TMV's 2016 Christmas cards giveaway and tradeapalooza!

After putting this off for way too long, I'm finally ready to present the fruits of my spring summer fall whatever cleaning that I'd hoped to get done last year.  The good news is that my timing allows me to be a not-so-secret Santa (and a nicer one than the robot version above) to many of you!

Here's the deal:  I've got a whole bunch of stuff I want to get rid of, pictured and listed below in lots.  Some of those are free for the taking while others are large enough that I may demand a trade or assistance paying for shipping.  Depending on what you pick and what packaging looks like, I'll discuss that with each person and try to come to a fair arrangement.

As an added wrinkle, I've also done a bit of COMChristmas shopping for a number of you on my good traders list, so anything you pick here will get added to that haul.  Lots of you will be getting at least a few cards from me even if you don't grab anything here (but I still hope you do--I want as much of this gone as possible!).

I'll try to keep it to a few simple rules:

1.  Who's eligible:  given the number of packages I'll be sending out, I want to limit spending on shipping where I can, so with the exception of Doug, I won't be sending cards outside of the U.S.  Other than that, I'm happy sending items to familiar addresses or new ones.  All new respectable trade partners are welcome!
2.  I'm not going to limit the number of items anyone can grab, but keep in mind, if you ask for a lot, I'm gonna want help paying for shipping!
3.  One number per lot, so if a photo has one number, that's the whole lot!
4.  I'll likely be more lenient on the trade/shipping rules when it comes to folks I've traded with, and whether or not I'm already planning on sending you larger items.  As I said, we'll discuss that when it comes to it.
5.  I'm planning on running this through Sunday, December 18 to try to give myself enough time to package stuff up and get it out to you guys before Christmas (likely a bit earlier for you, Doug!).  That's not to say that I have to wait until then to ship your items, though, if you decide you're all set.

Hopefully things going smoothly enough that I don't have to add more rules than that.

Another fun wrinkle:  I've got some stuff I'll randomly throw into these packages--see "the bonus freebies" below.

Please have a look at all the lots and contact me via comments or email (caljr3000 at gmail) letting me know which lot number(s) you want.  Make sure I have a way to reach you via email as I'm not gonna hunt people down.  I'll then note your selection(s) in a Google Sheet which is embedded at the very bottom of this post.  Besides keeping that up-to-date, I'll try to note within the body of the post which items are chosen (or at least pending) to make browsing easier.

Other than that, please let me know if you have questions about any of the items or how this thing works.  I look forward to getting rid of unwanted stuff, getting it into hands that want it, and spreading some holiday cheer!

The bonus freebies:
I'll be randomly inserting unopened baseball packs (mostly retail) and TTM/IP autographs from the bunch you see below.

Giveaway lots:
Everything in this category is free, free, free!  That means that for the most part I don't expect to have to pay through the nose to ship a given item, even if someone claims a few of them.

Baseball teams and more:
Base, inserts, and maybe more of some of your favorite MLB teams, and a couple other themed lots.  Not all teams are available because they're already heading to folks I trade with in current trade packages.

1. Baltimore Orioles team lot
2. Cleveland Indians team lot
3. Detroit Tigers team lot
4. KC Royals team lot
5. Miami/Florida Marlins team lot
6. Minnesota Twins team lot
7. NY Yankees team lot
8. SF Giants team lot
9. Seattle Mariners team lot
10. Tampa Bay Rays team lot
11. Washington/Montreal team lot claimed
12. Misc. MLB inserts and oddball pending
13. MLB stickers and holograms
14. Ted Williams (brand) cards and inserts pending
15. Minor league cards and MLB RCs (from major manufacturers, e.g. Topps, Donruss) claimed

Basketball players and more:
These are mostly broken up by player and range from 15ish-30ish cards (I don't feel like counting)!  Two lots combine two or more players, one is inserts of players not listed, and the last group has a bit of vintage, some Pistons, and other miscellany.

