Repack Haiku #306 (Don Gordon)

Not many players

Can claim they were swapped for a

Forty-eight year old

 

1989 Fleer #405 Don Gordon

 

Gordon was the "Player To Be Named Later" in a 1987 trade where Cleveland sent future Hall of Famer Phil Niekro to Toronto. Niekro was 48 years old at then time and would only appear in 4 more games.

Source: Baseball Reference

Enjoying A Card Show By Proxy

I'm guessing I haven't been to a card show in about 30 years.

It was probably 1992. I was starting my senior year in high school, and as often happens around that time in a young person's life, more important things take the place of beloved hobbies. That was around the time I stopped actively collecting baseball cards, a passion that stayed dormant until late 2015/early 2016, when I rediscovered these beautiful pieces of cardboard once again.

In this "second age" of collecting, I don't have nearly as much disposable income as I did in my youth (stupid rent/groceries/bills/adulting...). Plus I now currently live in an area that is pretty devoid of the hobby. There's apparently a hobby shop over the mountain that I've never visited, and the nearest card shows seem to all be in northern Virginia, which is a detriment in itself because I loathe driving to northern Virginia, due to roughly a dozen lanes of traffic filled with aggressive drivers. It's just not worth the 2 1/2-3 hour drive to dig through boxes of cheap cards. So, it's been awhile since I've enjoyed a good old fashioned card show.

Kevin (The Diamond King) recently announced that he was going to attend an upcoming card show, and threw out a little contest where the winner would get to use Kevin as their own little personal dime box buyer. As luck would have it, I won! So while I didn't get to peruse the boxes personally, I did get to ultimately feel that rush of discovering previously unknown cards now in my hands.

Part of Kevin's contest required listing what he should be on the hunt for. I'm a man easy to please, and could of just listed Red Sox cards, but I saw an opportunity to have some fun and be a little more selective. Although I did say any Red Sox cards would do, I picked out Pedro Martinez as a player of particular interest. Pedro played during that time when I wasn't collecting, so chances are high that any cards I got from the show would be ones I didn't have. I also picked three niche sets that I'm not actively trying to complete, but enjoy enough that I'll pick up cards here or there when I can.

I got my cards from Kevin last week, and as far as I'm concerned, he knocked it out of the park! Let's start with the Pedro cards he found:

 

Those are some sweet Pedros there, Kevin! I have the Topps base of the Divisional Highlight card, and  I'm glad to have the Chrome version too. (Pedro with his arm raised in victory is such a great shot!) The rest are welcome additions as well. Since I said any Red Sox cards really would be of interest, I also got a healthy dose of other players too.

 

Lots and lots of shiny cards, including a quartet of superstar Rafael Devers. The Martinez, Eovaldi, and Bradley are all serial numbered. That blue refractor from the 2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary set is probably my favorite of the bunch.

 

Finally the niche cards. Kevin was able to find a trio of cards from one of the brands I was looking for, Fleer Laughlin World Series cards. 

 

 

I've always loved these cards, and was happy to see theses in the envelope. Even though I already had the two Red Sox cards, they are upgrades from what I have, so still a big win. I really do need to pick up a few more of these (in particular the 1971 set - I'm only 24 cards short of finishing that one!)

Thank you so much Kevin for allowing me to share in the fruits of your card show efforts!

The Fascinating Topps Card History Of John Scott

John Scott was a Major League outfielder in the late 70's. According to the TCDB, he only has 20 official cards. Only 3 of those are from Topps yearly base sets. Those three cards however, are perhaps the most amazingly unique trio of cards to ever capture one player's career.

 

Scott was the second overall draft pick in the 1970 January Draft, and made his debut for the Padres towards the end of the 1974 season. Because of this, his rookie card is one of the most sought after and expensive cards in the 1975 Topps set.

 

1975 Topps #616 Rookie Outfielders

 

Scott played sparingly for the Padres, only playing in 39 games from 1974 to 1975. In fact, he still retained his rookie status when his contract was purchased in 1976 by the new expansion team, the Toronto Blue Jays. After being skipped over by Topps for the 1976 set, Scott showed up again. Like his rookie card two years prior, he ends up on one of the most sought after and expensive cards in the 1977 Topps set.

 

1977 Topps #473 Rookie Outfielders

 

Two John Scott cards, two appearances on a multi-player card featuring the official rookie card of a Hall of Famer. Crazy right? Despite this fame by association, Scott earned his own place in baseball history. As the starting left fielder for Toronto, Scott became the first official batter in Blue Jays history when he led off the bottom of the first inning on April 7, 1977.  He would play 79 games for the Blue Jays, often as a pinch runner or defensive replacement. 

1977 would be the last time he played in the Major Leagues. Next year, the Topps company would finally give Scott his own card in a base set, making his lone standalone card a sunset card.

 

1978 Topps #547 John Scott

 

Can any other player boast such a fascinating trifecta of cards?

 

 

Repack Haiku #305 (Ken Oberkfell)

Struggled with the choice 

Of being strike replacement

Signed, but changed his mind

 

1989 Topps #751 Ken Oberkfell

 

Oberkfell was apparently friends with then-Phillies GM Lee Thomas, which was a factor in him initially agreeing to cross picket lines during the 1995 strike as a replacement player. Eventually his guilt, as well as a bum shoulder, made him decide to leave the Philadelphia camp before the season began.

Source: AP News (https://apnews.com/article/4672012c87b55731acf6d52df6f145de)

6 Degrees of Raffy (The Carlos Baerga Conection)

It's time for another installment ("aka filler post") of 6 Degrees Of Raffy, where I connect a beloved card from my collection and connect the player depicted on it to current Red Sox superstar Rafael Devers.

 

We start with a randomly generated card from my collection:

Random TCDB Card: 

1992 Pinnacle #3 Carlos Baerga

 

Pinnacle was one of the better looking sets from 1992. Carlos busted out that season, making the first of 3 All-Star teams and placing 11th in MVP voting that year. He was an important member of the 1995 AL Championship squad.

There was another key member from that year in the 1992 Pinnacle set. You may have heard of him...

