BecandLil Cards

Collecting all Topps Baseball base sets from 1956 to 2020. 

If I have something on my For Sale/Trade list that you need and you have nothing to trade me, I am more than willing to sell most cards on my FS/T list at a very reasonable price...especially to fellow set collectors!

VAR's: If it's important to you to get a specific variation in a trade, please let me know so I can be sure I have the correct one for you.

I started collecting as a kid in 1974, baseball, football, and basketball cards. I purchased my first packs for $0.10 in 1974 at Zane's Market in Dover, Ohio.  The next year the price jumped to $0.15.  I quickly learned to count by 15s.  I sold my entire collection in 1989 to get an apartment after graduating from college.  I regret it to this day.  I have been rebuilding my collection over the last 25 years thanks to a very supportive and encouraging wife.  I collect Topps base sets and pre 1990 baseball cards only.   I am always looking for cards I need. I have thousands of doubles from mid 70s - 80s to present plus others. Will trade vintage for vintage but not interested in most cards from last 30 years except Cleveland Indians/Guardians cards. Looking for nice mid grade vintage on trades, min VG/VG+, or  lower grade on some the HOFers pre 1970.  

Complete sets; Topps 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2022, 2023.

Currently working on; Trying for better quality of stars' cards in my sets and finishing off the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 Topps Heritage sets.  Heck, I'm working on ALL of Topps base sets not listed.

Players that I collect; Kenny Lofton, Omar Vizquel, Jim Thome, Cleveland Indians' team sets, HOFers concentrating on pre-1990 players.

I prefer not to ship to Canada.  It's quite expensive.

Let's trade!!

Hall of Famers and LA Dodgers

Current Lakers and Rams

Own many more cards not in database

Have many sport magazines from last 50 years to trade for cards

Recently purchased a collection of 1966 to 1969 Topps baseball cards and I have many to trade.

I am relatively new to TCDB but have been part of the baseball card blogging community for well over a decade. I have over 100,000 cards to trade. Also if you collect matchbooks/matchcovers, stamps, or bottle caps (including MLB/NFL caps from the 60s) I have some of those to trade, especially the matchbooks which I also collect.

PLEASE NOTE: While my modern cards are almost all mint/near-mint, the condition of my vintage cards vary greatly. Some are in quite good shape for their age; many more are in good/fair/poor condition.

ALSO NOTE: For the time being I will usually only be mailing out all packages, including PWEs, once a week, on Saturdays.

For my TCDB wantlists, first priority is my vintage Topps setbuilds. Second priority is the modern cards that I have on there. Lowest priority is the 2017-present Topps setbuilds. I do collect everything baseball, so even if you don't have cards that are on my TCDB wantlists, you will probably have plenty to trade that I would be interested in, so I'm happy to browse through your tradelist if you see cards on my tradelist that you would like to trade for.

***NOTE 2/27/24 - CURRENTLY PURGING FOOTBALL INVENTORY AND SOME MODERN BASEBALL. BECAUSE OF THIS I MIGHT TAKE A FEW DAYS TO RESPOND TO OFFERS DUE TO ME WANTING TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THE CARDS. WORK AND LIFE HAS BECOME VERY BUSY AND THIS IS A HOBBY. SORRY IF MY LISTS ARE NOT 100% ACCURATE 

Specific Set Builder 

*** Priorities currently are below:

- Cleveland Guardians FKA Indians Team Sets 50's to Present

- Cleveland Browns Team Sets 50's to Present 

- '72 Topps Baseball - Need High Numbers

- Topps Baseball inserts - 04,05,06,08,11,12,21,22 

- '77 Football 
- '86 Football 

- 2021-2022 Heritage High Numbers

- 2020 Holiday; 2020 Gallery SPs; 21-22 A&G SPs

PC - Baseball - Cleveland Indians (current and former), Bo, The Kid, Vintage, Slabs

Football - Cleveland Browns and former Ohio State players

Prefer trades on here but will also sell. 

I am a set builder, i do have some pc collection but the majority of my trades will be to complete sets.

