jdmason02

Currently not trading. Rethinking collecting goals with hopes to resume trading in the near future.

I collect purely for pleasure.  I am neither an investor nor flipper.  I have no delusions of grandeur that these cards will finance my children's college education or my retirement.  My collection focuses primarily on teams and players that have meaning to me, and often carry a sense of nostalgia.  When I resumed collecting in 2017, after a 20 year hiatus, I assumed I could attempt to collect everything.  Big mistake.  As a result, my Want List is vast, but my true priorities are as follows:

• Former Michigan Wolverines.  Basically, anyone who played basketball or football at Michigan since the mid-80s.  Chris Webber and Charles Woodson are my #1a and #1b targets.
• Giannis Antetokounmpo and members of the 2020-21 Bucks NBA title team
• Members of the 2010, 2013, and 2015 Blackhawks Stanley Cup teams
• Alabama Crimson Tide football players from 2005 to present
• 1990s basketball cards - hoping to complete sets from the Bulls dynasty years
• Garbage Pail Kids specifically of Pete (Peter, Petey, etc), Harper, and Owen

As far as trading, I try to keep it as simple as possible:

• Keep shipping costs to a minimum.  Big PWE fan.  Also a fan of the "cereal box" for larger trades.
• Try to make it cost-effective.  Trading two junk wax commons is not worth the cost of the stamp to me.
• Try to keep it "fair" (base-for-base, insert/parallel-for-insert/parallel)
• If your offer consists primarily of cards from the areas in which I am most interested, I will likely accept without hesitation.   Otherwise, I will review your For Trade offerings and counter with cards I would prefer.
• Happy to trade internationally, but the cards need to justify the added shipping cost

Thank you and happy collecting.

>>>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/

 [href="http://pub10.bravenet.com/guestbook/775669448/">View my Guestbook]

 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

November 1 - Trading turned off at the moment.  Feel free to send a message. 
 

Wake Forest Basketball alumni (Muggsy Bogues, Tim Duncan, Chris Paul, John Collins, Josh Howard, Jeff Teague, etc.)

Jose Canseco, Ichiro

Atlanta Braves, Carolina Panthers  

Basketball and baseball sets from 1988-1995

The Panini sticker complete sets in my collection are for trade or sale - baseball, basketball, football, hockey
 

• Working on low to mid grade 1970 through 1972 complete Topps baseball sets, but I'll take any condition just to complete these sets. I'm focusing on these right now and I hope to trade as much for these as I can. I will buy if the price is right. I'm over halfway on 1970-1972 with HOF and High #'s remaining.

• Detroit Tigers Topps Team Sets, including SP (Complete 1958 to present)

• Detroit Lions Topps and Donruss post 2015 Team Sets, including SP (Complete 1956 to present)

• West Michigan Whitecaps Team Sets (Complete 1994 to present)

• Topps Flagship Baseball Sets 1970 to present (Complete 1973 to present)

• Topps Flagship Football Sets (Complete 1981-1992)

• Topps Traded/Update Sets (Complete 1974 to present)

• Topps Pro Debut Sets (Complete 2010 to present)

• MLB Mascots

• Any other local teams of interest - Grand Rapids Griffins, Muskegon Lumberjacks, Grand Rapids Rampage, Traverse City Beach Bums, Traverse City Pit Spitters, etc.

I've been very blessed in my trades and transactions here on TCDB. Thank you to all. I will trade vintage for modern and vice versa as long as there is roughly equal value felt on both sides. I am a set builder and collecter. I do not speculate on my cards for future value. I do this for fun, not for profit. I will sell, but only to build a small bank of money to use for buying cards I can't trade for. I've traded hundreds of cards each way and I've done many 1 for 1 trades, so no trade is too big or small for me.

In packaging, I use painter's tape ONLY. I try to use a photo mailer for small trades of about a dozen or less.  I use #10 PWE for trades up to about 2 dozen cards and maybe 2 PWE for 4 dozen.  After 50 cards, I typically will use a bubble mailer with tracking.  If it is 200 or more cards, they will likely be in a box well padded.

