dupes with other Pee-wee setbuilders, and then once I've got a second set done, I suppose I'd look to trade it for something cool (preferably Pee-Wee related) or sell it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anywoo, I'm fifteen cards away from a 2nd master set. My needs as of 7/31/23:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><div>sticker/flipbook #7<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ants/today's secret word is fun/hi/arf/pee wee</div></div><div><div>sticker/flipbook #8<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ants/today's secret word is fun/hi/arf/pee wee</div></div><div><div>sticker/flipbook #14<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dirty Dog</div></div><div><div>sticker/flipbook #24<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Give me air/made you look/i know you are but what am i</div></div><div><div>sticker/flipbook #25<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I love that Story!/Moo!/Sit on Me!</div></div><div><div>sticker/flipbook #28<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Like cool/Hi/fishy/P-man/Wish you were here</div></div><div><div>sticker/flipbook #33<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Pterri</div></div><div><div>sticker/flipbook #40<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Y/P/&/N</div></div><div><div>sticker/checklist CL #3 Alphabet stickers/playhouse foldies/flying things (V/L/K/R)</div></div><div><div>puppet card #3<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Chairry/Conky</div></div><div><div>puppet card #5<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jambi/Pee-Wee</div></div><div><div>opening door #5<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dirty Dog</div></div><div><div>flying things #1<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Flying Pterri</div></div><div><div>disguise card #1B<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>skull mask (flatter top crack on right)</div></div><div><div>foldies #3<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Randy</div></div></blockquote><div><br /></div>As long as I'm showing off Pee-Wee cards, here are some others that came out after that Topps set from '88.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgba5lrGadAtkVWge6mSNHeyWrntFcsyYWvFQE9WIpAdGiVd038fMnMegfSYoAvhUSFvX2BuG5xD58SIwsCy1WeZmO6CHDKHP5jRXS856NmONMdIg0aTuqq3vboGCYDuaYUXtkvgsDJ9H1K8l9OQh2jRI537tpdsTM7uUH494IlN5TgXnTMF66iHKsjNqz6/s1293/PXL_20230731_192340020~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="1293" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgba5lrGadAtkVWge6mSNHeyWrntFcsyYWvFQE9WIpAdGiVd038fMnMegfSYoAvhUSFvX2BuG5xD58SIwsCy1WeZmO6CHDKHP5jRXS856NmONMdIg0aTuqq3vboGCYDuaYUXtkvgsDJ9H1K8l9OQh2jRI537tpdsTM7uUH494IlN5TgXnTMF66iHKsjNqz6/w640-h600/PXL_20230731_192340020~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Topps reprinted one of the cards in its 75th Anniversary set (2013) that featured non-sports Topps sets of the past. I've got the base, a foil parallel, and a pair of sparkle parallels (/75). Then there was an online-only set of cards featuring wrapper art that included the '88 Pee-Wee cards, so I grabbed one of those.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoMg2aAMUzjYgV4tGe_g8VE--08lDnsOnAlZNezUei9kOwhsqztS8RZI18snGJKdDRsRKP7iOowlawjx3pcm3mOxuxHaqxo1IZF0xk_LyeWPiYgxWhF5xkOnGaBzByiu848kdrs3eTX6HbD_OILiAtXqSz6LW45Z72Lsp5SDnxQJILrZTtgobwrAUr62_/s1944/PXL_20230731_215544229~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1944" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoMg2aAMUzjYgV4tGe_g8VE--08lDnsOnAlZNezUei9kOwhsqztS8RZI18snGJKdDRsRKP7iOowlawjx3pcm3mOxuxHaqxo1IZF0xk_LyeWPiYgxWhF5xkOnGaBzByiu848kdrs3eTX6HbD_OILiAtXqSz6LW45Z72Lsp5SDnxQJILrZTtgobwrAUr62_/w640-h432/PXL_20230731_215544229~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Here's