Thursday, November 08, 2007

Available for Trade: 1990s Football

Okay, as promised, here are some of the cards I have available for trade. I'm starting with some football cards, so let me know if you're interested. Naturally, the Mamula is first-come, first-served.

1990 Score (14)
347 J. T. Smith
360 Troy Stradford
362 Ravin Caldwell
388 Maurice Carthon
477 Lionel Washington
478 Carl Zander
479 Al Baker
531 Ottis Anderson
552 Lawrence Taylor Crunch Crew
603 Vince Lombardi
604 Mark Carrier
647 Ron Cox 1990 Rookie
648 Keith Sims 1990 Rookie
649 Alton Montgomery 1990 Rookie

1991 Domino's/Upper Deck Quarterback Challenge (4)
7 John Elway
12 Jeff George
22 Steve DeBerg
27 Dave Krieg

1991 Fleer (70)
22 of 26 Mike Singletary All-Pro '91
4 James Lofton
5 Keith McKeller
11 Bruce Smith
16 James Brooks
27 Bruce Reimers
32 Rob Burnett
46 Simon Fletcher
62 Drew Hill
65 Sean Jones
69 Greg Montgomery
76 Dean Biasucci
92 Jonathan Hayes
94 Nick Lowery
101 Barry Word
107 Willie Gault
108 Bob Golic
123 Jim Jensen
125 Tim McKyer
145 Andre Tippett
153 Rob Moore
158 Donald Evans
169 Tim Worley
175 Burt Grossman
183 Robert Blackmon
189 Tommy Kane
190 Cortez Kennedy
196 Steve Broussard
199 Darion Conner
212 Neal Anderson
217 Wendell Davis
218 Richard Dent
232 Jim Jeffcoat
233 Eugene Lockhart
243 Robert Clark
247 Barry Sanders
248 Andre Ware
258 Mark Murphy
261 Sterling Sharpe
267 Jim Everett
272 Duval Love
282 Rich Gannon
286 Randall McDaniel
290 Gary Zimmerman
296 Rickey Jackson
297 Vaughan Johnson
302 Brett Perriman
308 Maurice Carthon
322 Eric Allen
329 Keith Jackson
333 Ben Smith
342 Cedric Mack
343 Dexter Manley
349 Vai Sikahema
357 Pierce Holt
358 Brent Jones
362 Tom Rathman
365 John Taylor
366 Steve Wallace
373 Randy Grimes
375 Ron Hall
387 Stan Humphries
390 Wilber Marshall
395 Don Warren
396 Bruce Smith Hitters!
409 Randall Cunningham League Leaders
413 Stephone Paige League Leaders
414 Phil Simms League Leaders
420 Nick Bell Draft Pick
432 Checklist

1991 Score (48)
59 Mike Johnson
61 Sam Mills
65 Andre Tippett
69 Fred Marion
71 Marv Cook
79 Ray Childress
80 Henry Ellard
81 Ernest Givins
85 Eric Martin
89 Dan Hampton
91 Kevin Greene
99 Tim Green
100 Bo Jackson
105 Anthony Bell
109 Freddie Joe Nunn
128 Cliff Odom
132 Jeff Herrod
148 Clarence Verdin
152 Pepper Johnson
166 Morten Andersen
168 Skip McClendon
171 Tony Woods
174 Tory Epps
186 Eric Green
189 Robert Awalt
191 Jeff Cross
194 Vincent Brown
206 Marvin Allen
209 William White
211 Doug Reed
244 Martin Bayless
256 Mike Munchak (2)
260 Lee Williams
264 Jim Harbaugh (2)
265 Dino Hackett
276 Don Warren (2)
280 Thane Gash
284 Paul Skansi (2)
285 Shawn Collins
296 Jamie Mueller
300 Wymon Henderson
336 Joey Browner Dream Team
344 Reggie White Dream Team (2)

1993 Pinnacle (29)
6 Barry Foster
14 Moe Gardner
61 Clyde Simmons
79 Vincent Brown
81 Art Monk
91 Louis Oliver
99 Kelvin Martin
109 Andre Tippett
118 Ray Agnew
122 Jerry Ball
138 Thurman Thomas
143 Lawyer Tillman
157 Jeff Feagles
163 Dermontti Dawson
177 Greg Townsend
183 Phil Hansen
213 Tony Casillas
224 Stanley Richard
227 Reggie Langhorne
236 Mark Carrier
244 Wayne Martin
256 Chuck Cecil
298 Randall Cunningham
302 Dan Marino
318 Henry Ellard
322 Jason Hanson
327 Junior Seau
348 Anthony Munoz
349 Eric Dickerson

