LapsedNoLonger

Sport and non sport cards...as well as new and vintage figures (toys)! 

  Nearly my entire collection of cards and figures (along with most all other material possessions) were maliciously destroyed not long before I joined the database. I came only looking for ideas regarding starting over but instead I gained a greater understanding for the hobby, made some wonderful acquaintances and have learned more than ever expected.

** GOAL: Now if I could ONLY replace my Monkees and Beatles cards- wishful thinking, I know- Hopeefully since condition doesn't matter- I can begin piecing some together without getting stung too badly!**

I have been a collector since 1974, when some cards were given to me by my uncle.  I was growing up an hour outside of Detroit and was just starting to get into sports.  Dad took me to a few Tiger games so I became a fan of theirs.  By geographical default, I was also a fan of the Lions, Pistons and Red Wings.  As far as card collecting, I just stuck to baseball.  I thought it was cool that the '74 Tom Seaver card was "special" in the fact that it was shown on the card in landscape mode so you could see the full range of his delivery.  Obviously, the 1974 is my favorite set. 

I started buying packs in 1975. Taking my allowance and spending it mostly on cards.  I'd buy 7 packs for $1.05 at my local convenience store and open them all before I got home. Did that for a few years.  Traded with friends.  Put my first complete set together in 1977.  My favorite card to this day is the Fidrych from that set.  I put sets together for every year since then until like 1994 when I dropped off the collecting when they started putting out boxes in series. I turned to just collecting my favorite players at that point.  Fidrych had a pretty short list of individual cards so I started going after those, especially with eBay popping up as a source. 

I was in Kansas City in the early 90's, so I also became a fan of the Chiefs and the Royals.  Bo Jackson was hugely popular and I started grabbing any card of his I could find. My Bo collection (baseball and football) is quite extensive.  Well over 1,300 different cards.

Right now I am interested in putting together some subsets that I like, plus if I can help my grandson out with his current collection of basketball cards I'll do that as well.  He likes all the current stars and a few hall-of-famers.  He is 12 years old and his favorite player is Wilt Chamberlain.  Why?  All because he learned that he scored 100 points in a game.  Fine with me.  I started taking him to shows and he loves going through the value boxes.

I enjoy trading more than anything else because it is what the hobby is all about to me.  If I got it and you want it, I am sure we can work out a trade in some way.      

I ship PWE unless asked for alternate method.

Canadian shipments are fine, but the trade value has to be high enough to cover the postage.

Just to make my life alot easier, I am going to be only Shipping on Thursday's going forward. TY for your Understanding

My 11 yr old son (Now 16) has got my passion back, looking for pretty much everything and have many duplicates that I hope you can use. Check back often as I buy and trade a lot. I am not opposed to any "FAIR" trade.

PWE's welcome

Fav teams:

Football - Bills & Raiders

Baseball - White Sox & Blue Jays & Expos

Hockey - Red Wings & Maple Leafs & Jets

Basketball - Raptors & Lakers & Jazz

Nascar - JGR & really any!!!

Soccer - TFC & Man U

  Any Racing.

Fav players:

Football : All time : Bo Jackson & Reggie White            Now : Tom Brady & Odell Beckham jr.

Baseball : All Time : Frank Thomas & Cal Ripken jr      Now : Bo Bichette & Josh Donaldson

Hockey : All Time : Steve Yzerman & Ron Hextall        Now : Mitch Marner & John Tavares

Basketball : All Time : Magic Johnson & Steve Nash    Now  : Kyle Lowry & Pascal Siakam 

Nascar : All Time : Alan Kulwicki & Darrell Waltrip        Now :  Martin Truex & Kyle Busch

Soccer : All Time : Pele &  Lionel Messi                        Now : Sebastian Giovinco & Michael Bradley

Women's Soccer : All Time : Hope Solo & Mia Hamm   Now : Christine Sinclair & Ada Hegerberg

Women's Hockey : All Time : Cassie Cambell & Manon Rheaume Now : Kendall Coyne & Hayley Wickenheiser

Non Sport : All TIme : Marvel & DC                               Now : Marvel & DC

My son has deciding we are collecting any/ All Marvel D.C. and other comic cards

Jeff Shaw,  

PO BOX 81

DRAYTON, ON.

N0G 1P0 CANADA

Anything really, mainly Hockey, Football, Baseball. Looking to get into basketball and soccer too.

Stars, Colts, Blue Jays, Raptors, Portugal, Michigan

Tyler Seguin, Andrew Luck, Danny Jansen, Alek Manoah, Serge Ibaka, Mo Wagner, Jabrill Peppers

ALL CARDS I OWN ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR TRADE.

THESE ARE THE CARDS I AM LOOKING FOR:

2022-23 UPPER DECK SERIES 2 YOUNG GUNS (need a few more)

2022-23 UPPER DECK EXTENDED YOUNG GUNS and SP's (need several)

2023-24 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 YOUNG GUNS (need several)

Priority of my want lists:
1 - Any and all Phillies cards (almost anything not in my collection is a "want")
2 - Various set ventures (baseball - 1972 Topps, 2016 Topps Chrome, Archives, Heritage sets, then hockey sets)
3 - Baseball HOFers (1980s)
4 - Baseball HOFers (1970s)
5 - Baseball HOFers (1990s)
6 - Baseball HOFers (other decades)

If there are any other categories of want lists, they would fall between set completion and HOFers.

I added approx. 90,000 cards available for trade in early 2023.

[The next section has been updated on 3/4/2024]

Note: Currently transactions are ON.

While I have transaction requests turned on, trade proposals will be handled in the order in which they are received. I am continuing to take it slow because I don't have the time or patience to take on too many trades at once. Additionally, I have found that it makes it easier on both sides because the cards are known to be available. And please, when we do trade, please make it so that the postage to/from your location to mine makes a trade worthwhile for both of us. Thank you.

Please also note that I am very much open to selling in addition to trading. If you see stuff you want and don't have anything in return, that's okay. We'll work out a deal that will be fair for both of us, not just me (and not just you, please). (The listings over at the SwamiLee account are in my possession and I am also selling those. The only sport left there is baseball.)