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AutographsPosted onJune 28, 2018July 9, 2019

Mazterpiece Theatre

Alas, this past weekend our dear friend Matt at Bob Walk the Plank announced that he shall no longer be walking said plank – at…

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AutographsPosted onDecember 19, 2017July 9, 2019

Topping Off 2017

Everyone’s pal and my frequent card-swapper P-Town Tom of Waiting ‘Til Next Year, is running a contest for your favorite card of 2017. Here’s the…

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CollectingPosted onNovember 12, 2014July 4, 2019

Contest Bump: Don’t Sleep on the Duke

Make sure to head over to the fantastic $30 A Week Habit where Robert is giving away a b-e-a-utifully loved ’54 Duke Snider! Don’t miss…

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CollectingPosted onApril 15, 2014July 11, 2019

The Astrodome Wins The Pennant!

Ok, so the title is a little misleading. But, if you follow The Angels In Order (and you should), you’ll recall that he was searching…

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CollectingPosted onMarch 8, 2014July 4, 2019

Need Another Contest, Of Course!

Everyone, head on over to Need More Cardboard, because it he’s got what looks like a sweet contest going on at the moment. The deadline…

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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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