Night Owl Cards

Today, I reached what is sure to be one of the card collecting highlights of my year. With the arrival of this 1958 Topps Sandy Koufax card, I have finished an almost 40-year quest to complete the career run of Koufax's cards in Topps flagship. This is an accomplishment that I didn't take seriously for many years and didn't become a realistic goal for me until around 2015 when I obtained three Koufax cards that summer. But, truthfully, I was working with some advantages early on. First, and most importantly, I acquired Koufax's 1955 rookie card when I was in high school in the early 1980s. That card, even in the battered shape that mine is in, has increased in cost exponentially as Koufax's legend has grown. Second, I became interested in Koufax vintage cards almost from the moment I started looking into vintage cards. And, at one or two of the first card shows I ever attended, I bought Koufax cards. Finally, this wouldn't be possible without the ...

Hi. I think I've done a decent enough job conveying how important my childhood is in my hobby of collecting baseball cards. It's why I am collecting today. If I didn't collect cards as a kid, there's a good chance I wouldn't be collecting now. There is no bigger thrill for me in this hobby than finding a card that connects me to the joyful moments I had as a kid when I pulled or looked at or played with that card. The vast majority of those childhood memories are contained in 1975. The years 1974-77 are prime territory for childhood card memories, too, but 1975 ... well, 1975 I could dedicate an entire blog to all of the card memories created that year. In fact, I did . I had it pretty good as a 9-year-old boy. Topps produced one of its most colorful and memorable sets of all-time during my first year of collecting. It's no wonder I'm still collecting now. Also that year, Topps decided to produce a parallel set to its main set and market it in sel...