Psych:The Wardrobe/Relic Card Completion!!

First I completed the Psych base sets, second I chased down the autographs, then I shared my completion of all the chase sets and then we come to the final battle I had with Psych, the relic sets.

There was both a single, 1:24 pack pull relic and a dual 1:72 pull dual relic sets. The single relic set has twenty-two cards including an exclusive binder card and the dual relic had five cards to chase.

One by one I chased all summer trying to track these down and find good deals. Not all were easy to accomplish and with some help from a couple of trades I was finally able to knock them down. I had accomplished something I never thought I would. I had done the entire master set of Psych minus one card which is an overly priced exchange card I wasn't going to bother with.

Here are all the relics in all their glory.

Dual relics, these were hard to find for some,

And there we have it.

I had been teasing a major project I had been working on Twitter since June and here I am to finally share the breaking news of it.

Now that I have accomplished this, I feel like I shouldn't leave my Ghostbusters one hanging. But, I haven't even begun thinking about going down that road and that one is much, much longer than this one was.

Now I gotta ask, have any of you ever completed a Master Set of a product?

Psych:The Chase Set Completion

It's been over a year since I have whispered the words Psych on here. That's because I had finished the autograph set last September, which you can see HERE. 

However, I felt finishing the autograph set and the base sets for both series wasn't enough. I needed to do more. I needed to finish what I had started and coming as far as I had, it shouldn't be any harder....right?

Well, it wasn't to a certain extent. I had grabbed every missing piece I could and probably even overpaid for some but I wanted to do this and almost had everything complete until I couldn't find one card. ONE CARD. Why does this always happen?! It happened to me with both autograph sets for Psych and even happened for my Ghostbusters autograph one.

So once again, I hired the Card finding Guru Wes and once again, the man came through.

These acetate Character cards are not easy pulls which made them really hard finds. But, one way or another, Wes found a way and brought home the one missing piece in the Burton Guster C2 Character Bio acetate. Good luck to the rest of you trying to hunt these down now.

Here are all 6 acetate cards together.

Here is the foil Character Cards

Henry's Wisdom 9 card set

Psych Undercover 9 card set

Psychic Moments 9 card set

Psych The Musical 6 card set

And the first series of Psych Undercover 9 card set.

BOOM! Mission Completed. Or was it completely yet. Come back tomorrow for an even bigger adventure I took in Psych.

2018 Year In Cardboard Review

2018 was a great year in terms of my collecting. I was able to complete many long shot projects and cards I never thought I could add to my collection. It took great friendships, big time determination, and a lot of leg work to make it all happen. In the end, it was all worth it.

There were so many great moments I can't remember them all. I really can't and had to cheat just to put together what I considered was my top of the crop but there may have been bigger moments I missed. Here were some of the highlights if you don't remember. These are just SOME, remember.

NOTE: These are not in any particular order.

1. Completing the Ghostbusters Autograph Set.

 

This took some patience and a lot of trading this year to complete. I was impressed I went from wanting to add three autographs to the set to finishing it. A big thanks to Wes for chasing down my last need.

2.Completing The Psych Autograph Set

  

Another one I never expected to finish. I had to be very patient with this one as most of the cards in the set weren't cheap. It took trading, five years of waiting, and a big time chase by Wes at the end.

3. Finding the White Whale 

  

I looked for years for this card and dwelled on it all of 2018.When that surprising envelope arrived, I didn't know what to say. Just had my hands shaking and a bit of tears in the eyes. It's incredible what a piece of cardboard can do. Once again, Wes came through for me. He is amazing and a great friend.

4. Patrick Mahomes Autograph

  

Most of 2018 I spent trying to trade for two people, Saquon Barkley (any and all of his cards) and a Patrick Mahomes autograph. I didn't have much luck with either but at least I added some Barkley's. Mahomes on the other hand, well, nobody wanted to trade to me. I had actually given up on trying to get one before being surprised by Pack Geek. Thanks again Jeff!

