USMC_2831

Collecting all Topps Baseball base sets from 1956 to 2020. 

If I have something on my For Sale/Trade list that you need and you have nothing to trade me, I am more than willing to sell most cards on my FS/T list at a very reasonable price...especially to fellow set collectors!

VAR's: If it's important to you to get a specific variation in a trade, please let me know so I can be sure I have the correct one for you.

-Signed Baseball Cards In-Person and TTM

-Orioles

-Brady Anderson

-Ben McDonald

-Gary Roenicke

-Ken Gerhart

-Frank Sullivan

In honor of my dad, going to try and complete the below listed sets. He gave me his collection before his death, and I decided on these sets.

Baseball

• 1955 Bowman: 194/326-60%

Non-Sports

• 1952 Topps Look 'n See (R714-16): 104/135 77%
• 1952 Topps Wings Friend or Foe (R707-4): 179/200  90%
• 1953 Bowman Antique Autos (R701-1): 5/48  10%
• 1953 Topps Who-Z-At Star? (R710-4): 53/80  66%

PC Person:

• Britt Baker           
• Halle Berry (#5 Collector on TCDB)                       
• Ray Bourque (#4 Collector on TCDB)  
• Christy Hemme (#1 Collector on TCDB)    
• Ian Laperriere (#1 Collector on TCDB)              
• Fred Lynn  (#9 Collector on TCDB)               
• Maryse (#1 Collector on TCDB)              
• Jenny McCarthy              
• Peter McNab (#1 Collector on TCDB)              
• Valeri Nichushkin (#2 Collector on TCDB)              
• Jeff Odgers (#1 Collector on TCDB)              
• Scott Parker (#2 Collector on TCDB)              
• Jason Pominville (#1 Collector on TCDB)              
• Manon Rheaume              
• Velvet Sky (#4 Collector on TCDB)
• Tim Thomas           
• Kendra Wilkinson (#1 Collector on TCDB)

NHL Trophy Card PC

• Art Ross Trophy         
• Calder Trophy              
• Conn Smythe Trophy              
• Hart Trophy              
• James Norris Trophy
• Stanley Cup    
• Vezina Trophy         

Team PC

• Colorado Avalanche  (#2 Collector on TCDB) 
• Boston Bruins

Goals for 2024

• Organize my collection, I cannot find anything and need this fixed. 
• Reach 700 unique Jason Pominville cards have 649 (updated 673)
• 100 PIF's
• Increase my Ultimate Hockey Card Project to 7000+ unique cards. Have 5956 (Trying to acquire one card for every for every set, insert and related sets, minor, euro, team issue, oddball etc. sets produced for Hockey including multi-sport sets)
• Scan all the missing images in my collection.
  • Football 9 images
  • Hockey 297 images
  • Multi-Sport 21 images
  • Non-Sport 157 images
  • Racing 1 images
  • Soccer 15 images
  • Wrestling 1 image
• Organize PC to better enjoy my collection with soft sleeves and top loaders. Validate and store.
  • Avalanche PC
  • Bruins PC
  • Ultimate Hockey Card PC
  • PC Sets in card house done.
  • Organize my Sportscaster set 2184 cards in set, need 625. 

I am suspending trades for a while so I can re-input my collection and to correct some counting errors but will be ready after that. 

Please do not submit trades.  

Hockey Cards one card all sets, Jason Pominville, All the Vault cards

Trying to acquire one card for every for every set, insert, parallel, minor, euro, team issue, oddball etc. Sets produced for Hockey. Been an interesting project.

Multi-Sports- Sportscasters Cards-Trying to one of variations for all cards. US Series. My want for these series shows all variations.

Baseball Sets: Trying to complete the below listed sets lost in a divorce. 

• 1965 Topps: 410/598   69%
• 1974 Topps: 656/678   97%
• 1975 Topps: 141/660   21%
• 1976 Topps: 556/660   84%

Hockey Sets: Trying to complete the below listed sets lost in a divorce. 

• 1965 Topps: 15/128     11%
• 1972 Topps: 133/176   76%
• 1974 Topps: 150/264   57%
• 1975 Topps: 316/330   96%
• 1976 Topps: 175/264   66%
• 1979 Topps: 230/264   87%

5956/41737 is the total for one card per hockey sets 7%

1/1 Cards 98//_ _ _ _ different sets so far for %.

3332/52725 different Hockey Players so far for 16%

Sport and non sport cards...as well as new and vintage figures (toys)! 

