A pink Paige and other random scans

I've been trying to get my scan folder organized so that I can keep track of new cards that come in and who sent them to me. Unfortunately I may have made a bigger mess out of them as I've misplaced the scans of cards I received from Tom (The Angels In Order) and Dennis (Too Many Verlanders) Perhaps I forgot to scan the cards in the first place, I'm not sure. 

not a recent arrival, just a tribute

Sometimes I'm in the mood to simply enjoy the cards that come in and place them in my collection without scanning and discussing them. Of course I email the sender a "thank you" but I should be more proactive about posting these care packages on the blog. That's one reason why I need to get organized. 

I really don't have a good excuse as to why I can't find those scans but I can find scans of recent TCDB trades.

I traded 24 dupes from 2017 Topps (plus seven other cards) to TCDB user Lugnut80 in exchange for 17 set fillers. The Chase Utley is my favorite of this group.

This is the fourth Al Toon RC I've had and they're all off-center. I give up trying to upgrade this card, it's good enough. Technically I'm no longer working on the 1988-89 Fleer basketball set, though I'm happy to trade for singles I need - just in case. The Cavs and Mavs logo cards are not part of the regular 1991-92 Upper Deck set; these are from the Spanish version.

These 2015 Panini Prizm cards were the main reason I offered Lugnut a surplus of cards. Hoyer and Edelman had a rough game last night - but my Packers didn't 😎

Tomb on Tcdb sent these eight cards in exchange for a couple Yankees, an Ichiro, and some 1992-93 Fleer Ultra basketball dupes. He mentioned the Aguirre sticker had soft edges but I'm less picky about the condition of the stickers, which always seem to be miscut, off-center, or wax stained. 

The Rookie at the bottom left is UConn alum Donny (not Donyell) Marshall, while the Mark Price and Lee Smith were replacements for cards tomb reported as damaged. The Rick Mirer is kind of random, it was on my wantlist to replace a damaged copy in my collection.

Speaking of random...

Here's a scan of a 'bucket list' card I don't own (and probably never will.) I must have mentioned this on the blog before because it's in my "unsorted" folder of blog topics. It's a great card, but far too expensive for something that doesn't depict a player. I'm adding it here so I can delete it from my folder.

The "Pocket Rocket" Henri Richard, another Hall of Famer we lost this year - almost a dozen by my count. I mentioned this on Commishbob's blog. I don't own this card, though I do collect Canadiens from their dynasty years. Mostly 1970s as they're more affordable.

Here are some cards I do own, thanks to TCDB user Shaggy69:

These 1987 Topps singles are really crisp. I've been adding a bunch of these lately thanks to trades - and the generosity of one Elliptical Man - and I'm about add a bunch more thanks to an eBay purchase I made yesterday. Stay tuned for that..

Two more for my 1989-90 Fleer set build (which is also going to get a major boost soon) and three more 1987s. The Gerald Madkins at the top right brings my 1993-94 Fleer Ultra set build down to just three cards. 

Or two if I decide to crack this open. This was sent to me in a prior TCDB trade without any indication it was encased. I tried selling it at the height of MJ mania earlier this year but didn't get a bite.

I've become much more committed to set building than team or player collecting over the past year or two, as evidenced by my never-ending quest to acquire PSA-graded copies of all 396 cards in the 1984-85 O-Pee-Chee hockey set.

Pat Flatley is my newest addition. I'm down to just 59 needs. If only I could pay $5 for each of them, like I did with "Flats" here.

Since this is a random post I'm going to mention Paige Spiranac for a second. Before wrapping up my final COMC order I considered adding one of her cards to my cart. I decided not to, because.. 

This is the card in question. It's alright I guess. But those grainy colors don't appeal to me at all.

This is Paige Spiranac in color. This would have been a fantastic card, especially this month. Thanks for nothin, Topps. [Perhaps I should have posted this on my 1993 blog based on her birth year. Oh well.]

Now that I've cleared out some random scans and photos I shall endeavor to keep up with all the care packages from fellow bloggers. Tom, Dennis, thanks again for the great cards!

Thanks for reading!



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