BLACK FRIDAY COMC PICKUPS - PART 32: KITTY!!! PART 1

 HAD TO MAKE A TOUGH CHOICE WITH TODAY'S CARD. NO REGRETS

1979 TOPPS ALIEN - INTRODUCING 'JONES'

KITTY! THIS CARD FALLS UNDER THE 'SNAG SOME COOL THINGS I HAD TO PASS UP THE YEAR BEFORE' CATEGORY. I HAD A COUPLE ALIENS CARDS BOOKMARKED TO ADD TO MY HORROR COLLECTION. THE PLAN WAS TO BUY WHICHEVER ONE WAS CHEAPEST BUT WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO IT I COULDN'T PASS UP THE KITTY CAT. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR CARDS I BOUGHT THAT COST MORE THAN A BUCK, COMING IN AT $1.05. CAT ASIDE, THIS CARD LOOKS GREAT, I LOVE THE DESIGN AND COLOR SCHEME. IT'S REALLY AMAZING SOME OF THE TRADING CARD SETS TOPPS RELEASED AFTER STAR WARS BLOWED THE FUCK UP

THIS SET IS QUITE FRANKLY LOADED WITH ASS KICKING CHARACTER ACTORS AND HONESTLY THERE ARE A HALF DOZEN OTHER CARDS I'D LIKE TO PICK UP AT SOME POINT. THE ENTIRE CAST IS MADE UP OF LEGENDS, BUT THE OTHER CARD I PASSED UP WAS HARRY DEAN STANTON. HE'S ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES JUST FOR REPO MAN AND TWIN PEAKS BUT HIS ENTIRE CAREER IS AMAZING. HE DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF CARDS UNLESS THERE'S A NEW TWIN PEAKS CARD OUT THERE I HAVEN'T SEEN YET, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL IN THIS SET. HE'S STILL BOOKMARKED FOR MY NEXT BINGE AND HARRY HAS SOMETHING THAT JONESY DOES NOT: A STICKER

BLACK FRIDAY COMC PICKUPS - PART 13: KITTY

HERE'S A FUCKING BIG ONE

I DON'T THINK I'VE PUT A DENT IN THIS PROJECT FOR FIFTEEN YEARS AT LEAST

N25 1888 ALLEN & GINTER WILD ANIMALS OF THE WORLD

EARLY IN THE DAYS OF THIS BLOG I WAS OBSESSED WITH ALLEN & GINTER CARDS. I REALIZED I COULD BUY ACTUAL VINTAGE ALLEN & GINTER CARDS ON EBAY AND YAHOO AUCTIONS (remember them?) FOR SUPER CHEAP AND ATTEMPTED TO BUILD A TYPE SET OF THE ANTIQUE MINI CARDS. YOU CAN SEE MY PROGRESS OVER ON THE SIDEBAR ALTHOUGH I GOT LAZY AND NEVER MADE POSTS FOR A LOT OF THE CARDS. I GOT VERY CLOSE TO COMPLETING THE SET BUT THE LAST THREE CARDS I NEEDED WERE FROM SCARCE ISSUES AND THEN YAHOO AUCTIONS SHUT DOWN AND EBAY GOT SHITTY ABOUT PAYMENTS SO I QUIT BUYING CARDS ONLINE FOR A WHILE. NO MOAR CHEAP OLD NON-SPORTS CARDS FOR ME. THEN I SLOOOOOWLY STARTED PICKING UP STUFF ON COMC AND REALIZED THAT THERE IS ALSO A BUNCH OF COOL OLD NON-SPORTS CARDS THERE AS WELL. NOT THE FIREHOSE OF NEW STUFF LIKE ON EBAY BUT IT'S THERE AND THERE'S A LOT OF NEAT STUFF AVAILABLE FOR A BOTTOM FEEDER LIKE ME. SINCE I STARTED MY BLACK FRIDAY BUYS I'VE BEEN PEEKING AT THE GINTERS AND FOUND ONE I NEEDED LAST YEAR

