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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 onSeptember 13, 2020September 14, 2020

The Small Trade Parade, Vol. I

I’ve determined that the only way I’m going to get through all of my backlog (especially given my dismal posting rate of late) is to…

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CollectingPosted onMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020

Hey, It’s May!

Well would ya look at that! Time often has a way of simultaneously feeling like an endless crawl yet also rushing past. As someone unmoored…

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CollectingPosted onFebruary 21, 2020

Blasé-faire.

I’m in a rut. I don’t really know what to attribute it to, just a general sense of malaise. But, I’m going to see a…

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CollectingPosted onJanuary 27, 2020January 27, 2020

Stooooooooob!

I absolutely love it when I stumble across a new trading partners and then that turns into an actual trading relationship. I put together several…

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CollectingPosted onOctober 3, 2019

Bright And Shiny, Man

One of the stupendous internet pals whom I’ve befriended on Twitter over the past year is Steve Brightman (@1brightman1, give him a follow), a devoted…

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CollectingPosted onMarch 24, 2019July 8, 2019

Hey Mikey, I Like It

I’m trying to knock out some of the quick ones while I’ve got a little time to write. This little package came in from Michael…

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CollectingPosted onDecember 16, 2018July 8, 2019

Brubaker’s Dozen Finds of Ebay #10: A Date With Nolan

Welcome back to the Brubaker’s Dozen. If you read my post earlier in the week about my incredibly epic find (please go read it, there…

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CollectingPosted onNovember 24, 2018July 9, 2019

Trader’s Backlog: Chris Crushes Some Want Lists

Yowza! I’m running out of time if I want to get this backlog of trade posts out the door by the end of the year!…

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CollectingPosted onNovember 7, 2018July 9, 2019

Flipping For Some Star Power

I suppose I could have written this post last night, but I was whiling away the hours transfixed on various election coverage. I won’t bore…

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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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