Rest of the Champions

We have seen some of the 2023 Goodwin Champions cards from the lot before, but here was another (and maybe last) chunk of about 130-140 cards and the goal was to see if we ended up with a complete 100 card pure base set. I won't keep with suspense, it fell short. 10 cards short actually.

The first card in the set is Michael Jordan, and I didn't see that card at all, so I knew I would have the complete set. My guess, given the number missing is that whoever these came from, did get the set but got rid of their duplicates.

This set has it's place, and I can understand the cross sport appeal, but it's not for me. I don't really want to collect cards from all sports, and this would start to be a reason why to do such a thing.

No Jays or Leaf cards in the bunch, and nothing to really draw my interest, though the design itself is fine and solid.

I appreciate the draw in getting some out of the way recognition for track athletes for example.

Interesting that some stars get multiple cards, though if you are going to do it - Jordan and Woods would be two names for example, that would for sure make sense.

May not be a set for me, but maybe a set for you? Let me know!

Hockey's Turn

First, a trade, which is mostly hockey - but not all - and the trade is with TCDB member refmichel.

The lone baseball card actually ends up being a nice unopened pack addition with Roberto Alomar representing 1995 Upper Deck Post Canada here. It's the first such card to cross my path, and making it an addition to the collection - yay!

The rest of the Leaf cards here are duplicates, but pad the nice Leaf numbers.

Eddie is a McD set addition, and the SP and more recent cards are new to my collection, but overall, a very nice trade and any time I get a surprise unopened pack for the trade, definitely a pleasant surprise.

Different sport, but same kind of pick ups - hockey has a better go though, since it's a sport I actually collect, so we end up with two set helpers to start...

One of the better MVP designs in my opinion.

A couple Leafs which may not be new, but add to the team collection nonetheless...

I have the team set completed, the set as a whole completed, so these are absolutely extras, but that's fine with me, they still have a good home here.

As usual though, plenty of trade fodder we like to share in the hopes I can find a home for anyone out there interested...

Some early 90s fare which reminds me of some of the Dollarama hockey card offerings.

1991-92 Topps may look almost identical to 1991-92 O Pee Chee, but I don't see very much of it at all in comparison, and then 1991-92 Stadium Club is a decent set, just one I haven't looked to complete.

Skipping ahead a decade plus, we have a few odd cards, which are Oiler heavy.

We end with a couple Pens, but still, a great variety today, very nice.

A Few 90s Football

Another lot of assorted football cards from the 2026 Lot today, but we get to go all the way back to 1990 to start.

I think I have seen a few 1990 Fleer football cards, but not many, and this may be the first rookie card I've gotten from the set. It's followed by a couple 1991 Action Packed Update cards. I have had a few 1994 cards which are similar, but these are the first ones from the 1991 year I have had in hand.

We then skip ahead to more recent years and a dabbling of sets that have been here and there in the lot.

The bulk here is from 2022 Donruss, and I do recognize Ronnie Lott from his earlier days with Dallas. Also of course, Big Ben.

Ah, Chronicles, which uses the same picture twice on the front, and once on the back. Still, have a number of these cards now in wrestling, but these football ones sure do need a new home.

We end with some 2023 Score including another Warren Moon from the set.

As I have been working through this lot, I've come up with a vague outline of a plan on my collecting for the next couple years. I'm going to get through this lot, roughly, this year, in 2027, work through all the unopened product I have been holding aside and slowly working into, and then in 2028 have a year of the trade in which I look to, one way or another, reduce my trade cards by some big number (maybe half). Always good to have goals, even if you may change and tweak them over time.

Trade Roundup

A couple PWE trades to share today, the first includes more cards than shown, but the others are going elsewhere and I will leave it as a surprise.

These are from TCDB member travellerofdawn who is a fellow Canadian and fellow Ontarian. Timmies help, set help, insert and Leaf rookie - four different ways to add to my collection. Nice!

The other trade is from TCDB member tassacafix from Quebec.

Stickers and so many variations with some having Jays on the sticker, some as the back, but all complete which is nice.

We also have a number of 1982 and 1985 "posters" from O Pee Chee which are fokded/creased but generally really good condition.

Appreciate the trades as always - awesome!

Just.. More!

Well, lots of set help yesterday, so why not repeat today. A large bunch of 2023-24 Upper Deck hockey with 400+ more cards as dupes from the extended series, but there were some series 1 and 2, so some Leafs and set helpers to show for today...

Still grumble at those all star uniforms, and grumble more at Marner being gone from Toronto.

5 Timmies wins for most cards for a single Leaf today.

I must admit, some of the horizontal cards use the design really well like Tage and Linus above.

I need more cards like Gustavsson - just love the angle up to see the arena fully in the background.

As you can see, hockey heavy be the lot - and that's okay. A bit low for hockey keepers, but now that the couple repetitive sets are mostly through, should be done more keepers going forward.

Building Continues

 More 2024 Topps baseball - or so said the 2026 Lot, and so there shall be. As I work through a couple of the larger "chunks" for sets, I will not show the duplicated I got, but as always, they are listed in TCDB for anyone interested. Instead, we show the keepers because, those are what make me happies in pulling from the lot!

Definitely not my first copy of this card. Actually, according to TCDB, this is card number four into my collection. A bit surprised just the one given the about 200 cards I went through today, but that's okay, means plenty of other cards to share and build into the set!

The additions today bring my flagship set up to 259 of 700. Getting there, and hoping we can get to about the half way mark from this lot. Still plenty of great looking cards in the set that I am happy to see and get, like the Washington team card above.

The "moment" type cards like the Best of the Best above are growing on me a little. I still much rather each card have it's subject material on the front - ie. individual player cards, manager, team card, but some of these "moments" are pretty nice and have a bit of a Topps Now vibe.

Snell was my favourite LA pitcher in the World Series as a Jays fan - had two good starts the Jays beat up on him in.

Hernandez with the floating bat is a great looking card - too bad it wasn't while still a Jay or I could collect a bunch of them for the team collection!

Definitely getting some rookie cards in the bunch, but a little lighter than I would expect, so guessing some have been pulled - just not Porter here apparently.

A fu day and a bunch of adds.....should see more of that tomorrow!

Let's Call It Complete

The 2026 Lot continues today, ans I just grabbed a big chunk of the 2023-24 Upper Deck cards I could see, and I'll just say that, this finished the extended series pure base set which doesn't include the YoungGuns.

There were Leafs a plenty, so let's of good adding there as well. Nice they haven't been plucked out of the lot.

There were a number of cards from the first and second series but nowhere near the volume that has been in the lot from the extended series.

One surprise in the bunch...

A penalty box variation base card. Very cool and the first one I have had in hand.

I won't scan all the dupes, though they are all listed on my TCDB account if anyone needs set help, but here are all the additions in shorter order...

There was the one shorter run base card - the 701-750 run versus 501-700, with Connor Zary. Still a bunch to go if I actually want a full base set, but awesome to get as much of this base set as I have in this lot.