Wacky Packages Wednesday: Giveaway #3
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*I be dawg gone. Greg done went and did it again! Back to back for the
Night Owl. Greg these too are in that stack. I might try to get them
packages up ...
The Street Sale
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This story begins back in early April when I purchased a set of golf cards
at the De Anza Flea Market. The lady who sold it to me explained that it
belong...
Anatomy of a Complete Set
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Several weeks back, I posted the results of a couple hobby boxes worth of
11-12 Heroes and Prospects. While I didn't get the complete set out of
that, ...
Repack Haiku #470 (Lance McCullers)
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*Blood clot in his arm*
*Advised not to throw again*
*Made five game comeback*
1990 Upper Deck #615 Lance McCullers
During the 1990 season, McCullers was ...
1992 Lime Rock Pro Cheerleaders
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1992 Cheerleaders: The Raiderettes have been around for a long time,
starting out in the 60s while becoming more popular in the 70s. The logos
are the ac...
Annual Pack Rip on the Golf Course
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For the past three years, my brother and I have partaken in a fun little
tradition: Opening packs of trading cards after a round of golf.
The inaugural e...
Short respite
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The birthday went pretty well. They're quiet these days. The highlight may
be a new chair for my desk area where I type these posts. Yay! Also, I did
us...
Evidence Of My Late 1970s Attempt At Soccer Fandom
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This blog has been quiet lately because I’ve been busy pulling stuff out of
boxes and closets and attempting to organize. It’s long overdue but doesn’t
oft...
Triple Trouble
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Another day, another *Archer* sketch card. I somehow scanned this in six
weeks ago but totally whiffed on writing it up and posting it. I guess it
feels ...
World Cup Contest Update
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The leaderboard through the semifinals:
Batting Out of Order: 27 (10 / 12 / 5)
bbcardz: 24 (10 / 9 / 5)
Jafronius: 24 (10 / 9 / 5)
Batting Out of...
P-town Tom - Where Are They Now?
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Here's an idea I've been kicking around for a while: A blog series checking
in with some of my favorite former/dormant cardbloggers. To me, the glory
day...
New People May and June 2026
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When I went to compose the June new people post, I realized that I forgot
to write a post for May. Oops. I can't remember if I have forgotten in the
pas...
New and Old Wave
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*A surprise mailer of cards from the spring.*
Back in April I was the lucky recipient of another interesting package of
cards from Padrographs. I've been...
2026 Topps Heritage Fat Pack
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Greetings!
Hope everyone is doing well. We're a month into the baseball season, the
NBA and NHL playoffs are moving into the second round, and the NFL dra...
OUTSIDE THE BOX - Baseball In Full Swing
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I'm sure I was one of many who were swept up in the drama and excitement of
the 2025 MLB Playoffs - and a World Series for the ages. I hadn't watched
muc...
This Week In Mail - 3.8.26
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For the most part, it was a boring week via the mail. The top two items
didn't show up until Friday and Saturday. Part of the "boring" start to
the wee...
Hall of Fame and Hall of ... Mirrors?
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OK, I didn't have a good way to tie these cards together with a nice
title, but I tried. But I am giving them away!!First up is a strange card
of recent ...
18-Inning Heartbreak and the Hunt for Young Guns
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Game 3 was another fun matchup. I watched it until maybe the 8th inning and
had to hit the hay. You know, work in the morning. I figured I’d save the
hig...
A Milwaukee Card Show!?
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Am I too late to talk about a trip I took in June? Well, I am going to talk
about it anyway.
My wife had decided to go to an out-of-town event in Charlot...
2025 Wallet Card Junior Ortiz
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Here's the new Wallet Card for me in 2025:
Ortiz was a member of the Twins' 1991 World Series winning roster, in the
role of a backup catcher, and the p...
Closing the doors (for now)
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This is a post I knew was coming, but dreaded writing.
Let's take the band-aid off: I've decided to close up shop on "Dime Boxes"
for the foreseeable fut...
Out of Ideas
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A few months ago I saw a sell sheet for 2023-24 Skybox Metal Universe
hockey. I've never been a fan of the Fleer/Skybox Metal Universe sets
(though I do ...
Trading to Completion: Part 2
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So, after a couple of months, how is this project going? Eh, like most of
the projects around these here parts, slowly (still haven't finished any of
...
Franklin High Star Ron Santo
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Fandom and it's associated collecting is a strange thing. When I first
became a Ron Santo fan I was young boy. Ron was in his prime, smashing
home runs...
2022 Topps Heritage Minor League Hobby Box
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Looking for something cheap and new to open (this obviously is one of those
older unfinished posts), I chose 2022 Topps Heritage minor league. It was
$59.0...
Pandemic Pretender; or, Cards for Sale!
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Hey everyone - well, yeah, it has been quite a few months since I last
spoke up in this space, and during that time I pretty much came to the
conclusion ...
Born in 1993 - Max Power
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*You're watching the Simpsons with your daughter the other day...*
"Oh! I bet you'll like the Max Power episode." I said to my daughter.
"Let's see....
Five Months of Mail Roundup!
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2021 and the start of 2022 has been busy for me and I've once again
neglected the blog. I've still been buying, selling, and collecting, and
I've got som...
A Thunderous New Addition, Pt. 2
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Been a while since I checked in here. Life's been busy, lots of big life
changes, figuring out this whole parenthood thing, the Cubs have been a
whole b...
Closet Discoveries
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I've been on a cleaning/reorganizing/purging binge lately and I attacked
my hobby closet earlier this week. I opened four boxes from the upper
shelves a...
Nick’s Super Stuffed PWE of Super Stuff
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It seems like Thursday is becoming my regular posting day. I hadn’t really
intended it to be that way but with work being incredibly busy right now,
it’s...
The End of the 7 Day Trading Card Challenge Road
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Here I am, I've come to the end of the line for my 7 Day Trading Card
Challenge. There have been twists and turns...planned and unplanned pauses,
but the j...
Throwback Thursday - 02.06.2020
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Every Thursday, I post a card showing a ballplayer wearing a throwback
uniform from my collection. Hopefully, he will be wearing it well, with
proper pants...
Boo
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Well hello there old friends. Didn't mean to scare you.
It's your old friend Matt providing a proof of life.
Thought it was an appropriate time to provide...
Anyone interested in a box break?
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Hey all! Like I have mentioned previous I have been very active on Twitter
in lieu of posting on here which has been both good and bad. I am still
working ...
2016 Topps Allen & Ginter Retail
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Repack box pack time.
Let's tear in.
Top to Bottom:
141 Colin Rea
144 Matt Holliday
BL-11 Ted Williams Baseball Legends
142 Jake Arrieta Mini
310 Patrick...
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