Night Owl Cards

About a week-and-a-half ago, I featured a card package received from Lake Effect Cards. It was filled with Dodger goodies. Before I even wrote the post, Greg emailed me and told me another package would be coming. This one would be even more tailored to my want lists. And it certainly was. Thanks to Greg, I can ignore a few sets forever. I like that. I'll grab the giant magic marker hanging over the fireplace that I have for such occasions and draw a huge line through four pesky sets. The first one is the Dodger team set from 1992 Stadium Club. Mike Scioscia , Dave Hansen and Lenny Harris were the last three I needed, and I don't need none of them no more. Here is another set that I don't have to waste brainpower on anymore: 1983 Topps . Now, you may have read how I completed this set already . But there were a few cards from the set in desperate need of upgrading. These three were the last of the woefully creased. And as much as Jack Clark cards deserve to ...

See how the godfather of card blogging repays you when you take him up on a trade offer? A 1959 Topps buyback card of Steve Bilko ? Are you kidding me? I could complain about the awful stamp Topps plasters on buybacks, but what kind of ungrateful goombah would I be? This, in fact, is the best of a great collection of cards that I received from Chris Harris of Stale Gum , also known as the Only Card Blog That Matters. Who am I to argue? I've been at this eight months. This was one of the "throw-in" cards in the trade, believe it or not. Most of what we traded were want-list needs. And I don't have a 1959 Topps want list up. I'm not foolish enough to think people are willing to send those cards my way. Although, maybe I should be now. Have a look at some of the other great cards I received: Two more cards in my bid to complete the 2006 Topps U&H set (11 cards to go). Two drug-tainted sluggers. I also received a 2006 Topps Own the Game insert of ...