 

Teammates in the 1992 Pinnacle set
#3 Carlos Baerga	#295 Manny Ramierez (RC)

OK, so technically Baerga and Ramirez weren't teammates in 1992. Manny made his debut the following year at the age of 21. He and Baerga would tear the cover off the ball in Cleveland for the next 4 seasons.

Teammates in the 2008 Topps set
#26 Manny Ramirez (PSH)	#178 Dustin Pedroia (ROY)

Of course, Manny would make his way from Cleveland to Boston, where he would win a World Series in 2007 with that year's AL Rookie of The Year.

Teammates in the 2019 Topps Big League set
#316 Dustin Pedroia	#310 Rafael Devers

 

Pedroia was a mere shadow of himself by the time Devers joined the Sox as a rookie in 2017. 2017 would be Pedey's last full season on the field.

 

Degrees of Raffy: 3

 

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

I've read that the people of Mexico do not celebrate Cinco de Mayo, at least not to the extent it is celebrated here in the United States. I never understood why the anniversary of France's defeat at the hands of a much smaller and less trained Mexican army in 1862 would be a big deal for us, but to each their own. While I'm well past my partying/drinking days, I can at least use the day to appreciate the colorful culture of our southern neighbors. Plus, Mexican food is delicious!

Here's an interesting piece of trivia. Do you know the name of the first Mexican-born player to appear in a Major League game?

 

1991 Conlon Collection TSN
#234 Mel Almada

 

Baldomero "Mel" Almada was born in the town of Huatabampo, Mexico. His family moved to the United States when he was a child, where he grew up playing baseball in Los Angeles. He eventually signed with the Boston Red Sox and played his fist Major League game on September 8th, 1933. That year he also had the distinction of collecting three hits off Babe Ruth in the last game he ever pitched. In all, his career lasted 7 years, with stints in Boston, Washington, St. Louis, and Brooklyn.

 

If you'd like to read a brief but interesting piece on the history of baseball and Mexico, there is an excellent one courtesy of the Baseball Hall of Fame: "Mexican Baseball A Source Of Pride South Of The Border"

Repack Haiku #304 (Bill Doran)

Things you don't see now: 

In eight of his twelve seasons

Walked more than struck out

 

1990 Donruss #236 Bill Doran

2 Cards, 435.6 Career WAR

When it comes to baseball players, there's many ways to define greatness. The complex stat known as Wins Above Replacement (WAR) has grown in popularity over the past few decades. 

According to baseball-reference.com, only 32 players in Major League history have reached the 100 career WAR mark. Players who failed to reach that mark include notable legends like Carl Yastrzemski, Cal Ripken Jr, Roberto Clemente, and Steve Carlton. Albert Pujols was the last man to join that group. Suffice to say, it's a pretty impressive list!

When Kevin (The Diamond King) held a small little giveaway, I was able to pick up 2 cards that showcased 3 of these legends.

 

Babe Ruth leads everybody with 182.6 career WAR, while Roger Clemens ranks 8th with 139.2 WAR and Lou Gehrig's 113.8 WAR ranks 18th. 

Thanks for the cards, Kevin! (and when are you going to do another PWE Draft? Those were fun! *Hint, Hint*)

Random Thoughts And Musings For The Blog's 6th Anniversary

April has been the month for milestones on this blog. I wrote my 300th Haiku, as well as my 1,000th post. Now we've reached the 6th anniversary of Diamond Jesters! I didn't have anything really special planned for today, so I'm just going to throw out some randomness, mostly hobby related, although not all sports-related.

 

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I'm going to start off on a little bit of a downer, but I have an overall positive message stemming from it, so please bear with me. I've been working in the same small-town computer shop for 16 years. Back in February, my boss suddenly lost his 21 year old son. It was a shock to us all, especially me since I had been with the company so long I saw this individual grow from a kid riding his bike in our parking lot to the independent young man he was becoming. Anyways, at the funeral service a few of his friends spoke of him. The son was very much into online games, and one of his friends mentioned that for the longest time, they never knew what each other looked like, and that it didn't matter as they grew to be great friends virtually. The friendship and support was there, even if they didn't "see" each other. He ended on the point that he didn't need his friend to be physically there to feel his presence in his life, and that presence will always be with him. That struck a chord with me. In the 6 years I've written this blog, I've gotten to know so many of you. We've commented on each other's blogs, traded, and enriched each other lives. Yet, I couldn't pick any of you out of a lineup, and I know only about your lives outside of this hobby from what you've publicly shared on your blogs. Despite having not met any of you in person, know this: I consider each of you a friend, I care about you and your well-being, and I will support you on any path life may take you on. Thank you for your friendship in turn.

 

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On to more happy-happy-joy-joy stuff. Recently I was on the receiving end of a random act of kindness from Greg over at Crocodile Sports. 

 

The Yaz is a thick card, and Trevor Story is even thicker than that. I'm not sure how I feel about these cards. Are they even still "cards"? How thick can you go and still have it be considered a card? The helmet is cool though, but I'm not as impressed with the 70th Anniversary piece. 

Anyways, Thanks a bunch Greg!

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Is anyone else having issues adding new blogs to your Blog List gadget under Blogger? I can click on Layout, select the gadget, scroll down and select Add A New Item. I can fill out the information and save it, but there's no way to close the pop-up window short of closing the browser tab. I go back in, and the new blog isn't there. Anyone else? Just me? Cool...

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My eldest daughter turned 16 earlier this month, so we drove up to Richmond, VA to see a performance of one of her favorite musicals, "Hamilton". It wasn't Broadway obviously, but it was an incredibly impressive and entertaining performance nonetheless. Even if musicals aren't your cup of tea, it's worth going to if you have a chance.

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We're a month into the baseball season, and my Red Sox are doing OK all things considered. They've been hovering around the .500 mark all season, although that still gets them last place in the talented AL East. They've been entertaining, and I think they have one good hot streak in them that'll put them into playoff conversation.

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Every now and then, I'll read about damaged envelopes. Usually the fault of the post office, with some occasional rain dampness or beloved pet shenanigans sprinkled in. I think I have a new one for you. I present to you the artistic 2-year-old:

 

 

Don't worry the cards inside were fine, even if my heart did skip a beat upon finding this on the dining room floor.

