Night Owl Cards

I have never consciously attempted to complete a run of Topps flagship sets. As a set-collector, it just kind of happened. By happy accident, I've completed Topps sets from 1974 through 1989. I'm two cards away from completing 1972 and that will spur me on to tackle 1973. With 1971 Topps and 1991 Topps already finished, landing the '73 set would mean I would have an even 20 years worth of Topps sets completed, from 1971-1991. Except for one tiny issue. I've never tried nor wanted to complete the 1990 Topps set. I don't out-and-out hate the set, even though when I bought 1990 Topps for the first time that year, I wanted to throw them out as soon as I saw them. The 200 or so cards from that set I own sit in a binder, which means that someday, someway I may actually try to complete that set. Well "someday, someway" happened last week. A few weeks earlier I had been reading the blogs when I came across a post by Brad's Blog . He mentioned t...

After failing to send out a card package for longer than probably since I started blogging almost five years ago, I finally got a few packages out the door last weekend. This weekend, a few more will head out. After that, who knows, but I'm feeling a little more confident. I'm working out the kinks in my packaging arm, rediscovering my taping skills and reacquainting myself with the fine art of labeling. This can mean only one thing. Yes, I think I am ready to combine multiple packages that I received into one post! No moaning. I haven't done this in a long, long time. Besides, it's good news for you. It means I'm clearing off space on the card desk so it can fit more outgoing packages. So let's see some cards from multiple people. I thought I'd frame it in terms of the brawl between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks last night, since that's all that's on the mind of every Dodgers fan. "Mama Said Knock You Out" has been going through...

I've written at least one or two versions of this post in the past. It's kind of a tradition. With a card show this weekend, there's no chance that I can focus on anything else that's card related. My card show list has been updated and written out on a separate piece of paper. My phone with the handy blog want lists is charged and ready to go. I've printed off my $1 off coupon to get in the door. And I've double-checked to make sure that there still is a card show (I won't make that mistake again). All that's left is to re-check some of the incoming cards that I have in stacks and make sure that I don't buy those cards when I'm at the show. It's always frustrating when I do that. So let's remind myself of some cards that I DON'T NEED when I'm at the card show: These are two ex-Nebulous 9 needs and were part of my side upgrade project while completing 1977 Topps. Both are definite upgrades and came to me from Denis, ...