5.Completion Of My Binder Re-sort Project

  

This was so, so, so, much work and I have an even bigger challenge this year once again fixing these binders after much discussion with myself. I mean, who else besides you guys do I talk to about the hobby? No collectors near me. My pops is it, but he doesn't care to hear about how I sort.

6. Ending a 22 Year Search

  

The card I lost 22 years ago finally came home again in an eBay purchase. I probably paid more than I had wanted, but the memories attached to it was worth it.

7. The Goldbergs Garbage Pail Kids

  

I love watching The Goldbergs on Wednesday Nights so when I found out they had made cards of the popular TV series for Garbage Pail (one of Adam Goldbergs favorite card sets he collected as a kid in real life and on the show) I wanted them and landed them. However, landing this autograph set or one autograph from the set would be impossible with the prices they are.

8. Pull Of The Year

  

Back in June, my only luck from a box break in 2018 struck when I pulled this Saquon Barkley autograph card /75. It stands still as my best Barkley card.

9. First Autographs Of These Guys

  

 

 

One of my unknown unannounced chases of 2018 was landing autographs of Giants players I have been needing for a long time. My wife gifted two to me without me knowing while the third in Shockey I traded for. There are still names like Ottis Anderson, Harry Carson, Kerry Collins (in Giants uniform and only one I have seen like that is the 2000 Fleer Autographics one), Tiki Barber, Pepper Johnson, Danny Kanell, Dave Brown, Joe Morris, Alyssa Milano (not a player but a big fan and she has a 2012 Panini Fans Of The Game auto), Chris Calloway, Ike Hilliard, Jason Sehorn, Phil McConkey, Jackie Mason (2004 Leaf Rookies and Stars Fans Of The GAme), Kurt Warner, Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, Jason Garrett, Thomas Lewis, Mark Ingram (not the Saints guy), Joe Montgomery, Sam Huff (the 1997 Upper Deck Legends is pretty sweet), John Elliot (1995 Proline Classic has one),Tommy Maddox (there is one in 1996 Pro Line Classics), Carl Banks, Mike Sherrard, Tyrone Wheatley (done and got it now), Jared Lorenzen, Lorenzo Carter, and Bill Parcells. I will have a list of these guys on the side of the blog for your viewing in case of trades and keep it updated as I go.

10. Best Box Break Pull 

 

I have been in a few breaks over the years but haven't landed anything but base, inserts and maybe a relic. This time it finally paid off thanks to Midwest Box Breaks. So glad to have them also aboard on the blog as it's official breaker. Good dude running the show there in Ben and he is very generous to the hobby as well. 

I only posted ten highlights, but believe me, there are many more. I must have made at least 100 trades in 2018 in all. Every one of them brought home a new piece and a new memory when I come across those cards. I also saw a lot of hobby generosity in 2018, which was greatly appreciated knowing the year that I had, and one of those that I haven't mentioned yet and will here in the ending was the one that made me cry. Actually cry. 

 

  

 

On my birthday, my buddy @Jake1725 organized a birthday present for me. Some of you pitched in to help me land the Roday autograph and my longest tenured friend on the web in Shane from Project Pedro Blog grabbed the birthday card and eBay gift card for me. It will some something I will never forget. I have the birthday card on my desk still.

So thanks to all of you that played a role in making my 2018 collecting year my best one yet. Your help and generosity means more to me than I can put in this article. The second best I can do is offer you a virtual group hug. Thanks again everyone and here is hoping for another great year of collecting!

Psych:The Complete Autograph Collection

After 5 grueling long years of knocking down one or two cards at a time, here is finally the complete autograph collection of Cryptozoic Psych Seasons 1-8.

This has been a long journey of ups and downs and time of trial. But, with lots of help from friends and family, my once long dream turned into a reality.

I need to thank quite a few for their help with this project with the biggest thanks going out to @90sNicheFBCard, who helped me a ton with these sets picking up the key cards. Another thanks goes out to my wife who helped add some of these as well. Other thanks goes out to @Jake1725 and @ShaneSalmonson who organized a birthday gift for me with help from others as well that deserve thank yous and landed me the biggest card I needed for the first seasons. Then of course a huge thanks for Wes for tracking down the final piece of the puzzle.

