The Official Thread - "I need it, it's cheap, it's obscure, but I can't find it!"

frankhardy · August 28, 2009 1:27AM

Do any of you have any cards that you need for your collection that is inexpensive, but it's such an oddball card that you can't find it? It thought I would start a thread so that maybe we could help each other out. Post your needs here and why you need it and maybe we could all pitch in and give leads on where we can find certain cards.

As I've stated on here many times, I collect St Louis Cardinals team sets.

I have looked off a while on these and I can't seem to find these.

1 - 1988 Topps Portfolio/Folder Jack Clark, Vince Coleman, Tony Pena, Ozzie Smith, and Todd Worrell. (FOUND ALL OF THESE)

2 - 1990 Topps Glossy Rookies (Foil Test) Ken Hill. There are tons of Ken Griffey Jr's on Ebay. There is even a complete set on Ebay, but I'm not spending $80 for a card that is worth $2.00. (FOUND)

3 - 1990 Donruss Super DK Joe Magrane. (FOUND)

4 - Any Cardinals from the 1990 Donruss Aqueous Test or Blue/White Test. I know those are a little more expensive, but I thought I would post here anyway. (FOUND AQUEOUS; NEED A FEW BLUE/WHITE)

5 - This should take the cake for most obscure - 1988 Fleer Superstars Box Panel #C6 Cardinals Logo. I think this is a box bottom card that came off of a case of 1988 Fleer Superstars (you know, the little boxed set of probably 44 cards). (FOUND)

I have looked on Ebay, sportlots.com, Becket Marketplace, and various internet stores, and can't come up with anything on these cards.

digicat · August 28, 2009 1:45AM

I'm looking for just about any pre 1983 SF Giants team issue sets.

frankhardy · August 28, 2009 2:12AM

Have you tried sportlots.com or Becketmarketplace? I think I got my Cardinals TV set from one of those 2 places. I actually bought those one at a time from a couple of sellers.

digicat · August 28, 2009 3:40AM

Yeah, I found 1 card, but I'd rather see if I can find all 3 at the same time.

eagles33 · August 28, 2009 4:22AM

2 pretty dumb cards that i've been looking for for a long time are

NNO 1991 AW Raghib Ismail Auto
1991 Pro set Ismail Draft day (Patriots, Dallas, Atlanta)

and one completely worthless card that i can't find anywhere is
1992 Marquis Bragg Front Row Autograph

i'm trying to collect all of the Providence friars rookie autographs from the manufacturer.. the ones from the 91-93 sets are tough because there was so much of it out there and not that many auto inserts.

digicat · September 3, 2009 6:44AM

NickM · September 3, 2009 8:08AM

I'm buying any and all 1999 or 2000 Upper Deck MVP gold script football, 1999 or 2000 Upper Deck MVP gold script baseball, and 1999-2000 or 2000-01 Upper Deck MVP gold script basketball cards for $3 apiece delivered (NM-Mt or better condition).

I'm also buying any and all Jerry Porter serial numbered rookies and serial numbered rookie parallels (not serial numbered inserts though) for $3 apiece delivered (NM-Mt or better condition).

PM me if you have any to sell.

Nick

cwazzy · September 3, 2009 8:16AM

I need all Adam Wainwright cards, even duplicates. Those should be cheap enough to qualify for this thread.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · September 3, 2009 9:03AM

I see Beckett,Sportlots etc listed. Dont forget Sportsbuy (formerly Naxcom)

BunchOBull · September 3, 2009 9:04AM

haha, I've learned my lesson about posting obscure cards I need.

SlAt · September 3, 2009 9:22AM

<< haha, I've learned my lesson about posting obscure cards I need.

>>

Don't be bitter Ross your thread has enlightened many of us and if I ever come across any up here in Michigan they're yours.

-John

BunchOBull · September 3, 2009 9:50AM

<< 

<< haha, I've learned my lesson about posting obscure cards I need.

>>

Don't be bitter Ross your thread has enlightened many of us and if I ever come across any up here in Michigan they're yours.

