Stickers, Stains, & Stones

Every Sunday I try to set aside some time to sit down and sort.  Today's schedule was a little hectic.  Started the day off with the farmer's market, grocery shopping, and two loads of laundry.  Then I headed over to my friend's house to watch the World Cup Final... which was pretty entertaining.

As soon as the game was over, I rushed home and started sorting and scanning stuff.  Today's post focuses on some PWE's from a pair of bloggers.

Let's start with this gorgeous gum stained card from Jeremy over at Topps Cards That Never Were:

1986 Topps #531

It's funny.  I've opened, sorted, and handled a fair share of 1986 Topps baseball, but today was the first time in 40 years that I noticed that Topps labeled the team leaders card as DEAN OF THE WHITE SOX on the back.  Maybe I noticed it as a kid and forgot.  Or maybe I just don't pay close enough attention to card backs.

Jeremy also tossed in these two cards for my A's collection:

2025 Donruss #7

2021 Topps Green #571 (#'d 366/499)

Two of my all-time favorite Athletics.  Although right now Zuk is managing the Los Angeles Angels who currently have the worst record in baseball.  Still it's a nice addition to my Kurt Suzuki collection.

The next pair of Oakland A's items are from Jim over at cards as i see them:

1968-75 Fleer Cloth Team Logo Patches

1968-75 Fleer Cloth Team Logo Patches

Once upon a time, I was seeking cheap lots of these cloth patches on eBay.  But there are so many variations, I eventually gave up.  I already own both of these stickers, but those are part of my set build.  These two are headed into my A's collection.

Last week, Jim sent me another PWE.  This time it featured one of my all-time favorite cards:

1983 Topps #482

He found this Tony Gwynn rookie card sitting in a quarter bin at last month's Twin Cities Collector Club Card Show.  Twenty-five cents!  It's obviously not in gem mint condition, but it's too iconic of a card to be sitting in a quarter bin.  I'm grateful that he rescued it.

Jim suggested in his blog post that it could potentially be a future wallet card.  Unfortunately, my current wallet card will likely be my final wallet card.  But don't worry, I will happily provide this Gwynn with a loving home in my Damaged Card PC.

While our attention is on Mr. Padre, I wanted to quickly share this rock that I painted at my friend's house on America's birthday:

It's far from a masterpiece, but it is a one-of-a-kind paperweight.  😂

Thank you Jeremy and Jim for these thoughtful care packages.

Happy Sunday and sayonara!

Extra Time

1994 UD World Cup Toons Finals Qualifiers Holograms #Q21

Congratulations to Spain on their victory over Argentina to win the 2026 World Cup!  I'm not a fútbol expert, but it seemed like they controlled the game from start to finish.  If it weren't for some fantastic saves by Argentina's goalie, this game might have been a blowout.

A special shoutout to Dominic over at Don Cardwell Loves this Blog.  He's dedicated a couple of blog posts to show his support for Spain.  Congratulations!