There were lots of fun names in both sets and even if I wasn't a fan of Psych like I am, I may have sought some of these names just to have it for my non sport PC.

Let's take a gander at the Seasons 5-8 set that I accomplished first. There are 26 cards in the set including a dual autograph of the main characters. There are plenty of great names in this set including Ralph Macchio, Jason Priestly, Diedrich Bader,French Stewart,

Anthony Anderson, and Val Kilmer just to name a few.

 

The Seasons 5-8 set was a tad easier to build with autographs falling 3 per box. They were much more plentiful. My biggest challenge was landing the dual autograph in the picture above which @90sNicheFBCard ended up finding for me.

The Seasons 1-4 set I almost didn't bother with. The autographs fell 1 per box which brought the pricing well beyond my budget. But, once I got the James Roday as my birthday gift, I started to slowly chip away through trades. Then came the final piece that Wes snagged and I was simply amazed that this all came together.

Once again, some fun names in here like Rachel Leigh Cook, Jaleel White,

 

And George Takei which I think is still my favorite autograph of the group in this set.

There are 37 autographs in total in both seasons and you just saw them all. Originally there was supposed to be 38 but I believe the lead girl in the show who was James Roday's girlfriend in real life I believe as well at one point, Maggie Lawson must not have wanted to do it so they never replaced her card in the set.

There were a few other characters I wished they could have had autographs of in the set, but sadly the show has ended so I don't ever to expect to see a Anthony Michael Hall or Cybill Shepherd or especially a Cary Elwes autograph. His character was iconic in the series as Pierre Despereaux.

Just because I am done with the Psych autograph series doesn't mean I am done with Psych. I still have lots of needs for the relics and still plenty of insert needs that need to be knocked off. I am hoping once again with the support of friends and family, we can make this happen. 

Once again thank you to all of you who played a role in helping me build this set. It means a lot to be apart of this great hobby community.

You Can't Hide From Wes!

It was a dark and stormy night.....after acquiring two of the final three pieces for my Psych Seasons 1-4 autograph set, I sat and searched to no end for the final piece on the internet. It was no where to be found and became a Missing Card case.

Could I really get this close to the set and not finish it? Really? Really?

So as a sat there at my desk chair with the storm raging on, I was trying to figure out how to proceed forward and how I would feel if I wasn't able to finish this five year project being so close. Both the hobby OCD and collector in me would be driven mad if I couldn't complete it.

That's when out of nowhere the hobby Gods whispered a name into my head, Wes. Go to Wes. They said. So I followed their lead.

From what I had heard, he was a Card Whisperer, a Card Locator, a Card Bounty Hunter. Wes, the Card Bounty Hunter. Doesn't that sound like a TV series in the making? I think so.

So I met Wes that dark and stormy night in an alley-well it was a DM through Twitter but to keep this story more interesting lets keep it in the alley-and passed him the note with the name written down. Wes stood there in the pouring rain dressed in a black overcoat, black brimmed hat that showed very little of his face like WWE’s Undertaker and he just gave me a nod of confidence. I didn't need words from him to know I had the right man for the job. I went with my gut and with the guidance of the hobby Gods.

 He then disappeared into the darkness and I walked back home to await word from him. Would I be able to sleep knowing the last card of my chase was out there?  Probably not. Not until it was in its rightful home.

Less than 24 hours later, I received a message from Wes that we needed to meet up again, so we did in the alley that night.

Wes once again stood there in the darkness, however this time he held out a bubble envelope and nodded his head again, this time with a smile I could spy just under the hat. I had a good feeling when I peeled open the envelope revealing the goods on the inside....

 

Holy smokes. He found it. He also found it less than 24 hours later after I had searched for a year. How he did it, I will never know. Well, I sorta do but it's more fun to keep the mystery alive. In response to the find, I gave him a hug-or a Twitter DM equivalent of one- and that was enough for him. Wes is always one to feel joy when he gives joy to others. It's just who he is.