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My sincerest thanks to the guy in my fantasy baseball league who dropped Adolis Garcia and allowed me to benefit from his 5-5,3 home run,  8 RBI night. It was the difference maker in a close head-to-head matchup against the leading team in our league. Never drop a healthy Top-100 guy in April...

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I announced a contest during my 1000th post, so we'll end things by announcing our winner! I had a nice round 10 commenters on the post, so I went to random.org and selected a random number between 1 and 10. I did this 6 times (being my 6th anniversary and all) and determined a winner:

 

 

The 8th commenter is our winner! That would be:

 

Congrats Derek! I'll get in contact with you to confirm your address!

Repack Haiku #303 (Ted Power)

Lone postseason start

Attempt to beat Reds' platoon

Did well, but still lost

 

1989 Fleer #142 Ted Power

 

From his Wikipedia page:

In the 1990 National League Championship Series, Power made the only postseason appearances of his career. He appeared as a reliever in two games and he started the sixth game as part of an attempt to defeat the Reds' platoon system. When the Pirates announced that Power would start the game, the Reds started their left-handed-hitting platoon. After the right-handed Power pitched three innings, Pittsburgh manager Jim Leyland brought in left-handed starter Zane Smith to have more favorable matchups against the left-handed Reds lineup. Power and Smith each gave up only one run, but the team lost the game 2-1.

Trapped In Time: Remnants Of The 34th Trade

 

Just like a card featured in this series previously, the cards featured today are from a trade generated when I added a pack of 2019 Topps to the stack. It's been a tradition every year since, and Bo (Baseball Cards Come to Life!) has started his own tradition of picking up any cards from that pack that no one else claimed. They end up being the first cards from that year's set he gets.

 

Trade #34 (Bo: Baseball Cards Come to Life)
Traded 04/08/19: 2019 Topps #27 Mike Leake, 2019 Topps #32 Carlos Correa, 2019 Topps #57 Justin Verlander, 2019 Topps #62 Elvis Andrus, 2019 Topps #123 Jose Martinez, 2019 Topps #189 Khris Davis (LL), 2019 Topps #215 Didi Gregorius, 2019 Topps #217 Joe Jimenez, 2019 Topps #226 Almora Albert, 2019 Topps #274 Francisco Cevelli, 2019 Topps #290 Steven Souza Jr., 2019 Topps #346 Chris Iannetta, 2019 Topps - Super Stars Of Baseball #SSB-32 Chris Carpenter, 1960 Topps #95 Frank Thomas

Received 04/18/19:

• 1979 Topps #214 Boston Red Sox (TC) (See Trade #160)
• 1979 Topps #680 Carlton Fisk (AS) (See Trade #51)
• 1978 Topps #63 Don Zimmer (MGR) (See Trade #39)
• 1978 Topps #295 Bill Lee (See Trade #72)
• 1978 Topps #373 Jim Willoughby (See Trade #161)
• 1978 Topps #482 Rick Miller (See Trade #161)
• 1978 Topps #706 Rookie 1st Baseman (Cage/Cox/Putnam/Revering) (See Trade #160)
• 1976 Topps #50 Fred Lynn (ASR)  (See Trade #47)
• 1976 Topps #78 Cecil Cooper (See Trade #50)
• 1976 Topps #597 Rookie Pitchers (Aase/Kucek/LaCorte/Pazik) (See Trade #47)
• 1974 Topps #158 Jack Billingham
• 1973 Topps #30 Tug McGraw (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #68 1972 Leading Firemen (Carroll/Lyle) (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #75 Vada Pinson (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #80 Tony Oliva (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #85 Ted Simmons (See Trade #50)
• 1973 Topps #116 Ralph Houk (MGR) (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #145 Bobby Bonds (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #225 Albert Oliver (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #232 Ken Singleton (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #240 Bobby Murcer (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #258 Tommy John (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #325 Boog Powell (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #329 Ed Kranepool (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #365 Rico Petrocelli (See Trade #82)
• 1973 Topps #368 Bill Buckner (See Trade #82)
• 1972 Topps #450 Mickey Lolich (See Trade #41)
• 1968 Topps #449 Gene Oliver
• 1959 Topps #424 Ken Aspromonte (See Trade #85)

From this trade we have two leftovers. Billingham is an interesting photo, with an unusual pitching contortion. There's actually two copies of this card in the stack. Oliver is a nice vintage Red Sox card that was "updated" to reflect Oliver becoming a coach shortly after his career ended in 1969. 

Unless someone wants to trade for them, these cards will join my personal collection. Last call!

Repack Haiku #302 (Bernie Williams)

Great jazz guitarist

Latin Grammy nominee

Released two albums

 

1992 Topps #374 Bernie Williams

The only thing smoother than his swing is his guitar playing...

Time Travel Trading Update #76

 

I have to be honest - I just can't think of anything worthwhile to open this month's update with, so I'm going to just jump right to all the new trades! Sound good? Let's roll..

 

Leading off is a small trade with TCDB member and frequent trader Ken C. Ken's cards just missed the cutoff for being featured in last month's update, but I'm more than happy to show them off here!

Also just missing the cutoff was my return from a trade with Jon (A Penny Sleeve For Your Thoughts). The last time Jon and I traded, he included some sharp-looking boxing cards from 1938. Jon was generous enough to add a couple more of these probable gangsters boxing personalities to the list. It amazes me how many pre-WWII era cards I have in this stack.

Do you know what this trade stack has been lacking? Stickers! Thanks to Jeff (Wax Pack Wonders), that's no longer a problem! Among this variety of Hall of Famers, vintage, and minor league oddballs were stickers from both Topps and Fleer!

Batting cleanup is heavy-hitter Ken H., who has this habit of sending me multiple PWE and making our trades a little lopsided on the quantity front. Every envelope was packed with great stuff as always.

 

Hey look, another sticker! One of the PWE was nothing but 1979 Topps. (Just a heads up, I already claimed that Jerry Remy card! You'll see what I swapped it out with soon.)