-John >>

I'm not bitter, it was purely meant as a joke as I can't think of many obscurities I "need" right now. Two that I had been looking for, for quite some time, recently fell into my lap and I posted them in jackstraw's Frank Thomas thread just the other day.

I promise the NNOF thread has been one of my best hobby experiences ever...I wouldn't trade it as it would have never happened without asking for help.

edited for clarity.

EB22 · September 3, 2009 10:29AM

This is a great idea!

There's only one card i'm looking for, the 1968 Topps Test Set of Elgin Baylor. Will take this card in ANY grade!

I will keep my eye on this thread and if I see a card somebody is looking for, i'll just shoot you a PM...

jackstraw · September 3, 2009 11:14AM

1994 Topps Black Gold Certified Winner AB
1994 Topps Black Gold Winner ABCD
1994 Topps Black Gold Certified Winner ABCD
1994 Topps Mark Mcgwire B sheet
1995 CC Crash the Game Gold Ken Griffey 7/2
1995 CC Crash the Game Gold Ken Griffey 8/24
1995 CC Crash the Game Gold Ken Griffey 9/15

TheHun · September 3, 2009 11:20AM

I have looking for these:

2001 NY/NJ MetroStars - team set or individual cards - Mike Petke, Tim Howard, Tab Ramos
2009 Upper Deck MLS - David Beckham - National Pride
Fan Favorites - Landon Donovan
2008 Sports Kings - Frank Borghi
2008 Sports Kings - Pele
2009 Sports Kings - Giorgio Chinaglia
2004 Upper Deck Sign of the Times- Alan Shearer

Any Kasey Keller cards

hoopguru33 · September 3, 2009 11:20AM

I am looking for the following cards:

1981 Topps Cedric Maxwell #5 PSA 9 or PSA 10

1990 Upper Deck Prototype Larry Bird #33 (raw or graded)

I have not been able to find them.

EB22 · September 3, 2009 11:49AM

<< I am looking for the following cards:

1981 Topps Cedric Maxwell #5 PSA 9 or PSA 10

1990 Upper Deck Prototype Larry Bird #33 (raw or graded)

I have not been able to find them. >>

Sending you a PM!

drewsef · September 3, 2009 11:50AM

2000 Topps Chrome football Chris Samuels Mint or Gem Mint

EB22 · September 3, 2009 11:59AM

<< 2 pretty dumb cards that i've been looking for for a long time are

NNO 1991 AW Raghib Ismail Auto
1991 Pro set Ismail Draft day (Patriots, Dallas, Atlanta)

and one completely worthless card that i can't find anywhere is
1992 Marquis Bragg Front Row Autograph

i'm trying to collect all of the Providence friars rookie autographs from the manufacturer.. the ones from the 91-93 sets are tough because there was so much of it out there and not that many auto inserts. >>

Your PM is not on, so i'll post here for you...

I'm not a Football guy, but I think there might be what your looking for in one of these two listings:

Ebay listing one

Ebay listing two

Hope you find what your looking for in there!

frankhardy · September 8, 2009 12:04AM

<< Well, I got two of the Topps TV cards out of the way, now I just need 1..

1990 Yankees Topps TV #47 Brian Johnson >>

Where did you find them?

tunahead08 · September 8, 2009 4:00AM

1987 Boardwalk and Baseball Cal Ripken (no slash version)

onefasttalon · September 8, 2009 4:07AM

Ahh yes, for me it's EASY... I've been hunting for a '95 Upper Deck Electric Diamond GOLD #433 Chris Sabo.

The key is, GOLD... not the regular Electric Diamond. YES, it's obscure... as long as I've been looking for it I know it's VERY obscure.
If you were lucky enough to get a GOLD Electric Diamond insert back then, you were probably initially excited... until you discovered it was of Chris Sabo!
I'm sure most of these are in trash cans, commons boxes, or stuffed in a quarter box somewhere.

I would GLADLY pay $25 for it though... without hesitation.

