2020 Topps Update and a hint to what is coming.

 What a horrible way for Topps to end the 2020 season. I have a complete update set. 1-300. Let me tell you it sucks. First and foremost is the fact that for those of us who set-build and place the cards in a binder it ain't working. There are fronts and backs and we can NOT page them properly as there BIG issues. Topps has flipped the cards. I want my cards with the card numbers in the exact same position on every page....This is uniform! But, no can't do that because half of the card fronts will be UPSIDE down. So....if you place the cards in the binder right side up (vertical cards), the numbers are all F'd up on the reverse. You have no idea how pissed off this makes me. This may be a final straw for me. I'll provide more info on my end of the year post next month. That post will be a loaded post. It will include the usual "how'd I do" grade, the ticket draw winner, and my look into 2021.

On a side note.....I will have the October Topps Wacky packages up tomorrow.

I WANT these cards.

 I'd like to close some things out before the end of the year. Maybe, just maybe some of you can help me get this done.

Bowman base cards:

1993 #327 Mariano Rivera

1994: 38, 75, 94, 104, 232, 633 (Jeter)

1996: 322 Merloni????

1997: 308 (Rickey), 377

2003: 260 (McCann)

2005: 313

O-Pee-Chee:

1989: 188, 194  (NM)

1978: 78 (Winfield), 105 (Ryan), 152, 154 (Murray)

Leaf:

1987: 35, 46, 108, 144, 219

Stadium Club:

1996: 22 (Hernandez), series 2 checklist 2

1997: 8, 87, 139

1999: 144, 150, 151, 152, 341.

Score

1994 Rookie Traded 158 (Lima)

1998: 27, 34, 46, 49.

Pinnacle

1996: 400 (checklist NM)

Donruss:

1984: 248 Mattingly, the numbered versions of 29, 30.

2020: 261 (The Chicken)

2004: 33, 34, 35, 40, 43, 58, 379.

Topps:

1995 Traded: 1, 2, 5, 9, 12, 18, 36, 47, 130.

2000 Traded: 40 (Miggy), 67, 88, 114.

2001 Traded: 77 (Rickey), 99 (Ichiro), 109 (Doc), 242, 247 (Pujols), 

2004 Update: 50, 66, 84, 87, 105, 170, and the ten checklists.

2008 Update: 10.

2009 Update: 131, 155 (Cutch), 211.

2011 Update: 47 (PG), 55, 132 (Rizzo), 155, 186 (JD).

2012 Update: 7, 23, 70, 109, 144, 161, 183, 213, 232, 242, 299.

2014 BASE: 358 (Yelich).  UPDATE: 50 A & B (DeGrom), 301 (Betts).

2015 Update: 74, 117, 213, 234, 364.

That's not too big of a list. So.....who can help me out?

Bingo game 1

 The following players are eligible for tonight's games.

Bo, fastest game yet. Bo wins all 5 games....feel free to just cover them all. 

Here we go with the first grouping.

71

9

36

41

22

31

62

27

23

2

33

25

42

49

15

69

21

8

7

54

5

There is 1 of the first three Bingos.

Bingo check-in and some news

 You must check in between 7pm (EST & 7:59pm). First order of business is that Bo if playing has two #61's on his card. I have chosen the 2nd one (middle) to be #71.

There are a total of 5 games, all played at ONCE.

The first 3 games are a straight bingo any direction (like below).

A postage stamp (any corner)

4 Corners (self explanatory).

The 4th game is a double straight bingo, and the last game is a cover-all. 

I will pause the number calling when I know that there is a winner that needs to check their card! The rounds will each be a new post.

Wacky Wednesday 2020 September release

 Before I start with the Wacky Packages, I wanted to let you know what was on the card shelves at my Walmart.

15 hangar boxes of Update, 4 Mega boxes of Bowman Platinum and a dozen hangar boxes, and lastly was a dozen blasters of Gallery and a slew of fat packs.

September was a 5 week month so there are 25 base stickers (with parallels), 5 Guest Artists, and 5 wonky Packages.

For the month I wound up with 3 Ludlow backs.

2 ad/coupon backs.

I also got 2 GA's.

and 3 1wPs.

puzzle 1.

puzzle 2.

These are the card backs for the last 5 (week 5) stickers.

Bingo this Friday

 Same as last month.  Sign up on the sign up post is between 7pm (EST) & 7:58pm.

At 8pm I'll roll out the first batch of numbers.

The following players are eligible.

Greg

Julie

Bo

P-Town

Alex

Nick.

I will have Wacky Packages tomorrow night.

Happy Veteran's Day!

 Thank you to all US veteran's and to their families as well.

Let FREEDOM ring!

 If you haven't voted......Go VOTE.

RIP Sean Connery

 Lost a fantastic actor. RIP.  5 Bond movies, Hunt for Red October, Entrapment, The Rock, and countless others. 

