A Rather Nice Parcel

Not too long ago, I had someone on Twitter ask if I was interested in some 1982 Expos Zellers Panels. I said definitely.. 

This morning when I checked outside the front door, there was a nice thick envelope sitting between the doors.. 

I opened it up and a treasure trove hit me.. 

1982 Fleer Andre Dawson. 

I was surprised I didn't have the 85 Topps Reardon already. 

Minted In Cooperstown parallel of Orlando Cabrera.. 

Much 1994 Fleer.. 

More 94 Fleer!

The 88 Fleer Sticker is the Jays/Expos one. I wasn't sure if I had a Milwaukee County Stadium one yet but I do.. This will fit into the Expos project nicely. 

 So we have a couple 1982 Topps Stickers and a 1991 magazine pullout card.. I'm debating on whether or not I want to trim it to fit into a card sleeve or leave it like that..

 There were also these Fleer stickers.. I'm not sure what year they're from, but they're really cool. 

 Bookmarks!

These are bookmarks from a 1995-1996 reading program done by the Canadian Teachers Federation and the Canadian Literacy Secretariat. 

I'm not sure how many there were, or if there were just Expos, but these are really neat.. I have them still stuck together.

 The final part of the package... 

1982 Zellers Expos panels.. 

These are beautiful.. 

I'm likely going to keep them as panels just because.. These things are nice. Though for the purposes of my project, I'll be counting them as three each.. 

Thank you Otto for reaching out to me on Twitter!!

I'll be getting something together for you soon. 

Paring Down

I think with this reorganization I've been thinking about and slowly attempting I'll be looking at some of the things I have and deciding whether or not I want to keep collecting them.. 

For example: 

I still like the original Diamond Kings cards. I want to collect the ones starting from when they first appeared to 1993. Aside from those, the only ones I'll be collecting are Jays, Expos, and Canadians. 

Others that will likely appear in these posts will be inserts and sets I've decided are more of a pain to try to complete than it's worth. That said, my 1978 Topps will never appear in these because it's my birth year set and I want to complete it.

Anyway, on with the first batch being pared out of my collection. 

The newer Diamond Kings, while I think they're nice, don't have the same impact on me as the originals. 

I did like these inserts, but at the same time, I don't see myself chasing them down, so I'm offering them up. 

Same with these.. I'm not sure, but I think seeing four or five cards per player in this insert set soured me on it. 

As before.. If you see something, let me know. 

Some More Expos

Well.. I'm getting closer to being able to actually sort and catalogue my cards again.. It's actually been a little helpful lately since I'm waiting (rather impatiently) for my Employment Insurance money from the government.. It's amazing how when they want money, they hound you... When you want money you paid in, they take forever... Anyway...

EXPOS!!

Some early 80s Donruss Expos along with 1992 Donruss Rookies.. 

I really want to get the Rookies set. 

That Cliff Floyd is a Cyberstats.

I really like the 1993 Triple Play set.. I wish I could have seen more of it when it came out.

That Vidro Victory is a game card. 

I love that Raines photo. 

Randy Johnson as an Expo. Very nice.

I love that Gypsy Queen Gary Carter card.. 

I'm hoping to get into sorting more seriously in the next little bit so I can figure out what I have..

Another Sunday.. Another Weekend Repack Part 2

Sometimes, trying to come up with clever titles completely escapes me, so boring one today.. 

Anyway, you know what's going on today.. Yesterday I looked at one side of an 80 card repack.. Today is the other side.. 

Two keepers today.. Another 1992 Pinnacle I thought I had.. I guess I didn't.. 

I love minor league cards.. I don't know why.. But whenever I come across them in these things, I tend to keep the cards. 

Two Expos today! 

Yet another 1988 Donruss.. Seems like they're everywhere.. 

1991 Leaf as well. I like those cards, but I don't think I'd collect the set.

As usual the traders.. 

There are a couple cards I like the look of in here, but at the same time, the only place I ever see them is in these repacks, so I wouldn't go after them..The Unique and Lineage fall into that category.

As usual, if you see something you like, let me know.. 

Weekend Repack Pt1

Another weekend is here.. Another repack from the bunch I bought before school ended.. 

A lonely keeper today. I thought I had it already, but apparently I don't.

Many many traders today.. Not a single Expo in the pile either.. 

Hopefully tomorrow is better.. 

Not Going to Big League Anyone Here

I bought a box of Topps Big League.. With it being $60 CDN I figured I could treat myself a little.

I wasn't sure what to expect with the product, but I actually really like it. To me, it feels like a set from the early 1990s.. 

But why talk about it when I can show it??

Solarte as a Jay.. I believe it's the first card showing him as a Jay.

Russell Martin. Of course, I would need multiple copies of this one. 

Richard Urena.. He had some action with the team last season.. Not really much this year though. 

Hey... I guess I can say I have an Otani rookie now??

More Jays.. Obviously I'll highlight these.. 

There are some legends in the set as well. I wanted to show Wagner.

I also got Koufax, Ryan, Bo Jackson, Ted Williams, Jeff Bagwell

Edwin Encarnacion still looks odd in that uniform. 

James Paxton is a Canadian, therefore I must collect him. 

Some other rookies. 

One of the things I like about this set is the back of the card..

The "Did You Know" facts are rather interesting in some cases. 

How much of a fluke is it to have ALL your shutouts occur at home??

I like the fact they show Thames' stats from Korea here. 

Caricature cards. They're not bad. I think I'd only want the Stroman one. These ones are up for grabs.

Ministers of Mash is another interesting insert. Again, not one I'm planning on pursuing. If you see something of these ones, let me know..

Incidentally, the Cruz scans better than it reads in hand. 

I ended up getting a Black and White parallel card. I'm not planning on going after that set. 

The other eight cards shown... Well... I'm not sure what they're called.. They don't have them on the Trading Card Database. 

Again.. I'm not keeping these ones. 

Ones I AM keeping though, are the Gold parallel.. I actually like the way they look. 

I also happened to get Hank Aaron and George Brett here. 

All in all, I'd like to complete this set. It'll be interesting to see how insane the variations end up going for.. But I'd like to complete both the base and Gold.. 

I'm impressed with this set.. I'd say this is my favourite set of the year. I'm not overly interested in flagship this year. 

And... In the box I received.. I had exactly ONE duplicate.. And it's Stanton.. So if anyone wants it... Let me know.