Under 100 to Go

For the first time, I decided to check how many Sportscaster cards I don't have.  I am ignoring the print run / variations.  Since I have everything entering into Excel, I figured out that I am down to needing 99 different cards.  I've listed more of them on the right side of the blog.  Let me know if you have any to trade.

That is great, but some things haven't changed.  I still need Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Wayne Gretzky.  Lots of the high numbers that I need are the more popular (and probably expensive) cards in each deck/series.  

Since I have the checklist in Excel, send me an e-mail if you'd like a copy of it.  I haven't completed looking into variations, but this is at least a starting point.  

I really like checklists that list team and sports, but it might be difficult to do with the Sportscaster set.  Maybe someday.  

I haven't started on any foreign checklists.  Does anyone have any of these?

I am Sorting the Purchase from April 20th - Finally

I will update my want list if I am lucky enough to get anyone I need from this lot.  Ugh.  Nothing that I need.  Maybe I will get a few different variations that I don't have.    

UPDATE #1 - I sorted the first 19 decks and I ended up with 155 new variations.  If I would have known this I would have sorted these a bit earlier.  How did I get so many?  From decks 11 - 19 I had very few of the 'B' print run.  It turns out that this lot was almost all from the 'B' print run.   

UPDATE #2 - Just over eight months and I finally sorted the box of cards that I purchased in April.  For decks 20 - 55 I ended up getting about 100 more variations that I needed, mostly from print run 'C'.   Overall, it was a nice surprise to get some many variations.   

I only need a few cards from the first 59 decks - not including variations.  Here is the list.

Those are my goals for next year.  Let me know if you can help.

Does anyone have a good way to store their Sportscaster cards?  My running shoe boxes are not ideal at all.  

My Wife Got Me a Card for Christmas and She Doesn't Even Know it

I haven't gotten a card in the past.  No one probably wants to encourage me to do more with the hobby.  I did get the following card today - 

It seems to look like a baseball card so I will call it one.  It came attached to a Sandlot shirt that my wife ordered online.  

Has anyone seen these from RSVLTS?  Is there a checklist?  Can I consider it a card?

What Else Do You Collect?

 I spend more time on my Kellogg's card blog than I do on this one.  Why?  There is just more going on with Kellogg's cards.  I am able to find them around and it seems like more people collect them.  

I do love the Sportscaster cards but they are much more difficult to sort than Kellogg's cards or regular cards.  That box I bought a long time ago is still not sorted so I haven't updated my checklist.

What else do I collect?  

Kellogg's cards, mostly baseball.  

Western Open Golf tournament items as well as Evans Scholar stuff.  

Track and field / Cross Country items. 

Hostess snack cake baseball card boxes from the late 1970s.

I've collected baseball cards and most of the other sports since I was a kid.  I am slowly working on completing a 1961 Topps baseball card set in VG condition.  Otherwise, I've been just picking up a few things that I like.  I will probably work on 1967 and 1968 Topps baseball card sets at some point.  

If you have any of those items to trade send me an e-mail.  

What else do you collect?  I might be able to find it once shows start again, hopefully in 2021.

Hesitation Got Me Again

 I've been complaining about the lack of places to find Sportscaster card lots.  Then when a few popped up the other day I decided to contact the seller instead of justing using the Buy It Now option.  Why?  I was tired and I didn't do the math on how cheap the cards were.  

Naturally, I was too late since someone else who wasn't tired bought both lots quickly.  Another lesson learned.

Track and Field Fans - Check Out This Video About Kellogg's Olympic Champions Cards

 https://youtu.be/BHILLAQRGKY

I really like these cards and there is as great commercial from the UK.

I have been busy during the school year so I didn't get to post much.  I will get back to my Sportscaster checklist looks this week.  

UPDATE - I found four of these cards in another language - Dutch.  I love these Fact Slide cards from Corn Flakes in Europe.  Now I've got to find more.

I Am Still Doing This Blog - Some Bumps in the Road This Year

 I've actually been working more than every this year.  I still haven't sorted to cards I bought in the Spring.  Since then I haven't found anything online to buy.  I get two weeks off for the holidays so I plan to sort through those cards.  

I did get to a small card show yesterday.  I didn't see any Sportscaster cards.  

I hope to get to some flea markets next year since that didn't happen this year.

Has anyone else found Sportscaster cards for sale this year?  Anything odd or interesting?