lastdecadecards

1970-1981 Topps Baseball & Football

Working 73 baseball lately.

Currently only trading in the US due to postage costs. I've just started populating both my collection, wantlists, and items for trade. With over 30k unique Astros, it will take awhile to get updated!

Sorry for any delay in responding to trade requests. I have kind of a hectic work schedule right now.

I love trading and am open to most trades if the postage cost relative to the cards makes sense. Please also be reasonable in trade requests - I'm likely to decline trades where the request is numbered/nicer inserts in a trade for an equivalent number of base cards.

Primarily Astros, Rockets and Texans.

Current Rankings:

Jeff Bagwell - #1

Jose Altuve - #1

Craig Biggio - #2

Topps baseball! My goal is to finish my birth year set, 1966. l have a '77 Topps set I purchased when I first started collecting as a kid, and I've recently completed all sets from the 80's decade, which brings me back to when I was really into baseball.

All my vintage and newer singles are listed to leverage for my ‘66 needs. Listed for sale, but would prefer to trade, are my youngest Topps sets from '90, 91, 92, 93, 94 and 99. Thanks for looking, let’s trade!

12.29 - New number 1 priority.  I absolutely love the 2023 Topps X Bob Ross The Joy of Baseball set.  I know this will be a tough one to complete but I've got 18 incoming and looking for any of the base cards.  My wife and son are actually interested in my hobby for the first time! 

09.26 - In the process of adding my vintage to my trade list.  I'm not listing anything with creases or markings but these are old and have corner issues in most instances.  I am happy to provide pictures for any vintage card I have.  Just let me know.

***Please know that I will always promptly reply to your trade proposal, but it may take me a day or three to confirm the cards.  Weekdays are busy for me.  Weekends allow for more time spent on cards.  If I reply with a "this should be good to go" or something along those lines, there is a 99.9% chance the trade will happen.  Please have patience. 

Priorities

1a.  2024 Topps Series 1

1b.  2001 Topps Master set - I'm down to the tough ones.  Eight golds left, most of the game used and autos.  I realize completing this set is a pipe dream but I love the chase.

1c.  Looking for a Mike Schmidt g/u card.  Needs to be a licensed product.  Getting my hands on one may help me pick up one of the 2001 Topps cards I've been hunting down for 20 years.

2.  2019 Topps 150th Anniversary parallel set - Need just 119 of the flagship set and 105 of the Update set.  Most of the really tough ones I already have.  This set is totally doable.

3.  Any Topps card I need.  I'm a set collector, first and foremost.  going back to my first year of collecting (82) thru today. 

4.  I'll never say no to Diamondback cards I need.  last I checked, I needed 107,000+ Dbacks cards, lol.  

I have the following rookies not listed on my for trade list.  I'd move these for tough rookies on my wantlist.

All Topps - Tatis Jr, Vlad Jr, Acuna, K Bryant

Set collector of Topps, Topps Chrome, Topps Update sets.  Also collect Diamondback cards.

Reds and Bengals team sets,  Walker Buehler and Peyton Burdick. Slowly working on 50's and 60's Reds pretty much any condition. 

I just obtained a few hundred 1975 and 1976 Topps baseball that I added to my FS/T. I didn't list condition for most. Just ask about condition if you're interested in any. 

I have a small collection listed DL (for sale/trade). These are well loved, mostly vintage, for any trader who isn't concerned about condition. If you are interested in any, just ask, and I will move to my FS/T. I didn't want to put these on my normal FS/T list for obvious reasons, although there are a few that are not in too bad of shape. 

The late '70's football that I have for trade have been well taken care of. The cards that I have conditions listed are because of more extreme centering issues.

I try to keep my fs/t list accurate incl. Donruss, Fleer, Upper Deck etc.(dots, asterisks, etc.)  If that's important to you, just ask me to verify the variation. 

I like big trades, and I like small trades, even if it's not worth the postage. For me it's all about completing the team or set or whatever. It's still better than buying a 50 cent card on eBay for $1+s/h.

baseball, minor league, food issue/oddball

(UPDATE 3/12/24) DUE TO THE POST OFFICE DESTROYING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PWE ENVELOPES I WILL BE USING THICK CARD STOCK ENVELOPES IN ALL FUTURE PWE TRANSACTIONS IF YOU CHOOSE. THIS COST WILL HAVE TO BE PASSED ALONG TO YOU. YOU MAY OPT FOR NORMAL PWE SHIPPING BUT I CANNOT GUARANTEE THE RESULTS OF USPS SHIPPING.

 (Luckily no member has reported damage to cards yet, but I don't want to take the chance)

As of April 6, 2024 - 15,750 CARDS SOLD IN 191 TRANSACTIONS SINCE JUNE 2023!

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Hi there, I've been a member since January 2022. I really enjoy the interactions with collectors!

I joined for the purpose of cataloging my collection and hopefully selling some cards to interested parties and downsizing my collection. I really won't turn down any reasonable offer and I will sell anything in my collection.

Any cards from 1983 and up are in Mint or Near-Mint condition (maybe 1-2% are not and I will advise you if this is the case if we are making a transaction). 

1982 and older . . . some are very good, some near mint, some mint. However, anything prior to 1976 have increasing number of flaws. Always happy to send you a photo of cards before a transaction so you can verify variations and condition, etc.

NEW PRICING POLICY

In an effort to downsize my collection, I'm selling:

• all commons that are listed at $0.18 and lower at $0.05 each
• any card listed at less than $1 at 40% off the TCDB listed price
• any card listed at $1 or more at 20% off the TCDB listed price
• Any card without a price . . . I will do my best to search Sportlots for a price. If a comp cannot be found, I'll try eBay, but will almost always give you a price that is in your favor.

I am not a dealer, I'm just a guy looking to downsize his collection. I want you to be happy with any transaction we put together. If something doesn't look right when you get your cards, let me know and I will make it right. As you may know, there are some pricing discrepancies on TCDB, and thus there are bargains to be had, so please feel free to check my collection for hidden bargains that may be mismarked. I will honor the pricing system listed above.

PLEASE check my feedback. It is something that I am very proud of!

OR CHOOSE BMWT PRICING (COMMONS ONLY - $.20 and under - you pay difference over this amount)

40 for $6.99

100 for $9.99

200 for $17.99

Venmo: @Richard-Smith-66

PayPal: rsmith17@gmail.com

Let me know if you see anything you would like to purchase and we can try to work something out! I'm a pretty motivated seller. If we ever work a deal where there is a card that I do not deem fit for sale, I will just throw it in at no cost. I am a very honest member on this site and I believe that my reputation is everything! Check my feedback for people's comments if you'd like to see for yourself.

Unfortunately, I'm not interested in trading, only selling.

December 2023 Update

Still trading with my main focus being the collection reorg. I'll be adding cards from my collection to FST as I go so watch for new items. 50% of sales go to Lahaina Restoration Foundation.

Favorites:

Baseball: Boston Red Sox, Dennis Eckersley, Carl Yastrzemski, Harmon Killebrew, Eddie Murray

Football: Brett Favre, Walter Payton, Danny White

Basketball: Boston Celtics & Larry Bird

Hockey: Boston Bruins

Other: AFL/VFL (Aussie Rules Football), NRL (National Rugby League (AU)), Texas Longhorns, Georgia Bulldogs

I enjoy buying large lots of random cards from estates, auctions, yard sales and digging through them to find my favorite players or just anything I don't already have. I'm open to trading/selling. Cards are in various conditions as some are from packs I bought vs. large boxes of randomness bought from various places across the country. 

TRADING: Will process trade requests in the order they are received. FST cards are ExMt or better with a few vintage exceptions. Trades of all shapes and sizes are welcome. I'm not particular about condition except I have a 'no writing' rule. Seeing writing on a card reminds me of the horrors I inflicted upon my cards as a kid...lol.

VARIATIONS: I checked my sets when I initially entered them in 2021, but some of this years additions to 'variation hell' have not been double checked (EX. 1991 Fleer Baseball). If the VAR is important, please let me know and I will check my cards.

BUYING: Not currently buying. 

SELLING: Currently selling from FST list. Working on moving some to collection items to FST.

DO NOT USE FEDEX to ship here. The local hub is notorious for losing, misdelivering, and flat out lying about packages.

NOTE: I will reply as soon as I can. Full-time job doesn't allow much spare time during the week (what's up with that?!?) Most trade processing will happen Fri-Mon as of August 2023

Current Priority: 

2020-21 O-Pee-Chee Playing Cards

Collecting:

• Boston Bruins
• Torey Krug
• Any Women's Hockey
• pre-rookie cards
• Cards that bring a smile to my face!

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!!

Tony Gwynn Player Collection

Carlton Fisk Player Collection

Open to all trades. Prefer to mail in PWE. For vintage trades, I am looking for cards in EX condition or better.

I respond and ship quickly.

ADDRESS :

Joseph Carle

25 Coburn Woods

Nashua, NH 03063