Monday, March 17, 2025

Time Travel Trading Update #99

 
Happy St. Patrick's Day - proof that getting kidnapped by pirates and sold off to slavery can ultimately be a positive experience! I'm hoping this particular post proves lucky for many of of you! I've got some great cards to show off, so grab your green beer and let's roll!
 
I'm starting things off with another personal swap. I had to nab a couple of cards to get a couple of TCDB trades pushed through, so in their place I offer these fun cards:
 

I'm going to be lazy and show off two separate trades in one photograph. They were both of the one-card variety, so it just made sense to me. On the left is a vintage ASR from a collector named Paul, while another hobbyist named Evan contributed a miscut card from 1963!
 

Jeff, formerly from the blog Wax Pack Wonders, is up next. Big names and small cards highlight this trade, which has some great oddballs as well!


The monthly Time Travel trade from Brendan (The View From The Third Floor) continues to never disappoint with a variety of cards that are sure to catch someone's eye!
 

Tom (The Angels In Order) is up next. Tom picked up a trio of great vintage cards, and sent a generous return in their place!
 

We got a big one from Bo (Baseball Cards Come To Life!) this month! Bo has traditionally taken any leftover cards whenever I add a new pack for the year, so he ended up with any 2025 cards that weren't previously claimed. Bo definately tries to send cards that have been popular in the past, like those Drake's food issue cards.
 



Speaking of Drake's cards, a couple were picked up by our last trader of this post, Greg (Night Owl Cards) . He swapped out some food issue for some food issue, and an extra vintage card netted me a great 1959 Rookie Star!

 
Thanks again to all my trade partners! There's over 850 cards in the Time Travel trade stack - something for everyone! 
 
As always, these cards are all available in exchange for an older card. You can claim your cards below, or through the TCDB (Kep75). Let's make some trades! 
 

The Time Travel Trade Stack:

2023 Donruss
#158 Dennis Eckersley
#286 Goose Gossage (R90)
 
 
2021-22 Donruss - Magicians (basketball)
 
2021-22 Donruss (soccer)
#183 Jose Macias (RR)   
 