 

Lately there has been a boost in the amount of football cards added, and Ken continues with some nice looking cards!

Chris (The Collector) has been revisiting one of his great blog series, where he puts together every team's ultimate roster. It's worth reading if you aren't already. Meanwhile, Chris and I completed a nice little trade. Will any of these guys make an all-time roster? You'll have to read to find out!

Bo (Baseball Cards Come To Life!) is another heavy hitter who made a big trade this past month. Football cards continue to be the theme with this latest return (along with one baseball manager!)

 

TCDB superstar Mark Z delivered what is probably one of the most diverse package of cards I've ever gotten. We have representation from four different sports, plus a beloved movie and dinosaurs!

 

Tom (The Angels In Order) gets the record for the "smallest" trade. He claimed one of the 1969 football minis, and sent back a quartet of cards in return.

We'll end things today with a personal swap I did. In addition to claiming the above 1979 Topps Jerry Remy card, I also had an opportunity for a TCDB trade that required trading a 1998 Pinnacle Andruw Jones card that had been floating for awhile. I humbly offer these cards as replacements:

Thanks again to all my amazing trade partners!

 

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 Heritage
#104 Alex Bregman

 

2022 Topps Opening Day - Opening Day Autographs
#ODA-LWJ LaMonte Wade Jr. (AU)   

 

2021 Donruss
#18 Bryce Harper (DK)

 

2020 Donruss
#24 Bryce Harper (DK)

2020 Topps Big League
#4 Nelson Cruz
#126 Jack Flaherty
#287 Pete Alonso (HL)
#288 C.C. Sabathia (HL)

 

2020 Leaf Draft - Gold (football)
#66 CeeDee Lamb (AA)
#77 Collin Johnson (TD) 

2017-18 Donruss (basketball)
#75 Chandler Parsons

 

2017 Topps - MLB Award Winners

#CYA-1 Rick Porcello    

 

2017 Topps Update
#US87 Chris Sale (AS)
#US95 Stephen Strasburg (AS)

2016 Panini Diamond Kings
#84 Josh Donaldson

2013 Topps
#219 Josh Beckett
#220 Octavio Dotel
#228 Adrian Gonzalez
#233 Edwin Jackson
#257 Mike Minor

 

2010-11 Score (hockey)

#569 Dustin Penner

 

2011 Topps
#89 Placido Polanco 

  

2010 Bowman - Prospects Black
#BP51 Chase D'Arnaud
#BP56 Rolando Gomez

2010 Bowman Platinum - Prospects
#PP38 Brian Johnson     

 

2010 Topps Chrome (football)
#C141 T.J. Houshmandzadeh

 

2009 Bowman - Chrome WBC Prospects
#BCW18 Tao Bu     

 

2008 Upper Deck Draft Edition (football)
#181 LaDainian Tomlinson

2007 Playoff Prestige (football) 

#92 Marques Colston

 

2005 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia
#44 Shawn Green

 

2005 Donruss Classics (football)
#69 Kerry Collins  

 

2005 Donruss Throwback Threads (football)
#13 Ray Lewis

 

2004 Just Rookies - 05 Preview Autographs

#1 Thomas Diamond (AU, SN200) 

 

2003 Upper Deck Victory - Tier 1 Green
#91 Carl Crawford

 

2002 Fleer Maximum

#82 Dante Bichette

 

2002 Upper Deck World Series Heroes
#85 Tino Martinez
#88 Andy Petitte

 

2001 Topps Archives
#190 Jack Morris
#194 Lee Smith 

 

2000 BBM Diamond Heroes
#241 Hawks Checklist
#244 Marines Checklist

 

2000 Skybox
#53 Miguel Tejada

2000 Upper Deck MVP
#216 Bernie Williams

 

1999-00 Topps (basketball)
#12 Juwan Howard
#16 Eric William 

 

1999 SkyBox Metal Universe (football)
#116 Tiki Barber

 

1999 Stadium Club
#214 Tony Saunders 

 

1998 Pinnacle Performers
#14 Hideo Nomo

 

1998 SP Authentic (football)
#46 Jamal Anderson
#53 Thurman Thomas
#64 Deion Sanders
#75 Marvin Harrison
#100 Tim Brown
#109 Isaac Bruce
#111 Junior Seau

 

1997 Collector's Choice
#215 Glenallen Hill 

 

1997 Pinnacle Inside
#111 Matt Williams

1997 Pinnacle X-Press
#64 Craig Biggio   

 

1997 Upper Deck
#13 Mark Lemke

1996 Leaf

#10 Matt Lawton (RC)

 

1996 SP

#186 Hideo Nomo (CL)   

1996 Stadium Club
#18 Bill Pulsipher

 

1996 Upper Deck
#358 Todd Worrell
#442 Dennis Eckersley

 

1995 Finest (football)
#124 Trent Dilfer     

 

1995 Skybox Jumanji (non-sport)
#31 Help Us Finish

 

1994 Finest
#413 Mark Portugal 

 

1994 St. Paul Saints
#NNO Darius Gash
#NNO Carl Schramm 

 

1994 Topps Archives 1954

#105 Andy Carey 

#153 Rube Walker

 

1993 Leaf

#76 Kent Hrbek
#79 Andy Van Slyke

 

1993 Redstone Dinosaurs Mesozoic Era (non-sport)
#40 Daspletosaurus

 

1992 Donruss - Bonus Cards
#BC6 Jeff Bagwell (ROY, VAR: no dot after INC) 

 

1992 Front Row Draft Picks
#46 Ed Christian   

 

1992 Leaf - Gold Rookies
#BC-10 David Nied

 

1992 Pinnacle

#27 Jay Buhner

 

1992 Post Cereal

#4 Wally Joyner

 

1992 Upper Deck
#723 Sammy Sosa 

1991 Leaf
#174 Roger Clemens (CL)

 

1991 Post Cereal

#5 Vince Coleman
#6 Sandy Alomar Jr. (RS)
#25 Todd Zeile (RS)

#30 Kevin Maas (RS)  

 

1991 Score

#180 Sid Fernandez 

1991 U.S. Playing Card Co.
#2Spades Eddie Murray

 

