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Tag: Willie Stargell

CollectingPosted onMarch 6, 2018July 8, 2019

Trader’s Backlog: June Cards from Jayson

Just a quick post to highlight one of my trades from June, as I try to move forward with clearing out this backlog. These cards…

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CollectingPosted onJanuary 27, 2018July 9, 2019

Trader’s Backlog: Going Bizzork!

I’ve got to say, it’s a pretty great feeling to be able to stay on top of the ol’ blogroll. There’s a good 190+ feeds…

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CollectingPosted onJanuary 15, 2018July 9, 2019

Trader’s Backlog: Bits from Brian

Yikes! With scan folders this small, I really have no excuse for why I didn’t get these posts up in time. No matter, just time…

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CollectingPosted onJanuary 10, 2018July 10, 2019

More Photos from the Motherlode

Flash back to late August of 2017, when the whole city was at a standstill during Harvey: I had scanned the photos for this post…

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CollectingPosted onJune 23, 2015July 14, 2019

In Da [Stadium] Club!

I dropped into Target again today on a whim, and lo and behold, the cardboard gods rewarded me with some fresh 2015 Stadium Club on…

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CollectingPosted onMay 29, 2015July 14, 2019

Pops Quiz

Q: What do Willie Stargell, Mark Spitz, and Steve Finley, two Sharpies, and a pencil all have in common? A: They are the first victims…

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CollectingPosted onMay 1, 2015July 13, 2019

One Last Trip To The LCS

Today’s post is a hallmark at Remember The Astrodome, as it marks the 150th entry on the blog. To celebrate the milestone, I’m returning one…

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CollectingPosted onMarch 20, 2015July 12, 2019

Trade Talk: A Christmas Present of Cards on Cards

Back in December – in fact, I think it was the day before Christmas or so – I received a fantastic box of cards from…

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CollectingPosted onOctober 12, 2014July 11, 2019

Cards from a Masked Man!

So I’m trying to catch up on all the trades that I’ve made recently. That means that I spent a lot of time digging through…

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CollectingPosted onAugust 30, 2014July 11, 2019

Nashville Part II: Other Vintage Dimes

The other day I showed off some of the Astros I grabbed in Nashville. While I made some nice progress on the team collection, I…

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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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