skrezyna23

• MAIN FOCUSES
  • Indianapolis 500 / IndyCar related cards, postcards & match books
    • 1911 T36 American Tobacco Co. Auto Drivers
    • 1954 Stark & Wetzel Indianapolis 500 Winners
    • 1960 Parkhurst Indianapolis Speedway Winners
    • 1960s Marhoefer Indianapolis 500
  • Dale Earnhardt - specifically autographs & relics
  • T210 - Fort Worth, Galveston, Dallas and Birmingham
  • 1935 National Chicle Football
• OTHER PROJECTS
  • James Bond actors autographs
  • former WVU Mountaineers
  • Topps Buybacks
  • basketball players - Charles Barkley, Jason Williams, Bob Sura, Michael Jordan
  • baseball players - Will Clark, Dale Murphy, Russ Davis, Chris Enochs, Darrell Whitmore
  • hockey players - Andrew Shaw & Jeremy Roenick
  • racing - Dale Earnhardt, Lloyd Ruby, Jim McElreath
  • wrestling - 80s and early 90s
  • Fort Worth & Galveston baseball
  • T206
  • 1955 All American Football
  • T37 - Turkey Red Automobiles

I collect: NBA, NHL, NASCAR, Star Wars, History, Military, DC Comics, Olympics, whatever interests me

Current project is trying to get at least one card of everyone to ever get one for NBA, NHL and NASCAR. Also working on getting at least one example of every set ever for the above sports. (Wantlists on Cardboard History)

I have some health problems that make it challenging for me to get to my trade stash. It makes me a slow trader as there are some days when I'm simply in too much pain to access the boxes. My health problems are not transferable so you do not need to fear catching anything from trading with me. I generally only can mail on Saturdays.

Trading: 

I prefer to trade 1 card for 1 card. I do not care about any made up "book value". I will gladly trade more than one card for some as well...there are a few cards on my tradelist that I do need more than one card for in return though. I only put sets on my wantlist that are close to completion, so if you have something else in any of the three sports or the Non-Sports topics I focus on, odds are I will want it. Only reason I wouldn't is if I had it already.  If you don't have anything from the topics I mainly collect, but I have something you want, I will also accept football or baseball in trade, pretty much anything to get a trade done. I would prefer not to trade with smokers. I have breathing problems and cards that come from smokers are essentially useless to me, I cannot handle them. I prefer larger trades but will do any size at all.

I have tried to make sure all the cards on my Tradelist are problem free, with no corner dings, scratches or other flaws, but I am human and it's possible I may have missed something, but all cards sent out are cards you shouldn't need to worry about ever finding a replacement for. I don't demand problem free cards in return as my theory is that a damaged card is better than no card, but writing and paper loss means to me that I don't actually have that card so please don't offer them to me in trade. 

If you don't care about condition, take a look through my "Damaged Cards" collection. These are all cards that I rejected from my tradelist for having flaws but they are available for trade. I would put them at one third a card "value" so 3 damaged cards vs. 1 of your cards. If you do want any of them, let me know and I will move them to my tradelist. I don't want to put them all there and cause matches for people expecting good cards and getting damaged cards in return. Some of the flaws are pretty big problems, some you will probably wonder why I didn't list it in my tradelist. While my collection doesn't demand perfection, I am very strict with condition on cards I send out in trade.

Trading Prioroties: (what makes me the happiest to get in trade, in no particular order)

• 1995-96 and 1996-97 NBA Cards
• 1994 NASCAR Cards
• Any NASCAR card that actually focuses on the car
• Automotive Non-Sport cards
• New York Rangers
• New York Knicks
• New Jersey Nets (and Brooklyn and New York Nets, but the NJ era is my favorite
• Elton Brand
• Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• Henrik Lundqvist
• History related Non-Sports cards
• Attractive women (with or without clothes)
• Anything from Racing Champions I don't have
• Team logo cards for NBA and NHL
• Non-sports subjects in Allen & Ginter
• People with last names starting with Q, U, Z and especially X. 
• With that said, I will trade for anything at any time, whether it's on my wantlist or not. I prefer "quantity" to "quality" and I'm a set builder at heart. 

