Gwynn Giveaway

Over the years… I’ve been sent hundreds of Tony Gwynn cards and a percentage of them are duplicates.  It’s not very surprising.  I don’t have a want list published nor do I have my collection on TCDB, which means people have no idea what I can use or what I already have.

Maybe one day I’ll get around to uploading my Gwynn PC.  We will see.  It’s not very high on my priority list right now.

My #1 hobby goal is to clear up care packages that I've accumulated over the months.  But before I continue with them, I’d like to thank my readers by giving away some of these extra Mr. Padre cards.

It’s a way of paying it forward after inheriting a huge Gwynn collection from Rod over at Padrographs.  He has sent me hundreds of Gwynns over the years.  I’ve added the ones I needed into my binders and now that his extras have been merged and organized with my duplicates, it’s time for me to pay it forward and share them with any of you who enjoy or collect Tony Gwynn.

I wasn’t sure what the level of interest would be, so I started off with 19 stacks of 19 cards:

I actually have hundreds of duplicates still sitting in my box, so if more than 19 people are interested I can make more lots.  But for now... I'll go ahead and reserve a stack for the first 19 people who comment.

If more people are interested... I'll figure out what to do then.

Unfortunately... there aren't any autographs or rookie cards included in these lots.  The oldest cards are 1985 Topps and Donruss cards... and the newest are from around 2013.  But if you are a collector who appreciates one of the purest hitters of all-time... each bundle will find a good variety of his cards.

I even have a stack of duplicate inserts... so I'll try to make sure everyone gets a bonus tossed into their bundle.

What's the catch?

All you need to do is comment down below that you're interested in one of these PWE's.  If you know or think I don't have an updated shipping address, shoot me an email too.

Thanks again to all of you for taking the time to support the blog... and a special thanks to anyone who has contributed to my Gwynn collection over the years.

Happy Friday and sayonara!

Extra Innings

By the way... I recently picked up the current issue of Beckett Vintage Collector, because Mr. Padre himself is featured on the cover:

I've gotta say I was super impressed with the entire issue.  In regards to the articles, I actually read it cover to cover... which is something I rarely do.  Part of it has to do with the content, because I'm a huge fan of the 1983 Topps baseball and the 1909-11 T51 Murad sets.  Plus there was a very interesting article about the Seattle Pilots and their collectibles.

But the coolest thing of all is that this issue has an article on Topps All-Star cards that was written by The Blogfather... Night Owl Cards.  Great job Greg!  Loved your article... and the entire issue was well worth the cover price.