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652 out of 792 - 83.2% (24 Rack Packs, 6 Wax Packs) [As of November 2, 2024] to complete my hand collated 1987 Topps set.

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An Update of the Surviving Players from the 1952 Topps Set - Yeah, it has been a while since I've made a post. Is anyone still there? Anyhow, way back in the day, a guy named Bob Lemke had a running thread updati...
3 months ago
Run-Fore!-Kellogg's Baseball Cards

There are Still Kellogg's Cards That I Haven't Seen - Here is Something - This showed up today. Kellogg's distributed this basketball set of five cards in Canada during the 1995-96 season. I have four of the cards in the...
4 months ago
Bump and Run Football Card Blog

Grandes Nachos (and More!) from the Third Floor - Even though I haven't been very active on the blog and I put my trading on hiatus, I've still got a few cards from my fellow bloggers delivered into my m...
1 year ago
Swing And A Pop-Up

2022 Topps Heritage Minor League Hobby Box - Looking for something cheap and new to open (this obviously is one of those older unfinished posts), I chose 2022 Topps Heritage minor league. It was $59.0...
2 years ago
Wax Pack Gods

1967 Topps Baseball Cards – 17 Most Valuable - Are 1967 Topps baseball cards the most beautiful issue ever produced? You don’t hear it so much these days, but that used to be a conversation collectors w...
2 years ago
Statis Pro 1984

Rest in Peace - Catching up from the past year... - If you're new to the blog, I like to make it a point to recognize the passing of those players (and managers) who passed away from the 1984 season. I ha...
2 years ago
Completing the 1992 Topps set

1992 Topps #998 Rich Monteleone - Today's missing 1992 Topps card is #998 Rich Monteleone. Rich made his Major League debut in 1987 with the Seattle Mariners. After spending the '87 seaso...
2 years ago
Brad's Blog

2000 Upper Deck Ionix -- Master Set Complete - Several years ago I decided I wanted to chase a true master set. I wanted all the parallels and inserts and autos. I wanted something attainable but hard...
2 years ago
Condition Sensitive

RLC Custom Card Project: Andrew Brown - Andrew Brown was selected off waivers by the Rockies after playing one season with the Cardinals. In his lone season with Colorado he would play 46 games...
2 years ago
Heartbreaking Cards of Staggering Genius

'We need your stinking patches!' Showing off Topps manufactured patches through the years - I've seen some hot takes that people aren't happy with the commemorative batting helmet cards included as bonuses in 2022 Topps Series 2 blasters. I've ...
2 years ago
Comatoad on Cards

It all works out for the best - Have you ever had something happen that seemed like somewhat of a bummer at the time, but in reality, turned out to be a good thing at that particular m...
3 years ago
Miles from Miller

2022 Topps Series 1 - *2022 Topps Series 1Base, Rainbow Foil (1:10), Royal Blue (1:10), Gold #/2022, Green Foil #/499, Advanced Stats #/300, Orange Foil #/299, Red Foil #/1...
3 years ago
Topps Pursuit

1984 Is Complete - My 1984 set is now complete.
3 years ago
This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards

Seven Bucks Went a Long Way (The Finale) - Okay, let's wrap this up. Through 11 packs, we've had ups and downs. Looking over at the piles of cards from this endeavor, I'm pretty happy so far. Sur...
3 years ago
The Lost Collector

Thanks for the ride - Today is my blog's 11th anniversary. It's also my last post. I've been thinking about this for some time, but it has become increasingly clear to me over ...
3 years ago
Wrigley Roster Jenga

A Thunderous New Addition, Pt. 2 - Been a while since I checked in here. Life's been busy, lots of big life changes, figuring out this whole parenthood thing, the Cubs have been a whole b...
4 years ago
The Five Tool Collector

Closet Discoveries - I've been on a cleaning/reorganizing/purging binge lately and I attacked my hobby closet earlier this week. I opened four boxes from the upper shelves a...
4 years ago
Shoebox Legends

Weekly Round-Up - A New Endeavor & a Legend Takes a Break - Boy it's been a rough and challenging week on the work/professional front. Glad I have cards, this blog, this hobby and this great community to keep me ...
4 years ago
Cheap Wax Wednesday...and other stuff

Cheap Wax Wednesday - Episode 306 - 2013 Pinnacle Baseball - Pinnacle rises from the dead, at least for one year.
4 years ago
Chavez Ravining

Heritage from 2020 but not 2020 Heritage (well, one) - This week I received a few trade packages from fellow friends and bloggers, my first of 2021. Considering it's been nearly six months since I last saw card...
4 years ago
Horizontal Heroes: The 1960 Topps Set

#290 Jerry Lumpe - *Jerry Lumpe Kansas City Athletics* *Career:* Jerry Lumpe was a Yankee prospect who put up impressive minor league numbers but wasn't quite good en...
4 years ago
Dodgers Blue Heaven

