Roundup

Since I am not buying baseball cards until I get a new job, I didn't buy the 2025 set but put it on my TCDB wantlist. I got a whole bunch of offers, mostly from the beginning of the set because people just click the first few cards, I guess. Then I got an offer for almost all of the set from friend-of-the-blogs Mihome316. Should have thought of him first because I've done this kind of deal with him in the past. Got most of Series I 2025 here:

I've got all but two of the other cards I needed from other trades, or they are on route but the post office may be swallowing them. Most of the other offers I countered and turned into trades for random other fun cards.

These came from Guardians fan jamestagli, with lots of great cards from Cleveland and other teams, everything from '89 Donruss Baseball's Best to '25 Topps Stars of MLB.

GalapagosPhanatic sent eight of the biggest names in baseball today. Always a good feeling to remove stars from your wantlist.

Solid additions to the set from bbcards56.

In addition to some more '25s, my first 1980 Burger King Phillies card, from andrewervin.

howe9909 sent lots of cards from early in the '25 set, some Bowmans, and some very colorful Topps Gold Labels.

Some great cards of Yankees from my youth, and some Canseco's, plus a single '25 Yankee need, all from Canseco supercollector Dports1.

robglessner sent two PWEs. Got one a week ago; still waiting for the other. The other one has some vintage so I hope it finds its way here. Still, lots of fun cards here, including my first Paul Skenes card. He's gotten so much attention that he seems overrated, but looking at his first year numbers, they're pretty amazing.

Tiger-heavy group from Tigers fan Aaron-miller. Everything from junk wax needs to shiny 90s stuff.

nozzlemaster sent a fun junkwax-era oddball mix, including a Burger King oddball with the coupon.

From twinswin, some Twins from '24 Update, a Stadium Club card, and a Topps football need.

This was a really fun one, from fowler279. Highlights include a '91 Ballstreet Frank Thomas - these were the best unlicensed magazine cards of the early 90s. Lots of Yankees from the last championship team 16 years ago, and an A&G card of a New York landmark.

Another fun mix, from mnorton082. Some vintage, including the fabulous 1961 Golden Press Bill Dickey. Some really fun 80's and 90's cards too.

Also one RAOK from OBC this month, from Steve Archibald. These arrived in a USPS "We Care" package, inside 3/4 of a holiday card and a mangled toploader. These cards only had a couple of matching creases from the ordeal, which in my book just gives them more character.