johnleblanc

Like many of you, I collected as a youth in the early 70's.  They sat in the closet for forty years. About ten years ago, I started to pick up some cards and got the itch.  Now retired, I am having a ball trying to fill the sets that I started a long time ago.  I've made over 200 trades since April 2022 and looking forward to doing more.

My priorities - in order of preference, are the following:

• Tony Oliva cards of any variety 
• Minnesota Twins Topps base sets cards from 1961-2022.  
  • 1961-1972:  47 to go
  • 1973-2023:  10 to go
• 1970 Topps Baseball Set (First set I did many years ago) - 2 to go
• 1970 Topps Football set - 4 to go
• Green Bay Packer Topps or equivalent 
• NEW - Kirby Puckett non-Topps cards
• Non-Topps Minnesota Twins (when all else fails). I would only be interested in trading my non-Topps and late 80’s/early 90’s Topps cards for these 

Most of my cards are from the 70's with some in 60's and 80’s-2000.  I am not a grader, so I guess on condition.  Most of my 80's and newer are Ex or better.  My 60's and 70's range from EX to Well Loved Poor.  Any cards I have marked with a Good has an issue that I will point out during the trade process (usually a  bad corner or small crease) If marked Fair, it is a more substantial issue.

I am very honest when making a trade and will give you all details on condition, including sending pictures before we trade.  I respect everyone's expectations on cards sent to them.  Personally, I accept cards as long as they are not badly creased or written on the front.

Look forward to working with some of you

Failure is potential ignored.

Trying to fill a few sets. At this time looking to move as much as I can. I don't care if you need one card or a 100 willing to help anyone. 

HOSSY316

Welcome!

Selling only at this point.

I will also consider one for many trades (that is, one card from you for many cards from me). 

Will look at and reply to all proposals; whether it is for the 1 stubborn card needed to finish a set or for 1000 cards to finish a couple.

Common pricing for cards from a single set (most sets included):

200+: 5 cents each

Up to 200: 7.5 cents each

Up to 100: 10 cents each

Up to 50: 15 cents each

Will ship to most international locations. 

Unless specifically requested, items will be shipped:

1-6 cards: pwe in low profile toploader

7-24 cards: pwe 3 pocket page sandwiched in froot loops box

25+ cards: bubble mailer with tracking

200+ cards: boxed and shipped priority bubble mailer. 

I strive to have items in the mail within a day of transaction acceptance. 

Follow the link below to see active items on ebay.  Make a best offer at 10% off the listing price with the message tcdb10 and your user name.

Thanks for looking!

Always up for a trade but also willing to buy and sell. My wantlist is still very much a work in progress and really only reflects my highest priority wants. If there is something you want from me and you don't have any matches with my wantlist please feel free to message me and I will try my best to find something we can make work, vintage commons in good shape are always useful.

Listing the condition of the cards in my for sale/trade list is not something I plan on doing as I prefer to send pictures and let people judge for themselves due to the subjective nature of card grading. The vast majority of my vintage traders are EX or better with no creases and solid Cornings but this varies from set to set and the older the card the more likely it is that it is one that fell short of my personal collecting goals and thus may have more serious flaws. Please let me know of any sensitivities you may have at the beginning of the transaction so we can ensure both parties are ultimately satisfied. 

I would like to receive pictures of incoming cards for every vintage trade.

My main focus is vintage set building and finishing my 1970's run, for those sets I am only looking for cards that are EX-MT or better. For 60's sets and later I will generally aiming for EX or better, for PC players and oddballs I am most likely willing to accept any condition. I also collect Cuban items and PC the guys listed below:

Keith Hernandez

Gary Carter

Tom Seaver

Mike Piazza

Jerry Koosman

Gil Hodges

Jon Matlack

Elston Howard

Minnie Minoso

Tony Oliva

Larry Doby

Luke Easter

Earl Battey

Monte Irvin

Casey Stengel

Bill Freehan

Andrew McCutchen

Daniel Murphy

(UPDATE 3/12/24) DUE TO THE POST OFFICE DESTROYING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PWE ENVELOPES I WILL BE USING THICK CARD STOCK ENVELOPES IN ALL FUTURE PWE TRANSACTIONS IF YOU CHOOSE. THIS COST WILL HAVE TO BE PASSED ALONG TO YOU. YOU MAY OPT FOR NORMAL PWE SHIPPING BUT I CANNOT GUARANTEE THE RESULTS OF USPS SHIPPING.

 (Luckily no member has reported damage to cards yet, but I don't want to take the chance)

As of April 6, 2024 - 15,750 CARDS SOLD IN 191 TRANSACTIONS SINCE JUNE 2023!

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Hi there, I've been a member since January 2022. I really enjoy the interactions with collectors!

I joined for the purpose of cataloging my collection and hopefully selling some cards to interested parties and downsizing my collection. I really won't turn down any reasonable offer and I will sell anything in my collection.

Any cards from 1983 and up are in Mint or Near-Mint condition (maybe 1-2% are not and I will advise you if this is the case if we are making a transaction). 

1982 and older . . . some are very good, some near mint, some mint. However, anything prior to 1976 have increasing number of flaws. Always happy to send you a photo of cards before a transaction so you can verify variations and condition, etc.

NEW PRICING POLICY

In an effort to downsize my collection, I'm selling:

• all commons that are listed at $0.18 and lower at $0.05 each
• any card listed at less than $1 at 40% off the TCDB listed price
• any card listed at $1 or more at 20% off the TCDB listed price
• Any card without a price . . . I will do my best to search Sportlots for a price. If a comp cannot be found, I'll try eBay, but will almost always give you a price that is in your favor.

I am not a dealer, I'm just a guy looking to downsize his collection. I want you to be happy with any transaction we put together. If something doesn't look right when you get your cards, let me know and I will make it right. As you may know, there are some pricing discrepancies on TCDB, and thus there are bargains to be had, so please feel free to check my collection for hidden bargains that may be mismarked. I will honor the pricing system listed above.

PLEASE check my feedback. It is something that I am very proud of!

OR CHOOSE BMWT PRICING (COMMONS ONLY - $.20 and under - you pay difference over this amount)

40 for $6.99

100 for $9.99

200 for $17.99

Venmo: @Richard-Smith-66

PayPal: rsmith17@gmail.com

Let me know if you see anything you would like to purchase and we can try to work something out! I'm a pretty motivated seller. If we ever work a deal where there is a card that I do not deem fit for sale, I will just throw it in at no cost. I am a very honest member on this site and I believe that my reputation is everything! Check my feedback for people's comments if you'd like to see for yourself.

Unfortunately, I'm not interested in trading, only selling.