1991 Fleer (football)

#305 Otis Anderson  

#398 Lawrence Taylor (HIT)

 

1991 Pro Set (football)

#387 Joe Montana (PB)

 

1991 Pro Set Platinum (football)
#81 Lawrence Taylor

 

1991 Upper Deck (football)
#71 Mark Kelso
#99 Herschel Walker (CL)
#104 Earnest Byner
#105 Karl Mecklenburg
#108 Burt Grossman
#131 Merril Hoge
#132 Rocky Proehl
#144 Steve Atwater
#145 Ickey Woods 

 

1991 Topps Desert Storm (non-sport)
#147 Working Together  

 

1990-91 Pro Set Super Bowl XXV Silver Anniversary (football)
#88 Nick Buoniconti

 

1990 Donruss
#437 Dan Quisenberry (UER, VAR: Pack border, no dot after INC)

#712 Wade Boggs (AS, COR, VAR)

1990 Fleer

#271 Roger Clemens

#622 Fernando Valenzuela (POD, VAR) 

1990 Post Cereal
#22 Pedro Guerrero 

 

1990 Topps
#7 Rickey Henderson (RB)

#510 Doc Gooden 

 

1990 Score (football)
#436 Chet Brooks (RC)

#440 Deron Cherry   

 

1990 Topps Traded (football)
#102T Howard Cross (RC)

 

1989-92 Racing Champions Stock Car (racing)

#01113 Jimmy Means

#01121 Harry Gant 

 

1989-90 Fleer (basketball)

#45 Joe Dumars

#112 Ron Anderson (RC)

#119 Tom Chambers 

 

1989 Fleer
#299 Roberto Alomar   

 

1989 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
#40/#228 Pedro Guerrero/Bill Swift (VAR: #13 Jose Canseco back)

 

1989 Topps
#206 Roberto Alomar
#360 Ryne Sandberg
#437 Andy Benes (FRDP, RC)
#573 Jim Abbott (FRDP, RC)
#628 Matt Williams
#764 Robin Ventura (FRDP, RC)

 

1988 Card Collectors T-206 Reprint
#NNO Matty McIntyre

 

1988 Donruss 

#161 Mitch Williams

#384 Denny Walling
#441 Greg Gagne

#452 Guy Hoffman
#459 Jim Dwyer

1988 Donruss - Stan Musial Puzzle
#25-27 Stan Musial (PUZ)
#34-36 Stan Musial (PUZ)  

 

1988 Score
#546 Todd Benzinger (RC)

#649 Speed And Power (Eric Davis/Tim Raines) (AS) 

 

1988 Topps Toys "R" Us Rookies
#30 Terry Steinbach  

 

1988 Topps Traded

#9T Bret Barberie (OLY, XRC)

1987 Donruss
#655 Luis Aquino (RC)

 

1987 Fleer Star Stickers
#29 Chili Davis

 

1987 Topps
#313 Roberto Clemente (TBTC)

#332 Joe Price
#619 Jerry Reed  

 

1986 Donruss

#287 Claudell Washington

#256 Curtis Wilkerson 

 

1986 Fleer
#322 Goose Gossage

#577 Curtis Wilkerson    

 

1986 Fleer Baseball's Best Sluggers vs. Pitchers

#16 Orel Hershiser

 

1986 O-Pee-Chee
#58 Leon Durham 

 

1986 Topps
#40 Ken Griffey

#495 Mark Langston
#765 Don Baylor 

 

1986 Topps Traded
#7T Steve Bedrosian
#68T Mickey Mahler

 

1985 Topps
#497 Gary Pettis 

 

1984 Donruss

#376 Charlie Lea

1984 Fleer

#482 Bill Scherrer (RC) 

 

1984 O-Pee-Chee 

#97 LaMarr Hoyt

#169 Larry Parrish
#288 Jim Beattie

 

1984 Topps
#167 Marshall Edwards
#368 Hubie Brooks     

 

1983 Galasso T-206 Reprint
#NNO Carl Lundgren (VAR: American Beauty back)

1983 Topps Drake's Big Hitters
#14 Dave Kingman

1983 Topps The A-Team (non-sport)
#20 Pretty as a Picture!
#49 Heavy Traffic!
#50 Crashing the Gates!

#53 Roll Out!

 

1982-85 Galasso Baseball Hobby Card Report T-206 Reprints

#NNO George Browne

#NNO George McQuillan

#NNO Dolly Stark   

 

1982 Dover Publications Reprints National League
#15 Robin Roberts 

 

1982 Topps

#35 Willie Aikens

#412 Luis Leal

 

1982 Topps (football) 

#82 Craig Morton (IA)   

#408 Ron Jaworski (SA)

#415 Greg Pruitt
#420 Stan Walters (AP)

#427 Pete Johnson

#432 Vikings Team Leaders (TL, CL)

#434 Tim Fox

#438 Mike Hartenstine

 
1981 Donruss  

#77 Gene Garber 

#124 Jerry Mumphrey
#147 Danny Darwin

#157 Steve Henderson
#170 Fred Patek
#180 Rudy Law

#192 Darrell Evans

#230 George Hendrick 

#374 John Candelaria

#375 Don Robinson 

#386 Doc Medich

#386 Doc Medich  

#397 Elliott Maddux
#409 Carney Lansford

#419 Derrel Thomas 
#421 Charlie Leibrandt (RC)

#428 Terry Kennedy
#439 Jorge Orta
#450 Scott Sanderson
#474 Sammy Stewart 

#475 Tim Stoddard

#478 Steven McCatty  

#485 Lenny Randle
#531 Jerry Koosman
#565 Ken Landreaux 

 

1981 Fleer

#8 Larry Christenson 

1981 Topps

#40 Tug McGraw

#82 Astros Future Stars (RC)
#98 Clint Hurdle
#121 Larry Harlow

#121 Larry Harlow 
#151 Claudell Washington
#182 Bob Grich
#194 Rod Scurry 

#323 Jim Morrison 
#350 J.R. Richard

#354 Mario Soto
#365 Graig Nettles

#374 Tom Hutton 

#376 Ron Reed
#402 NL Championships
#414 John Pacella  
#465 Bill Russell
#477 Luis Gomez
#494 Bob Walk 

