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Saturday, February 17, 2024
Project Purge: Football (NFL) Team Lots
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Purging Project: Basketball Team Lots ALL LOTS CLAIMED
UPDATE: 18Jan2024 4:50 PM
I will soon start prepping some of my Trading Cards for purging. Way back when I used to belong to some team trader groups I had a fantasy of having one monster box filled with trade fodder for each of the four major US sports (Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey) even though I only belonged to team trader groups for Baseball and Football. For the football group I did have a monster box filled with trade fodder for each team in the league. As I would make the monthly trades I would replenish the teams that I was out of or low on. As part of the organization I used those worthless "card savers" as divider tabs. I use a simple file folder label w/ the team nickname written on it in sharpie and put that on the top of the card saver and load that team's cards behind the card saver divider. I now have a Basketball monster box set up and ready for the cards to find a new home. I currently have most of the current teams available. I plan on Purging by team lots.
For interested parties I can send you a nice team lot of NBA cards. All I ask for in return is $6 for first 2 teams. Please add $1 for each additional team after that.. Sorry I'm only sending to USA addresses. For Basketball I have team lots of about 90% of the teams in the league. I even have some draft cards of college guys who were "free agents" and never made the NBA, a handful maybe went pro overseas. Unfortunately for me most of the cards are from the decade of the 1990s. Yes like a ton of other card collectors I have a problem with super overstock of "Junk Wax" cards. Year ranges for team lots are from 1989 to around 2007 with most teams having cards from 1990 to 1996 or 97. Not many 1992 or 93. Some brands and years will only have 1 card, some might have a dozen or more. There are duplicates and in some cases multiples some 3 or more copies. Sorry I don't have time to go back over the lots to cherry pick for specific players, brands or years. Some lots may have a super star and some may not. These lots are excellent for trade fodder if you are in a team trading group.
I have even been toying with the idea of signing up to sell on Sportlots (been buying from there for years), but I am a bit leery about selling there. Mostly due to the high fees they charge especially if you have low sales. Plus I would have to make sure I had close to a 1,000+ cards ready to roll there to start seeing some results. I would also open my sellers account under a different user name. I'm already "captkirk" as a buyer, hmm but not "captkirk42". If I mess up as a seller there I don't want to be banned from buying there. If I were to have a huge selling day of buyers buying more cards than can fit in a PWE or small bubble mailer I don't have many small boxes or larger mailers on hand right now.. That fear is also what keeps me from adding more listings and larger items onto Ebay.
Current status of my Basketball Monster box, the card counts are approximate and for some of the teams might be off by a few cards as I added some rookies and draft cards of guys where the card doesn't mention the team they were drafted to but the player eventually went pro and I had to do a Google search to see if they ever played pro ball.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Washington Wednesday: Have A Coke And A Smile
No Number Set Header Title Card
1 Coy Bacon
2 Wilbur Jackson
3 Karl Lorch
4 Rich Milot
5 Art Monk
6 Mark Moseley
7 Mike Nelms
8 Lemar Parrish
9 Joe Theismann
10 Ricky Thomson
11 Joe Washington
The back of the Art Monk card is not miscut. I just had that card too far over to the edge of my scanner and didn't notice until I was cropping the images. I didn't want to rescan it.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Washington Wednesday: March Madness 2015
a Complete Team Set: Bullets Edition
The set is 1990-91 Fleer Basketball The Washington Bullets. I have included one player that was traded to the
I also have three cards from players who used to be Bullets a few seasons before. I think I'll reserve yakking about them in a later post.
Interested in a Basketball Group Break? Check it out.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Continuing Set Build 1974: Expos O's and Team Cards Sub-Sets
It's been over 40 years in the making and it is still "in progress", like 99% of all my set "builds" from my childhood. One of my all-time fave Baseball sets is 1974 Topps. I have made one step more toward finishing that 660 card set. Well actually there are something like 678 including some error correction variations. Maybe I'd have better luck building the O-Pee-Chee set?
The little steps that will help fill in the complete set. I have slowly been working toward and with some orders from sportlots in an effort to complete some of those little steps in the form of team sets.
