Trade List > Baseball > 2001

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

Bowman: 15, 45, 110, 122, 155 (2), 343, 352, 360, 364, 374, 391, 410

Gold:
30. Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies
219. Elvin Nina, Anaheim Angels
356. Joel Pineiro, Seattle Mariners

Autographs:
BA-BB. Brian Barnowski, Boston Red Sox

Bowman Chrome: 41, 52, 57, 61, 64, 92, 93, 99, 102, 106, 215, 233, 289, 293, 295, 298, 300, 305, 307, 310

Bowman Heritage: 1, 65, 110, 112, 149, 150, 224, 244, Checklist 2

Bowman's Bests: 3, 68, 121

Exclusive Rookies Autographs:
BBEA-SC. Stubby Clapp, St. Louis Cardinals

Donruss: 7, 17, 25, 27, 34, 35, 40, 42, 44, 46, 52, 62, 63, 68, 70, 72, 73, 79, 94 (2), 95, 97, 100, 104, 107, 112, 116 (2), 120, 123, 130, 131 (2), 139, 143, 144, 145 (2), 147, 149

1999 Flashback:
33. Jim Edmonds, Anaheim Angels
72. Eric Davis, St. Louis Cardinals (2)

EX 2001:

Behind the Numbers Game-Worn Jerseys:
Adrian Beltre, Los Angeles Dodgers (GU Jersey)

Finest: 21, 69

Fleer Authority: 20

Fleer Focus: 29 (2), 39, 83, 98, 123, 130, 131, 138, 141, 142, 148, 151, 162, 164, 167, 174, 179, 183, 187, 197

Fleer Futures: 1, 2, 16, 19, 30, 53, 67, 75, 107, 112, 116, 120, 124, 127, 132, 134, 135, 149, 160, 166, 167, 169, 170, 187, 190, 195, 196, 200, 216, 217, 219

Fleer Genuine: 44, 57

Fleer Greats of the Game: 30, 37, 39, 42, 56, 63, 66, 72, 79, 81, 85, 95, 105, 107, 121, 130

Fleer Platinum: 30, 72 (2), 80, 89, 91, 110 (3), 121, 123, 138, 174 (3), 211, 216

Fleer Premium: 21, 38, 41, 68, 78, 84, 118, 140, 148, 154, 156 (2), 167

Fleer Tradition: 9, 15, 16, 21, 29, 35, 54, 61, 70, 89, 92, 97, 111, 112, 114, 144, 151, 152, 163, 184, 206, 223, 257, 264, 270, 284, 286, 298, 304, 318, 325, 326, 337, 344, 349, 350, 352, 355, 359, 361, 368, 369, 377, 422, 439, 444, 476 (19)

Fleer Triple Crown: 3, 24, 30, 52, 62, 71, 97, 113, 114, 132, 175, 182, 185, 198, 202 (2), 219, 240, 253, 272, 287 (3), 300

Leaf Certified: 76

Leaf Rookies and Stars: 183

Pacific: 251, 252, 263

Pacific Private Stock:

Game-Used Gear:
16. Byung-Xyun Kim, Arizona Diamondbacks (GU Jersey)
102. Ismael Valdes, Los Angeles Dodgers (GU Bat)
153. J.T. Snow, San Francisco Giants (GU Bat)

Royal Rookies:

Autographs:
10. Jeff Andrews, Montreal Expos (2)

SP Authentic: 65, 190, 200, 203

219. Bret Prinz, Arizona Diamondbacks "Future Watch" (0222/1500)

SP: Game Bat Edition:

Piece of the Game:
MW. Matt Williams, Arizona Diamondbacks (GU Bat)

SP: Game-Used Edition:

Authentic Fabric:
JK. Jason Kendall, Pittsburgh Pirates (GU Jersey)

SP Top Prospects:

Game-Used:
B-JW. Jayson Werth, Bowie Baysox (GU Bat)

