Monday, November 24, 2025

Time Travel Trading Update #107

 
It took longer than I thought it would, but it finally happened! 400 Time Travel Trades! It was well worth the wait, as I have a whopping 9 trades to show off today (OK, technically 10, but we'll cross that bridge in a bit.) I want to thank every single person who has ever made a Time Travel Trade since I started this back in 2018. My my count that's 90 different traders, and thanks to all of you the current trade stack has surpassed 900 cards, with 68 new ones to show off now. Let's get going, #500 will be here before I know it!
 
We kick things off with some great vintage from Greg (Crocodile Sports). The Kellogg's card of Juan Marichal is the headliner here, but a quartet of cards from the 1950's make for a great trade!
    
 
The next trade comes from a member of the TCDB named Chris. It was a sizable trade that saw some fun baseball cards come my way:


Along with some amazing vintage hockey! Also, I don't know if any of my readers are soccer fans, particularly of the North American Soccer League that went defunct in 1984, but there's also a fun logo card from one of the teams!
 

Greg (Night Owl Cards) is up next with a great mix of cards. I recently read a great article about Lou Whitaker and how he's been unjustly forgotten by the Hall of Fame. Maybe someday...

 
This next trade stressed me out a little. As I was keeping track of who would become my 400th Time Travel Trade partner, I made a mistake that could have adjusted the result. You see, I don't number these trades based on when they were completed. I base them on either the day I send out my end of the trade or the day I receive my incoming cards (whichever comes latest). Unless the trade is done via the TCDB or shown off on someone's blog, I don't really know when the cards I send arrive. Anyway, my problem started with a TCDB with the amazing Mark Z. We've traded multiple times before without issue, and this time I did exactly as I had in the past - packed the cards in a PWE and used my handy spreadsheet to get the address. The only problem was Mark had moved, and I didn't catch the new address listed on the TCDB. I got the cards he sent quickly, but because of my mistake I didn't know if or when he would get his cards. By my counting method, his place numerically was set. However, if he never got his cards, I would have returned what he mailed me and not counted the trade at all. Things worked out in the end, and Mark got his cards a little over three weeks after I mailed them. What a relief that was, because now I can offer up these great cards for future trades!

 
If I had nulled out Mark's trade, then TCDB member Joseph wouldn't have been my 400th Time Travel trade! I gave Joseph a early peek at what cards would be available, and he's already made his choice for a free prize card (A 1990-91 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzsky is you're curious). As for the trade itself, here's what he sent me:
 

If you're wondering why I only took a picture of the front of the cards, it's because I am exercising my right as project creator to make a personal swap for these cards and keep them for myself. I had recently listed the 1990 Topps - 1989 Glossy All-Stars insert set as one I wanted to complete,  and Joseph was kind enough to help with that endeavor. I ended up claiming one more card from an upcoming trade, so I'll list my replacement cards at the end.
 
Tom ( formerly of The Angels In Order) snagged just a single card this time around, and the return card is a fantastic looking card from the 1957 Topps set:


We've got another big trade, this time from Chris (The Collector). 19 cards spanning 67 years of baseball and football (with a hockey card for good measure!) I'm pretty sure I've never seen those 1957 football cards before! Oh, and that O-Pee-Chee Dwight Evans? Mine!


 
The always reliable Brendan (The View From The Third Floor) is our next trade partner. He only picked up 3 cards, but sent back triple that amount! I don't get much hockey cards in these trades, so it amuses me that back to back trades have sent me cards from the exact same set (1981-82 O-Pee-Chee)!
What are the odds? 


The newest blogger to join the Time Travel Trading ranks is Stuart (SR '75 Cards)! It's another 1-for-1 trade, but I'm stoked to add a card from one of the best looking sets from the 60's!

 
We'll finish off with my personal swap of cards. I claimed 6 cards for myself, andI'm offering these as replacement:

 
Once again, thanks to all my trade partners, and another congratulations to Joseph for #400! You guys are amazing!
 