#569 Al Williams

#598 George Vuckovich (RC)  
#632 Alan Bannister

#645 Rick Reuschel 
#695 Kent Tekulve
#726 Rick Monday

 

1981 Topps Stickers
#155 Mike Tyson
#156 Ivan DeJesus
#158 Ken Reitz 

 

1980 Topps 
#90 Manny Trillo

#110 Fred Lynn (AS) 
#145 Darrell Evans

#265 Robin Yount 

#271 Dick Drago 

#325 Dan Driessen  

#477 Buck Martinez

#516 Hector Cruz 
#572 Jerry Morales

#595 Don Money 
#642 Ken Forsch
#655 Tug McGraw

#711 Bob Galasso (RC) 

 

1980 Topps (football)
#7 Harold Jackson
#8 Mike Williams
#9 Calvin Hill
#11 Dan Melville (RC)
#12 Matt Robinson
#17 Isaac Curtis
#18 Charley Hannah (RC)
#21 Brian Baschnagel
#22 Jon Keyworth
#23 Phil Villapiano
#24 Richard Osborne (RC)
#26 Doug Beaudoin
#29 Dick Ambrose

#30 Mike Reinfeldt (AP, RC)
#41 Mike Hartenstine
#84 Mike Bragg
#89 Don Cockroft
#126 John James

#132 Eagles Team Leaders (CL, TL)
#142 Rusty Jackson
#166 Terry Hermeling
#172 Leonard Thompson (RC)

 

1979 Kellogg's
#25 Darrell Porter (COR, SP)

#59 Ron Jackson (VAR) 

1979 Topps 

#51 Ray Fosse

#75 Steve Yeager

#177 Ron Reed 

#220 Cesar Geronimo
#239 Willie Horton 

#255 Tommy John

#271 Rawly Eastwick 

#317 Jose Cardinal 

#336 Bobby Thompson (RC) 

#447 Manny Sanguillen

#465 Reggie Smith 

#558 Jay Johnstone 

#577 Milwaukee Brewers (TC,CL)

#603 Rudy May
#612 Rick Honeycutt (RC)
#615 Ken Singleton
#625 Mark Fidrych
#630 Bake McBride
#642 Wilbur Howard 

#653 Warren Brusstar  

#656 Hosken Powell (RC)
#677 Larry Parrish
#685 Sixto Lezcano
#688 Mike Willis
#691 Dock Ellis

 

1979 Topps (football)
#12 Bernard Jackson

#100 Chuck Foreman
#101 Joe Klecko

#101 Joe Klecko 

#140 Brad Van Pelt (AP)

#158 Mike Patrick

#211 Jon Keyworth
#213 John Fitzgerald
#252 Robert Newhouse

#378 Jeff Siemon
#493 Curtis Johnson

1978-79 Topps (basketball)

#21 Steve Hawes

#46 John Shumate

#64 Leon Douglas (RC) 

#118 Kevin Porter 

1978 Topps  

#137 Craig Kusick  

#145 Rick Monday

#148 Andre Thorton

#210 Jose Cardinal   

#248 Frank White

#265 Sal Bando 

#383 Mario Mendoza

#428 Joel Youngblood  

#480 Ron LeFlore

#533 Sandy Alomar

#562 Glenn Burke (RC) 

#601 Gene Mauch (MGR)

#630 Ron Cey (AS)  

 

1978 Topps (football)
#454 Dick Ambrose (RC)
#461 Sam Hunt
#467 Ray Jarvis
#487 Eddie Payton (RC)

1977-78 Topps - Glossy Inserts (Rounded Corners) (hockey)

#17 Glenn Resch

 

1977-78 Topps - White Backs (basketball)
#78 Richard Washington (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

#67 Joaquin Andujar (RC)

#79 Don Money 

#535 Cesar Geronimo 

#565 Mickey Lolich 

#607 Larry Demery

#648 Jim Spencer 

 

1977 Topps (football)

#170 Chris Hanburger (AP)

#240 Robert Brazile (AP)

#310 Monte Jackson (AP, RC)

#317 Paul Seymour

#350 Bill Bergey (AP)

#413 Don Strock

#494 Otis Sistrunk

#516 Butch Johnson (RC) 

 

1976 Funky Sales Corp Funky Facts Baseball
#2 In A Trance
#3 Fans Vs Players
#5 Baseballeese

 

1976 SSPC
#7 Elias Sosa 

1976 Topps

#523 Bob Montgomery

#567 George Stone  

1976 Topps (football)
#74 Bryant Salter

#332 1975 AFC Championship (CCG)
#432 Ron Carpenter
#481 John Bunting (RC)
#482 Ken Mendenhall
#508 Steve Owens 

1975 Topps

#11 Bill Melton
#43 Cleon Jones
#53 Dave Giusti

#66 Willie Horton

#69 John Odom

#79 Gary Matthews
#95 John Mayberry
#121 Bill North

#122 Al Hrabosky
#166 Woodie Fryman
#169 Cookie Rojas

#170 Bert Campaneris (AS)
#184 Jorge Orta
#227 Bob Watson
#262 Rowland Office (RC)

#398 Elias Sosa 

#445 Felix Milan   

#597 Winston Llenas  

 

1975 Topps (football)
#42 Larry Hand
#47 Bivian Lee
#76 Dave Hampton
#101 Bob Windsor

#236 Conrad Dobler

 

1974 Topps  
#84 Rick Wise

#84 Rick Wise  

#99 Brewers Field Leaders (MGR, CO)

#107 Alex Johnson

#113 Dick Drago  

#125 Nate Colbert (VAR: San Diego)
#158 Jack Billingham
#158 Jack Billingham  

#185 Jose Cardinal  

#192 Mario Guerrero

#199 Mike Kekich

#217 Tim Foli 

#220 Don Sutton 

#237 Ken Brett

#247 Rick Miller

#305 Tito Fuentes  

#305 Tito Fuentes

#322 Ernie McAnally

#345 Bill North
#349 John Vukovich

#410 Pedro Borbon 

#412 Chuck Taylor

#427 Bobby Bolin 

#435 Dave Concepcion

#461 John Odom

#466 Dick Billings 

#470 1973 A.L. Playoffs (ALCS) 

