Free Stuff Friday #18 . . . A Clip Show?!?!

In the ways that really matter - things are good right now. I have access to food, my parents are safe and cared for, I am safe in my neighborhood... In a trading cards sense, however, things are . . . not great. The nearest post office to me burned down, and the USPS for safety reasons (both for letter carriers and the public) have temporarily and indefinitely removed all the blue mailboxes. I can still get letters out by handing them to whoever is delivering the mail, but I feel like those folks have already given so much. I am more or less saying that I won't be sending outgoing mail for a little while here. Tomorrow I am going to see if there is a box available just over the bridge in Saint Paul. 

Long story short - I decided to still do free stuff friday, but most of these cards are "re-runs" unclaimed from past Fridays. Perez is from the Royals Team set, Gallo is a refractor numbered to 250. 

I added three inserts here - Jordan Hicks is the only holdover from the inserts. People like their inserts!

I have a good idea now about which years of hockey are just not popular- I added a couple new ones here.

The football is all "New" - I didn't realize that folks have claimed all the football so far, unless I am missing a stack somewhere... 

Mixed in a few "new" basketball cards here, though several of these were held over.

I normally finish with a mini collection - instead I decided I would just go for "potpourri" - Maybe you missed these that week, maybe you've changed your mind... 

Feel free to go back to earlier posts and make claims, I've kept the stack of unclaimed freebies separate so it can be drawn from at any time! 

Claim one or claim them all! I will make a stack for you or add to an existing one. Either way, you'll get these eventually! 

Free Stuff Friday #16 Sweet.

Another Friday! This is now month #4 - 16 weeks of free stuff! We start with what little 2005 Topps I have- I even had to sneak in an Opening Day card to make it 9.

Parallels! Karkovice is Gold, Peralta is rainbow foil.

Inserts!

Basketball! see if you can spot MJ. Did you watch "The Last Dance"?

Hockey from different Eras

It's amateur hour for football this week. You never know what might fit someone's collection.

Some Hall of Fame guys. Note that the 79 Carlton was in someone's bike spoke. I upgraded my copy, so you can claim this one for free!

Claim one card or claim them all! If we've never traded, or haven't traded in over a year, please send me your address. I have stacks for GTT, Blog Reader Bruce, and John Sharp that are just waiting for an address.

Contact form is on the blog sidebar (you might need to view the desktop version to see it).

Free Stuff Friday # 15 - A Little Bit of Everything

It's Friday already! That means free stuff. Every 5 weeks, I try to add something extra- we'll see how it goes. We start with 2006 Topps. Mathieson at the bottom right is from the Updates/highlights series.

Parallels!

Inserts! Technically Barry is not part of an insert set, but the Sports Illustrated Covers always looked like inserts to me.

SICK HITS

Well, here's some football - I don't have much of it to pass around, but maybe there is something that strikes your fancy.

Basketball! These are '79-'80 Topps.

Hockey time - Some newer stuff, some junk wax stuff, some older stuff.

Important Note on these to temper your expectations, I bought this box set, but every single card is dinged up in the top right corner. But hey, free is free.

Claim one card or claim them all! Please send me your address if it is your first time claiming or if we haven't traded before or in a long time.

Didn't Cost Me A Penny

Jon from A Penny Sleeve for your Thoughts sent over a PWE with some cards I requested from his first "Free Stuff Friday" post. I have a mini-collection of athletes on the phone, and this clipboard seemed like the low-tech alternative. Bob Griese looking like Clark Kent was too good to pass up.

Hall Of Fame Tackle Ron Yary, Pro Bowl Tight End Joe Senser, and 1976 Offensive Rookie of the Year Sammy White round out the envelope. Always fun to add a few Vikings on the eve of the "Big Game."

Thanks very much, Jon! I plan on taking this idea and paying it forward in 2020, and will be offering up Free Stuff Fridays as soon as next week!

Purple People Eaters (and Friends)

Look - I'm not much of a football fan - but I do like storylines. And Nicknames. And vintage cardboard. I went on COMC and picked out several low cost options to make a mini collection of Vikings.

 Carl Eller, Alan Page, and Jim Marshall - all part of an imposing defensive front line. Called "the Purple People Eaters" they combined to crush their opposition for over a decade.

Tarkenton at one time held the record for most passing yards, all time. These guys are some of my favorite Vikings that I never got to watch in person.

While looking for Vikings, I also found some Gophers. Lookit that cute little mascot/logo! No wonder they never win the Big Ten - they should have a more imposing mascot... like a Buckeye.... or a Badger.

Boxing Day Boon

A buddy of mine knows I collect cardboard and gave me a huge grocery bag full of those little plastic baggies full of cards from thrift stores. There was a lot of junk, a lot of cards in poor condition, a lot of doubles, but there are always gems! Here are some of those finds:

 Some Horizontal Heroes

 Minor league cards of major leaguers - I have a soft spot for Dmitri Young cards because I know he has been a serious collector in his own right. These two on the bottom were the only inserts to be found.

 A pitcher at the plate, and a couple of bat rack shots- I really dig the Steve Stone card - it was the oldest card in the batch.

 A few works of art...

 There was a Huge stack of 1990 Donruss - these were the most exciting cards in the bunch.

A few oddballs (plus Bert)

 I actually didn't have this card before... Not my favorite Blyleven T-shirt. It reminds me of the product placement scene in Wayne's World, though, so I can't be mad.

McGwire is interesting because he's not wearing a helmet... possibly a Home Run Derby shot? Check out the suits sitting in the background...

 The Schmidt card is cool because it is a Box Bottom card - did not expect to see that!

There was also a lot of this:

Do you collect Football? Maybe I can unload, ahem, gift to you some Gridiron greats. I plan on sending Falcons to Jeff, and the 6 shown above I might actually keep, but if you've got a team you collect I should have some free cards to send your way!

Overall, there was a ton of junk, but that just made the gems more fun!

Trade Post: O-Pee-Chee and the North Star(s)

See what happens when you trade with Canadians? You get cool O-Pee-Chee cards in return!

 Chris From Diamond Cuts and Wax Stains put together a trade involving my 1965 O-Pee-Chee doubles. If you like Hockey, customs, and/or O-Pee-Chee, Chris is the blog to read!

 Oh Boy - now there's a good Hockey face!

"Gump Doesn't Wear A Mask."

 More greats from the Frozen Tundra...

These are great! Lots of fun facts on the backs, too:

 This was my favorite - I mean, Fleetwood Mac is pretty great!

 Baby Face Butch Wynegar! I think "Voltigeur" is the best translated position.

Here come the heavy hitters. The best part is the backs of the 1971 Topps.

Luis Tiant's floating head in a sunburst? Perfection!

Last but not least are these cards that traveled even farther to get to my door via Canada:

Superbia in Proelio (Pride in Battle) is their motto!

These are super cool - Topps football cards from England!

Chris, thanks so much for this awesome package!