some Pee-wee stuff that doesn't feature Pee-wee. The Conky toy is mine from childhood-- glad I hung onto it and wish I hadn't gotten rid of my Pee-wee figure. I'm not looking to really go down the "toy collector" route until I win the lottery or something, but I made an exception and scored myself the Captain Carl figure a few years ago. Love Phil Hartman. Plus Captain Carl didn't get a figure released back in the day (neglected 1st season!), so this is a toy-that-should-have-been, as opposed to, say, the revamped Conky figure they put out in that same line of toys marketed towards adults.</div><div>I've been meaning to make a custom cut-auto using that signed index card of E.G. Daily (who played Dottie in Big Adventure). ...one of these days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0et8TynKTEMHmebbR13NsYQ7AwoTyF4Nko_QvRp_wbdpmRcGTg1T2q-ibZTDykClLxBmHZ58UnY16BrNMoY0i_JTEdPdPJYiCLFe7GM9UaDXveEyn59VkoHqAivdNsQROhuOY6qfsUVbwc6CP2PoSFzHhyqSd6N2wm7wRdliFg4VHAnAY5XHBfuX-o8d/s843/PXL_20230731_192613960~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="654" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0et8TynKTEMHmebbR13NsYQ7AwoTyF4Nko_QvRp_wbdpmRcGTg1T2q-ibZTDykClLxBmHZ58UnY16BrNMoY0i_JTEdPdPJYiCLFe7GM9UaDXveEyn59VkoHqAivdNsQROhuOY6qfsUVbwc6CP2PoSFzHhyqSd6N2wm7wRdliFg4VHAnAY5XHBfuX-o8d/w496-h640/PXL_20230731_192613960~2.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Pee-wee or Paul sadly never got a Ginter card or nod in Archives or anything, but he at least got certified autographs thanks to a Star Wars animated guest spot. This is an "inner circle" card in my collection right up there in my eyes with autographs of baseball greats I never dreamt of owning as a kid, not to be too over-the-top about it.</div><div><br /></div>But the big boy in my PW collection is this record..</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUpZiGgSaMZhG-BnkCC3suGawPUT7s-RQq0BVnMH4nl1Y8jrJwvFE4moXMnEcpcsC3XJTm9yChOyDiEgz7M6ngPBd36bLhUqW1elgs2gO1zpPzCeINPSLP6_mr-Qg45gH2lD0XcVR2eG_j1k3qP_Mg52m66CYKopMn-8oUDsYfo-AuQzMcxvV8PK_4Di-/s1809/PXL_20230731_193034825.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1675" data-original-width="1809" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUpZiGgSaMZhG-BnkCC3suGawPUT7s-RQq0BVnMH4nl1Y8jrJwvFE4moXMnEcpcsC3XJTm9yChOyDiEgz7M6ngPBd36bLhUqW1elgs2gO1zpPzCeINPSLP6_mr-Qg45gH2lD0XcVR2eG_j1k3qP_Mg52m66CYKopMn-8oUDsYfo-AuQzMcxvV8PK_4Di-/w640-h592/PXL_20230731_193034825.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's signed by Pee-wee and Paul separately, <i>and</i> Danny Elfman. I've been meaning to hang this up on the wall in the cardroom since I got it a couple years ago. Bummed it took me till today to get around to it, but it's up now.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for everything, Pee-wee!</div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709402326341729642.post-90463187309412205472023-07-27T14:22:00.001-07:002023-07-27T14:22:09.675-07:00Cards blown in by the summer wind<p>I've been meaning to finish this "incoming cards I didn't purchase" post for a couple weeks, but it's been languishing as a draft while I just haven't been feeling very talkative. But let's try to bust it out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7kViMWOcWjsttGKep8yjLZMwbsdJvb2tpr2azlqvIJl1Xe4idgDv695jH3W_WNmYMmWQzikaUvJlwV33FxUsOU1A1-ZE9cx0DMRZNZhDgFa_afwpa76Wg9aJRrCEiKo2irhckVdOmnWpWk3pxjHu_lHPu3quylfdX6ohxYuGjgb3KuDf9ZvL5K1Lh2x6/s1678/PXL_20230706_210256447~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="1678" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7kViMWOcWjsttGKep8yjLZMwbsdJvb2tpr2azlqvIJl1Xe4idgDv695jH3W_WNmYMmWQzikaUvJlwV33FxUsOU1A1-ZE9cx0DMRZNZhDgFa_afwpa76Wg9aJRrCEiKo2irhckVdOmnWpWk3pxjHu_lHPu3quylfdX6ohxYuGjgb3KuDf9ZvL5K1Lh2x6/w640-h370/PXL_20230706_210256447~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://betterthanbeckett.