The Quest for the 1960 Topps Set, Part XXVII
August 5th, 2011 by slangon

This is the last batch of non-Top 5 cards from my big June Haul. I promise. Aside from all the Mets goodies I got, I was also able to cross off a bunch of cards from my 1960 Topps checklist. Aside from Don and Roberto, I mean. Here they is. #16 Pete Runnells With the […]

Fruits of the Greatest Month: The Managers and Teams
July 24th, 2011 by slangon

Today we’ll take a look at a couple of cards that I got to chip away at my manager and team cards collection. 1980 Topps #302 Dodgers / Tommy Lasorda I had never really realized this before, but I’m pretty sure that this is my first Tommy Lasorda card. I find that pretty amazing just […]

Blaster Schmaster: The Early 60’s and Late 50’s
March 19th, 2011 by slangon

This journey is becoming quite the Odyssey. To recap, I spent about what I would’ve on a blaster at Sportlots. I’ve been showcasing what I got. We’re on the home stretch. First, a card from the set that is being ripped off paid homage to in this year’s Heritage set. I guess this years Heritage […]

The Quest for the 1960 Topps Set, Part II
April 1st, 2010 by slangon

Initially I was going to pull an April Fools prank on you guys by claiming that I was going to switch my collecting focus to fishing lures, but someone beat me to that punch. So instead, I’ll catch up a little bit and post about a few more 1960 Topps cards that I was able […]

Some 1960 Style Sportlots
March 22nd, 2010 by slangon

Having recently decided to officially chase the 1960 Topps set, I made my first major step toward that goal. Up until now I had been randomly acquiring cards from this set in a kind of unsystematic manner, so I had a pile of maybe 25-30 of them. In one fell swoop I’ve managed to double […]

Some More Sportlots
February 15th, 2010 by slangon

Since Topps is apparently taking its sweet-ass time activating the Million Card Giveaway, I thought I’d showcase some old cards that I got recently from Sportlots. Dollars to donuts they’re probably much cooler than anything I’m going to get from that giveaway anyways. I ended up with 39 cards for around $20 with shipping. Not […]