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Monday, March 16, 2026

Time Travel Trading Update #111

 
Alright! Lots of trades and lots of cards to go through today! This feels like the kind of update that will generate a lot of new trades based on the sheer number and varirty of cards in it. I'm going to predict at least 6 trades will come from this lot. Time will tell if I'm right or not, but until then let's look at some cards!
 
We'll kick things off with a trade from Brendan (The View From The Third Floor) that took a while longer than normal to get here. I blame the big snowstorm, but even bad weather didn't stop Brendan's bounty of cards!

 
Next is Jeff (Wax Pack Wonders) who accepted my challenge by trading for a 1925 card. Along with a beautiful eclectic mix of cards, Jeff sent one back that is 110 years old!

I will confess I'm not 100% sure if those TCMA cards are the original issues or reprints that the company put out years later. I used the images on the TCDB to make my best guess!
 
Speaking of the TCDB, I received a trade offer from the wonderfully named Matt. He actually picked up 2 vintage cards, but it wasn't until after I accepted that I realized that one of the cards wasn't in the track stack! Turns out I had retired it and added it to my collection, and just forgot to update it in my TCDB collections. So I kept one card he sent back, and this messy haired gent will be up for grabs!

 
Greg's (Night Owl Cards) PWE of goodies arrived next. I had to do a double take and confirm that yes, the guy's name is Boobie! (Actually, it's Charles Lee, but as far as nicknames go "Boobie" is an interesting choice to say the least!)


TCDB member Eric must be a Kirby Puckett fan, because he nabbed 3 of them in a trade. I got to pick what he sent back:
 

You'll notice I'm not showing the back to these. It's because I've already claimed them for myself. I actually had another trade that required a personal swap between my collection. I'll show off what I put into the stack at the end.
 
Brendan's (The View From The Third Floor) 2nd trade of the post arrived within it's normal expected timeframe. and this batch is highlighted by one of the Hall of Fame's newest members, Jeff Kent!
 

Bo (Baseball Cards Come To Life!) has a tradition he's kept with me the past few years. Every year, I add a new pack of the latest Topps base set. Every year, Bo hangs back to give other people first crack, then claims any leftovers from that pack. It's worked out quite well for the both of us I think.


A trio of Hall of Famers highlights this group, but I must say 1999 Upper Deck has one of the sharpest looking subsets I've ever seen. I've always enjoyed cards showing off all the countries the players come from, and have often thought these counties of origin should be displayed on their uniforms somewhere (on the back above the name wuld be cool...)
 
Dominic (Don Cardwell Loves This Blog) was one of the individuals who claimed some of the 2026 cards ahead of Bo, and sent these lovely cards for the 2 he claimed:

 
So in addition to the three Red Sox cards above, I was offered another TCDB trade where the sender offered up 2 cards on my personal want list for one card from the stack. It was worth it to make the trade so I did a trade with myself. Between the two transactions, I offer up these cards to the Time Travel Trade stack:


My profound thanks to all of my trade partners! Let's keep those trades coming in!
 
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:

  
 
2022 Topps
#163 Stuart Fairchild (RC) 
 
2021-22 Donruss - Magicians (basketball)
 
2021-22 Donruss (soccer)
#183 Jose Macias (RR)     
 
2021 Topps
#43 Jo Adell (RC) 
 
2019 Topps Opening Day
#20 Jon Lester

2017-18 Donruss (basketball)
#75 Chandler Parsons
 
2017 Topps - MLB Award Winners
#CYA-1 Rick Porcello       
 
2016 Topps
#387 Kansas City Clutch (CL, CPC) 
 
2015-16 Donruss (basketball)
#49 John Wall  
 
 
2013 Topps Archives
#168 Pablo Sandoval 
 
2011 Topps Lineage
#186 Mel Ott
 
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)    
 
2004 Fleer Platinum
#43 Lance Berkman 
 
#370 Gary Sheffield 
 
2003 Fleer Tradition
#126 Steve Cox 
 
2002 Flair
#57 Orlando Hernandez 
 
2002 Fleer Maximum
 
2001 Topps Archives
#201 Walter Alston (MGR) 
 
2001 Topps Post 500 Home Run Club
#6 Harmon Killebrew 
 
 
1999-00 Topps (basketball)
#16 Eric Williams 
 
1999 Stadium Club
#214 Tony Saunders    
 
1999 Upper Deck
#232 Raul Mondesi (FF)
#233 Moises Alou (FF)
#236 Vladimir Guerrero (FF)
#238 Miguel Tejada (FF)
#242 Juan Gonzalez (FF)
#243 Ivan Rodriguez (FF)
#245 Roberto Alomar (FF)
#246 Magglio Ordonez (FF)
 