#495 Dick McAuliffe   

#511 Toby Harrah

#512 Joe Lahoud
#519 Bill Sharp (RC) 
#522 J.R. Richard
#534 Eddie Watt

#543 Danny Carter 

#583 Marty Pattin  

#590 Rogelio Moret

#631 Steve Barber
#646 George Foster 

#656 Adrian Garrett
#660 Larry Dierker

 

1974 Topps - Traded
#43T Jim Wynn

#123T Nelson Briles

#151T Diego Segui

#270T Ron Santo
#458T Jim Ray

#485T Felipe Alou

 

1974 Topps (football)
#3 Don Hansen
#44 Randy Jackson
#57 Milt Sunde
#72 Ron East
#80 John Niland
#83 Jack Snow
#104 Zeke Moore
#118 Bill Butler (RC)
#174 Benny Johnson (RC) 

#506 Carl Garrett

1973 Topps
#156 Cesar Geronimo

#243 California Angels (TC)

 

1972 Topps  

#24 Ted Ford

#26 Andy Etchebarren

#34 Billy Martin (IA) 

#36 Jerry Johnson (IA) 

#40 Bob Barton (IA)

#42 Tommy Davis (IA) 

#44 Rick Wise (IA)
#48 John Ellis (IA)

#53 Bud Harrelson 

#54 Bud Harrelson (IA)

#54 Bud Harrelson (IA)
#55 Clyde Wright   

#55 Clyde Wright

#56 Rich Chiles (RC)
#57 Bob Oliver

#58 Ernie McAnally

#62 Angel Mangual (ASR) 

#70 Mike Cuellar 

#83 Dalton Jones

#94 1971 AL Pitching Leaders
#96 1971 AL Strikeout Leaders

#99 Ross Grimsley (ASR, RC)

#109 Jerry May

#110 Ron Hunt 

#113 Rogelio Moret  

#137 Dick Williams (MGR)  

#138 Mike Kekich

#174 Clay Kirby (IA)

#196 Mel Queen 
#197 Johnny Briggs

#219 Rennie Stennett (RC) 
#225 World Series Game 3 - Manny Sanguillen
#231 Casey Cox

#233 Jay Johnstone
#239 Tom Timmermann

#262 San Diego Padres (TC)
#266 Bobby Bolin

#276 Gene Mauch (MGR)
#289 Syd O'Brien  

#308 Steve Renko (IA)

#312 Clay Carroll (IA)

#334 Rangers Rookies - Bill Fahey / Jim Mason / Tom Ragland (RS, RC) 

#344 Dave McNally (BP)
#363 Ron Klimkowski
#373 John Mayberry

 

1972 Topps (football)
#52 Bobby Maples
#154 Bob Anderson 

 

1971 Topps

#90 Joe Pepitone

 

1971 Topps (football)
#8 Walt Garrison (RC)

#15 Clifton McNeil
#46 Kark Kassulke (RC)
#55 Willie Wood (AS)
#212 Bob Anderson (RC)

 

1970 Topps
#2 Diego Segui

#3 Darrel Chaney

#3 Darrel Chaney

#4 Tom Egan

#7 Indians 1970 Rookie Stars (RS, RC)

#8 Jose Martinez (RC)

#12 John Hiller

#12 John Hiller

#12 John Hiller

#13 Jack Hiatt
#18 Carlos May

#18 Carlos May  

#18 Carlos May

#19 John Boccabella

#28 Billy Wilson

#29 Sandy Alomar 

#31 Marty Pattin

#34 Willie Crawford

#36 Reds 1970 Rookie Stars (RS, RC)

#39 Mike Nagy (ASR, RC)

#39 Mike Nagy (ASR, RC)  

#39 Mike Nagy (ASR, RC)
#47 Bob Miller

#47 Bob Miller

#52 Bruce Dal Canton

#56 Phillies 1970 Rookie Stars (RS, RC)

#57 Pat Kelly

#59 Dick Ellsworth

#59 Dick Ellsworth

#60 Jim Wynn

#74 Angels 1970 Rookie Stars (RS, RC)

#76 Carl Taylor

#77 Frank Linzy

#81 Dave May

#85 Max Alvis

#86 Lum Harris (MGR)

#87 Steve Renko (RC)

#90 Tim McCarver  

#91 Rich Morales

#93 Rick Renick 

#97 Joe Moeller

#99 Bobby Pfeil (RC)

#115 Alex Johnson  

#117 Don Young

#122 George Stone    

#123 Don Gutteridge (MGR)  

#125 Deron Johnson

#127 Joe Coleman 

 #130 Ollie Brown
#206 Clete Boyer

#222 Jim Rooker

#245 Leo Cardenas  

#266 Wally Bunker

#274 Gerry Arrigo

#276 Ron Hunt  

#276 Ron Hunt

#283 Angel Bravo (RC)

#284 Jack Baldschun

#287 Fred Talbot  

#324 Tony Taylor

#338 Paul Schaal 

#363 Tom Shopay (RC) 

#390 Willie Davis    

#404 Rich Reese

#430 Andy Messersmith

#445 Vada Pinson
#513 Preston Gomez (MGR) 

#517 Joe Gibbon

 

1970 Topps (football) 

#87 Bob Lilly
#110 Bob Trumpy (RC)

#167 Tim Rossovich (RC)

 

1969 Globe Imports Playing Cards Gas Station Issue
#8Hearts Jim Wynn

 

1969 Topps
#11 AL 1968 Strikeout Leaders (LL)
#19 Ken Suarez

#32 Sammy Ellis

#53 Sonny Jackson 

#66 Orioles 1969 Rookie Stars (RC, RS)

#66 Orioles 1969 Rookie Stars (RC, RS) 

#72 Ron Taylor

#74 Preston Gomez (MGR) 

#98 Dave Giusti

#173 White Sox 1969 Rookie Stars (RC, RS) 

#182 Bill Rigney (MGR)