I'm also on the look-out for something called a '94 Orioles Postcards #30, and a '94 Orioles Program #87... both are of Sabo.
I have no idea what these two are, or that they're really "cards."

jackstraw · September 8, 2009 4:14AM

Somebody on freedomcardboard was looking for the same two Orioles issus but of Lee Smith?

tunahead08 · September 8, 2009 4:28AM

<< Ahh yes, for me it's EASY... I've been hunting for a '95 Upper Deck Electric Diamond GOLD #433 Chris Sabo.

The key is, GOLD... not the regular Electric Diamond. YES, it's obscure... as long as I've been looking for it I know it's VERY obscure.
If you were lucky enough to get a GOLD Electric Diamond insert back then, you were probably initially excited... until you discovered it was of Chris Sabo!
I'm sure most of these are in trash cans, commons boxes, or stuffed in a quarter box somewhere.

I would GLADLY pay $25 for it though... without hesitation.

I'm also on the look-out for something called a '94 Orioles Postcards #30, and a '94 Orioles Program #87... both are of Sabo.
I have no idea what these two are, or that they're really "cards." >>

I thought I had a pic of the 94 Orioles Program sheet with Ripken on it, but can't find it right now. Anyhow the 94 Orioles Program set was 108 cards and each program contained 1 of 12 nine-card sheets. They are orange bordered and the players name is printed in white on a black strip.

The 94 Orioles Postcards are 3.5" x 5" and feature a message and facsimile autograph with the team logo on back. Not sure how they were distributed.

clayshooter22 · September 8, 2009 5:02AM

<< I'm looking for a few 1990 Topps TV cards from the team sets:

1990 Topps TV Red Sox #48 Rick Lancellotti
1990 Yankees Topps TV #47 Brian Johnson

I'm also looking for just about any pre 1983 SF Giants team issue sets. >>

I have about ten packages of these at home. I'll have to look for you. BUT beware, the packaging does not make them very "MINTY" as they ruin corners as well as the worst snap cases, yuck.

Mike

btw, I'm looking for a mint puckett in this set.

Robb · September 8, 2009 11:18AM

1986 Baseball Stars Button Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd

I've been searching for it for seven years. I do not believe it to exist.

frankhardy · September 15, 2009 11:29PM

Surely, somebody has these. I have looked all over for these cards and I cannot even get a lead on where to find them.

1 - 1988 Topps Portfolio/Folder Jack Clark, Vince Coleman, Tony Pena, Ozzie Smith, and Todd Worrell.

2 - 1990 Topps Glossy Rookies (Foil Test) Ken Hill. There are tons of Ken Griffey Jr's on Ebay. There is even a complete set on Ebay, but I'm not spending $80 for a card that is worth $2.00.

3 - 1990 Donruss Super DK Joe Magrane.

frankhardy · October 3, 2009 1:25AM

Mission accomplished for the 1990 Donruss Joe Magrane Super Diamond Kings! I feel like celebrating and it's over a $0.39 card! I found it on Beckett Marketplace. I have been looking for this card for a few years now, off and on.

digicat · October 3, 2009 3:10AM

The last Topps TV card I needed is on it's way to me right now, thanks to board member Jacksoncoupage.

Now I need some leads on the SF Giants team issue sets from before 1983.

RedHeart54 · October 3, 2009 4:14AM

I need a 1981 Fleer Kurt Bevacqua #382 corrected photo. (The error is a reverse negative. The "P" on his cap is clearly backward. I need the corrected version for my collection. They exist on ebay but I'm a cheapskate and have a hard time paying $2 for a 10 cent card.)

Cards4Charity · October 3, 2009 4:31AM

i lost my virginity a while back, cheap and easy. can i have that back

digicat · October 3, 2009 5:00AM

<< I need a 1981 Fleer Kurt Bevacqua #382 corrected photo. (The error is a reverse negative. The "P" on his cap is clearly backward. I need the corrected version for my collection. They exist on ebay but I'm a cheapskate and have a hard time paying $2 for a 10 cent card.) >>

Did you check sportlots.com?

jacksoncoupage · October 3, 2009 5:02AM

<< I need a 1981 Fleer Kurt Bevacqua #382 corrected photo. (The error is a reverse negative. The "P" on his cap is clearly backward. I need the corrected version for my collection. They exist on ebay but I'm a cheapskate and have a hard time paying $2 for a 10 cent card.) >>