Blog Kiosk: 9/15/2020 - Dodgers Links & News - Some Odds and Ends - I missed this recent release from Topps yesterday. Featured here is a Topps *2020 Turn Back the Clock* online exclusive card made available yesterday, an...
4 years ago
Cardpocalypse

The End of the 7 Day Trading Card Challenge Road - Here I am, I've come to the end of the line for my 7 Day Trading Card Challenge. There have been twists and turns...planned and unplanned pauses, but the j...
4 years ago
ARPSmith's Sportscard Obsession

The Joy of a Completed Team Set - 1996 Flair Giants - Every so often I go on a streak of trying to pick up Giants base cards to fill in gaps in my collection. I recently made a list of almost 700 base cards I...
5 years ago
All About Sports Cards

First Error Card In 2020 Topps Heritage Baseball Gets Pulled and It's Juan Soto - If you are a regular visitor to our site you know the only thing we LOVE more than each year's new release of Topps Heritage Baseball is the new batch of e...
5 years ago
Corner of Ashburn and Yawkey

Some Exciting Updates - There's been a lot going on here at the corner of *Ashburn Alley & Yawkey Way*. Collections wise, we've been relatively quiet. I've had a couple return...
5 years ago
2 by 3 Heroes

Throwback Thursday - 02.06.2020 - Every Thursday, I post a card showing a ballplayer wearing a throwback uniform from my collection. Hopefully, he will be wearing it well, with proper pants...
5 years ago
Jenny's Card Collecting

Another Focus to my Hobby - Sometimes with my collection, ok majority of the time, I feel like I am all over the board in what I want to collect! I pretty much want to do it Pokémon s...
5 years ago
Tony's Sports Pub

Starting Lineup Figure Of The Day - Barry Bonds
5 years ago
Pack War

Sports Card Super Bowl X - It is Super Bowl Sunday and once again the cards are going to make their prediction. Surprisingly the cards are 6-3 predicting the winner of the last 9 Su...
5 years ago
My Cardboard Habit

I'm Still Here - It has been six months since I last posted. Six. Months. When I started this blog, I intended to post three or four times a week. Now it seems that I'm lu...
5 years ago
1965 Topps Baseball

Final Card - Harvey Haddix - This is the final card (and final season) for Harvey Haddix. He may be best remembered for his time with the Pirates from 1959-63, but he played from 195...
5 years ago
1966 Topps Baseball

Final Card: Dick Bertell - I already posted Dick Bertell's 1965 card, so I will dispense with the usual write-up. I recently acquired his final card (#587) and have moved several car...
5 years ago
Collect the Mets

2019 Mets Draft Class Autographs - Superior selections supported by seven sequential senior signings Full list of 2019 Mets draft picks Anticipation was running high for this year’s draft, t...
5 years ago
1967 Topps Baseball

Collecting the 1967 Phillies - Wow, it's been 2 1/2 months since I've posted any baseball cards. I needed something to bounce me out of my post-season doldrums, and it came to me today. ...
5 years ago
From a 1980s Baseball Card Collector

Progress on my 1955 Bowman set - I posted the other day about being nearly finished with my 1972 Topps set, so I thought I'd give an update on how I'm doing with my 1955 Bowman set as well...
5 years ago
Adventures in 1952 Topps

#314 Roy Campanella - #314 Roy Campanella Progress: 1st of this card 310 of 407 76.2% complete How acquired: Sent as an *extremely* generous gift from a reader Condition: Poo...
5 years ago
Hobby Cards Europe

Two Green make a Blue - I'm seeing double here.
5 years ago
Talking Heads: The Topps 1958 Baseball Set

#67 Joe Ginsberg - New York-born Joe Ginsberg was raised in Detroit and signed with the Tigers in 1944 at the age of 17. He soon found himself in the Army and playing serv...
5 years ago
1970 Topps Baseball

Jim Rooker (#222) - This is Jim Rooker's first solo card, and one of the many nice cards from the '69 and '70 sets featuring the new Royals' uniform. Although the expansion 19...
5 years ago
Cardboard Clubhouse

Night Owl Sends Cards - I found an unexpected package in my mailbox the other day that arrived from the one and only Night Owl. Somehow, I find it very appropriate to get cards f...
5 years ago
1969 Topps Baseball

Frank Johnson (#227) - Frank Johnson had a very short career (1966-71, all with the Giants). The record shows 6 seasons, but in three of them he only played 15, 8, and 7 games. M...
5 years ago
1963 Topps Baseball

3rd Series Checklist (#191) - Many of the checklist posts I see on peoples' blogs are accompanied by statements like "I hate checklists", "Checklists are a waste of a card", or even "Wh...
5 years ago
1968 Topps Baseball

