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CollectingPosted onNovember 1, 2020

Fall Back In The Saddle

Alright, here’s the goal: one small post a day in hopes of getting through all (most of?) the stuff that I have in the scan…

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CollectingPosted onOctober 10, 2020

The Small Trade Parade, Vol. III

Well, I keep telling myself I’m going to it down and just pound out a bunch of these posts. The problem has been that by…

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CollectingPosted onFebruary 20, 2019July 9, 2019

Trader’s Backlog: Waiting ‘Til The Next Year To Post It

As the title alludes, Tom from Waiting ‘Til Next Year sent me a package, well, last year. Specifically, he sent a wonderful selection of cards…

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AutographsPosted onDecember 14, 2018July 8, 2019

Brubaker’s Dozen Finds of Ebay #12: Thanks A Latte

Welcome back to the Brubaker’s Dozen. Bringing up the #12 slot in the order, we have a lovely lot of Hunter Pence cards. I stumbled…

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AutographsPosted onAugust 29, 2018July 10, 2019

Out With A Bang

Relax guys, I’m not about to retire from blogging. Ken Johnson’s reassuring look here should tell you the supposed rumors are far from true. But,…

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CollectingPosted onMarch 21, 2018July 9, 2019

Trader’s Backlog: Cards from Cards on Cards!

While I’m still at work on that cardboard housekeeping, I had to do some significant real housework this past week. It was Spring Break, which…

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CollectingPosted onMarch 1, 2018July 9, 2019

Heritage Days Are Here Again

It’s Heritage time, y’all. I grabbed a handful of hanger packs yesterday, so let’s take a look at the goods. Nothing too fancy about this…

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CollectingPosted onSeptember 19, 2015July 10, 2019

Finally Finishing a Bomb from Bo

Four months back, when we got burglarized, I had just received a package from Bo Rosny. Well, a bomb is more like it, and I’d…

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CollectingPosted onJune 26, 2015July 14, 2019

Hangin’ with Series 2

It’s certainly been overwhelmed by the appearance of Stadium Club, but I picked up a few hangers of Series 2 flagship when it hit the…

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AutographsPosted onApril 22, 2015July 13, 2019

Catch O’ The Bay: Auto Splurgin’

This Catch O’ The Bay score was hauled in around a month ago, when I decided to finally jump on a set of cards that…

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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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