2021 Donruss
#256 Keith Hernandez (R87) 

2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks
#PDP75 Tyler McDonough
 
2019 Topps Opening Day
#20 Jon Lester
 
2018 Topps Big League
#354 Home Run Apple (BL)

2017-18 Donruss (basketball)
#75 Chandler Parsons
 
2017 Topps - MLB Award Winners
#CYA-1 Rick Porcello      
#RLY-1 Zach Britton 

2017 Topps Opening Day - Mascots
#M-7 Homer the Brave (MAS)
 
2015-16 Donruss (basketball)
#49 John Wall
 

2012 Topps Stickers
#237 Bernie Brewer (MAS)      
 
2011 Topps Lineage
#186 Mel Ott
 
2010 Topps (football)
#249 David Garrard
 
2010 Topps Chrome (football)
#C141 T.J. Houshmandzadeh
 
2009 Bowman - Chrome WBC Prospects
#BCW18 Tao Bu   
 
2009 Donruss Americana (non-sport)
#50 Francesco Quinn
 
2008 Topps - Trading Card History
#TCH31 Chipper Jones
#TCH37 Tom Glavine 
 
2008 Topps New York Yankees
#NYY8 Jason Giambi
 
2008 Topps (football)
#301 Larry Fitzgerald (PB)   
 
2007 Fleer
#195 Craig Biggio

2007 Topps Flashback Fridays
#FF13 Johan Santana
 
2007 Upper Deck MLB Rookie Card of the Month
#ROM-4 Ryan Braun 
 
2007 Playoff Prestige (football) 
 
2006 Topps Updates & Highlights
#UH172 Mike Piazza (SH)
 
2004 Bowman Chrome
#263 Jeff Allison (FY, RC)   
 
 
2002 Fleer Maximum
 
2002 Upper Deck World Series Heroes
#88 Andy Petitte
 
2001 Topps
#383 Roger Maris (GM) 
 
2001 Topps Archives
#201 Walter Alston (MGR)
 
 
1999-00 Topps (basketball)
#16 Eric William 
 
1999 SkyBox Metal Universe (football)
#116 Tiki Barber
 
1999 Stadium Club
#214 Tony Saunders   
 
1998 Donruss
#22 Tony Gwynn
 
1998 Donruss - Diamond Kings
#6 Kenny Lofton (DK, SN10000, PR9500)
 
1998 Pinnacle Performers
#14 Hideo Nomo

1998 Upper Deck Pop Weaver (racing)
#PW3 Rusty Wallace  
 
1997 Pinnacle Inside
#111 Matt Williams

1997 Pinnacle X-Press
#64 Craig Biggio    
 
1997 Scoreboard Mickey Mantle
#71 Mickey Mantle Day (1965)

1996 Leaf
 
1996 SP
 
1995 Cardtoons
#7 Fowl Boggs
 
1995 Finest (football)
#124 Trent Dilfer     
 
1995 SkyBox Lois & Clark (non-sport)
#73 Be Mine!
#75 Do You Love Me?
 
1994-95 Finest (basketball)
#43 Rex Chapman  

1994 Finest
#413 Mark Portugal
 
1994 Panini Stickers
#207 Sean Berry
#208 Wil Cordero  
 
1994 Classic Four Sport (multi-sport)
#145 Chad Penney   
 
1993-94 Score (hockey)
#442 Mark Recchi (LBM) 
 
 
1993 Action Packed Hall of Fame (basketball)
#37 Connie Hawkins
 
1993 Classic '93 Hockey Draft (hockey)
#40 Saku Koivu 
 
1993 Classic Four Sport (multi-sport)
#246 Mike Rathje
 
1992 Diet Pepsi
#9 Bryan Harvey
 
 
1992 Donruss Cracker Jack (Series 1)
#12 Ken Griffey Jr.
#13 Cal Ripken Jr.
 
1992 Front Row Draft Picks
#46 Ed Christian   
 
 
 
1992 Post
#26 Tony Gwynn 
 
1992 Score
 
1992 Score - 90's Impact Players
#62 Matt Williams
#90 David Cone

 
1992 Topps Batman Returns (non-sport)
#51 Sabotaging the Batmobile
#61 Oswald Outwitted!
 
1991-92 O-Pee-Chee Premier (hockey)
#127 John Cullen

1991-92 Pinnacle French (hockey)
#252 Paul Ranheim
 
1991-92 Pro Set - Collectibles (hockey)
#CC5 Wayne Gretzky (LL)  
 
1991-92 Pro Set French (hockey)
#306 Brian Skrudland (AS)
 
1991-92 Score Canadian English (hockey)
#349 Joe Sacco (TP, RC) 
 
1991-92 Upper Deck (basketbal)
 
1991 Classic Best
#346 Steve Vondran   
 

1991 Donruss - Bonus Cards
#BC-9 Mark McGwrire (VAR)
 
 
1991 Score
 

1991 Ultra
#130 Lou Whitaker  
 
1991 Upper Deck
 
1991 Fleer (football)
 
1991 Pro Set (football)
 
1991 Pro Set Platinum (football)
#81 Lawrence Taylor
 
 
1991 Impel WCW (wrestling)
#157 Missy Hyatt

 
1990-91 Pro Set Super Bowl XXV Silver Anniversary (football)
#88 Nick Buoniconti
 
1990-91 7th Inning Sketch QMJHL (hockey)
#205 Eric Bissonnette

1990-91 O-Pee-Chee Premier (hockey)
#46 Jody Hull (RC)
 
1990-91 Fleer (basketball)
#21 Kelly Tripucka
#21 Kelly Tripucka
 
1990-91 Hoops (basketball)
 
1990-91 Skybox (basketball)
#93 Isiah Thomas 
 

1990 Fleer
 
1990 Interpretive Marketing Baseball Wit - Unnumbered
#NNO Ernie Banks
 
1990 Pacific Legends
#34 Don Kessinger
 
1990 Pacific Senior League
#154 Wayne Nordhagen 
 

1990 Upper Deck
#13 Deion Sanders (SR)
 
1990 Score (football)
#327 Dalton Hilliard (GF)
 
1990 Topps Traded (football)
#102T Howard Cross (RC)
 
1989-90 O-Pee-Chee (hockey)
#141 Mike Allison 
 
1989-90 Fleer (basketball)

1989-90 Hoops (basketball)
#64 Armon Gilliam
 
1989 Classic
#176 Kirby Puckett 

1989 Donruss
#255 Mark Grace (VAR)
 
1989 Fleer Baseball's Exciting Stars
#20 Tony Gwynn
#34 Kirby Puckett

1989 Fleer SuperStars
#2 Harold Baines
#8 Will Clark
#15 Andres Galarraga
#25 Gregg Jeffries
#27 Mark Langston
#38 Cory Snyder
#40 Alan Trammell
   
