Reached a small milestone with this week's mail!

[nevermore]

This GU bat is my 864th different O'Neill card, putting me at 66.6% mark in my collection. The two-thirds mark!

2001 Topps Gold Label MLB Award Ceremony Bat

I am currently at 864/1297 according to Beckett's count. Well, I actually have over 900 different if you include all the Tek variations and unlisted oddballs.

I started my O'Neill in 2005 I could have never imagined getting this far along in such a short time. To all the members here who have helped me along the way with trades, freebies, and eBay links - THANK YOU!

Collection stats

By Year:
1982 1/1 = 100.00%
1983 0/1 = 0.00%
1986 2/2 = 100.00%
1987 5/5 = 100.00%
1988 8/11 = 72.73%
1989 15/17 = 88.24%

1990 22/25 = 88.00%
1991 19/20 = 95.00%
1992 25/26 = 96.15%
1993 32/32 = 100.00%
1994 42/43 = 97.67%
1995 90/101 = 89.11%
1996 82/100 = 82.00%
1997 56/78 = 71.79%
1998 93/142 = 65.49% (Topps Tek 30/90, Diffractors 1/90)
1999 80/132 = 60.61%

2000 59/107 = 55.14%
2001 53/98 = 54.08%
2002 36/52 = 69.23%
2003 11/27 = 40.74%
2004 25/86 = 29.07%
2005 21/80 = 26.25%
2006 3/19 = 15.79%
2007 2/4 = 50.00%
2008 81/86 = 94.19%

By Decade:
1980s 31/37 = 83.78%
1990s 541/699 = 77.40%
2000s 291/559 = 52.06%

By Type:
RCs: 2/2
GUs: 49/84
Autos: 24/96
1/1s: 0/83

Total: 864/1297 = 66.6%
Total without 1/1s: 864/1214 = 71.2%
Total from his playing years (thru 2002): 720/993 = 72.5%

Yes, I do have an unhealthy obsession with Excel. :ugeek:


Other stuff from this week:

1991 Triple A All-Stars ProCards AAA8 Bernie Williams
Card #14 for my budding Bernie minor league collection, only 16 more to go!

1998 Pinnacle Gold Artist's Proofs #PP38 Manny Ramirez #ed 23/100

2006 GOTG Bobby Murcer Auto

 

[JackLondon]

Well done! That is quite a feat! Keep going on the collection.

 

[magicpapa]

ever find that o'neill auto from a year or so ago??

 

[bouwob]

congratz, that is very very impressive.

 

[JoeTorreCollector]

Nice mail! I loved watching O'Neill play. He was a true class act. I just got this in the mail a couple days ago.

 

[nevermore]

JackLondon - Thank you sir, I will try to keep it up!

magicpapa - No, it still hasn't turned up yet, I think my personalized limited edition Magicpapa autographed card was also in that mailer! :? It has been over year and a half now so I have lost all hope with all those missing packages. Thanks for all your help since that time, you were the first person I thought of above.

bouwob - Thanks! I'm lovin the new sig, that is waaaaay more impressive!

JoeTorreCollector - Thanks, very nice Paulie you've got there!

 

[theplasticman]

Wow! Fantastic progress with the player collection. Have you started to plateau at all? I'm running into that in some ways with my Jacobsen and Erstad collections... even though my Erstad wantlist is pretty lengthy.

 

[markakis8]

I played ball with a guy whose dad was Paul's best man in his wedding, or the opposite way around, Paul was his dad's best man - if you could follow that.

 

[MOFNY]

Is the 1983 Tampa Tarpons TCMA #19 Paul O'Neill a tough find?

 

[prozac4312]

Technically, 66.7% would be two thirds...

Nice mail!

 

[jarcar]

Congrats on the milestone. I'm only at 1/3 so 2/3 is very impressive.

 

[pghbuccos]

congratulations on an incredible milestone.

let's see some of your favorite cards.

 

[nevermore]

theplasticman - Yes, I am getting to the point where it has been harder and harder to find cards I need (which I can afford). I only average 1-2 new O'Neill cards per week now, much less than before. I know you're much further along with your guys, is it basically just a waiting game after a certain point in your collection?

markakis8 - Must be nice to know Paulie personally like that.

MOFNY - No, it is not too rare. There are always a few listed in eBay stores. I have just been holding out for the right price.

prozac4312 - Thanks! It has been a while since I took a math class.

jarcar - Numbers aren't everything. If your mail days are any indication, your collection has some quality cards. Thanks!

pghbuccos - Thank you! Here are 5 of my favs, not in any order:

2000 UD MVP GU (only example I have seen anywhere in 4 years of looking)

Tough 90s rainbow

2004 SP GU Patch Auto /50 (patch is from interlocking NY)

2004 GOTG Yankee Clippings Auto #/18

2004 Donruss Recollection Collection rookie card Buyback Auto /21

 

[pghbuccos]

that MVP glove cards is awesome. thanks for sharing.