wireguy66

baseball, football, basketball, hockey

Not Buying at this time, Trade only.

As of March 2021

I'm turning trading off until the lakes freeze over. I'm out chasing fish.

If there's something you REALLY need, send me a PM. I might not answer right away, but I will get back to you.

Happy collecting!

Topps Baseball,Star Wars

• 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.  Going forward, I will be rejecting these types of large trades.  I'm looking to help people complete their sets and vice versa.  A good rule of thumb when sending a trade proposal... think how many boxes will I have to pull from?  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.

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)  

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.

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 & 80s 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 or lower grade, they can be had for minimal/no trade depending on the situation. Thanks!

Drew Bledsoe ; Kyle Brady, Joshua Kelley, Kyle Trask, AFL, Collingwood Magpies, Non-sport, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Wars, X-Files.

I am located in Australia, and yes if you send any other way than a PWE, postage can be expensive. So please don't offer a trade and then immediately withdraw it when you realize how far away I am! I have some great cards looking for their forever homes. Don't let my location stop you from trading with me. It may take a little longer than you're used to, but be brave! And thanks to all the TCDB members who have successfully traded with me, some of them repeat customers! I'm getting ever closer to completing some old NFL sets and I am so grateful to have found this site.

The #1 collector of Dallas Cowboy cards (13,500+) on tcdb.com as of November 12, 2021 (my wife is so proud of me, said no card collector ever) ... Thanks to all that have traded with me. I look forward to more trades to take this collection to completion (132,000 more)!!

Dallas Cowboy cards and memorabilia.

Other items I collect:

• Dirk Nowitzki (328) #9
• Luka Doncic (122) #10
• Syracuse Orangemen Basketball (115) #1/2
• Max Verstappen (49) #28
• Steele Walker (13) #1

Tip: Include the transaction ID number inside the package to help your trade partner identify the trade.

Cody Bellinger Super Collector ... Cowboys, Lakers, Dodgers, Star Wars 

WELCOME to my selling & trading page!  Occasionally a few rants here and there but i'm only trying to save the world. It's a hard job just doing my part. I will entertain everything except lopsided trades. You get blocked for that.

UNTIL SPORTLOTS SHOWS ME THESE 18 CENT TOM BRADY CARDS (SHIPPED) THEY SUPPOSEDLY HAVE FOR SALE   THE PRICES THEY POST MEAN NOTHING. TRASH TO BE HONEST 

If I dont respond you can always call or text me... sixonetwo-sevenfourthree-threeonezeroone  -JUSTIN

\\\*** VINTAGE & CURRENT SETS I AM WORKING ON NOW ***///   

1. BASEBALL - 1952 topps, 1960, 61 fleer, 1955-59, 67, 69, 70, 71, 74, 76 topps 1933 Goudey ANY condition*
2. FOOTBALL - 1968 topps, 1970-1977 topps, 1997 ud3, 1998 ud3, 2008 upper deck
3. BASKETBALL - 1986-87 fleer -missing stickers- akeem, bird, Jordan & 03-04 topps & chrome
4. HOCKEY - 1970-71 topps, 1979-80 topps

HELP! I'M 1 CARD AWAY FROM A COMPLETE SET: 

• 1952 TOPPS #261 W. MAYS / 2011 TOPPS HERITAGE NEW AGE PERF. #NAP-13 R. CANO
• 2012 TOPPS HER. NAP #NAP-JV JOEY VOTTO  /  2001 Topps Post cereal #16 M. Alou
• 58 TOPPS JIM BROWN / 1985 TOPPS #72 E. JOHNSON / 2019 Donruss Optic DEEBO SAMUEL
• 1972-73 TOPPS #88 KEON / 

Hall of Fame rookies, pre war cards any condition,, set builder from 1909-2019 PC is Thomas Tapeh, RANDY MOSS, Griffey Jr., Kirby Puckett, Piazza, Manny Ramirez, Vlad Guerrero, Ripken, Terrell Davis, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Tom Brady, Drew Brees Rookies, Torry Holt, Edgerrin James, Daunte Culpepper Rookies, Tony Gonzalez  PC all in my favorites.   I ALSO SELL ON EBAY & FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE

https://www.ebay.com/sch/vintagesportscollector1981/m.html?_trksid=p3692

  Let's say we match on 100 cards. There are a fair amount of stars, commons, high value stuff. It can be definitely time consuming to add for both sides. Add what you are looking for from me and add 1 or more cards from your side and send it over to me. I can fill in the blanks to make that trade work for me. If you want to counter the trade feel free to do that so it works for you. I would hope for a fair amount of give and take dealing with common and star cards. Commons arent very valuable to me going to or coming from me. Just saying. If we can do a larger trade for more cards why wouldnt we?  This may not be everyone's ideal way to trade but I figure we get a lot more accomplished that way. if you want to do all commons on one end and all stars on another let's do that. Thanks.

AGAIN: I don't value common cards very highly whether they are mine or yours. you give me 20 i will give you 20.    I will counter 90 % of the time.  I'm a set collector working on sets. Volume trades are always welcome

I have decided to ship only 1 day a week because it's easier for me. single card trades will be the same day.

I TRADE A LOT ON HERE AND SOMETIMES I END UP TRADING CARDS THAT I DONT OWN ANY MORE. IF THIS HAPPENS I WILL LET YOU KNOW SO I CAN REPLACE IT. IF I DONT RECEIVE A RESPONSE IN 4 DAYS I WILL SEND YOU RANDOMS ON YOUR WANTLIST TO COMPENSATE AND THAT'S IT

BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY FELLOW TRADERS WHO CONTINUE TO BE FAIR, CONSISTENT AND UNDERSTANDING. YOU ALL MAKE MY EXPERIENCE HERE GREAT.

I missed the forum post about bobscardz and his banishment. I would have voted NO because he hasn't even tried to send me my end of the cards he got from me. He marked it as problem and never fixed it ever since he left his UNWARRANTED negative against me. He is a spiteful, hateful internet scammer as far as I can see. I am not perfect but I make up for my mistakes. my 2 cents.