Trade List > Baseball > 1991

The following cards are available for trade. If you see anything that interests you, please feel free to drop me an email.

Classic Best: 1, 63, 108, 268 (2), 291

Conlon Collection: 54 (3), 58, 63, 86, 109, 117, 124, 158, 168, 171 (2), 173, 175 (2), 202, 203, 205 (2), 221, 224 (2), 226, 228, 243 (2), 253, 255, 257, 260 (2), 262, 270, 275, 277 (2), 295, 307, 309, 311, 321

Donruss: 38, 408, 438, 457, 730, 751, 760

Grand Slammer:
1. Joe Carter, San Diego Padres
9. Andres Galarraga, Montreal Expos

Fleer: 180, 250, 431, 491, 529, 552, 591, 596, 601, 646

Fleer Update: 62

Leaf: 239, 470, 499

Line Drive AA: 188 (2)

O-Pee-Chee: 2, 3, 4, 53, 79, 85, 113, 120 (2), 127, 134, 148, 161, 170, 239, 278, 285, 294, 314, 330, 382, 388, 409, 433, 450, 481, 489, 503, 537, 543, 586, 601, 604, 605, 632, 715, 731, 734, 740, 756, 767, 792

O-Pee-Chee Premier: 12, 14 (2), 19, 23, 45, 59, 62, 75, 77, 86, 102, 112, 128, 130, 131

Pacific Ryan Express: 68, 135

Post Canada: 8

Score: 241 (3), 380, 383 (3), 339, 386 (3), 390 (2), 396, 399 (2), 417 (2), 441, 443, 668 (2), 671, 681, 683 (2), 684 (2), 686 (2), 700, 701, 729, 769, 805, 815 (2), 825 (2), 840, 849, 850 (2), 855, 857, 862, 874 (2), 876, 886, 887, 888, 889, 891

Hot Rookie:
7. Ray Lankford, St. Louis Cardinals

Rising Star:
30. Carlos Baerga, Cleveland Indians

Score Rookie and Traded: 26

Stadium Club: 21, 34, 72, 153, 177, 217, 233, 240, 247, 289 (2), 298, 310, 326, 346 (2), 383, 409 (2), 463 (2), 465, 490, 548, 583

Studio: 9, 38, 62, 73, 80, 106, 116, 128, 133, 157, 158, 167, 238

Topps: 2, 7, 68, 77, 95, 170, 211, 224, 225, 300, 310, 339, 397, 398, 530 (2), 570 (3), 575, 590, 610 (2), 630, 740, 767

Topps Traded: 61

Topps Archives 1953: 2, 3, 6, 8, 13, 17, 19, 22, 27 (2), 32, 36, 55, 56, 66, 72, 82, 91, 94, 98, 104, 112, 115, 124, 126, 134, 136, 1237, 139, 143, 155, 158, 166, 169, 171, 178, 180, 182, 183, 189 (2), 193, 208 (2), 209, 212, 219, 220, 220, 227, 229, 232, 233, 234, 238, 243, 249, 250, 252, 262, 266, 282, 287, 295, 296, 301, 305, 309, 314, 318, 323, 324

Topps Desert Storm: 147

Topps Major League Debut: 5, 8

Topps Micro: 147

Topper Woolworth Baseball Highlights: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33

Ultra: 13, 54 (2), 57, 79, 93, 124, 130, 146, 185, 189, 204, 231, 247, 253, 276, 279, 296, 308, 342, 377

Ultra Team:
5. Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics (2)

Ultra Update: 79

Upper Deck: 24, 55 (2), 65, 67 (2), 94, 115 (2), 132, 154 (4), 162, 176, 237, 265 (2), 266, 324, 337, 344, 345, 354, 376, 444, 525, 536 (3), 544, 546, 565, 567 (3), 645, 655 (2), 656, 755 (2), 764

SP1. Michael Jordan, Chicago White Sox

Baseball Heroes:
10. Nolan Ryan, New York Mets (3)
11. Nolan Ryan, California Angels (3)
12. Nolan Ryan, California Angels (3)
13. Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros (2)
14. Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros
16. Nolan Ryan, Texas Rangers (3)
18. Nolan Ryan, Mets/Angels/Astros/Rangers (2)
20. Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Braves (2)
21. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves
23. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves (4)
24. Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Brewers (2)
25. Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Brewers
26. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves (3)
27. Hank Aaron, Braves/Brewers

Upper Deck Final Edition: 10 (6)

Six-Pack Breaks: 1991 Topps Archives "1953" Baseball

Topps has been playing upon its history for quite some time. Even when you go back to the 'Turn Back the Clock' subsets from the 1980s, you'll see that they've long been happy with showcasing their past. Topps took it to new levels in 1991 with the inaugural Topps Archives set, which would pave the way for the dozens of old-school themed sets that have followed in the nearly two decades since.

1991 Topps Archives Baseball reprints all but one of the original 1953 Topps Baseball set (174. Billy Loes is absent due to rights issues). It also adds several "new" cards including Ted Williams and Hank Aaron. While the original cards maintain their painted fronts, the added cards come in the form of black and white photos. 