  Nearly my entire collection of cards and figures (along with most all other material possessions) were maliciously destroyed not long before I joined the database. I came only looking for ideas regarding starting over but instead I gained a greater understanding for the hobby, made some wonderful acquaintances and have learned more than ever expected.

** GOAL: Now if I could ONLY replace my Monkees and Beatles cards- wishful thinking, I know- Hopeefully since condition doesn't matter- I can begin piecing some together without getting stung too badly!**

1971 Topps Baseball , Cubs , Greg Maddux

ROBERT KIMBLE
3701 CONCORD ROAD
APT B 8
ASTON, PA  19014-1214

Looking to build PHILLIES team sets, Complete Topps and Topps Heritage Sets. made trades from  1 card to a trade of 800 cards. I will trade with members in Canada & Australia, even worldwide.

>>>Anyone in need of TOPPS 1988 BIGS variations<<<

**The NEW BOBSCARDZ is finally taking shape**

For starters I have entered @36,000+ cards in my TRADER/SELL COLLECTION.

Here is the link:  https://www.tcdb.com/Collection.cfm/member/BOBSCARDZ/collection/19

When you go to the link, scroll to the  SPORT ETC and browse. I can be reached at 

BOBSCARDZ@aol.com, or the 2 websites listed below [under construction]. I'm downsizing 4+ rooms of cards and have plenty of great deals. Please check us out. Bob

$$NOTE: Prices are based on the TCDb crowd sourced prices. I use the prices ONLY to organize my albums. ALL prices are negotiable. So please ask.

**A CHANGE IS COMING** Some links could be affected and/or disabled

I'm working on updating my websites; setting up a website on

GODADDY     https://bobscardz.godaddysites.com   Is the current Website that will link all websites.

BOBSCARDZ      MAIN MENU | bobscardz.com

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HERE IS THE LINK TO MY WEBSITES >>>> click here>>>> BOBSCARDZ   MAIN MENU | bobscardz.com

. **Just a reminder, the only way I can communicate onsite with you is through PMs. I cannot use the forum. Thanks, Bob

 **Sometimes you just have to move on**

 Trading is a very slow process, using only PMs as of now, I'm always here, just very slow going. Hopefully the new websites will help with communication.

~THE BIG PICTURE is UNDER CONSTRUCTION and has begun. ~

TO Sort and organize all cards, physically and onsite. Makes all trades much easier. Also changing my signoff from ~bob~ to just Bob

**NOTE: see BOBSCARDZ Website [The World of Trading Cards] for some available cards.

How to reach BOBSCARDZ websites
Click here>>>            BOBSCARDZ   [  MAIN MENU | bobscardz.com
Takes you to the MAIN MENU
Each of my websites has a specific purpose:
This Main Website focuses on my COLLECTIBLES
As you click around  you will  see Links
In Links you will see Doodlekit [presenttly disabled] and The World of Trading Cards
[Click on Doodlekit - brings you to Fleer Stickers and Err/Cor/Var Cards] DISABLED[
Click on The World of Trading Cards brings you to my Trade/Sell Inventory
My contact information can be found throughout the sites.
*REMEMBER ALL SITES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION* Please be patient

>>>I Would appreciate greatly...PLEASE, If you visit my sites, PLEASE Sign in, contact me with comments and suggestions, even Blog,  While the site is under construction. This will help me tremendously.

SETS: I've always built or bought sets. ALL sets up to the early-mid '90s. Can't do it anymore, too many releases. As of the early '90s, I will add 1 representative set/year, Favorite Team Sets and Players for BB and FB. Individual faves for all other sports and non-sports. Vintage pre-90s will always be collected.

COLLECTIONS: Will be arranged like chapters of a book onsite. [ongoing, updated often]

ALL >TRADE/SELL options were moved to "The World of Trading Cards" see BOBSCARDZ Website

>>TRADING OFF in TM, PM requests only, while under construction. 

  "MY CROSS TO BEAR" 

My History, My Tunes, My Way, That's the way I saw it years ago BUT I've changed

  Frank is a Jersey boy, sing it Frank

Read, Listen and Enjoy, "I did it....."

 My Way

Elvis, great rendition....

Elvis "I Did It My Way....

"To think I did all that....And may I say....Not in a shy way Oh no, oh no, not me

I did it my way"

Thank You TCDb for the many opportunities!

