I'll Be Back Soon

School starts next week and it should make me less busy than I am now.  I've got a few new things to talk about.  Stay tuned.

Are Card Shows Back?

There allegedly was a card show in suburban Chicago last weekend.  Did it happen?  Did anyone attend it?  How did it differ from shows in the winter?

Sadly, I was near the show, but I was working.

1978 Eddie Murray Discussion

I found some of these comments about Eddie Murray's 1978 cards worth thinking about. 

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1040886/1978-eddie-murray

What do you think about this?

I Finally FInished a Kellogg's Set

It has been a long time since I finished a Kellogg's set.  This was a small set.

Takashi Saito was the last card I needed for the 2008 set from Japan.  I have the cards in the original wrappers.  I have extras of some of the cards if anyone would like to trade.  My list of needs from the Japanese sets are shown on the right side of the blog.  I have not been able to find cards that have been taken from the wrappers. 

Saito was the only player in the set that I knew nothing about.  He played seven years in the majors (2006 - 2012) and was an all-star.  He recorded 84 saves along with 21 wins.

He began pitching in Japan in 1992 and didn't stop until after the 2015 season when he was 45 years old. 

A Bad Time to Be Too Busy to Post - Nice Kellogg's Article

The coronavirus has really impacted all of my jobs.  That's okay, but it has just kept me busier than ever.  e-learning, communicating with athletes and working my office job have all become much more time consuming.  On top of that, one of my courses has a newly-designed AP curriculum for next year.  That will keep me busy all Summer long.

Speaking of Summer, my job at the golf course has changed due to the restrictions imposed on the golf industry for the safety of everyone.  That has resulted in a lot more time with e-mails, parental consents and kids who are itching to make some money.

If that wasn't enough, our school is converting to a new computer system next year.  That will add some work to my Summer too.

My dad was struggling with health issues this Spring.   He passed away a few weeks ago.  Add this to everything else and I haven't really checked out my cards in many weeks.  

No cards shows exist.  There are no flea markets either.  I haven't been buying much on ebay lately.  I haven't had much time to write, but then the best Kellogg's article I've seen in a while appears in the Sports Market Report - check it out here.  I was fortunate enough to have a few nice conversations with Kevin Glew about Kellogg's cards and some of the conversation made it into the issue.  

Here is the link again - 

https://www.psacard.com/articles/articleview/10125/psa-set-registry-baseball-cards-breakfast-collecting-1970-1983-kelloggs-trading-card-sets

Unopened Kellogg's Packs

I picked up a 1972 Willie Stargell in the package.  Here is a summary of those the numbers that I am chasing from each year.  The specific needs are shown on the right side of my blog.

1970 - too many to list now
1971 - too many to list now
1972 - need 5
1973 - 14
1974 - too many to list now
1975 - I have none of these
1976 - 20
1977 - 6
1978 - 4
1979 - 1 (Grimsley); more when variations are included
1980 - complete
1981 - 1983 do not exist in that format?

Does anyone collect these cards in the packages? 

1998 Kellogg's Basketball Factory Set

Some family issues have kept me from blogging and even checking out my card room lately.  I did finally get a factory sealed set of the 1998 Kellogg's basketball cards. 

I have the entire set but I wanted a sealed one too.  Why?  I like to get a sample of everything they've produced when I can afford it.  This set I can certainly afford.  I am hoping to get more unopened packs but they don't show up frequently.  

Has anyone seen sealed sets or unopened packs way back in the past when we used to attend card shows?