SPx: 154, 157, 166, 169, 171, 177, 180

195. Troy Mattes, Montreal Expos "Rookies/Young Stars" (0290/1500)
202. Delvin James, Tampa Bay Devil Rays "Rookies/Young Stars" (0798/1500)

Winning Materials:
Jeromy Burnitz/Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers (Dual GU Jersey)

Stadium Club: 1, 13, 29, 54 (2), 56, 62, 78, 89, 111, 120, 129, 140 (2), 148, 191

Topps: 10, 19, 25 (2), 50, 65, 124, 140, 155, 166, 175, 188, 240, 246, 254 (3), 300, 305 (2), 319, 360, 366, 400, 446, 481, 496, 525, 663 (2), 706, 769

A Look Ahead:
LA8. Ivan Rodriguez, Texas Rangers

Combos:
TC3. "Glove Birds" Brooks Robinson/Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles
TC8. "Latin Heat" Vladimir Guerrero, Montreal Expos/Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh Pirates
TC15. "Sweetness" Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox/Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres
TC18. "Best There Is...Best There Was" Mike Piazza, New York Mets/Josh Gibson, Kansas City Monarchs

What Could Have Been:
WCB3. Walter "Buck" Leonard, Homestead Grays

Topps Traded: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11 (2), 12, 13, 15 (2), 16, 17, 19, 21, 26, 27, 28, 36, 45, 53, 54, 55, 56, 60, 77, 129, 182, 189, 213, 216, 226, 229, 236 (2), 247. Albert Pujols RC

Gold:
T30. Mike Sirootka, Toronto Blue Jays (0169/2001)
T79. Christian Parker, New York Yankees (0195/2001)
T94. Mark Wohlers, New York Yankees (0170/2001)
T165. Miguel Olivo, Chicago White Sox (2) (0170/2001) (0171/2001)
T175. Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres (0187/2001)
T216. John Buck, Houston Astros (0011/2001)
T255. Beau Hale, Baltimore Orioles (0110/2001)

Game-Used Bat:
TTR-JD. Johnny Damon, Oakland Athletics (GU Bat)

Topps American Pie: 7, 50, 55, 71, 78, 80, 86 (2), 98 (2), 114, 130 (2), 134, 142

Decade Leaders:
DL8. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals
DL9. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles
DL10. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants

Profiles in Courage:
PIC18. Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics

Woodstock:
BBWM-FR. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles (GU Bat)

Topps Archives: 45, 188, 219, 254, 268, 269, 277, 319, 320, 333, 345, 364, 390, 391, 392, 408, 417

Topps Chrome: 470, 475

Retrofractors:
423. John Jaha, Oakland Athletics

Combos:
Cal Ripken Jr, Baltimore Orioles; Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees 

Topps Chrome Traded: 2, 16, 31, 35, 42, 49, 50, 54, 59, 64, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84 (2), 85, 86, 87, 88, 90 (2), 93, 95, 96 (2), 97, 98, 100, 108, 111, 115, 117, 118, 124, 125, 129, 139, 140, 151, 153, 154, 155, 157 (2), 159, 160, 161, 163, 165, 167, 174, 180, 183, 185, 186, 191, 195, 197, 199, 200, 205, 207, 208, 214, 220, 221, 222, 230, 240, 243, 246, 257, 263

Topps Fusion: 12, 39, 71, 125, 144, 182, 184, 194, 208, 219, 233, 234, 237

Topps Gallery: 6, 8, 25, 38, 46, 60, 67, 72, 74, 83, 87, 92, 95, 127 (SP), 134 (SP), 148 (SP), 150 (SP)

Topps Gold Label: 3 (2), 18, 24, 25, 31, 33, 38, 40, 44, 55, 57 (2), 59 (2), 63, 70, 77, 79, 89, 94

Class 2:
25. David Segui, Baltimore Orioles (2)

Class 3:
4. Jay Buhner

Gold Class 1:
6. Andruw Jones, Atlanta Braves (519/999)
57. Jose Cruz Jr., Toronto Blue Jays (543/999)

Gold Class 3:
47. Jeff Cirillo, Colorado Rockies (064/299)

