I Met Another Blogger

When I met Dennis from the blog Too Many Verlanders at the local card show he was holding what I thought was a bag of purchases he had made that day. Little did I know he had been lugging around a sack of goodness for me that would make Santa jealous. First, let it be known; if I send you a package without setting up a trade it does not need retaliation. I often send small packages to bloggers I enjoy just as another way to let them know they are appreciated. We need to support each other as we have all felt the blog-burnouts from time to time and I don't want to see anybody quit the game.
Anyway, to say Dennis "one upped" me would be an understatement. I usually don't remember what I send to people. Such is the case here but I hope it gave him close to as much joy as his bag of goodies gave me. Look at the haul I took home from the card show from what Dennis generously gave me:
(I apologize for the horrible scan job, I wanted to get a post up ASAP)

Growing up my brother and I worshiped Kenny Lofton. I have never had a Lofton auto ever. This thing is PC for life! Who was cooler than Kenny Lofton in the 90's?

I can still recall sitting on my parents' bed watching Kerry Wood throw his 20K game on WGN. This is my first Wood auto too!

Chris Shelton was a beast for like 3 weeks in 2006. I will never forget him or that season.

My first black jersey relic of JJ. So sweet!

A bunch of new Big Daddy cards for the PC.

Take a closer look at this gem!

I have had this 5x7 on my ebay watch list for months. Look at that, I didn't even have to pay shipping on it. Pretty stoked for this one.

That gold Inge card is so sweet I wish I could have it in poster size!

Look at all the Boesch RC's! I think I only had one of these. The teal is even numbered and the diamond anniversary is the best.

Two Grayson Greiner cards for the investment pile. Anytime I can get a Joba in the Old English D its a good day!

JJ's for days! All PC!

Dennis hit me from every collection angle with cards, oversized pieces and even figures! Check out this Megatron relic/card standee.

Two Fidrych cards I needed!

Casty on the board

These two cards together are awesome Both gold #'ed, sequential years, both homerun derby shots, and both PC all the way.

I've always said when somebody sends me Rey Ordonez cards they dug deep and deserve something nice in return for their efforts. Needed both of these for the PC as they are rare refractors.

Crazy Robbie Alomars. These aren't even all of them!

Salty is back with Detroit in a way. I am happy to see that and super happy to add these cards to the Salty book!

Scherzer cards by the pound including over a dozen of the SI for kids card bottom left. I have to believe those aren't all that easy to find.

8x10 of Tony the Tiger. Now do I get it signed? It looks nice the way it is and his auto's are a scribbled mess. Hmm.

Looky here. The black box version! I think I only need the white box and the scribbled version for the set!

Jim Thome SLU in his Indians gear! The only way I'd want it. So awesome. This guy will be staring at me next to my monitor for all my posts to come!

As you can see, Dennis is a crazy generous guy and one of the best bloggers around too. If you aren't following him yet, do it now : TOO MANY VERLANDERS or his other blog TOO MANY MANNINGHAMS for football stuff. Thank you very much Dennis, I hope this measly post illustrated how grateful I am for all the great stuff.

Do You Trade PC cards for PC cards? & Luke Kennard In Person Autograph

What To Do, What To Do...

I was contacted on facebook by a fellow Tigers Collectible group member who remembered me winning a Razz containing a JaCoby Jones #1/3 memorabilia card asking if I was willing to trade it. He himself had just found #2/3 and we both missed out on #3/3 being sold on ebay last week for a mere $19! Damn it. Out of respect for the hobby, I let the guy make me offers for the card. It was worth much more than $19 to me even if market value of the last one sold was at a steal of a price. I did not want to part with it, BUT; I respect the guy trying to complete the set of 3 cards. He offered me something my collection has lacked: Jose Canseco scribbled ink. Out of the goodness of my heart and making him swear to do whatever it takes to complete the 3/3 set, I accepted the trade. I was sad to see that card go but overjoyed to finally have a Canseco auto. On the plus side when Jones tanks and all my PC of him is worthless I can look back on this trade happily. If he becomes the GOAT I only got rid of one card.

Out with the old,

In with the new!

Detroit Piston and Duke Alumnus Luke Kennard 

It is always a treat to hand a guy a card to have signed and have them comment on never having seen it before. It has happened a few times to me and though I know I will not be the only person on Earth to have a certain card signed, it feels cool to be the first. Dunham's Sports in Westland Michigan brought in Rookie Luke Kennard for a free public signing. Nolan and I waiting about 45 minutes in line to meet him and have him sign this rookie card I got from a break a few months ago. He was a super nice guy. I would compare his potential from what I have seen from his play as that of JJ Reddick. I hope his playing time increases soon.

