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CollectingPosted onSeptember 5, 2020September 13, 2020

Just A Break

It’s Saturday. The ladies are down for a nap, I got the yard done already, and I’m settling in to watch the Athletes take on…

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CollectingPosted onFebruary 21, 2019July 8, 2019

A Seven-Layer Group Break

Phew, let’s take a little break from the trade posts. Back in November, everyone’s favorite Nacho Nacho Man, Chris, held a fabulous throwback group break.…

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CollectingPosted onMarch 23, 2018July 9, 2019

Mas Nachos!

Wednesday morning I posted some cards that I got in a group break that Chris hosted. Well, in doing my digging through the ol’ backlog,…

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CollectingPosted onMarch 21, 2018July 9, 2019

Nachos Grande Por Favor!

As you well know, there’s plenty to post around here, and I’m trying to head things off at the pass before the backlog gets even…

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CollectingPosted onMarch 20, 2018July 9, 2019

Uh, What Are These Rangers Cards Doing Here?

Today, it’s time for something quite a bit different. As I’m sure you’ve probably seen, our pal Colbey over at Cardboard Collections has resurrected the…

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AutographsPosted onSeptember 11, 2015July 16, 2019

Hey, Remember Heritage?

Since I’m terrible about just knocking out posts when I have a few minutes, or even just adding a little bit to them in the…

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CollectingPosted onMay 5, 2015July 13, 2019

Fantastic Prospects Group Break

Time to salvage another post from the draft folder and make up for a missing entry. These here cards come from an excellent and cheap…

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CollectingPosted onMarch 18, 2014July 11, 2019

Nachos Group Break

Ok, so these cards came in before I left for my trip. I couldn’t just skip posting it, though – after all, it was my…

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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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