Monday, October 31, 2016

Back to Bowman International

Happy Halloween! Anyone giving out baseball cards for Halloween? I'd dress up and head out if someone in our area did...or at least send my kids over a few times...

Highlights:

So it wasn't until entering these today that I realized the 1999 Bowman International set is actually an insert for 1999 Bowman. I am not sure how I missed this originally, but I did, and have fixed the collection totals at the bottom accordingly to reflect the 9 inserts originally listed as just keeper cards. All those here are also new for me and added to the insert pile. How I found this out was in checking the insert sets when I got the Scouts' Choice inserts shown here.

Lowlights:

Really don't need 4 of these...but it did make me look at the details on the back. So the redemption program was - if you send in 250 points, you get a special memorabilia card as they still are available. My question is - how expensive would it be to send in 250 redemption cards - I mean, dang - youd likely need a 600 or 800 count box to send those suckers in. Wonder if doing so, and the related postage would be worth whatever card you got back in return!

The rest
Keepers:

The first 2005-06 MVP card I have - and unfortunately a bit of a crease in it - bottom left corner running up the card - but a keeper for now.

Traders:

Another needed 2007-08 Topps 1957-58 variation card that I needed for the insert set. Add in the couple McDonalds inserts as well - and these aren't too bad.

Through 4680 cards:
Specific Accomplishments:
- Complete 2003-04 SP Authentic Basketball (90 card pure base)
- Complete 2007-08 UD McDonald's Hockey Checklist Subset (6 cards)
- 1973-74 O-Pee-Chee Hockey #30 Bobby Orr (All-Star)
- 2004-05 Upper Deck Legends Classics Platinum Hockey #64 Marcel Dionne 06/10
- 2007-08 Topps 1957-58 Variations Basketball  #112 Kevin Durant (Rookie)
Hockey Baseball Basketball Football Austin Powers Other
Toronto 88 8        
Inserts / Var Kept 139 24        
Error 11 1        
Keep 1166 134        
Doubles/Sell 559 27 979 1112 236 22
Doubles Inserts / Var 51 1 59 63    

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