Coming Soon

*note – I typed this out last night and had thought I posted it.  Apparently I didn’t.

So, I spent all day scanning cards (trades, box breaks, gifts, ebay, ect.) and typed out 26 posts.  Granted, half of those are cheap ebay posts with 1 card but they count.  Although, technically 27 posts including this one.  Here is what is to come in the next month or so.

• 14 cheap ebay posts
• 6  trade posts
• 3  box break posts
• 1  1973 post
• 1  1981 post
• 1  miscellaneous purchase

Sounds like exciting stuff doesn’t it.  I plan on mixing in more ‘73 and ‘81 posts, plus some Player Collection Spotlight posts.

My financial situation hasn’t changed as of yet but it will be better in a few months so that’s some good news.  I may be able to actually spend some money on cards again.  Woo Hoo!  Now I just have to survive until then.

I’ve sent all the packages from my giveaway posts so if you’ve requested something, you should have it or it be on the way.  I do have a guy on twitter that I need to check his lists for cards yet.  But all the bloggers are taken care of.

I’m not sure why, but ever since my hours changed at work, I can’t seem to keep up with reading blogs.  I’m guessing because I did more reading at work and now I only work 3 or 4 days a week as apposed to the 6 or 7 I used to be working.  So if you all of the sudden get a comment from me on a post that’s a week old, that would be why.  Although, until I get caught up, I’ll be skimming more often than not.  Sorry!  I went and checked my reader and I’m on June 24th, so I am a week behind.

As you can tell by my pics between paragraphs, I voted for the all-star game.  No, I don’t vote for all White Sox players but I did vote for a few.  I look forward to seeing who gets snubbed.  And I only vote once because I think that’s the way it should be.  Actually I think fans shouldn’t vote if your going to make the game count.  All voting does is turn it into a popularity contest.  Why else do we end up with half the AL team from the Yankees and Red Sox.  We’ll see who from the White Sox gets snubbed.  It’ll be like opening Topps Archives and seeing 2 Sox cards all over again.

1981 Topps

I’m collecting the 1981 set, slowly but surely. This post is the latest in my quest for the completion.

• Card Facts – Al Holland – San Francisco Giants – Card #213
• Purchase Price – $.05 (Ebay lot 100/$4.99)

• Card Facts – Dave Beard, Ernie Camacho, Pat Dempsey – Oakland A’s – Card #96
• Purchase Price – free (Trade with “JABO’s”)

• Card Facts – Bill Castro – Milwaukee Brewers – Card #271
• Purchase Price – $.05 (Ebay lot 100/$4.99)

• Card Facts – Bobby Murcer – New York Yankees – Card #602
• Purchase Price – $.05 (Ebay lot 100/$4.99)

• Card Facts – Bob Sykes – St. Louis Cardinals – Card #348
• Purchase Price – free (Trade with “Manupatches & Mustaches”)

• Card Facts – Bruce Benedict – Atlanta Braves – Card #108
• Purchase Price – free (Trade with “JABO’s”)

I posted 6 cards here to make it an even 80 cards posted. From here on out, I’ll be posting 10 cards per post.

• Cards posted in this set – 80
• Total price paid – $2.34
• Average price per card – $0.03
• Cards left to post – 646
• Percentage posted – 80/726 (11% posted)
• Percentage completed – 494/726 (68% completed)

Percentage posted went up 1%.

1973 Topps

I’m collecting the 1973 set, slowly but surely. This post is the latest in my quest for the completion.

• Card Facts – Bert Campaneris – Oakland A’s – Card #209
• Purchase Price – $.17 (Ebay lot (6/$1.04)

• Card Facts – Billy Martin – Detroit Tigers – Card #323
• Purchase Price – $.31 (“Crinkly Wrappers” lot - 145/$45)

• Card Facts – Bruce Kison – Pittsburgh Pirates – Card #141
• Purchase Price – $.11 (Ebay lot 40/$4.25)

• Card Facts – Checklist 397-528 – Card #453
• Purchase Price – free (Trade with “Justin’s World”)

• Card Facts – Dan Frisella – Atlanta Braves – Card #432
• Purchase Price – $.31 (Purchased from “Crinkly Wrappers” 145/$45)

• Card Facts – Dave Giusti – Pittsburgh Pirates – Card #465
• Purchase Price – $.31 (Purchased from “Crinkly Wrappers” 145/$45)

• Card Facts – Denny Doyle – Philadelphia Phillies – Card #424
• Purchase Price – free (Trade with “Justin’s World”)

• Card Facts – Don Gullett – Cincinnati Reds – Card #595
• Purchase Price – $.31 (Purchased from “Crinkly Wrappers” 145/$45)

• Card Facts – Eddie Leon – Chicago White Sox – Card #287
• Purchase Price – free (Trade with “Justin’s World”)

• Card Facts – Frank Quilici – Minnesota Twins – Card #49
• Purchase Price – free (Trade with “No One’s Going To Read This Blog”)

• Card Facts – Gene Tenace – Oakland A’s – Card #524
• Purchase Price – $.31 (Purchased from “Crinkly Wrappers” 145/$45)

I’m going to start posting these at 10 cards per post.  This post had 11 cards to bring the cards posted to an even number of 80.

• Cards posted in this set – 80
• Total price paid – $10.11
• Average price per card – $0.13
• Cards left to post – 604 (including NNO Checklists)
• Percentage posted – 80/684 (12% posted)
• Percentage completed – 316/684 (46% completed)

Average price per card went up a penny.  Percentage posted went up 2% and percentage competed went up 2% as well with a trade from “No One’s Going To Read This Blog”

Free Ebay Purchase

Here is another free (Ebay bucks) card. I only had $3 or $4 in Ebay bucks so I made some of my cheap purchases.

Free – 1960 Topps (Purchase Price-$.76/shipped)

In my final Free purchase from Ebay, I was really shocked to win this under $1.  Now that my free purchases are done.  I’m thinking I may set my sights on finishing some vintage team sets.  I have a few that I only need 3 or 4 cards to finish them.

Trade with Greg

Greg contacted me about a card he had that he thought I would want so we worked out a trade.  Here’s is what he sent me.

Assorted White Sox cards, all these are new to my collection.  Greg did a great job of hitting what I needed.  I like the looks of the Turkey Red cards at the top, I only had one of them before I got the other 3 from him.

As you can see, a great assortmant of Sox cards.  I think the 2 on the left (the Thomas and the Valentin) were seriel #’d.  I already put them away so I’m not positive. 

And the card that started it all.

A 1971 Topps Billy Williams.  Awesome!  It’s hard for me to get Billy Williams vintage cards because I’m cheap so it’s awesome to get these in a trade.  This was the 2nd vintage card of Billy Williams I got in a trade the week these came in.  The other is here.

A great trade, I just hope Greg was satisfied with what I sent him because I didn’t have too much to send his way.  Be sure to check him out over at “The Collective Mind”.  Thanks for the great cards.