16. Ray Allen player lot
17. Charles Barkley player lot
18. Tim Duncan player lot
19. Patrick Ewing player lot claimed
20. Kevin Garnett player lot
21. Grant Hill player lot
22. Jason Kidd player lot claimed
23. Karl Malone player lot
24. Reggie Miller player lot
25. Shaq O'Neal player lot
26. Gary Payton player lot
27. David Robinson player lot
28. Dennis Rodman player lot
29. John Stockton player lot claimed
30. Elton Brand/Steve Francis/Allen Iverson/Rick Nash/Dirk Nowitzki player lot
31. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson player lot
32. Misc. NBA inserts claimed
33. NBA grab bag claimed

Football teams and more:
Pretty much the same thing as the baseball lots.  There's some pretty decent inserts and RCs in some of these, which I tried to throw on top.  One group is just players in college unis while the last four include base (or base and inserts) from recent products (possibly with some dupes included).

34. Arizona Cardinals team lot claimed
35. Atlanta Falcons team lot
36. Baltimore Ravens team lot
37. Chicago Bears team lot Claimed
38. Dallas Cowboys team lot
39. Houston Texans team lot
40. Indianapolis Colts team lot claimed
41. Jacksonville Jaguars team lot
42. KC Chiefs team lot
43. Miami Dolphins team lot
44. Minnesota Twins team lot
45. New Orleans Saints team lot
46. NY Giants team lot Claimed
47. NY Jets team lot
48. San Diego Chargers team lot
49. St. Louis Rams team lot
50. Tampa Bay Bucs team lot
51. Tennessee Titans team lot
52. College unis lot claimed
53. 2015 Panini Contenders
54. 2015 Score + inserts claimed
55. 2015 Upper Deck
56. 2016 Score + inserts

Hockey, SI For Kids, and Olympics:
The last of my hockey base and inserts I didn't want (including some Gretzkys), a nice pile of SI For Kids cards in various states of disrepair, having been torn from their sheets, and a bunch of Olympics-related cards, mostly parallels from 2014 Topps Olympics.

57. NHL misc. lot
58. SI For Kids (detatched) lot claimed
59. 2014 Topps Olympic inserts + other Olympics cards claimed

Oddball stuff:
Reminder:  one item number means the whole photo is one lot (schedules, coins, wax packs), so the boxes can be chose individually.  Those boxes are still intact, if not exactly mint, and I can send them flattened as much as possible or just cut the bottom panels off for you.

60. Schedules (MLB, NHL, and others) including magnets
61. MLB and Olympic coins claimed

62. Wax packs (MLB, NBA, NHL)

63. 2006 Topps box bottom (Ozzie Guillen/Andruw Jones/Connor Jackson/Derrek Lee) claimed
64. 2004 Topps box bottom (Mark Prior/Rocco Baldelli/Hank Blalock/Adam Dunn) claimed
65. 2004 Topps box bottom (Jose Reyes/Pat Burrell/Miguel Cabrera/Magglio Ordonez) claimed

Trade lots:
These items are generally large enough that if I include them I'll want a promise of a return trade or help with shipping.  Once everything is divided up, I'll work with everyone individually.  If I already have a large enough trade package put together for you, you may be exempt from this requirement.  Just keep all that in mind before you ask me to ship you 20 unopened Starting Lineups, pal.

Larger oddball stuff:
All of the tins and cans you see below are opened; cans may have been opened at the top or bottom (but not both!).  All are empty except for the Topps Screenplays.

66. Juan Gonzalez/Mark McGwire 1998 Donruss Preferred tin claimed
67. Alex Rodriguez 1997 Donruss Preferred tin
68. Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1997 Donruss Preferred tin
69. Warrick Dunn 1997 Donruss Preferred tin
70. Troy Aikman/Kerry Collins 1997 Donruss Preferred tin

71. Chipper Jones 1997 Pinnacle Inside opened can
72. Barry Bonds 1997 Pinnacle Inside opened can
73. Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can (#1)
74. Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can (#2)
75. Nomar Garciaparra 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can (#1)
76. Nomar Garciaparra 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can (#2)
77. Ben Grieve 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can
78. Larry Walker 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can
79. Alex Rodriguez 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can
80. Mark McGwire 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can claimed
81. Mike Piazza 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can
82. Juan Gonzalez 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can
83. Arizon Diamondbacks 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can
84. Scott Rolen 1998 Pinnacle Inside opened can
85. Steve Young 1997 Pinnacle Inside opened can
86. Dan Marino 1997 Pinnacle Inside Gold opened can
87. Saku Koivu 1997-98 Pinnacle Inside opened can
88. Eric Lindros 1997-98 Pinnacle Inside opened can
89. John LeClair 1997-98 Pinnacle Inside opened can
90. Teemu Selanne 1997-98 Pinnacle Inside opened can
91. Mats Sundin 1997-98 Pinnacle Inside opened can claimed
92. Brett Hull 1997-98 Pinnacle Inside opened can
93. Curtis Joseph 1997-98 Pinnacle Inside opened can
94. Pavel Bure 1997-98 Pinnacle Inside opened can

