Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Up For Grabs: The Ryan Express


I have a lot of Nolan Ryan cards. No, that's probably an understatement. I'm not going to add them all up, but I believe that I have more than 100, and they are all up for grabs. I've always been a Nolan Ryan magnet, and I can't really complain about that. I was never a huge fan, but I built up a lot of respect for a guy that could still perform at the level that he performed at well into his 40s. As usual, see the end of the post for the complete list. I haven't received a ton of interest in these posts, so let me just assure you that I'm not seeking anything special in trade for these cards. They're merely being tossed into the abyss that is the general populace of my card collection, subject to my random whims and occasional Listia postings. Let me know if something intrigues you.


I wish there was a tribute card to the Ryan/Ventura brawl.


This is one of those 60 Years of Topps inserts from last year's Topps set. Don't get too excited.


Ryan was already on his 3rd MLB team when I started accumulating baseball cards. I was never an Astros fan, but I certainly admired their uniforms. I also was an Astro when we won trophies in little league, so there's that.


This might be one of the dumbest cards ever. A fledgling game manufacturer trying to masquerade as a baseball card company tended to get cute.


Despite the intrusive font, this is a 180 degree turn from the Classic card. This is the way you crown the King of All No-Hitters, with a night card Night Owl would be proud of.


I really like the old Mother's Cookies cards. If there's anything in this lot that I am letting go with a little bit of reservation, it's these guys.


Ahh, good ol' unlicensed oddballs.


7 no-hitters? 300 wins? 5000 strikeouts? All the milestones!


This kind of looks like a Kanye West video. All of the lights.


I have a ton of these Pacific Nolan Ryan cards. I guess that's what happens when the entire set is based around one player. I seem to remember these packs being pretty cheap, and they were very similar in design to their inaugural NFL set in 1991.


I have the Upper Deck football throwing Ryan card, too.


This doesn't look like a tense pennant race as much as it looks like a warmup drill, since you see no players or spectators in the background.


This is fun.


More Mother's Cookies. This one is from 1993. All of my Mother's Cookies Ryan cards are still in the original wrappers, for what it's worth.


This one is from a later Pacific set, but you can barely tell.

The list:

1990 Mother's Cookies #1 of 4
1990 Mother's Cookies #3 of 4 [2 available]
1990 Mother's Cookies #4 of 4 [2 available]
1991 Mother's Cookies #1 of 4
1991 Mother's Cookies #3 of 4
1993 Mother's Cookies #4 of 10
1991 Upper Deck #345 [3 available]
1993 Triple Play #96
1990 Leaf (No Hit King) #265
1991 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes #12
1991 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes #13 [2 available]
1991 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes #16
1990 Upper Deck (5000 Strikeouts) #34
2005 Upper Deck Classics #93
1982 Topps Stickers #41
1989 Topps #530
1990 Bowman #486
1990 Bowman Art Inserts #NNO [5 4 available]
1990 Topps K-Mart #25
1990 Upper Deck (6th No-Hitter w/ 300th Win Stripe) #734b
1989 Upper Deck #774
1989 Upper Deck #145 [2 available]
1988 Leaf #77 [2 available]
1988 Donruss #61 [3 available]
1988 Topps #250
1990 Donruss #166 [2 available]
1991 Donruss Bonus Cards #BC-3 [7 available]
1988 Topps (Record Breakers) #6 [2 available]
1990 Topps Mini Leaders #39 [2 available]
1991 Fleer #302
1991 Score (No-Hit Club) #701 [3 available]
1981 Topps Stickers #171 [2 available]
1990 Score #250 [2 available]
1990 Score (1989 Highlight) #696
1989 Upper Deck (Team Checklist) #669
1991 Topps (Record Breaker) #6
1987 Sportflics #125
1993 Topps #700
1990 Topps Kay-Bee Kings #28
1989 Score #300
1991 Score #4 [2 available]
1990 Donruss (King of Kings) #665
1990 Fleer (SuperStar Specials w/ Mike Scott) #636 [2 available]
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #9
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express (w/ Gil Hodges) #11
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #17 [2 available]
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #33
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #41
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #42
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #47
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #56 [2 available]
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #59
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #60
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #61
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #64
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express (w/ Brad Arnsberg + Geno Petralli) #68
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #80
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #100 [2 available]
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #101
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #108
1991 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #110
1992 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #111
1992 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #119
1992 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #131
1992 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #145
1992 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #157
1992 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #171
1992 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #177
1992 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #194
1992 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #200
1992 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #207
1992 Pacific Ryan Texas Express #212
1993 Pacific Ryan 27th Season #78
1993 Pacific Ryan 27th Season #99
1993 Pacific Ryan 27th Season #106
1993 Pacific Ryan 27th Season #114
1993 Pacific Ryan 27th Season #142
1993 Pacific Ryan 27th Season #154
1993 Pacific Ryan 27th Season #162
1993 Pacific Ryan 27th Season #167
1993 Pacific Ryan 27th Season #173
1993 Pacific Ryan 27th Season #206
1993 Pacific Ryan 27th Season #212
1990 Topps #1 [2 available]
1990 Topps (5000 Mets) #2 [2 available]
1990 Topps (5000 Angels) #3 [3 available]
1990 Topps (5000 Astros) #4 [2 available]
1990 Topps (5000 Ranges) #5 [3 available]
2010 Topps History of the Game #HOTG22
1990 Classic Update (Nolan Knows Bo) #T26
1992 Classic Best #1
2008 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes #35
1984 Topps (Team Leaders w/ Jose Cruz) #66
1991 Score (K-Man) #686
1987 Topps Stickers (w/ Damaso Garcia) #27
1991 Score (Highlight) #417 [2 available]
1988 Topps (Turn Back the Clock) #661 [3 available]
1987 Fleer #67
1987 Topps #757
1991 Topps Cracker Jack #1
1991 Bowman #280
1991 Classic (300 Game Winner) #T80
1991 Classic (Strikeout Kings w/ Roger Clemens) #T97
1992 Post #27
1990 Post #11 [2 available]
1992 Pinnacle #618
1992 Score (No Hit Club) #425 [2 available]
1992 Topps #1 [2 available]
1992 Fleer #320
1992 Fleer (Pro Visions) #710
1991 Fleer Ultra (Checklist) #400
1986 Topps Mini Leaders #43
2011 Topps 60 Years of Topps #60YOT-20
1993 Panini Stickers #87
1989 Donruss #154
1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier #102

[updated 11/5/12]

4 comments :

  1. Hi I am very interested in your Nolan Ryan cards I'm at work but I will e-mail you as soon as I get off.

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  2. You have a pretty big want list and I'm not that organized right now but. I'm still working on what to offer you on a trade.

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  3. i'd like that 27th season 154 (seldom of swat), a 1987 pete rose (as a player, not manager), and the 05 zenith silver shawn green. please and thanks! i've got some cards on cards to send for sure.

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