30 Packs for $15 Part 3 (I think)

So Next up in my recent repack box purchase was 5 packs of 89 Topps. Let's see what we got

Pack 1

Dave Valle
Kevin Bass
Jay Tibbs
Benny Santiago
Barry Lyons
Rick Cerone
Bryn Smith
Dave Schmidt
Gary Carter Record Breaker
Bobby Bonilla All Star
Robin Ventura #1 Draft Pick
Danny Tartabull
Joe Magrane
Jack McKeon
Ron guidrey

Well - got a rookie of my all time favorite player Robin Ventura, Also got bobby Bo who is a great signer by mail, 2 Mets, a Gator, and a catcher to throw from his knees - great way to start!

Pack 2

Giants Leaders
Tim Flannery
Don Slaught
Ricky horton
Dave West
Shawon Dunston
Greg Minton
Danny Darwin
joe Morgan
whitey Herzog
Ken Gerhart
Wade Boggs
Curt Ford
Curt Wilkinson
Steve Curry

A HOF in Boggs, the "rifelman" Shawon Dunston and another Met - so far so good!

Pack 3

Scott Garelts
Mark Davis
Mike Smithson
Pat Clements
Mike Davis
Tim Birstas
Paul Mirabella
checklist
Terry Puhl
Scott Lusader
Chili Davis
Terry McGriff
Andy Bens #1 Draft Pick
Jeff Robinson
Wes Gardner

Not too much here besides Chili, Mike, and Mark Davis



Pack 4

Mike Scott
Charlie Leibrandt
Terry Clark
Mickey Hatcher
Luis Polonia
mitch Williams
Calvin Schiraldi
Roger Clemens
Lee Mazzilli
Tom Browning
Tom Pagnozzi
Jose Oquendo
Bob Forsch
Barry Bonds
junior Ortiz

Pretty good pack here of people most Mets fans hate. 1) Mike Scott and his damn ball scoffing almost costing us a trip to the world series 2) Barry Bonds - well we all hate him 3) Roger Clemens - another nemesis in 86 - also was originally drafted by the Mets but chose college over the Apple and 4) Lee Mazzelli - we actually don't hate him, but I am pretty sure he laid pipe in my cousin Denise.

Pack 5

Tracy Jones
Charlie O'Brien
Charlie Puleo
Tony Fernandez
Dave Righetti
Ron tingley
Jim Snyder
Trevor Wilson
Carlton Fisk
Brian Holton
Brewers Leaders
Mel Hall
john Davis
Cecil Espy Gold Cup
Steve Lombardozzi

Pudge is really the only player of note here - I had a lot of fun with these packs especially since I just started putting together the set.

1989 Topps Want List

Here is another one -

I need to ask - does anyone know of any websites (not ebay) where you can buy singles from sets for cheap? I did a quick search at work last night and did not quite find what I was looking for. I came across a site that was great a few months ago - most of the cards were between 5 and 20 cents for commons - but for the life of me I cannot remember. Thanks for any heads ups you have!

Here is what I need!

COMPLETE!

Helpers:
Mark from his Ephemera blog has me 32 cards closer to completion!
Reader Duane got me 5 cards closer!
Dayf the Cardboard Junkie got me very much closer to set completion
Jeff @ Cardboard Junkie got me a small amount closer to set completion! Thank you sir!
Cliff @ Capewood's Collections got me to within 15 cards to go! Thank you sir!
2 more from Greg the Night Owl
3 more to go thanks to Greg @ Lake Effect Cards!
4/3/09 - READER bRANDON FINISHES THE SET OFF!!!!