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Daniel Wilson</a> surprised me with this pair of solid cards on my sidebar wantlist. I'm getting really close to finishing up 1978 Topps, and Reggie's card #200 was probably the biggest void after receiving the Trammell/Molitor RC from Dennis not long ago. <div><br /><div>I'm looking to acquire multiples of that Bo Jackson FBBB card thanks to a neat project I've got in mind (--don't worry; I won't deface the card.) You'll see the Bo again in a future post once that all comes together. In the meantime, if you've got Bo's 1990 Score #697 available for trade, hit me up and I'll try to find a compelling return for you.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks a lot, Daniel!<br /><div><br /></div><div>- - -o<div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_StvTZZjxJ-9SxRpT0hYhulGTzHY811mrwqQzBOfhyBt_dhlgLq4gLwaNMt79HuEz7uxJo5-VP7h69CO2FHsKExArLrx-SlH75C3dpGXW_6GwX0GRpVl_wsVFYdWROOUHR-PziodJfPxZL-s48fWmWLeONz2_4XYZGALL__s-P9BXoLP6KQlbYTiKoB3q/s1582/PXL_20230727_201207581.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1582" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_StvTZZjxJ-9SxRpT0hYhulGTzHY811mrwqQzBOfhyBt_dhlgLq4gLwaNMt79HuEz7uxJo5-VP7h69CO2FHsKExArLrx-SlH75C3dpGXW_6GwX0GRpVl_wsVFYdWROOUHR-PziodJfPxZL-s48fWmWLeONz2_4XYZGALL__s-P9BXoLP6KQlbYTiKoB3q/w640-h376/PXL_20230727_201207581.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Gregory at <a href="http://ninepockets.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nine Pockets</a> has been gracious in his support of my cardboard creativity, recently dedicating posts on his blog to the Warhol Rose Infinite Parallels Project (WRIPP) that I kicked off earlier this year, as well as another for the "border art" cards I've been doing more recently. Means a lot to get such a positive reaction and encouragement from a fellow quirky card maker. He generously ran another giveaway recently, and I couldn't resist getting in on the action to nab this pair of "1973 Topps" Seinfeld cards to complement the "1956 Topps" George Costanza I got from him in an earlier giveaway. But yeah, I often name '73 Topps as my all-time favorite flagship set and love how he pulled off these customs so perfectly. If you haven't already, be sure to check out his blog and peruse <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/Sports-Mem-Cards-Fan-Shop/64482/m.html?_dkr=1&iconV2Request=true&_blrs=recall_filtering&_ssn=nine_pockets" target="_blank">his eBay inventory</a> where he's got a ton of fun customs priced to move.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks, Gregory! You rock!</div><div>He even threw in a bonus Pokemon card for the ride. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv54Y498KcIVL1rHG-HIrCEcCjkel5DUaD1YeJIKI8zWsJcQ1HbMofZsvRqNrdyP_JiEvYRFKNv-QLcy3haVtO6kZI53WTg7q1nOCcgSsQPqA4qS_z3ejVze8X3XEmwYw8Whnf5NgXBlwgthlCplz8xLG349ZR8FzFrQAQglPbKbGeFRul3RFKnWYvB8aG/s1709/PXL_20230709_195321365.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="1246" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv54Y498KcIVL1rHG-HIrCEcCjkel5DUaD1YeJIKI8zWsJcQ1HbMofZsvRqNrdyP_JiEvYRFKNv-QLcy3haVtO6kZI53WTg7q1nOCcgSsQPqA4qS_z3ejVze8X3XEmwYw8Whnf5NgXBlwgthlCplz8xLG349ZR8FzFrQAQglPbKbGeFRul3RFKnWYvB8aG/w291-h400/PXL_20230709_195321365.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>- - - o</div><div><br /></div><div>Last for today is a surprise box from the ever-generous <a href="http://johnnnystradingspot.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">John Miller</a>. