Just a quick post to let everyone know I've updated my want list for Cardinals cards I need for 2012 Topps Series I and my trade bait list for the same.
I'm also still on the lookout for 1974 Topps cards to complete my set. I have several in the mail right now, which should reduce the number of cards I need to 107.
If anyone can help me out, please comment or email me through my Google profile. Thanks!
Showing posts with label 2012 Topps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012 Topps. Show all posts
February 21, 2012
February 15, 2012
2012 Topps (Series 1) Trade Bait
Updated February 24, 2012
These are the cards I have available for trade, preferably for Cardinals cards I still need from this set.
1,4, 6, 11, 13 (3), 14 (2), 16, 20 (3), 25 (2), 28, 29 (2), 31 (2), 32, 38 (2), 39, 45, 47 (2), 60, 61, 65, 67, 70, 73, 75, 79, 81, 83, 84 (2), 86 (2), 88
101, 107, 111 (2), 123 (2), 126, 128, 130, 131, 132, 136, 138, 141, 155 (2), 161, 177, 178, 181, 184, 187, 188, 195, 197 (2), 198
209, 212, 218, 219, 226, 231, 236, 238, 239, 249, 250, 252, 253, 254, 257, 262, 265, 267, 271, 276, 280, 283, 284, 285, 292, 295, 296
300, 301, 304, 308, 323, 324, 325 (2), 330
Minis
TM-18, TM-50
Special Cards
I have no duplicates for the Classic Walkoffs, Timeless Talents, Golden Futures, Gold Standards, Golden Moments, and Golden Greats cards, but I would be willing to trade one for the same type card for a Cardinals player. Email or comment on this post if you're looking for a specific card or cards.
Refractors
I'm not much for the refractor cards, so I'll offer these up even though I have no doubles for them:
41, 156, 297
Blue-Bordered Parallel Cards
96, 321
If you're interested in trading, just email me or comment on this post. Thank you!
These are the cards I have available for trade, preferably for Cardinals cards I still need from this set.
1,
Minis
TM-18, TM-50
Special Cards
I have no duplicates for the Classic Walkoffs, Timeless Talents, Golden Futures, Gold Standards, Golden Moments, and Golden Greats cards, but I would be willing to trade one for the same type card for a Cardinals player. Email or comment on this post if you're looking for a specific card or cards.
Refractors
I'm not much for the refractor cards, so I'll offer these up even though I have no doubles for them:
41, 156, 297
Blue-Bordered Parallel Cards
96, 321
If you're interested in trading, just email me or comment on this post. Thank you!
2012 Topps Cardinals (Series 1) Needs
I've bought several packs and jumbos of the 2012 Topps over the past few weeks, but out of the goodness of my heart (and to encourage my 13-year-old son to collect) I've let him keep all the Cardinals and I take the duplicates.
So far, the only ones I have for myself are Matt Holliday #320; David Freese #273; World Series #53, and #124 Active Leaders (Pujols/Guerrero/Helton).
Thanks to Paul over at Wrigley Wax, I now know which ones I'm missing:
Base Cards:
Minis
Golden Moments:
Golden Moments Relics:
GMR-AP Albert Pujols, GMR-DD Daniel Descalso, GMR-MH Matt Holliday, GMR-SMU Stan Musial
Golden Moments Autograph Relics:
GMAR-RS Red Schoendienst, GMAR-SM Stan Musial
Timeless Talents:
Timeless Talents Dual Relics:
Gold Standards Inserts:
Golden Greats Inserts:
GG-66 Albert Pujols, GG-67 Albert Pujols, GG-69 Albert Pujols, GG-70 Albert Pujols
Golden Greats Autographs:
GGA-AP1 Albert Pujols, GGA-AP2 Albert Pujols, GGA-AP3 Albert Pujols, GGA-AP4 Albert Pujols, GGA-AP5 Albert Pujols
Golden Greats Relics:
GGR-66 Albert Pujols, GGR-67 Albert Pujols, GGR-68 Albert Pujols, GGR-69 Albert Pujols, GGR-70 Albert Pujols
Golden Greats Autograph Relics:
GGAR-AP1 Albert Pujols, GGAR-AP2 Albert Pujols, GGAR-AP3 Albert Pujols, GGAR-AP4 Albert Pujols, GGAR-AP5 Albert Pujols
In The Name Jumbo Relics:
ITNR-LB Lance Berkman, ITNR-MH Matt Holliday, ITNR-YM Yadier Molina
Variations:
#93 Skip Schumacher (Rally Squirrel) (I can dream, can't I?)
Note: Cards in red underlined = Cards promised in TTM
I have a list of 2012 Topps trade bait cards here. Thank you!
February 8, 2012
Getting Back into the Game
Now that I have my own card collecting blog, I've been reading a lot of fellow bloggers' work out there and adding their sites to my blogroll, getting ideas and learning what folks are working on. I've also discovered there are more guys like me who are getting back into card collecting after 20-plus years away from it, such as Ryan's Pitch and a few others.
For me, one big reason I lost interest was being overwhelmed by all the different manufacturers and sets that were available. When I started collecting back in 1987, there was Topps, Fleer, and Donruss. Those were the "Big Three" and each company produced one set per year (plus traded or update sets)--easy to keep up with and financially feasible to find all the cards and create team sets. Then came Upper Deck and Score, both of which brought simple designs and quality photography and elevated collectors' expectations about what a baseball card could be. The result was the "Big Three" producing their own higher-quality cards with names like Bowman, Bowman's Best, Stadium Club, Fleer Ultra, Pinnacle, Topp's Finest, Leaf, Emotion, Studio, Upper Deck SP...ugh. And of course those premium cards came at a premium price. It was just too overwhelming and expensive to keep up with them all, so I stopped buying them. All of them.
