Time Travel Trading Update #50

This month marks the 3rd anniversary of the Time Travel Trading Project. It started out with a single pack of 2018 Topps, and every February I've added a pack of the Topps base set as a way to inject a little life into the project and get some more traders. I was genuinely concerned I might not be able to do that this year. Stock of baseball cards at my local Wally World has been barren, and the handful of trips I made to Target have been fruitless as well. Fortunately, I was able to buy some this past Friday, so look for some new cards next month!

Even it I wasn't able to find Topps 2021, It would not have been the end of the world. The Time Travel Trading stack is huge, and it sees a regular turnover of cards. This past month has been no different, with lots of new cards coming in. Let's see what goodies I have for you today!

 

I've already told you about a TCDB trade I made with a trader named Brad. I had sent him some eighties goodies in exchange for a 6-pack of 1981 Topps, all of which I needed for my almost complete set. I took those cards and swapped them out with some extras from my personal collection:

 

I tried to pick a few cards that might interest people - a couple of All-Stars, a postseason card, even a card that made Nite Owl's list of the greatest cards from the 80's!

Our second trade appeared magically! Well, maybe not magically, but it did arrive out of the pure kindness of the USPS:

 

I have to say, that's a first! We were expecting this to bounce back to Bo (Baseball Cards Come To Life!) for some proper postage! Inside this stampless PWe was a trio of unique cards:

With this trade, I reached a couple of milestones. The 1953 Topps Irv Noren I sent Bo becomes the oldest card I've ever traded out. (Anyone want to try and beat that?). Plus the hockey card I received becomes the oldest sports card in the collection, with a couple of Church and Dwight birds being the only two that are older.

I do need to point out a a couple of things with these however. First of all, the hockey matchbook card is glued to some cardboard. I'm not sure if there is a relatively safe way to remove it, but I didn't want to try. Also that Ray Scarborough was subjected to one of the earliest attempts at an update series - someone glued a Tigers logo over the Yankee one in the corner! This makes this a rare and special card for someone's collection!

Finally, we have a sizable lot of cards courtesy of Brendan (The View From The Third Floor). He picked a few great cards, and sent me a nice selection in return:

Thanks for the trades Bo and Brendan! I've got a few more trades in the works, so stay tuned for even more cards in next month's post! As always, anything below is available for trade, all you have to do is give up an older card!

 

The Time Travel Trade Stack:

2018 Topps
#502 Xander Bogaerts

2017-1018 Pocket Schedule
Carolina Hurricanes

2017 Bowman
#12 Trea Turner

1998 Score
#68 Scott Rolen
#74 Mark McLemore

1994 Sportflics
#113 Pete Harnisch

1993 Leaf
#271 Jay Buhner

1993 Classic Draft Picks (basketball)
#33 Will Flemons
#67 Bennie Seltzer

1992 Fleer Ultra
#594 Dave Righetti

1991 Upper Deck
#778 Dave Righetti

1990 Fleer
#629 Jose Canseco (POD)

1990 Upper Deck
#626 Frank Viola

1990 Pro Set - Theme Art (football)
#10 Super Bowl X Pittsburgh Steelers / Dallas Cowboys

1989 Score
#495 Larry Parrish

1987 Donruss
#34 Terry Steinbach (RC, RR)

1987 Topps
#313 Roberto Clemente (TBTC)

1986 Topps
#5 Rose Special '75-'78
#6 Rose Special '79-'82
#401 Fernando Valenzuela (Turn Back The Clock)
#510 Wade Boggs

1986 Topps Major League Leaders Minis
#65 Tony Gwynn

1985 Topps
#694 Joe Carter

1983 Topps
#70 Steve Carlton

1982 Donruss
#NNO Checklist 545-653

1982 O-Pee-Chee E.T. The Extraterrestrial (non-sport)
#15 Among Elliott's Toys

1982 Topps
#3 Tim Raines (HL)
#34 Joe Sambito
#70 Tim Raines
#74 Bob Clark
#303 Bill Caudill
#399 Pat Zachry
#401 Johnny Bench (IA)
#462 Dave Chalk
#480 Steve Carlton
#651 Carl Yastrzemski (IA)
#754 Joe Morgan

