Mini Trades and RAK's

 

With my card room looking like an episode of Hoarders where they take you into the kitchen, I have mail days that were tucked away that really needed to have some light shone on them by posting them here.

We kick it off with a RAK mail day from @kevinspollen on the @NGTCollectibles Sunday RAK thread. This is a Topps Gold rookie card of Michael Strahan if you couldn't recognize him without that wonderful smile. Thanks Kevin for the card!

Up next, I made a small pwe trade with @JCannon and added my first non Rodney Hampton Mosaic cards to my Giants collection,

Eli base card

Saquon Got Game? Insert.

 

Thanks Josh for the two new additions. I can see why Mosaic has so much appeal to collectors. I may have to find some more for my Giants collection. I really like the look of the parallels from a distance.

The next card on here is yet another small PWE trade that I made from a sales thread I host on Twitter.

Daniel Jones has been one of the brighter spots for the team this season despite his numbers not fully showing it. I think a lot of people forget how athletic he is until they saw that long run against the Eagles. We will ignore the fact that he tripped and fell before he could reach the endzone but let's remember the rest of it.

This a new jersey card for the collection of Jones I have. I like relics that actually feature a full color photography. Also I dig the team colored border.

Thanks for the trade @chasinthegraph!

The final card caught my eye on the @employee84 PWE Friday thread I have spoken about many times. I miss out on many of the good cards on that thread, but occasionally will find something that at least catches my eye.

This Fred Taylor that @employee84 posted was one of those cards.

It was really hard to capture it's full beauty but I think you get the drift from what I did capture.

The back showing the card is numbered to 2500.

This is a perfect fit for my side PC of Taylor but also for my 90's Insert PC.

Thanks to @employee84 for the mail day.

Glad to have finally given the appropriate shout outs and to have caught up on these mail days before they fall even further into the abyss I call my Card Headquarters.

Ending 2019 With A Bang!

2019 wasn't as big of a year as 2018 was for me with card adds, but it wasn't the worst year I ever had either. I was able to at least cross some needs off from my checklist and some of that was from help with others.

One of them that helped me knock a few cards down was my buddy @StephenJFurlong recently.

Some Rodney's that were on my want list

 

Kerry Collins Starting Lineup. I believe he only has two so I am only one away from having both now. This is believed to be his rookie one.

And finally, a Fred Taylor autograph. Fred has been on my list for a couple of years as a 90's guy I have been needing. I really loved watching Fred run and the Jags were my second favorite team in the 90's so it was an obvious need. I also like Fred's signature and added jersey number. Gavin, from Baseball Card Breakdown blog may also take note this is a "Christmas Card".

Glad to finally cross Taylor's autograph off but still have many more to go!

Thanks @StephenJFurlong for the mail day! I know there is more on the way but I will post that at a later date.

Up next, generosity was shown to me to end the year as @heyitsTMurph grabbed a card for me that @BrilliantCards had for sale on Twitter as a Christmas gift. It was a dual booklet autograph featuring a NY Giant and that other NY team.

Front:

Inside:

Shonn Greene on one side

 

Andre Brown on the other. He actually signed his on the patch. My hope is that the autograph don't fade over time. I have a couple Letterman signed by Brown and they have faded badly on the fabric that hasn't seen the light of day.

This marks only my third Giants booklet in my collection. Thanks @heyitsTMurph for the mail day!

And finally, my last trade of 2019, I did have one trade before this one which I plan to show tomorrow, but this was the literally final one of 2019 and was done with my buddy @CrattyPatty25 who posted some Lamar Jacksons FS/FT.

And knowing me, I had to have them. It's a very, very small slight side PC I have.

 

First Down parallel /99

 Timeless Tributes /99 parallel

Bonus card he nicely tossed in!

I am still looking for an autograph card of Lamar and Mahomes but doubt I will ever be able to get one at this point.

Thanks for the trade @CrattyPatty25 and here's to more in 2020.

I hope all of you have a Happy, safe New Years Eve. Don't make stupid decisions like being under the influence and driving. Be smart, be safe and see you next year! (I plan to be in bed by 9:30 like usual)

Comin' In Hot:The Mail Day I Wasn't Sure Would Arrive

I gave my Hotmail inbox a check one day and found that Nate over at The Buc Stops Here blog had contacted me again about another awesome soon to be trade. What we didn't know, is what would pursue next.

