Big Thanks to Duff over at the Hockey Card Geek

A couple months ago I was contacted by a reader asking if I was interested in an Alex Delvecchio auto. The simple answer is ALWAYS yes. It was a Champs mini auto so not having one I said sure what do you want, but rather than deal or trade Duff just sent the auto long with a load of different buddies for the long journey up to Canada. I must say I was very impressed with my special package and I hope the one coming your way Duff is equally delightful!

11-12 UD Parkhurst Alex Delvecchio Mini Auto

Just a cool and classy card with Alex's simple but elegant auto. Without a doubt my favourite card from the batch.

70-71 Topps Alex Delvecchio #64

While I already have one it doesn't diminish the appreciation I have for it. I don't have the set so this could be my first of many in the 70-71 Topps set which is a very undervalued and under-appreciated set!

73-74 Topps Alex Delvecchio #141

Needed this card and love it more for the back side than the front. I have never bought this card before because whenever I see it online it is usually 3-4 bucks min to get it to my house and at most this is a dollar card. But Duff sent it to me for free with a bonus:

Check out the stainage!!! This is my first Alex Delvecchio card with a wax stain! I wish that UD would throw that into some of their modern OPC packs. Forget blank backs and bring back wax stains.

79-80 Topps Wayne Cashman #85

After putting a huge dent in this due to some help from the LCS and their mystery boxes plus a trade with Sal from puckjunk.com I am now less than 15 cards from a complete set and Cashman makes me one closer. 

Maybe the biggest surprise are the 25 cards Duff sent me from my 98-99 Topps want list. This was a set I started thanks to a cheap retail wax box I bought of this stuff a year or two ago. I never posted it because I just never had the time to and I figured no one would be interested. I must say I do like the set lots and here are two of my favourites from the 25 he sent.

Nice action shot of Randy weighing out his options. The Devils would like to forget 96-99 but the 99-2000 season was really special and Randy has two rings for all his efforts with the Devils.

I always forget Trevor spent some time on the Island. I hated these jerseys nearly as much as I hated their Captain Highliner ones.

 

Here is what the back sides of the 98-99 Topps set look like in case you didn't know. Really, I am a huge fan of the backs. You get a second photo that is different from the front. Career stats and they include PLAYOFFS! Also some vital information and a small write-up. This is what a trading card should look like in my opinion and Topps did a solid job at it. The copper border isn't horrible either, in all a solid set with a few neat cards and inserts.

A big thanks to Jeff at 2 x 3 Heroes for two very cool PWEs and some advice please!

A little while back, Jeff at 2 x 3 Heroes was kind enough to offer people a chance to receive a nice random PWE with some players from their favourite club. Even though I am a huge baseball fan, I don't have much in the way of cards so getting some free Tigers cards sounded like lots of fun. Several weeks later one envelope arrived and then yesterday a second one arrived which means I need to thank Jeff for some serious kindness. Here is the loot!

Here are the cards from the first batch. A great variety of Tigers from an equal varied amount of sets. I love the variety and without a doubt my favourite of this batch is the Doyle Alexander. It almost looks like he is asking God a question. A pair of Sweet Lou's and Willie's Stache make this a pretty awesome six pack.

 Jeff then sent a second batch which is equally awesome with a nice Miggy insert and some Devils action. I am going to have to mail this Clarkson away to Toronto in the hopes that maybe David will sign it for a Devils fan with all that free time he now has.

Thank you very much Jeff and unlike the last envelope I was smart enough to save then one so I am going to try and hit you back just as well as you hit me! Thanks for showing me once again sports card bloggers are some of the greatest people in the world.


There has actually been a bit of a side effect of getting these PWEs and my recent acquisition of a Randy Johnson rookie and that is I think my collection might need ONE complete baseball set. However, there are two problems. One is I don't know what set to get and second is budget. I want a set but I don't want to drop hundreds on a set. So if anyone out there has a suggest for a set, please make one here is what I want.

A baseball set with a good number of decent rookies, costs less than $40 and is aesthetically attractive. Do you know of something that fits that discription? Please share. Also if you have one you want to sell or trade please feel free to email me too. I don't mind trading some hockey for a baseball set.

Thanks!