There are also a couple of specific sets I'm really hoping to complete some day:

• 1996-97 Ultra (NBA), my favorite set ever
• 1988 Leesley Bigfoot (the set that got me started collecting)
• 2002-03 Topps Chrome Refractors (NBA) Refractors are my favorite parallel and this is the closest one to completion
• 1994 Action Packed (NASCAR) tied for my favorite NASCAR set
• 1989-90 Marine Midland New York Rangers (just need the cover card!)
• 1993 & 1994 Skybox The Simpsons (One base card away from completion, also chasing inserts)
• 1954 Topps Scoop (my favorite Non-Sport set ever)
• 1953-54 Topps World on Wheels (my favorite automotive set ever)

Collector of golf cards/oddballs from the 19th century to present.  I seem to have a thing with checklisting multi-sport card sets from European board games and misc oddball issues here.  Open to trades, purchases, and sales, preferably over $5 value.  I'm still updating my inventory/wantlist.

TRADERS:

For 1-2 cards, I usually ship PWE, anything more goes in a bubble mailer.  I'm fine with however you choose to ship as long as the package arrives undamaged.

** CONDITION NOTE: For 1980 and earlier or condition sensitive sets (e.g. SIFK), please contact me for condition on specific cards you're interested in or let me know your condition preferences.  I'm inputting FS/T in bulk and not noting condition on most individual cards.  I'm generally looking for NM or better for 1981 and newer, EX-EXMT for 70s-80, VGEX-EX for 60s and will PM or Transaction Message when pulling cards for any trade where condtion is lesser than this standard before accepting to ensure you're OK with those.  **

If you don't have any matches with my Wantlist on here, but see something you're interested in, go ahead and send a proposal and I'll check out your FS/T.  Always interested in the following, though I have a long way to go before I have my wants fully documented here:

BkB: Michael Jordan

FB: P Manning, Brees, any Purdue grads (Alstott, Orton, etc.)

BB: Larkin, misc Reds

Golf: Any, PGA or LPGA

Misc: Babe Didrikson, Star Wars, some Tennis or Olympics cards that catch my eye

A vintage baseball set collector for 40 plus years  I have started using TCDB to collect modern Topps and Heritage team sets of the San Francisco Giants.  From a player collection standpoint I focus on

1. Willie Mays, I have set a goal to reach 660 unique Mays cards by the end of 24 in honor of Willie's career home run total and jersey number.  As of April 2024 I need 50 to reach my goal, so I am looking forward to many trades this year.

2. Ted Williams 

3. Willie McCovey

4. Will Clark (only as a Giant)

5. Buster Posey 

6 Barry Bonds (only as a Giant)

I prefer post war cards to be crease free in the VG or better range and will accept lower conditions on pre war.  My 60,70 vintage will be crease free otherwise I will let you know.  I have vintage cards that have been appreciated but not always kept in sleeves and top loaders.  Don't expect perfectly sharp corners but I will typically let you know if they are rounded or bent.  I list cards I would have in my sets as a collector not an investor.

I typically prefer small trades that can be safely conducted PWE consisting of 15 cards or less.  Please make sure trade offers are worthy of the required postage.  I am sorry but a 2024 base common isn't worth my card plus a forever stamp.   While I have many cards listed on my waitlist I do not need to check them off in one trade.  I have collecting priorities on which I focus and change over time.  Additionally, how much fun would that be if you cleared your want list list all at once.  

I haven't ripped any wax since 1993 so I don't have much modern stuff to trade but I am always looking to help a fellow collector out with their projects because that is what the hobby is about.   

