2022 Collecting Goals!
1. Build my fund to attend the 2022 National in Atlantic City! COMPLETE
2. Meet 1 New HOFer (ideally Brooks Robinson): 2/1 COMPLETE
3. Add 1,000 Vintage Cards 984/1000 98.4%
4. Add 300 '60s cards 139/300 46.3%
5. Add 75 '50s cards 225/75 COMPLETE
6. Add 15 '40s Cards 182/15 COMPLETE
7. Add 10 '30s Cards 15/10 COMPLETE
8. Get to 85 Different HOF RCs (started at 82) 88/85 COMPLETE
9. Get to 130 Different HOF Autos (started at 121) 147/130 COMPLETE
10. Complete 1955 Topps Set. (Started at 196, 95.1%) Currently at: COMPLETE
11. Add 5 UNC Auto 2/5 40%
12. Add 5 HOF Auto'd Baseballs 2/5 40%
13. Visit 1 New MLB Ballparks 0/1 0%
14. Complete The Sandlot Archives Auto Set (2 to go: Ham, Smalls) COMPLETE
15. Add 1 Playing Days Mantle COMPLETE
16. Get to 30 Different HOF Bobbleheads (Started at 26) 34/30 COMPLETE
17. Get to 600 Subs on Youtube (Started at 544) 758/600 COMPLETE
18. Add to Luka's Letters Collection: Letters added: 12 COMPLETE
19. Add 50 HOF Playing Days Cards 88/50 COMPLETE
20. Complete My Killebrew Collection, Needs: Perez Steele Auto, Bobblehead, 1947-66 Exhibits, 1962 Topps, 1963 Topps, 1967 Topps,
1971 Topps: 3/10 30%
21. Get 1 new vintage card for every set I'm working on 38/44 86.36%
(Sets still in need of 1 hit: '34 Goudey, '38 Goudey, '52 Red Man, '54 Red Man, '51 Topps Blue Backs, '52 Topps).
22. Get to 60% of Total Collection Completed (Started at 55.59%): 14,084/22,938 = 61.40% COMPLETE
1. Build my fund to attend the 2022 National in Atlantic City! COMPLETE
2. Meet 1 New HOFer (ideally Brooks Robinson): 2/1 COMPLETE
3. Add 1,000 Vintage Cards 984/1000 98.4%
4. Add 300 '60s cards 139/300 46.3%
5. Add 75 '50s cards 225/75 COMPLETE
6. Add 15 '40s Cards 182/15 COMPLETE
7. Add 10 '30s Cards 15/10 COMPLETE
8. Get to 85 Different HOF RCs (started at 82) 88/85 COMPLETE
9. Get to 130 Different HOF Autos (started at 121) 147/130 COMPLETE
10. Complete 1955 Topps Set. (Started at 196, 95.1%) Currently at: COMPLETE
11. Add 5 UNC Auto 2/5 40%
12. Add 5 HOF Auto'd Baseballs 2/5 40%
13. Visit 1 New MLB Ballparks 0/1 0%
14. Complete The Sandlot Archives Auto Set (2 to go: Ham, Smalls) COMPLETE
15. Add 1 Playing Days Mantle COMPLETE
16. Get to 30 Different HOF Bobbleheads (Started at 26) 34/30 COMPLETE
17. Get to 600 Subs on Youtube (Started at 544) 758/600 COMPLETE
18. Add to Luka's Letters Collection: Letters added: 12 COMPLETE
19. Add 50 HOF Playing Days Cards 88/50 COMPLETE
20. Complete My Killebrew Collection, Needs: Perez Steele Auto, Bobblehead, 1947-66 Exhibits, 1962 Topps, 1963 Topps, 1967 Topps,
1971 Topps: 3/10 30%
21. Get 1 new vintage card for every set I'm working on 38/44 86.36%
(Sets still in need of 1 hit: '34 Goudey, '38 Goudey, '52 Red Man, '54 Red Man, '51 Topps Blue Backs, '52 Topps).
22. Get to 60% of Total Collection Completed (Started at 55.59%): 14,084/22,938 = 61.40% COMPLETE
Christmas 2022: A Day For The Record Books! (Buy Day #1)
Over a year's worth of my card investor side hustle, and I finally had my first "buy day" where I take payment from my investors in the form of cards for all my efforts. These are literally just the HOFers. It was so, so, so much more than that. Let's hit the highlights though! It included completing my Sandlot Archives Auto set, completing my '55T set, adding a playing days Mantle, adding nearly half the '49B and '53B B&W sets, hitting a dozen or more different sets, adding multiple HOF RCs and autos as well. I'll let the pictures below do the rest of the talking!