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BOBSCARDZ is linked to the following:

EBAY  ~  SPORTLOTS  ~  TCDB  

                      ***New -- Try visiting the BOBSCARDZ WEBSITE *** [UNDER CONSTRUCTION] 

   at.......................   https://bobscardz.com/430486382/

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 BOBSCARDZ can also be found on

FACEBOOK & TWITTER.....Drop in for a chat

Break My Stride   Nice tune from Thomas & Friends, thanks Mathew Wilder

She~Her~ADMINs are all the same in my rendition.

BIG COLLECTOR       Great References

Error/Variation Cards: Good reference -

1. My Card Variation Guidebook

2. Fleer Stickers: Good reference  

3. The Fleer Sticker Project

4. Vintage Sports and Non-Sports

5. POCKET SCHEDULES

6. Sportscard Forum

8. MY CARD CONDITION CHART [CCC] 

https://www.rksportspromotions.com/content/card-condition-guide

Everything You Need to Know About Grading Vintage Baseball Cards | Just Collect | Free Appraisals

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MY  FAVORITE TEAMS and Players

Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland A's and Peyton Manning

*F1- my feedback

Bernie Williams - Main NFT Collection 

Aaron Judge - Main NFT Collection

Core 4 (Rivera, Jeter, Posada, Pettitte) - Will except these cards in a trade & will be willing to let any of these go for Bernie Williams or Aaron Judge. 

**Please NO cards without team logo**

***Also will consider crypto-currency as payment if you want to buy***

• Darren Daulton - Goal to have one of each of his cards. 
• Phillies Team Sets (Sub 1980)
• Various iconic baseball cards
• My son and I collect the yearly Topps S1, S2, & Updated. 

Looking for NM or better for all trades for 1970 and newer, EX or for anything pre 1970.  For vintage, my definition of NM is 4 sharp corners, I'm not as concerned with centering, unless it starts to show another card.

In general, looking to trade similar era for similar era and similar types of cards for similar types.  Don't want a bunch of modern commons for vintage/inserts/SPs.  But there are exceptions to most rules.

*** UPDATE 8/18/23***

Trades finally turned back on and looking at messages again.  My apologies to all who tried to communicate with me.  Work/life got a little overwhelming, had stopped checking messages back in May.

Master baseball sets, vintage and modern, especially Fleer Greats of the Game, Topps Opening Day, and Topps vintage.

Trying to do a better job responding to trades.  Aug-Nov is tough for me, besides my regular job I also coach HS volleyball and tutor in the evenings, not leaving much time for cards.  I usually have to wait until the weekend to work on trades. 

Priority given to trades that include any of the following from my wantlist:

1999-2006 Greats of the Game (Includes 1999 Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game and 2003 Flair Greats)

1999-2022 Topps Opening Day

1999-2001 Upper Deck Legends

2003 Bazooka

1999-2000 Fleer Tradition and Fleer Tradition Glossy

1999-2000 Upper Deck Black Diamond

1999-2000 Upper Deck MVP Silver Script parallels

I'm trading my left nut for the following One and Dones to complete master sets:

2000 Upper Deck Hitters Club Autographs:  Ripken  (not even sure if this exists, anyone have a scan of it)

2003 Flair Greats:  99 Conigliaro

2004 Fleer Greats of the Game Blue Parallel: 109 Thorpe (SN18)

2005 Topps Opening Day Chrome:  4 Thome (not the Chrome Refractor)

2007 Topps Opening Day Autographs:  EF Emiliano Fruto

2012 Topps Opening Day Autographs:  AC Andrew Cashner

Mostly baseball, but some football and hockey. Cards of Philadelphia teams are the most important.

Master sets from 1991-2015; team-issued postcards and photos, pocket schedules; New York Mets items.  I love hearing from people, but most of the messages I get are offers to buy cards (that I don't own) that I've scanned over the years.  My advice would be to try eBay, sportslots.com, or COMC.com.  

Detroit Tigers, Red Wings, Real Madrid, Spain and Topps Oakland A's, Autographed Cards, Jerseys, Pucks, Vintage Lions

Any trade offer should be reasonable and make sense, anything crazy will be a No Go at this station. prefer small PWE Trades of at least 2  up to 20 cards due to time constraints. I travel alot for work and might not be in your country at time of request. 

Condition of Vintage cards are identified in how they are. 

Using this site mainly as tracking collection, TRADING ONLY, ANY request for selling will be replied with a 20% over Beckett price.