No trade is too small or too big all trades considered ,in the USA 

I ship to Canada and USA 

Trades to Canada I'd rather they be a bit more than single cards due to postage.

All trades sent by PWE unless specified differently beforehand 

I’m not always the best at taking cards out as I trade them . I try to be as accurate as possible but if I don’t have a card that is in a transaction I will always make it right and I apologize in advance for that.

I expect that once our transaction is complete that a feedback be posted as I will post a feedback.

I am building vintage sets, 1957-1972, as an exercise in nostalgia. I am delighted with "well-loved" cards, just like the ones I would have had as a kid! 

Baseball only set builder of all brands and years. Collecting all Topps needs as well as any and all Cleveland baseball needs (Spiders, Naps, Indians, Guardians).

PC collections include Nolan Ryan (#27 among collectors), Joe Carter, Steve Olin (#1 among collectors), Eddie Robinson (#2 among collectors), Jose Ramirez (#22 among collectors), Steven Kwan, and Owen Caissie (#1 among collectors)

Working on Master Set of 2010 Topps and 2010 Topps Update to include all Inserts, Parallels, and Variations

Sets Completed:

• Topps
  • 1957 
  • 1980
  • 1986-1994 
  • 2009-2011
  • 2014
  • 2021
• Topps Traded
  • 1981
  • 1984-1993
• Topps Major League Debut
  • 1990-1992
• Topps Pro Debut
  • 2021
• Topps Minis
  • 1986, 1988
• Topps Micro
  • 1991-1993
• Donruss
  • 1981
  • 1987-1990
• Donruss Action All-Stars
  • 1983-1985
• Fleer
  • 1987-1990
• Fleer Update
  • 1986-1991
• Upper Deck
  • 1989
• Bowman
  • 1989-1991
• Nolan Ryan Pacific
  • 1991-1993

I'm a Topps collector. I have all sets from 1970 to 2000, and a few sets in the 2000s. I'm also nearly done with 1969. I’m concentrating on 1961 and 1968 baseball currently  

I'm interested in stars and Hall of Famers. I also like oddball cards - Glenn Hubbard with the boa constrictor, Rick Wise 1964 rookie card, Bob Uecker batting lefthanded, Aurelio Rodriguez rookie, Mickey Hatcher with the big glove, Gary Pettis's brother on his card, Mark Jackson NY Knicks with the Menendez Brothers. Oh, and Billy Ripken. Anything like these are great.

My profile picture is me with my favorite player Manny Sanguillen in the summer of 2023.

My Collecting History

My first pack of cards was in 1971.  My mom bought me the pack of cards from Bullman's Market in Mt. Chestnut, I remember that.  But I was only 5, so the collecting bug didn't take hold.  It wasn't until I was 11 in the summer of 1977 when I started collecting baseball cards.  I would buy all the 15 cent packs of baseball cards I could with my allowance money and the money I made from my paper route. Later that summer my grandmother had given me a bag full of hundreds of older baseball cards she had collected.  I didn't know many of the players names at the time, but thought they were cool.  Turns out they were mostly 1960 Topps baseball with a bunch of 1959 and 1961 Topps baseball.  In the summer of 1979 my father took me and my friends to a flea market in North Park, I think it was called Wildwood Flea Market.  It was the first time I saw a dealer that sold baseball cards.  I remember buying a Mint condition 1960 Yogi Berra for $5.00, I am sure there were others, but the Berra is the one I remember.  (I may add more to this in the future, but that is enough for now.)

What I Collect

Mostly vintage baseball.  Vintage being 1980 and before.  After 1980 just cards that I really like or have a special meaning to me.  My favorite sets are 1954, 1956 and 1960 Topps Baseball, also 1949 and 1953 Bowman Baseball.

I 

Baseball: 

Any and all Chicago Cubs, current and on-track HOF'ers, current stars and some Vintage

Basketball:

80's and 90's Stars, lots of random guys in the PC; some modern

Football:

Indianapolis Colts: Jonathon Taylor, Michael Pittman Jr., Darius Leonard, Peyton Manning; current stars

As of Nov. 2023, I'm currently building the 1978 Topps Set (my birth-year set) and picking up, primarily, Cubs cards and former Fort Wayne TinCaps players.

