almost free stuff friday is back!

it's friday! just as it has been every seven days for millennia. today, however, i am bringing back "almost free stuff friday".

i am going to post a bunch of cards that don't fit in my collection in one way or another. you can select up to six (to keep mailing easy), you just have to send me at least one card from my want list in return. that's the "almost free" part. i think you know the reason behind the "almost free" bit, so i am not going to explain like i have in the past.

nothing too exciting - a few oddballs - but hopefully some things that appeal to some. sound off in the comments ("group 1- card 3" type comments work!

here are the cards:

group 1

group 2

group 3

group 4

group 5

group 6

group 7

group 8

group 9

group 10

make your picks and let's deal!

let's have another almost free stuff friday

it's friday! i am going to post a bunch of cards that don't fit in my collection. you can select up to six (to keep mailing easy) - you just have to send me at least one card from my want list in return. bonus points if you send one of my most wanted cards. i think you know the reason behind the "almost free" part, so i am not going to explain like i have in the past.

most of what i will offer are inserts, including parallels, with some short prints and a variation or two, plus a few regular old base cards. they are all regular sized cards. nothing too fancy, but hopefully some of these will find a new home in a mutually beneficial transaction. the cards are pretty much in chronological order, except for the jeff kent hit parade there in group 4. sorry about that.

here are the cards:

group 1

group 2

the 1986 world series card is the glossy version

group 3

group 4

group 5

group 6

group 7

group 8

group 9

group 10

group 11

group 12

stake your claim in the comments and send me an email with your mailing address. thanks for helping me streamline my collection a bit!

almost free stuff friday, absolutely

so here is some base 2021 panini absolute up for grabs. remember, i require that you send me at least one card from my want list in exchange for the card(s) of your choice.  let me know what you are claiming in the comments.

sorry for the poor photos - i'll list the players.

first up, dj lemahieu, isiah kiner-falefa, yu darvish, shabe beiber, rafael devers, rhys hoskins, blake snell, max scherzer, manny machado

next up, jacob degrom, xander bogaerts, anthony rizzo, aaron nola, charlie blackmon (with bonus lurking mascot cutout), austin hedges, gerrit cole, jimmie foxx, christian yelich

next up, jp crawford, joey votto, bryce harper, ketel marte, brandon lowe, mike yastrzemski, mookie betts, joey gallo, javier baez

next up, willy adames, matt olson, kris bryant, miguel cabrera, carlos correa (with more dinger cutout action!), edd roush, buster posey, brian anderson, jose ramirez

and finally, lucas giolito, matt chapman, starling marte, joe jackosn, randy arozarena, jeff mcneil, hyun-jin ryu, colin moran, george springer

claim away!

another round of almost free stuff friday

with apologies to night owl for lifting one of his intros, (and if the internet is to be believed), today is comic book day. i was a pretty big comic collector in the mid-80's to early 90's and still have a very strong teen titans collection, including dc presents #26. i do not, however, have any comic book related cards. except this one

that 1990 impel marvel wolverine/patch card and all others in this post are available to you. in the spirit of the 'free card friday' movement that jon started and brian and rod and chris (and several others) have expanded upon, i am offering up these cards - with a catch.

similar to the nachos grande trade stack, i am going to ask that you send me a card from my want list in return. you can choose to claim up to 9 cards from this post (to keep shipping at pwe-level) in exchange for at least one from my want list.  just claim the card(s) you want in the comments below and they will be reserved for you. email me your address and i will send the cards to you. i will trust that you will send me at least one card in return. easy enough, and this should keep the 'something for nothing' folks that we've all dealt with at bay. 

and, while 1984 fleer dave kingman will sit in silent judgement of your selections,

don't be shy. unclaimed cards will go back in to the boxes from whence they came and/or the sportlots inventory. i make no claims about condition, but all cards have been scanned for your scrutiny, if you so desire.

here are the rest of the cards available for you to claim - what's your preference?

do you want some stadium club?

2015 orlando cepeda

2015 joe dimaggio - claimed

2015 willie stargell

2016 byron buxton

2019 kris bryant

2019 lorenzo cain

2020 barry larkin

2020 felix hernandez - claimed

2020 keston hiura

2020 john means

2020 will clark

2020 tyler glasnow

2020 kyle hendricks

2020 andrew mccutchen - claimed

2020 gio urshela

2020 adalberto mondesi

2020 bryan reynolds - claimed

2020 lorenzo cain

2020 brandon woodruff - claimed

2020 marcus semien - claimed

2020 george brett

2020 ryne sandberg - claimed

maybe vintage is more your speed? astroth, courtney, mcdougald, fornieles, smith - claimed

vintage dodgers, including the unibrow, an icon, and a world series mvp? moon, gilliam - claimed

i tried to convince myself that jim gilliam signed that card, but it just looks like someone used the card to get the ink going.

how about vintage managers? lopat, alston, keane, schultz - claimed

i'm glad gardy chose to retire as the tigers' manager to take care of his health rather than pass away while still in the role chuck dressen and gil hodges did.

maybe you'd like some other vintage? ken mackenzie - claimed

1969 topps jc martin - claimed

1969 topps ken harrelson claimed

you can put that (or any other) card in your collection, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssss!

1970 topps - rbi leaders claimed

1971 topps rookie stars astros and indians - both claimed

1972 topps - clay carroll and clay caroll in action claimed

featuring duke snider as an expo coach which is cool.

maybe some inserts?

2017 topps lucas giolito - claimed

walker buehler claimed

walker buehler claimed

parallels? as in 2000 pacific ruby - brian hunter claimed

mark teixeira for some reason?

some numbered cards?

how about some legends? drysdale - claimed

a hall of very good famer?

a card with fake stats?

a card featuring a tampa bay devil ray as a brewer in cincinnati (i think)?

that was one of my favorite cards back in 2006.

a game header card?

do you like broder cards? john olerud claimed

maybe you like basketball?

or hockey stickers?

blackhawks retired numbers - claimed

football?

perhaps you prefer non-sports....

2015 topps star wars chrome darth maul

and m-f'in mace windu

2016 topps heritage news flashbacks elvis presley wedding

2013 topps heritage news flashback jeopardy!

hopefully something for everyone, so claim away in the comments below. and, if you are still reading, go ahead and list a team or mini-collection that you seek out cards for, and i may be able to add some to your pwe.