 
1989 Star
#51 Rich Garces
 
 
1989 Pro Set (football)
#58 Boomer Esiason
 
1988 Card Collectors T-206 Reprint
#NNO Matty McIntyre
 
1988 Donruss 
 
 
1988 Pacific Legends I
#11 Harvey Haddix
 
1988 Score
#385 Tony Gwynn
 
1988 Topps
#70 Roger Clemens
 
1988 Topps Toys "R" Us Rookies
#13 Mike Henneman
 
1988 Topps Traded
 
1988 Topps (football)
 
1987-88 Topps (hockey)
#119 Kelly Hrudey 

1987 Donruss
#404 Bud Black
 
1987 Drake's Big Hitters/Super Pitchers
#27 Jack Morris
 
1987 Fleer Update - Glossy
#U-69 Bill Madlock 
 
1987 Fleer Limited Edition
#16 Steve Garvey 
 
1987 Fleer Update
#U-108 Kevin Seitzer
 

1987 Topps 
 
1987 Topps Traded
#93T Pat Pacillo
#116T Mike Stanley

1987 Zoot U.S. of ALF (non-sport)

#43 Texas - The Lone Star State
 
1986 Donruss
 
1986 Donruss Highlights
#1 Will Clark
#25 Fernando Valenzuela
 
 
1986 Fleer - Fleer All-Star Team
#7 Rickey Henderson
 
1986 Fleer Baseball's Best Sluggers vs. Pitchers
 
1986 Topps
#40 Ken Griffey

1986 Topps Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
#17 Fernando Valenzuela
#33 Dave Winfield
 
1986 Topps Traded
#7T Steve Bedrosian
#68T Mickey Mahler
 
1986 True Value Super Stars
#6 Fernando Valenzuela 
 
1986 Topps (football)
#4 Steve Largent (RB, VAR)
#106 Joe Klecko (AP)
 
 
1985 Fleer Update
#U-10 Hubie Brooks
 
1985 Topps
#403 Cory Snyder (OLY, RC)    

1985 Topps Drake's Big Hitters Plus Super Pitchers
#3 Don Baylor
 
1985 Topps Woolworth All Time Record Holders
#5 Lou Brock
 
1985 Topps (football)
#38 Bill Bates (RC)
 
1984-85 Topps (hockey)
#3 Tom Fergus 
 
 
1984 Topps Drake's Big Hitters
#19 Fred Lynn
#21 Gary Matthews
#32 Dave Winfield 
 
1983 Donruss
#22 Johnny Bench (DK)  
 
 
1983 O-Pee-Chee
#179 Luis Tiant (SV)  
 
1983 Topps Drake's Big Hitters
#13 Steve Kemp
 
1983 Topps (football)
#109 George Rogers (TL)

1983 Topps The A-Team (non-sport)
 
1982-85 Galasso Baseball Hobby Card Report T-206 Reprints
 
1982 Topps
 
1982 Topps (football) 
 
1981-82 Topps (hockey)
#51 Dale McCourt (TL)
 
1981 Donruss  
 
1981 Fleer
 
1981 TCMA The 1960's II
#363 Duke Snider 

1981 Topps
 
 
1980 Topps 
#65 Al Bumbry
 
 
1979 Kellogg's 3-D Super Stars
#25 Darrell Porter (COR, SP)

1979 Topps 
 
1979 Topps (football)

1978 Topps  
 
1978 Topps (football)
#316 Greg Landry
#447 Wilbur Summers (RC)
 
1977 Dover Publications Classic Baseball Cards Reprints
#10 Lefty O'Doul
#18 Jimmie Dykes
#99 Hal Chase
#NNO Melvin Harder
#NNO Fred Merkle
 