1998 Donruss
#22 Tony Gwynn

1998 Upper Deck Pop Weaver (racing)
#PW3 Rusty Wallace 
 
1997 Pinnacle X-Press (football)
#76 Marshall Faulk 
 
1996 SP
 
1995 Cardtoons
#7 Fowl Boggs
 
1995 Topps
#350 Barry Larkin 
 
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
#21 Edgar Martinez
 
1994 Classic Four Sport (multi-sport)
#145 Chad Penney   
 
1993-94 Score (hockey)
#442 Mark Recchi (LBM)
 
1993 Donruss
#302 Jeff Kent 
 
1993 Fleer
#339 John Olerud 
 
1993 Leaf
#5 Ivan Rodriguez  
 
1993 Upper Deck
#344 John Olerud 
 
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 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 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   
 
#7 Lenny Dykstra (DK, VAR)
#9 Roger Clemens (DK, VAR) 
#18 Matt Williams (DK, VAR)

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 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)
 
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 Donruss - Bonus MVPs
#BC-3 Dave Stewart (VAR)
#BC-4 Tony Gwynn (VAR)

1990 Fleer
 
1990 Pacific Legends
#34 Don Kessinger
 
1990 Pacific Senior League
#154 Wayne Nordhagen 
 
 
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 Donruss
#255 Mark Grace (VAR)
 
 
1989 Fleer Baseball's Exciting Stars
#20 Tony Gwynn
 
1989 ProCards Minor League Team Sets
#2034 Randy White 
   
 
1989 Star
#51 Rich Garces
 
 
1989 Topps Ames 20/20 Club
#32 Dave Winfield  
 
1989 Upper Deck
#275 Eddie Murray 
 
1989 Pro Set (football)
#58 Boomer Esiason
 
1988 Card Collectors T-206 Reprint
#NNO Matty McIntyre
 
1988 Donruss 
 
1988 Donruss - Bonus MVPs
#BC-23 Mark McGwire (VAR)

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

1987 1983 ASA Collectors Kits Reprints
#2 Warren Spahn

1987 Donruss
#404 Bud Black
 
1987 Fleer Limited Edition
#2 Marty Barrett
#9 Roger Clemens 

1987 Fleer Update
#U-36 Dan Gladden
#U-116 Greg Swindell 
 
1987 Fleer Update - Glossy
#U-69 Bill Madlock 
 
1987 O-Pee-Chee
#353 Ernie Camacho 
 
1987 Sportflics 
#11 Teddy Higuera (VAR)
#21 Alvin David (VAR)
#116 NL Second Basemen (Sandberg/Doran/Ray) (TS, VAR) 
 
1987 TCMA Collectors Kits Reprints - 1980 Columbus Astros
#0757 Matt Galante (MGR, VAR) 

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

1987 Topps 
 
1987 Topps Traded
#71T Bill Madlock 
 
1987 Zoot U.S. of ALF (non-sport)

#43 Texas - The Lone Star State
 
1986 Donruss
 
1986 Donruss Highlights
#25 Fernando Valenzuela
#50 Steve Sax
 
 
1986 Fleer - Fleer All-Star Team
 
1986 Fleer Baseball's Best Sluggers vs. Pitchers
 
1986 Topps
#40 Ken Griffey
 
1986 Topps - 1986 All-Star Set Collector's Edition (Glossy Send-Ins)
#48 Gorman Thomas
#53 John Tudor 
 
1986 Topps Kay-Bee Young Superstars of Baseball
#19 Don Mattingly 
 
 
1986 Topps Traded
#7T Steve Bedrosian
#68T Mickey Mahler
 
1986 True Value Super Stars
#6 Fernando Valenzuela  
 
1986 Topps (football)
#180 Dexter Manley   
#293 Tommy Kramer 
 
1985 Donruss
#129 Ernie Camacho 
 
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 (football)
#38 Bill Bates (RC)
 