Dick Kelley (#203) - Dick Kelley was signed by the Milwaukee Braves in 1959, and made his major-league debut on April 15, 1964. In that game he had the misfortune of giving up ...
5 years ago
The Card Papoy

Classic 4 sports - The nice thing about holidays is that I have time on my hand. The problem about holidays, is that I have time on my hand and end up checking Ebay listings a...
5 years ago
1985 Topps

#132T - Checklist, Cards 1T-132T - *What a card: *Welcome to the final card in the 1985 Topps Traded set, the final card of this blog. *My observation on the front: *For the Traded sets o...
6 years ago
Too Many Manninghams

2018 COMC purchases: PC potpourri - It's almost time for me to say goodbye to 2018 and the purchases I made last year on this fine evening in...MAY?! Yeah, it's taken me far too long to post...
6 years ago
I Feel Like A Collector Again

HOBBY FAMILY – HELP OUT MILITARY MISSIONS IN ACTION - Yes, I'm still alive and kicking. It's been a busy start to 2019 and I don't see the rest of the year being any different. I've written three posts on Be...
6 years ago
Bob Walk the Plank

Boo - Well hello there old friends. Didn't mean to scare you. It's your old friend Matt providing a proof of life. Thought it was an appropriate time to provide...
6 years ago
My Cardboard Mistress

2006 Topps Allen & Ginter #250 - This might be the worst looking card in the entire set. Just kidding that belongs to Gustavo Chacin.
6 years ago
Cardboard Conundrum

2017-18 Artifacts Box Break - Well, in the interest of getting fully caught up, here's a box of hockey cards that I opened up a year and a half ago, scanned, and never got around to pos...
6 years ago
AREA 40

CLOSING TIME - Well, the time has come. The final mega break packages made it to the post office today. Today is the last blog post I will be making. It's also the end ...
6 years ago
bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog

New Year Pack Break: 2018 Topps Fire - I had this pack with me the last couple of days, but never got around to opening it. But it's Monday, a bit late in the afternoon, and I forgot to pack a l...
6 years ago
Mark's Ephemera

Edward Vila Glicée of Orel Hershiser - 11 months ago I hit up ebay and purchased this limited edition (numbered to 50), giclée card of Orel Hershiser. It was less than half the cost of a blaste...
6 years ago
Design On Deck

2018 Clubhouse: Washington Nationals - 146. Bryce Harper 147. Anthony Rendon 148. Max Scherzer 149. Stephen Strasburg 150. Trea Turner Here's the possibly/probably final Clubhouse card for ...
6 years ago
Gint-A-Cuffs X

We have a winner - After many moons the Commissioner is ready to announce a winner to the GACX event of the year. With 127.5 points, it is our artist in residence, Spankee. ...
6 years ago
The Wax Revolution

Night at the Museum - A week last Friday another of Topps‘ high end releases dropped in the middle of a very crowded release period. 2018 Museum Collection is a glorious looking...
6 years ago
Once a Cub

Wroad to Wrigley Wednesday - Mark Zagunis and Justin Hancock - Just after last week's Wroad to Wrigley post went live, I found out that the Cubs were doing another roster shuffle that included outfielder Mark Zagunis ...
7 years ago
Pirates Treasure Room

My First Auto From The ColeTrain trade - Gerrit Cole has been absolutely ridiculous this year for the Houston Astros. He along with former Pirates teammate Charlie Morton are creating one of the ...
7 years ago
1978 Baseball

1978 Topps Baseball #350 - Steve Garvey - - Even though Steve Garvey was a Dodger, his cards were always among the most desired by the kids on my block. - Steve had a good year in 197...
7 years ago
Topps 1971

no. 752 - dick drago - *Who is the man:* Dick Drago pitched 240 innings for the Royals in 1970 as one of their starting staff mainstays. He won 20 games for K.C. in its first ...
7 years ago
plain gray swatch

trading stains with p-town Tom - I started kicking around here a few months back, and after my previous tenured with plentiful trades, I wasn't exchanging any cardboard with y'all. Tha...
7 years ago
Tomahawk Chop

2017 Predictions - How did I do? - Howdy folks, it's been awhile. I've been really inactive with my blog this year, having not posted since the end of May, though I do still read many of yo...
7 years ago
Mets Cardboard

Zistle Trade #86: royals - Well, this is the end of Zistle trading. It actually ended last year, but being timely with posts is not my style. Zistle was fun. Made contact with a lo...
7 years ago
Waxaholic

Italy Fails To Qualify for 2018 World Cup - with a draw today versus Sweden, Italy has failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958. That is all.
7 years ago
The Prowling Cat

Experiencing Some Goodwill - Although I hit atleast one Goodwill a week. The hobby room has gotten quite filled so finding treasures has become something that happens less often than t...
7 years ago
Inception Baseball: A Very Simple Idea

