More 2024

The 2026 Lot continues to add to my 2024 Topps flagship baseball set with a bunch of additions today.

Still too many Dodgers for my liking....still not over last year...but I guess I need them for the complete set, but I don't have to like it.

Allies and Machado are nice pick ups.

I do like that flagship has great back designs in recent years and the tweaks are small enough to not take away from the good in the design.

Happy to trade base dupes for needs if anyone else out there is working on the set!

Tagli Trade

 TCDB member jamestagli reached out with a great offer I couldn't refuse...

Gold parallels and serial numbers are fantastic and always welcome! 

The Hentgen is SN to 3999, a fairly low number for serial numbers in the 90s.

The Gypsy Queen cards from 2018 add to the team set, but still a couple to go, though the three names were big ones for who the Jays were for that year.

My first couple Bob Ross related Jays from the cool and different 2023 release. I am more accustomed to the more distant paintings by Ross, but adding a blue dot for a Jay wouldn't really work, so we get these shots of players playing in the forest.

Orlando was an popsicle addition on my end as a want, but it is still a keepers as it fits the inserts/parallels - so we can call it a happy little mistake.

Another 5-9

 Not showing quite all of them, but another 59 cards from 2023 Donruss football on tap from the 2026 Lot today.

Of the 300 pure base cards (it's a 400 card base set, but the last 100 are your rookies, etc), this brings me up to 1/3 done on the set. Sure, not going to keep any, but still need to keep up with whether I get the whole set or not to see what the lot provides. It provides a couple Bills, so I at least know where I can send those off to, though I should really find some football team collectors where I can send more football off to just to move it from my house!

No luck in getting any of the base set variation cards in this bunch. Not that it's a big win since they are just name variations which, to me, isn't a big draw. I much prefer when the photo is a more unusual one as the variation. At least Upper Deck hockey tries to do that with some of the recent years having suit/formal wear, alternative photos for some base cards.

We end with a Commanders card. I still find it interesting on the impacts for name changes to teams - not saying there isn't good reason for some of the changes that have happened, but interesting we don't see more of it. I mean, even for monetary reasons, for example, if a team name isn't working, change it to sell more merchandise. Not saying I'd like to see it, but we see a lot of design changes which are in part to do this, so why not change the name as well. Might be more of a legal hurdle to do I guess, but if more people are going to buy merchandise - surprised we haven't seen it happen...though maybe it's been looked at by some teams and the numbers don't quite support it....would be interesting to know what name changes that haven't happened, have been contemplated for monetary reasons alone.

Inserts Be Inserting

Today, Bowman be Bowman from the 2026 Lot with a big stack of 2024 Bowman prospect inserts.

With the name Bonilla, Emmanuel has some work to do to live up to the name in the majors, but I'd just be happy if he makes it higher than rookie ball where he has been the last couple years, but the stats seem to be against it taking a recrnt look online.

With 150 cards to the insert set, and having nothing outside a couple Jays before today, it means a bunch of additions to the collection today.

I like the design, and the fact the prospects team logo is in the top right on the front while the base cards have it top left, so it's easy to differentiate the two.

I like the Max Clark card - the dust up uniform shows the effort!

Skenes is a nice pickup given his rocketing career.

The were some dupes which I haven't scanned but are listed on my TCDB. I do have one interesting card...

I am guessing this may not be a printing error because of the shape and some of the card writing can be seen, but at the same time, there is no damage or difference to the card surface at all - any thoughts out there? Looks like something was stuck and removed but didn't damage the card, just the ink....weird....but cool.

Another Auston

Enjoy when the 2026 Lot adds to my Leaf collection...

Though I may not be a fan of the 'stache, Auston's done well to endearing himself to Toronto. I still don't consider him on the level of a Sundin or Gilmour for Leafs from my lifetime, but I expect he will get there before his time in Toronto is done.

I am working this set too, so more set help arrived today as well...

Nice Toews!

Enjoy the order in sets which di alphabetical by teams- great for team collecting when the card numbers are just in a row.

Sone cards for trade with a few dupes including Leon.

More Topps Additions

 It's been a good run of baseball cards from the 2026 Lot recently, and we get more with 2024 Topps flagship today.

I still grumble a bit with every Dodger card I come by given the World Series last year, even more so when I need to keep the card for the set.

Stomach post Jays days here with the Yankees. Still a keeper.

A solid days when over half the cards are keepers. As for the traders...

Baseball is getting a bit ahead for second by sport in this lot. I am hoping and expecting the to stick - definitely works given what I collect.

Prestigious

I may not collect football cards, but I can get behind the simplicity of the design of 2023 Prestige.

The set does put some stars of the past sprinkled in (I may prefer a direct subset, but can get behind the inclusion). The set is different enough with the simplicity - Id like it in hockey for sure. A Beckham Jr. sighting is alright.

Warren Moon who seems to be in as many sets, if not more, in recent years than when he was playing. I'm okay with that though.

Maybe not as exciting a day for my collection as the last few days, but a neat little set which I wouldn't mind helping someone with...or if any team collectors need a few cards, that works too.