A lot of my recent posts have been non-card topics, and I wanted to return "home" to hobby talk, but I'm still feeling too lazy to scan up every new acquisition. I'm also trying to break the habit of making this blog a diary of every hobby-related transaction I make.
I finally bought a Steve Young RC on eBay. The seller asked for $10 but I made a Best Offer of $8 and it was accepted. I was very picky about this card, almost to a fault. It's the second-best card in the set and the second-to-last card I need to complete the set*. Every Steve Young RC I'd seen online had a print bubble on the front, or awful centering, or both. This card might appear to be diamond cut but it's not. I'm just too lazy to re-scan it.
*Technically the Walter Payton card is the last one I need. It's in a COMC order I sent away for five weeks ago; due to arrive in just two more months!
Once the 1986 set is complete I'll focus on the 1987 Topps football set, for no real reason other than continuity. I have no interest in the 1989 Topps set and little interest in the 1985 set, though it does have some personal significance. I can count the football card bloggers on one hand but if anyone here has 1987 Topps football singles for trade hit me up.
Also I added another Hall of Famer to my 1956 Topps graded set. This Enos Slaughter was a bargain at $26.99(plus tax); it's practically impossible to find a mid-grade HOFer under $40. I was briefly scared off by the white spot (paper loss?) on his hat, and the poor centering on the back. Then again I really can't afford to be picky with these - I've still got to get the Aaron, Mays, Campanella, Ford, and many others.
All in all, not a bad way to spend $40. And I got an even better deal this week thanks to eBay's 25th anniversary coupon. I'll save that story for next week.
Thanks for reading!
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