This is what the hobby is all about

 Once you get into sending autograph requests through the mail there are times when getting them back signed can be few and far between. There have been several players who will send extra cards and will autograph them and there are players that will send surprise packages and this did happen to me a week and a half ago. I will discuss this towards the end of this post. This week I have got 2 more autographs through the mail and both are rookie players.

This is the 2025-26 Fleer Ultra Rookie card of Skylar Irving of the Montreal Victoire of the PWHL. This is another that I need in trying to complete the rookie cards from this set. I currently have 5 player autographs from the rookie cards.

This is the 2025-26 Fleer Ultra Rookie card od Casey O'Brien of the New York Sirens from the PWHL. Another one that I was pleased to get and now I am looking forward to the others to come in through the mail.

I did pick-up some cool Baseball cards at the local card show. The show is not very big as there are roughly 25 tables but I just got some nice bargains. Lets start with some baseball cards that I grabbed for $3 for the lot.

The first card of Jose Canseco is from the 1992 Confex Baseball Enquirer. Kind of a odd card but thought it was cool. Then the next card is the 1989 Fleer Canseco. The really coolest  card is the 1996 Guyana Babe Ruth 100th anniversary stamp # 4. I like the gold trim around the card. The cards of the Brewers I grabbed because of this years World series where as of this writing the Brew Crew is 1 win away from their first ever World Series championship. The last card is the World Series card of Brooks Robinson these are the 1992 sports card news.

The other pick-up at the show is this 1984-85 Topps Rookie card of Steve Yzerman and I needed this one for completing my 1984-85 Topps set and for only $3 I could not go wrong. Card is nicely centered with 4 nice sharp corners.

This I got for free and the question is this should I open it or keep it unopened. Speaking of unopened items if you follow and read my blog I received a package from a player and one of the many items I got was an unopened 1998-99 complete set still wrapped in cellophane. 

This is the set and I need just the card of Jenny Schmidgall for the complete set. It is tempting to open but for now it is staying wrapped and in time if I never come accross getting the Schmidgall card I can open the pack. That package was one of the best packages I have got in a long, long time and I am still on cloud 9.

And finally this card the 1997-98 Minnesota Gophers Rookie card of Nadine Muzerall is the one card and autograph that I treasure. This card was signed in 1998.

This is what the hobby is all about, about getting cards and other items from players that are just being kind. This is what we need not just in the hobby but the world as well. More love and less hate. It also makes getting these items from players that care and it makes me hold these cards closer to my heart. It means so much more than going out and spending $$ on cards. I thank all of the players who have signed cards for my collection and the extra cards and nicely written letters and notes. This is what this hobby is all about and I am loving this hobby once again. Happy Collecting!!!!