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It’s to the point now where I can smell it.   The end of the line for the ’64 set is close.  I up and bought another 7 cards this week for the set off of eBay, and they arrived promptly at my doorstep in 3 days.  I can honestly say that the last few purchases I’ve made I’ve been really lucky.  The sellers have all been high quality that have been doing this a long time.The 7 cards below from the baseball exchange are the latest examples:More high numbers, picking up a couple of Mets for peanuts was an easy choice.   The cards are in great shape, and the backs are clean and not scratched.$6 for Whitey and $5 for Johnny Podres were a couple more easy decisions.  Again, same as the Mets, great shape, clean scratch free backs.  I had seen several copies of Whitey in the $20-$30 range.  $6 is a lot easier…Now the Hodges and Spahn cards were a pair that had frustrated me for a while.   Cheap copies were usually beat up pretty bad, and halfway decent copies were expensive.  Finding Hodges for $6 and Spahn for $8 (the most expensive card of this purchase) was somewhat of a miracle for me. Finally, the team cards that I’ve needed in the high numbers (Red Sox and Dodgers) have been priced incredibly high.  I can never fathom paying $20+ for these cards, I just don’t see the reason why they are so much.  So when I saw this for $6, bingo.The 7 cards you see cost me $38, and yes that is a little more than a weeks worth of my budget.  But, I treated these as my birthday purchase (which fell yesterday) and to get the want list down to single digits (finally), I was more than glad to pony up the extra few bucks.Hey, even my wife agreed that these were worth the money I spent!!  When that happens, I know I’m doing something right.Thanks for reading, Robert

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One of my favorite bloggers, Mark from the This Way to the Clubhouse blog, recently “retired” from the blogging game.  A shame for me, because his was always one of my favorite blogs to read.  Naturally, I had wished him a fond farewell, and on twitter he mentioned that he had a Jose Bautista card to send my way.It arrived yesterday, and for me it’s a beaut…2015 Donruss Elite bat card!!  Very nice.  Since it’s from last year, I’ll pretend that it’s part of the bat that was flipped against the Texas Rangers in the ALDS (sorry Rangers fans…).  I’m 99.99% sure that it isn’t that particular bat, but nonetheless it’s still a great add to the Blue Jays hits page, which I’ll be updating here shortly.Mark, thank you for the card, it really is appreciated!!  Enjoy your retirement, and yes we will certainly stay in touch.Thanks for reading, Robert

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I mentioned on the Serial Saturday post that I’ve been doing a bit of cleanup on the blog.  I am slowly migrating my hockey want lists onto this blog after finally deciding to get all my want lists in one place, rather than have them scattered.One of those want lists will be a new one.  The ’71-’72 OPC set has long been a dream of mine to acquire, and I now have 36 of the 264 cards needed, thanks to a recent ebay purchase which included this card.I managed to pick up Yvan Cournoyer’s all-star team card for about $3, not a bad price as the all-star cards can get a bit pricey.  Still a long way to go as far as completing the set, but if I’m patient and can find a nice sized lot or 2 on ebay at a good price, I could possibly knock down some of the want list quickly.Another set that I purchased a good portion of a while back from Dave at the Wax Stain Rookie blog was the start of a 76-77 OPC hockey set, the first one I collected as a lad of 9 years.  I grabbed one of the cards I needed for the set as another portion of my recent ebay additions.Oh, the numbers that Ken Dryden could have amassed during his career had he not retired at the age of 31.  In 9 years, he won the Stanley Cup 6 times, led the NHL in GAA and wins 4 times each, and the Vezina trophy as part of the team that allowed the fewest goals 5 times.  My rough count shows I need 64 more cards to finish out this set, so one of my short term goals is to get this want list on the blog so I can start pecking away.Now, as far as kicking it up a notch, I picked up these 3 ’64 Topps cards as the main part of the ebay purchase.  I’ve decided to finally get serious and look to knock out this set sooner rather than later.  I’ve already went ahead and picked up about half of my current want list, which I hope will arrive by the end of the week.  I cannot wait to get the set finished and show it off to the blogosphere.  Maybe it will give a bit of inspiration to a couple of others that are currently working on the set.Stay tuned, I’m trying to end the last couple months of 2016 with a bit of a bang…Thanks for reading, Robert

