Thursday, October 29, 2020

TCDB Trade Recap: Cards From Oak Harbor, WA

Remember last month when I highlighted a trade and waxed poetic about 1989 Fleer - a set I wasn't excited about but had so many cards that I was close to completing it? Well, thanks to a TCDB member named Gerald - 1989 Fleer is now complete!
 
 
Even though it's not one of my favorite 80's sets, it's still great when you can complete a set card-by-card through packs and trades. It's not without it's charm either - I know a lot of people don't like the grey pinstripes, but I always liked the central element to this set - the player popping out of a slightly askew parallelogram. 
 
This is also my 5th complete Fleer set (1981, 1987-90) which includes a nice little 4 year run.  It's also my 5th complete base set from 1989, leaving only Upper Deck's debut offering as the only major release left. (Man, I opened a lot of packs in 1989!)

Favorite Card: The rookie card of a Hall of Fame member is a strong candidate, but I kind of prefer Benito Santiago's sideways glance near the batting cage.

Thanks for the trade Gerald!

5 comments:

  1. Some good players there. I'll vote for Bo.

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  2. No love for the black box Billy? The Bo is nice... and so is the Benito. But I've gotta throw my support for Mr. FF.

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  3. Congrats on completing this set. When I think of '89 Fleer I think of the two cards in this post - the Billy Ripken and the Randy Johnson RC. The Bo looks so bright compared to the other cards in this group.

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  4. Hey, I've been to Oak Harbor. It's a nice place in the summer, not so much in the winter though.

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