I received a totally unexpected, and totally awesome, surprise in the mail a few days ago! My buddy, Erik ("Keyser Soze" on FCB and Beckett), had sent me some 1951 Bowman cards for my set a few weeks ago, which was an amazing gesture. He then went out of his way again to surprise me with a Duchscherer mailday. I received an envelope from him and was puzzled as to what it could be. I opened it up, and it was the "Duke" ... literally! You can see the card he sent here. I have never seen the 2004 Leaf autograph with that inscription. It looks awesome, and I am so excited to have that card as part of my collection. Thanks, Erik!
As for the latest Justin Duchscherer purchase, I just won an eBay auction for the Justin Duchscherer 2009 Topps Allen & Ginter Mini Bazooka Back /25! That was one of the 17 cards left on my hit list. I can't wait to receive that card. It will bring my total to 205/221. That is a crazy-high percentage of Justin Duchscherer's non-1/1 cards. I swear, every time I think it will be awhile until my next Duchscherer mailday, a card or two just happen to surface. I must be the luckiest player collector around.
I've been taking it easy on the card purchases this month after a bit of a spending spree in December 2011 and January 2012. Plus, the Tri-Star show will be coming to San Francisco in April, and I want to make sure I have some funds available for that trip. I am currently moving my sets into binders, and they look fantastic. A nice member of FreedomCardboard provided me with a sweet label template to use for the binder spine. It looks very professional. I anticipate a few more purchases for my sets this month, but who knows? There may even be another Justin Duchscherer card that pops up!
As for the latest Justin Duchscherer purchase, I just won an eBay auction for the Justin Duchscherer 2009 Topps Allen & Ginter Mini Bazooka Back /25! That was one of the 17 cards left on my hit list. I can't wait to receive that card. It will bring my total to 205/221. That is a crazy-high percentage of Justin Duchscherer's non-1/1 cards. I swear, every time I think it will be awhile until my next Duchscherer mailday, a card or two just happen to surface. I must be the luckiest player collector around.
I've been taking it easy on the card purchases this month after a bit of a spending spree in December 2011 and January 2012. Plus, the Tri-Star show will be coming to San Francisco in April, and I want to make sure I have some funds available for that trip. I am currently moving my sets into binders, and they look fantastic. A nice member of FreedomCardboard provided me with a sweet label template to use for the binder spine. It looks very professional. I anticipate a few more purchases for my sets this month, but who knows? There may even be another Justin Duchscherer card that pops up!