Those things happen from time to time in the blogosphere alongside cool contests. I raised my hand and he was kind enough to send some over the ocean.
He warned that they were in a really bad shape and that they had seen better days. But I'm not about to let some cards stay unloved on the side of the road or in a shelter where the only popular ones are the sharp young guns. The life of cardboard can be so unfair. I couldn't resist those old tired puppy eyes and I opened my arms to them, offering them food and a safe place to poop at.
Daniel wasn't lying, those cards definitely had it rough and have been in their fare shares of alley brawls. But it's not a reason to abandon them.
And since I'm absolutely in love with the 1972 set, I'm glad that's what I wound up receiving for the most part.
So I'm guessing those last three were David's
And for good measure, Daniel included some cards for my PC and team collection. A real nice Neon Deion that I needed, and the entire 33 card set from 1992 Topps micro. Yup, micro. Not mini. And when you see the size of those things, you understand why....
Thanks a lot Daniel for sending those, and to have the reflex to ask around if anybody needed them before...yikes...throwing them out to be recycled !
You can never go wrong with 72's. Just finished putting the complete set together earlier this summer. It took me 40 years but it's done . It is a monster. The 74 set was the first set I completed completely from ripping packs. The 70's set is my goal now. It will complete the 70's decade.
ReplyDeleteMark, that's quite an achievement! I secretly desire to complete all 70s Topps too but am realistic. If I can put together a nice set of 75, I'll be happy. 72 and 75 are by far my favorites!
DeleteGlad you are giving those cards a great home!
ReplyDeleteBeat up cards need love too.
ReplyDeleteFrickin' David, man.
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