Buried and Forgotten

The scan folder on my desktop is continuously changing.  Every now and then, I'll go through it and clear out images I know I'll never use on my blog.  But for the most part, new images far outweigh discarded ones.  That's why it's easy for certain images to get buried and become forgotten.

Well shoeboxlegends wrote a post on Monday, titled 2019 "Delete Scenes" where he showed off a bunch of scans from his draft folder that "never saw the light of day on the blog over the past year".  Just like the deleted scenes we get when we buy special edition Blu-rays or DVD's.

As a blogger who has never been shy to borrow another blogger's idea... I figured I'd show off some cards I picked up in 2019, but ultimately were never featured in a post.

Today they finally get the exposure they deserve...

2018 Topps Archives Snapshots Autograph #AS-JTO

I'm not a fan of the New York Yankees... but I am a fan of baseball.  Torre is the only person in MLB history to collect 2,000 hits as a player and 2,000 wins as a manager.

2016 Leaf Originals MMA #FE1

2016 Leaf Originals MMA #A-FE1

Fedor is regarded as one of the greatest pound for pound MMA fighters of all-time.  I actually had the opportunity to meet him and obtain his signature back in 2015, but was excited to add these certified autographs to my collection as well.

1971 Topps Pin-Ups #4

Back in 2018, I picked up a nice starter set of these vintage poster inserts.  This was the final poster I needed to complete the set.

Along the way, I ended up buying a pair of lots on eBay that actually motivated me to build another set.  So Namath is back up on my wantlist again.

2001 Topps Archives Reserves Rookie Reprint Autograph #ARA14

As I get closer and closer to reaching the age of 50, I become more and more impressed with Minnie Minoso's feat of hitting a single off of Sid Monge back on September 12th, 1976.  Yep... you guessed it.  He was 50 years old when he did it.

2018 Fleer Ultra X-Men Deadpool Around the World #DAW7

As a fan of Deadpool and of course Mt. Fuji... I saw this card on someone's blog and knew I had to add it to my collection.  

2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Autograph #H-MR

This was one of my eBay gift card purchases from over the summer.  I realize there are plenty of collectors who avoid PED guys... but I'm not one of them.  I was pretty excited to add this autographed memorabilia card of Manny to my collection.

2010-11 ITG Heroes and Prospects National Pride Jersey Black #NATP-08

This is one of those Vault buyback one of ones.  But the silly little stamp actually allowed me to pick up this swatch of Subban's Belleville Bulls jersey for less than half of what COMC sellers are asking for the non-Vault stamped cards.

1991 Topps Pre-Production Sample #NNO

I'm trying to collect every version of the 1991 Topps Walt Weiss card.  This sample card is actually part of an uncut 9 card sheet that I picked up on eBay back in February for $4.05 (+ $3.95 shipping).  In addition to this sample card, I also own the regular base card, the Operation Desert Shield card, and the Topps Micro version.  That leaves me with just needing the Topps Tiffany and possibly any glow back variations.

2012 Topps Allen and Ginter Colony in a Card #NNO

I've always been a sucker for novelty cards.  At one point, I actually considered doing a blog series documenting the growth of these sea-monkeys.  I ended up keeping the card intact and the experiment was shelved like the scans in this post.

Well that's a nice start to my scan dump.  There's actually a bunch of images that are still sitting in the folder, but there's an outside chance I'll end up writing about some of them individually in the future.

Thank you shoeboxlegends for coming up with the "deleted scenes" idea.  It helped clear out some dormant images and kick off my first post of 2020.

I hope all of you enjoyed a safe New Year's Eve... and I wish you a bright and positive 2020.  Happy New Year and sayonara!