Okay, so a one off that wasn't a Leaf - just where it was in the box...but also a card I didn't know existed even though it was from the "junk wax" era...
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That is Wayne Gretzky from a hologram insert from early 90s hockey. This scans a lot better than it looks - you almost can't see anything on the actual card. Very nice insert though nonetheless.
Next some Leafs that'll end up in the error binder...
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No surprise to see error cards from 1990-91 Po Set.
As for the Leafs....
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Some additional Pro Set Leafs including our pal Al, as well as a start of Upper Deck Leafs from the same year...
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and more....
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Followed by some O Pee Chee 1991-92 Leafs (again helping for the fact I have a box set I am not removing Leafs from) and some Parkhurst....
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more Parkhurst...
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and pretty much all the Parkhurst set, and to top off today a last card - 1999-2000 McDonalds Cujo. Another great day of Leafs I'd say!
A lot of what baseball cards represent is a tie to history, to the past, or to current memories which will be looked on later as a happy time in the past (well, hopefully happy). Today a couple cards bring up perfect reasons why we reflect...
Highlight:
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1150 is an odd number for serial numbers to go up to in bulk as is done with a number of the base set Reflection Rookies. I'd normally expect say, 999, but not sure what the significance of 1150 is. A more obvious use of "Reflection" given the name of the set.
The rest
Keepers:
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Now, we can reflect on the 2005 Retro Rookie card which is reflecting on Cone's rookie year in 1986. This is the 5th of 30 Retro Rookie cards I have, and I will keep the outside hope to see the rest...
Traders:
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The rest of the 2005 Classics cards allow further reflection to earlier times (obviously) and the best players of their heyday (as a player or managerial). The good news is, through sports card, you can always take a trip back to a happier time, either for your team, or even just memories of a time in your life.
And some people say they are just pieces of cardboard...
Through 6640 cards:
Specific Accomplishments: |
- Complete 2003-04 SP Authentic Basketball (90 card pure base) |
- 3 Complete 2007-08 UD McDonald's Hockey Checklist Subsets (6 cards) |
- 1973-74 O-Pee-Chee Hockey #30 Bobby Orr (All-Star) |
- 2004-05 Upper Deck Legends Classics Platinum #64 Marcel Dionne Platinum 06/10 |
- 2007-08 Topps 1957-58 Variations Basketball #112 Kevin Durant (Rookie) |
Hockey | Baseball | Basketball | Football | Austin Powers | Other | |
Toronto | 109 | 12 | ||||
Inserts / Var Kept | 219 | 28 | ||||
Error | 15 | 2 | ||||
Keep | 1413 | 207 | ||||
Doubles/Sell | 864 | 116 | 1144 | 1956 | 254 | 26 |
Doubles Inserts / Var | 76 | 1 | 93 | 105 |
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