I collect the following teams and players:
New York Mets
New York Giants
Philadelphia Flyers
Penn State Nittany Lions Football (in Penn State uniform)
Keith Hernandez
Mike Piazza
Al Hrabosky
Mario Lemieux
Larry Bird
Always open for making trades. I have an extensive collection of cards mainly from the late 70s through the early 2000s, but also have some more modern product that I started picking up in 2018 when I jumped back into the hobby. If you see it in my collection and it doesn't fit my PC, I might be willing to sell or trade it, even if it isn't listed as being on my For Sale/Trade list. It can't hurt to ask, so feel free to reach out. I always read a person's profile before I send an offer and I try to craft my offer to try to make it as fair as possible and to help each other out. If I decline an offer, I will always give you a reason why. I feel it's a common courtesy, and I always appreciate the same in return. I don't mind being told that my offer was too much in my favor. Not everyone will see eye to eye, but an explanation of today's rejected offer could lead to a successful trade down the line.
NOTE: I've added some vintage to my For Sale/Trade list. I've assigned condition codes to them. The condition codes are not meant to represent what I think they would grade at. I assigned them based on what I thought the condition of the card was. I didn't go over these with a jeweler's loupe or measure with a centering tool. None are listed any higher than Excellent. An excellent card would be one that is pretty well centered, doesn't have any corner dings, creases, edge issue or other noticeable surface issues. I've made note of the flaws I could obviously see with the naked eye. If you are considering trading for any of these, I will consider sending pics if my assessment isn't enough.
I am not currently looking to buy, but will only accept offers for inserts, SPs, numbered cards, refractors or other hard to find items for my player or team PCs. I'm not purchasing bulk base cards. I am only trading for those.
In addition to the teams/players above, I'm working on building complete sets of Stadium Club, Fleer Ultra and Fleer/Skybox Metal for Baseball, Football and Hockey. These sets are low on my priority list though as I focus more on my player and team PCs. I am working on parallel sets (Gold Medallion, First Day Issue, etc.) and insert sets from these products though.
I also collect 90's inserts (the 90s had the best inserts), some Hall of Famers and player lots of my favorite first basemen.
I also have a side collection of funny name cards. You know, the ones for players like Rusty Kuntz, Dick Harter, Dick Pole, Dick Butkus, Razor Shines, Pete LaCock. You get the point.
In addition to my Mario Lemieux collection, I plan on collecting at least one card from every athlete that has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
New PCs: Collect at least one rookie card of every player that shares my birthday. Collect one card from every athlete inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame
2026 Collecting Goals:
1) Become the #1 Ed Horowitz collector on TCDB. (Currently tied for 8th. Need 6 cards.)
2) Collect 120 more Mike Piazza cards. (Currently at 1980. Looking to get to 2100.)
3) Becomes the #4 Keith Hernandez collector. (Currently at #6.)