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I haven’t done a post with a musical reference in quite a while, but when you hear how these two groups of Jays cards found their way into my possession, you’ll get the idea.First, I participated in a group break with a few other bloggers that was run by Colbey at the Cardboard Collections blog.   I wasn’t lucky enough to land any hits, but I did catch a few Jays that made their way here…A few stickers from the 2011 & 2012 Topps MLB sticker sets, along with a mini Kevin Pillar from this years A&G started us off.  I don’t have many of the stickers, so these were welcome.  I’ve not touched A&G yet from 2016, but plan to in the near future.Topps Bunt seems to be the big hit this year with collectors, something new and different was welcomed by a lot of people.  I’ve always been partial to the 100 card insert sets from A&G (the only insert set I will chase), and the numbers game insert from this year’s release will not be any different.How’d these cards take the long way home?  Well, Colbey accidentally sent them to my old house up in PA.  Hey, mistakes happen, no worries.  Thankfully, the couple that bought our home up north are a reverend and his wife, and they were kind enough to repackage the cards and send them with a thank you note, saying that they loved their new home and were blessed to have found it.Very cool indeed.Next up, an impromptu envelope from the Night Owl.  Greg took the opportunity to send me a few goodies to knock down some want lists.Here’s the new, a couple of ’16 Bowman Platinum cards, along with a Diamond Kings card of David Price, the rental Jay from last year.  The silver ice Josh Donaldson card looks even better in hand.Greg also sent a half dozen older cards that were part of my massive Blue Jays want list. How’d these cards take the long way home?  Well, I hadn’t sent Greg my new home address as of yet, so he sent this envelope to my previous Florida residence.   Thankfully my friends were kind enough to hold the envelope for me until I could come and claim it.So, thanks to the kindness of strangers and friends, I now own a couple dozen more cards which have been added to my collection. I must have had a lot of good karma in the bank.Colbey and Greg, thank you both for the envelopes, the cards are much appreciated!!Thanks for reading, Robert

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I’m back after taking a couple of weeks off, well for a lot of different reasons.  Work’s been crazy, still trying to get shit straight with the new house (isn’t that always the way?) and the general lack of time needed to think about and write posts.  I’ve got a few posts lined up for this week, and I’m making a few minor changes to the look of the blog.  Nothing serious, just tidying things up a bit and adding some want lists.Meanwhile, it’s back to getting some more pages for the Serial Numbered Insanity set out there on a Serial Saturday.   Take a look at pages 18 & 19.Card #154:  Alex Wimmers, 2011 Bowman Platinum blue #154/199.  Picked up at a card show.  Minnesota card #6Card #155:  Chase Utley, 2011 Bowman green #155/450.  Acquired via a trade on the Bench website.  Philadelphia card #6Card #156:  Nick Franklin, 2011 Bowman Platinum green #156/500.  Courtesy of Jeroen from the Dutch Card Guy blog.  Seattle card #4Card #157:  Mike Stanton, 2011 Topps gold #157/2011.  Courtesy of Brian from the Play at the Plate blog.  Miami card #6Card #158:  J.P. Arencibia, 2011 Topps Heritage chrome #158/1962.  Courtesy of Adam from the My Cardboard Mistress blog.  Toronto card #5Card #159:  Troy Glaus, 1999 Bowman’s Best #159/3000.  Courtesy of Dennis from the Too Many Verlanders blog.  Los Angeles Angels card #7Card #160:  Mike Sweeney, 2003 Topps Heritage chrome #160/1954.  Acquired via a trade on the Bench website.  Kansas City card #6Card #161:  St. Louis Cardinals team card, 2011 Topps gold #161/2011.  Courtesy of Charlie from the Lifetime Topps blog.  St. Louis card # 11Card #162:  Colby Rasmus, 2011 Topps Chrome atomic refractor #162/225.  Pulled from a pack.  St. Louis card #12The theme of that page?  4 teams hitting their 6th card, unintentionally of course.   A little old school as well, Giancarlo Stanton featured in a card back when he was known as Mike.  Let’s move on to page #19 and see what that holds. Card #163:  Mark Teixeira, 2011 Topps Chrome purple refractor #163/499.  Acquired via a trade on the Bench website.  New York Yankees card #4Card #164:  Danny Duffy, 2011 Topps Finest refractor #164/299.  Courtesy of Ted from the Crinkly Wrappers blog.  Kansas City card #7Card #165:  Maicer Izturis, 2008 Topps Heritage refractor #165/559.  Courtesy of Jason Williams.  Los Angeles Angels card #8Card #166:  Josh Johnson, 2010 Topps Finest refractor #166/299.  Picked up at the 2012 National.  Miami card #7Card #167:  Carlos Beltran, 2008 Topps Heritage chrome #167/1959.  Courtesy of Ted from the Crinkly Wrappers blog.  New York Mets card #4Card #168:  Hanley Ramirez, 2008 Topps Triple Threads #168/525.  Picked up at the 2012 National.Miami card #8 Card #169:  Joe Panik, 2011 Bowman Draft picks and prospects #169/499. Courtesy of Kyle from the Just a bit Outside blog.  San Francisco card #4Card #170:  Rickie Weeks, 2011 Bowman blue #170/500.  Courtesy of Doug from the Sportscards from the Dollar Store blog.  Milwaukee card #3Card #171:  Jody Gerut, 2010 Topps gold #171/2010.  Courtesy of Ted from the Crinkly Wrappers blog.  Milwaukee card #4.Kind of a similar pattern with this page, as 4 teams hit the 4 card mark.  Lots of cards from Ted at the Crinkly Wrappers blog; he wound up contributing 90 of these to the project (thank you Ted!).  The Beltran Mets card?  That was 4 teams ago…Page 20 up next, still a long way to go until we get to the finish line.Thanks for reading, Robert

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