95. 2005 Topps NFL opened tin

96. Chipper Jones 1997 Topps Screenplays (card and tin)

97. Nomar Garciaparra 1997 Topps Screenplays (card and tin) (#1)

98. Nomar Garciaparra 1997 Topps Screenplays (card and tin) (#2) (same thing, just shown closed)

Starting Lineups (opened):
These figures have all been opened for quite a while, a couple for more than 25 years, and have been stored in boxes at times, so I won't pretend to call them mint.  I'll do my best to ship them so they're protected (and haven't had issues doing so before).

99. Ryne Sandberg/Vince Coleman 1989 Startine Lineup (opened, no card(s))
100. Jim Thome 1998 Starting Lineup (opened, no card(s))
101. Dale Murphy 1988 Starting Lineup (opened, no card(s)) Claimed
102. Damon Berryhill 1989 Starting Lineup (opened, no card(s))
103. Jose Canseco 1991 Starting Lineup (opened, no card(s))
104. Mo Vaughn 1998 Starting Lineup (opened, no card(s)) Claimed

Starting Lineups (unopened):
All of these are in their original packaging and include one or more cards.  Keep in mind that shipping more than a few may get expensive, so you may want to opt to have me open them up before I send them to you.  If I do so, I'll make sure they're still well-protected and will include any related card(s) in toploaders.  Most of these have been in boxes as well so the packaging may be dinged, bent, or more, and plenty of them still have price tags or their remnants hanging around.

105. Mike Mussina 1994 Starting Lineup (unopened)
106. Whitey Ford 1995 Starting Lineup (unopened)
107. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1996 Starting Lineup (unopened)
108. Carlos Baerga 1996 Starting Lineup (unopened)
109. Rafael Palmeiro 1996 Starting Lineup (unopened)
110. David Justice 1996 Starting Lineup (unopened)

111. Moises Alou 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened)
112. Rafael Palmeiro 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened)
113. Mike Piazza 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened) claimed
114. Alex Rodriguez 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened)

115. Yogi Berra 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened)
116. Lou Brock 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened) claimed
117. Buck Leonard 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened)
118. Phil Niekro 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened)
119. Tris Speaker 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened)

120. Mark McGwire/Sammy Sosa 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened)
121. Thurman Munson/Yogi Berra 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened)
122. Reggie Jackson/Catfish Hunter 1998 Starting Lineup (unopened)

123. Juan Marichal 1999 Starting Lineup (unopened)
124. Pepper Davis 1999 Starting Lineup (unopened) Claimed
125. Nomar Garciaparra 1999 Starting Lineup (unopened) pending
126. Christy Mathewson 2000 Starting Lineup (unopened)

127. Jose Canseco 2000 Starting Lineup (unopened)
128. Roger Cedeno 2000 Starting Lineup (unopened)
129. Derek Jeter 2000 Starting Lineup (unopened)
130. Pedro Martinez 2000 Starting Lineup (unopened) pending
131. Kevin Millwood 2000 Starting Lineup (unopened)
132. Alex Rodriguez 2000 Starting Lineup (unopened)

133. Jeff Bagwell 2001 Starting Lineup 2 (unopened)
134. Nomar Garciaparra 2001 Starting Lineup 2 (unopened) pending
135. Jason Giambi 2001 Starting Lineup 2 (unopened)
136. Willie McCovey 2001 Starting Lineup 2 (unopened)
137. Ivan Rodriguez 2001 Starting Lineup 2 (unopened)

Other figures:
A few notes:  the team USA pack is pretty large, though it should fit fine in a large flat rate box.  The Hart bobblehead is something I'm not looking to dump, but if anyone can offer something specific in trade, I'm willing to part with it.