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5EPEgm8pgQudWKCcuwEv2vw8LRMDEtAc76HJCb64C15zzzutZnm2GHgeiMaKXsXy9KIM1-mG5Z21QDW15dXAcwqbFusStUMqxXND7JVLus946VSikZAyLBSfvNxcjj4HCCGRsne741uYghyzTvWvauPtF34TDMLaKl4LWFd3sl5_7MvFG-vNFzjn17oo/s1838/PXL_20230713_185540458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="1838" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5EPEgm8pgQudWKCcuwEv2vw8LRMDEtAc76HJCb64C15zzzutZnm2GHgeiMaKXsXy9KIM1-mG5Z21QDW15dXAcwqbFusStUMqxXND7JVLus946VSikZAyLBSfvNxcjj4HCCGRsne741uYghyzTvWvauPtF34TDMLaKl4LWFd3sl5_7MvFG-vNFzjn17oo/w640-h444/PXL_20230713_185540458.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A nice bunch of young Gavins to kick things off. Stone and Williams made their MLB debuts this season. Cross was the Royals' 1st draft pick last year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZxeLlvUQBJ1DTST67c7ZQzihwTC_CE8aCWeO-ZuzsoQsWUqnHoinCK53drM2kgJNIFRouFfgfGOXkJGVRIwIpw2buMTCWDMW9sdT6Zl_WkhIwq-oGvJ1VHn8bTyL_-0dDguIpV7uRAps_rNETgYw2eiA3grKowIqKvEaiThZZ2mHQP3MkdR7SRn3inDX/s2090/PXL_20230713_185740733.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="2090" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZxeLlvUQBJ1DTST67c7ZQzihwTC_CE8aCWeO-ZuzsoQsWUqnHoinCK53drM2kgJNIFRouFfgfGOXkJGVRIwIpw2buMTCWDMW9sdT6Zl_WkhIwq-oGvJ1VHn8bTyL_-0dDguIpV7uRAps_rNETgYw2eiA3grKowIqKvEaiThZZ2mHQP3MkdR7SRn3inDX/w640-h432/PXL_20230713_185740733.MP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Among the other highlights were lot of pocket schedules.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2eWx_6DDIpuZpKhIwpze05jE2smd-l9NWAgTdcDlogTBAzvZm9mNGYeTmPGbd0BeauWKsC7-HqYNnvJvu3WI3Ff8rhRefkSdbDnPX_xeKGGpyN0r4bS8ubqlBoSk56WZPZR9BWUxP_EqplI5Q7jm66Gf4qaMR3Sb5RhH7KNN1DJ68BgchwTZMNMtYuXu/s922/PXL_20230713_185853785.NIGHT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="843" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2eWx_6DDIpuZpKhIwpze05jE2smd-l9NWAgTdcDlogTBAzvZm9mNGYeTmPGbd0BeauWKsC7-HqYNnvJvu3WI3Ff8rhRefkSdbDnPX_xeKGGpyN0r4bS8ubqlBoSk56WZPZR9BWUxP_EqplI5Q7jm66Gf4qaMR3Sb5RhH7KNN1DJ68BgchwTZMNMtYuXu/s320/PXL_20230713_185853785.NIGHT.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the glowing Heyward in action.</div><div>Hey Fanatics, here's a parallel idea: The Glowfractor. A Chrome refractor that glows in the dark. Oh man, I'd go after something like that pretty hard if they weren't too pricey. (Watch me link back to this post in a couple/few years when Glowfractors become a real thing, lol. [There is a Bowman parallel this year called Lunar Glow, but it doesn't seem to actually glow in the dark or anything, just a cratery looking background.])</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr75MSugqb9C797qhbJyOr9uV2ixoqt2_pnVo7eiDVRTuS8S7bla2MLGuO4n2aMbVFblZZ-PUCshMlHlytfCp-qT-5EwSr-inZ-KpIUFNxvW0JL1V0-YnWKcFRXoGJONSwTL9ikpyh9MuGsnl5blDltLYyyRKBBOwcyDBQfCqOMOAbRHZwlhjmS_JAyxJj/s2201/PXL_20230713_190359966.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="2201" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr75MSugqb9C797qhbJyOr9uV2ixoqt2_pnVo7eiDVRTuS8S7bla2MLGuO4n2aMbVFblZZ-PUCshMlHlytfCp-qT-5EwSr-inZ-KpIUFNxvW0JL1V0-YnWKcFRXoGJONSwTL9ikpyh9MuGsnl5blDltLYyyRKBBOwcyDBQfCqOMOAbRHZwlhjmS_JAyxJj/w640-h488/PXL_20230713_190359966.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But the bulk of Johnny's box were 1992 Leaf Black Gold parallels and 2011 Topps diamond parallels. With the crazy volume of cardboard he deals with, John doesn't have time to check stuff like this against a wantlist, but I think roughly half were needs, and hey the rest can be tradebait once I get around to entering that stuff into TCDB. My '92 Leaf black gold setbuild jumped from 63% complete up to 73% thanks to this lot.<br /><p>Awesome stuff, John! I'm working on putting a return together for you.</p><p>Thanks for stopping by.</p></div></div></div></div></div>defgavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.com8