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 Score - The Franchise (football)
#3 Lamar Jackson
  
 
2021-22 Donruss - Magicians (basketball)
 
2021-22 Donruss (soccer)
#183 Jose Macias (RR)    
 
2019 Topps Opening Day
#20 Jon Lester

2017-18 Donruss (basketball)
#75 Chandler Parsons
 
2017 Topps - MLB Award Winners
#CYA-1 Rick Porcello      
 
2015-16 Donruss (basketball)
#49 John Wall  
 
 
2011 Topps Lineage
#186 Mel Ott
 
2010 Topps Chrome - Refractors (Target)
#BC-1 Stephen Strasburg  
 
2010 Topps (football)
#133 Chris Johnson (AP) 
 
2010 Topps Chrome (football)
#C141 T.J. Houshmandzadeh
 
2009 Donruss Americana (non-sport)
#50 Francesco Quinn
 
2008 Topps - Trading Card History
#TCH31 Chipper Jones
 
2008 Topps New York Yankees
#NYY8 Jason Giambi 
 
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)   
 
 
2003 Fleer Tradition
#126 Steve Cox 
 
2002 Flair
#57 Orlando Hernandez 
 
2002 Fleer Maximum
 
2002 Upper Deck World Series Heroes
#88 Andy Petitte
 
2001 Topps Post 500 Home Run Club
#6 Harmon Killebrew 
 
 
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 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 Pinnacle X-Press (football)
#76 Marshall Faulk 

1996 Leaf
 
1996 Pinnacle Summit
#2 Matt Williams 
 
1996 SP
 
1996 Score (football)
#119 Brett Favre
#273 Brett Favre (CL) 
 
1995 Cardtoons
#7 Fowl Boggs
 
1995 Topps
#350 Barry Larkin 
 
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 Pinnacle Church's Hometown Stars
#5 Kirby Puckett
#21 Edgar Martinez
 
1994 Classic Four Sport (multi-sport)
#145 Chad Penney   
 
1993-94 Score (hockey)
#442 Mark Recchi (LBM)
 
 
1993 Leaf
#5 Ivan Rodriguez  
#46 Fred McGriff 
 
1993 Score (football)
#227 Ronnie Lott 
 
1993 Classic '93 Hockey Draft (hockey)
#40 Saku Koivu 
 
1993 Classic Four Sport (multi-sport)
#246 Mike Rathje
 
1992-93 Ultra (basketball)
#204 Hakeem Olajuwon (JS)   
 
1992 Diet Pepsi
#9 Bryan Harvey
 
 
1992 Fleer - Roger Clemens Career Highlights
#13 Roger Clemens (EXCH)
#15 Roger Clemens (EXCH) 
 
1992 Front Row Draft Picks
#46 Ed Christian   
 
 
#208 Nolan Ryan "Passing Along Wisdom" 
 
 
1992 Pinnacle
#404 Bip Roberts 
 
1992 Post
#26 Tony Gwynn 
 
1992 Score
 
1992 Score - 90's Impact Players

1992 Topps McDonald's Baseball's Best
#18 Will Clark

 
1992 Pro Set (football)
#169 Barry Sanders

1992 Pro Set - Gold MVPs (football)
#MVP4 John Elway

1992 SkyBox Impact (football)
#156 Howie Long 
 
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 (hockey)
#100 Wayne Gretzky  

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 Pro Set Platinum (hockey)
 
1991-92 Score Canadian English (hockey)
#349 Joe Sacco (TP, RC)  
 
1991-92 Fleer (basketball)
#92 Danny Manning
 
1991-92 Upper Deck (basketbal)
 
1991 Classic Best
#346 Steve Vondran   
 

1991 Donruss - Bonus Cards
#BC-9 Mark McGwrire (VAR)
 
1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier
#6 George Bell
 
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

1991 Impel Star Trek 25th Anniversary (non-sport)
#28 Symbiosis
#42 The Schizoid Man
#46 The Dauphin
#60 Home Soil
#62 11001001
 
