Night Owl Cards

   Here is the other 1975 Topps-focused post I wanted to get to before the 50th anniversary year is over.   I've reached sort of a milestone in the 1975 Topps buyback chase. It's been exactly 10 years since I first decided to collect these and see how far I could get. I admit I've gotten farther than I thought I would, particularly when I was first starting the mission. But my approach has always been to keep pressing on. As long as I kept finding new ones -- and I can still afford them -- I'd continue.   I just went over 82 percent of the set in buyback form with the addition of three cards. One is the Bob Forsch here.       These are the other two. I now have 542 of the 660 cards in the set in buyback form.   These three cards would be considered "commons" by most collectors, but they mean much more than that. All three have puzzled me for years. I couldn't figure out why they were so elusive. None are particularly notable. I'd reason that I cou...

Have you ever promised a card in a trade and then forgot to include it in the package? I've done that a couple of times now. The Lidge sketch card is the latest example. I promised to send it to Jim of The Phillies Room , along with some other Phillies , but somehow left it in my stack of Allen & Ginter . I guess Freud would say that means I really wanted to keep the card, but that's not the case. Sketch cards aren't my thing, so I'm happy to send them off. But unfortunately I've sent the package already. That means Jim will be getting a second package! Meanwhile, the cards he sent to me have arrived and I like this package a lot because it's a nice mix of new and old cards. I love me some variety. I try to mix it up on the blog, and if you can mix it up in the card package that's great, too. I'll start with the new and then get to the super good stuff. Staying with 2009 Allen & Ginter . Two cards for the quest. Two guys with lots of talent. ...