I take that back: I stopped buying new cards and stuck with the vintage ones, working to complete the old Cardinals sets from the 50s, 60s, and 70s that I had started with my dad. And that's what I've been doing the last 10-15 years.
I'm getting back into the card-collecting game mainly to fill in my existing sets from the 80s and 90s (while easing my way into the 2000s) and encourage my 13-year-old son to collect. Every week or so, I'll stop by Wal-Mart (the only place in town where I can find them), buy two jumbo packs and two regular packs of 2012 Topps cards, and sit down with him and open them and compare what we have. That's the best part for me: seeing his interest in the hobby. And yes, like his old man, he mainly collects Cardinals cards, but he likes the Golden Moments ones too with DiMaggio, Mantle, and Musial.
A brief review of the 2012 Topps cards: I like them. The design is simple and not distracting, and the team logos are a nice touch. (I don't really like designs in which the name is spelled out.) The photography is great and the white backs are easy to read (compared to the gray ones back in the old days). I really like the 1987 design minis and could see myself collecting all of them, even the non-Cardinals. (I've yet to see one for the Cardinals though.)
For me, one big reason I lost interest was being overwhelmed by all the different manufacturers and sets that were available. When I started collecting back in 1987, there was Topps, Fleer, and Donruss. Those were the "Big Three" and each company produced one set per year (plus traded or update sets)--easy to keep up with and financially feasible to find all the cards and create team sets. Then came Upper Deck and Score, both of which brought simple designs and quality photography and elevated collectors' expectations about what a baseball card could be. The result was the "Big Three" producing their own higher-quality cards with names like Bowman, Bowman's Best, Stadium Club, Fleer Ultra, Pinnacle, Topp's Finest, Leaf, Emotion, Studio, Upper Deck SP...ugh. And of course those premium cards came at a premium price. It was just too overwhelming and expensive to keep up with them all, so I stopped buying them. All of them.
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| "The Big Three" manufacturers--Topps, Fleer, Donruss--in 1987 B.C. (Before Cardmageddon) |
I'm getting back into the card-collecting game mainly to fill in my existing sets from the 80s and 90s (while easing my way into the 2000s) and encourage my 13-year-old son to collect. Every week or so, I'll stop by Wal-Mart (the only place in town where I can find them), buy two jumbo packs and two regular packs of 2012 Topps cards, and sit down with him and open them and compare what we have. That's the best part for me: seeing his interest in the hobby. And yes, like his old man, he mainly collects Cardinals cards, but he likes the Golden Moments ones too with DiMaggio, Mantle, and Musial.
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| The Bearded One, Mr. 600 Homers, and an Ex-Cardinal |
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| Minis! |
February 1, 2012
Opening Night for 2012 Topps Cards
Tonight after church, I drove to Wal-Mart and picked up two standard 12-card packs and two jumbo 36-card packs of the brand new 2012 Topps Series One cards. When I got home, I let my son Braden pick one of each type pack and we opened them at the same time. It was a cool experience and reminded me of opening a brand new pack of cards with my own dad. It's been a while since I've bought him any cards, so I was surprised when he spent a few minutes spreading his best finds out on the coffee table and placing a few into his album.
Of course the Cardinals cards are the ones we're really looking for and together we netted three standard cards for Yadier Molina (#174), Jon Jay (#258), and Kyle Loshe (#26), as well as a 2011 World Series Game 6 card for David Freese (#291).
For me, the best Cardinals card was a nice Gold Standard one for Stan "The Man" Musial (#GS-2), which highlights his 3,000 hit at Wrigley Field on May 13, 1958. It's great that Topps introduces younger collectors to superstars from the past, and even though this one was part of my packs, I gave it to my son. He really liked it.
Another old-school hero Braden found was Mickey Mantle (card #7 of course!). Again, a great way to introduce younger fans to stars from the past. Plus it's a really sharp-looking card!
There were a nice surprise in these packs. We found two "mini" cards based on the 1987 Topps set, which meant a lot to me because it was the first Topps cards I ever collected. (I remember buying the jumbo packs at the local Kroger in my hometown of Jackson, Tennessee.) They were Mariano Rivera (TM-36) and James Shields (TM-41).
Hopefully Braden and I can have a few more moments of tearing into a few packs this season!
Of course the Cardinals cards are the ones we're really looking for and together we netted three standard cards for Yadier Molina (#174), Jon Jay (#258), and Kyle Loshe (#26), as well as a 2011 World Series Game 6 card for David Freese (#291).
For me, the best Cardinals card was a nice Gold Standard one for Stan "The Man" Musial (#GS-2), which highlights his 3,000 hit at Wrigley Field on May 13, 1958. It's great that Topps introduces younger collectors to superstars from the past, and even though this one was part of my packs, I gave it to my son. He really liked it.
There were a nice surprise in these packs. We found two "mini" cards based on the 1987 Topps set, which meant a lot to me because it was the first Topps cards I ever collected. (I remember buying the jumbo packs at the local Kroger in my hometown of Jackson, Tennessee.) They were Mariano Rivera (TM-36) and James Shields (TM-41).
Hopefully Braden and I can have a few more moments of tearing into a few packs this season!
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