I mailed mine out a day before he did and he received my end in a couple of days. However, the USPS showed us some love by having his end never arrive to me. I checked in on a daily basis to let Nate know it hadn't arrived and we had gotten up to more than 10 days before Nate and I both decided it wasn't going to come and Nate was going to graciously replace the lost cards. Well guess what, USPS said "hey, even though the right address is on here, let's send it back to the sender" and they did. Nate got the envelope in the mail and re-sent it back out. Once again it took a little longer than expected, but it finally came into my possession and I did the happy dance.

Both Nate and I couldn't believe I actually had it.

Well, here is the proof.

Nate has been a HUGE help in knocking down my set needs from 90's chrome. Corey Dillion was another big name I was lacking from the 1997 Topps Chrome set.

Fred Taylor was one for my 1998 Topps Chrome set which is ever so creeping towards being completed

 

Especially after adding the last big one I needed in Moss. I have had the Peyton for awhile now.

Thanks again Nate for the set help. I look forward to our next trade and hopefully it arrives a bit more peaceful.

Here are the remaining cards I need for both of those Chrome sets if you have any help for me!

1997 Topps Chrome HAVES
5,8,9,10,41,51,53,68,75,82,92,93,94,99,108,127,129,155,162,

1998 Topps Chrome HAVES
4,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53
54,56,57,58,60,62,63,64,65,66,67,69,70,71,72,80,81,82,84,85,86,87,88,89,91,92,95,96,98,99,102,111,112,113,
117,125,126,127,135,136,137,138,139,140,144,145,146,147,148,149,150,151,152,154,156,157,158,159,160,161,162,163,164,165

Hot Cardboard In My Mail Box

Usually when Wes sends me something, he tells me ahead of time.

Then there was this time. No idea I had a package coming.

When you open up an envelope from Wes, you are already expecting something great, but when you open it up and see this.....

You don't know what to expect.

So let's see.

Daniel Jones Leaf including a gold parallel.

Wes knew of my man crush on Barry. Such a great RB

Odell back in his prime days with the Giants

The Letter L I am missing for Sport Card Collectors. Now it's mine again.

My boy Allan Houuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuston! First relic of him I have.

Fred Taylor, another small side PC

Mark Brunell, the same

I had high expectations for this guy but he just failed. Still will add autographs of him though!

Every time I add a new Jacobs auto, I get excited. This guy was fun to watch and played a big role in the Giants Super Bowl wins.

But none more than this guy, Come on Eli, make your possible last year your best.

A big thanks goes out to Wes for yet another great mail day. I will have to hit you back here at some point even though I know you don't do it for that. You're a true hearted friend who simply loves to give.

Squirrel!

 

I have found out more and more as a collector that I can become easily distracted by other cards instead of trying to get myself just to focus on one project at a time. I am not sure if that's a good or a bad thing.

When this Holiday Match Ups card came up in a trade with @gingersnap4004, I fell in love. The design, creativity and shiny appeal had me reeling for wanting more. Squirrel! Wait, don't I already have 3,000 other projects going on? Aren't I already working on many sets at once? Squirrel!

If you don't get that reference, it's from the movie Up when the dog, Dug how creative, in the movie gets easily distracted by a Squirrel. I find myself referencing that a lot when collecting.

At least for the rest of my trade I kept my cool and my focus on some main PC's.

Wheatley rookie

Brandon Jacobs rookie

Squirrel! Another 90's set must have!

Tiki Barber Rookie from Pinnacle

Fred Taylor cards. Yeah, sort of a side PC

 

Another

And another. He is out of this world!

And another I would have just taken because I loved this product

Mark Brunell who many know I side PC as well

Great card right here with Cut To The Chase parallel from Donruss Preferred

 

Kerry Collins another player I side PC

Squirrel!! Wait, this has Kerry Collins but it's a cool double sided card i want to build a set of

Curse you Matt. Focus!

There we go. Back to focus. Sterling Shepard autograph that started the trade.

A big thanks goes out to @gingersnap4004 for the trade and being so easy to work with. I will definitely be back again to trade with you.

Now let's see if I can get off from here without being distracted again....

 

Squirrel!! Need this set!

Okay. That's enough Dug. I mean Matt.

Random Card On My Desk:1998 Ex-2001 Fred Taylor