THIS ONE IS FROM THE WILD ANIMALS OF THE WORLD SET FROM 1888. THERE ARE A BUNCH OF ANIMAL-THEMED SETS IN ALLEN & GINTER'S NON-SPORTS RUN, THE GIMMICK WITH THIS ONE IS EACH ANIMAL IS SHOWN JUST IN A PORTRAIT WITH A VERY EXPRESSIVE FACE. MY WILDCAT HERE SEEMS VERY SURPRISED BY SOMETHING. IT'S A GREAT LOOKING SET AND WOULD BE A TOP CHOICE FOR ME TO COLLECT THE SET IF THAT LOTTERY WIN EVER HAPPENS. THE MET ALSO HAS SOME NICE PICTURES OF THE BURDICK COLLECTION IF YOU'RE WILLING TO DIG FOR THEM. THIS CARD WAS NOT VERY EXPENSIVE AT ALL, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY 2021 ORDER IS COMPLETELY MISSING FROM COMC SO I COULDN'T TELL YOU THE EXACT PRICE. I'M GUESSING ABOUT 5-6 BUCKS. I GOT LUCKY THAT I FOUND A VINTAGE KITTY CAT SO CHEAP, YOU'LL BE SEEING A FEW MORE COOL CATS IN THESE BLACK FRIDAY POSTS

I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHY THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST CARDS I NEEDED AS IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE OVERLY RARE IN COMPARISON TO OTHER VINTAGE GINTER CARDS. THE LAST TWO I NEED ARE DEFINITELY SCARCE THOUGH. THE N17 NAVAL FLAGS ARE WAY HARDER TO FIND THAN THE OTHER TWO SET OF FLAGS ALLEN & GINTER PUT OUT, POSSIBLY BECAUSE IT'S MADE UP OF ODDBALL FLAGS AND ADMIRALS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN AS WIDELY COLLECTED, EXCEPT FOR THE GROVER CLEVELAND CARD WHICH IS PRICEY. THEN THERE IS THE 1890 N23 SET OF SONG BIRDS WHICH IS LEGITIMATELY SCARCE AS IT IS ONE OF THE LAST SETS RELEASED BY GINTER BEFORE THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY MERGER THAT KILLED OFF THE NEED TO INSERT PROMOTIONAL ITEMS IN CIGARETTE PACKS AT ALL. THAT SET WAS A PARTICULAR PROBLEM AS I REALLY WANTED THE BROWN THRASHER CARD FOR MY COLLECTION BEFORE THE NHL RIPPED OUT MY HEART FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL TIME. I CAN GET ONE NOW FOR NOT TOO MUCH MONEY EXCEPT THAT ONE OF THE RULES OF THIS SET BUILD IS I DON'T PAY MORE THAN $20 FOR ANY CARD AND I DON'T USE EBAY ANY MORE. SO NO THRASHERS FOR ME

The best card I pulled in 2012

Ok, so... I'm slow. You all knew this already.

time for some

SUPER CAT     SUPER CAT     SUPER CAT     SUPER CAT

So a year and a half ago Fuji had a contest and I think I basically whined my way into winning the prize with this pack in it. I don't really remember what I did last week anymore so I might be mistaken. I'm not sure any description I write will do justice to this pack so just drink a pint of absinthe and stare at the pack for a few hours until you reach Enlightenment.

Here's the back. The big ??? sums it up best. There are examples of what is to come if you look closely. Also of interest is the nutrition facts sticker plastered on the back so SUPER CAT cards can be legal in America and the bonus 10 nyaaah cat points. As perfect as this pack is, it was a shame to open it but open it I did.

oh hai Japanese gum

This classy foil wrapper for the gum was in fact too beautiful for me to open up. Besides, the official description for this gum is Kabaya Name neco card gum and I'm not too sure of that flavor. The ingredients list citric acid and tea extract so it's probably tasty but I'll just leave it be and imagine the yummy gum.

Ok time for the card. Hold on to your butts.

Yes this is a replica driver's license for a Japanese kitteh. A kitteh wearing a headband, matching bandana and leather jacket.

Oh

Mah

Gawd.

I can't read anything on this card other than the numbers but that's ok because there's probably several cute cat puns on there too and I really don't think I can handle that right now.

Ok now is the time where you should not scroll any further and just close the browser.

And clear the history.

And shut off your computer.

And throw the device in a lake.

And never look at internet ever again.

Because here's where shit gets real.

Past this point, safety is not guaranteed.

No I'm serious

There's a reason this post took a year and a half to write.

Still scrolling down?

Ok don't say I didn't warn you...

Here is...

The

Cutest

Trading


Card



EVAR




...

DEAD.

Dead of cute.

RIP me.

Y'all have a good 2014,  at least those of you who survived