Dave Winfield, Hensley Meulens, Roberto Kelly, Dave Henderson, Tuffy Rhodes, Billy Hamilton, Clyde Drexler

I will gladly trade in YOUR favor.  Don't focus on value, I will most likely be happy to trade 10 cards you need for 1 card I need.

I am a trading card hoarder, more so than a collector. Although, I love looking through my old cards and sorting them. I'm always changing my mind, when I'm 90% complete from the organizing them the previous way.

Baseball would be the sports most sought after in any version, since they cards have led me to be a bigger fan, and because I thought I was going to me on a card on day. However the baseball career ended in a junior college were I was not able to make the team. Some thing in life happened so the dream, ended there.

Cards have been a way for me to coup with life, they were my entertainment and my stress relief. I would even invent games or incorporate cards into games. So they kept my mind busy.

The total amount of years focused collecting, is much lower than most my age. I started and left late because I had to grow up, I was become a father. So my beginning was brief 3 years. After my separation from my wife and dealing with anxiety issues, the cards came back briefly. Then in 2015, the hunt began to add cards to my collections, from the dark years. Thanks to the internet, I found like minded collectors on facebook, then YouTube, Twitter, etc...

Now I'm in the middle of the hobby boom, and I'm having a good time hoarding cards that are appealing to me and making new hobby projects, such as binders, & set collecting.

The biggest collecting goals are finding unique and factory variations of Ryne Sandberg cards. Build a new collection of Mike Trout base cards, maybe some high end. Mike Trout has the local sports figure tag.
Here are players, I tend to trade or buy.

1. Ryne Sandberg
2. Wil Myers
3. Mike Trout
4. Phillies (along with all team cards, I have separate projects within)
   Phavorite Phillies
   Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Scott Rolen, Mike Lieberthal, Jayson Werth, Andrew McCutchen, JT Realmuto, Bryce Harper, Rhys Hoskins, Roy Halladay, & Cole Hamels.
   Phanastic Phillies Cards (These are cards that just look sweet, or vintage)
5. Steelers
   Player collections building for Jerome Bettis, TJ Watt, and Kordell Stewart.
6. Goalie cards
   Building a franken set of just goalie cards
7. Puerto Rican Baseball players
   Players from San Juan Dream Team in 1995, or world baseball classic team in 2017
8. Birthday Buddies, Any player born on August 1.
   Gregg Jefferies, Adam Jones, Madison Bumgarner, Pete Mackanin, Kenny Vargas, Edgerrin James, Stacey Augmon, etc...
9. Sixers
   Joel Embiid is the most desire, with Allen Iverson, and Jerry Stackhouse.
10. Newly added to the mindset Flyers Travis Konecny

I'm sure I am missing others I like to buy.

On trading card database, my hope is to build some trading relationship with cards, I'm willing to let go for cards, I would like or have on the want list.

My only issue is something I like other stuff, that I did not realize existed, or acetate & shiny. So hopefully this can get me away from the only Ryne Sandberg card offers.

Check back in January for more!

NFL:

Baltimore Ravens

MLB: 

New York Yankees

Seattle Mariners

Ichiro

NBA:

San Antonio Spurs

NHL: 

Montreal Canadiens

NPB:

Yomiuri Giants

Foreign Players

Soccer:

Liverpool

Panini World Cup Stickers

Brazil and Japan national teams

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.

Trading: PWE shipping, will use multiple envelopes if needed. 

My collection is one that sparks joy to me. I have no rhythm or reason to it, each card brought joy to me and so it was added to the collection. My want list is cards that spark joy for me. My Want List is being re added to and will grow greatly over the next few weeks/months.  

This hobby is my saving grace! I found it as a way to help my anxiety and the friendships I have made in this hobby are amazing! I truly appreciate everyone in this hobby!

I look forward to doing lots of trades here and getting these cards in your mailbox and collection where they belong!