December, 2022: Karen Allen Story
It wasn't funny the first time- but the first time I sent a TTM to Karen Allen (Mrs. Smalls in The Sandlot) to get a ball signed- she signed the plastic case, because she couldn't get it open. It's funny now, because the second time the TTM was a success! Down to just 2 possible auto'd baseballs to complete the Sandlot PC: James Earl Jones (Mr. Mertle) and Bill (Denis Leary).
12/7/2022: The Most Special Letter in Luka's Collection!
My Dad's Dad, my Paw had two favorite baseball players: Harmon Killebrew, and Brooks Robinson. Unfortunately, my Paw passed away when I was 7 years old. I became a big baseball fan, and never got to really share that with him. Ironically, my only two memories of him involve baseball. One with me asking him a question about a 'collecting baseball cards' book I still have, while a game was on tv in the background. The other, a question between him and my Dad asking who the other wanted to win the great home run chase of 1998. They both wanted McGwire, by the way. So Brooks has become a personal part of my collection because of him being one of my Paw's favorites. So to add a letter from him for Luka is so special. It is even more special- because the player with the most personal connection to my collection, wrote the most personal letter Luka has ever received from a player! So awesome!!
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12/2/2022: Mackie Attacks!
Mike Mackie of OBC sends me 1 '73T, and 2 '66T including Pepitone & Flood.
11/25/2022: The National in November!
Thanks to Taylor Schock who sends me some cards I was supposed to get at The Swap at The National! Anthony Arbeeny sends me 1 '65T Hi #, and Taylor himself sends me 1 '47-66 Exhibit!
11/16/2022: OBC Waivember
Steve Archibald waivers me 1 '72T, and Kyle Dworchak sends 4 black beauties for '71T!
11/13/2022: OBC won't go quietly for November
Andrew White sends me 1 '65T, and Mac Wubben sends me 1 each for '54B, '57T and '60T.
10/31/2022: RAOKTober one more time!
Richard Labs sends me 4 '62T, and Guru sends me 1 '63T, 1'65T Hi #, and 1 '66T!
10/25/2022: RAOKTober strikes again!
Brad Udderstrom sends 7 '74T including Ted Simmons, under 100 cards to go on that set! He also sends 4 '78T, leaving me with just 10 to go on that set! Edsell Bankston also hits me with 2 '74T!
10/18/2022: RAOKTober hits me!
A push for a "RAOKtober" hits me from Peter Mead of OBC, who sends me two '67T: Tito Francona & HOFer Jim Catifsh Hunter! This puts me at 74.4% of the set!
10/1/2022: Set Building Vintage Mailday
Dan Williams of OBC sends me 3 '73T (including Carlton Fisk) and 2 '74T. My friend Brian (Topps Vintage 3:16) of Youtube sends me 8 '71T, THIRTY '73T, and a trio of '75T HOFers: Santo, B. Williams and Tony Perez! Thank you both!
9/27/2022: Two HOF Perez Steele Custom Autos!
I did my first private signing with Power Sports Memorabilia, and got this great return of Tom Glavine and John Smoltz Custom Perez Steeles!
9/25/2022: OBC Mail
Just a small mailday from Mark Camps that nets me 2 '60T cards for my set; putting me over 55%!
9/22/2022: A Sandlot Grail Mailday
9/15/2022: Youtube Community Generosity!
Mike Moynihan (Baseball Collector) hits me with nearly 70 hits to my '75T set, and Kyle Parkin (Ground Chuck) hits me with over 100 hits to various 70s sets, a near-complete '81T set, some miscellaneous modern cards, and an AWESOME Brooks Robinson autographed pennant!
9/7/2022: OBC hits '58, and a '63T Hi #!
Dave Hogan of OBC sends me 6 '58T commons and a '58T upgrade, and Steve Sankner sends me a '63T Hi #! That puts me over 70% on '58T!
8/30/2022: UNC Autos, WS Braves RCs, Luka's Letters and a Baseball!
You can check out the pictures, but got a recent COMC order in of UNC Autos and WS Braves RCs; got 2 letters back for Luka, and a special baseball back for Luka which is super cool!
8/14/2022: One From OBC: 1960 Topps
Cliff Franklin of OBC sends me 4 '60T including Curt Flood to get me to 54.9% of that set!
8/8/2022: Two More Autos Via The National!
