TCDB Completed Transaction #2

I can get used to this.

Received a TCDB trade envelope today from jbozovsky.

Witt is the last card needed to complete my 1983 Topps base set. Still working on the Traded set.

Jeff included a bunch of extras that weren't a part of the trade. That's always a nice surprise.

Love it when I get mail with old stamps. A long time ago, when I first started into TTM autographs, and then when I started trading cards, I used my old stamp collection for postage. Saved me a ton of money. So now I really appreciate it when someone uses old postage to send me something.

PC Guys Are Always (Wax Pack) Wonderful

I received a PWE from Wax Pack Wonders filled with three of my PC guys. Always love it when someone checks my PC lists and sends card I dont already have.

Just when you think that you have most of the base cards of Frank Tanana out of the way, here comes five more! When I saw these I swore that I already had them. Nope.

That '93 TSC reminded me of a Jim Abbott card:

See what I mean?

I only started on the Vladdy PC a year or so ago. Being a more modern player he'll have a zillion cards to eventually track down (If I'm serious enough about it). A life goal for sure. But these three are great additions.

And one for the Olerud PC.

Icing on the cake, Jeff used vintage postage stamps on the PWE! I remember that Olypic set well as I used to have several blocks of the different stamps in the set. One of my favorite stamp designs.

Wax Pack Wonderful

I received a very nice, in fact wonderful, trade package from Wax Pack Wonders. The second such trade package from him this year already. It's been an exciting year for trading, but challenging as well trying to keep up with all the packages and PWEs that have been moving. Fortunatley I keep a list of what's come in and what's gone out, so that I'm sure to at least send a return to every trade I get in. I'm about 5 trades behind, but expect to narrow the gap soon.

These are the cards that I found in this oversized package. I had kinda forgotten that he was sending me something that would require oversized packaging, and was very excited when I saw what it was. You'll see a but further down the post.

All new cards for the PCs, no dupes here. Very refreshing to get 9 cards to add to the HAVE list.

1989 Topps SPBA

Two former Angels and a sweet checklist. Perusing the checklist I see many other former Angels. Hmmmm might be interested in collecting a subset of Former Angels from this set.

Two more Fleer Baseball Stickers for immense master set. I never should have starting inputting these into TCDB, because I then realized that there are about a zillion variations MORE that those I had already known about.

Tons of Angels of course.

And the reason the package was oversixed:

1983 Topps Sticker Album, Reggie Jackson

I had only recently put this on my Magazines Wantlist, and bam! Jeff sends me one. I'm still working on the 1982 Fleer Baseball Sticker Album, but now I'm seriously considering trying to fill this one as well.

                                

Here's the Angels page. I'm guessing that's Nolan Ryan over the enclosed Anaheim Stadium. Reminds me of the old Kenner Stadium Stars. Might be tough to decide if I want to cover up this sweet picture with stickers or not. If it is Ryan, he hadn't been with the Angels since they granted him free agency in November 1979. 

And a whole lotta Vladdies. I think I prefer him in an Expos uniform over an Angels uniform.

Very happy with the trade Jeff, Thanks.

Trade Catch Up

PWE's were a'flyin' the first quarter of this year! Off to a great start. I want to give a shout-out to those I've traded with, but this will be a quick hit because I need to get caught up in a big way.

Cards As I See Them (GCRL)

Jim hit up my want lists because I need every one of these. As you can tell Jim is a Dodgers collector, these probably came from his dupes box I'm sure. I just need one more to finish that World Series ticket sweepstakes set.

Baseball Card Breakdown

It has probably been over a year since I received my last Mike Napoli in a trade. Glad to see his face again and on a nice numbered 026/150. That Erstad is even tougher at 06/55 and possibly my lowest numbered ever.

Gavin also threw in a couple customs. The Reggie is cool because its stamped DRAFT on the front, and CONFIDENTIAL on the back! Love it!

 The Diamond King

Another numbered Erstad and a really nice 14/25 Orange Chrome parallel.

I actually got two envelopes from Kevin, the second had these Fleer Logo Sticker variations I needed.

 Highly Subjective and Completely Arbitrary

2011 Bowman Sterling Prospects Autograph BSP-CCR

Brian parted with this nice auto card of big CJ Cron; I wish he would have been able to stick with the Angels.

Wax Pack Wonders

Word is already out about the new blog in town, and it looks like Jeff has some of those old stamps to use up. Glad he did on me.

All PC needs.

And Salmon needs.

Most of you threw these away, but I collect them. And believe it or not, there are tons of variations in a lot of these. So glad to have them.

Thanks everyone!