A PWE That Nearly Made Me Breakdown

Here we are, finally at the end of the line for The Great Trade Post Catch Up and boy was this PWE incredible! It came by way of Gavin over at Baseball Card Breakdown. It just so happens that he just published his 700th post and is hosting a pretty sweet contest. I encourage everyone to go here to check it out. Even if you don't want to enter the contest, you need to see the incredible custom cards that he created. Anyway, back to the contents of this most recent PWE, it had a little bit of everything:

More new Bernie cards! That's not entirely true...I did just receive a copy of that HoloGrFX AuSOME card from Jeff a short while back and I've had a copy of that 1989 Columbus Clippers issue for just shy of two decades. However, I love the design on that minor league card(always have). It reminds me of 'Take Me Out To the Ballgame' with its Cracker Jack themed border. The others are absolutely new though.

Former Bulls were in the stack too. Kiermaier is probably my favorite non-Yankee player right now and this is my second Chipper that shows him in his Durham uni.

There were set needs to be found as well. The Shoemaker leaves me only needing a Rusney Castillo to finish the Studio inserts from 2015. If anyone has one they're willing to part with, please let me know. The Ruth lets me put that retail exclusive set to bed. The fun didn't stop there though. Not by a long shot.

Next I found some vintage oddball in the form of this 1961 Golden Press of 'Double X' Jimmie Foxx. This is only my second Golden Press card to date. I really like them and I'll have to work on adding a few more before the year is over. That would have been an incredible PWE, but the final card is the one that really made me almost breakdown.

When I saw this, all I could think was WOW! I don't have very many Japanese cards in my collection and I am absolutely floored to have this one. I've placed a few half-hearted bids on a few different BBM Tanaka cards and haven't won any of them. Maybe some day I'll make a push to add one of his Japanese RCs to this gem, but for now, I'm happy to have a card that shows him in his Eagles uniform. Thanks for another great trade package Gavin!

A Godzilla Sighting in the Land of Listia

It's been a while since I took everyone on a trek through the interesting Land of Listia. Recently, I've gone on a few 'big game hunts' and spent some higher credit totals on a few items, but I've been really happy with the acquisitions I've been able to make. Tonight, I want to share none other than...

Godzilla!!!

This awesome pre-MLB issue is the first I have in picturing Matsui in his Yomiuri Giants uniform. I think I'm beginning to slide down the slippery slope of chasing down Japanese issues of at least two of my favorite former Yankees. Earlier this summer, I picked up my first Japanese issue Ichiro, and now this one has taken its place in my collection.

The back is every bit as awesome as the front. I particularly like that it has the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants logo!

I suppose the only drawback is that when I rescued this marvelous specimen from the vast junk wax wasteland of Listia, it had been imprisoned in this PSA slab. I'm currently debating whether I should set this beast free or keep it enclosed on display. For the immediate moment it will remain trapped, but that may change in the near future. Either way, it is a wonderful new addition. I hope you'll join me again really soon when I share another recent trek through the Land of Listia.