Cardsphere Roundup

Time to catch up with cards that my buds on the cardsphere have sent my way over the past couple weeks or so. No bulk dumps this time, just four PWEs to spotlight.

Nice.. Thanks, AJ! My collection includes a lot of Padres cards and a lot of cards of guys named Gavin, but here's the first instance of that Venn diagram intersecting. I was thrilled to see Sheets break out into the best season of his young career in San Diego and hope he keeps improving next year.

I was having a ridiculously awful day when the Lost Collector's surprise PWE arrived, and the kind gesture and fun doodle really lifted my face up out of the muck for moment and breathed some life into me. I didn't even know the card existed, adding to the nice surprise of it all. I'll have to at least half-assedly go after the rainbow (ie, I've now added the other parallels to my TCDb wantlist). If you include Logofractor and Sapphire editions, looks like there are 66 different versions of this Topps Chrome card to go after. Oof!

Anywho, thanks again for brightening my day, AJ! I'm working on a little return to send over to you soon.

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I scored another sweet Seinfeld custom from a recent Nine Pockets giveaway. It was a contest with multiple winners, with a rubber duck race randomizer video deciding. My little ducky got off to a slow start and I thought for sure I was out of the running, but lo and behold he had a great push down the stretch and ended up in first place! I can't remember watching a more exciting duck race ever in my life. Big thanks, Gregory!

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Everytime I think Zippy Zappy has run dry of expendable cards to shed, another mailing from Japan finds its way to me.

Tariff tomfoolery might make sending international packages tricky these days, but looks like you can still get away with letter-sized mail. This 6-card PWE included some 2012 Topps Star Wars Galactic Files and a couple autographs of soccer player Taylor Otto.

Always a treat.. Thanks, Zippy! 

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Last for today are a few cards from out of Johnny's Trading Spot. You guys know John is all about sniffing out killer bulk deals, and several of us are lucky enough to get some of his overflow set aside for us. Like AJ earlier, John often hooks me up with extra Gavins he comes across.

Gavin Cross is a 2022 1st rounder who has found himself stalling out in AA the past couple seasons.

Gavin Williams recently set the record for most strikeouts in a season for a pitcher named Gavin, with his 173 besting the mark of 163 by Gavin Floyd in 2009. A couple more clean Sheets round up the namesakes. Turns out I didn't need either of the 2011 Topps parallels for my frankenset, but I appreciate Johnny looking out. I'll try to scrape up some cards you could use soon, John. Thanks!

Thanks again to these fellas for the friendly mail and to you readers for stopping by.