Topps Heritage: 88, 111, 143, 211, 261, 265, 290, 292, Checklist 1

Topps Opening Day: 28, 69, 100, 110, 129, 148

Team Stickers:
Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Topps Stars: 3, 4, 12, 18, 19, 29, 31, 39, 44, 47, 49, 51, 53, 54, 56, 59, 63 (2), 67, 69, 74, 78, 83, 92, 103, 104 (2), 107 (2), 124, 125, 128, 130, 135, 137 (2), 160, 163, 166, 175, 176, 178, 181, 184, 185, 187, 188, 189

Onyx:
194. Travis Baptist, Pittsburgh Pirates (05/99)

UD Reserve: 129

Ultra: 19, 32, 74, 108, 111, 140, 158, 172, 183, 197, 209, 231 (2)

Gold Medallion:
135G. Javier Vazquez, Montreal Expos

Upper Deck: 22, 272, 276, 285, 293, 338, 340, 369, 402, 404

Upper Deck Decade 70's: 69, 92

Upper Deck Evolution: 26, 38, 44, 52, 57, 67, 70, 71, 82

Upper Deck Hall of Famers:

Hall of Fame Gallery:
G5. Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees
G12. Yogi Berra, New York Yankees
G13. Satchel Paige, Kansas City Monarchs

The Endless Summer:
ES11. Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles

Upper Deck Legends: 3, 10, 30, 41, 56, 61, 65, 67, 87

Legendary Game Jerseys:
J-IR. Ivan Rodriguez, Texas Rangers (GU Jersey)

Upper Deck Legends of New York: 17, 74, 150, 168

United We Stand:
USA4, USA12

Upper Deck MVP: 67, 83, 138, 145, 170, 187, 220, 227, 230, 232, 237 (3), 268, 269

Drawing Power:
DP7. Mike Piazza, New York Mets (2)

Super Tools:
ST15. Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks (2)

Upper Deck Ovation: 44 (2)

Upper Deck Pinstripe Exclusives:

Joe DiMaggio:
JD1, JD27, JD36

Mickey Mantle:
MM23

Upper Deck Prospect Premieres: 62

Heroes of Baseball:
B-DP. Dave Parker, Pittsburgh Pirates (GU Bat)

Upper Deck Sweet Spot: 94, 98, 99, 100, 103, 104, 117

Upper Deck Vintage: 49, 177, 188, 220, 242, 244, 248, 250, 275, 282, 362

Glory Days:
G12. Tony Batitsta, Toronto Blue Jays

Matinee Idols:
M4. Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves
M6. Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies
M10. Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles
M18. Jeff Bagwell, Houston Astros

Upper Deck Victory: 19, 34, 56, 71, 72, 130, 142, 144, 145, 322, 327, 329, 391, 586, 592, 623, 660

This is What a 1:35,981 Card Looks Like

1988 Topps Traded 44. Ty Griffin

There's a good chance I'll never pull another card with as long as odds as 1:35,981. Those were my chances of getting a buyback from 2001 Topps Traded and Rookies Baseball. Yet, for whatever reason I managed to break the odds. And what did it land me? Ty Griffin biting his lip. And there's also no notation designating it as a buyback or a foil stamp like on the Topps Heritage buybacks. Nothing. Just the regular old card. So I can't even toss it on eBay and make more than a penny on the pretence that it's rare on the basis of a technicality or a serial number.

So while other people brag about their 1:1000 autograph hits, I'm left lamenting over what might have been had my "hit of a lifetime" be in the form of something more than a guy whose professional career didn't even amount to a call to the Bigs. Oddly enough, I'm also reluctant to part ways with my Ty, simply because it's a symbol of what could have been.

2001 marked Topps' 50th anniversary with baseball so the entire year had a historical theme. I had a blast busting packs that year, but one has to acknowledge that buy backs were a silly idea at such astronomical odds. Honestly, I'd have preferred another shot at an Albert Pujols rookie from the regular set. While the Topps Traded line is an important part of the modern collecting legacy, so few cards have made a major impact on the hobby that they need to be seeded at such long odds. 