PM me your address, I have a half-dozen of them.

jacksoncoupage · October 3, 2009 5:11AM

Here's my list:

1990 Topps Robin Ventura Blank Back
1990 Fleer Robin Ventura Blank Back
1991 Topps Robin Ventura A*B* in copyright on back (maybe cheap, never seen one before though)
1996 Select Matt Luke Artist's Proofs
1998 Pacific Online Matt Luke Red
1999 Pacific Aurora Matt Luke Red
1999 Upper Deck Matt Luke Exclusives (#/100 - maybe not truly cheap, but it should be if it ever shows up)
1983 Perma-Graphics Steve Sax Gold
1993 Stadium Club Master Photos Unredeemed cards of J.T. Snow and Brien Taylor

I seem to have a difficult time finding Robin Ventura cards with printing defect/flaws. I have a 5000ct of dupes of his cards and I never seem to be able to find "fish eyes", miscuts, etc. of his cards.

1990 Upper Deck Mike Witt #702 (just kidding)

recbball · October 27, 2009 12:29AM

Looking for these cards PSA graded:

WANT LIST

317 1980 Topps Dave Brown psa 9
292 1981 Topps Al Richardson psa 9
246 1982 Topps John Harris psa 9
17 1983 Topps Buddy Curry psa 9
75 1983 TOPPS JOHN ANDERSON psa 9
336 1983 Topps Kenneth Sims psa 9
111 1985 TOPPS CARL BANKS psa 9
322 1986 Topps Duane Bickett psa 9

Thanks,
Tom

frankhardy · October 27, 2009 12:38AM

Still looking for those stupid 1988 Topps Folders (5 Cardinals). They are no where to be found.

Nascar360 · October 27, 2009 12:53AM

I thought I would jump in:
Looking for a 2000 UD Football Vintage Preview #63 Elvis Grbac - Chiefs

CrimsonTider · October 27, 2009 2:10AM

I'm looking for a 1986 Sports Illustated Test Sticker Dale Murphy

mcadams · October 27, 2009 10:18AM

If anyone has recently busted 81 Topps, I'm looking for any of the green scratchoff cards with Dale Murphy. To date, I know of 4 variations -

1) Includes Murphy with Andre Dawson, Tom Seaver
2) Includes Murphy with Andre Dawon, Vida Blue
3) Includes Murphy with Lance Parrish, Vida Blue
4) Includes Murphy with Gary Templeton, Omar Moreno

I'm looking for something raw, but of gradeable quality. For some reason, most of the versions I've seen (i have several hundred) the circles are all partially scratched. Its not like someone took a coin to them or anything, I just think whatever Topps used to cover the circles comes off the card easily, so if they've been sitting in Bins for a long time or have brushed up against other cards over the years, the circles get scratched off on their own. I'm hoping if anyone has recently busted packs, maybe the surfaces will still be unscathed.

Thanks!

Barfvader · October 27, 2009 10:24AM

<< Still looking for those stupid 1988 Topps Folders (5 Cardinals). They are no where to be found. >>

I wandered into my room today and tried looking around for the 88 Smith that I have but had no luck. Ticks me off because I know it's in there somewhere just can't remember where I put it.

frankhardy · October 27, 2009 10:51AM

Thanks for looking, anyway.

Barfvader · October 27, 2009 10:58AM

<< Thanks for looking, anyway. >>

No problem and I'm not giving up. It's in there somewhere and I'll find it eventually.

