Laying down the law and another one bites the dust

In trading by mail, every now and then stuff happens. For the first time, a PWE I sent out was mauled on it's way to the US. Worked out alright, cards all get through, minimal damage, and I've offered to send a few more cards to the recipient (always important to keep good relations with all trade partners, and I feel really bad about it and want to make it right). The trade with randylaw on TCDB helps move along four different sets I am working on...man, I really need to focus...

1986 Topps Traded - now 87.9% Done

Still need 16 cards or so for the set, and obviously needed two Cerutti cards - one for the set and one for the Jays binder.

1989 Topps - now 99.7% Done

Most of these filled spots in the set, but a few were copies for the rror card binder. TYhe blue background for Andres obviously works well for an Expo, but star of the group would be Nolan - not surprised it took this long to get.

1990 Donruss - now 98.7% Done

A few more off the needs list - I swear I had the Yount at some point, but I guess not.

1997-98 Pinnacle - now 98.5% Done

Only three left after Irbe - I have been slow in trying to get these last few cards, but might just get the last few if I can find someone to trade with shortly.

Greatly appreciate the trade randylaw, and hope we can do something more on another trade.

Set completion can take time....a lot of time as the above shows perfect example of....and with the Santa Lot it can be excruciating at times, knowing the set is likely there, but not quite knowing, so not wanting to bother getting the few missing cards because I might actually still have them somewhere.

Highlights:

Here is a perfect example. Another card off the needs for this set, and I am sure the last ones (or most of them) will be here somewhere, it is just a question of when I will see them...

The rest
Keepers:

Here is a set I will undoubtedly not come anywhere close to completing - though I do like the set as I have mentioned before.

Traders:

As for these, great to see a couple more gold medallion parallels continuing the trend (even in basketball), and unfortunate that the 2004 Legends Classics are all dupes, but they are still worthwhile trade bait!

Through 8720 cards:

Specific Accomplishments:

- Complete 2003-04 SP Authentic Basketball (90 card pure base)

- Complete 2005 Upper Deck Classics (100 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)

- 2009-10 Topps #321 Stephen Curry (Rookie)

	Hockey	Baseball	Basketball	Football	Austin Powers	Other
Toronto	140	16
Inserts / Var Kept	300	40
Error	15	2
Keep	1732	253
Doubles/Sell	1296	178	1411	2621	275	30
Doubles Inserts / Var	93	1	114	203