Born and raised in Cleveland and have been a huge baseball fan ever since I remember. I credit my grandfather with my love of the game and love of the team. My first memories are of the playoff teams of the 90's and I've been collecting ever since. My goal in collecting is to collect as many different players as possible who wore the uniform. This started out as collecting all flagship sets over the years, but has expanded to many less known sets as well. Eventually I may even look to include inserts, parallels, etc.
1951-Present Topps (Nearly Complete less four 1952 cards)
1948-Present Bowman (In progress)
1981-Present Donruss (Nearly Complete less 2001 Donruss 2000 Retro #82 Sabathia)
1960-1963, 1981-2007 Fleer/Fleer Tradition (Complete)
1988-1998 Score (Complete)
1989-2010 Upper Deck (Complete)
1993-2001 Pacific (Complete)
1948, 1960, 1985-2005 Leaf (Nearly Complete, less seven 1948)
1992-2013 Pinnacle (Complete)
1975-1979 Hostess (Complete)
1970-1983 Kellogg's (Complete)
1969-1972 Milton Bradley (Complete)
1961-1963 Post (Complete)
1991-1995 Times Sports Conlon Collection (Complete)
1991-Present Stadium Club (Complete)
1994-1999 Collector's Choice (Missing only 1995 Traded #555 Orel Hershiser)
1991-2007 Ultra (Complete)
1987-1994 Classic (Complete)
1999-2003 Upper Deck MVP (Complete)
2002-2003 Upper Deck 40-Man (Complete)
2002-2005, 2019-2020 Topps Total (Complete)
I have also recent begun collecting complete Topps sets due to a large lot I purchased. So far its been 1980-Present and this is more of a passive collection, my primary is and will always be my main PC which is the Cleveland Guardians.
I will consider all trades, big or small, to USA and Canada. As a rule of thumb I would prefer to trade base for base. I do have some inserts and short prints. I will consider trading inserts for base cards on a case by case basis. For the short prints I am hoping to trade for other short prints on my want list. As far as condition is concerned I am looking for NRMT for 1980-Present, 1970s EX-NRMT, anything prior to 1960 I will consider almost any condition (although I would ask for pictures prior to accepting).
Priority of my collections are as follows
1. My Cleveland Indians/Guardians collection, trade requests involving any of these cards is most likely to get my attention.
2. My Topps Base sets, I am diligently working on completing my 1980s Topps sets as well as my 2024 set as well. I am also starting on my 1990s and finishing up my 2011 sets. sub priority within this group is finishing my 80s and 2024 sets.
3. My sons 1992-93 Upper Deck basketball. He has most of the low series, but he still have most of the high series left to get.
4. Any other sets on my wantlist, such as my 1991 Fleer are a distant priority. Trades involving only these cards and requesting higher end cards like inserts are more likely to be declined.
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