So there you have it. My big five year project is complete. I wouldn't have been able to complete it without the help of my hobby family especially in closing Wes. A big thanks goes out to all of you who put forth the great fight with me to help me complete this set. I put both sets together for a huge group picture tomorrow.

I now know if there is a card to find, turn to Wes The Card Bounty Hunter. He will deliver, even in the pouring rain. I am even more confident since this isn’t just a one time deal. Yes, this was only the first episode. There is a sequel in the works......

Bustin' Ghosts And George Takei With The Breakfast Club

I have been in a trading frenzy of late.

Making moves like it's the baseball trading deadline. Sacrificing cards I normally wouldn't let go to get something more that I need. It's a new experience that's been a bit fun for me despite the risk of hoping it doesn't come back to bite me at some point.

Either way, I have been knocking down set needs like crazy. 

First I made a trade with my buddy @Jake1725 to land two much needed Ghostbusters autographs Harris Yulin,  including this Jennifer Runyon I wasn't sure I would ever be able to add. For some reason or another, her values were crazy. I would guess maybe she is one of the Sp's in the set. Runyon played the College Student in Ghostbusters but also had some other roles.

Up next, Harris Yulin who played the Judge who yelled and reactivated the slime that brought out ghosts when the Ghostbusters to court in Ghostbusters 2. He has appeared not only in tha tmovie but some other big ones as well such as Clear and Present Danger, The Hurricane and Training Day.

  

Thanks to @Jake1725 for the big time set help!!!

Up next, some other big needed set help this time from my buddy Bryan over @90sNicheFBCard, who I usually pull off one to two big trades a year with. 

He helped with my Ghostbusters set as well with this Ivan Reitman add who directed both movies.

 

With Reitman in hand, I can slowly feel myself creeping towards this set I never thought would be possible. Only two more cards remain to be found. One is listed on eBay and one is nowhere to be found. I am a bit concerned about that one but trying to stay positive that it will be found when the time comes.

Bryan also played big role in some Psych Autograph set help knocking off two HUGE needs. Ally Sheedy wasn't the cheapest find, but she is a tough one to search for. So, so blessed that Bryan snagged this for me as Psych autographs from the first set are starting to evaporate and become less and less likely to be found.

Sheedy was also in the movie The Breakfast Club, maybe you have heard of it ;) She was also in some other big time films like St. Elmo's Fire, Short Circuit and Bad Boys.

The next autograph is of a guy we have seen all over social media, TV, and films. Most known in my opinion on Star Trek as Hikaru Sulu. I think this autograph is awesome because of his legend status and he has a clean signature.

 

It also made me get down to one more need for my Psych Autograph set! Yes one more!

My face when I realized that I was only one more away.....

A thanks goes out to Bryan for the huge set help!

The final autograph for the Psych set I won't spill whether I added yet or not. All I can say is that it will be a good ride that's for sure and will have a story to tell when I do. Til then I will turn my focus back on finishing up Ghostbusters and looking at other Psych needs as well.

PSYCHed About Today

Today is going to be a great day. I am so psyched!

First up, it's the kickoff to the NFL Season!  Yeah Baby! Tonight the Falcons take on the Eagles to kick off the 2018 NFL Season. I really hope the Falcons win obviously with my hate of the Eagles, but it's a home game for Philly and they are coming off a high of winning the Super Bowl and raise their banner so I have a feeling how this game will go. I at least picked the Eagles to win in multiple pools so that would be my only reason to want them to win.

I am also psyched to show off my new Psych additions for my insert set chase thanks to @Double_O_Slevin on Twitter. He busted a bunch of boxes at one point and went set chasing like myself but seemed to had moved on from that journey.

So instead, he helped mine and generously knocked some off from my needs from the Seasons 5-8 product.

Up first, Psych The Musical adds. It was interesting to see a show on USA Network do a musical but not surprising with Psych being the one to try it. Was a very interesting and entertaining episode. With these two additions I now only have one more need in this set with card number 6. Can't wait to finish this up.

