Tony from
Off Hiatus Baseball Club has generated quite a reputation around the blogosphere. A reputation for inventive and engaging posts, generosity, and for sending some great packages!
Tony joined my 1995-2005 Group Trade, and along with some earlier discussions we worked out a blind trade. I sent him some Brewers, and he tossed this brick through my proverbial card collecting window:
The Box says 330 count, but I think Tony managed to fit more than that in there.
It's hard to know where to begin . . . suffice it to say every single card in the box was new to me - - oh, I've seen pictures or knew that the cards existed, but none of them had made it into my collection. Pretty much every card was from the lost years of 1995-2005, and they included Diamondbacks, Devil Rays, Pirates, Astros, Marlins, Rockies, and of course Twins. Excited about Devil Rays from the early 00's? Brian, didja hit your head on something?
Even though I'm not specifically collecting those expansion teams or otherwise underrepresented clubs, they were cards I didn't have the chance to shuffle through the first time around, so very fun to see them in person for the first time.
My first Topps Tek cards!
Jose Mijares auto and Glen Perkins All-Star Relic! The Relic is especially cool to me because the All-Star game was here in Minneapolis. I attended the Futures Game that weekend, and was at Target Field just before the All-Star game started (I ended up watching the game from a nearby bar). A very fun night and a proud moment for my hometown.
A big stack of guys for my player collections - all in all, this one will be hard to beat! Thanks so much Tony, it was a ton of fun to go through all these cards!
I'm glad the cards got to you in one piece, Brian! It was fun getting to look through the cards you sent me as well (and those are coming soon!).
ReplyDeleteThis package was a combo of quality and quantity, which can be hard to accomplish. I really appreciate you putting all these together for me!
DeleteThis looks like a lot of fun ! Tony's been on a tear lately, great cards
ReplyDeleteYes indeedy! I know I'm not the only one to benefit recently from Tony's mailings.
DeleteOh, no! Welcome to the frustrating yet exciting world of collecting Topps Tek! (mostly frustrating)
ReplyDeleteYes, I think there are only 18 more Ruben Salazars left to collect!
Deletethe 2000 set I think would be the "easiest" to collect.
Looks like a terrific box o' cards!
ReplyDeleteIt was like a mini box break all to myself. A ton of fun!
DeleteGreat stuff! The Pirates managed to get skipped completely in the 2000 Tek set. The 98 and 99 sets get talked up more, but from a design perspective 2000 is actually my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about finding some unopened packs, that might be fun.
DeleteI can't imagine buying packs of Tek when they came out - there's no way a person could reasonably afford to complete any version of that set that way. But I've been looking at packs now, just to see about busting some open. It seems like the price has come down since the late 90s but I think they are still more than I'd want to pay.
Great package from Tony
ReplyDeleteTony must be in the zone. He's sending out some really great trade packages in bunches.
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