TCDB trade with strani2

A nice little PWE trade with strani2, which included some Topps UK!

Favorite card of the trade.  I really want Bryant to do well, here's to hoping he has a rebound year!

Salvy HR mega collection need

Might try to TTM this.

Monthly card show roundup

I was able to hop on over to the local card show that is closest to my house on Super Bowl Sunday.  I heard they are moving it from every other month to every month.  That would be fabulous!  The usual card show I go to is just too big in too little of a space; can't walk in between tables because there are so many people. 😞

Here's some of my new belongings:

I really like Obsidian, but it's got to have a great picture on it.

New PC alert...local kid who has done well.

This XR card is pretty cool, too.  would be cooler if there were team logos on the unis.

Picked up a lot of parallels for the PC.

The Salvy ASG card is pretty awesome.

Picked up quite a few Kittle's and I really love this LaPorta; it may make the wall!

What a great looking card!  Plus he didn't play too bad in the Super Bowl!

A dealer had a buy 4 relics for $10.  Not only did I get this Bryant, I also got the Machado and Myers.

Only my second Kittle relic.

More colors!  Love the look on this Heritage card.

Decided to do a little prospecting

I am a sucker for Black Gold.  I also picked up a lot of A&G silver PC cards.

TCDB trade with pcantara

Another small, yet awesome PWE trade.  pcantara reached out and needed some football, so I got some Hawkeye football alumni back.

The Elite card is my favorite card of the trade.

 

TCDB trade with heattreat

My first trade of 2025!  My goals have changed because of the card market and life, so I'm trying to just collect PC guys, continue mega collections and finish the sets I've been working on.  No more new sets, unless something really, really, really cool comes out. 

PC guys

Card that started the trade. One more down for this insert set; less than a handful to go.

Two more towards finishing this set

Favorite card of the trade

January TTMs

Andre Lipcius
Signed 1/1
Sent c/o Oklahoma City Baseball Club
179 days

Jacob Young

Signed 1/1

Sent c/o Washington Nationals

204 days

Another addition to the Hockenson rainbow

I saw this beauty on eBay and I was able to snag it via buy it now.  One more down for the rainbow, 12 more to go; 15 more to go if you count 1/1s (does not count printing plates).  I did recently pass on a Kittle red circles I need for another rainbow.  😖

I'm currently working on (and that's probably a stretch to say that) on 3 rainbows.  I don't include 1/1 printing plates, and with as long as this is taking me, probably won't include 1/1s, although I'm not ruling them out, for the right price, of course.  😜

T.J. Hockenson - 2020 Mosaic

George Kittle -  2021 Prizm Draft Picks

Eric Hosmer 2016 Topps Chrome

Top 5 TTMs of 2024

When I set myself reminders, I do well and again this year I set a monthly reminder to send out TTMs.  I was successful every month this year!  I have been sending out more Panini products to MiLB players because I love the college uniforms.  Here's to more TTMs in 2025!

5.  John Orton - A rookie catcher during my peak years of collecting when I was a kid.

4. Jeff Juden - Same as John Orton, but I always love an autograph on a card featuring a uniform other than MLB.

3.  Ryan Helsley - Stud reliever for the Cardinals.

2. Ezequiel Tovar - A argument could be made for this guy to possibly be the best player for the Rockies right now.  Plus I love the Heritage card.

1. Todd Zeile - Another rookie during my childhood collecting years, plus a former Cub, but I only have 1 Cub card and that's in my mega collection.