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My Barry Larkin Collection currently stands at 170 cards - at least in terms of those that I've blogged. Since I have a problem with organization (meaning everything has to be organized just so), I don't bother actually keeping a running tally of my Larkin cards except for when I scan them for use in my ongoing series. As such, I don't have a good handle on how many different Barry Larkin cards that I actually own - but I do know it's a lot more than 170.
What does this have to do with my post title?
Well, T.J. from The Junior Junkie recently claimed one of my trade stacks in exchange for a bunch of Barry Larkin cards. You can see his end of the trade on his blog here. What did I get? Well, you guessed it... Lots 'o Larkins!
T.J. actually sent me six different Larkin cards - five of which haven't been featured on as part of my Larkin Collection series (which is appreciated). The only repeat? A 1992 Score card (there's certainly worse duplicates to own)!
Out of the remaining five Barry Larkin cards, I know that some are duplicates - but since they haven't made their way to my collection posts, I can't hold that against T.J. Of the ones that I know I own already, I think my favorite two are this Collector's Choice card...
...because I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the Collector's Choice line. Well, that and the fact that it's a nice photo from a rather unique angle.
My other favorite "double" is probably this 1988 Leaf card. For whatever reason, I like both the '88 Donruss set and the '91 Donruss set - both have similar blue borders (at least Series 1 in the 1991 set).
T.J. also sent me a couple of cards that I think might be new to my collection - including this gorgeous Upper Deck Vintage card.
I don't usually go for black bordered sets but when I do I like them to be as gorgeous as this set.
Finally, we end with a fun Larkin:
Bazooka for the win!
Thanks for the trade T.J. And, as always, if anyone else would like to trade - check out my want list and make an offer!
Now I have to get back to scanning and writing up more Larkin cards!
What does this have to do with my post title?
Well, T.J. from The Junior Junkie recently claimed one of my trade stacks in exchange for a bunch of Barry Larkin cards. You can see his end of the trade on his blog here. What did I get? Well, you guessed it... Lots 'o Larkins!
T.J. actually sent me six different Larkin cards - five of which haven't been featured on as part of my Larkin Collection series (which is appreciated). The only repeat? A 1992 Score card (there's certainly worse duplicates to own)!
Out of the remaining five Barry Larkin cards, I know that some are duplicates - but since they haven't made their way to my collection posts, I can't hold that against T.J. Of the ones that I know I own already, I think my favorite two are this Collector's Choice card...
...because I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the Collector's Choice line. Well, that and the fact that it's a nice photo from a rather unique angle.
My other favorite "double" is probably this 1988 Leaf card. For whatever reason, I like both the '88 Donruss set and the '91 Donruss set - both have similar blue borders (at least Series 1 in the 1991 set).
T.J. also sent me a couple of cards that I think might be new to my collection - including this gorgeous Upper Deck Vintage card.
I don't usually go for black bordered sets but when I do I like them to be as gorgeous as this set.
Finally, we end with a fun Larkin:
Bazooka for the win!
Thanks for the trade T.J. And, as always, if anyone else would like to trade - check out my want list and make an offer!
Now I have to get back to scanning and writing up more Larkin cards!
There's more where that came from! We should do a proper trade sometime....
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