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)
#19 Kevin McHale

1990 Fleer
 
1990 Pacific Legends
#34 Don Kessinger
 
1990 Pacific Senior League
#154 Wayne Nordhagen 
 
#340 Fernando Valenzuela
#517 Roberto Alomar 
 
1990 Topps Kmart Super Stars
#2 Ryne Sandberg 

1990 Upper Deck
 
1990 Pro Set (football)
#668 Stan Humphries (RC)
 
1990 Score (football)
#327 Dalton Hilliard (GF)
#440 Deron Cherry     
 
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 Star
#51 Rich Garces
 
 
1989 Topps Ames 20/20 Club
#32 Dave Winfield 

1989 Pacific Cards & Comics Crossed Bats (unlicensed)
#6 Will Clark
 
1989 Pro Set (football)
#58 Boomer Esiason
 
1988 Card Collectors T-206 Reprint
#NNO Matty McIntyre
 
1988 Donruss 
#473 Dave Clark (VAR) 

1988 Donruss - Stan Musial Puzzle
#25-27 Stan Musial (PUZ)
 
 
1988 Pacific Legends I
 
1988 Score
#385 Tony Gwynn
 
 
1988 Topps Toys "R" Us Rookies
#13 Mike Henneman
 
1988 Topps Traded
 
1988 Topps (football)
#86 Bernie Kosar 

1987 1983 ASA Collectors Kits Reprints
#2 Warren Spahn

1987 Donruss
#404 Bud Black

1987 Fleer Update
#U-36 Dan Gladden
 
1987 Fleer Update - Glossy
#U-69 Bill Madlock 
 
1987 Fleer Limited Edition
#16 Steve Garvey 
 
1987 Fleer Update
#U-108 Kevin Seitzer
 
1987 O-Pee-Chee
#353 Ernie Camacho 
 

1987 TCMA Collectors Kits Reprints - 1986 All-Time Houston Astros

1987 Topps 
#619 Jerry Reed    
#634 Rafael Palmeiro (FS, RC)
#687 Alan Trammell
#785 Terry Francona 
 
1987 Topps Traded
#93T Pat Pacillo
 
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
 
#310 Nolan Ryan
#374 Ron Meredith (RC)
#504 Pete Vuckovich 
 
1986 Fleer - Fleer All-Star Team
 
1986 Fleer Baseball's Best Sluggers vs. Pitchers
 
 
1986 True Value Super Stars
#6 Fernando Valenzuela 
 
1985 Fleer Update
#U-10 Hubie Brooks
 
1985 O-Pee-Chee
#271 Dwight Evans 
 
1985 Topps
#403 Cory Snyder (OLY, RC)    

1985 Topps Drake's Big Hitters Plus Super Pitchers
#3 Don Baylor
 
1985 Topps (football)
#38 Bill Bates (RC)
 
1984-85 Topps (hockey)
#3 Tom Fergus  

1984 Fleer
#210 Ben Oglivie
 
1984 Fleer Update
#U-7 Alan Bannister 
#U-9 Dave Beard 
 
#496 Terry Francona 
 
1984 Topps Drake's Big Hitters
#19 Fred Lynn
#21 Gary Matthews
#32 Dave Winfield   
 
1983 Donruss
#22 Johnny Bench (DK)
#333 Lou Whitaker 
 
 
1983 O-Pee-Chee
#179 Luis Tiant (SV)   
 
1983 Topps - 1983 All-Star Set Collector's Edition (Glossy Send-Ins)
#9 Buddy Bell
 
1983 Topps Drake's Big Hitters
#13 Steve Kemp
 
1983 Topps (football)
#52 Rafael Septien
#58 Billy Sims (TL) 

1983 Topps The A-Team (non-sport)
 
1982-85 Galasso Baseball Hobby Card Report T-206 Reprints
#NNO Dolly Stark     
 
 
 
1982 TCMA Waterloo Indians
#19 Ed Tanner 
 
1982 Topps
 
1982 Topps Stickers
#76 Manny Trillo
#81 Omar Moreno 
 
1982 Topps (football) 

1981-82 O-Pee-Chee (hockey)
#133 Rick MacLeish
#347 Mike Gartner 
 
1981-82 Topps (hockey)
 
