100th post celebration

I decided for my 100th post I was going to treat myself to a break of my all time favorite baseball cards.  1986 Donruss!!!  I imagine the main reason I love these cards is because I really started collecting cards around the time these were hitting the stores.  In 1986 the Topps cards were kind of boring but the Fleer and Donruss products were both in my opinion great looking cards.  However I have always preferred the look of the '86 Donruss.

So last week I decided to search Ebay and see if I could pick up an unopened box of wax.  What I found instead was these beauties.....

Thats right 6 unopened rack packs.  The auction started at $9.99 with free shipping.  I bid $9.99.  As you can see I won the auction.  I know what you are saying to yourself right about now....  and yes I probably could buy a complete set for $9.99 + shipping but that is not what I did.  I bought 6 unopened rack packs.  What can I say?  I am an addict.

Here are the highlights of the 1986 Donruss break!!!!  Wish me luck!!!!

Pack number 1

  

Andres Galarraga-Rated Rookie

Goose Gossage-Diamond King

Rickey Henderson-HOF

Wade Boggs-HOF

Lou Whitaker-sweet LOU!!!

"OIL CAN" Boyd- the glasses plus the embroidered jacket = Awesome

Steve Carlton-HOF

Harold Reynolds- Before TV

Dennis Eckersley-  Awesome photo

Pack number 2     A little SCARY or maybe I should call it HAIRY!!!!

No stars in this rack, but check out the mid eighties hair!!

Don Aase-  I would like to introduce you to the man groomer

Lynn Jones- I am surprised you don't see that hairy animal on your upper lip with those glasses!

Von Hayes- This style seems to be making a comeback... all the young whipper snappers are wearing it like this!

Bob Stanley-  Is that a barber pole your staring at?

Nelson Simmons-  That is one sweet natural fro!!!

Sammy Stewart-  That is not!!!

Pack number 3

Carlton, Kirby, and Fred...  What else needs to be said?

Pack number 4

Frank Viola-  Nice action shot here

Steve Garvey- as a former Cub fan Garvey in a Padres uni makes me physically ill

Tony Gwynn- hitting machine

Dale Murphy- Did anyone else play for the Braves in the 80's

Darryl Strawberry- THE STRAWMAN

Joel Guzman-  Who is rating these rookies????

Todd Worrell-  Rated Rookie

Pack number 5

Where is my Canseco????

Kirk Gibson- Before THE home run!

Ken Griffey- Before JR.

Nolan Ryan- sweet card

Tom Foley- future Rays third base coach

Hal McRae- future and former Rays coach

Fleet Feet-  Willie and Vince, hey Willie do you have something in your eye?

Juan Nieves- Rated Rookie??

Cory Snyder-  At one point in history this was a very hot card!!!

Last pack #6

Pete Rose- all time hit leader

Kirby Puckett- Double

Ken Griffey- Still before there was a JR.

Nolan Ryan- Still bringing the heat

John Habyan- Rated what?

Mike Woodard- Rated who?

Jose Canseco- the second to last card I pulled in this break!  I think I will take this to the local mall show this week and sell if for $30-$40 bucks....  if it was only 1989 again!!!!

Marty Clary- Nice jacket Rook!

So there you have the 6 rack packs that helped me celebrate my 100th post.  Not bad for the cost of one jumbo pack of 2010 from my local shop!  

The Card Addict

What to Collect?

Sometimes when I sit down and try to re arrange my collection for the millionth time I think about collections that I would like to have. Some that come to mind are all the 1952 Topps Yankee cards, maybe every Willie Mays card ever made, and I think I would even like to have all the 1985 Cubs cards. Don't get me wrong, I like to put together your standard set from time to time, in fact I am working on a 1969 Topps, a 2001 Topps Archives, and a 2001 Fleer Platinum master set as I type this. However I often think of "historical" collections that I could put together, with my budget in mind. I call them "historical" because they deal with games or people from the past. Some of them require research, others come right from my memory. There are three great things about a "historical" collection.

1. Sometimes they require me to do research. If I want a card of every switch hitting catcher from the 1970's. I need to find out who all of those guys are. The internet is a great place to start, but you could also make a trip to the library, or start looking at the back of all those 70's cards.

2. It is a great activity to do with your son or daughter. You are teaching them about the game you love, reading and researching, setting a common goal, and then looking for the cards. I cannot think of a better way to share the hobby I love with a child or even friend.

3. The third and last reason these "historical" collections are great is you can do them on a budget. Lets say I am looking for a great Reggie Jackson card, to complete my collection of 1980s All Stars. Instead of laying down a stack of cash for that 1969 Reggie Jackson Rookie card to complete your 1969 set, just buy a 1980 Jackson for a couple of bucks and move on to the next card.

I think that one I am going to start on is a card from every starting American League All-Star outfielder of 1990's. This should be a very easy collection for me to put together because of all the cards I purchased in the decade of the 90's. Here is a break down of the players who started in the outfield for the American League.

1990
Jose Canseco
Ken Griffey Jr.
Rickey Henderson

1991
Dave Henderson
Ken Griffey Jr.
Rickey Henderson

1992
Joe Carter
Ken Griffey Jr
Kirby Puckett

1993
Joe Carter
Ken Griffey Jr.
Kirby Puckett

1994
Joe Carter
Ken Griffey Jr.
Kirby Puckett

1995
Albert Belle
Kenny Lofton
Kirby Puckett

1996
Abert Belle
Kenny Lofton
Brady Anderson

1997
Brady Anderson
Ken Griffey Jr.
Paul O'Neil

1998
Kenny Lofton
Juan Gonzalez
Ken Griffey Jr.

1999
Ken Griffey Jr.
Kenny Lofton
Manny Ramirez

Now you could make this collection in a couple of different ways:

1. The Rookie card for each player.
2. The actual All Star Card for each player.
3. Any random card of each player
4. A material card from each player
5. A serial numbered card from each player
6. Cards from each player from the year they started in the All Star game.

I think I am just going to go with the random card from each player. I will add pictures when I put this "historical" collection together.

The Card Addict