NOTICE: I've decided to make a slight change my trading approach.   I really don't have any interest in doing these large "player collection" trades anymore.  I'm a set collector and all my traders are stored by set (in nearly 100 3,200 count boxes).  It sometimes takes me hours to pull cards where someone is only looking for certain players.  What's worse, I recently had a guy screw me on a trade after I pulled 120 random cards.   Going forward, I will be rejecting these types of trades.  I'm looking to help people complete their sets and vice versa.  Sorry, but I hope you understand.  Craig

I’ve been collecting cards for over 47 years and have over 503,000 unique cards in my main collection, including some nice vintage stuff.  I collect older cards of the four major sports but lately I've been expanding to some more recent sets.  I'm primarily a Set Builder and I’m looking for other like-minded set builders to trade with.   I’ve accumulated tons of extra cards that I would like to trade away with almost 250,000 cards in my current For Trade list.  Big trades don't bother me. I have a huge Want List, so hopefully you have something I need.  Feel free to make me an offer. 

For Canadian Traders: It's expensive for me to trade across the border.  Going forward I would like to limit cross border trades to two (2) PWEs. That's about 54 standard-size cards.  Thanks.

For Anyone Outside US/Canada: The increased postal rates have made it impossible for me to trade outside North America cheaply.  So going forward I will have to decline trades from outside US/Canada.  Sorry about that.

Update on Donruss/Leaf * Variations and Upper Deck Holo Variations:
I can't guaranty the junk wax era Donruss/Leaf cards and the UD holo variations are listed with the correct variation.  Going forward I will no longer check the variations on these cards.  If you want these cards regardless of the variations, feel free to request them in the trade.  However, If you want a specific variation of these cards, I'm no longer your guy - please don't put them in the trade request.  For all other cards that have variations, I will continue to check and make sure you get the correct one.

Note on Vintage Cards:
I have over 6,000 vintage cards listed for trade (I consider vintage to be 1977 or earlier).  For each card I've noted a condition grade and if you check closer, a note on each regarding any condition issues (be sure to select the correct one if multiple cards are shown).  Please note that I'm by no means a professional grader and if you're hyper-sensitive on card condition, please message me first and I'd be happy talk about it.  In exchange for these cards, I have three priorities:

• 1) similar vintage cards that I need (any sport)
• 2) inserts for my 90s sets that I need (any sport)
• 3) or non-junk era base cards that i need as a last resort (any sport)

Note on Card Condition: A card noted as Pr, Fr, Gd, or GdVg will have some obvious condition issues such as creasing, corner wear, or marks.  I would consider them place holders in a collection at best (I've listed them because some people do want place holders).  A VG card will usually be a clean card with some corner wear or a centering issue.  For me, VG would be the bare minimum for my personal collection.  EX will be nice sharp card and VgEx will be something just between VG and Ex, still a nice card with a small issue that prevents it from being EX.  NM in vintage is a tough find.

Cincinnati Reds Team Set Collector - 1909 (T206) to current Base, Inserts, and Traded sets, Food Issues, SGAs, and various Odd Ball Reds cards

I LOVE TO TRADE!  Big, small, any years--I am not too picky as long as both sides are happy. Will also SELL and buy. Typcially do PWE trades of 30 cards or less but am usually up for just about anything. Happy to review what Reds you have on your trade list if you are not seeing something on my Wantlist.  

****Hebron Reds Fan is also becoming a Hebron FC Cincinnati Fan!  So feel free to offer up FC Cincinnati soccer cards for trades!******

2024 Goals (as of Jan 1, 2024)

• Keep growing my Cincinnati Reds collection (currently #3 on TCDB with 16,341 unique Reds cards).  
• Collect as many Nick Castellanos 2021 Topps (#365) and Topps Chrome (#205) parallels and variations as possible.  If you have one I don't have--I want it! 
• Complete my 1400th trade on TCDB (currently at 1169).  
• Get my For Sale/Trade list to under 7000 cards (currently at 8043).  I would actually love to be under 6000 cards--but I always seem to fail miserably at this goal.  
• Perform more random acts of kindness (send some cards someone's way to help them out or celebrate a birthday or just because!)
• Keep having fun collecting!  This is not my retirement nest egg.  It is not my job.  Just here to enjoy a hobby, celebrate my Redlegs, and feed my OCD tendencies.

Trading/Selling all non-Cincinnait Reds cards. 