Thanks to my good friend Baseball Collector (Mike Moynihan) I was able to add two more custom Perez Steele autos through a friend of his at Tristar! Here's Rickey Henderson and Jack Morris!
8/4/2022: Another Perez Steele Custom Return!
8/3/2022: Post National Mail: Custom Perez Steele & New Letter for Luka!
I joked about asking Paul Molitor at The National where my TTM was- well, it was in my mailbox! Here's another Perez Steele Custom along with another successful request for a letter for Luka!
8/2/2022: The National Sports Card Show 2022: Atlantic City, NJ
The Show was INCREDIBLE. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves though!
7/25/2022: Pre-National OBC Mailday!
I am attending the National Sports Card Show Convention in Atlantic City for they first time I've been to a National in 9 years! Before I leave this week though, I got a couple cards from some OBCers. I received 2 '63T from Steve Sankner, and 2 more '63T along with 3 '62T from Bob D'Angelo. Putting me just over 24% on both sets!
7/18/2022: Return From Church Camp Mail!
I returned from taking my youth group to church camp (where one was saved!!) to some mail, which isn't as exciting as that- but still fun!
There are Perez Steele Customs, letters for Luka- and some items I didn't send or ask for that I got back haha!
There are Perez Steele Customs, letters for Luka- and some items I didn't send or ask for that I got back haha!
7/9/2022: A Perez Steele Custom TTM Return!
7/8/2022: A HOF Auto Gift From Instagram!
6/28/2022: It's Been A While
Since I got 3 OBC packages in the same week! Steve Archibald hits me again with 2 '63T cards including Veteran Masters (with Casey Stengel). This gets me to 23.8% of the set.
6/26/2022: Two Guys With The Same Idea
Both Ed Hutchison and Steve Archibald had the same idea from OBC to send me some '62T! Ed sends 3, highlighted by a checklist; and Steve sends 6 highlighted by friend of OBC, Vern Law!
6/19/2022: One OBC Package for Father's Day
Steve Archibald sends 1 '57T and 1 '58T!
6/12/2022: HOF Bobblehead From Will!
6/2/2022: 1 OBC Envelope
James Moleta sends 2 '73T and 5 '75T to those sets to get them to 58.2% and 77% respectively!
5/23/2022: Small OBC Mailday
Cliff Franklin of OBC sends me 5 '69T to get that set down to less than 250 cards to go; and Tom Housley sends 2 '61T, 1 '60T, 1 '50B, and a '51T Red Backs Early Wynn!
5/4/2022: Pretty Epic Mailday!
I got three very cool, very unique packages today! My friend Will Steffe send me a HOF bobblehead of Buck O'Neill for my birthday, Terry Woods of OBC sent me this SWEET Pep Young glove (see the story in the attached letter behind this glove, and what makes it so special), and finally Pepino Man of Youtube sent me 4 '64T Giants including HANK AARON! Great day at the mailbox!
4/22/2022: Quintet from OBC
New OBC Member Andrew Goguen sends me 1 '73T and 5 '78T; leaving me with just 26 cards to go on my '78T set! Mike Rumley-Wells sends me 2 '70T (including Marichal and Yaz All-Star) and 2 '73T; Larry "Guru" Tipton hits me with 1 '61T hi # (the first hit to that set this year!), Ed Hutchison sends me the '70T Bert Campaneris and finally Steve Sankner hits me with 3 '63T including a Hi #!
4/21/2022: IP from Spring Training = HOF Assist!
4/12/2022: 2 Bobbleheads from Youtube!
Friend of the Youtube Channel Lambeau Jackson sends me two bobbleheads for my PC! One of HOFer Ted Simmons, and one of future HOFer (and 3,000 K Club Member) CC Sabathia! Thanks so much my friend!
4/5/2022: Jennifer Roach of OBC!
Jennifer sends me 2 '50B, 1 '53BC, 1 '55B, 1 '62T, 1 '65T, and 3 '72T including a Willie McCovey! That's the first my first hits to all those sets for this year!
3/31/2022: Two Returns: A Letter, and a Perez Grugen!
3/29/2022: Adding 26 '51 Bowmans!
3/25/2022: One TTM Perez Grugen Return!
3/24/2022: Exhibits & OBC
I gift myself two '47-'66 Exhibits of Stan Musial and Johnny Logan from my Card Investor Inventory, and Taylor Schock of OBC sends me 7 '74T for my set- just 101 cards to go on that set!
3/22/2022: Bobbleheads, Perez Grugens & Luka's Letters!