1993 Topps (94)
14 Reggie Johnson
17 Darryl Williams
19 Bruce Matthews (2)
23 Eric Metcalf
29 LeRoy Butler
30 Troy Vincent
37 Reggie Cobb (2)
39 Brad Baxter
45 Pat Harlow
46 D. J. Johnson (2)
49 Keith Kartz
54 Dwayne Harper
57 Brian Noble
62 Jon Hand
64 Dana Stubblefield 1993 Draft Pick
67 Aeneas Williams
68 David Fulcher
71 Simon Fletcher
81 Bill Fralic
84 Neil Smith Franchise Player
90 Wilber Marshall Franchise Player
93 George Thornton
96 Jackie Harris
100 John Elway
106 Pete Stoyanovich (2)
113 Chris Jacke
115 Eric Martin
116 Derrick Walker (2)
124 Tommy Maddox Future Star
126 Edgar Bennett Future Star
127 Harvey Williams Future Star
129 Johnny Mitchell Future Star
137 Steve Atwater
139 Marvin Washington
144 Richmond Webb
145 Mike Pritchard
146 Chris Spielman (2)
147 Dave Krieg
149 Vincent Brown
157 Cornelius Bennett
158 Doug Riesenberg
163 Mark Schlereth
166 Jerome Bettis 1993 Draft Pick
168 Derrick Thomas (2)
170 Jim Kelly
178 Vaughan Johnson Team Leader
182 Jerry Rice Team Leader
190 Barry Sanders
192 Roger Ruzek (2)
193 Brent Williams
208 Harry Sydney
209 Lincoln Kennedy 1993 Draft Pick (2)
215 Leonard Renfro 1993 Draft Pick
222 Luis Sharpe
225 Alvin Harper
228 Eugene Lockhart
230 Buccaneers Draft Picks: Eric Curry, Lamar Thomas, Demetrius DuBose, John Lynch
234 Keith Hamilton
240 Dale Carter
241 Anthony Pleasant
249 Russell Maryland (2)
251 Carl Pickens
253 Jerome Henderson
262 Harold Green Team Leader
268 Howie Long Team Leader
269 Dan Marino Team Leader
271 Chris Burkett Team Leader
273 Marion Butts Team Leader
275 Giants Draft Picks: Michael Strahan, Marcus Buckley
279 Stan Brock
281 Ricky Watters
286 Matt Brock
287 Burt Grossman
289 Mark Jackson
294 Sam Mills Field General
297 Chris Spielman Field General
299 Cortez Kennedy Field General
301 Todd McNair
309 Reggie Roby
310 Eric Swann
311 Mark Wheeler
319 Mike Kenn
323 Ken Norton
326 O. J. McDuffie 1993 Draft Pick

1993 Topps Gold (7)
15 David Little
25 Rodney Hampton
48 Flipper Anderson
55 Bennie Blades
176 Cleveland Gary Team Leader
217 Sterling Sharpe, Anthony Miller League Leaders
259 Robert Smith 1993 Draft Pick

1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice (66)
8 Willie McGinest Rookie Class
11 John Thierry Rookie Class
12 Heath Shuler Rookie Class
19 Mario Bates Rookie Class
20 Donnell Bennett Rookie Class
25 Johnnie Morton Rookie Class
40 Reggie Brooks Images of '93
41 Gary Brown Images of '93
42 Tim Brown Images of '93 (2)
43 Erric Pegram Images of '93
58 Randal Hill Traditions of Excellence
75 Lorenzo White
87 Johnny Holland
88 Terry McDaniel
89 Greg Jackson
95 Mark Jackson
96 John Taylor
106 Derek Brown
107 Andy Harmon
109 Bobby Hebert
123 Drew Bledsoe
124 Chris Burkett
131 Larry Centers
133 Chris Miller
141 Terry Kirby
142 Eric Martin
156 Kelvin Martin
165 Chris Slade
166 Johnny Mitchell
174 Chris Mims
178 Wayne Martin
179 Clyde Simmons
188 Tim Lester
189 Sam Gash
196 Rob Moore
205 Bruce Smith
217 Sterling Sharpe
218 Anthony Smith
225 Eric Guilford
232 Eric Green
237 Reggie White
242 Jason Belser
247 Alfred Williams
251 Jerrol Williams
253 Tony McGee
255 Ron Hall
263 John L. Williams
279 Ernest Givins
294 Derrick Moore
297 Qadry Ismail
298 Andre Hastings
306 Tim McDonald
314 Gary Brown
326 Derek Brown
327 Steve Bono
336 Ray Childress
337 J. J. Birden
345 Tim Brown
348 Jerry Rice
351 Reggie Cobb
356 Carl Banks
361 Terry Obee
380 Jacksonville Jaguars Expansion Team
383 Jerry Rice Checklist
384 Joe Montana Checklist

