I want your 2012 Topps Parallels

Last year I didn't do very well as far as picking up the Wal-Mart and Target Topps parallels.  This year I am going to try harder to get them.  Topps also threw me a curveball by adding K-Mart/ToysRUs parallels this year.  Now I  am not going to try for the whole set just the Red Sox.  So if you have any Red Sox Topps Parallels please drop me a note.

(I still need LOTS from last year and a few from 2010 too.)

Here is the 2012 wantlist I have built so far.  Thanks to Pirates Treasure Room for almost every one of the 2012 Topps I have so far.


2012 Topps Base
Have 50,61, 158, 160, 170,212,318, need rest


2012 Topps 1987 Topps Minis
TM23 Dustin Pedroia
TM33 Adrian Gonzalez

2012 Topps Classic Walk-Offs
14 David Ortiz

2012 Topps Gold Sparkley Parallels   (not sure what these are called yet)
Need all

2012 Topps Golden Futures
Complete

2012 Topps Golden Moments
GM16 Jim Rice
GM30 Jacoby Ellsbury
GM47 Carlton Fisk

2012 Topps Historical Stitches
HS-CF Carlton Fisk

2012 Topps K-Mart (Purple)
Have 137 Saltalamacchia need rest

2012 Topps Retired Number Patches
RN-CF Carlton Fisk
RN-JRI Jim Rice


2012 Topps Retired Rings
RR-CF Carlton Fisk

2012 Topps Target Parallel (Blue)
Have 160 Youkilis & 247 Buchholz

2012 Topps Timeless Talents
Complete

2012 Topps Wal-Mart 
Need All

2012 Topps Wrapper Redemption
2 Adrian Gonzalez
10 Carl Yastrzemski

2012 Topps World Series Pins
GCP-DO David Ortiz
GCP-DP Dustin Pedroia

Card Bloggers Unite Fantasy Baseball 2012

If you were one of the guys in my Card Bloggers unite please accept the invitation I sent. 

Holy CRAP!!!!

I got the most bad ass sketch card of all time from Dayf.   I'm not a good enough writer to even attempt to give it justice writing about it.  Just check it out.

It isn't just drawn either.  It's freakin painted.

As if I didn't owe him enough cards already, I don't know how I'm going to pay him back for this... 

(Man am I glad I opted out of a pony card and asked for a Youkilis instead)

Happy Boxing Day

I hope everyone had a great Christmas yesterday.

Most people don't know it but I have a boxing card collection as well as a Red Sox and a Virdon collection.   So when I saw a card that Eric from Manupatches and Mustaches posted the other day I had to make him an offer for it.  

This is a 48 Leaf Boxing Card.  The perfect thing for Boxing Day.  Most probably recognize it because it looks allot like its baseball counterpart.  Even though I know that there is no possible way I will ever build this set complete I still collect it.  I haven't counted lately but I have about 10 of them.  The reason I won't ever finish it is because there is one particular card that was short-printed and last I knew there was only one reported copy of it and it sold for for $50,000 at the Boxing Hall Of Fame memorabilia show something like 10 years ago.  Even if I get all but that one a 60+ year old set is a challenge to collect. 

I scanned it as a normal sized card so everyone can see just what size it is.  This one is a little smaller than most because one side has been trimmed.

Thank you for the great card Eric.  If you ever come across anymore of them, keep me in mind.

This isn't the only boxing card I have received this year. 

The Sewing Maching Guy sent me these. 

The first gloved heavyweight championship was between these two guys.  Corbett came out the winner by knockout in the 21st round.  Back then they went until someone won.  Goodwinn also put out a Bob Fitzsimmons in this set that I still need. (Got it)  I also need the mini versions of each, if anyone out there has one. 

I know that this thank you post is a long time coming but, thanks for the cards Larry!

On the 12th Day of Christmas Manupatches & Mustaches sent to Me...

An oddball Jacoby...

This is no normal  206 Jacoby.  No it is a No# back Ellsbury.  While I never seek out variant backs I keep every one that comes my way.

It looks to me like Jacoby is standing in front of an old schoolhouse.  That or an insane asylum.  

 Here is the aforementioned No# back. 

 Here is a card for Night Owl to hate on.  Why?  Not because he hates Lester, at least that I know of, but because of the lack of hat. 

  And thank you Eric.   This isn't everything he sent.  There was something else but it has to wait for another day.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas and you all find cards under the tree.

On the 11th Day of Christmas The Diamond King Gave to Me..

 A yankee named Whitey.

Kevin of The Diamond King held and awesome contest.  I was lucky enough to win the 60s HOF lot.

This is actually the 2nd time I have had this card in my collection.  Not just the second time I have owned a 1960 Whitey Ford, the second time I have owned this particular 1960 Whitey Ford.  See I sent it to Kevin as part of the Beckett Bash.  The Beckett Bash is actually what got me entered in the contest.

This is the only vintage Ruth I have ever owned.  I know it isn't from his playing days but still cool.

This is also the only vintage Aaron I have ever owned.  The only other Aaron I have ever probably owned would have been either an A&G or a Cards You Mom Threw Out.  This is much better. 

While I am very appreciative of the cards I got they are all up for trade.  I'm not going to trade them for just anything though.  I'm limiting it to vintage only.  What I really want is a 61 Yaz but I'm open to some other vintage stuff.  I think after Christmas and all these 12 days posts I will do a vintage tradebait post. 

Thanks for the cards Kevin.  You were very generous.

On the 10th Day of Christmas Play at the Plate sent to me..

A Black Baldelli, O-Pee-Chee.

I'm sure that Brian from Play at the Plate probably doesn't remember because this was in my draft folder from September of 09.  Nothing like being 2 years and 3 months late at something.

Here is the aforementioned Baldelli.  Blogger won't let me put him in the middle for some reason.  He is a righty so I don't understand it.

I don' t remember this guy, Lee.  This was a short print card though for some reason.  Sang-Hoon has to have one of the worst haircuts in the history of the game.

This is the best card of the bunch but I couldn't figure out how to rhyme it with me.  Now that I already typed the rest of the post I realize that Gallery rhymes just fine with me and I could have put him at the top. Oh Well.