So now I have an almost complete Expos team set: 29/29 (30/30 w/Team Checklist) Dang 4 player rookie cards.
No Number (15) Team Checklist
25 Ken Singleton
49 Steve Renko
73 Mike Marshall
97 Bob Bailey
121 Larry Lintz RC
146 Ron Fairly
169 Steve Rogers RC
193 Tom Walker
208 League Leaders: Leading Fireman: John Hiller Tigers and Mike Marshall Expos
217 Tim Foli
253 John Boccabella
275 Ron Hunt
297 Hal Breeden
322 Ernie McAnally
352 Bill Stoneman
377 Ron Woods
412 Chuck Taylor
437 Jim Lyttle
453 Balor Moore
468 Pepe Frias
485 Felipe Alou
508 Montreal Expos Team Card
531 Gene Mauch MGR
549 Mike Jorgensen
568 Mike Torrez
589 Boots Day
600 Rookie Infielders: Ron Cash Tigers, Jim Cox Expos, Bill Madlock Cubs, Reggie Sanders Tigers RC
603 Rookie Catchers: Barry Foote Expos, Tom Lunstedt Cubs, Charlie Moore Brewers, and Sergio Robles Oroles RC
653 Bob Stinson
Orioles team set: Almost complete 30/30 (31/31 w/team checklist)
No Number (2) Team Checklist
16 Baltimore Orioles Team Card
40 Jim Palmer
68 Grant Jackson
92 Paul Blair
109 Bobby Grich
137 Al Bumbry
160 Brooks Robinson
187 Don Baylor
206 ERA Leaders: Jim Palmer, Tom Seaver (Mets)
235 Dave McNally
259 Bob Reynolds
282 Doyle Alexander
306 Earl Weaver MGR
329 Marc Belanger
334 All-Star Third Basemen: Brooks Robinson, Ron Santo (Cubs)
353 Rich Coggins
375 Earl Williams
396 Tommie Davis
411 Frank Baker
436 Don Hood RC
460 Boog Powell
488 Andy Etchebarren
509 Jesse Jefferson
534 Eddie Watt
560 Mike Cuellar
585 Merv Rettenmond
596 Rookie Pitchers: Wayne Garland, Fred Holdsworth (Tigers), Mark Littell (Royals), Dick Pole (Red Sox) RC
603 Rookie Catchers: Barry Foote (Expos), Tom Lunstedt (Cubs), Charlie Moore (Brewers), Sergio Robles RC
606 Rookie Outfielders: Jim Fuller, Wilbur Howard (Brewers), Tommy Smith (Indians), Otto Velez (Yankees)
348 Terry Crowley
Padres team set: (Plus 15 "Washington Padres" the Washington National League set) 25/26 (w/out Wash and w/out Team Checklist) 26/27 (w/Team Checklist but still without Wash) 40/41 (w/Wash w/out Team Checklist) (41/42 w/Wash and Team Checklist)
32a Johnny Grubb RC (SD)
32b Johnny Grubb RC (Wash)
53a Fred Kendall (SD)
53b Fred Kendall (Wash)
77a Rich Troedson (SD)
77b Roch Troedson (Wash)
102a Bill Greif (SD)
102b Bill Greif (Wash)
125a Nate Colbert (SD)
125b Nate Colbert (Wash)
148a Dave Hilton (SD)
148b Dave Hilton (Wash)
173a Randy Jones RC (SD)
173b Randy Jones RC (Wash)
197a Vicente Romo (SD)
197b Vicente Romo (Wash)
226a San Diego Padres Team Card (SD)
226b Washington National League Team Card (Wash)
241a Glenn Beckert (SD) - Pictured in Cubs Uni
241b Glenn Beckert (Wash) - Pictured in Cubs Uni
250a Willie McCovey (SD)
250b Willie McCovey (Wash)
309a Dave Roberts (SD)
309b Dave Roberts (Wash)
364a Cito Gaston (SD)
364b Cito Gaston (Wash)
387a Rich Morales (SD)
387b Rich Morales (Wash)
406 Steve Arlin
430 Matty Alou
456 Dave Winfield RC
498 Pat Corrales
518 Darrel Thomas
535 Bob Tolan
546 Mike Corkins
572 Enzo Hernandez
599a Rookie Pitchers: Ron Doirio Phillies, Dave Freisleben Washington, Frank Riccelli Giants, Greg Shanahan Dodgers
599b Rookie Pitchers: Ron Doirio Phillies, Dave Freisleben Padres (Large Print), Frank Riccelli Giants, Greg Shanahan Dodgers
599c Rookie Pitchers: Ron Doirio Phillies, Dave Freisleben Padres (Small Print), Frank Riccelli Giants, Greg Shanahan Dodgers
628 Ivan Murrell
651 Leron Lee
With Card #599 I think I have the small print version of the Padres variation, I'm not 100% sure as it is hard to tell sometimes the difference between large and small fonts on these weird variations.