1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Silver (6)
90 Dana Stubblefield
132 Carlton Gray
230 Tracy Simien
241 Steve Tovar
335 Jason Elam
356 Carl Banks

1995 Classic Draft Picks (15)
7 Mike Mamula
15 Ellis Johnson
19 James Stewart
21 Rashaan Salaam
27 Mark Bruener
41 Pete Mitchell
47 Billy Williams
55 Rodney Thomas
59 Brandon Bennett
75 Lee DeRamus
79 Tyrone Davis
81 Dana Howard
87 Christian Fauria
99 Ki-Jana Carter Checklist
104 Kerry Collins Award Winner

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Introduction: #113, Steve Barber

Welcome to The Great 1965 Topps Project! Now that you're here, I should probably explain what the Hell the purpose of this blog is. First, a little background.

I started collecting baseball cards when I was ten, and my first set building experience was 1993 Topps. It's not a particularly pretty-looking set, and not very valuable, but it still holds a special place in my heart. Come to think of it though, I never did get the last eight or so cards I needed to complete it. I guess I should get around to that. But not today.

I was really only a diehard collector for three years, before I became a teenager and lost interest. But in the years that followed, something would light the spark again and I'd pull out my boxes and boxes full of cards and flip through them, reorganize them, even buy a few more packs. But I never did pay any attention to pre-1981 cards...I'd never owned any (save for a 1966 Topps Brooks Robinson), and I probably saw them as something distant and untouchable.

Flash forward to 2007. Through sheer fate and boredom, I stumble upon Ben Henry's Baseball Card Blog. That was all that it took to reignite the spark. I spent a couple weeks stooped over stacks of cardboard in my living room, organizing my collection by year and brand. (I'd previously sorted them alphabetically by player name in some sort of fevered fit of madness.) I began cataloguing them on an electronic database. Most importantly, I began buying cards again.

Like many who have turned away from baseball cards in the past decade, I had grown disillusioned with the extreme measures the card companies took to give their product "value". Thick card stock, gold foil, refractors, relics...these were all annoying buzz words to me. Baseball cards are meant to be enjoyed, not counted as financial assets. I'll be arsed if I'm paying five dollars for a pack of five cards. With this in mind, I turned to eBay. If I was going to spend more money on less cards, I was going to get cards with character and history, dammit.

So I did, focusing mostly on cards of my hometown Orioles. I picked up a 1960 Topps Hoyt Wilhelm, where he stared back at me in a most badass manner. I got a handful of 1971 Topps, with the distinct black borders and mod lettering. I also picked up the 1965 Topps Steve Barber.
If I was going to start building a 1965 Topps set, Steve is a fitting first card. He is, of course, an Oriole, and a damn good one at that. He was selected for the team's Hall of Fame in 1988, on the strength of his 95 wins in a Baltimore uniform. He also wore #13, which is my favorite number. Barber also had his struggles, taking the loss in a combined no-hitter with reliever Stu Miller on April 30, 1967 against Detroit. Barber walked ten hitters that day, and left in the ninth after walking three hitters and uncorking a wild pitch to plate the tying run. Miller induced a ground ball in relief, but Mark Belanger, who had just entered the game at second base, could not handle shortstop Luis Aparicio's relay toss and the eventual winning run scored.

