I'm bored and in a collecting funk. So LET'S TRADE.
I'm looking to get some trades going around here. I know I have traded with some of you before and there was a time where I was probably not a very good trade partner. In fact there are probably some of you out there that I still owe cards to. But I'm now sitting on so much product that I have no where to put things anymore. What better way of moving it than through trades.
By now everyone knows what I collect. No? Really? Well if you don't here is a list...
Teams:
Pittsburgh Penguins (early 90s stuff is not needed unless it's oddball)
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Pirates (if it's from 1987-1991 I probably already have too many)
Players:
Hockey: Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux, Bill Guerin, Eric Tangradi
Football: Rod Woodson, Jerome Bettis
Other Projects:
Ball State University Alumni (players that played for BSU or are featured in BSU gear)
Pittsburgh Penguin Autographed cards (check my other blog for what I already have)
I am looking to get rid of a ton of hockey product. Most of my collection is divided into either players or teams. Inserts from the last 5 years are divided by brand. I have singles from the mid 1980s through today. If you need commons to complete sets, let me know or just send me your lists. Also, I have about 600 cards listed on Collector's Revolution. If you go on my inventory and see anything you would like to trade for instead of buy, let me know and I can see what I can do.
I do have some football but nothing recent and really nothing huge. Most of my football is divided into teams but I do have some player albums with singles. If you have someone in mind, a set you are trying to finish from the last 10 years or so or a team you collect, let me know.
As far as baseball goes, I do have a sprinkling of some stuff from the last 10 years or so but again, nothing super huge like refractor/auto/jersey stuff. Baseball is mostly in boxes by sets but back in the late 2000s I sorted a couple monster boxes by player. The majority are guys from the 1980s and 1990s but there may be a few recent guys separated out. If you have needs from any of the Topps or Bowman sets from the last 6 years, send me a list and I will look.
Basketball...I don't collect basketball cards but over the years I have accumulated some because of many collections I have purchased. Because of that I have two 5000 count boxes of basketball cards, mostly from the early to mid 2000s with some mix of early 1990s. I know nothing about them nor do I care to. If you have a team you like or a player, let me know and I can reluctantly go through them.
Ready?
Set?
Go!
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Saturday, June 6, 2015
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
That Card Show...
That Sports Spectacular Show that was held a couple weekends ago at the D.E.S. Convention Center in Rosemont was not definitely not what it was cracked up to be. Not by a long shot. But, nonetheless, I still was able to find some cool things to add to the old collection.
A few observations (some of which have already been made by other bloggers):
1. They didn't have the show in the normal spot. It was downstairs in one of the back halls. The room was large enough to fill with all the dealers and still have plenty of room for the endless list of Tri-Star sponsored signing guests. But, many of those tables were either empty, taken up by memorabilia and "art" dealers, or in such disarray that it was pointless to even bother looking. Plus my three favorite dealers were also there...the guy with the plastic over his tables so no one can touch anything and a sign that reads "DON'T PUT HANDS UNDER THE PLASTIC"; the guy with the laptop and no pricing on anything and when you ask him, everything is Beckett Hi Value or HIGHER; and the guys with the two boxes full of National Treasures, The Cup, and UD Black autos that you can't afford and three glass cases full of "Hot Packs".
2. Quarter boxes are all the rage and many dealers at this show took full advantage. These tables were everywhere and if you had the time, energy, and patience to give them a whirl, deals were to be had at every turn. That is, if you could actually get to a table. The popularity of these has grown to the point where every 400lb, ripped t-shirt wearing, "comic book guy" looking dude with dirty hair and extreme body odor pulled up a chair and parked themselves for hours. Surprisingly, I did manage a few go-rounds at a couple tables and I'll post those later.
3. As much as I love my kids, taking both of them to one of these shows is very difficult when you want to "window shop". Patience is not one of their strong suits to say the least. But overall, they did quite well, especially after we found the $1 Starting Line Up guy. Who would have thought that a Steve Bedrosian SLU could give such entertainment.
4. Trading is still, by far, my favorite part of the show. These Chicago-land shows afford me the opportunity to trade with a few guys (some bloggers, some not) that never fail to surprise me when we sit down at a table to swap. So far, there have pretty much been four of us that regularly frequent these shows and use this as our opportunity to unload what others want and save on postage at the same time. I was able to land some interesting stuff this time too which I may or may not post about.
5. I mentioned before that many dealers, especially regulars, were absent at this show. That wasn't good if you were planning on buying wax. Normally there are five or six dealers with a large supply of unopened boxes and cases. This time, I only counted three with more than a handful of product. I'm going to pin that on the fact that the National is coming up quickly and many guys are saving their wares for that show.