Working on the Topps baseball run from 53 to present.  Newfound love for 90s basketball cards  Lots of duplicates for trades.  Set builder.  Rod Carew fan and collector.  Was a hoarder then found out those Hostess cards I saved all those years are worth a few bucks.  Collection sat in tubs for 40 years and several moves and now getting serious again since I've retired.

Update:  Due to the high cost of mailing international packages, I will no longer accept trade offers outside of the US and Canada.  

Vintage Baseball Cards Pre-1980

Primarily I only collect vintage Topps Baseball and not interested in anything else.  I am a set builder and have been collecting cards for 50 years. I only dabble in football and other sports if they are vintage and major, major, stars or non-sport cards.

I would prefer to make trades where the cost/value of the cards is greater than the cost for postage.

I have many cards for trade that are not listed in the system, message me  to get things rolling if you want to trade.  Also, I’m happy to sell anything on my trade list. I accept Paypal or Venmo. 

All trades require photos of the cards being traded.  For fastest response send pics of all cards included in your offer to Downtowntodd@gmail.com for approval.  No offers will be accepted without photos.  Please include the condition of the cards you are trying to find in your offer.

CURRENTLY BUILDING:

• BB 1963 Topps – Looking for   Good (or better) condition
• BB 1965 Topps – Looking for       EX (or better) condition
• BB 1966 Topps – Looking for       EX (or better) condition
• BB 1967 Topps – Looking for VG-EX (or better) condition
• BB 1969 Topps – Looking for       EX (or better) condition
• BB 1971 Topps – Looking for       EX (or better) condition

FOR TRADE I have a lot of cards not listed

·         BB 1967 – 500 cards Poor-EX

·         BB 1968 – 500 cards Good-VG

·         BB 1970 – 2,000 cards VG-NM

·         BB 1971 – 500 cards Poor-VG

·         BB 1972 – 3,000 cards VG-NM

·         BB 1973 – 100 cards VG-EX

·         BB 1974 – 300 cards VG-EX

·         BB 1978 – 7,400 cards (6,000 VG-EX) (1400 EX-NM)

I also have lots of full sets from the 90's if that's your thing just let me know.  I don't collect them and will send you a list of what I have for you.

I collect baseball cards and like to build sets from 1952-on, but still collect pre-war cards as well.  Basically if its vintage baseball and I don't have it, I'm interested.  I recently (since Covid) put together and completed 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963-65, 1968-69, and the entire 70's decade Topps base sets.  Working on the other years not listed (1958 almost complete).  I also like the oddball sets, i.e. baseball scoops, exhibit cards, etc., and uncut cards (whether its full sheets or panels).  I have probably 200,000 cards (a lot 1980-on) so I don't plan on listing my collection here at all.  I have only listed what I have for sale/trade and my want list (vintage only).  But I have plenty of non-vintage available.  Feel free to message me.

Thanks for reading my profile. I enjoy trading cards I don't need for those that I do. I've been in this hobby for many years (I remember opening 1955 Bowman packs at our local candy store)! I usually don't pull my end before making a proposal; most times, I'm trying to get a feel for how doable it is, and it saves me from having to refile cards if things fizzle out or if I'm countered.  I will, however, (usually) pull before accepting a trade.  Please counter, if need be!  Communication is key to good trading!   I have some physical limitations..it may take me a bit to pull cards so your patience is appreciated!  

1.  My top priority is completing sets.  

2.  Recent Phillies teamsets and inserts.  I do multiple teamsets to help local Philthies Phans!

3. Older Phillies teamset needs..all brands.

As mentioned, I love to trade, will reluctantly sell ... cheap, if we cannot swap!  PLMK what I have that you can't live without!  Phillies is my team, through thick and (mostly) thin!  PWE trades are great and assumed unless we agree otherwise - bubbles used if worth the shipping costs!  Slowing down though - the old body won't let me hoss those 5000 count boxes too much - thanks in advance for your patience with me!!