Night Owl Cards

In keeping with the spirit of the card show that I am either presently attending or have just left this afternoon, I have selected 1972 Topps as the latest Define the Design entry. Last year at this show, I bought a handful of 1972 Topps . A couple of '57 Topps Brooklyn Dodgers sucked up just about all of my money and all I had left went to some '72 commons. But every '72 Topps card is a great one. I think you know where I stand on this set. And I've just come across a great name for the set. I was watching one of the rather entertaining videos that Billy of West Virginia Cards has been posting. In the most recent one , he featured some of his cards from the '70s, my favorite card decade. He referred to the 1972 Topps cards as "psychedelic tombstones." Fantastic. I had never heard of that before. That is a great name for the set. So, by all means, comment on what you call the set. But it's going to have to be awfully good to top "the psychede...

Here's a little insight into the thought process behind my want lists, for those who care. Most of my want lists are based on what other collectors have available or are willing to trade. That means the cards are relatively current, and I try to put as many modern card lists up as possible. I also try to put up mostly lists of sets that I'm somewhat close to finishing. At least halfway anyway -- mostly because it gets tedious typing all those numbers. That explains why I say at the top of my want list that I am collecting the 1972 Topps set, but there is no '72 want list. I need lots and lots of cards for that set, so I don't feel comfortable putting it up there. Same goes for last year's Upper Deck Timeline set. I'm half-heartedly collecting it. But I probably only have a fifth of the set. Maybe I'll get to putting those two up there someday. There is one exception to my want list "rules," and that is 1971 Topps. Although I have just over hal...