For Trade & Updated Want List

After going through my cards, I'm adding a lot to the trade section on the blog.  I will also put at the bottom some players I'm looking for as well.

I apologize for the poor quality of these pics.  I was having trouble getting good lighting for my camera!

For Trade:

Frank Tarkenton 147/249

Ryan Vilade Relic 37/99

Dorial Green-Beckham Relic 18/25

Tommie Frazier Auto 50/99

Carl Davis Auto 83/99

Eric Ebron Auto, Relic 592/699

T.J. Yeldon Santa Hat Relic

Steven Williams Auto 1/5

Bailey Ober Relic 71/299

Trevor Davis Auto, Relic

Kobe Bryant 10/24

Ryan Kerrigan Auto 24/25

Johnny Field Bat Relic

Lamar Miller Relic 43/99

Jared Goff Helmet Relic 38/49

Want List:

I'm interested in just about anything Cubs related like autos, SPs, relics, inserts or serial numbered cards.  The cards highest on my want list are below.

Cubs:

• Kyle Schwarber - Auto, Relic
• Eloy Jimenez - Auto, Relic
• Jake Arrieta - Auto
• Kyle Hendricks - TTM Auto
• Addison Russell - Auto
• David Ross - Auto
• Anthony Rizzo - Auto
• Kris Bryant - Relic
• Ernie Banks - Relic
• Fergie Jenkins - Auto
• Billy Williams - Auto
• Kerry Wood - Auto

MLB:

• Trea Turner - Auto
• Corey Seager - Auto
• Dansby Swanson - Auto
• Rickey Henderson - Auto
• Tim Raines - Auto
• Bo Jackson - Relic, Auto

NFL:

• Dak Prescott - Rookie Card, Relic, Auto
• Tony Romo - Auto

Topps 2017 Series 1

I purchased a few jumbo packs from my LCS last week.  Unfortunately, I didn't get any hits, but I got a few Cubs and solid inserts.

• Kyle Schwarber and Jorge Soler base cards.
• Chicago Cubs World Series champions card!
• Kris Bryant and Kyle Hendricks League Leaders inserts.

• Dansby Swanson rookie card!
• Evan Longoria 5 Tool insert - cool looking insert.
• A gold Shin-Soo Choo out of /2017.

• These 1987 inserts are awesome.  Brings back fond memories of collecting this set as a kid.

After not getting any hits from the jumbo packs, I decided to hit up eBay and check out the autos for sale.  I ended up finding a Jim Abbott auto and an Addison Russell manufactured Jackie Robinson patch for cheap.

A few days later I jumped back on eBay and saw a couple of the 2017 Topps Hobby Silver Packs for an affordable price.  I grabbed both of those and pulled a Jose Altuve auto!  These are chrome versions of the 1987 inserts and look pretty nice.  I'm pretty happy with the players I received.

If you are interested in any of these, (minus the Cubs cards), let me know and we can work out a trade!

New PC Additions

A while back I did a trade and picked up a couple of relic cards.  I had forgotten about this trade until recently.  The two relic cards I got are of Javier Baez and Greg Maddux.

The Greg Maddux is a manufactured patch, but I thought it was a pretty fun little card to get.  I also had some leftover Amazon gift card money and went on the hunt for some memorabilia.  I finally settled on a Matt Szczur autographed baseball with #trynottosuck inscribed below the signature.  

In the future I'll post all the current memorabilia that I have aside from my cards.  I've been collecting sports memorabilia since I was a kid and recently have been getting it back out for display.

Trade Days #2 with Bubba's Bangin' Batch of Baseball Bits

I worked out a trade with Matt at Bubba's Bangin' Batch of Baseball Bits to help fill some of my Allen & Ginter 2012 base set and get some Cub's inserts I saw he had for trade.  The 2012 set was my first year to collect Ginter and it was the start of me getting back into the hobby.

I traded Matt a couple of Ginter hand numbered minis, insert and relics.  I also threw in a few other cards he needed for his collection.  I got a nice return from Matt and I appreciate it very much.  Thanks Matt!  Now on to the cards I got!


I didn't take a picture of the Allen & Ginter base cards because I have already put them in my 2012 Ginter binder and I can't remember which base cards I got.  LOL

Let's get started with some Anthony Rizzo Allen & Ginter cards and a Gypsy Queen:

Next up, I got a really nice Anthony Rizzo Topps Heritage Chrome Purple Refractor, Topps Heritage RBI Leaders insert, Donruss 2016 base card and Topps 2016 Gold RBI Leaders insert:

A couple Allen & Ginter minis of Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo I didn't have:

And last but not least, the Auto's and Relics!  A Brett Jackson framed auto, Anthony Rizzo relic and Derrek Lee relic.

Once again, a thank you goes to Matt for trading me these cards.  He was very generous with what he traded me and I appreciate it very much.

Javier Baez - 2016 Topps Museum Collection Quad Relic

One of my current favorite cards is this Javier Baez Primary Pieces Quad Relic card.  Since the jersey has some dirt on it, it gives the relic some personality.  Also, I believe the blue swatch is from the "C" in the cubs logo.  It definitely has the feeling of a patch.

Relic cards are fun to collect as they are usually fairly cheap and I always try to keep an eye out for a nice patch or jersey swatch with dirt on it.

Anthony Rizzo - 2014 Donruss Relic Card

The purpose of this blog is to show interesting Cubs related items.  Whether it be baseball cards, autographs, art and other memorabilia that I own.  From time to time I will showcase other teams, players and random things I like, but predominately I'll stick with the Cubs for now.

My first card I want to show is a 2014 Donruss Anthony Rizzo relic card.  What I like about this card is the classic design and that I was able to get one with some dirt on the jersey.  I wish Donruss had the MLB team license, but overall this is still a nice "classic" looking card with a solid action shot.