ORDERING

Ordering:  The ordering process is pretty simple - if you know exactly what cards you want, just send me a list of them.  I'll typically send those I have and bill you.  When sending the order, let me know if you want duplicates of any cards - I'll often have them. 

If you don't have a specific list of the cards needed, but can place an order like these,  fine:
Examples:
Send me one of each different card of John Doe, or
Send me any two different cards of John Doe, or
Send me any two cards of John Doe, dups OK, or
Send  me five different cards of John Doe, earliest you have
You get the idea

Examples of orders that are not clear:
Send me everything you have on John Doe.   Problem: Do you mean including all dups?
Send two cards of John Doe.     Problem: Are dups OK, or do you need different cards?

There are many players with the same name, so if any of your players have common names, please give me a little identifying info so I can be sure to send cards of the correct player.  Date of birth, hometown, position and organization are all good.

If you need to know what cards of the player exist before ordering, that's where my data base comes in. Just send me the name(s) you are interested in and I'll return a list of cards which exist for those names. For example, here's a typical data base search result for a couple current players:
 yr      co   team                   player                 
 2005 TM CASPER            FOWLER, DEXTER         
 2005 TM MIDWEST LG AS     BRITO, JAVIER         
 2006 TM ASHEVILLE         FOWLER, DEXTER         
 2006 TM LANCASTER JETHAWK BRITO, JAVIER         
 2006 TM SOUTH ATL LG PROS FOWLER, DEXTER         
 2006 TM WAIKIKI           FOWLER, DEXTER         
 2007 TM MOBILE BAYBEARS   BRITO, JAVIER         
 2007 TM MODESTO NUTS      FOWLER, DEXTER         
 2008 TM TEXAS LG PROSP    FOWLER, DEXTER         

With the list in hand, you can let me know which or how many cards you'd like me to search for.  Note that my data base shows cards that exist, it does not show what cards I actually have in stock.  Because cards of a player are not stored together, it is very time-consuming to find, pull, and re-file cards. Therefore, I cannot tell you in advance of an order exactly which cards I have in stock.  I'll search for those you request and send those I have.  You are free to request alternates for those I don't have in stock.  And - If you want to limit your request, feel free to place an upper limit on how much you want to spend.  If you have special needs such as requiring standard size cards, vertical format only, no multi-player cards, etc. - please let me know when you order.  

Free Cards!  If I come across damaged cards while filling your order I’ll send them along for free if I know you can use them, so just say “extras appreciated” or something like that to indicate you can use some freebies. My autograph collectors can always use extra cards.  For long time customers, I sometimes send along extra cards even if they aren't damaged.

Special Requests: Customers occasionally make special requests, such as asking me to seek out the “best photo” of a player, a “head shot” photo, or a light colored card for autographs.  Because cards of a player are not stored together, it is extremely time consuming to comply with such requests for multiple players, but I will do the best I can if you are just looking for one or two players.      

My Data Base Available!   I have developed an extensive computerized data base of minor league team set cards from 1970 thru 2007.  The data base also includes some minor league wax pack singles, mainly those that I sell.   I will be happy to do a free search of your player list and send you a listing of their cards.  Customers who have taken advantage of the data base often discover cards of their players which they didn't know existed.  Just send your list!  In using the data base, it is important that you spell the player’s names correctly and include any nicknames the player might go by.  Please report to me any errors or omissions you detect in the info from my data base so I can correct them.  As mentioned above, the data base listings are cards which exist for your players, not cards I have in stock.  My data base has no way of telling players with the same name apart, so your list will include all cards with the names you provide.

Search Service:  If the number of cards I don't have from your want list is 5 or more, you may request that I keep your list on file and send additional cards if I find them.  I will only do this if you request it, so please let me know.   I ask for a long-term committment to accept the cards if I find them - at least a year, longer preferred.   

How to Determine what Cards of Your Players Exist:  My data base is the best source of this information for minor league team set cards – just ask for a free search.  For minor league wax pack and major league cards, the Beckett Company now has an on-line version of their alphabetical checklist which you can subscribe to for a  monthly fee (currently $4.99/mo).  Check it out at  beckett.com

Customers frequently can use information on player's backgrounds or career history.  I discovered a couple free web sites with pretty good info.   They are:
 
The Baseball Cube:  http://www.thebaseballcube.com/
Baseball Reference:  http://www.baseball-reference.com/

Card Condition:  Cards from 1984 and later will be in NrMt condition or better.  If a card is in less than Near Mint condition I will usually sent it at no charge.  Cards from 1983 and earlier will be in Ex-Mt conditon or better.  If a card is in less than Ex-Mint condition I will either send it at a discount or free if the condition is bad enough.  Note that I have never had a single card returned due to condition problems in the history of my business.  A tiny number of orders have been damaged in shipment.

Cards from perforated sets or sets I had to hand cut apart, I may charge full price for less than NrMt cards. On very rare occasions I may charge full price for lesser condition cards if they are from a hard to find set.  Other exceptions:

Over time I have realized that certain cards come out of the package with consistent damage.  That is, most or all of the brand new cards are not NrMt.  I cannot afford to give these cards away since few exist which are perfect.  Therefore, I charge full price for cards with the specific types of damage listed below.  Note that you are free to specify that you don't want damaged cards, but you may not receive the card you want, since few if any NrMt ones may exist.

Cards with Inherent Damage:

1992 Skybox Team Sets  - Upper left corner bent on almost every card
1991 Procards Team Sets - Many cards have minor surface damage - small scratches or dents
1990 Best Team Sets - Some cards have minor edge damage on the bottom edge
1980 TCMA Team Sets - Corner damage and flaking of the red color are extremely common
Venezuelan Winter League Cards - All years of these cards have problems with corner damage
1993 Lime Rock Dominican Winter League - Only for specific players, every card has similar corner or edge damage
1991/92 Classic Best Team Sets - The same card in each set will have identical damage, either a slightly ragged cut on the bottom edge or faint remnants of where the cellophane wrapper was attached
1990 CMC/Procards Wax Singles - The most damaged cards ever produced!  Bent corners and major surface damage.

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