1977 Topps
 
1977 Topps (football)

1976 Topps
 
1975 Topps
 
1975 Topps (football)
#47 Bivian Lee
#101 Bob Windsor
 
 
1974 Topps - Traded
#43T Jim Wynn
 

 
1972 Topps  
 
1972 Topps (football)
#11 Bobby Joe Green
 
1971 Topps
#268 Philadelphia Philles (TC)
#318 Rudy May
#377 Greg Garrett
#433 Skip Lockwood
 
1971 Topps (football)
#8 Walt Garrison (RC)
 
1970 Topps
#2 Diego Segui
#287 Fred Talbot   
 
1970 Topps (football)
 
1969-70 Topps (hockey)
#21 Phil Goyette
 
1969 Topps
#14 Al McBean
#526 Hector Torres (ASR, RC) 
 
1969 Topps - Four-in-One Singles (football)
#NNO Ralph Baker
#NNO John Bramlett
#NNO Billy Martin
#NNO Bob Talamini 
 
1968 Topps
 
1967-68 Topps (hockey)
#30 Reg Fleming

1966 Topps
#10 Tony Cloninger
 
1965 Topps
#17 Johnny Romano
 
1964 Ed-U-Cards Washington Senators Baseball Card Game
#NNO Ball

1964 Topps 
 
1963 Topps
#26 Ray Moore
#94 Bob Schmidt
 
1962 Topps
1961 Topps
 
1960 Topps

1959 Topps
#133 Bob Lillis (RS, RC)  
#363 Bobby Avila 

1957 Topps
 
1955 Bowman
 
1955 Topps
 
1955 Bowman (football)
#9 Don Stonesifer
 
1954 Bowman
#73 Don Mueller
 
1954 Topps
#215 Ed McGhee

1954 Bowman Power For Peace (non-sport)
#91 USS Coral Sea (CVB43)
 
 
1952 Topps Look 'n See (R714-16) (non-sport)
#75 Elias Howe
 
1952 Topps Wings Friend or Foe (R707-4) (non-sport)
#129 PO-1W Lockheed
 
1951 Bowman (football)
#118 Frank Reagan
 
1951 Topps Red Backs
#13 Dale Mitchell
#51 Eddie Robinson 
 
 
1939 Wills's Garden Flowers by Richard Sudell (non-sport)
#38 Petunia

1938 Church & Dwight Useful Birds Of America Tenth Series (J9-6) (non-sport)
#2 Black-throated Green Warbler
 
1938 Churchman's Boxing Personalities (boxing)
#45 Ted Broadribb
#48 Arthur J. Elvin 

1937-38  Diamond Matchbooks Tan 6 (hockey)
#NNO Glenn Brydson
 
1936 Godfrey Phillips Screen Stars Embossed (Series B) (non-sport)
#4 Robert Taylor  
 
1935 Church & Dwight Useful Birds of America Eighth Series (J9-4) (non-sport)
#10 California Jay
 
1935 Stephen Mitchell & Son "A Gallery of 1934" (non-sport)
#47 Lord Trenchard 

1933 Church & Dwight Useful Birds of America Fifth Series (J9-1) (non-sport)
#5 Indigo Bunting  
 
1930 All-Fair Authors Card Game (non-sport)
#13 Louisa May Alcott 

1928 Player's Flags of the League of Nations (non-sport)
#42 Roumania
 
1925 Sports Records (multi-sport)
 
1924 Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada (ITC) Dogs Series (non-sport)
#4 Otter-Hound
 
1924 Lambert & Butler Wonders of Nature (non-sport)
#25 Army-Worms and Fly 

1922 Church & Dwight Useful Birds Of America Third Series (J7) (non-sport)
#7 Prothonotary Warbler

1915 Church & Dwight Useful Birds Of America First Series (J5) (non-sport)
#1 Quail
 
1910 Champions (T218) (multi-sport)
 
1890 N245 Sweet Caporal Actors & Actresses (non-sport)
#NNO Frankie Raymond

The Time Travel Trading Project is simple in concept. I started out with a random pack of 2018 Topps Series 1 baseball cards. My aim was to trade every card in that pack for something older. Each card I receive in turn is then made available for trade, with the goal to get the oldest card I can get.

Number of trades completed: 356
Unique trading partners: 86

Number of cards mailed out: 1,878
Year of oldest card mailed out: 1910-11

Number of cards received: 2,713
Year of oldest card received: 1890
 

3 comments:

  1. "... proof that getting kidnapped by pirates and sold off to slavery can ultimately be a positive experience!"

    One of the best lines I have ever read on a blog. Happy Saint Patrick's!

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  2. For now I'd like to claim the '81 TCMA Duke Snider. Great Polo Grounds photo. Thanks!

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  3. OK, I'll take the Jack Morris Drake's card this time!

    Also will claim 2001 Roger Maris Greatest Moments and the 1990 UD Deion Sanders.

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