Trades will also depend on status of my mood as well as yours

No Trades to Florida, Alabama, Missouri, Arizona, so called "Patriots", MAGA, Israel, China, Cuba, Haiti, Liberia, Iran, Mauritius, Belarus, Hungary, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Russian Fed., Serbia, Sierra Leone, Turkey, Afghanistan, North Korea, Venezuela

Minnesota Teams Matt Strahm Oakland A's James Laurinaitis

Phillies and Yankees

If there is a Phillies card I do not have, I want it. :) 

Philadelphia Flyers hockey. Players with the last name Chamberlain. With focus on Wes Chamberlain (#1 on TCDB)

As of 3/11/24 i am turning off trading until i can get better organized. Hopefully i will be back soon. If i have something you really need send me a message

Mainly Hockey and Soccer with a touch of Formula 1, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Wrestling, Marvel cards and comics, Doctor Who, MST3K and all kinds of recipes.

My Collections:

• Gunny's Main Throng Not Thong - Stuff for my personal collection not fer sale/trade. (5 Boxes complete)

• Gunny's Small Boxes of Stuff - PC Stuff stored in Small Boxes. (31 Boxes complete)

• Gunny's Buncha Binder Books - A buncha cards in Binders (7 Binder Books Complete, now working Book 8)

• Want List & For Sale/Trade List - Pretty much explains itself.

 I am looking to trade or buy for Phillies or anything on my want list. So trade with me please . I am adding new cards to my for trade list every day. I have my Phillies collection listed from 1887 to 2023

Baseball football basketball hockey racing

Collections I maintain, in no particular order:

• Teams
  • Cincinnati Reds
  • Clinton Lumberkings/Giants/Dodgers/Pilots
  • Army Black Knights (all sports)
• Players
  • Shawn Green
  • Buster Posey
  • Matt Mantei
  • Jeff Peterek
  • Ralf Mojsiejenko
  • Joique Bell
  • Dan LeFevour
  • Pat Tillman
  • Chadd Blasko
• Sets
  • Tobacco/Pre-war
    • Current project: 1909-12 T-51 Murad
  • Baseball
    • Current projects: 1988 Fleer and 1993 Upper Deck Fun Pack
  • NASCAR
    • Current projects: 2014 Panini Prizm, 2007 Traks (base complete) and 2012 Press Pass Ignite
  • Modern non-sport
    • Current project: 2014 Panini Country Music (base complete)
  • Vintage non-sport
    • Current project: 1962 Topps Civil War News
• Others
  • Any NASCAR
  • PSA-graded Hall of Famers (baseball primarily, but also football)
    • Any card of a member in the Hall of Fame, any condition - just graded by PSA
  • Any other pre-1965 graded baseball
    • Any condition, preferrably PSA; primarily looking for cheap, low-grade commons
  • Any other pre-1970 graded football
    • Any condition, preferrably PSA; primarily looking for cheap, low-grade commons

Any cards that I have that do not meet the above criteria will be removed from my collection. As of right now, I only sell on COMC (and I don't see that changing). I just don't have the time with my lifestyle (working 40-50 hours a week, plus coaching three baseball teams) to pull, package, and mail trades, or even mail my own sales. I do enjoy sending PIFs and typically check wantlists here before sending a box to COMC for consignment. If I'm looking for something specific and notice you have it FS/T, I may reach out to try and make an offer. I don't expect to receive any proposals, and would rather send someone a few cards from their wantlist and get nothing in return than try to hash out a deal.

I do have cards listed FS/T; they are available via COMC, listed in my "COMC" collection, and can be accessed by following the External Sales Link on those cards. I don't have them in my possession, so I can't do a trade with you. However, I want to see these cards go to people who really want them. If you see something you like, send me a message on here and let me know - the price will come down, and I'll even take a bit of a loss to get you cards for your collection. I keep my prices more in line with what is currently offered on COMC, but I'll certainly be wiling to negotiate, especially with a TCDB member, as these are typically higher than what these cards are truly worth, in my opinion.

PRIMARY COLLECTION GOALS:
Baseball: Complete Sets, Topps Base and Archives, New York Yankees.
Football: Topps 1969-1974 & 1972 Sunoco
Basketball: Topps 1969-1972
Hockey: Topps 1972-73: (I only need 10 cards from this set, with 55 cards for trade)

MY WANTLIST HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS:

1. pre-1960 Topps baseball
2. 1960-1969 Topps baseball inserts (base set)
3. 1995-2009 Topps baseball inserts (base set)
4. Everything else

NOTHING FROM MY WANTLIST?
If you don't have anything on my wantlist, try offering some of these:

• New York Yankees: any card not in my collection
• Complete Baseball Sets: any complete baseball set I don't have in my collection. I like the junk-era small sets and Topps mail-in sets.