*Bonus Card (sort of) 258 Jerry Morales Cubs (Pictured in Padres Uniform) 27/28 (42/43)
Team Cards set: 24/24 (25/25 w/Wash)
16 Baltimore Orioles
36 St. Louis Cardinals
56 New York Mets
74 Minnesota Twins
94 Detroit Tigers
114 California Angels
154 Houston Astros
184 Texas Rangers
211 Chicago Cubs
226a San Diego Padres
226b Washington National League
246 Oakland Athletics
281 San Francisco Giants
314 Milwaukee Brewers
343 Kansas City Royals
363 New York Yankees
383 Philadelphia Phillies
416 Chicago White Sox
459 Cincinnati Reds
483 Atlanta Braves
508 Montreal Expos
541 Cleveland Indians
567 Boston Red Sox
626 Pittsburgh Pirates
643 Los Angeles Dodgers
Team Checklist Cards set: 24/24
These checklists like the previous year's 1973 Team Checklists are not numbered. The Fronts are similar except they have Red Borders the '73s had Blue Borders. Some I have unmarked and some marked (need to double check if I have all of them unmarked) some I have duplicates of. I'd like to have all of them unmarked someday.
(1) Atlanta Braves
(2) Baltimore Orioles
(3) Boston Red Sox
(4) California Angels
(5) Chicago Cubs
(6) Chicago White Sox
(7) Cincinnati Reds
(8) Cleveland Indians
(9) Detroit Tigers
(10) Houston Astros
(11) Kansas City Royals
(12) Los Angeles Dodgers
(13) Milwaukee Brewers
(14) Minnesota Twins
(15) Montreal Expos
(16) New York Mets
(17) New York Yankees
(18) Oakland Athletics
(19) Philadelphia Phillies
(20) Pittsburgh Pirates
(21) San Diego Padres
(22) San Francisco Giants
(23) St. Louis Cardinals
(24) Texas Rangers
Next baby steps complete the "Ex-Senators", Twins and Rangers Team sets:
Twins Team Set: 20/32 (21/33 w/Team Checklist)
No Number (14) Team Checklist
26 Bill Campbell RC
50 Rod Carew
74 Minnesota Twins Team Card
98 Bert Blyleven
122 Jim Holt
143 Dick Woodson
168 Danny Thompson
190 Tony Oliva
201 Batting Leaders: Rod Care Twins, Pete Rose Reds
232 Steve Brye
249 George Mitterwald
271 Bill Hands
296 Ray Corbin
321 Steve Braun
333 All Star Second Basemen: Rod Carew Twins, Joe Morgan Reds
366 Larry Hisle
388 Phil Roof
400 Harmon Killebrew
421 Dan Fife RC
447 Frank Quillici MGR
469 Joe Decker
481 Jerry Terrell RC
503 Eric Soderholm
527 Bobby Darwin
547 Glenn Borgmann
573 Mike Adams RC
592 Ed Bane RC
602 Rookie Pitchers: Glenn Abbott Athletics, Rick Henninger Rangers, Craig Swan Mets, Dan Yossler Twins
605 Rookie Pitchers: Vic Albury Twins, Ken Frailing White Sox, Kevin Kobel Brewers, Frank Tanana Angels
613 Dan Mozon
636 Dave Goltz
659 Joe Liz
Rangers Team Set:20/29 (21/30 w/Team Checklist)
No Number (24) Team Checklist
11 Jim Bibby
39 Ken Suarez
63 Bill Sudakis
87 Fergie Jenkins
89 Jackie Brown
107 Alex Johnson
133 David Clyde RC
184 Texas Rangers Team Card
196 Jim Fergosi
223 Jeff Burroughs
242 Bill Gogolewski
268 Tom Grieve
294 Steve Faucault RC
318 Jim Merritt
355 Dave Nelson
379 Billy Martin MGR
401 Elliott Maddox
425 Pete Broberg
446 Len Randle
466 Dick Billings
511 Toby Harrah
539 Lloyd Allen
558 Bill Fahey
580 Jim Spencer
597 Rookie Shortstops: Dave Chalk Angels, John Gamble Tigers, Pete Mackanin Rangers, Manny Trillo Athletics
602 Rookie Pitchers: Glenn Abbott Athletics, Rick Henninger Rangers, Craig Swan Mets, Dan Yossler Twins