138. Carter/Kidd/Houston/Duncan/Garnett 2000 Starting Lineup Team USA (unopened)

139. Hank Aaron 1999 Just Minors Just Figures (unopened)

140. Corey Hart 2013 Milwaukee Brewers bobblehead (opened, with box) claimed

141. Ken Griffey Jr. 1999 Topps Action Flats (unopened) Claimed

142. Mark McGwire 1999 Topps Action Flats (unopened) (#1) pending

143. Mark McGwire 1999 Topps Action Flats (unopened) (#2)

144. Sammy Sosa 1999 Topps Action Flats (unopened)

More oversized oddballness:

145. Grant Hill plaque and card
146. Calvin Johnson card and jersey

147. SI For Kids:  Passers and Receivers (1999)
148. Pro Football Megastars 1997

149. Boston Red Sox oversized lot (Pinnacle snapshots and Topps/Stadium Club/Fleer oversized cards) Claimed

150. Houston Astros oversized lot (fan pack photos, Donruss and Fleer oversized cards, bumper sticker)

151. NBA oversized lot claimed

152. NHL oversized lot (mostly torn Zenith 97-98 5x7s.  Sorry lots of heads are missing!)

Studio and Zenith 8x10s (and more!):
Everything here is an 8x10.  I'm hoping some of you select a few of these as I'd rather not have to send envelopes big enough to hold these to 50 different people with just one in each!

153. Jeff Bagwell 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
154. Mark McGwire 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
155. Barry Bonds 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
156. Mark McGwire 1998 Studio Portrait 8x10 claimed
157. Tino Martinez 1998 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#1)
158. Tino Martinez 1998 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#2)
159. Tony Clark 1998 Studio Portrait 8x10
160. Paul Molitor 1998 Studio Portrait 8x10
161. Barry Larkin 1998 Studio Portrait 8x10

162. Chipper Jones 1997 Zenith 8x10
163. Barry Bonds 1997 Zenith Dufex 8x10 claimed
164. Sammy Sosa 1997 Zenith Dufex 8x10
165. Ken Caminiti 1997 Zenith Dufex 8x10 claimed

166. Troy Aikman 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
167. Drew Bledsoe 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10 Claimed
168. Mark Brunell 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
169. Brett Favre 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
170. Dan Marino 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
171. Jerry Rice 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
172. Barry Sanders 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#1)
173. Barry Sanders 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#2)
174. Emmitt Smith 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10

175. Troy Aikman 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
176. Tony Banks 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
177. Jeff Blake 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
178. Drew Bledsoe 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#1)
179. Drew Bledsoe 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#2) Claimed
180. Mark Brunell 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#1)
181. Mark Brunell 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#2)
182. Gus Frerotte 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
183. Jeff George 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10

184. Michael Irvin 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
185. Dan Marino 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#1)
186. Dan Marino 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#2)
187. Rick Mirer 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
188. Neil O'Donnell 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
189. Jerry Rice 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
190. Barry Sanders 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
191. Junior Seau 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#1)
192. Junior Seau 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10 (#2)

193. Heath Shuler 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
194. Emmitt Smith 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
195. Kordell Stewart 1997 Studio Portrait 8x10
196. Gus Frerotte 1997 Studio Portrait Press Proof Silver 8x10
197. Dan Marino 1997 Studio Portrait Press Proof Gold 8x10
198. Michael Irvin 1997 Studio Stained Glass Stars 8x10
199. Gus Frerotte 1997 Studio Red Zone Masterpieces 8x10
200. Steve Young 1997 Studio Red Zone Masterpieces 8x10

201. Bryan Berard 1997-98 Studio Portrait 8x10
202. John LeClair 1997-98 Studio Silhouettes 8x10
203. Phillie Phanatic 2003 souvenir 8x10
204. Bryant Westbrook autographed 8x10

205. SI For Kids uncut sheets claimed

Complete sets:

206. 1998 Score baseball complete set
207. 2000 Skybox Dominion baseball complete set

Supplies!:
Binders are empty as in zero pages with them.  As with lots of stuff here, they've been loved and aren't in perfect shape, but work just fine; they may just have stickers (or ghosts of them) permanently affixed.  The basketball-themed album (#213) previously had a metal nameplate glued to it (hence the discolored spot below the image).  I made sure to note that there are 10 four-card pages as the baseball version notes an "80"-card capacity.  Also, the regular binders are kind of large so keep that in mind when requesting them!

208. Empty binder (#1)
209. Empty binder (#2)
210. Empty binder (#3) claimed
211. Empty binder (#4)
212. Empty binder (#5)

213. Mini album with basketball image (10 four-card pages) claimed
214. Mini album with baseball image (10 four-card pages) claimed

215. Screwdown holders