NOTE ON TRADING FOR VARS (variations)
Please be willing to verify or send images of VARS offered in trade.

PERSONAL PREFERENCES
Just guidelines, not absolutes. I prefer the following:

• Trade within the same sport. Baseball for Baseball. Football for Football.

PRIMARY COLLECTION GOALS:
Baseball: Complete Sets, Topps Base and Archives, New York Yankees.
Football: Topps 1969-1974 & 1972 Sunoco
Basketball: Topps 1969-1972
Hockey: Topps 1972-73: (I only need 10 cards from this set, with 55 cards for trade)

MY WANTLIST HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS:

1. pre-1960 Topps baseball
2. 1960-1969 Topps baseball inserts (base set)
3. 1995-2009 Topps baseball inserts (base set)
4. Everything else

NOTHING FROM MY WANTLIST?
If you don't have anything on my wantlist, try offering some of these:

• New York Yankees: any card not in my collection
• Complete Baseball Sets: any complete baseball set I don't have in my collection. I like the junk-era small sets and Topps mail-in sets.

NOTE ON TRADING FOR VARS (variations)
Please be willing to verify or send images of VARS offered in trade.

PERSONAL PREFERENCES
Just guidelines, not absolutes. I prefer the following:

• Trade within the same sport. Baseball for Baseball. Football for Football.

Please do not contact me on ebay unless the message is concerning an item I have listed for sale on there.

Flyers hockey from all eras and hockey in general, I love acetate cards and am big on Flyers team sets. Please check collection info on the card's page before messaging me about it and check out my external sales links, ebay, and COMC all linked in my profile  

Players I Collect:

yeah this has changed a lot since i wrote this but do not feel like updating it

Flyers (past and present) - Claude Giroux, Danny Briere, Eric Lindros, Ron Hextall, Travis Konecny, Bobby Clarke, Sean Couturier, Shayne Gostisbehere, Kevin Hayes, Jeremy Roenick, Chris Pronger, Wayne Simmonds, Bernie Parent, Carter Hart, Brayden Schenn, Scott Hartnell, Jakub Voracek, Ivan Provorov, Peter Forsberg, etc.

Non-Flyers - Gretzky (I think anyone who collects hockey has a Gretzky section), Mario Lemieux, Patrick Roy, Dominik Hasek, Patrick Kane, Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid, Steven Stamkos, Bobby Ryan, Tomas Hertl, Miroslav Satan, Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, Nikita Kucherov, etc.

I also collect any Albany River Rats/Albany Devils, Adirondack Red Wings, Adirondack Phantoms and RPI/Union College cards.

I'm not trading right now, please don't ask. I do not have the bandwidth to explore trades of any size. Sorry.

Eric Lindros, Wayne Gretzky, autographs, vintage O-Pee-Chee

Focusing on The Milwaukee Brewers, Rockford IceHogs, and Chicago Blackhawks. Robin Yount is a favorite player. Also liking Christian Yelich, Patrick Kane, Mike Schmidt, The Rockford Peaches & Non-Sport cards which strike a fancy!

Trading and buying needed Phillies, will sell as well. I use sportslots.com as a price reference for pricing. 

My Son - Recent Detroit Lions / Toronto Blue Jays

Topps Phillies cards from the flagship and other similar designed cards.

I am currently shipping all my trades on the weekends due to a busy work schedule.  
 

Interested in a lot of things, including vintage (pre-war), Non Sports, Fantasy, Sci Fi, and Japanese Anime, Hockey, Boxing, and many others.

Some specific players I collect:

Theorian Fleury 

Tuukka Rask

Tyler Herro

Carl Nassib

Joe Burrow

I love autograph and memorabilia cards.
 

I am very interested in trading and if there are any condition issues I will let you know before trading.  I ship small trades PWE unless you request a stiff/non machinable envelope. (All cards in top loaders with penny sleeves and sealed with painters tape).  Larger trades will go in appropriate boxes.

i am not good at “value” of cards, so if there is something I want that is worth more than what I offer, feel free to let me know what you want/would trade for it. 

i am interested in a lot of different topics, so if you see something you may want and I don’t have a match, send me a message and I will look through your trade list. 