1981 Donruss 
#374 John Candelaria
#383 Jose Cruz
#409 Carney Lansford
#420 Tommy Lasorda (MGR)
#421 Charlie Leibrandt (RC)
#427 Leon Durham (RC)
#496 Mickey Rivers
#531 Jerry Koosman
#565 Ken Landreaux

1981 Fleer
#27 Tim McCarver
#268 Rod Carew

1981 Topps
#82 Astros Future Stars (RC)
#98 Clint Hurdle
#121 Larry Harlow
#151 Claudell Washington
#182 Bob Grich
#194 Rod Scurry
#226 Manny Sanguillen
#250 Ron Guidry
#259 Mets Future Stars
#277 Alfredo Griffin (RC)
#350 J.R. Richard
#363 Geoff Zahn
#365 Graig Nettles
#402 NL Championships
#414 John Pacella
#450 Dave Kingman (AS)
#465 Bill Russell
#477 Luis Gomez
#494 Bob Walk
#530 Steve Garvey
#560 Joe Morgan
#569 Al Williams
#632 Alan Bannister
#650 Buccky Dent (AS)
#695 Kent Tekulve
#726 Rick Monday

1980 Topps
#29 Mark Wagner
#88 Ken Landreaux
#90 Manny Trillo
#143 Bruce Bochte
#145 Darrell Evans
#157 Willie Wilson
#325 Dan Driessen
#362 Danny Goodwin
#406 Paul Molitor
#572 Jerry Morales
#642 Ken Forsch
#655 Tug McGraw
#671 A's Future Stars

1979 Topps
#25 Steve Carlton
#130 Bob Watson
#214 Boston Red Sox (TC)
#388 Jack Billingham
#465 Reggie Smith

1978-79 Topps (basketball)
#37 Mike Gale
#46 John Shumate
#55 George Johnson
#62 Anthony Roberts
#66 Lonnie Shelton
#76 Brian Winters
#129 Ray Williams (RC)

1978 Topps
#148 Andre Thorton
#373 Jim Willoughby
#385 Tito Fuentes
#424 Boston Red Sox (TC)
#482 Rick Miller
#706 Rookie 1st Baseman (Cage/Cox/Putnam/Revering)

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

1976 Topps
#70 Roy Smalley/Roy Smalley Jr. (FS)
#196 1975 AL RBI Leaders (Scott/Mayberry/Lynn)

1975 Topps
#66 Willie Horton
#310 '74 Victory Leaders
#378 Derrel Thomas
#402 Bob Tolan

1974 Topps
#38 Don Kessinger
#67 Tommy Helms
#107 Alex Johnson
#141 Pat Bourque
#158 Jack Billingham
#158 Jack Billingham
#227 Mike Lum
#248 Tom Hull
#349 John Vukovich
#534 Eddie Watt
#572 Enzo Hernandez
#638 Ken Sanders
#660 Larry Dierker

1974 Topps - Team Checklists
#NNO Montreal Expos

1974 Topps - Traded
#270T Ron Santo
#458T Jim Ray
#496T Tom Murphy

1973-74 O-Pee-Chee (hockey)
#53 Richard Lemieux

1973 Topps
#102 Rudy May

#215 Dusty Baker

1972 Topps
#33 Billy Martin (MGR)
#43 Rick Wise
#163 Tug McGraw
#197 Johnny Briggs
#225 World Series Game 3 - Manny Sanguillen
#231 Casey Cox
#239 Tom Timmermann
#266 Bobby Bolin
#363 Ron Klimkowski
#373 John Mayberry
#438 Maury Wills (IA)

1971 Topps
#16 Ken Singleton (RC)
#63 AL 1970 RBI Leaders (Howard/Conigliaro/Powell)
#63 AL 1970 RBI Leaders (Howard/Conigliaro/Powell)
#69 AL 1970 Pitching Leaders (Cuellar/McNally/Perry)
#71 AL 1970 Strikeout Leaders (McDowell/Lolich/Johnson)
#80 Bill Melton
#90 Joe Pepitone
#95 Luis Tiant
#105 Tony Conigliaro
#123 2nd Series Checklist #133-263 (CL, VAR)
#146 Ralph Houk (MGR)
#195 AL Playoffs Game 1 - Powell Muscles Twins!
#208 Billy Martin (MGR)
#270 Rico Carty
#328 World Series Game 2 - Buford Goes 2-4 (WS)
#374 Clete Boyer
#374 Clete Boyer
#388 Al Oliver

