Dilferules
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Last day of the year, let's see how I did:
- Get 2 Trent Dilfer cards I don't have from his playing career. I'm usually lucky if I find 1 but I'll aim high since I actually picked up 3 of them in 2022.
Yep, I actually found 5 of them! The pair of 1998 Pinnacle Stand Up Guys promos for a set that was never produced due to Pinnacle's bankruptcy, a second 1997 Pinnacle Printing Plate, and from a COMC shipment that arrived a few days ago a 1997 Action Packed Extra Points 100 point card and a 2003 Prestige National Stamped 3/5.
- Get my 1988-present Oakland A's player autograph needs down to 5. At 9 now but they'll suck again in 2023 so there will be plenty of new ones to chase as they toss guys out on the field to see if it works.
Yes, despite so many new and obscure players this year I am currently down to 4 needed.
- Get all non-Jimmie Foxx 1933 through 1935 Goudey A's cards. After completing T206 this is my next vintage hunt. The two 1933 Foxx cards are like $500 and I'm not in the mood to pay that. I do have the 1933 Lefty Grove and Mickey Cochrane cards already so it's all lower-end guys to go. Well one of the 1935 4-in-1 cards has Dazzy Vance on it but it's not very pricey.
Nope, they were a little pricier than I had hoped so I still need 5 of them including the Vance. I did complete 1939-41 Play Ball, though.
- Finish up the entire Oakland A's Topps base set run, 1968 to present. I didn't concentrate on the older stuff other than the stars previously so I've been going through and picking up what I'm missing recently. Now it's just down to some 1972 high numbers and an Andre Dawson RC (one of the 4 guys on it is an Athletic).
Yes, the last one I got was the Dawson RC. Next I'll start working on the 1952-54 Philadelphia years, then I'll tackle Kansas City last.
- Get to 50,000 different A's cards in my collection. According to TCDB I'm at 48,570 right now. I don't want to pick up a bunch of crap to hit 50k as fast as possible, I just want to get there naturally and this year seems like a good shot.
Yep! Made it there mid-year. I'm actually over 50,000 for just Oakland now, not even counting Philly and KC.
- Get 2 Trent Dilfer cards I don't have from his playing career. I'm usually lucky if I find 1 but I'll aim high since I actually picked up 3 of them in 2022.
Yep, I actually found 5 of them! The pair of 1998 Pinnacle Stand Up Guys promos for a set that was never produced due to Pinnacle's bankruptcy, a second 1997 Pinnacle Printing Plate, and from a COMC shipment that arrived a few days ago a 1997 Action Packed Extra Points 100 point card and a 2003 Prestige National Stamped 3/5.
- Get my 1988-present Oakland A's player autograph needs down to 5. At 9 now but they'll suck again in 2023 so there will be plenty of new ones to chase as they toss guys out on the field to see if it works.
Yes, despite so many new and obscure players this year I am currently down to 4 needed.
- Get all non-Jimmie Foxx 1933 through 1935 Goudey A's cards. After completing T206 this is my next vintage hunt. The two 1933 Foxx cards are like $500 and I'm not in the mood to pay that. I do have the 1933 Lefty Grove and Mickey Cochrane cards already so it's all lower-end guys to go. Well one of the 1935 4-in-1 cards has Dazzy Vance on it but it's not very pricey.
Nope, they were a little pricier than I had hoped so I still need 5 of them including the Vance. I did complete 1939-41 Play Ball, though.
- Finish up the entire Oakland A's Topps base set run, 1968 to present. I didn't concentrate on the older stuff other than the stars previously so I've been going through and picking up what I'm missing recently. Now it's just down to some 1972 high numbers and an Andre Dawson RC (one of the 4 guys on it is an Athletic).
Yes, the last one I got was the Dawson RC. Next I'll start working on the 1952-54 Philadelphia years, then I'll tackle Kansas City last.
- Get to 50,000 different A's cards in my collection. According to TCDB I'm at 48,570 right now. I don't want to pick up a bunch of crap to hit 50k as fast as possible, I just want to get there naturally and this year seems like a good shot.
Yep! Made it there mid-year. I'm actually over 50,000 for just Oakland now, not even counting Philly and KC.