1981 Donruss  
 
1981 Fleer
 
1981 Topps
 
 
1980 Topps 
#65 Al Bumbry
 

1979 Topps  
 
1979 Topps (football)

1979 Topps NASL (soccer)
#6 Dallas Tornado Logo

1978 Topps  
#237 Rich Dauer 
 
1978 Topps (football)
#181 Steve Zabel
#186 Chuck Ramsey (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 SSPC
#515 John Ellis  

1976 Topps
 
1975 TCMA All Time Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers
#NNO Junior Gilliam 
 
1975 Topps
#157 Pedro Borbon 
 
1975 Topps (football)
#47 Bivian Lee
#101 Bob Windsor
 
 
1974 Topps - Team Checklists
#NNO Milwaukee Brewers (CL, VAR) 
 
1974 Topps - Traded
#43T Jim Wynn
 

1973 Topps
 
1972-73 Topps (hockey)
#23 Ted Harris
#30 Brad Park
#91 Dunc Wilson
#106 Don Luce
#130 Jean Ratelle (AS2)
#167 Gilles Marotte
#175 Lady Byng Trophy (TRO) 
 
1972 Topps  
 
1972 Topps (football)
#11 Bobby Joe Green
 
1971 Topps
#207 Alan Foster 
#378 Tito Fuentes 
#433 Skip Lockwood
 
1971 Topps (football)
#8 Walt Garrison (RC)
#115 Larry Brown (AS) 
 
1970 Kellogg's 3-D Super Stars
#13 Juan Marichal 
 
1970 Topps
#2 Diego Segui
 
1969 Topps
#14 Al McBean
#144 Bob Hendley

1969 Topps (football)
#115 Randy Johnson
 
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
#319 Gene Freese 
 
1965 Topps
 
1964 Ed-U-Cards Washington Senators Baseball Card Game
#NNO Ball

1964 Topps 
#22 Jerry Adair 
 
1963 Topps
#26 Ray Moore
 
1962 Topps
 
1962 Topps (football)
#153 J.D. Smith 
 
1961 Fleer Baseball Greats (F418-3)
#110 Stan Hack 
 
1961 Post Cereal (F278-33)
#15 Bobby Shantz
 
1961 Topps
 
1960 Topps   
#261 Pete Burnside 

1959 Topps
#272 Jerry Lumpe (VAR: white back) 

1957 Topps
#359 Tom Cheney (RC) 
 
1957 Topps (football)
#16 John Johnson
#98 Joe Scudero 

1956 Topps
#43 Ray Moore (VAR: white back) 
#267 Bob Nieman
#271 Foster Castleman (RC)
 
1955 Bowman
 
1955 Topps
 
1954 Bowman
#73 Don Mueller
 
1954 Bowman Power For Peace (non-sport)
#91 USS Coral Sea (CVB43)
 
 
1952 Topps Look 'n See (R714-16) (non-sport)
 
1952 Topps Wings Friend or Foe (R707-4) (non-sport)
#129 PO-1W Lockheed
 
1951 Bowman
#116 Bruce Edwards 
 
1951 Topps Red Backs
#13 Dale Mitchell
#51 Eddie Robinson  
 
1951 Bowman (football)
#118 Frank Reagan
  
 
1950 Topps Freedom's War (R709-2) (non-sport)
#197 Victory Medal 

1948 Bowman
#15 Eddie Joost

1948 Bowman (football)
#28 Paul Governali (RC) 
 
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)
#1 Lou Ambers 
#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: 404
Unique trading partners: 90

Number of cards mailed out: 2,125
Year of oldest card mailed out: 1910-11

Number of cards received: 3,077
Year of oldest card received: 1890
 

1 comment:

  1. Wow, that's an epic selection for an epic milestone! I'll pick several to recognize the occasion:

    1964 Topps Jerry Adair
    1970 Kellogg's Juan Marichal
    1982 Topps Stickers Manny Trillo
    1982 Waterloo Ed Farmer
    1984 Fleer Update Alan Bannister
    1984 Fleer Update Dave Beard
    1986 Donruss Ernie Lombardi
    1987 Fleer Limited Edition Don Baylor
    1992 Pro Set Barry Sanders

    Thanks as always!

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