Listia Loot

Since I've defined where I am going with my vintage collecting, I have been having more fun than I thought possible.  I feel freer than I've ever felt in regards to cards.  With that freedom and about 2,000 points in my Listia account, I decided to do some sniping.  

Now before anyone rags on me for sniping an auction, remember, this is Listia.  It's imaginary money.  Anyways, after some sleuthing last night, I stumbled across a whole bunch of 1970 Topps auctions last night, and each auction featured 3 to 5 cards from a specific team.

This was a great find, but the problem was that each auction had about 2 minutes left.  So, I quickly ignored all of life's responsibilities, sat down on the toilet lid and got out my sniper scope.  Two auctions caught my eye because they had players from my Want Lists, Darold Knowles and Jim Kaat.  

After a few minutes, I was the proud owner of nine 1970 Topps cards for a mere 1,065 points.  Not bad, considering I'll most likely toss 7 of those cards right back up on Listia... unless someone makes me an offer!

Here's the loot.  The Kaat and Knowles are staying in my closet, but the other seven are up for trade before they go back on the Listia auction block...

If you're interested in any/all of these cards, check out my Topps want lists to see what players I'm collecting!

Wanted! - 1970 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
10	Carl Yastrzemski	242	Walter Alston	500	Hank Aaron
17	Hoyt Wilhelm	250	Willie McCovey	502	Rollie Fingers
20	Dave McNally	254	Camilo Pascual	510	Tony Oliva
21	Vida Blue	290	Rod Carew	524	Alvin Dark
26	Tug McGraw	291	Leo Durocher	530	Bob Gibson
40	Dick Allen	300	Tom Seaver	537	Joe Morgan
75	Jim Kaat	315	Luis Aparicio	550	Frank Howard
106	Darold Knowles	330	Lou Brock	555	Orlando Cepeda
116	Sparky Lyle	342	Wilbur Wood	560	Gaylord Perry
140	Reggie Jackson	346	Red Schoendienst	565	Catfish Hunter
150	Harmon Killebrew	350	Roberto Clemente	580	Pete Rose
160	Phil Niekro	360	Curt Flood	585	Rusty Staub
166	Al Oliver	372	Dave Giusti	590	Mike Cuellar
170	Billy Williams	380	Tony Perez	595	Maury Wills
180	Tommy John	394	Gil Hodges	600	Willie Mays
181	Sparky Anderson	400	Denny McLain	622	Don Sutton
189	Thurman Munson	403	Jim Bunning	630	Ernie Banks
190	Joe Torre	425	Bobby Bonds	640	Al Kaline
210	Juan Marichal	430	Andy Messersmith	650	Sam McDowell
211	Ted Williams	440	Bill Mazeroski	660	Johnny Bench
220	Steve Carlton	445	Vada Pinson	670	Ron Santo
226	Ron Perranoski	449	Jim Palmer	700	Frank Robinson
230	Brooks Robinson	470	Willie Stargell	712	Nolan Ryan
231	Luis Tiant	491	Graig Nettles	715	Mickey Lolich
240	Fergie Jenkins	493	Lindy McDaniel

2013 MLB Tournament Prizes #21 through #25

Are you ready for the next batch of potential prizes for the 2013 MLB Tournament?  Good!  This week, you're either going to think I've lost my mind, or I have little faith that any of these five teams will win the tournament.  I'd go with the latter, BUT, if they do win the tourney, you're going to get a SWEET card for free!

As noted previously, there will be 30 prizes available, however, only the tournament winner will receive a prize.  The prizes consist of one card from my collection for each of the 30 teams. Seeds are not open for claiming, and the prizes are based on a sliding scale using Las Vegas' odds for winning the 2013 World Series.

For further information, check out the 2013 MLB Tournament Rules and Prizes. 

As mentioned before, this batch of prizes promises to deliver, and I might actually turn a head or two!

#21 - Odds 50/1 - NL Seed #10	1970 Topps Roberto Clemente
#22 - Odds 75/1 - AL Seed #13	1956 Topps Bob Lemon
#23 - Odds 75/1 - AL Seed #14	1962 Topps Harmon Killebrew
#24 - Odds 75/1 - NL Seed #12	1968 Topps Tom Seaver
#25 - Odds 75/1 - AL Seed #9	1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr.

PS - Seeds are not open for request, and will not be opened until all 30 prizes have been announced.

PPS - Here is the bracket...

2013 MLB Tournament Prizes #11 through #15

Tonight I bring you the Week 3 reveal of the next batch of potential prizes for the 2013 MLB Tournament.  As noted previously, there will be 30 prizes available, however, only the tournament winner will receive a prize.  The prizes consist of one card from my collection for each of the 30 teams.

Seeds are not open for claiming, and the prizes are based on a sliding scale using Las Vegas' odds for winning the 2013 World Series.

For further information, check out the original 2013 MLB Tournament announcement, as well as the reveals of Prizes #1 through #5 and Prizes #6 through #10. 

This week the prizes are beginning to considerably step up in quality.  Let's take a look!

#11 - Odds 16/1 - NL Seed #8	1960 Topps Robin Roberts
#12 - Odds 22/1 - AL Seed #5	2011 Topps Lineage 1975 Mini Relic
#13 - Odds 25/1 - AL Seed #12	1972 Topps Carlton Fisk RC
#14 - Odds 25/1 - NL Seed #5	1968 Topps Bob Gibson
#15 - Odds 30/1 - AL Seed #2	1970 Topps Reggie Jackson

PS - Seeds are not open for request, and will not be opened until all 30 prizes have been announced.

PPS - Here is the bracket...