618 Jim Mason
639 Joe Lovitto
657 Jim Shellenback
Checklists: 2/5
126 Cards 1-132
263 Cards 133-264
273 Cards 265-396
414 Cards 397-528
637 Cards 529-660
When I finally COMPLETE these teams I think I will show them off. Til then I am just showing the samples from above. While scanning the cards for this post I noticed some previously unseen or forgotten paper loss damage to my Brooksie card back:
Over all for the complete set I am at 61% almost 62% complete.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Joy of a Complete Team Set: 1965 Senators
and how I turned it around from this:
To this:
Yeah that is much better and Don likes it better too. See no more moss growing on his hat:
So this helps with my Strive For '65 campaign. It now stands at 157/598 (599)
Saturday, January 4, 2014
In A Bind(er)
- Which binder usually has priority? Fave Team Binder? Super Player Binder? Set Binder? Other Binder?
- When do you consider purposefully having duplicates or more of a single card for binders?
- How full do you stuff your binders?
- Are you a double occupancy collector (two cards per pocket to show off the fronts only), or a one card per pocket?
In my case the order would generally be Set, Team, Player, but for some players and HOFers it would be Player, Team.
If I ever get my collection organized the way I currently envision it, some day I will make fillers for Team and Player cards and put them in the set binders. Or maybe just not go through all that trouble.
Another thought if you already have things organized by Set, then your team and player binders would be mostly empty. Except for maybe the autograph and insert cards that are not real clear about what actual set they belong to.
You could make "fillers" for the spots of the cards that are in other binders. Either by making a card sized note that says something like "See Binder X" (or X binder), or maybe go the extra measure and make a black and white (maybe even color) photocopy of the card front with your note of where the real card is in your collection of binders. I've been thinking of doing that when I have a better handle on the organization of my collection.
Sorry for the quick and dirty out-of-focus webcam shot-pics (actually this last pic of the pages filled back-to-back came out pretty good). I needed pictures that just don't get done by a flatbed scanner and I wanted them fast.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Mailday Wednesday 11 April 2012
Got two Ebay packages. Still waiting on a sportlots package that was paid for back on 22 March (all but this one package has arrived, I think the guy might be from Canada and he may have taken time to fill/ship the order, hence the delay) Anyway chronologically I got:
1975 Topps 208 MVPs 1970 Boog Powell Orioles and Johnny Bench Reds
1989 O-Pee-Chee Baltimore Orioles
14 Tom Niedenfuer
22 Billy Ripken
98 Larry Sheets
148 Eddie Murray
161 Brady Anderson
192 Ken Gerhart
124 Jim Traber
213 Rene Gonzales
231 Dave Schmidt
250 Cal Ripken
309 Terry Kennedy
417 Pete Stanicek
352 Rick Schu
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