#183 Don Shaw
#185 Tom Phoebus 

#187 Leon Wagner 

#195 John Odom

#283 Sandy Alomar 

#317 Bruce Look (RC)
#383 Casey Cox 
#484 Joe Gordon (MGR)

 

1969 Topps - Four-in-One Singles (football)
#NNO Ralph Baker
#NNO John Bramlett
#NNO Billy Martin
#NNO Bob Talamini 

 

1968 Topps

#15 Ron Hunt

#52 Hawk Taylor 

#53 Gene Alley 

#81 Larry Jackson  

#81 Larry Jackson

#112 Woody Fryman

#121 Jimmie Hall 

#159 Don Kessinger 

#202 Adolfo Phillips 
#208 Willie Davis

#217 Turk Farrell  

#229 Fred Klages

#245 Tony Gonzalez  

#255 Dean Chance

#292 Art Shamsky
#309 Ken Henderson
#449 Gene Oliver

#493 Jim McGlothlin 

1967 Topps

#7 Don McMahon 

#18 Gene Oliver

#24 Bob Allen 

#27 Bob Saverine

#54 Dick Green 

#116 Herman Franks (MGR)

#118 Bernie Allen  

#119 Wade Blasingame

#192 Fred Gladding

#206 Dennis Bennett

#214 Tom Kelley

#227 Paul Lindblad 

#281 Bob Rodgers 

1966 Topps
#10 Tony Cloninger
#13 Lou Johnson

#46 Howie Koplitz

#47 J.C. Martin 

#56 Sandy Valdespino  

#57 Jim Lefebvre

#145 Bill Freehan

#189 John Roseboro   

#333 Senators 1966 Rookie Stars (Coleman/French) (RC, RS)
#378 Dick Tracewski
#392 Cubs 1966 Rookie Stars (Hands/Hundley) (RC, RS)

 

1965 Topps
#17 Johnny Romano
#27 Dick Bertell  

#108 Don Mincher
#111 Lee Thomas

#149 Wayne Schurr

1964 Topps 

#95 George Altman

#255 Lee Thomas 

#421 Camilo Carreon    

 

1963 Topps

#26 Ray Moore

1962 Topps

#19 Ray Washburn (RC, RS)

#68 Ken Hunt 

#79 Ed Hobaugh

#124 Bill Pleis (RC)
#182 Bob Nieman

#203 Jack Fisher

#364 Ken Hunt

 

1961 Topps

#11 Curt Simmons
#14 Don Mossi
#24 Ken Johnson
#26 Wes Stock

#32 Ray Sadecki

#32 Ray Sadecki 

#53 Russ Nixon 

#53 Russ Nixon
#83 Bob Bruce

#105 Carl Willey
#111 Jack Meyer

#166 Danny Kravitz 

#399 Cliff Cook (RC)

 

1960 Topps

#61 Eddie Kasko  

#130 Frank Herrera (RS)

#131 Ed Hobaugh (RC, RS)

#131 Ed Hobaugh (RC, RS) 

#154 Jim Davenport

#201 Larry Osborne

#244 Hal Griggs

#269 Gene Green 

#367 Bill Tuttle 

 

1960 Topps (football)
#28 Jim Ray Smith 

1959 Topps

#61 Dick Brown

#79 Harry Chiti 

#132 Don Lee (RS)

#168 Carroll Hardy 

#245 Ned Garver (VAR; grey/darker back)

#263 Buddy Daley (VAR: white back) 

#283 Russ Heman (RC, VAR: white back)

#385 Sherm Lollar

#405 Roy McMillan

 

1958 JCM 30a Doyusha Team Name Back (solid front w/o borders)

#1472954 Hasegawa

1958 Topps

#6 George Zuverink
#23 Bill Tuttle (VAR)

#59 Dave Sisler

#73 Pete Daley

#92 Clint Courtney (VAR: white letters) 

#124 Bobby Usher 

#147 Don McMahon (RC)

#208 Cal McLish  

#237 Bill Wight

#273 Hal Smith

#336 Bert Hamric

#380 Charley Maxwell

#441 Jim Marshall (RC) 

#447 Ray Monzant
#473 Bill Renna (UER)

 

1958 Topps (football)

#3 Joe Schmidt 

1957 Topps

#179 Ernie Oravetz

#211 Camilo Pascual

#234 Dick Cole  

 

1956 Topps (football)
#42 Tom Fears
#51 Ted Marchibroda

 

1955 Bowman

#122 Al Corwin

#145 Bob Nieman (RC)

 

1955 Topps

#101 Johnny Gray (RC) 

 

1955 Bowman (football)
#9 Don Stonesifer

1955 Topps All-American (football)
#46 Arnie Lassman

 

1954 Topps

#38 Eddie Stanky (MGR)

#215 Ed McGhee

1954 Bowman Power For Peace (non-sport)
#91 USS Coral Sea (CVB43)

1953 Topps

#101 Ted Wilks (VAR)

 

1951 Bowman
#147 Ken Heintzelman

1948 Bowman
#10 Buddy Rosar (RC)
#15 Eddie Joost
#15 Eddie Joost

1948 Bowman (football)
#28 Paul Governali (RC) 

 

1939 Wills's Garden Flowers by Richard Sudell (non-sport)
#46 Sweet Sultan 

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

#46 Sam Russell
#47 Johnny Sharpe

#48 Arthur J. Elvin 

1937-38  Diamond Matchbooks Tan 6 (hockey)
#NNO Glenn Brydson

 

1935 Church & Dwight Useful Birds of America Eighth Series (J9-4) (non-sport)
#10 California Jay

1933 Church & Dwight Useful Birds of America Fifth Series (J9-1) (non-sport)
#5 Indigo Bunting 

 

1925 Sports Records (multi-sport)

#37 Whippet Racing

 

1924 Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada (ITC) Dogs Series (non-sport)
#4 Otter-Hound

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)

#NNO Jim Stewart 

 

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: 244 (1 pending)
Unique trading partners: 70

Number of cards mailed out: 1,288
Year of oldest card mailed out: 1910-11

Number of cards received: 1,922
Year of oldest card received: 1890