And the next three cards are from Psych Undercover. As we know, Shawn and Gus went undercover with some crazy disguises on some cases. One that really stands out of these three is the vampire one. The episode covers a murder that seemed to had been committed by a vampire which is why they are undercover as them. The episode also stars Corey Feldman who we all know from many films such as The Lost Boys, The Goonies and Stand By Me. It's too bad Cryptozoic didn't add him to the autograph checklist for this set.

Speaking of checklist, I now only have three missing Psych Undercover from the Seasons 5-8 set with numbers 5,6, and 8.  Keep in mind that this version of Undercover is much different than the one in the first series. This one has an added foil and different design. I still need help with the first set as well.

A thanks goes out Seth for the set help. I really appreciate it!

If any of you would like to help out my set needs as well, you can find all of my remaining Psych set needs HERE.

Moving Forward!

It has been so, so, so, long since I was able to add to my Psych autograph needs and it took some serious convincing to my wife and family before they all pitched in and helped me grab three cards for the set that were on sale at the time.

These may be early Christmas presents, but I am fine with that. I am finally moving forward on this five year project. The difference between the Seasons 1-4 autograph project vs the Seasons 5-8 project is the autograph seeding. Autographs for Seasons 1-4 have a smaller checklist and fell 1 per box while the Seasons 5-8 had 26 autographs and fell 3 per box. The harder odds and smaller checklist drove prices up on the Seasons 1-4 autographs and they were becoming tougher to find.

Let's take a look at which ones I can finally cross off.

Corbin Bernsen. It feels weird buying someones autograph twice since he was in the second set, but it  had to be done.

 

Lassiter or Timothy Omundson wasn't found in Seasons 5-8 checklist so this was his one and only autograph from the product. This was also the one and only one on eBay. So glad it was snatched up so I wouldn't have to suffer through a search.

 

And finally another one that was in Seasons 5-8 but I needed for the first set was Chief Vick or Kirsten Nelson.

 

 

So glad I was able to add these and make a dent in my set needs. Only three more to go before I can accomplish this five year feat. Only time can tell if I can get there.

I Made A Brilliant Guess

When it comes to math and estimations, I am usually not the person to turn to. My guesses are so far off from the actual number.

The other day I was talking to my father about some rookie cards, specifically DiDi that he was looking for, and I was like "Yeah, I can trade you one. I have at least 10 of him." Well, I had two. Yes, two. I normally don't like trading rookie cards away of hot players unless I have 10 of them but I still pulled the trigger despite my complete under-guessing.

However last week, I was close on a guessing contest. Very, very close.

@BrilliantCards held a contest for you to take a guess on what his rainbow lot of Goodwin Champion mini cards would go for. My guess was $34.45 with the winning bid being.....$34.33. I was the only one even close to that guess. .12 off. I don't think I have ever come that close to guessing anything like that so for that day, I felt like a math champ. Just that one day.

Anyways, the prize was a mystery pack and mystery pack it was. I looked in my mail box and saw a package from COMC that I wasn't expecting. I actually haven't even ever ordered from them so that was even more of a mystery. Upon opening the package the mystery was quickly unraveled when I recognized where the package came from.

I was not only surprised by the package itself, but by the contents as well.

Up first, a very purty Rodney Hampton card /500.

 

Next, another numbered Rodney from one of my favorite sets all time in 1997 Totally Certified.  This one is the blue version numbered to 2100. This entire set looked amazing and as always with Peel Off stickers, I keep them intact.

 

Up next a numbered to 725 Phone card of my main man Rodney.

Following that, one of my favorite Rodney Hampton autographs. This one is from Topps Archives and features a throwback to his 1990 Topps rookie card. I have heard that Rodney doesn't sign much at all anymore or even TTM as I was looking for an address. So adding autographs of the man won't ever bother me.

 

 

And finally, a new addition to my Psych relic set. I was so stoked to see this card as I haven't added to that PC in some time and been needing to.  It's also my first Carlton Lassiter addition as I don't have his autograph from the first set.

 

 

A tremendous thanks goes out to @BrilliantCards for the mystery giveaway prize pack. You made my week for sure. Go give him a follow for giveaways and some great deals on sport cards and non sport cards.