Bloggers, Cards and ... SpongeBob?

 

I hope everyone had a great weekend and Halloween.  I must live in a 'no kid' zone because the last few years the number of trick-or-treaters has been dwindling.  This year we got a whole 7 kids!  I literally put the bowl of candy out on the porch so kids could take what they wanted.  But the kids around here are pretty honest and only took a few pieces (the kid version of me would have taken the whole bowl).  So now I'm stuck with a bowl full of candy.  Maybe next year I'll hand out sports cards.  At least they are healthier (not edible) and I can have fun going through a bowl of leftover cards/packs.

Speaking of cards, I had a great mail week.  It's always nice when an order from ebay or elsewhere shows up in the mail box, but even better when the mail consists of cards from other bloggers or readers.

Jon of A Penny Sleeve For Your Thoughts fame reached out to me after I had mentioned my interest in a recent post of the 92/93 Pacific Picks the Pros insert set.  I have found these tough to come by in the wild and Jon graciously sent me this card of Michael Irvin.  Jon also left a note saying not to be surprised if more cards arrive in my mail box now that he has my address.  Well...Jon I now have your address ...

About the same time David of CardBoredom fame reached out to me about some spare vintage cards.  He sent the four cards above.  Totally awesome, as I don't have many cards from these sets.

Yes I know you were wondering when SpongeBob would show up and here he is!  But this wasn't just a box of Krabby Patties.  Inside was a stack of ...

1970 Topps needs from longtime reader RJ!

Here's a look at some of my favorites from the bunch.  There were 40 cards in all.  This raised the completion rate from 87% all the way to 93%!!  I'll take a Krabby Patties box full of 1970 topps anytime, and I'd even eat some Krabby Patties if any were left. :)

A great big THANK YOU goes out to RJ, David and Jon.  Truly generous.