NASCAR

Currently collecting "Wheels" brand "Crown Jewels" and probably will be for awhile they made a LOT of parallels

I prefer to trade rather than sell. It takes me a lot of time to add my cards to the trade list. I have a great # of cards for trade that I haven't been able to add yet. If you want to know if I have it just ask.

Phillies, MJ, Frank Thomas, N Ryan, Bo Jackson, Pete Rose

All the colors of the rainbow.

#COMMONCARDSMATTER

I have turned trades off again for the time being. I got way more trade requests than I was expecting (thank you all for them!), and cannot keep up along with my work. DM me if there is something you really want. I'm happy to work out a few trades here and there.

Collecting Interests:

Baseball -- Typically Topps flagship, Update, and Chrome annually, plus any other sets I feel like collecting. I'm trying to put a 1953 Topps set together. I also collect rookie cards of any and all star/superstar players. I have also recently started focusing on Japanese-born MLB players' rookie cards (both Japanese sets like BBM and American sets)

I also have PCs of Aaron Nola and Andre Lipcius. I'm always looking to add my my Nola collection! As for Lipcius, I am seeking to collect every card of his that has more than 5 copies in existence. See my wantlist for which ones I am missing. (It's not many!)

Beyond that, I know my wantlist is a bit narrow, but if you have some cool Phillies cards that I dont have, I might be willing to trade for those even if they aren't on my official wantlist. Message me and we can try to work something out. I'm always open to sending or receiving cash in trades if necessary.

My Non-Set Collecting Goals -- last updated in May, 2023

*Note: My goals are in no particular order, are very general, and have no real time frame for when I want them to be completed. Use these just as a general guide for what I collect.

Trading Rules:

Rule 1: Like for Like

Don't offer me 200 commons from 1988 Topps for a GU auto or something like that. It's not going to happen. If there is a card you really want and you don't have much off my wantlist, message me, and we can work something out.

Rule 2: Relatively Fair Deals

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep trades reasonably balanced. It is not that hard to do some research to determine the price of cards, please do it. I understand that you might just not have very much in your trade list that matches with my wantlist, but that is no excuse to offer 10 late '80s commons to me for a Fernando Tatis Jr. Topps rookie card (Yes, this happened). If you do not have enough cards to offer for what you want in return, contact me! I am happy to try and work something out with you. If worse comes to worse, I am always open to selling cards, or doing a partial trade with half cards and half cash. However, if you make a horrible offer with no explanation, that leaves me with a first impression of you that you either (a) are trying to swindle me or (b) did not bother to research the value of the involved cards and are clueless about their value. Neither of those are a good look on you, so don't do it.

I'm not saying trades offers have to be like within a dollar of each other or I'll be instantly offended -- just keep it reasonable. Depending on context, I don't necessarily mind trading $20 worth of cards for $10 in return if it's something I really want, just don't be ridiculous.

Rule 3: Overproduction era commons for current era commons

This is an extension of rule 1. Overproduction era cards can generally be had dirt cheap. That's not to say I won't trade for them if they are on my wantlist; however, I've found that most people are not looking for overproduction era cards in return (for obvious reasons). That is completely fine; however, supply and demand must take effect. I will have a much easier time trying to trade away 2023 Topps commons than 1989 Topps commons, right? Thus, it seems pretty logical that the '23 cards are worth more than the '89 cards. Therefore, I have a general rule of thumb in which I will trade 2 for 1 in favor of whoever is receiving the overproduction era commons.

Again, this is a very general rule of thumb, and there are exceptions, as always. Common sense rules the day.

Rule 4: Make trade worth price of postage

Another common sense rule. In general, why would I do a 1 for 1 commons trade for a 5 cent card when postage is 60-70 cents (PWE)? It makes no sense, right? I would recommend either increasing the value on both sides, or buying the card you want for 1/4-1/3 of the price of postage as part of a larger order on sportlots or COMC. Saves everyone money, time, and effort. 

Rule 5: Condition

I'm not too big of a stickler for condition -- especially of older cards. The term I often use is "presentable." If these cards are going towards a set, especially an older set, I want the cards to be presentable. If I had to put a grade on the cards by era that I am willing to trade for, I'd go with this:

(Pre-1970): ALWAYS communicate condition. Condition matters so much for vintage cards that, even for commons, the condition must be communicated before accepting a trade.

1970-1985: VG or better

1986-1993: EX or better

1994-2005: EX-NM or better

2006-present: NM or better

Again, I am not a huge stickler though. If your cards don't fall within these approximate grades, let me know and we can probably still work something out.