After getting the signature I had to buy Nolan a Tigers hat like mine and I grabbed a 99 cent 4 card pack of Topps Archives from the impulse buy section. I got a sweet Buck Farmer RC I hadn't had:

Huge Mail Day! Trade Packages, TTM, Topps Update

2 Big Trade Packages!

I am posting 2 trades received in one post. In now way are either of them insignificant enough to not have their own post but due to how busy I have been I want to make sure I post about them before they get commingled with my collection and forgotten. If I post a picture of a card under the wrong trader guys I mean no disrespect. Both packages contained pure awesomeness that made the trades totally worth it!

IN NO SPECIFIC ORDER:

Jared, Tell Your Mom Thanks

I am sure most of the bloggers out there are familiar with the blog Cards My Mom Didn't Throw Out. If not, hit the link. Its a must follow and one of the many blogs that inspired me to get a new creative name. Jared sent me a sweet package for some cards off my Trade Bait link. Here is a SMALL selection of the goodness. By the way Jared, if you are reading this; I want that whole page of Pat Burrell you have posted. I will hit you up for it after my next card show adventure. Check this trade:

I LOVE silver signatures and Metal!

I wish I could find this card as a poster. Its so cool.

Cam Maybin will always be a Tiger. He is a cool dude.

Names only Tigers homers like me collect.

I have never seen this Thome card. It might be my favorite one!

A couple of other Tiger Homer favorites hitting the dirt!

Is it a sign? Evans is signing down the road from my house at the end of the month. I have been contemplating going but I don't know if I'll have the $15 to splurge. Mostly because HoJo will be there too and he's $20. I can't imagine getting one and not the other. But $35?! I don't know. Thats a lot of dimebox cards.

Jared did some heavy digging to hit the PC guys!

Deep digging, for great cards.

This Fielder is sweet!

I always say; when someone send Rey Ordonez cards they either are organized better than a library or they have dug for hours. Either way; much appreciated.

Package 2!

This next trade was through Facebook. Jeremy Marts is the traders name and he was one of the lone normal people who offered me a trade. I posted about the crazies on Facebook in an earlier post but did not discuss the freaks who get mad when you say "Thanks but no thanks." They get really angry when you don't want what they are offering. Its baseball cards and trading people. Buy the cards from me if I don't want your Ryon Healy rookie card. Anyway, Jeremy is the man. He hooked it up with wax and very new Tiger cards in a big ole perfectly packaged box. Somehow he found the time with two babies at home. Another very small sampling of this great box:

Farewell J Up!

Is Greiner going to make the club this year?

Chad Bell will probably be the Tiger's #5 this year.

Youngsta's

This box had a ton of Jimenez. He better figure it out.

Legends in deed!

That J Up is so cool. That Verlander is the Black Variation.

I would bet half my collection thats a Rays uniform and a photoshopped helmet. (You never bet your whole collection)

I keep investing. These dudes better deliver.

My first Bowman buy back.

Miggy Gold.

Miggy shiny.

He sent the whole team set of a bunch of wax era Tigers!

Reverse raccoon makeup?

Speaking of the dude better do something...

Seriously JaCoby....

All Star patch!

TTM Returnish:

One of those nights when I was bored and falling down an internet rabbit hole I found a very old post about writing to Disney and getting certain character's autographed pictures. I said what the heck and my son and I wrote a letter to Maui from Moana to get a signed pic. I guess Maui doesn't sign so they sent my son this post card. Kind of cool. He wasn't impressed. His own shadow impresses the shit out of him sometimes (at three years old) but mail does not.

Busy, Busy, Busy

No man's bar top should look like this for more than one night. Its getting worse every day.

 

Between my Name the Blog contest I held, trades and other interactions I have spent over $200 at the post office in the last 3 weeks. Not all in one trip, that would have been too easy. I hope my wife doesn't add it up. I've been back and forth to the post office and packaging and sorting cards all while finishing my Real Estate class which is finally over. I am probably going to take a nice hiatus from the post office for a while. Unless someone talks me into a trade. Its not that hard.
I should have some really good posts coming up so stay tuned. I recently won a contest on instagram that should bring me a sweet prize. Heres a clue:

 

Another Topps Update Pack? Really?!

Yes, I busted another 2017 Topps Update for passing my final exam. There wasn't anything too crazy. Actually, it didn't even have a gold card which I though every hanger pack had.

Dahl SP. Available for trade.

This Reds card is cool. I love these untouchables if only I could get someone I PC.

I am going to burn the 2006 World Series card.

De Leon's cleats are pretty sweet on this card.

This is my 50th Jimenez card probably and the 1st I've pulled myself.