I've had these cards sitting on top of my desk for some time. I grabbed a few packs online, I think for about $0.75 a pop. Seeing as how I'll never be able to afford some of the originals from the 1953 set, so this seemed like a cheap and convenient way to look at a few.

Pack 1:

55. Maurice McDermott, Boston Red Sox
309. Leo Durocher, New York Giants
72. Fred Hutchinson, Detroit Tigers
314. Joe Garagiola, Pittsburgh Pirates
262. Bob Oldis, Washington Senators
19. Mel Parnell, Boston Red Sox
238. Cal Hogue, Pittsburgh Pirates
222. Vic Janowicz, Pittsburgh Pirates
208. Jim Wilson, Milwaukee Braves
266. Bob Cain, St. Louis Browns
189. Ray Jablonski, St. Louis Cardinals
27. Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers

  
Pack 2:

112. Ned Garver, Detroit Tigers
17. Billy Hitchcock, Philadelphia Athletics
323. Wes Westrum, New York Giants
139. Sammy White, Boston Red Sox
82. Mickey Mantle - I guess it's all down hill from here ; )
143. Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox
182. Bob Hofman, New York Giants
137. John Rutherford, Brooklyn Dodgers
193. Mike Clark, St. Louis Cardinals
324. Vern Law, Pittsburgh Pirates
155. Dutch Leonard, Chicago Cubs
183. Stu Miller, St. Louis Cardinals

 Pack 3:

169. Dizzy Trout, Boston Red Sox
66. Orestes Minoso, Chicago White Sox
166. Bill Hunter, St. Louis Browns
296. Gil Hodges, Brooklyn Dodgers
104. Yogi Berra, New York Yankees
232. Dick Kokos, St. Louis Browns
22. Howie Fox, Philadelphia Phillies
282. Ralph Houk, New York Yankees
178. Jim Waugh, Pittsburgh Pirates
158. John Logan, Boston Braves
98. Cal Abrams, Pittsburgh Pirates
180. Virgil Stallcup, St. Louis Cardinals

Pack 4:

6. Sam Jones, Cleveland Indians
301. Harvey Kuenn's wad, Detroit Tigers
219. Pete Runnels, Washington Senators
250. Bob Wilson, Chicago White Sox
234. Ray Murray, Philadelphia Athletics
287. Mickey Vernon, Washinton Senators
209. Jim Greengrass, Cincinnati Reds
136. Ken Heintzelman, Philadelphia Phillies
115. George Spencer, New York Giants
252. Henry Foiles, Cincinnati Reds
243. Carlos Bernier, Pittsburgh Pirates
212. Jack Dittmer, Milwaukee Braves

  
Pack 5:

227. Morris Martin, Philadelphia Athletics
32. Clyde Vollmer, Boston Red Sox
2. Luke Easter, Cleveland Indians
36. Johnny Groth, St. Louis Browns
318. Curt Simmons, Philadelphia Phillies
13. Connie Marrero, Washington Senators
8. Clem Koshorek, Pittsburgh Pirates
91. Ebba St. Claire, Boston Braves
305. Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodgers
124. Sibby Sisti, Boston Braves
56. Gerald Staley, St. Louis Cardinals
3. George Crowe, Boston Braves

Pack 6:

126. Billy Connelly, New York Giants
249. Ed O'Brien, Pittsburgh Pirates
27. Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers (One of those times when doubles are fine by me.)
189. Ray Jablonski, St. Louis Cardinals
134. Rube Walker, Brooklyn Dodgers
208. Jim Wilson, Milwaukee Braves
229. Rocky Krsnich, Chicago White Sox
94. William Kennedy, Boston Red Sox
220. Satchell Paige, St. Louis Browns
171. Bill Glynn, Cleveland Indians
295. Phil Cavarretta, Chicago Cubs
233. Al Aber, Cleveland Indians

 I'll be the first to acknowledge that the slick feel of the cards isn't the same as the cardboard touch of old. Plus there's no rounded corners, added scribbles or faint initials to be found anywhere. Today's sets that celebrate the past, both in design and in content, are missing the ghosts of years past. They don't have the stories that the originals do.

Even still, these cards are gorgeous. The design is one of the best Topps has ever put out. I would have liked the additions to the checklist to have been done in the same painted manner, but the black and white photos are still very classy. It's not an ideal scenario but it works for me.

Today, the set is largely ignored.At least there doesn't seem to be a huge demand for it. Even still, 1991 Topps Archives is something of a milestone release, showing that the hobby loved heritage enough to warrant its own standalone release. The lack of lasting popularity might be in part to the fact that this set was somewhat ahead of its time.

Although I like this set a lot, I don't think I'll be building the set at this time so if anyone's working on a set or needs some of these, please send me an email and we can work on a trade. My wantlists are linked at the top of the page or you can click here.

Upper Deck Gives Back to the Troops

Making the announcement on Veterans Day of all days, Upper Deck is doing their part to send goodies to US troops stationed around the world. Participating in conjunction with "Operation Gratitude," Upper Deck has launched the "Million Pack March for the Troops," where they hope to see one million packs of cards donated in the next year.

