Congratulations to the Red Sox, especially Jed Lowrie, who had about as clutch a hit as you can get last night, despite a less than stellar stretch run to end the regular season. I have to be honest, Tampa Bay scares the hell out of me though...
Random Wax: 1986 Fleer Baseball
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1986 Fleer: Hall of Famer Robin Yount played 20 seasons with the Milwaukee
Brewers taking home the MVP trophy 2X. He also played in the postseason
twice a...
Oh Boy! Hot Digity Dog!
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*There are a ton of post titles I could use with this one. Like "Breakfast
at Tiffany's", Deal of the Day, Just my Luck, FAVORS, Doing Math ....
again, ...
This is how it's going to get done
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Several years ago I announced on this blog that I wanted to complete all of
Fleer's 1980s baseball sets.
After Topps, Fleer featured my favorite '80s c...
It took a year
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But I finally have a Carolina Hurricanes card of Nikolaj Ehlers. This comes
from this year's MVP release, and is from the blaster-exclusive gold packs. ...
Repack Haiku #482 (Pedro Guerrero)
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*World Series hero*
*Shared the M.V.P. Award*
*With Cey and Yeager*
1988 Donruss - Bonus MVPs
#BC-16 Pedro Guerrero
Guerrero had one of the greatest games...
Find Me A Vending Machine...Stat!
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Oddball vintage always puts a smile on my face even though I don't chase it
as often as I once did. Combine it with one of my main PCs and it's even
cool...
2026 McDonald's KPop Demon Hunters Photocards
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Greetings!
Hope everyone is doing well. Posts are not coming together as quickly as I
planned. When my home laptop was working, I would be able to at l...
Cleveland Rocks
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Of the 4 remaining teams this postseason, I guess I'm rooting for the
Guardians to go all the way, though really I'll be happy as long as it
isn't the Do...
Time Traveling
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Another trade with Matty K.
- 500 Home Runs is really impressive.
- English was a 1x First Team All-Pro and 4x Pro Bowl selection.
...
1982 Topps Baseball: A Redesign
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A couple of months ago, I completed the 1982 Topps baseball set. And I've
got to say, looking through all those cards as I wrote the set completion
post ga...
Good Luck Ducks, Week 6: Bruin Time
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*Dylan Raiola gets his first Oregon start as the Quack Attack hosts the
other team from California.*
It's great that the Ducks had their bye week after t...
Flea Market Finds #192: Nothing Too Crazy
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Sorry for the lack of flea market related posts. It's not for a lack of
trips or even purchases. The big change is the amount of time I dedicate
to wri...
September 2026 New People
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September was a very light month for card stuff. VERY light. I did very
little scanning, and I got even less new cards.
I scanned 9 new people, includi...
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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