So again, what's the point of this blog? I guess you could say that I'm testing the power of the Internet and the generosity of baseball card collectors. I love the crisp, classic design of those 1965 Topps cards, with their brightly colored pennants flapping in the imaginary breeze, and I want your help in completing the set entirely through trades. In many cases, this is going to involve me "trading up", a concept mastered by Kyle MacDonald with One Red Paper Clip. I have plenty of duplicate cards available to trade, but most are from the 1980s and 1990s, with a few newer cards sprinkled in (and some 1990s football cards too). I'll be posting lists of the cards available for trade on a regular basis. If you want to make a deal, email me at brotz13 AT gmail.com. I'll be looking for one-for-one trades, my cards for your 1965 Topps. I'm a realist; I know that no one's giving up 40-year-old slabbed gem mint cards for a 1993 Topps Frank Thomas. I'll be happy to take cards with creases and rounded corners, but I probably won't be interested in any mutilated cards (i.e. Jim Bunning with a mustache drawn on, or a card with half the surface torn off). I'll post the trade results on this blog as they come in, and say a few words about the cards that I'm receiving and sending.

Okay, now that we've broken the ice, I promise that future posts won't be nearly this long. So make me an offer!

Saturday, February 24, 2007

2008 Topps Needs

2008 Topps Heritage (104): 5 11 14 18 19 28 30 42 49 58 69 70 76 78 81 82 83 84 90 116 119 126 134 135 159 176 177 181 185 186 198 199 211 226 229 264 281 283 285 295 315 325 330 332 347 360 369 377 381 387 389 408 409 426-435 437 438 441 442 443 445 446 448 449 451 452 454 455 457 458 459 463 464 468 470-474 477 479 480 481 485 486 487 489-497 500

2008 Topps Campaign 2008 (3):
C08-JB C08-HC C08-MR

2008 Topps 50th Anniversary All-Rookie Team (32):
AR1 AR2 AR4 AR5 AR6 AR7 AR9 AR14 AR15 AR17 AR18 AR21 AR22 AR23 AR24 AR26 AR29 AR30 AR31 AR32 AR35 AR39 AR42 AR43 AR44 AR47 AR50 AR51 AR52 AR53 AR55

2008 Topps Trading Card History (9): TCH2 TCH3 TCH4 TCH5 TCH16 TCH17 TCH18 TCH19 TCH20

Available for Trade: 2008 Topps

In addition to my doubles, I'm also listing some inserts that I'm not interested in collecting. In return for any of the inserts, I would be looking for Campaign 2008, 50th Anniversary All-Rookie Team, and Trading Card History inserts. You can find my needs lists through the "2008" link in the sidebar.

2008 Topps (17)
48 Zach Duke
63 Jason Michaels
67 Wes Helms
98 Classic Combos: Ryan Howard and Chase Utley
106 Josh Bard
132 Ramon Vazquez
143 Willie Harris
149 Luke Hochevar RC
162 Andy LaRoche
220 Roy Oswalt
226 Kurt Suzuki
252 Dmitri Young
267 Chris Burke
273 Rafael Soriano
283 Jorge Sosa
311 Jeremy Guthrie
312 Ramon Hernandez

2008 Topps Gold Foil Parallel (16)
3 Jeff Suppan
16 Kevin Gregg
26 Postseason Highlights: Manny Ramirez ALDS
45 Dontrelle Willis
56 Seth Smith RC
59 Postseason Highlights: Grady Sizemore ALDS
117 Boof Bonser
128 Postseason Highlights: Kenny Lofton ALCS
141 Ryan Klesko
179 Postseason Highlights: Chris Young NLDS
190 Russell Martin
233 Jimmy Rollins NL MVP
257 Classic Combos: Austin Kearns and Dmitri Young
286 Jeff Clement RC
288 Classic Combos: Ivan Rodriguez and Justin Verlander
324 Jake Peavy NL Cy Young

Mickey Mantle Home Run History (9)
MHR502
MHR503
MHR504
MHR530
MHR531
MHR532
MHR533
MHR534
MHR535

Mickey Mantle Story (3)
MMS46
MMS47
MMS48

Own the Game (6)
OTG5 Adam Dunn
OTG7 David Ortiz
OTG11 Alex Rodriguez
OTG12 Magglio Ordonez
OTG16 Carlos Pena
OTG22 John Lackey

Year In Review (10)
YR1 Paul LoDuca
YR2 Felix Hernandez
YR3 Ian Snell
YR4 Carlos Beltran
YR5 Daisuke Matsuzaka
YR6 Jose Reyes
YR57 Todd Helton
YR58 Adrian Beltre
YR59 Carlos Delgado
YR60 Chris Young (Padres)

