TTM Success - Caleb Joseph

It was able to get a good many cards out of my Orioles box for this TTM that I sent to Caleb Joseph.  Joseph was in the Orioles organization for a long time, and when he finally got to the majors, there were a lot of O's fans who were really happy for the guy.  He was probably a season away from giving up his dream of playing in the majors when he finally got the call.

I got some really cool card signed, starting with the above 2016 Topps Mini that my buddy, Ryan gave to me.

I couldn't send a TTM request to him without sending the above 2010 Bowman.  I had so many of these and never was able to get one signed at Fan Fest.

I also got cards from 2015 and 2018 Topps signed, and they turned out really well.

Joseph (b. 1986) has played in the majors since 2014 for the Orioles, Diamondbacks and Blue Jays.  He has 281 hits, 32 home runs and a .222 batting average.

I mailed to Joseph on November 3 and got the cards back on November 16, for a 13-day TAT.

Seeing Red - More Chris Davis Pickups

I sure do love some red parallels.  I found an Ebay seller who had three Chris Davis red Bowman parallels that was willing to take a best offer on the lot.  I got him to save me $30 by just asking him if he would make a deal for all three.

I really liked this red ice parallel from 2015 Bowman.  It is numbered 2/5.  Speaking of, all of these are numbered to 5.  I got 6 Chris Davis cards that were numbered to 5 out of my recent Ebay run.  Also, this seller is the same one who sold me the Panini National Treasures laundry tag.  He had a bunch of Chris Davis /5 stuff.

These two 2016 Bowman red parallels were the other cards that I picked up.  They are numbered 1/5 and 2/5.  I've already got a search saved so I can find the other three.

Emboldened by my newfound "best offer" deal, I checked with the seller of this 2016 Topps Mini red parallel to see if I could knock his price down from the ridiculously high $34.99 that this was listed at.  This seller had just lowered the price to around $29, and for me, they took another $4 off.  I also had my Ebay Bucks, so I basically was able to get this card for the same price as I got the one from Kyle in yesterday's post.  This card is numbered 5/5; so I now have three of the five red mini parallels.

Christmas Gift From Kyle

My good friend Kyle sent me $15.00 Paypal so I could pick up something for my PC for Christmas.  With that money, I picked up this 2016 Topps Mini Red Chris Davis since it was on Ebay and I already had one of the series of 5.  It fit within the amount that Kyle gave me, and I still am wanting to see if I can complete a serial numbered series sometime.

This card is numbered 1/5.  I have known Kyle since my very beginning on Instagram trading cards.  I believe he was either the first or second successful trade I completed on there (the other person being my good friend, James).  I really appreciate Kyle thinking of me and helping me get this card.

Thank you so much, Kyle!

Recent Chris Davis PC Pickups

I use the term recent in the title loosely.  I got these Topps Mini Chris Davis cards a couple months ago, then buried them underneath some TTMs and Christmas gifts.  I had my Davis PC box out the other day and realized that these minis needed to get in there, and also get logged on my spreadsheet.

I actually have one other 2015 Topps Mini, numbered 4/5.  There was a third on Ebay, but I missed it.  I'm hoping I can catch it again soon and add it to the collection.  It would be kind of cool to have a monopoly on all of the /5 minis, but we'll have to see what gets posted.  The 2016 shown is numbered 4/5.  I have another on the way, and a third is listed on Ebay but the price is a bit much.  Maybe the seller will come down on it.

I also picked up this blue mini numbered 3/10.  I think the blues look nice, maybe better than the red.  I wish there was an Orange mini.  That would look great!

I have updated my Davis spreadsheet as of this post, so all of my "haves" are listed.  I'm glad I took the time to do the Davis spreadsheet.  It makes it so much easier to be able to see what I already have and work from there.

Ebay Pickup - 2016 Topps Mini Chris Davis Platinum 1/1

I just so happened to be looking at Ebay the other day when I saw that I had a Chris Davis 1/1 on my home page.  I have Chris Davis 1/1 saved in my searches but for some reason, I didn't get a notification.  For $49.99, I was able to jump all over this platinum parallel from 2016 Topps Mini.  I have been wanting to get a few more Chris Davis platinum 1/1s so I may have a chance at a rainbow someday, so, I was glad to pick this one up.

Money still has been tight since the National has come and gone, but following the advice of my good friend, Scott, I would have regretted letting this go.  Luckily, I won't have to worry about  missing out on this card.