I am very open to trade proposals and also happy to SELL.  I also buy cards from time to time if you have Reds I need.  I welcome counter offers for trades that I initiate--so please feel free to review my lists and come back with an offer that works for both of us.  My sincere wish is that every trade is a win-win for all.  Let's help each other out and have fun!  

Let's make some trades!  Go Redlegs!

Trying to integrate a recent 16,000+ card acquisition into the collection and for sale/trade list. My wantlist also needs some updating, so bear with me. 

Baseball -  80s Fleer, 80s Donruss, Topps, and Topps Heritage set builder, multiple individual player PCs 

currently working on these sets:

• 1955 Topps
• 1972 Topps
• '86 Fleer
• '87 Fleer
• '89 Upper Deck 
• '93 Donruss
• '93 Select
• '94 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes
• 2012 Topps Chrome
• 2012-2022 Topps Heritage & insert sets (SPs as well of course - always)
• 2013 Topps Archives
• 2019 and 2021 Stadium Club
• 2019 and 2021 Topps Archives
• various insert sets

Football -set builder, HOFs,  & all current and former Miami Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Panthers 

currently working on these sets: 

• '72 Topps
• '92 Stadium Club
• '94 Stadium Club
• 2017 Donruss
• 2017 Score
• 2018 Donruss
• 2021 Panini Playoff
• 2021 Score
• 2023 Bowman Chrome University 
• various insert sets

I have a unique work schedule that keeps me away from the card room at times but I try to communicate regularly in regards to where I stand during transactions. Willing to do any size trade across sports/eras.

*Of note, some of the 70s baseball and football cards on my tradelist have conditions indicated and some do not.  It's a work in progress for me to have all of these updated.  If you have any questions about any, I'd be happy to answer them.  Most of my vintage traders have condition issues to some degree (some are fillers only!). If you're looking for nm or ex-mt, I'm probably not your guy. If you need/want fillers, they can be had for minimal/no trade depending on the situation. Thanks!

Sports: Seattle Mariners. Especially Police issue and oddball/food sets. Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Kraken

Vintage Sports sets I am currently building: 1960 Topps Baseball, 1960 Topps Football

Building 1995 Collector's Edge football , 1995 Collector's Edge Gold Label football

Non Sport: Batman sets, James Bond sets

Willing to consider all types of trades. 

Note I am not usually interested in sale offers as I prefer to trade on here, so unless it is a really good deal or for a special cause please avoid sending me offers to sell me cards. Thanks

Please note transaction ID somewhere on or in your trade and if you are a new member with limited or zero feedback I usually ask that you send first.

Jim Kotthoff

705 Willard Ave

Richland Wa

99352

Note: I always pull before accepting a trade so please give me time when you propose a trade.

I am sorry but not at this time doing any trading. This is due to a lot of my  trade stock and collection is in storage at a family members home 2 hour drive from were I live now. I do have some trade stock but not all of it. Thank you.

New York Mets. Some other things. Only looking for trades with Mets cards top priority/want.  Have some non-Mets in my wants just to fill out trades if needed.  Like larger trades, but smaller acceptable if there is not a lot matches. Going to keep it US only.  I have zero need for any of my non-baseball cards, so those can go pretty easily.

May 2023: Finishing up a few more trades then will turn off trades for now.  Anything sent after 5/21 will be declined to keep the transactions clear.

Collecting Wish List 

1. Jerry Rice (#7 on site)
2. Shaq 
3. Mike Alstott 
4. Andrew McCutchen 
5. Bernie Kosar 
6. Ozzie Newsome 
7. Jeremy Shockey 

I ship PWE unless asked or needed.

Unable to work on trades Sun/Mon/Tue due to work. FYI

Curating a collection of basketball cards with referees in the background. Attempting to 1) acquire two copies (one base and one parallel if available) of every basketball card with a referee's face visible and 2) identify each referee.

Love P.W.E. trades. ***Warning*** am a ssslllooowww processor and transactions may take a long time because most card work happens over the weekend.

Happy collecting :)

- Randy

PS Started a Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis side PC.

Update:

1/13/24

Loser serving  1. This is on Starsfans page.

Shaggy69    for collecting PiF cards because he made other members believe he was hurt in a car accident. 