1984-85 Topps (hockey)
#3 Tom Fergus  

1984 Fleer
#210 Ben Oglivie
 
 
1984 Topps (football)
#369 James Owens (VAR) 
 
1983 Donruss
#15 Willie Wilson (DK) 
 
1983 Fleer
#457 Joe Niekro 
 
 
1983 O-Pee-Chee
 
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)  
#70 Billy Sims (PB, DP) 
#120 Butch Woolfolk (TL) 
#171 Renaldo Nehemiah (RC, DP)
#372 James Brooks 

1983 Topps The A-Team (non-sport)
 
1982-85 Galasso Baseball Hobby Card Report T-206 Reprints
#NNO Dolly Stark     
 
1982 Donruss
#360 Oscar Gamble
 
1982 Topps
 
1982 Topps Stickers
#81 Omar Moreno 
 
1982 Topps (football) 

1981-82 O-Pee-Chee (hockey)
#133 Rick MacLeish
 
1981-82 Topps (hockey)
 
1981 Donruss  
 
1981 Fleer
#95 Bobby Brown 
 
1981 TCMA Wisconsin Rapids Twins
#15 Michael Cole 
 
1981 Topps
 
 
1980 Topps 
#65 Al Bumbry
#650 Joe Morgan
#700 Rod Carew (AS)
#720 Carl Yastrzemski (AS) 
 

1979 Topps  
#558 Jay Johnstone 
 
1979 Topps (football)
#71 Steve Bartkowski 
#309 Boobie Clark 

1979 Topps NASL (soccer)
#6 Dallas Tornado Logo

1978 Topps  
#285 Steve Yeager 
 
 
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 Fleer Official Major League Patches - Pioneers of Baseball
#9 Ned Hanlon 
 
1975 Topps
 
1975 Topps (football)
#47 Bivian Lee
#101 Bob Windsor
 
 
1974 Topps - Team Checklists
#NNO Milwaukee Brewers (CL, VAR) 
 
1974 Topps - Traded
 

1973 Topps
#317 Danny Cater 
 
 
1972 Topps  
#334 Rangers 1972 Rookie Stars (Fahey/Mason/Ragland) (RS, RC) 
 
1972 Topps (football)
#11 Bobby Joe Green
 
1971 Topps
 
1971 Topps (football)
#8 Walt Garrison (RC)
 
1970 Topps
#2 Diego Segui
 
1969 Topps
#14 Al McBean

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
#325 Chico Cardenas 

1966 Topps
#10 Tony Cloninger
 
1965 Topps
#151 Kansas City Athletics (TC) 
 
1964 Ed-U-Cards Washington Senators Baseball Card Game
#NNO Ball

1964 Topps 
 
1963 Topps
#26 Ray Moore
 
1962 Topps
 
1962 Dutch Gum Series TV (boxing)
#TV8 Floyd Patterson 
 
1961 Post Cereal (F278-33)
#15 Bobby Shantz
 
1961 Topps
 
1960 Topps   

1959 Topps  

1957 Topps
#360 Johnny Groth 
 
1957 Topps (football)
#16 John Johnson
#98 Joe Scudero 

1956 Topps
 
1955 Bowman
 
1955 Topps
#70 Al Rosen 
 
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
 
1951 Topps Red Backs
#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
 
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 
 
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
 
1916 Player's Cries of London (2nd Series) (non-sport)
#19 Maids, Buy a Mop  

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: 422
Unique trading partners: 93

Number of cards mailed out: 2,211
Year of oldest card mailed out: 1910-11

Number of cards received: 3,186
Year of oldest card received: 1890
 

3 comments:

  1. Put me down for 1975 Ned please

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  2. I'll do these. Thanks!

    1977 Topps
    #79 Don Money
    #426 Dick Drago
    #617 Bobby Darwin
    #628 Mario Guerrero

    1973 Topps
    #317 Danny Cater

    1985 Donruss
    #129 Ernie Camacho
    #205 Neil Allen

    1985 Topps
    #403 Cory Snyder (OLY, RC)
    #444 Tony Phillips
    #674 Atlee Hammaker
    #758 Ray Burris

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  3. Just the '86 Tommy Kramer for me. You can start a little stack if you like instead of sending just that one.

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