Houston, Texas

These eleven Wallach cards, and roughly two dozen 2012 Topps set needs, were sent by Marc of Houston, Texas.  Marc operates the blog "Remember the Astrodome," and has become a regular contributor of Wallach cards.  Thanks for the cards Marc, and I appreciate the 2012 Topps as well, as I've been extremely neglectful to my set needs of late.

Updated Wallach Totals:

1987 Topps x2: 870
1988 Fleer: 249
1990 Topps: 497
1990 Upper Deck: 285
1991 Donruss x2: 254
1991 Upper Deck: 278
1991 Stadium Club: 123
1991 Score "The Franchise": 193
1993 Triple Play: 34

In addition to those Wallach cards, Marc sent along a cluster of 2012 Topps.  I returned to the world of card collecting back in 2008 with some random packs of Topps bought in a K-Mart.  I wasn't a set builder back then, as I was a Wallach and rookie card collector.  Since then, I've become a devout set builder focusing on vintage sets working backwards from 1991.  But at some point I decided I should catch up on what I had from 2008 to present. 

2012 is a set that was one of my more incomplete efforts.  I don't recall buying fewer packs in 2012, but that seems to have been the case.  Marc obviously took a look at my set needs page, and took a big chunk out of it.  Here's where I stand on 2008 to 2017 on Topps Base Sets:

2017: 87, 455, 513, 539

2016: Complete

2015: 616, 617

2014: ...(TBD)

2013: lots of them

2012: 7, 30, 52, 82, 89, 109, 150, 158, 159, 185, 188, 199, 213, 239, 245, 324, 330, 334, 349, 351, 353, 357, 359, 361, 362, 365, 368, 370, 371, 375, 377, 378, 381, 383, 392, 393, 395, 396, 398, 399, 400, 402, 403, 406, 410, 413, 415, 416, 420, 422, 424, 425, 426, 428, 430, 431, 434, 437, 441, 443, 444, 446, 448, 451, 452, 457, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 475, 479, 482, 484, 485, 487, 488, 489, 492, 493, 494, 495, 499, 500, 504, 505, 507, 512, 513, 514, 517, 518, 520, 522, 526, 528, 529, 530, 531, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 540, 541, 542, 543, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 555, 556, 557, 560, 561, 564, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 575, 580, 582, 583, 585, 586, 588, 589, 593, 601, 605, 607, 612, 613, 614, 615, 617, 618, 619, 620, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 630, 631, 633, 634, 635, 638, 639, 640, 641, 643, 645, 647, 648, 649, 651, 654, 655, 656, 658, 660....and 661? (is it part of the set, or just a gimmick insert?)

2011: 100, 145

2010: 353

2009: 387, 449, 451, 643, 658

2008: 476, 518, 618, 623

Check out Marc's Blog, it's a good one: