pianojazzman

*** To anyone who has sent me an offer, I have over 20 in my offers right now. I am trying to respond to them in the order they came in, without overwhelming myself with accepted trades. Please be patient with me, and do not blackball me from trading with you.***

ALL CARDS ON TRADE LIST ARE FOR SALE OR TRADE. 

USA TRADES ONLY PLEASE

PC/TRADING:

Cal Ripken is my only real PC, trying to get as many as I can.

I have a preference towards the Orioles and RC's.

Looking to mostly do deals where I send you 5-6 cards on your list and get 1-2 in return.

When trading Autos, Relics or SP's, I would want one of those in return, or a higher quality Ripken in return. 

Will most likely not trade one of those for a base card but you never know.

Feel free to send me an offer for what cards you would like, empty on your side, and I will find something from your list that I am interested in.

SHIPPING:

I do all of my trades PWE, unless we discuss that beforehand. I understand that once in a blue moon cards coming either direction get lost, I have 200+ transactions that can attest to my credibility and reliability when it comes to this.

If you are not ok with this please do not trade with me. Things getting lost in the mail sucks, but it happens

GRADING:

 I am trying to update condition on my cards as I enter new ones and go through as I am pulling trades. If the card does not have any issues I will mark it as EX-MT. and then work my way down from there. I am NO expert when it comes to grading as it is not something I care about, but just trying to give a rough idea on condition for you.. 

Can't wait to trade with as many different people as possible and hope to do some great deals!

SITE RANKINGS (AS OF 2/9/24)

Christian Binford- #1 (67/231 total)

University of Maryland Football- #1 (177 total)

Ryan Schroyer #1 (2/19 total)

University of Maryland Baseball- #1 (7/107 total)

Josh Conway- #1 (5/21 total)

University of Maryland Basketball #1 (73 total)

Nick Adenhart- #2 (34/252 total)

TJ Hose #2  (1/6 total)

Colt McCoy- #4 (52 total)

Cal Ripken Jr- #31 (1,280 total)

Giannis- #108 (35 total)

 2021 Bowman Platinum    BASE SET 93/100   MASTER SET 93/105  2021 Bowman Platinum - Top Prospects 48/105  2021 Bowman 54/100 

 Sell mostly  fair $$$$ make offer      PC      Colson Montgomery,ALL RC,JUST STARTING NASCAR,                                                      

Goals by priority:

Collect 2000 unique Tony Gwynn cards with a focus on 1982-2001 cards. (1616/2000) 3-16-2024

I am building 3 Gwynn collections; my personal collection consists of my nicest cards in top loaders and graded cards.  My second collection is a collection I'm building for my brother.  I also have a 3rd collection that is in binders for easy viewing.  It is not uncommon for me to ask for 2-3 of the same cards.  

I have lots of Project 2020 cards for trade.  I would like to get The Gwynn cards from this and the Project 70 sets.

Starting new player collections. Players listed by priority:

Complete Tim Flannery Master Set. (42/117)

Shohei Ohtani

Manny Machado

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Wade Boggs

Complete 2 master sets of 87 Topps baseball. 6 more cards needed.  1-10-21

Acquiring Albuquerque Dukes Minor League baseball team sets from 1985-1994.

Collect 1500 unique Tony Gwynn cards with a focus on 1982-2001 cards. (1500/1500) 2-5-2023 COMPLETE

Collect 1000 unique Tony Gwynn cards from years 1982-2001 with a focus on 80's cards. (1000/1000) 1-28-21 COMPLETE 

       I am still uploading the majority of my trade list, but I finally have all of my Tony Gwynn cards listed.  I am willing to trade Gwynn cards from my collection but only for older Gwynn cards or Gwynn Rookies.

I am also interested in any cheap complete baseball sets or bulk buys if you are located near me in Monument, CO.  Shipping is just too much for these sets or bulk commons.

Trading is off for now while I get my collection organized again.  If you have Tony Gwynn cards to trade, feel free to send me a message.

Ott, Gwynn

12/4/2023 - Updated my PC lists, so there will be a mass of Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente & Corbin Burnes cards available for sale/trade here soon.  As I mention below, my want list is quite narrow, so I am more than willing to sell cards if we don't match up for a trade.  

Came across tcdb.com towards the end of 2019, and I have now completed over 1,500 transactions, with over 23,000 cards changing hands!  Love everything about this site.  I have met so many cool people from all over the Country, and even a few from Canada and beyond. (Just completed a trade to Finland, as a matter of fact).

Stole this from another member, but......my goal is to have zero cards in my For Sale/Trade List.  So keep the proposals comin'!

(I know my Want List is relatively small, so I am certainly willing to Sell cards if we don't have enough matches to work out a trade)

My PC list is as follows (with TCDB rankings as of 2/9/2024):

NBA: Giannis (4), Dirk Nowitzki (4), and Tim Duncan (2).  

NFL: Sterling Sharpe (3), and Don Majkowski (2)

MLB: Robin Yount (7), Tony Gwynn (6), Hal Morris (3), Mark Grace (7), Pat Listach (1) and Mark Langston (1)

Golf: Rickie Fowler (2)  & Joel Dahmen (2)

WWE: Lita (3)

UFC: Conor McGregor (4)

Non-Sport: Eddie Vedder, Judah Friedlander, Big Jay Oakerson, The Brothers Osborne (TJ & John), Rob Riggle, Bert Kreischer, Tom Segura, Charlie Berens, Post Malone and Brody Stevens

Although I currently live in Florida, I was born in Milwaukee.....hence my obsession with Wisconsin sports teams.  Ha.

Please check out my For Sale/Trade list, and feel free to message me or send me trade proposals any time.....let's see what we can get done!  (I don't necessarily trade based on "book value", but rather the value to me, so please feel free to counter if I propose a trade that you feel is unfair.  I also have no rules about "insert for insert" or any of that nonsense, so don't be shy to shoot me a proposal)  

***I ONCE AGAIN HAVE A BUNCH OF TOP LOADERS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE OR TRADE.  IF YOU NEED SOME, HIT ME UP***

Now the #1 collector of Ryan Klesko cards on TCDB!  With more to come!

PC: 

High priority: Ryan Klesko, Dale Murphy, Dave Winfield, Dominique Wilkins, Kenyon Yovan, Michael Conforto, Adley Rutschman, Nick Madrigal, Trevor Larnach, Steven Kwan, Cadyn Grenier, Drew Rasmussen, Gary Payton II, Jacob Melton, Travis Bazzana, Trent Caraway, Gavin Turley, Garret Forrester, Will Frisch, Cooper Hjerpe, Justin Boyd, Mitch Canham, Kevin Abel, Nahshon or Rezjohn Wright, Terry Baker, Christian Chamberlain, Gary Payton, Ethan Thompson, Darwin Barney, Damien Martinez, Jam Griffin, Jake Luton, Jermar Jefferson, Hamilcar Rashed Jr, Luke Musgrave, Anthony Gould, Kitan Oladapo, A.C Green "In the Name" cards, Jade Carey.

Lower priority: Junior Seau, some Bo Jackson, Eric Lindros, Jordan Poyer, Mike Hass, TJ Houshmandzadeh, Jacoby Ellsbury, Steven Jackson, Nick Barnett, Matt Moore, Ochocinco/Chad Johnson, Sean Mannion, Johnny Hekker, Sam Gaviglio, Matt Boyd, any Oregon State alum/player in any sport (male or female).

PLEASE SEND TRADE OFFERS.  It's my favorite part of the hobby.  Always willing to negotiate a good deal for both sides.  One card, or 10+ cards.  I'm fine with any size.  USA & Canada only, unless the card is significant enough to me to ship overseas.

I do NOT collect/keep any other cards of any other players/teams.  If the card isn't a unique card to me of one of my guys above, it's not something I will keep.  I don't want duplicates either.  I'll trade it or sell it if it's something I think I can move; otherwise, no thanks.  But I DO want any card of any of my PC guys if I don't already have it.  My trade/sell and want/wish lists are updated, so if it's not on those lists, it's highly unlikely that I'm interested in it, or I already own it.

Fan of: all OSU sports, Braves, Red Sox, Blazers, Chargers, Flyers, Timbers, Tottenham FC.

Goal for VINTAGE ONLY CARDS (condition NOT very important...just no rips/tears, no writing on the front...some creases ok...not really concerned with how the back looks): Hank Aaron (preferably in a Milwaukie uniform, but not required), Mickey Mantle pre-1969 (earlier the better), Babe Ruth any vintage year, Joe DiMaggio any year, Lou Gehrig any year, Ted Williams pre-1955, Jackie Robinson any year, Shoeless Joe any year, Jimmie Foxx any year, Satchel Paige any year, and Stan Musial pre-1960.  For basketball, would like a Alcindor while in Milwaukie, early Doctor J, Oscar, early Magic/Bird, Bill Russell, Wilt, David Thompson, Cousy, Mikan, Moses & maybe a couple others.  Prefer to stay as cheap as possible, but for the right card might go a little higher...obviously Mantle/Ruth/Joe D/Wilt and those types would be more.  Again, condition I know won't be great at these prices.  I now have a Hank, Mantle, Jackie, Clemente, Yogi, Bob Gibson, Ernie Banks, Sandy Koufax, Mays, Jerry West, Maravich and Gervin at these levels, and a couple of Ted Williams, that I'm very happy with.  But the more the merrier if the price is right!

• I will typically send cards via PWE unless the quantity is above 20 and then I will send BMWT.  If you wish a smaller trade to be sent BMWT, please let me know & adjust the trade accordingly. 

TCDB rankings as of 8/20/23:

• Klesko (1st) - 950 unique cards
• Dale Murphy (8th) - 542 unique
• Winfield (5th) - 640 unique
• Conforto (1st) - 448 unique
• Madrigal (1st) - 416 unique
• Rutschman (1st) - 159 unique
• Kenyon Yovan (1st) - 37 unique
• Larnach (1st) - 202 unique
• Cadyn Grenier (1st) - 93 unique
• Drew Rasmussen (1st) - 75 unique
• Jacoby Ellsbury (10th) - 130 unique
• Wally Backman (335th) - 34 unique
• Kevin Abel (1st) - 32 unique
• Steven Kwan (2nd) - 58 unique
• Darwin Barney (4th) - 49 unique
• Beau Philip (1st) - 9 unique
• Cooper Hjerpe (1st) - 65 unique
• Jacob Melton (1st) - 27 unique
• Justin Boyd (1st) - 16 unique
• Christian Chamberlain (1st) - 18 unique
• Dominique Wilkins (2nd) - 440 unique
• Steven Jackson (13th) - 99 unique
• Brandin Cooks (3rd) - 111 unique
• Gary Payton II (1st) - 32 unique
• Jacquizz Rodgers (2nd) - 38 unique
• Hamilcar Rashed Jr (1st) - 25 unique
• Jake Luton (1st) - 64 unique
• Jermar Jefferson (1st) - 69 unique
• Isaiah Hodgins (1st) - 27 unique
• Matt Moore (2nd) - 17 unique
• Markus Wheaton (14th) - 22 unique
• Jordan Poyer (1st) - 28 unique
• TJ Houshmandzadeh (27th) - 32 unique
• Chad Johnson (18th) - 83 unique
• Junior Seau (64th) - 100 unique
• Sean Mannion (1st) - 50 unique
• Mike Hass (2nd) - 20 unique
• Stephen Paea (2nd) - 13 unique
• Steven Nelson (2nd) - 8 unique
• Ryan Nall (2nd) - 7 unique

VERY willing to trade/negotiate.  I live to  trade...send me ALL trade requests!  Would prefer trades to purchases, although I know my PC is pretty limited in the grand scheme of things.  Just got back to the hobby in 2020 after approx 30 years out of it, and about 20 years after selling off 99% of it to pay for our wedding.  I forgot how much I loved it!

Tony Gwynn 

Upper Deck Baseball Heros

Tony Gwynn 

Upper Deck Baseball Heros

Tony Gwynn

COLLECTING

• Sets: 1954-1968, 1977, 1997-2023 Topps Baseball sets, including updates. Here is my Topps Set Completion Status List
• Teams: Baltimore Orioles, Washington Capitals, Baltimore Ravens, and a few Baltimore Colts.
• Players: Cal Ripken Jr., Jim Palmer, Alexander Ovechkin, Dale Hunter, Chris Simon, and Olaf Kolzig.

TRADING

Overview

• Trades only. I don't buy or sell cards on the TCDB.
• U.S. TRADES ONLY. Shipping outside of the U.S. is expensive.
• I have 50,300+ different cards listed for trade (I don't list multiples). Fair, base-for-base, trades are welcome, especially in bulk. As a set collector, there are a lot of base cards on my want list. Having a large number of base cards on my want list makes it difficult to line up one-for-one trades for requested inserts, stickers, or non-base cards, especially in bulk. If you're asking for inserts or non-base cards, please offer cards that are similar.
• Let's communicate to make sure both parties have all cards available and in acceptable condition BEFORE either of us commits to hitting the "Accept" button. It's a mess trying to fix errors for damaged or missing cards after accepting.
• I'd like to stay within the same decade for vintage trades: 50s for 50s, 60s for 60s, and 70s for 70s. For 80s and later cards, it's not as important. Also, I'm OK with trading across sports or for non-sport if you are.
• I love to trade, but if I have more than 10 transactions going at once, I will momentarily turn off my incoming trade proposals to let the queue clear before turning it back on. I thank you for your patience and understanding.
• If you are a team or player collector and we have a large trade going, please take into consideration that it will take me a longer amount of time to pull your cards spread out over many different boxes and locations, especially if variations are involved, as opposed to pulling cards all from the same set located in one box.

Condition and Variations

• For trades involving pre-1980s cards, expect to exchange images of cards to verify condition. Everyone's standard varies on what is acceptable condition. Exchanging photos solves this so both of us can determine if the condition of the cards being exchanged is preferred by both parties.
• For 50s-70s vintage cards coming my way, I'd prefer cards without tears, heavy scuffs, surface damage, writing, heavy creases breaking the surface, severely rounded corners, holes, wax stains, or part(s) of the card missing. Everything later than 1980 I'd expect to be near-mint or mint condition. Again, I'm open to exchanging images of cards to verify condition, especially for vintage cards.
• If offering cards with dark borders such as 2001, 2002, 2003, or 2007 Topps cards, please ensure that they do not have surface damage from bricking (snow) or edge chipping. Thank you. 
• I make every effort to enter the correct variations. If you are a variation collector, please ask and I will verify that the variations are correct. For me, the only sets that I'm concerned about receiving the correct variations for are the 1981 Fleer, 1991 Topps, and 2012 Topps sets that I'm trying to complete master sets of.

Trade Sizes and Shipping

• The bigger, the better! I'm trying to complete sets while helping you to complete yours, so large fair trades are welcome! My biggest single trade so far has been 3,509 cards: 2024 TCDB Site Award: Largest Trade. We can top that, right?
• I use the Trade Matching feature often to propose large trades. If you're on the top of my match list, don't be surprised if you get a large trade offer from me. I'm trying knock out sets while helping you with yours.
• For Plain White Envelope (PWE), I prefer to trade 15 or more cards to make it worth the postage unless the cards involved are of higher value or vintage cards.
• 15 to 24 Cards: PWE, unless you prefer otherwise.
• 25 to 48 Cards: Two PWEs (because getting TWO envelopes full of cards in the mailbox is better than getting only one!).
• 49+ Cards: Team bags in a plastic bubble mailer, or a 200ct to 500ct card box. All larger trades will have a USPS tracking number sent to you in a transaction message.
• I try to mail out as soon as possible. When work is crushing my soul, I will let you know my mailing is delayed. Apologies in advance.

Thank you for reading my profile and stopping by!

SET BUILDERS, UNITE! HAPPY COLLECTING!

Updated 03/28/2024
In the process of clearing my Wantlist. If I have something you want please send an offer as I'll most likely move any cards that are not Padres.

My collecting focus is on any Padres player with them in their Sunday Military Appreciation Uniforms (Camo).  Also Camo relic cards. Which are found from 2006 on.  

I'm willing to trade singe card for single card or if you need any bulk I have I'm ok with shipping.

-US Navy Combat veteran 2002-2012

 

1968 Topps Baseball -trying to upgrade as much as possible.  Any 68s on my want list is likely to upgrade my existing card in that set.  Looking for centering, sharp corners and no creasing, stains or writing on the card.  Most other sets I do not mind the condition as much.

I rarely wish to trade vintage cards for newer cards--like to stick with same eras in a trade.  However, if you see some of my newer cards and have vintage to offer--I would definitely take a look at that.

Vintage HOFer cards no matter what condition.  Looking to collect at least one card for every MLB HOF member.  Currently at 305/335 collected.

1Need help in 69,70,71,72,73

PC: Nolan Ryan ,  Freddie Patek, Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Jeremy Pena, CJ Stroud, Astros, Vintage HOF NFL Houston Oilers

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.

Collection rough estimate (~27K):

• Baseball: 18,000
• Basketball: 1,000 
• Non-Sport/Hockey/Other Sports: 500
• Football: 3,500
• Soccer: 4,000

Plus, around 15K duplicates and some 40K stickers.

Currently logged 16,042 cards (12,808 collection). This is going to take a while.

Baseball, Football and Hockey

Primarily a Set builder of Baseball and Hockey

Priority Vintage Sets....

1972 Topps Baseball (7 To Go)
1975 Topps Baseball (651 of 660)
1976 Topps Baseball (646 out of 660)
1972-73 Topps Hockey (115 out of 176)
1974-75 Topps Hockey (258 out of 264, 6 to Go)

Priority Sets....
2001 Topps Baseball (740 out of 790)
2000 Fleer Tradition (414 out of 450)
1984 Donruss Baseball (317 out of 687)

I am always interested trading for Pre 80s Pittsburgh Pirates, Pre 80s Pittsburgh Steelers and all Pittsburgh Penguin Cards.

Always looking to make a trade.

Trades are Preferred to be Vintage-for-Vintage or New-for-New. 

PWE is preferred. 16 to 18 cards max.

***Note***
The vintage cards available in my trade list run the entire P, F, G, VG, EX to NRMT spectrum. If you are looking for a particular condition, please state that in your proposal.

Matt Williams (#1 TCDB)

Still in the long process of uploading my current collection of baseball cards.

New to the site since 1/25/23 after a 20-year break in collecting and have just completed 450 trades on 3/8/2024!

ALWAYS looking for 1998 Topps Tek Diffractors Patterns for card #44!

Most wanted items:

1987 The Bon Pocatello Giants Team Set

1990 Phoenix Baseball Magnetables #54 Matt Williams

1991 O-Pee-Chee - Pre-Production Sample Sheets #NNO

Tony Gwynn