Cards From Across the Border

Made my first trade with Douglas over at Sportscards From The Dollar for some cards off his Archives want list

In return he sent me some Archives I was looking for. Freddie Freeman your our only hope.

I don't have too many Ty Cobb cards and this one's a great shot. Frank Thomas looks huge in this photo another Georgia Peach. This was my first card of Jason Heyward in Cardinal red. Shelby's working out well in that trade I suppose...

Doug said he was sending some bonus cards, these white frames GQs are awesome, I love these framed parallels. Simmons looks like he needs the All Star break and hopefully we'll get our #3 hitter back not too long after that.

He also said he'd throw some Lightning cards in the package as well and did he ever. This super thick serial numbered Stamkos from Panini Prime looks like it was made to be autographed in gold ink, may have to give it a shot as they practice right down the street from my house.

This die cut looks awesome scanned, sometimes my scanner kills cards but this one really pops in digital form.

More Stammer, hopefully Stevie Y can lock him up for the future. I always liked Teddy Purcell who's now in Edmonton still being the same solid player.

A couple Bish cards for the collection here, it will be interesting to see what the Lightning do with Bishop's contract expiring after next year and Andrei Vasilevsky (20 y/o) waiting in the wings.

....of Tampa Bay goaltenders.

Unfortunately I don't have any of Andrei's cards to show here but I do have this awesome relic of the departed Brett Connolly Doug sent over.

These weren't even all the Bolts cards he packed in the mailer! Thanks for the memories and the lopsided trade you demanded to New York Marty, we've got Cally (and a Cup) thanks to you.

Another National Hockey Card Day card from a trade, the Pinnacle is in French as well and boy am I tempted to peel that Dino.

Doug didn't stop there though he made sure to hit all 3 teams I collect and sent over these 2 from '15 Score, I've bought two of the $5 50 packs from Target and gotten zero Falcons so these were much needed. If anybody I trade with collects football as well I have some cards for you I just sorted all my old football cards by team.

Thanks again for all the cards Doug, I will be getting something together for you when I get back from purgatory aka Fort Lauderdale.

Catching Up: Bob Walk Trade + LCS trip

Well I didn't post yesterday, too nervous for the hockey game that ended a great season for my Lightning. Ben Bishop played balls out and with what turns out a torn hip, if he hadn't gotten hurt and missed a game who knows what would've happened but alas the Blackhawks are champions again... anyways let's move on to less depressing subjects like baseball cards.

Set up a trade with Matt over at Bob Walk the Plank, our first and he was kind enough to send me these 2 2012 Archives Fan Favorites autographed cards. Both are new autographs to my collection and guys I grew up loving as a kid. Thanks Matt!

He also sent over these serial numbered Falcons from 2004 Fleer Platinum #'d out of 100 as seen on the Warrick Dunn card below.

Mr. Dunn is now a minority owner of the Falcons and seems to always be on the news doing charity work both here in Tampa and up in Atlanta. He gives furnished homes to single mothers around Christmas every year and was one of my favorite players back in the day.

This guy.... this is a cool card

I was over by the only LCS in Tampa the other day around lunch and grabbed a 2000 count box and few cards out of the binders on the display case, grand total $4.75, better than ripping a single pack.

This is my first of the newer unlicensed Studio cards, used to have a bunch of the huge 8x10 1997 or so but have no idea what became of them. 

Can't pass up new Chippers, the middle card is serial #'d 4432/9799.