Wanted! - 1953 Topps

Please note that this want list (and any of my want lists prior to 1971) is intended for my use.  While I would never turn down a trade to obtain one of these cards, I do not expect anyone to knock cards of this list.

#	Player	#	Player	#	Player
1	Jackie Robinson	78	Red Schoendienst	147	Warren Spahn
15	Bobo Newsom	82	Mickey Mantle	149	Dom DiMaggio
27	Roy Campanella	87	Eddie Lopat	151	Hoyt Wilhelm
37	Eddie Mathews	104	Yogi Berra	154	Dick Groat
41	Enos Slaughter	109	Alvin Dark	162	Ted Kluszewski
54	Bob Feller	114	Phil Rizzuto	191	Ralph Kiner
61	Early Wynn	119	Johnny Sain	207	Whitey Ford
62	Monte Irvin	125	Dick Williams	219	Pete Runnels
66	Minnie Minoso	135	Al Rosen	220	Satchel Paige
72	Fred Hutchinson	138	George Kell	228	Hal Newhouser
76	Pee Wee Reese	141	Allie Reynolds	244	Willie Mays
77	Johnny Mize	143	Billy Pierce	246	Roy Face

Begging and Pleading

An FYI that the Diamond Giveaway site is back up and running.  Also, if you're trying to complete the 1973 Topps set, today is your lucky day if you've got a few hundred codes to enter.  Since last night, the Giveaway has unlocked only 1973 Topps.  I've completed that set, so I'll hold out on entering my lone remaining code.

Anyways, the Giveaway is set to end on December 31st (apparently).  From my original six codes and one gimme code, I've parlayed those seven cards into 33.  The whole make my way back to a '52 project has or is Dead on Arrival.  So, being a true Padres fan, I'm working on getting some 1969 & 1970 Padres.  I have a good start already at home on these team sets, but I'm always looking to land those cards in the 400+ range.

Take a look at what I've got, and drop a comment if you want to trade for something.  I do have three of those 1987 Ryans, and for some reason my 1983 Eddie Murray didn't show up on the picture.

Only thing I will not trade is that 1964 Pete Runnels.  I love that dude.

Thanks!
Doc

Missing Like a 1953 Topps #268

Has this ever happened to you?  You're lying in your bed, trying to calm your mind, recounting the day's events and planning for tomorrow.  When all of a sudden, you have a flash of brilliance? 

My mind jumps almost every direction on the compass when I'm trying to fall asleep.  I'll have thoughts as benign as reliving a past vacation or as extreme as imagining myself as a time traveler who single-handedly averts some past world disaster because I have the future solution to a problem that plagued the distant past.  Other times, I just think about baseball cards.

Like last night.  I was settling into bed, getting the pillow just right, when I thought of an awesome idea for a blog post.  This idea was a fantastic conversation piece and I must of dwelt on it for another 30 minutes as a thunderstorm rolled through our area.  I finally fell asleep, woke up this morning and the brilliant idea was GONE.

Vanished.  Missing like a 1953 Topps #268. 

I really do hope that I remember what this epiphany was about because I'd truly like to share it.  But, in the meantime, I'll bore you with this little subjective question that I honestly do need an answer to.

What do you consider to be the Junk Wax Era?  I'm looking for a range in years and whether or not you'd exclude any brands from that range.  Is there any other criteria you use, such as low "book" price?

For me, I'd say all major brands from 1986 to 1993 with the exception of '89 Upper Deck.

What is your Junk Wax Era?