Long Time Set Collector: Topps and Bowman

**benkelly74** · 02-22-2025, 10:20 AM

I have been collecting on and off for the past 3 decades. I like to break boxes here and there, but mostly to try to find cards for my PC and to also build harder to complete sets. Some of the sets I am working on are Topps Allen & Ginter Minis (most years from 2006-2017), Topps Chrome, Bowman, 2006 Turkey Red Red, White, Black, and Gold. I am only missing two cards from the '06 Turkey Red Gold set (Cal Ripken Jr #582 and one other I cannot think of right now).

I would love to finish this set and put it to rest. I scour the internet weekly for these two cards to no avail. I am sure I am going to need to grab the Cal Ripken from a PC, but still have yet to find it. The other card is a common card.

My PC consists of Jose Ramirez, Chase DeLauter, and Travis Bazzana and other potential rookies for the Cleveland Guardians. I have been a longtime Cleveland Indians/Guardians fan. I remember going to old Municipal Stadium on the lake and watching the class of 1983, sitting in $5 seats in right field heckling the opponents. I would love the Guardians to bring us a World Series Championship in my lifetime. Oh what a dream...

I am ready to make some trades to satisfy my set needs. I started a website a few years ago, but have not kept it current. I should get back into doing that, as I had all my base cards listed on the site, making it easier to line trades. I do have a lot of current trade bait that can fulfill set collectors or even PC's. If you are looking for something, reach out, I will let you know what I have to offer.

Ben