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I have collected baseball cards and autographs over the years. I still have boxes full of cards (as well as newer cards) that are just sitting there. So, I have decided to see how many of them I can get autographed. I use through the mail as my preferred route for this adventure. I also have an account on Zistle and The Trading Card Database for trading purposes (stevienicks77).



Thursday, February 29, 2024

February TTMs

Jerry Kutzler
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
10 days

















Allen Watson
Signed 2/2
Sent c/o Home address
60 days


Tuesday, February 27, 2024

TCDB trade with shadowking86

A new trade partner, and from the same state!

Current Royals - Witt, Jr. is my favorite card of the trade



Former Royals


Fomer Royals and Cubs

Monday, February 26, 2024

TCDB trade with themarinerfanatic

I'm back up and trading on TCDB, however, I'm still only able to do a few a week.  To start it off, some goods from themarinerfanatic:

Chasin Royals rookies

Favorite card of the trade

Still working on 2022 Topps, and will be forever

PC

Salvador Perez HR collection

PC

Sunday, February 25, 2024

TCDB trade with JoshSamBob

 I'm pretty sure JoshSamBob is a repeat trade partner, but if not, he will be!  I send him some Sandy K.'s and I got these in return:

Machado PC

Can't decide if I want to start a PC, so collecting some lower end cards until I decide

Big Mac - The Gold Label is my favorite card of the trade

Ohio State baseball alumni

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

TCDB trade with triplecrown

A nice trade with a new trade partner.  Got some great stuff back that there is no way I would pull all of this from a blaster box.

PC

Another one towards the set collection

Gold for the PC

My favorite card of the trade...loved it when the parallels were simpler

PCs

TCDB trade with doublee99

A quick PWE trade with a Cal Ripken, Jr. collector.  I love trades where my cards can help a PC like this!


Saturday, February 17, 2024

TCDB trade with bird rules

 Another quick, PWE trade with birdrules.  Got a little bit of help with everything!

Cubs mega collection

Royals ASG collection (Gordy didn't have an ASG card in 2014)

Chippin away at 2022 Topps

Ohio State baseball alumni

PC guys

more PC guys

A mini I didn't have

Cubs 660 mega collection

Sunday, February 11, 2024

2023 Stadium Club


A 2023 release in 2024, and only weeks before 2024 Topps Flagship release!  It's a good thing it's Stadium Club, which I love.

First card, first pack...soon to be HOF Joe Mauer

Second pack...another HOFer...not bad, but I am noticing a huge trend in horizontal cards

3rd pack...I love the 80's uni


4th pack...more horizontal

5th pack...Kauffman Stadium as a nice backdrop

6th pack...old Angels uni and logo

7th pack...another nice background, but again, more horizontal

8th pack

Player collections

Catcher binder

Former Cubbies

Salvy doing Salvy things

Colors



"Hits"

Love the old school uni

Friday, February 9, 2024

February card show round up

I'm happy to report, I only spent $21, but got a ton of cards for my PCs.  This is great because I didn't have to pay as much as a blaster box would've cost, and every card I need for one reason or another (well, most anyway).

My first flag parallel

This is what I call prospecting; picking up cheap Bowman cards of prospects on my teams that I root for when I can't find a box of Bowman to save my life.

My first 3D card

I have a small collection of holo cards that love to collect.

Set needs

Couldn't hardly buy any LaPorta last month; got my hands on 3 of them this month!

Royals PC needs

Old dude PC needs

Cubbie PC needs

PC refractor

I love it when a color parallel matches the team colors