It's A Boy!

A couple quick points, a new addition on Feb 8th, our second child and first boy, everyone is doing well. That explains the lack of action here, as well as a few packages that never got a post, including one from Sportscards from the Dollar Store with a lot of my favorite 2018 release, Panini Chronicles. Hopefully back to normal soon.

First Trade-Post of 2019

Collecting has really fallen to the back-burner due to a number of things, post-xmas recovery, a serious cold streak and other family dealings, so that is why it took until February to have an actual trade post. Starting off with two former Rockies from 2017 Stadium Club, the Lucroy is just a beautiful shot while the Pomeranz is an addition to the "why do I still collect this guy" PC.

First Sportlots of 2019

An early 2019 goal is to finish of 2015 Gypsy Queen, my most recent Sportlots mailday brings me down to three cards.

RLC Custom Card Project: Ken Roberts

The Player: Ken Roberts was drafted by the Rockies in 2010, worked his way up the system and eventually made his MLB debut in May of 2015. He pitched 13 2/3 innings over 15 games with a 7.24 ERA. In August of the same year he was selected off waivers by the Phillies and would pitch in 6 games with Philadelphia earning his first and only MLB win.

The Card: 2007 Fleer is not the most memorable set, but it fit well with the purple background and actually kind of a nice design when you really look at it.

The Project: Rockies Legacy Collection custom project to make digital cards of Rockies players who never had one issued.https://condition-sensitive.blogspot.com/2018/03/rlc-custom-card-project-main-page.html

First Mailday of 2019

A card that I was watching online for a while and decide to buy before missing out. Canada often gets snubbed on WBC cards (Freddie Freeman was the only player to get a card the last time), but in 2009 Konami made a 253 card set with quite a few players including this Pete Orr, who has been a part of a few Team Canadas but this is his only international card. This pickup only leaves me with Mike Johnson, Russell Martin and Jason Bay to finish the team set.

Last Package of 2018 (TCDB Trade #34)

This trade snuck in on the 31st marking the last package of 2018. Some Gems and some awfulness. The awfulness is the above 1999 Skybox Thunder. The front looks like regular over-production era cardboard, but the backs what this set is about.

COMC December 2018 Video mailday

Something I have wanted to do for a while and finally got around to doing, a video post. The sound sucks and the focus goes in and out, but I already started putting stuff away so it's too late to go back. Presented as is.

10 From Sportlots

2015 Gypsy Queen for some reason has been a huge pain to finish. I finished 2016 a long time ago and other than maybe 2011 no other set has given me as much grief. A quick sportlots search took me a little closer. For some reason these short prints have a high asking price most places, but these we all 50 cents a piece, a total no-brainer at that price. This plus another order leave me just 4 shy.

Night of the Living Set

My first dip into the another of Topps On-Demand sets, these have been getting a lot of hype around the hobby and when the chance to get both of these for a reasonable price I couldn't resist. First impressions are that these are nice, better in-hand than scans to justice, which is weird for neo-vintage, usually it's the shiny stuff that I am saying that about. I may not be a full convert, but I will definitely try to pick up any Rockies or other players that catch my interest.

A Great Cardboard Trade

This is why trading is so great, I bought some 2018 Update, didn't get anything I really wanted, but was able to start a trade with Cardboard Greats and turn some Red Sox into some keepers, including the above, about 75 Gypsy Queen needs from a set that I total myself I wasn't collecting, but probably lied.