The autograph ticket was quite impressive, especially if you are a fan of Chicago sports. But even while at the show, many cancellation announcements were made for guests that were scheduled to be there. Something about that doesn't sit right with me when I pretend in my mind that I am an auto hound. A promoter plans a show as big as this (not National size but definitely not your Sunday afternoon swap meet either) with an autograph guest list as extensive as this was, pre-sells a ton of tickets, including pre-sold autos, and we find out five minutes before line up time that the guest isn't coming? It just seems strange that these are last minute cancellations. I would think these things are firmed up all the way up to "game time". But what do I know?
I'm going to stretch out the posts of what I added to my collection but I suppose I can start out with a bang. Here are a couple oldies, but goodies for sure and my three new favorite cards that I own. (Don't get to excited because my favorite cards change at the drop of a hat.) From the 1971-72 Topps set, I give you...
The only "action" photo in the entire 1971-72 set and the biggest card too, is now part of my collection. The best part is the condition of this thing. There is a nicked corner at the top and a little off centering but that is pretty much it. An iconic card for sure.
My oldest Bobby Orr card and my favorite. This one isn't as nice as the Dryden but is still in pretty good shape for being over 40 years old.
Mr. Hockey himself...if it wasn't for the bottom right corner and the surface scratch on the "ED" in Red Wings, this card is almost perfect. To think, Howe would still play another 10 years after this card was produced. They don't make them like that anymore.
A few observations (some of which have already been made by other bloggers):
1. They didn't have the show in the normal spot. It was downstairs in one of the back halls. The room was large enough to fill with all the dealers and still have plenty of room for the endless list of Tri-Star sponsored signing guests. But, many of those tables were either empty, taken up by memorabilia and "art" dealers, or in such disarray that it was pointless to even bother looking. Plus my three favorite dealers were also there...the guy with the plastic over his tables so no one can touch anything and a sign that reads "DON'T PUT HANDS UNDER THE PLASTIC"; the guy with the laptop and no pricing on anything and when you ask him, everything is Beckett Hi Value or HIGHER; and the guys with the two boxes full of National Treasures, The Cup, and UD Black autos that you can't afford and three glass cases full of "Hot Packs".
2. Quarter boxes are all the rage and many dealers at this show took full advantage. These tables were everywhere and if you had the time, energy, and patience to give them a whirl, deals were to be had at every turn. That is, if you could actually get to a table. The popularity of these has grown to the point where every 400lb, ripped t-shirt wearing, "comic book guy" looking dude with dirty hair and extreme body odor pulled up a chair and parked themselves for hours. Surprisingly, I did manage a few go-rounds at a couple tables and I'll post those later.
3. As much as I love my kids, taking both of them to one of these shows is very difficult when you want to "window shop". Patience is not one of their strong suits to say the least. But overall, they did quite well, especially after we found the $1 Starting Line Up guy. Who would have thought that a Steve Bedrosian SLU could give such entertainment.
4. Trading is still, by far, my favorite part of the show. These Chicago-land shows afford me the opportunity to trade with a few guys (some bloggers, some not) that never fail to surprise me when we sit down at a table to swap. So far, there have pretty much been four of us that regularly frequent these shows and use this as our opportunity to unload what others want and save on postage at the same time. I was able to land some interesting stuff this time too which I may or may not post about.
5. I mentioned before that many dealers, especially regulars, were absent at this show. That wasn't good if you were planning on buying wax. Normally there are five or six dealers with a large supply of unopened boxes and cases. This time, I only counted three with more than a handful of product. I'm going to pin that on the fact that the National is coming up quickly and many guys are saving their wares for that show.
The autograph ticket was quite impressive, especially if you are a fan of Chicago sports. But even while at the show, many cancellation announcements were made for guests that were scheduled to be there. Something about that doesn't sit right with me when I pretend in my mind that I am an auto hound. A promoter plans a show as big as this (not National size but definitely not your Sunday afternoon swap meet either) with an autograph guest list as extensive as this was, pre-sells a ton of tickets, including pre-sold autos, and we find out five minutes before line up time that the guest isn't coming? It just seems strange that these are last minute cancellations. I would think these things are firmed up all the way up to "game time". But what do I know?
I'm going to stretch out the posts of what I added to my collection but I suppose I can start out with a bang. Here are a couple oldies, but goodies for sure and my three new favorite cards that I own. (Don't get to excited because my favorite cards change at the drop of a hat.) From the 1971-72 Topps set, I give you...
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