To see how far they've come, one need not look any further than the Topps Million Card Giveaway. They're everywhere already and we still have 2010 Topps Series Two Baseball and Updates and Highlights yet to come. Getting a Ty Griffin buy back at 1:6 odds is definitely not the kick in the nuts that 1:35,981 is. 

Which big pulls have haunted your collection?

Basement Treasures: Topps Company 2001 Annual Report

Digging in a box in the basement, I came across some forgotten treasures. Here is one of them.

It wasn't long ago that Topps was a publicly traded company that anybody with a few bucks could've owned a piece of. As such, each year they'd have to ready a financial report for stock holders and potential stock holders.

For whatever reason, I requested such a report sometime ago. A few weeks later, presumably after an online survey because I wouldn't have wasted a stamp on one, a glossy magazine with lots of numbers and jargon that didn't make a lot of sense to me showed up in the mailbox. So why keep it? Where else are you going to find Shaquille O'Neal clutching onto a Bottle Pop? Yes, it's the goofy cover that made me hold onto this wacky little piece of oddball hobby history.

2001 had Topps was celebrating its 50th anniversary in the baseball end of the hobby. The back of the report showcases the 50th Anniversary logo that was plastered everywhere that year. Lurking in the shadows is a gallery showcasing each of the main Topps designs over the years. The card choices seem a little random at times. The spotlight is put on some of the more memorable rookie cards from some sets (1974 Winfield, 1955 Clemente, 1975 Brett) and some picks featuring local favorites in the middle of their careers (1983 Joe Rudi, 1997 Denny Martinez, 1988 Bill Buckner).

Seeing as how I've got a few magazines kicking around, this little treasure will likely survive at least one more move. If I ever decide to crack out a ceipher, I might be able to see some genuine hobby numbers and track some historical business data just for kicks.

The Genius of Jenkins

Last week Matt from Heartbreaking Cards of Staggering Genius sent over an unexpected package of Canadian Hall o' Famer Fergie Jenkins. And what a treasure trove they were. I've long been a fan of the weird and strange things that oddball sets bring. They're something different and out of the ordinary. Make said oddball joys of a more vintage variety and I'm all squealy with cool card goodness.

The first work of cardboard art is this 1972 Kellog's card. It measures right in between a regular card and a tobacco card so it's a little smaller, but man does this set pack a lot of info. The front shows a happy Ferg chilling in front of some empty bleachers. Wait a second. The bleachers have depth. They're in 3-D! On the backside you get the best of all worlds: headshot, full name (Ferguson Arthur Jenkins), career stats, 100-word biography, important biographical info and licensing. Now why can't a lot of modern sets offer that kind of information?

Skip ahead one year and you've got the next card in the package - 1973 Kellog's. The cereal folks have another keeper of a design, although this set is noteable for not having the 3D backdrop. It's a pity too because the sky would have worked well with it.

Matt also included another more mainstream addition from the same year. It's a 1973 Topps Fergie. Here he's in a posed wind-up position looking like he's just been told to look at the birdie the photographer's holding to the side of his shoulder.

Jumping ahead in time we arrive at the over-sized 1985 Donruss Champion set. It measure's 3 1/2" x 5" and looks a lot like a postcard size-wise. I hadn't seen this set before but I like it from first glance. Fergie's looking strong on a distinctly Donruss frame. On the back his stats are matched up with Cy Young. While I get the point of comparing then "new" guys with old timers, comparing the strong Jenkins with the legendary Young makes the Canadian look bad.

The lone "modern" card MAtt sent over was an insert from 2001 Upper Deck Decade 70s - Arms Race. I like the foil front but the American patriotic color scheme doesn't really work when the subject isn't an All-American. I didn't bust any packs of the set so I'm not overly familiar with it, but them more I see of Decade 70s the crazier I think it is - in a strangely good way.

So thanks again, Matt! All Fergies are good Fergies and these are some stellar Fergies!