Six from one

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I was still waiting on some goodies to arrive from the mail backlog. Well, the last one came yesterday! 

This little bundle of joy is not worth a whole helluva lot card value wise. Not one of these cards that I will show today cost much more than a dollar. But as the title states, Six from one, six sets can now be checked off the to-do list. I don't remember ever doing that from one package.

I used the ease of COMC for purchasing these over the painful but cheaper Sportlots process because there was one hard to find card in the order - saved for another post - and I wanted the instant gratification of one package dammit. 

The extra cost aside, this will give me several hours of pure enjoyment as these are placed into their empty slots. That alone makes it worth it. Each binder will then get a complete leisurely review for possible upgrades and...voids. There had better not be any!!

Let's have a look at the final cards. Newest to oldest, along with some random commentary.

6) 2009 Upper Deck A Piece of History

This is a unique set of 200 cards. First one hundred are the stars of the day, then fifty rookies or sort of rookies. Second or third year cards. The final fifty are history related non-sports which is right up my alley.  Such as Alaska becoming a state, Pearl Harbor, Golden Gate Bridge, etc. This is another set that was started by a random card in a re-pack and I was immediately drawn to it. 

5) 1999 Finest

A 300 card set with some slightly short printed cards amongst them. Not one of my favorite versions of Finest but it had to be completed. When I purchased the inventory of the former LCS in our town, there was a ton of this so I finally sorted it, picked up a few on TCDB, and cobbled a set together.

4) 1996 Bowman's Best

Same story to start this 180 card set as the Finest above. It is a sharp looking set in the binder. It's a shame there are no bigger names in the rookies. 

3) 1984 Fleer

Now we are getting to the good stuff. A classically clean design. Mattingly and Strawberry RC's. Hubbard's snake. What's not to like.  

2) 1981 Fleer

For this beauty I was satisfied with one version of any error card to create my set. There are 28 more errors or corrections to chase if I get motivated. Perhaps if I get a few more in passing I may make an effort. Otherwise, the binder is full and this set is a fun set to look at now and again.

1) 1980 Topps

It was the summer of '22 when this set build began in earnest. I picked up a cheap starter lot off eBay and that put me close to two thirds. The Rickey rookie was a TCDB purchase in August of '23. From then on it was bit by bit till now. I won't drone on about the magnificence of the set. It is something!

The joy of a completed set cannot be understated. Whether its a team set, base set, a rainbow, or whatever you consider a set to be. Keep digging, buy smartly, and eventually it will get done. I have sets that will take years to finish but I know that they will be done someday.

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Late to the party, but here goes anyway. The 2025 Topps design leaves me feeling...a little underwhelmed. Last year was good, maybe even great, so it was gonna be tough to follow up. But same as most other years in the last decade or so, I'm sure it will grow on me. I'll opine more once they are in hand. 

As always, thanks for reading and keep collecting.