2015 Colin Moran - Welcome back! I know I apologized last week for doing two Minnesota Twins in a row, but that actually inspired me for what’s to come these next few we...
7 years ago
1983 Topps Blog

#346 Joe Pittman San Diego Padres - This is Joe Pittman's second and last Topps card. The green border usually clashes on the Padres cards but it works here as goes nicely with the green gr...
8 years ago
My 2008 Topps Set Blog

Wanted - 2017 Topps Rediscover Topps 2008 Buybacks - Hey guys. If anyone finds any of the 2008 Rediscover Topps Buybacks in their 2017 Topps cards, please keep me in mind. Thank you! P.S. Still not dead
8 years ago
1980 Topps Baseball

#386 Darrell Jackson - *Who is this player?* Darrell Jackson, starting pitcher, Minnesota Twins As the 1980 season began for the Twins, Darrell...
8 years ago
The Home Run Apple

LEGOs It's been awhile - I'm still here reading blogs, but don't have much time to post. Haven't been busting boxes but would if had the chance. Working the odd hours between 6p an...
9 years ago
The Baseball Card Blog

Help Me Choose My Next Set: 1990s Edition - There's really nothing like collecting a new—or new to you—set. I'm just putting the finishing touches on 1988 Topps baseball (only six cards to go!) and n...
9 years ago
garvey cey russell lopes

feeling complete, except for some cards that should have been that i didn't make - i certainly didn't think this would happen, but i completed my 1955 topps brooklyn dodger team set recently by adding ed roebuck's card to my collection....
9 years ago
1979 Topps

#154 Jim Gantner, Brewers - *Card Front:* If you wanted to get the chicks in the 70's you needed to look like Jim here. The hair is a little longer and feathered, the small b...
10 years ago
1986 Topps Blog

#429 Greg Booker - *Card thoughts:* Greg Booker looks really young in this picture, but on his earlier cards, he looks really old. Probably because he aced the mustache. *...
10 years ago
1973 Topps Baseball Set Builder

484 - Ernie McAnally - *About This Player* Ernie McAnally pitched in four Major League seasons with the Montreal Expos from 1971 to 1974. McAnally was drafted originally by the...
11 years ago
'59 topps: one f/g card at a time

#526 Bob Speake - Outfielder Bob Speake had a major league 'moment in the sun' in 1955. As a Cubs rookie he was given the role as a starting outfielder due to an injury ...
11 years ago
1973 Topps Photography

Happy New Year! - I decided that New Year's Day was the perfect time to feature the first card of the 1973 Topps set. That was back in 2011, and today is the first day since...
11 years ago
Baseball 1977

1977 Topps Baseball #645 - Jerry Reuss - - Jerry Reuss was the #2 starter for the Pirates in 1977. He won only ten games, down from his 14 wins from 1976. - *1977 Stats:* 10-13, 4.11 ...
11 years ago
Baseball 1977

1977 Topps Baseball #645 - Jerry Reuss - - Jerry Reuss was the #2 starter for the Pirates in 1977. He won only ten games, down from his 14 wins from 1976. - *1977 Stats:* 10-13, 4.11 ...
11 years ago
Project Baseball 1976

1976 Topps Traded - The Missing Cards! - This is something I've been wanting to do, but I lack the graphic skills to pull it off. Ben, Mike, and Travis at The Baseball Card Blog made a "second ...
12 years ago
Vintage Sportscards

It's Campy...Really - This 3-inch plastic statue features Brooklyn Dodger star Roy Campanella. Really, it does: Molded in 1956 and sold through Dairy Queen stores that year, C...
12 years ago
1974 Topps Set

I'm Still Here - It has been a year of seldom posting here at 1974 Topps Set. Fellow card blogger Devon at *My First Cards (1982 Topps)* sent me a note checking up on me. ...
13 years ago
1975 Topps (it's far out, man)

#640 - Harmon Killebrew - *Card fact: *This is the final Topps card issued of Harmon Killebrew during his playing career. He had appeared in just about every Topps flagship set f...
13 years ago
Traded Sets

New contest: win a free relic card! - I'm back to run a contest to promote the Baseball-Reference.com Blog. I have been a contributor to that blog for over two years. Recently, Sean Forman (pro...
15 years ago
88 Topps Cards

Traded sets - *My current card blog is Traded Sets.Click on "older posts" or the archive on the right to see posts from this blog.*
16 years ago
88 Score Rookie & Traded Set

We're done - Hey guess what? We're done with this set, and with this blog. The full 110-card set went by quickly, didn't it? The good news is that I'm moving right alon...
16 years ago
78 Topps Cards

New blog - I've started a new blog looking at the 1988 Score Rookies & Traded set. See here.
16 years ago
Remember The Astrodome

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