My First Gonzalez Card in a Red Sox Uniform!!

I got a package from Dayf.  It contained my first Edgar Gonzalez Red Sox card.

 

As you can see it is a 1/1 Dayf creation.

He also knew I had some stuff going on and wanted to cheer me up with some stuff from the vintage card show he went to not long ago.

 

Nothing like old Bowman to get one in a good mood.

 Except for maybe old Topps.

 Well, then again stickers are always great fun too.

Thanks, Dayf for the Pick Me Up Package.

Did You Know Baseball cards Rule

I recently made a trade with Ben.  He runs a blog with a great title.  Click on the picture to check out his blog.

Ben has a Clemens collection and evidently hd has some doubles.  This is one of the many he sent me.  It is a cool card from a set I have never seen before, 1994 Oscar Myer Disks.  It has a little tab on the top that says pull here.  I'm guessing that if you cut the perforations and pull the tab it stands up like one of the pop up book you read as a kid.  Cool concept but mine is staying uncut.

This is the last 1986 Fleer Sticker I needed for the team set.  I'm not sure exactly where Jim is leaning that bat but it looks painful. 

Thanks for the cards Ben.  I hope you like the return package when it gets to your door.

Take A Shot At The Champ!!

I am reigning Cards on Cards Bowl Pick-EM challenge.  I took on all comers last year and came out on top*.  Now is your chance to try to climb to the top of the mountain with me.  Go ahead see if you can take me down.

*I was lucky as all heck last year.  I don't even watch college football and still won. 

More Cards from Gordon

There are lots of people that I have traded cards with numerous times.  One trader though stands alone as far as how many times we have traded.  I'm not even sure trading is the correct term.  Every time I get something he needs I send it to him, no warning, no questions asked, and he does the same for me.  It happens quite frequently too because we collect the same thing.  I have actually sent Gordon so many packages I have memorized his address right down to the zip code.

I hardly have any early Heritage in either the Topps or Bowman variety so I love getting them in the mail.  The fact that it is Pedro makes it that much better.

This is a horrible scan because this is one shiny card of the Captain.  One more year of Jason being on the team makes me happy, even if he is just the backup.  I have to wonder how many years he has left though because every time I see him in person he looks like he has a hard time walking.

Another crazy shiny 90 Insert that my scanner doesn't show well. I got a bunch mo Mos the other day from someone but that is for a different post.

I don't know why but I like parallel cards.  Even ones that just have a little bit of a difference like these Electric Diamond cards.

I wish companies would put out more sets like this.  Sets filled with only retired players.  People always liked sets like All Time Fan Favorites and Archives why not issue sets like that rather than retro sets with new players on an old card.

Thanks Gordon

New Oddball PC Pickups

Along with the Venezuelan Virdons I posted already I have acquired a few other oddball Virdon cards in the last couple months.  I figured I would stick them all in one post.

First up is a 1963 Pirates IDL #26 Bill Virdon.  From what I can gather it was a regional set.  I have seen these go in the $20 range and I have seen them go in the $5 range.  This one was of the $5 variety.

Next is an autographed postcard.  It was listed as a 61 but there is no markings whatsoever that say what the year may be.  Does anyone know if the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards have old baseball postcards in it?

Another oddball.  I'm guessing it is a 55-54 Cardinals postcard because I can't find a reference for anything else that has him in a Cardinals uniform.

This is the Canadian version of 62 Post.  Now I just need to pick up the Jello version.  That is if I can ever figure out how to tell the difference between Post and Jello.  I read that is has to do with a red line.  But any that I have ever seen listed on ebay as Jello had no red lines.

This is the oddest of all the Virdons I picked up.  Heck it may be my oddest pickup of all.  It is a 1972-83 Dimanche/Derniere Heure #111 Bill Virdon MG.  It is extremely over sized, larger even than 8x10, and has holes in it so that it can be placed in a 3 ring binder.  It was listed with a 20 BIN or Best Offer by the same guy that had the Post Canadian.  I got them both together shipped for less than that.

As always I'll trade or buy your Virdon cards.  I have a Bill Virdon Wantlist here.

Help, I need some advice!!

I picked up some Virdon cards off of ebay.  I have never seen a Venezuelan card in person.  So when I saw some pop up I had to have them.  I'm not at all sure about them though.  This first one was advertised as a 72 Venezuelan Sticker card.  It however doesn't look much like the one that got picked up at the national by the #5 Type Collection.  So does anyone know if this is a legit card.  It actually shipped from Venezuela so it could be.

I scanned it alongside this 64 that I picked up from the same guy so everyone could see the small oddball size.  The 64 was also advertised as a Venezuelan. 

 I was expecting a different language on the back but I'm pretty sure it is legit, cause the back is a different color. 

If anyone has any information on the sticker card I would really appreciate it.

If you were expecting a package from me and didn't get it...

Well first my computer crapped out then I had it back for a day and my air card quit.  So if I haven't been able to get any e-mails someone is sending cause I can't access my email right now.  (work blocks me from email but not blogging, go figure)  It is also the reason I havn't shipped some packages I promised.  I keep all my addresses in my e-mail.   Hopefully I get my new air card in the mail (better be by Monday) and I can respond to people and get packages out.  If you are one that is expecting something and I haven't sent it please send me a message cause it has been almost two weeks since I read an e-mail and I could have possible forgot something.  I know I owe Peterson, Wicked, Justin and Spankee but there could easily be more.

Sorry!!