1970 Brooke Bond North American Wildlife In Danger (non-sport)
#32 Polar Bear

1970 Topps
#16 Charlie Metro (MGR)
#18 Carlos May
#18 Carlos May 
#38 Mack Jones
#47 Bob Miller
#105 Tony Gonzalez
#115 Alex Johnson 
#206 Clete Boyer
#238 Jose Laboy (ASR)
#324 Tony Taylor 
#390 Willie Davis
#457 Rico Petrocelli (AS)

1969 Topps
#66 Orioles Rookies
#75 Luis Aparicio
#80 Norm Cash
#131 Chris Cannizarro
#139 Andy Kosco
#182 Bill Rigney (MGR)
#484 Joe Gordon (MGR)

1969 Topps - Deckle Edge
#13 Mel Stottlemyer

1968 Topps
#4 1967 AL RBI Leaders (Yastrzemski/Killebrew/Robinson)
#7 1967 NL ERA Leaders (Niekro/Bunning/Short)
#39 Cookie Rojas
#44 Frank Kostro
#46 Dave Ricketts
#53 Gene Alley
#90 Vada Pinson
#181 Jerry Zimmerman
#208 Willie Davis
#257 Phil Niekro
#260 Jim Wynn
#309 Ken Henderson
#320 Frank Howard
#348 Larry Colton/Dick Thoenen
#449 Gene Oliver
#519 Jerry Stephenson

1967 Topps
#1 The Champs (F. Robinson/Bauer/B. Robinson)
#60 Luis Aparicio
#348 Tug McGraw
#366 Andy Kosco

1966 Topps
#46 Howie Koplitz
#104 Alex Johnson
#154 Chuck Hiller
#575 Earl Wilson

1965 Topps
#17 Johnny Romano
#27 Dick Bertell
#86 Les Narum
#87 Nelson Mathews
#108 Don Mincher
#111 Lee Thomas
#178 Dalton Jones
#307 Barry Latman
#352 Alex Johnson (RC)

1965 Philadelphia (football)
#193 John Paluck

1964 Philadelphia (football)
#172 Ken Gray (RC)

1964 Topps
#18 Billy O'Dell
#45 Milt Pappas
#92 Steve Ridzik 
#95 George Altman
#341 Jim Roland

1964 Topps - Coins
#7 Frank Malzone

1963 Topps
#155 Bill Stafford

1961 Fleer Baseball Greats
#56 Dolf Luque

1961 Topps
#32 Ray Sadecki
#38 Bob Lillis
#83 Bob Bruce
#96 Billy O'Dell
#98 2nd Series Checklist 89-176 (CL, VAR)
#111 Jack Meyer
#114 Hobie Landrith
#258 Jack Sanford
#267 Norm Siebern
#399 Cliff Cook (RC)

1960 Topps
#289 Willie Jones

1959 Topps
#298 Tex Clevenger
#424 Ken Aspromonte
#424 Ken Aspromonte

1959 Topps (football)
#80 Joe Perry

1958 Topps
#273 Hal Smith

1958 Topps Zorro (non-sport)
#83 Rude Awakening

1957 Topps
#138 Minnie Minoso
#212 Rocky Colavito (RC)
#249 Dave Pope
#406 Bob Hale

1956 Topps
#80 Cincinati Redlegs (TC, VAR)
#103 Willie Miranda (white back)
#156 Johnny Antonelli
#211 Murray Dickson
#284 Ike Delock

1956 Topps Flags of the World (non-sport)
#70 Jordan

1955 Topps
#45 Hank Sauer

1954 Bowman
#73 Don Mueller

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

1953 Topps
#213 Ray Scarborough

1952 Bowman
#57 Clyde Vollmer

1938 Church & Dwight Useful Birds Of America Tenth Series (J9-6) (non-sport)
#2 Black-throated Green Warbler

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

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

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: 81 (3 Pending!)
Unique trading partners: 43

Number of cards mailed out: 283
Year of oldest card mailed out: 1953

Number of cards received: 507
Year of oldest card received: 1915