DavidPuddy · October 27, 2009 11:07AM

1975 Cardinals Team Iron-ons, Tyson/Forsch/McBride/Simmons / lg logo & 5 players (9x12)
1978 RC Cola Iron on strip :Simmons/Forsch/Lou Brock/Reitz / 5 player strip - mail-in offer
1983 Perma Graphics Ted Simmons/All-Star Credit Card
1983 Topps 5 sticker strip George Brett/Ted Simmons/Bochte
1984 Topps 5 sticker strip Greg Luzinski/Simmons/Puhl
1984 Topps Sticker Boxes, Oberkfell/Simmons
1992 Carlson Travel Brewers Ted Simmons
1994 Miller Brewing Brewers Ted Simmons Head Shot
1994 Miller Brewing Brewers Ted Simmons Action Shot
2000 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Ted Simmons / Brewers of the 80's

I'm sure I'll think of more.

frankhardy · October 30, 2009 6:01AM

I FINALLY FOUND THOSE STUPID 1988 TOPPS PORTFOLIO FOLDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At least, I found 4 of the 5. I still need Ozzie Smith.

I kind of feel dumb. I found them on Ebay. I have been looking for about 3 or 4 years for those crazy things, but I had been looking in the BASEBALL CARDS category. Something just hit me today. I didn't ever remember looking in ALL CATEGORIES. I did, and there were tons of those things. I got the 4 for $1.00 each!

Now, if I could just find Ozzie!

jacksoncoupage · October 30, 2009 9:41AM

<< Looking for these cards PSA graded:

WANT LIST

32 1992 Action Packed Rookie Update Tommy Maddox

>>

I have the following PSA Graded Tommy Maddox RC's:

1992 Collector's Edge RU Promos #R/U 2 PSA 9
1992 Upper Deck NFL Experience GOLD (1:20 sets) # 15 PSA 9 and PSA 8
1992 Upper Deck GOLD #G9 PSA 9

mcadams · November 1, 2009 12:24AM

Looking for Atlanta Braves "Fire Safety" team sets from mid eighties. These are not to be confused with the similar looking Smokey The Bear sets. If you have certain cards, but not the whole set, thats cool too. Just let me know what you have.

swartz1 · November 9, 2009 10:14AM

is this what you are looking for? I have most of the teams from the National League...lmk

frankhardy · November 9, 2009 10:27AM

<< is this what you are looking for? I have most of the teams from the National League...lmk

>>

Thanks, but no, that's not the 1988 Topps Portfolio/Folders. The folders that I'm after look identical to 1988 Topps cards, except they are huge. They are as big as a "Trapper Keeper" school folder. All I need now is the Ozzie Smith. Thanks for posting, anyway.

(At least, I take it that you were talking to me).

digicat · November 10, 2009 5:35AM

I've got a new "can't find it" card:

2006 SPx SPxCiting autographed Jeremy Accardo card. it's #'ed to 30, so there aren't many of them.

It looks like this:

EDIT: GOT ONE!

frankhardy · January 14, 2010 8:33AM

I thought I had updated this thread, but I don't guess I did.

I finally have the 1988 Topps Portfolio/Folders Ozzie Smith. I now actually have 2 of them. A couple of members here each sent me one back a few weeks ago. Thanks to Brian (hotmush) and Wade (mozzie22).

Now, for my reason for updating this thread today. I finally got a 1990 Topps Rookies Foil Test Ken Hill after a few years of looking. I had to buy the whole set on Ebay. Krukcards had a complete set for sale for probably over a year and was asking $60 (I think). Someone here emailed me and notified me that the set was up for auction. I sniped around $40 and it went for a couple of dollars more than that. Well, apparently, Krukcards had more than one set because they auctioned another one. I got it for $23+. I was thrilled. Looks like patience paid off.

That's 5 1988 Topps Folders, a 1990 Donruss Super DK Joe Magrane, and this Ken Hill that I have found since I started this thread and I had been looking for a very long time.

Anybody need a Griffey, Sheffield, or anybody else from this set?

recbball · January 17, 2010 9:32PM

2008 TOPPS MAYO WANT LIST

Horses: 2, 4, 5, 8-15

RELIC CARDS

· R-RG Ryan Grant
· R-LF Larry Fitzgerald
· R-CJ Chad Johnson
· R-FG Frank Gore
· R-AP Adrian Peterson
· R-EM Eli Manning
· R-FT Fred Taylor
· R-CPO Clinton Portis

The Official Thread - &quot;I need it, it's cheap, it's obscure, but I can't find it!&quot;

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The Official Thread - "I need it, it's cheap, it's obscure, but I can't find it!"