One of my binder projects is a Topps Twins project and am mainly needing the vintage now, I am happy to add cards with character aka poor condition for the vintage cards. This project is to tell the story of the decades and what better way than to have character to the cards. That's for the vintage, I don't want 1990s cards that are rounded edges and ripped up. 

My collection is valued at how much I'm smiling at the end of the day :) 

A reformed modern collector that is mostly involved with vintage these days. Currently building 34-36 Diamond Stars, 55 Bowman, and 68 Topps sets. I also collect KBO team sets for the Doosan Bears.

Cricket, Wrestling, Football, misc.

I am busy, busy, busy, but go ahead and send trade offers. I'll do my best to get back to you. Most of my traders are in storage, but they're accessible. If it's from 2020 or newer, I should have it with me.

Bagwell, Biggio, Nolan Ryan, Astros/Colt .45s, 60's-70's Pirates, Pre-1967 Baseball.

** PWE trades work better at the moment, unless you've got something really special for me. **

I've been part of this hobby since the 90s.
I'm always looking for new friends to chat with about the hobby or life. Just send me a message!

My primary PC is Roy Oswalt.

I collect nearly everything except for minor league, samples, trade conferences, oversized, and most aftermarket/backdoor cards.

My wantlist is up to date and I'm very eager to add new cards.

Baseball

Zach and Porter here!  Father and son combining junk wax with a new age of collecting.  Base cards still matter and so does the love of the hobby.  We love the White Sox & Chicago Bears.  We operate on a budget so we try to focus on PWE trades to maximize our monthly trade allowance.  With that said we stick to trading in the US.  Thank you for understanding

Porter and I recently started our own YouTube channel in order to share our love for collecting.  Please watch and subscribe here Zach and Porter 

Porter and I were recently featured on John Newman's "Sports Card Nation Podcast"  We've been long time fans of John, he is a great ambassador of the hobby - https://www.sportscardnationpodcast.com/ep193-zach-porter-byrne/

Porter and I were recently featured in "Sports Collectors Digest” thanks to John Newman. You can read the article here.  https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/news/collectors-zach-porter-byrne-hobby-journey-sports-card-nation-john-newman

Porter is trying to collect the following sets:

2021 Topps Heritage and 2024 Topps Series 1

Current (or now recently former) White Sox player cards. (Eloy, Yoan, Luis Robert, Vaughn, Cease, etc)  Porter loves anyone who played for the White Sox or Bears.

Jackie Robinson reprints (his idol)  Porter loves collecting reprints of the All-Time Greats!  Pee Wee, Duke, Stan, Honus, etc!

Jim Abbott (he fell in love with Jim's inspirational story)

Shoei Ohtani - what kid doesn't love this guy?!?

Players who turned into announcers and players featured in the Heisman House commercials.

Troy Polamalu, Randy Moss, Calvin Johnson, Tony Gonzalez, Yadi, Trout, Terry Bradshaw, Bryce Harper, Tatis Jr., Justin Tucker, Tony Romo, Arenado, Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers Manny Sanguillen and many more.

I am trying to collect:

Frank Thomas, Carlton Fisk, Bo Jackson, Robin Ventura, and other JWE stars like Rickey Henderson, Harold Baines, Ozzie Guillen, Jose Canseco, Will Clark, Albert Belle, Eric Davis, etc...I also love collecting reprints of Negro League Stars, specifically Satch, Gibson, and Papa Bell.  

I PC the Chicago Bears with a focus on members of the 1985 Bears picking up cards spanning their careers.  I have a few other Football Favorites like Larry Allen, Deion, Rice, Barry Sanders, Lott, Greg Lloyd, James Harrison, Devin Hester, Derrick Thomas, Lawrence Taylor, Christian Okoye, Julius Peppers and other random stars from the past.

I like old Bulls players and other stars from the 90's.  Shawn Kemp, Penny Hardaway, Gary Payton, Larry Johnson, David Robinson, and many more....