Flea Market Round Up Pt. 3

As is every Saturday I woke up and asked my brain what it wanted to do. Well my brain is rather predictable and I ended up at the flea market as per usual and found myself on the garage sale aisle.

Where I saw this '61 Spahn staring at me from its glass case prison amongst Penthouse magazines, cigar boxes and old zippo lighters. I asked the gentleman how much and got nervous when he reached for his dusty Beckett behind him...

I acted quickly and picked up this well loved '53 Mathews and he put the book down and started to tell me stories about Eddie. We talked for a while about the Braves and other baseball legends and eventually he told me I could have both for $8. Which for me was plenty fair for my first vintage Spahn and this fine piece of art 

Moving further down the garage sale aisle,  which I don't usually go down, I found a large box marked 5/$1 which I began to pick thru and plucked this trio of O-Pee-Chees.

Also grabbed the Braves big three but in the wrong uniforms out of those same boxes. The Glavine is a refractor and the Smoltz just looks wrong to me. 

Also snagged these 3, the Konerko is up for grabs if anyone wants it. I always thought he was a White Sock for life. The Kevin Brown cards were just too goofy to leave behind. 

What's the point of a Flea market if you don't pick up a couple of oddballs. These 2 are up for trade as well.

Ooooh shiny, that Neagle is blinding.

Keeping this one short like my trip to the flea market this week, I'll close it out with a couple die cut Chippers I picked up from those same five for one boxes. 

RIP Monte, pulled this from a pack back in July. 

Cards from Night Owl - A Trade Post

I've been reading his blogs since I started lurking around these parts and was a little shocked when the Night Owl himself reached out to me to trade for some shiny Dodgers I had pulled out of a '15 Heritage blaster a few weeks ago. Still in shock that he actually read my blog but even more that I might have a Dodgers card he didn't I did my best to put together a solid trade package to send him.

I got a return package the other day and there were some awesome cards inside. Not sure what set this is from of Warren Spahn, it's Card No. 2 of 12 Series No. 5, somebody help me out because I love the simple design and want them all!

2006/2004 Fleer Tradition here, I missed out on these as I was too cool for baseball cards throughout High School. Glad these were sent my way because again I didn't know about these sets, great stuff. Makes you miss when 12 companies made licensed baseball cards.

Another new to me set, 2009 O-Pee-Chee, this guy is pitching in AAA for the Braves right now and hopefully makes it back to the big club soon. I was always a fan of the tattooed side-arming Australian and he's recovered from his second TJ surgery already. 

Hey! A set I recognize and love, 2008 UD Masterpieces might be one of my favorite sets of all time just for the card stock it's printed on.

Ok, I'd heard of these but didn't own any until now, bring these back Topps!

I missed out on this era of the Braves being born in '88 and I don't think I missed too much except great hair and mustaches.. and lots of losing.

I'm sure Night Owl was glad to jettison this serial numbered card of now division rival J-Up, and is probably enjoying their demise more than even I am. (sorry Underdog) I thought the Padres were actually gonna be good this year but I have a buddy that kept saying look at Oakland last year and well so far that's pretty much what it's looked like.

Thanks a lot for all the great cards Night Owl, I'll keep an eye out for '75 buybacks and confusing Dodgers parallels for you from now on.