Shipping Methods: 

I have no preference in regards to PWE or bubble mailer, I am open to both, and have never had an issue with either, so long as the other party's packaging is good (don't just send cards PWE in only penny sleeves -- it won't work. Been there, done that.). When I ship cards out, my general rule of thumb is this:

- Bubble mailers will be used if any card involved in the trade exceeds $10 in value.

- Bubble mailer will be used if the total value of the cards being traded exceeds $20 in value.

- Bubble mailers will be used for any trade of more than 80 cards or so, no matter the value.

- Anything not meeting the above three criteria will be sent in 1-3 PWE(s) with a max of 27 cards per envelope. Cards will be placed into 9 page pocket at a max of 3 cards per pouch, folded over each other, and placed between thin pieces cardboard (typically cereal boxes or the like) taped together.

Looking to buy cheap lesser quality vintage baseball and football lots.

I'm a collector, NOT an investor, and I deal solely on that premise.

I have my valuations and ANYTHING vintage (i.e. up through 1979) is considered more highly than anything newer.

I have tons of Wants from the overproduced late 1980s to early 1990s and I am looking to trade within that era for those, but I will go cross-sport, and will try to match HOFers, Stars, or Commons as much as possible in a card-for-card trade.

Mostly I'm a "You got gaps; I got gaps; together no gaps" type trader, BUT because I have plenty of oddball wants, I do not trade those for base cards (or even inserts in most cases). For example, I have plenty of Kellogg's cards, but I prefer trading them for other Kellogg's cards (or other food issued cards) from similar eras.

I ACCEPT lower conditioned creased and worn cards, but I wish to be told about them. The only flaws that I'll decline would be significant paper loss on fronts, markings or doodles that are excessive, or severely cut/torn cards. In those cases I'd still like to see scans to determine if they're acceptable. (I do NOT expect your condition requirements to be like mine.)

I vow to send securely and economically with VARs confirmed and condition issues noted or explained:

1. At least 18 cards going each way in a PWE.
2. Trades involving up to 90 cards will be mailed in medium to large business envelopes without tracking.
3. Larger trades will be sent in most economical way possible (obviously with tracking).

Focusing on These for Now (And the only ones which I'll consider in trades smaller than the 18 minimum from above):

• BASEBALL
  1. 1975, 1978, & 1980 Topps
  2. 1989 & 1991 Donruss Grand Slammers (master sets)
  3. 2001 Upper Deck Decade 1970s and Upper Deck Vintage (base and related inserts)
  4. Any Topps Heritage New Age Performers
  5. Any food issued sets
• FOOTBALL
  1. 1966 Philadelphia
  2. 1968 Topps
  3. 1987 Topps
  4. 1994 Ted Williams Roger Staubach's NFL (base and related inserts)
  5. 2009 Philadelphia
• HOCKEY
  1. 1971-72 & 1978-79 Topps
  2. 1987-88 & 1988-89 Topps
  3. 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92 Kraft sets
  4. 2001-02 Topps - 1971-72 Heritage
  5. Any food issued sets

I collect various sports, NASCAR Racing most recently - love getting Dale Earnhardt Jr cards!  Additional interests in Dallas Cowboys, Nolan Ryan, and various non-sport trading card sets/genres :)

Was out for a long while, had a couple of heart attacks, and life in general got "in the way"... Glad to have rediscovered this site and the great community that makes it so special!   *2 thumbs up*

Teams most interested in:

Dallas Cowboys (of course!)

Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Diamondbacks

Texas Rangers

Phoenix Coyotes

Phoenix Suns

          San Francisco Forty-Whiners [  but only to appease my deranged, yet loving wife... :D ]

"Back after a longer than expected absence...  Sorry for the missed messages!"

updated 05March2023:

I've been dormant for awhile but still responding to emails. I was able to sell off my entire collection. It's been great experience here, but life has driven me in other directions. 

I did the unbelievable and sold off my Eli Manning collection.. yes it's sad, but its done. !!

Anything on Trade List is open for sale offers-- I also don't mind giving a few cards here and there for nothing, just ask! No trade to small!

The 2015-16 Bowman baseball sets in collection are also avail for sale or trade as a whole. There are over 400 Bowman auto's I like to dump for $425 for all them. 

I'm only looking to keep a few select cards , mostly my favorite Phils and some Rookies.

