You see... when Woody from Sports Card Forum sends me packages... it's not just a bunch of Oakland A's cards. He includes stuff from a variety of my PC's... and more. I knew that once I opened up this box, I would need at least a few hours to sort and scan the contents.
Well... thanks to the current situation our world is in... I had plenty of time. Unfortunately... my heart wasn't in it. I noticed the box every time I entered my office, but didn't open it until the moment was right.
And that moment was this past weekend. I kicked things off by opening the box and laying things out Friday evening. I spent about an hour opening and organizing the 25ct., 330ct., and 400ct. boxes.
Then yesterday, I sat down and did one more final sort...
What you're looking at is over 2,000 cards spanning four sports... which included 11 complete sets and 5 incomplete sets. There's obviously a lot to cover, so I'll go ahead and start off with one of the incomplete sets that I am super excited to try and finish...
The image above is kind of blurry... but essentially you're looking at three partial 1982 TCMA Baseball Greatest sets. If you're not familiar with these, here's a quick peek at the card fronts and backs:
Each set is made up of 45 cards, which means they're perfect for being stored in 9-pocket pages. I've already inserted all three partial sets into pages and designed a cover for the binder:
All of these cards have one thing in common. They feature Red Sox players. As you might have guessed, Woody is one of the collectors who receives my Red Sox trade bait.
I was also excited to see a huge stack of 1990 CMC Collect-A-Books. These books were originally distributed in three boxes with each box containing 12 books. Woody sent me 35 of the 36 books. The only one missing was Wade Boggs, which I happened to have sitting in one of my insert binders.
Much like the 1982 TCMA Baseball's Greatest set... I plan on putting this set into a binder as soon as I receive the 1991 Collect-A-Books set I purchase this morning off of eBay.
Next up is a peek at the completed sets Woody sent me...
1986 Topps Box Bottoms
1989 Topps Box Bottoms
1991 Topps Box Bottoms
I'll keep things plain and simple. Box bottoms rule. I'll definitely be showcasing one of these sets in the next few weeks. Let me know if you have a preference down in the comment section below.
1990-91 Topps Team Scoring Leaders
1997 Fleer Ultra Checklists
2002 Topps Post
2016 Choice Nashua Silver Knights
Hey Zippy... you're my prospects guy. Recognize any of these players on the Knights' checklist?
1989 Donruss
1990 Fleer
1990 Upper Deck
In addition to the plethora of sets, he included cards for my PC's. I could have dedicated an entire post to these cards, but I've taken way too long to write this thank you post, so here are some of my favorites:
I will never turn down Ramon Laureano and Fernando Tatis Jr. rookie cards, Rickey Henderson parallels, or shiny Tony Gwynn inserts.
He also sent me a new addition to my Prime Number PC:
Oh and I almost forgot, he also threw in these three Line Drive 8x10 photos:
Plus this 8x10 insert out of 1997 Donruss Studio...
And last, but certainly not least... he sent me one of those cool rookie logo medallion cards of my boy Rickey out of 2020 Topps:
Thank you so much Woody! This provided me with hours worth of entertainment. I pretty much sent all of the Boston stuff I had laying around, but as soon as we're able to get out and about... I'll hit up some shows and start building another stack for you.
Happy Monday and sayonara!
20 comments:
Wow! Enough sorting there to definitely outlast a quarenteen! Love the Ultra checklists and the box bottoms. A feature on any of those would be awesome!
I haven't looked at my box bottoms in awhile. Thanks for the reminder
What a very generous package!
The silver knights have (had?) one of the great alternate caps around with the eyes of the knight helmet comprising the entire cap design.
Just in time I sent you a package the other day also.
Awesome stuff Fuji! Perfect timing is right!
That's a BOX!
Holy cow. Christmas in March! Glad he didn't ship them in a PWE.
Awesome care package for sure! Sweet!!
Thanks a nice collection of cards, how long did it take to sort everything?
Ooh, box bottoms! Those always grab my attention.
That is a nice medallion logo. I hope they don’t release a George Brett because I hate it when they keep piling up his reprints. I resolved to stop collecting them and it’s easy when they’re not kinda cool like the Rickey.
That box was loaded! I had someone from that forum wanting to trade with me via email but never heard back from them again. So I didn't feel good about it and didn't email them back again.
the angels in order - i think it was interesting that ultra made the checklists inserts. definitely thinking outside the box
friend11 - glad to see another collector appreciate them as much as myself
the lost collector - sure is. woody has sent a few of these packages to me over the years. he's very generous indeed
section 36 - had to scour google images to find that image of the hat. very cool indeed
padrographs - oh man... can't wait. thanks in advance
shoeboxlegends - gotta be in the right mood to truly appreciate cardboard therapy
johnnys trading spot - woody doesn't mess around
peter k steinberg - if he did, i feel like it'd be like the mail scene in the first harry potter movie
sumomenkoman - sweet for sure
flywheels - spent about an hour one day... and another two hours sorting and organizing things another day. when you factor in scanning and putting the cards in the right places... i probably spent four to five hours of pure awesomness.
nick - like i said... box bottoms rule.
steve at 1975baseballcards.com - didn't see brett or yount on the checklist... which is pretty surprising.
sport card collectors - i used to trade on that a lot back when i returned from the hobby. i liked it because it gave collectors a feedback rating. haven't used the site in years though. honestly... woody is pretty much the only guy i keep in touch with... and we don't use the trade app on the site (if the site still even uses it). we just ship each other care packages every now and then.
Honestly, I do this stuff a lot. I am all for keeping the interest of traders and keeping them collecting. Fuji is one of the best out there guys, as I am sure you all already know. We don't need a trader site to keep up the relationship. I do this with a bunch of traders. But I am always looking to fill holes in what I put aside. So, if you are cool with base, and maybe some inserts, hit me up. Fuji can give you my contact info, and would gladly send off stuff to any good traders. If Fuji gives you a recommendation, that is good enough for me!
Wow!!! Thats a lot of cards. My eye was immediately drawn to the Clemente 8x10
I'll try to remember to check my doubles box for those Red Sox when I get home.
That's a nice box of cards! Really liked that Sosa Studio.
That black-bordered Tatis is awesome, and I've got to get a Za'Darius Smith RC one of these days. There just aren't enough cards of defensive players (except for guys like J.J. Watt)
I would love any Rockies. Thanks
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