Autographed Set Suggestions

2010 Topps Peek Performance Andy Oliver Auto #PPA-AOL

I like to build sets. Not so much complete sets, like say 1979 Topps baseball. Inserts sets, like the 2008 Goudey Graphs set, or the Topps 206 Framed Relics set. I am two cards from completing the 2006 UD Artifacts Auto-Facts set. The Dontrelle /50 is on it's way. I was wondering why I had never seen one, now I know, there are only 50. One popped up on eBay yesterday. It was listed as a regular auction. I contacted the seller and asked him to re-list with a BIN, and he did. Thanks to Tim over at GSNHF and his effort, the white whale of the set, the Chris Duffy /5 may be headed my way. I won't count my chicken before it hatches out of a bubble mailer. I am chipping away at a couple of relic sets currently, the 2010 Topps Magic and 2005 Origins. What I am looking for is my next autographed set to chase. I kind of want the next set to be a baseball set, and have on-card auto's. I took a good long look at Goodwin, but there are a bunch of oddball auto's. National Chicle is a maybe. I want a set that isn't impossible because of print run or financial output. A set that has todays players with legends sprinkled in would be best. Anybody got any suggestions?

Not Exactly What I Was Looking For

In my daily checking of eBay for the last two remaining 2006 Upper Deck Artifacts Auto-Facts Signature cards, I occasionally come across similar cards.

Here is an example. Joel Pineiro Game-Used / Auto. #27/30. I snagged it on eBay for $4 bucks shipped. I am not building this set, but I will pick the cards from it when I can get them cheap enough. The cards from this set are serial numbered to either /10 or /30. A tall order to collect for sure.

The set I'm working on is an auto only set. Consisting of 88 cards, the serial numbering is quite random. Some examples:

Eric Davis /487

Luis Aparicio /250

Ken Griffey Jr. /800

Joe Mauer /400

Derek Jeter /100

Dmitri Young /300

Kent Hrbek /239

I am down to three cards needed to finish off this bad boy. Chris Duffy, Magglio Ordonez and Dontrelle Willis. If anyone sees one of these anywhere, please, let me know. I have posted numerous forum messages at The Bench, and Freedom, with no replies.

Just Smack Me (My 2011 Heritage Wants)

I hate short prints. Building a set like Topps Heritage is an exercise in frustration. Short prints are probably the reason why I have never decided to build a Heritage set.

Maybe it's the cardboard feel, I don't know, but I am going to try and build the 2011 Topps Heritage set. It will take a long time. There are 74 short prints. 74!

The current want list is now all SP's; 465, 472, 475, 478, 490, 495, 498, 500

I have an S-load of doubles, so hit me with a note on this post if you have a want list. Lets trade!

3 Pack Round-Up (2011 Heritage)

I am perilously close to declaring a 2011 Heritage set building project. I have bought a few blaster boxes, and some random hobby packs. The stacks on my desk are calling me to organize and see how close I am to a set. I have bought Heritage in the past, but for some reason, this years offering is striking a chord with me.

I stopped in to Legends Sports at Woodland Mall yesterday to grab some top-loaders, and other supplies. For the first time since I have done business with Legends, the staff was helpful, not dick-ish, and actually pretty cool. I have been harsh in my criticisms of them in the past, and want to make special mention about Jeff. He was really nice about helping me with my '79 wants. I grabbed 3 packs of Heritage too. The results.

Pack 1)

BF-9 Robinson Baseball Flashbacks

209 Andrew Romine

414 Jarrod Dyson

463 Bob Green (SP)

260 Matt Cain

303 Daric Barton

263 Rangers Danger (Hamilton & Cruz)

228 Marlon Byrd

346 Felix Hernandez

Pack 2)

24 Detroit Tigers Team

286 Ozzie Guillen

422 Kendry Morales

423 Fear the Beard (Brian Wilson & Buster Posey)

78 Freddie Freeman

100 David Price

208 Rickie Weeks

232 2010 World Series Game 1

153 Marco Scutaro

Pack 3)

399 Roy Halladay

5 Clayton Kershaw

270 Ronny Cedeno

185Mariano Rivera

BF-7 Killebrew Baseball Flashbacks

251 Texas Rangers Team

256 Ruben Tejada

90 Julio Borbon

323 Jon Jay

Not too bad. A few all-stars, a couple of inserts, and one short print. I will probably have a want list posted sometime. Peace.

It's Official.

Now that I have card number one of the 1967 Topps set, I think I am going to try and build it. A friend of mine has shoe boxes of cards from his youth. There are around 200 '67's available. I picked up about 1/7th of his 67's yesterday.

Why collect the 67 set? "It's kind of boring", you say. I was born in 1967. I think it would be kind of cool to have the set from my birth year. I am also putting together the 1979 Topps set. 79 was the first year that me and my brother really started collecting with fervor.

Most of the cards that I picked up yesterday are in a bit better condition than this Maris. I am not going for a NM/MT set by any means. Maybe over time, I will try to upgrade a bit. I will have a want list up later.