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AutographsPosted onMarch 1, 2022

TTM Report: February 2021

It’s March, and this is a February report, so that means I’ve caught up! Oh, wait. I’ve just been handed something. It seems I still…

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AutographsPosted onFebruary 13, 2022

TTM Report: December 2020

Well, I’ve put this one off long enough, for the second time – but that’s because it was quite a month! By and large, 2020…

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AutographsPosted onFebruary 6, 2022

TTM Report: November 2020

Well, I didn’t keep too much momentum on the letter writing, so November 2020 was a lighter month than the return-fest of October. Still, there…

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AutographsPosted onFebruary 5, 2022

TTM Report: October 2020

Alright – we’re still over a year behind on these, but if I keep that momentum rolling, I’ll be on-time with the February report. What…

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AutographsPosted onFebruary 1, 2022February 1, 2022

TTM Report: September 2020

Well, I thought I had some good momentum rolling, but I let it slip. It turns out I’d forgotten how much work babies require when…

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AutographsPosted onApril 4, 2019July 14, 2019

A TTM Report!

What’s this? A TTM Report? Yes indeed, I caught the bug again and stubbornly refused to quit sending out to Spring Training, despite what seems…

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CollectingPosted onFebruary 14, 2019July 9, 2019

A Love Letter To A Season

It’s Valentine’s Day, and so what better time to share my labor of love from the past year. I’m talking about my entry into the…

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CollectingPosted onFebruary 7, 2019July 8, 2019

IT IS FINISHED!

No, don’t worry – I’m not talking about the blog. I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I know I said I would…

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CollectingPosted onJanuary 7, 2019July 8, 2019

The Last Trade of 2018!

There’s still about two dozen unposted folders, each representing a trade or pickup of some sort, in my scans file, and another three trades (albeit…

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CollectingPosted onJune 20, 2018July 8, 2019

Custom Shop: Purple Reign!

Well, I’ve turned this blog into trade recap central, which is a little bit of a shame. I mean, it’s great that I’ve spent a…

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Moonshots

A somewhat crazy list of cards and ephemera I want most.

  • 1939 Play Ball #130 (Wilbur) Bill Brubaker
  • A Jeff Bagwell printing plate
  • A Bill Brubaker on-card autograph (’39 or ’40 Play Ball)
  • A Nellie Fox autograph
  • Any of the original 1962 Phillips “Here Come the Colts” magazines
  • A complete run of the 1999 Astros season tickets, which celebrate the franchise history
  • An uncut sheet of the twelve 1967 team issued cards
  • A Colt .45s bobblehead
  • The “Streaking Orbit” bobblehead

Top Targets

A quick list of cards which are most desired at the moment, as dictated by random collecting whims.

  • 2018 Big League Gold Parallels: 86, 104, 304
  • 2019 Topps Chrome Refractors: 28, 62
  • 2019 Topps Fire Inserts
    En Fuego: Gurriel Gold Minted parallel
    Fired Up: Correa (+ Gold Minted parallel)
    Flamethrowers: Cole Blue Chip
    Max Velocity: Fisher Blue Chip parallel
  • 2018 Stickers: 14, 28, 37/40/57/67, 52, 64/141, 70, 86/196, 97/138/146/149, 114, 137, 159, 193, 236
  • 2019 Stickers: 7, 11, 12, 18/19, 34, 37, 45, 46/59/66/76, 49, 54, 56, 57/197, 61, 78, 82, 86, 99, 101, 102, 106, 107, 111, 115, 118, 128/130, 142, 149, 150, 155, 156, 162, 164, 166, 171, 179, 180, 182, 185, 196, 201, 204, 217, 220, 222, 224, 230, 231

Set Killers

A non-exhaustive list of cards that will finish Astros team sets for me. Assassins are most appreciated.

  • 1988 Donruss Baseball’s Best #150 Billy Hatcher
  • 1988 Fleer Star Stickers #88 Nolan Ryan
  • 1989 Topps Big #291 Scott Servais
  • 2000 Upper Deck Hitter’s Club #4 Craig Biggio
  • 2001 Topps Traded – Chrome #T96 Tim Redding
  • 2012 Allen & Ginter #345 Nolan Ryan
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