UPDATE:  trading open - see below 

We are currently two months into our journey of being vagabonds while waiting for our new home to be built. My collection is in storage but I’m having trading withdrawals. I bought some 2024 Topps and I put them into my for trade list. I am opening trading but the only cards I can offer are 2024 Topps. If you are interested, please feel free to offer me any Twins cards from any years, but I can only trade 2024 Topps to you. Thanks!

**I recently added all my extra Twins cards, 1961-1980, to my trade list.  These cards range from very nice to very poor condition.  If you are interested in trading for any of these cards, I will describe them as best I can before I accept a transaction proposal, and I'll be happy to text or email you a picture of the card(s) you are requesting.**

After 8 years on the site, I finally decided to expand my profile.  As my user name suggests, I am a collector of all things Minnesota Twins, and Kirby Puckett is the top player I collect.  Whenever I pick up a Twins card, the hunt is on to complete that Twins team set.  I currently have well over 4,000 Twins team sets, cataloged in 50 binders, while several hundred more team sets are a work in progress.  It is a great feeling finishing off a team set, finding that last card that sometimes took years to locate.

A note about trading:  Even though they may show up on my wantlist (I try to delete them whenever I see them), I am generally not interested in all the variations (dot or not dot, one or two asterisks, Copyright D or E, etc.), unless they are Puckett cards.

I am currently ranked #1 in TCDB for Twins cards.. My top ten Twins cards are (with current TCDB ranking):

• 1.  Kirby Puckett (4th)
• 2.  Joe Mauer (4th)
• 3.  Torii Hunter (3rd)
• 4.  Harmon Killebrew (2nd)
• 5.  Justiin Morneau (5th)
• 6.  Byron Buxton (1st)
• 7.  Chuck Knoblauch (2nd)
• 8.  Rod Carew (3rd)
• 9.  Miguel Sano (1st)
• 10.  Kent Hrbek (3rd)
• 34.  Tony Oliva (1st)  I added Tony because he was my favorite player growing up.   What a thrill it was to see him go into the HOF!  I see him every year at spring training.  What a great gentleman and ambassador for the game!
• I also dabble in Vikings cards, but now that they have disappointed me again, I'll probably ease off but feel free to offer me any Vikings cards I don't have.

Priority of my want lists:
1 - Any and all Phillies cards (almost anything not in my collection is a "want")
2 - Various set ventures (baseball - 1972 Topps, 2016 Topps Chrome, Archives, Heritage sets, then hockey sets)
3 - Baseball HOFers (1980s)
4 - Baseball HOFers (1970s)
5 - Baseball HOFers (1990s)
6 - Baseball HOFers (other decades)

If there are any other categories of want lists, they would fall between set completion and HOFers.

I added approx. 90,000 cards available for trade in early 2023.

[The next section has been updated on 3/4/2024]

Note: Currently transactions are ON.

While I have transaction requests turned on, trade proposals will be handled in the order in which they are received. I am continuing to take it slow because I don't have the time or patience to take on too many trades at once. Additionally, I have found that it makes it easier on both sides because the cards are known to be available. And please, when we do trade, please make it so that the postage to/from your location to mine makes a trade worthwhile for both of us. Thank you.

Please also note that I am very much open to selling in addition to trading. If you see stuff you want and don't have anything in return, that's okay. We'll work out a deal that will be fair for both of us, not just me (and not just you, please). (The listings over at the SwamiLee account are in my possession and I am also selling those. The only sport left there is baseball.)

Thanks for reading my profile. I enjoy trading cards I don't need for those that I do. I've been in this hobby for many years (I remember opening 1955 Bowman packs at our local candy store)! I usually don't pull my end before making a proposal; most times, I'm trying to get a feel for how doable it is, and it saves me from having to refile cards if things fizzle out or if I'm countered.  I will, however, (usually) pull before accepting a trade.  Please counter, if need be!  Communication is key to good trading!   I have some physical limitations..it may take me a bit to pull cards so your patience is appreciated!  

1.  My top priority is completing sets.  

2.  Recent Phillies teamsets and inserts.  I do multiple teamsets to help local Philthies Phans!

3. Older Phillies teamset needs..all brands.

As mentioned, I love to trade, will reluctantly sell ... cheap, if we cannot swap!  PLMK what I have that you can't live without!  Phillies is my team, through thick and (mostly) thin!  PWE trades are great and assumed unless we agree otherwise - bubbles used if worth the shipping costs!  Slowing down though - the old body won't let me hoss those 5000 count boxes too much - thanks in advance for your patience with me!!