Available for Trade: 2006 Topps

2006 Topps (81)
333 Ryan Langerhans
334 Lew Ford
342 Bruce Chen
347 Joe Randa
348 Reggie Sanders
349 Jason Jennings
353 Claudio Vargas
361 Chad Cordero
378 Tony Clark
381 Odalis Perez
395 Austin Kearns
405 Miguel Tejada
408 Jon Lieber
413 Gregg Zaun
416 Roberto Hernandez
419 Omar Vizquel
422 Aaron Cook
424 Tony Womack
426 Dustin McGowan
438 Todd Pratt
447 Jacque Jones
450 Derrek Lee
455 Dontrelle Willis
459 Mark Hendrickson
463 Todd Walker
467 Cliff Lee
471 Runelvys Hernandez
478 Doug Waechter
489 Jason Bartlett
493 Eddie Guardado
497 Scott Podsednik
503 Nate Bump
504 Phil Nevin
508 Danny Haren
512 Eric Milton
517 Denny Bautista
519 Julio Lugo
522 Jason Isringhausen
523 Bronson Arroyo
526 Ryan Wagner
530 Carlos Guillen
532 Scot Shields
539 Juan Rincon
546 Andy Sisco
548 Sean Burroughs
552 Eric Byrnes
555 Scott Rolen
557 Chris Burke
565 David DeJesus
571 Angel Berroa
575 Roy Oswalt
583 Craig Counsell (2)
596 Buddy Bell MGR (2)
600 Ned Yost MGR
602 Phillies Team Card
604 Nationals Team Card
606 Astros Team Card
607 Cubs Team Card
608 Cardinals Team Card
610 Reds Team Card (2)
612 Dodgers Team Card
613 Giants Team Card
614 Padres Team Card
625 Jeremy Accardo RC
627 Matt Capps RC
628 Tim Corcoran RC
635 Joel Zumaya RC
643 Willie Eyre RC
647 Twin Fundamentals: Rondell White and Lew Ford
649 Big Reds: Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey, Jr.
650 Philly Phanatics: Pat Burrell and Mike Lieberthal
652 Lone Star Sluggers: Hank Blalock and Michael Young
653 Brew Crew: Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks
655 Cub Corners: Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez
658 Up the Middle: Ivan Rodriguez and Carlos Guillen
Series Two Checklist 1 of 3
Series Two Checklist 2 of 3
Series Two Checklist 3 of 3

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

2006

2006 Topps (6): 389 499 537 567 573 586

Friday, February 10, 2006

1993 Want Lists

1993 Studio (18): 31 33 42 71 92 96 103 107 108 115 125 128 137 143 151 170 183 215

Monday, January 30, 2006

Topps Team Set Needs - Orioles

1954 Topps (7): 8 48 85 106 157 207 226

1955 Topps (7): 8 57 64 154 162 165 185

1956 Topps (8): 43 169 206 229 266 276 286 287

1957 Topps (11): 11 106 146 151 156 184 276 311 316 328 406

1958 Topps (3):  40 165 307

1960 Topps (1): 481

1961 Topps (4): 428 545 559 572

1962 Topps (8): 327 442 449 513 533 545 560 577

1963 Topps (6): 213 345 377 526 543 563

1964 Topps (3): 230 473 540

1966 Topps (3): 533 562 579

1967 Topps (6): 475 491 534 558 585 600

1968 Topps (2): 500 575

1971 Topps (3): 330 595 700

1972 Topps (2): 680 731


1982 Topps Traded (1): 98T


1983 Topps (2): 400 426

1994 Topps Traded (1): 76T

1995 Topps Traded (2): 5T 159T

1996 Topps (1):
 200

1998 Topps (2): 50 254

1999 Topps Traded (2): T39 T84

2000 Topps Traded (1): T98

2001 Topps (3): 1 33 387

2001 Topps Traded (11): T29
T36 T70 T82 T89 T105 T180 T230 T246 T255 T264

2002 Topps (6):
 372 414 431 453 588 644

2002 Topps Traded (6): T54 T95 T121 T139 T198 T208

2003 Topps (3): 470 517 557

2003 Topps Traded (3):
T18 T163 T208

2004 Topps (3): 231 404 564 

2006 Topps Updates and Highlights (1):
 UH310

2008 Topps (1): 608