Had a great mailday today! I got some '86T HOFers for my playing days runs from LouRokTV (Youtube) that are not pictured, received bobbleheads of Yount and Molitor from Lambeau Jackson (Youtube), and got 3 Perez Grugen Postcards back TTM including 2 letters for Luka!
3/17/2022: Will Sends Me Some '67s!
My good friend Will Steffe sends me 2 '67T Hi #! The first time that set has been hit this year, and puts me over 450 different cards for that set!
3/17/2022: Holy Grail Sandlot Edition
I'll let myself do the show and tell on this one!
3/1/2022: OBC & Youtube Mail
Byron Boyd, Randy Krolewicz & Bob D'Angelo of OBC send me 3 '70T, 1 '71T & 3 '75T, and 2 '63T & 1 68T respectively; but Don (Don's Field of Dreams Cards) helps me out by remotely letting me purchase these three bobbleheads below that he found in local thrift shops where he lives in Pittsburgh! 75% of my goal for bobbleheads for the year were helped out by Don!
2/24/2022: OBC Kills my '76 Topps Set!
2/15/2022: More OBC, and a Youtube Care Package!
Brian Betza sent me 2 '78T, 1 '75T, and 12 '73T; Jimi Thayer sends me 4 '63T & 4 '64T. First time '64T has been hit this year!
Also, 4LeafCards of Youtube (Eric) sent me a '73T Harmon Killebrew in my pursuit to complete my collection of him this year!
Also, 4LeafCards of Youtube (Eric) sent me a '73T Harmon Killebrew in my pursuit to complete my collection of him this year!
2/12/2022: BIG OBC Mailday!
Shawn Smart sends me 8 '78T, including the Fisk! Down to just 33 cards on that set since Anthony Arbeeny also sent me 1 card from that set!
Byron Boyd sends me 6 '73T, Rick Svetecz sends 6 '69T (first for that set this year), Andy Huntoon sends a Robin Yount RC, and Scott Duguid sent 2 '49B (the first for that set this year too!)
Byron Boyd sends me 6 '73T, Rick Svetecz sends 6 '69T (first for that set this year), Andy Huntoon sends a Robin Yount RC, and Scott Duguid sent 2 '49B (the first for that set this year too!)
2/6/2022: Kodl of OBC
Chris Kodl sends me 7 hits to my 1973 Topps Set, getting me to 54.7% completed!
2/3/2022: OBC & Youtube Generosity!
Richard Labs of OBC sends me 1 '47-66 Exhibit, along with 2 '75T! Brent Morrison (Near-Mint Musings of Youtube) sent me 1 '47-66 Exhibit as well! My first(s) for my exhibit set this year; my 6th different set I've hit already!
2/4 Addition: Anthony Arbeeny sends me 1 '71T Hi #, my first hit to that set this year. I just didn't want to post a separate post for 1 common Hi # from the '70s haha. My 7th different set I've hit this year!
2/4 Addition: Anthony Arbeeny sends me 1 '71T Hi #, my first hit to that set this year. I just didn't want to post a separate post for 1 common Hi # from the '70s haha. My 7th different set I've hit this year!
2/1/2022: Lindholme Lends a Hand
Brian Lindholme of OBC sends me 5 '63T to hit that set for the first time this year; getting me to 21.9% on that set.
1/27/2022: A Trio of Packages from OBC!
My good friend Will Steffe sends me 3 '57T, the first hits to that set this year! It put me at 40% on that set exactly. Richard Labs sent me 1 '73T, and finally Michael Cavallaro overwhelms me with 19 '74T AND 29 '75T; the first cards for my '75T set this year!
1/25/2022: Steven Hitzeman of OBC
Steven Hitzeman hits me with 4 '74T, getting me to 80.6% on that set- just 128 cards to go to complete that set!
1/22/2022: OBC & Hit my Subscribers Goal For Youtube Already!
Ron Hoehne of OBC hits me with 2 '73T, and 1 '74T (hitting the latter for the first time this year)- but the big news for this post is I hit my subscriber goal for my youtube channel FOR THE YEAR! That is thanks to becoming the Commissioner of the YSCHOF!
1/16/2022: OBC hits '73 again!
Don Rice of OBC sends me 2 '73T for my set, the third time that set has been hit already this year by three different OBCers!
1/13/2022: Edsell Bankston sends 42 hits to '73T!
Big package from Ed! Over 50% on my 1973 Topps set now!
1/5/2021: Chris Kodl hits my '73T set!
Chris Kodl hits my 1973 Topps set with 9 cards!