Although the company is starting things off by tossing in 100,000 packs, they'll also be looking for donations from collectors and industry types. Part of the plan includes donation drives at major hobby events like the National as well as establishing drop off points at hobby shops. The program will include Upper Deck products in all sports as well as non-sport.

If you have sealed packs of Upper Deck cards you'd like to donate to the cause, they can be sent to the following address:

Operation Gratitude/California Army National Guard
Attn. Upper Deck’s Million Pack Drive to Support the Troops
17330 Victory Boulevard
Van Nuys, CA 91406

This isn't the first time a card manufacturer has sent cards to troops. In 1991 Topps caused a huge stir when they not only sent 1991 Topps Baseball cards to US troops fighting in Operation Desert Shield, they were customized with a special foil logo. As cards began to trickle back, they became an instant hit and still command a decent price today. This PSA 10 Frank Thomas finished for $560 a couple days ago.

Gen X is Officially On the Downward Slide

I just noticed Christian Slater is the big 40 today. As far as Gen X Hollywood spokespeople go him, along with Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Matt Dillon and Janeane Garofolo are it.

Slater is pictured here in a sticker insert from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves set from Topps. I couldn't find any other sets he'd be shown in other than Upper Deck's Igor from last year but it's a cartoon and I don't have anything from that set kicking around.

Slater's been in some pretty amazing films over the course of his (early) career: Pump Up the Volume, Heathers (!!!), True Romance, Young Guns II, and the greatest movie to ever introduce a video game accessory (the Powerglove), The Wizard.

So happy birthday, Christian Slater. And if you identify yourselves as being a part of Gen X, there's still plenty of fun to be had in the coming years.

(Warning - the clip below is brilliant but there is a couple or five cuss words. If you're in the office or have a couple of little ones nearby, please pump down the volume.)

Random Pack Breaks: Toxic High (Topps, 1991)

During my rrecent trip home I paid a visit to the old card shop. There wasn't much there that caught my attention other than some random cheap packs perfect for fun, random breaks on the blog. Toxic High hasn't really had a lot of staying power in the hobby. I hadn't heard a lot about it until I found a few cheap packs a few months ago.

Created in the vein of other Topps spoof products such as Dinosaurs Attacks!, Garbage Pail Kids and Mars Attacks!, Toxic High takes aim at high school. Toxic High is the worst of the worst. The teachers suck, the students are strange and there's all sorts of crazy clubs and shenanigans to pass time with.

The set, which is really an all-sticker one, highlights the nooks and crannies of Toxic High, as well as its staff and students. The set is 88 large. But there's also the year book stickers running from numbers 65-87 that each have four stickers numbered A through D.

Made during the mass-produced era of the early-90s, there's a ton of this stuff out there waiting to still be busted free. Packs are cheap. eBay has boxes for under $10. If you really wanted to, I saw a case that worked out to less than $3 per box.

Each pack offers five stickers. The original cost was just a quarter. Almost two decades later, they're probably still a quarter but oh so much fun.

 

Is there a Topps parody set that doesn't have puking or boogers? I hope not. When you talk about Topps heritage, puking and boogers have to be up there.

 

First up is a celebrity-inspired set of yearbook stickers. You've got Mr. Ed caught cross dressing, Bazooka Joe's pal Mort, Buckwheat and Beaker from the Muppets.

 

Toe Nail Clipping Club. Ewwwww. Seriously who thinks of this stuff? Give them a hug if you know them.

 

Something tells me if this set were made today, this one wouldn't make the cut seeing as how we're a little more sensitive to school destruction.

 

Any card with Fat Elvis is a winner in my books.

And finally

 

Whoa, was Toxic High the inspiration for Peter Griffin?

 

The mysteries we may never solve.

If I've got you interested in Toxic High, let me know.  have some doubles kicking around. I'm also a few away from the set and would love a little help.

A Few More Father's Day Delights

Here's a few more cards to celebrate Father's Day with.

 

 2006 Topps Co-Signers Baseball Dual Autograph Cecil and Prince Fielder

 

1991 Score Baseball "The Griffeys"

 
 

1985 Fleer Baseball "Super Star Special"

 

John F. Kennedy (Topps, 1964) #2

 

President Obama (Topps, 2009) #65

 

The Brady Bunch (Topps, 1969) #83

 

Family Guy: Season Two (Inkworks, 2005) #P1

  

  

Mega-Box of Joy from gcrl

From the on-going journey of catching up and checking in comes some highlights from the Mega-Box of Joy sent my way from gcrl.

There were

Expos looking to make the catch,

 

and others making the catch.

There was

 

 

Matt Stairs making a fool of himself and

 

Matt Stairs making a fool of himself (I think someone at Pinnacle Brands in 1998 hated him).

There was

 

famous Canadians and

 

not-so-famous Canadians.

Finally, there was

old set needs and

new-ish set needs of old guys.

Thanks, GCRL!