filling the lux-ury gap

anyone else remember heaven 17? glenn gregory's band from the early 1980's? they had some modest success and gregory was even featured in band-aid's "do they know it's christmas?" charity release. anyway, i was a pretty decent fan, and their album "the luxury gap" was one of my favorites of the day. these days, the luxury gap i've been noticing has to do with the haves and have-nots when it comes to owning gavin lux cards.

i bought way more 2020 topps flagship than i had originally intended due in large part to lux's card evading me in my first several purchases. i'd been similarly shut out with heritage (his solo variant) and gypsy queen and other releases (other than opening day base for which i purchased a complete team set).

thanks to nick, however, who previously sent me a flagship lux, i now have three more cards of the dodger rookie.  there's 2020 topps gypsy queen:

2020 topps opening day spring has sprung insert:

and 2020 topps mlb sticker collection:

lux-urious!

nick also sent me some double play turn needs, including a 1995 topps stadium club alex gonzalez

and a couple of 125th anniversary parallels from the 2004 upper deck all-time heroes set - ray boone:

and rennie stennett:

i don't recall topps celebrating the 125th anniversary of major league baseball in 1994, but they sure came out with guns blazing last year for the 150th, including gold foil parallels.

last card to show is one that had been sitting as the non-dodger "bonus" want on my nefarious nine list for quite a while. i think i first saw this card on nick's blog, actually, and he said that someone sent him an extra, so now i no longer need a 1995 score pat kelly card

now that i have the card in hand, i'm not 100% sure that it's a double play turn given what looks to have been a head first slide by the base runner. it's still a great shot of keystone action, so i'll allow it in to the dp binder.

kelly has been replaced on the nefarious nine list by a 1986 leaf dusty baker want. hopefully i won't be waiting on johnnie b. for quite as long. remember, you will be rewarded! as for nick's reward, i've already sent a return pwe and have another stack building as we speak!

thanks nick! glad to be continuing with our trading!