I  am so glad that Starsfans lives in my house to know what is going on. This is the reason I don't trust Cops. What good would it be for me to lie about being in a car wreck? This is how dumb he is. I am glad he is not a cop anymore because he could find his ass with a flash light and a road map. He is pissed off over and email that was not seen. All over 59 cards he wanted. What a child. Grow up

1/12/23

How do I say this for all the stupid people on here that are to into their feelings. I was sent a messages about trades. I didn't see that message and they got butt hurt about it. Then put me on their no trade list.  If you didn't read that past 4 month post then that is your bad.  I am still recovering from the rotator cuff tear that I have. So If you going to be a child about a message that was not seen. Then go take a leap off a building and save room in the world for better people. I don't have time for grown ass men to be children. For the people out there who don't know who I'm talking about it's Starsfan. Who now say I am on drugs because I didn't see his message he sent. What a grade A retired looser he is.

10/5/23

I just want to say to the people that have PIF me in the past couple of weeks and the people who have been send get well wishes. THANK YOU!!!! It means a lot to me.  I am working hard to get better. It's going to take some time to get back from 4 discs in my neck and lower back to heal. I am not sitting back letting it stop me from doing the hobby I love to do. So, thank you all for understanding and giving me the time to get you your cards.

9/11/23

Trades are open for a minute. I was in a bad card wreck 3 weeks ago and now I am trying to get some trades for people who ask if I am coming back soon.  And it's alot of people ask me. So please be understanding I have a back and neck injury that slows me down right now.  I am trying to help others out that is why I opened back you trading to see If I can do it.  In the past you all got your cards shipped out within the next day or two of me taking the trade.  It might take me a little longer to ship out with having so many Dr. appointments. but you will get your cards I dont have a perfect rating on here for people not getting their cards. I have done 1300 plus trades. an you can look at my feedback you will get your cards I just need some time. If you are ok with that then lets trade. Thank you for understanding.

11/4/22

FOR THE LAST TIME I AM GOING TO SAY THIS. I DO NOT BUY CARDS ON HERE AND I WILL NOT DO BIG TRADES. I HAVE A SET LIMIT OF CARDS I WILL TRADE AND THAT IS THAT. 

I will try this one more time. I will only do trades that are 20 Cards or less. If the trade is more then that I will decline the trade offer. I have lost to many card to big trades. An my no trade list is still in play.  If you keep asking for more then 20 cards at one time. You will be put on that list no question Asked.

I finally made the list this year. The Biggest Trade of The Year Tenlbpain and Shaggy69 4,247 Cards. Hell Yes!!!!! 

 Not buy cards for any reason if I need them or not.

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

• Minnesota Vikings
• Minnesota Timberwolves
• Minnesota Gophers
• Wisconsin Badgers

Not collecting anymore. Getting rid of all my cards.

If my trading is turned back on, it's only to list what someone wants to get from me, not for trades.

It's been fun, but there comes a time for all good things to come to an end. This is my time.

My football cards are or should be 100% correct, I would like to move as many as I can out of the 90,000 I have for trade. Also, my girls are collecting Pokémon cards and have asked if I can trade for cards they dont have, any help would be great. They do have a ton of duplicates that are not listed on the site because they like to trade with friends at school. All their trade cards are in great shape, not game played. 
Teams

• Detroit Tigers,
• San Francisco 49ers 
• Colorado Rockies 
• Denver Broncos
• LA Lakers
• Denver Nuggets

Players 

• Alan Trammell
• Todd Helton
• Scott Rolen
• Joe Montana
• John Stockton
• Nick Van Exel
• Eddie Jones
• Jerry Rice
• Pat Garrity
• Cecil Fielder
• Wally Joyner
• Terry Steinbach
• Errict Rhett
• Natrone Means
• William Floyd
• Christian Laettner
• Chris Webber
• Kirk Gibson
• Al Kaline
• Lance Parrish
• Matt Williams
• Steve Young
• Don Beebe
• Payton Manning
• Dwight Clark
• Alex English
• Walter Davis
• Will Clark
• Marquis Grissom
• Howard Johnson
• Lou Whitaker
• Jack Morris
• Dave Parker
• Jim Rice
• Ronnie Lott
• Haywood Jeffries
• James Lofton
• Glenn Robinson
• Michael Finley
• Derrick Alexander
• Napoleon Kaufman
• Rick Mirer
• Jake Plummer
• Mike Alstott
• Glen Rice
• Jamal Mashburn