Bingo Results

 Okay guys y'all are NUTS, lol.

Here is the low down. 

Bo wins the straight, double, and 4 corners (which HE missed)

Greg gets the postage stamp because he called it first which Bo also missed)

DK gets the black out.

Thanks playing guys will get prizes out soon. (I hope-dealing with a worker in quarantine).

Bingo Night begins

 Getting right to the numbers (the first batch). Also, reminders for the game. 1) Must have checked in to play your card for round 3. ROUND 3! 2) the winning ways for a "single" bingo.

GOING TO BE INTERESTING ONLY 3 PLAYERS.  Bo, Greg, and DK

a straight bingo can be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal.

The postage stamp.

4 Corners.

These are the single bingos. There is also a prize for a double bingo and this time is means any double combination, NOT just 2 straight bingos.

And lastly, the coverall/blackout. 

73

2

31

35

28

7

48

13

56

72

32

63

68

62

43

58

71

4

42

59

39

15

60

45

64

57

41

55

Next batch up soon.

50

74

12

25

54

next batch

6

16

33

70

next batch

51

5

44

22

9

40

19

46

69

47

3

34

14

24

52

49

10

21

75

27

20

66

18

30

29

37

8

next batch (if necessary)

61

23

36

65

1

67

26

next batch (if necc)

11

53

17

38

ALL DONE.

Bingo CHECK-IN here

 Check-in on this post to be eligible to play your round 3 Bingo card. Check-in ends at 7:59pm EST.

A few new ones

 Just a small handful of cards I got yesterday.

I've been working on the set for 20 years. I am now down to just 3 more of the variations.

Bonds #476: 400/400

Arod #479: $1M, 96 Batting leader.

I'll close out with some new Braves. The Longball cards look great. There won't be a Wacky post tomorrow. Next post should be the BINGO checkin on Friday.

BINGO this Friday

 Heads up folks. Rules for this Friday. Check in will start at 7pm (I will make a post for it). The checkin will run until 8pm (EST). 

The following bloggers are eligible and I hope you all can play. I'll send the e-mail cards tomorrow.

Nick P

Alex M

AJ M

P-town

Bo

DK

Julie

Greg G

How many dingers are they going to hit tonight?

 Dodgers are having a party on my Braves tonight. 11 run 1st inning, and already another dinger in the 2nd. OUCHY!

Wacky Wednesday: 1980 series 3 (partial)

 Going to put up some of the remakes. In 1979 & 1980 Topps produces 4 series 66 stickers each.

This one is from 1980 series 3. I do not have the complete set, but I do have enough to show you tonight.

I am 1 puzzle piece short.

RIP Joe Morgan

 Lost another one today. RIP.

Delayed

 Oh, back on Sept. 3 I placed an order on Sportlots. There were a total of 5 sellers. The largest order ($63.00) was from a seller I buy from all of the time. Always pleased. This go around, that package hadn't showed up after I had received all of the others so I checked mid month. The tracking shows it was delivered on 9/15. Nope, it was not. After my previous experience as you all know I figured I was just out my $63.00. Well, to my surprise it showed up in a 3 Day priority box ship dated 9/8. Problem, it showed up and was actually delivered on Oct. 1st. I am not even going to bother checking to see if they "updated" the tracking # to reflect when it was actually delivered to me. We are talking over 300 cards here, probably closer to 350 of which most were for set builds. I was relieved for sure, and I won't burden you with the set builds, but there were some that were other needs or just wants. I always try to maximize my shipping and with this case it was free shipping.

Why not grab so Dick Perez and Perez Sketch parallels.

Finished off the 2017 Independence Day set.

Gallery of Stars.... 2020 Diamond Kings version and the original 1992 Triple Play versions.

I scooped up these too. My favorite is the Green Linen parallel Nixon.

Have fun folks. Probably not going to post tomorrow.

ComC: The Final Edition

 

Getting the sad news out of the way first. RIP Eddie Van Halen.

This is the last of the nearly yearlong wait to get my ComC order. And just might be the last ComC order period. Obvious reasons that really existed way before Covid.

Way back in the beginning of the year January and February, I started adding some toughies for my Braves team sets. Super stars, Stars, and high numbers.

Yes, I doubled up on the Aaron as I needed 3 in total. Done.

I still need several Aaron's, but I am a heck of a lot closer to having the vintage Braves team sets done. Well...as far as Topps goes.

Be safe, and have some fun. Braves win.....Braves win... Braves win. :)

ComC phase 6

 At least I think it is phase 6. Time to do a big little post.

A nice mix of backs. 

I grabbed these two Braves off of Ebay the other day. I am now down to needing just 4 more Braves.

The two above the above shot give me 9 of the 13 Braves. Getting there.

There is the ones I have now.