Night Owl Cards

I don't have much to say about the 1952 Topps card back, so I thought I'd document a few other things going on here at the night owl nest. First, I don't have the cash to hit Target every day of the week, so I haven't been able to track down many of the Dodgers from the sets that are out there right now. I couldn't even tell you if Bowman is sitting on the shelves right now. (Fighting the urge ... and it's gone). Meanwhile, my ability to pull Dodgers from Gypsy Queen has been hideous. Aside from the Sandy Koufax mini, which I greatly appreciated, I've pulled the Campanella and Furcal base cards. Nothing more. So I'm happy to report that Brian of Play at the Plate sent along a few Dodger GQ extras. Oops, I guess I have the Furcal already. Well, here's two more: There's something about the Jackie Robinson that makes it look as if it's not really him. I still have a few more Dodgers to go, along with all the inserts and parallels. T...

It's time to tackle the epic box that Jeff of I am Joe Collector sent me out of the goodness of his heart. Honestly, he must have shelled out a pretty penny for all that postage, and as many bloggers have noted already, he didn't leave a return address. (I might have to put my reporter hat on and do some sleuthing. After the holidays, of course). The 434 cards arrived Saturday (plus more than 70 checklist cards. Checklist cards as packing material? Hmmm. I see a Things Done to Cards post on the horizon). I'm finally getting around to sifting and organizing. And I've been on vacation, too! That's how much Jeff sent. I had expected just Dodgers cards. Which is fantastic all by itself. But aside from the 181 Dodgers cards, Jeff sent cards of teams from four different sets. He basically sent starter sets for 1993 Topps, 1996 Topps, 2000 Topps and 2008 UD Baseball Heroes. Before I get to the Dodgers, let me show a glimpse of the other cards. 1993 Topps. I received 67 ...