CC: CMYK
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We're still doing this, huh?
Any by this, I mean this blog, which hasn't been updated since January.
And by this I also mean that I'm finding CC Sabathia...
Coming back after the back
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I'm back again, after a minute. This time, the main thing that has kept
me from blogging has been back problems. This stems from an injury I had
over 20...
Repack Haiku #415 (Sid Bream)
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*Six years in Pittsburgh*
*Broke the hearts of Pirates fans*
*With his playoff slide*
1989 Donruss #252 Sid Bream
After half a dozen years with the Pira...
It's WaCkY WeDnEsDay.
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*This week (the last 7 days( flew by. Literally, it seems like I posted
last Wednesday two days ago, lol. *
*A PC update: I haven't updated y'all in a w...
Random Wax: 2023-2024 Donruss Blaster
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23-24 Donruss: NBA draft is tonight! Teams have dreams of picking futures
franchise cornerstones like this guy. He was drafted 7th in the 2009 NBA
Draft...
Twice the Football
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Another 2/14 show-off, and I'm going to double up by highlighting football
in both the gridiron, and the rest-of-the-world sense.
Usually, I'll lead with...
Mysterious old ladies
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A couple of years ago, I bought a lot of vintage Actress cards when I was
in Toledo. I finally picked the box they were in to scan this week, but
this s...
Back to the store
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In early May, I realized that it had been a long time since I had even
looked at the baseballcardstore website.
In the past five years I've made purch...
Is Bigger Better?
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I guess it depends on what we're talking about... and our personal
preferences. In regards to trading cards... I appreciate them in all shapes
and sizes...
Some Original Checklists
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When it comes to cards, I'd say my organization skills are usually good. I
don't have a huge collection, and the cards I do have are fairly well
sorted, ma...
2024 Topps Allen & Ginter Value Pack
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Greetings!
Hope everyone is doing well. Both the NBA Finals and the Stanley Cup Final
are in full swing. I'm thinking OKC in six, but if the Pacers win I...
Poor Sleep + Busy Work = Bad Blogging Week
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Apologies, one and all… Quickie overview of my past 10 days: – I screwed up
my one leg and the aching knee/shin made it hard to sleep well (I’m better
now)...
Scoring from My Dealer
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Grabbed some cards from Walmart.
2025 Topps Heritage hanger pack or something like that - 35 cards:
- 3x AL Saves leader
- 2 Cy Young Awards
- 2...
It's Inevitable
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*Cards from buckstorecards turn the heat up!*
We're passed the point of no return and there's no coming back. Summer is
inevitable. It's busy. It's impos...
Organizing and Reorganizing
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Watching card content on social media and YouTube these days, I feel like a
total Old Guy. So many folks got back into collecting during COVID--at the
sa...
WALLET CARD - A Mello-Minty Smile
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I've said it before and I'll say it again....my Oscar Gamble PC is the most
fun project I've ever worked on in this hobby. Smile on my face - brimming
wi...
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...
Kick Up Your Feet
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Here's another look inside my recent collecting habits.
I've found that there has been a fair share of hockey cards featuring guys
warming up on the bench...
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...
1 comment:
I love that Tony Esposito card--I got one signed by him a long time ago.
If you're into creepy masks, you should check out "The Hockey-Mask of Death"
http://www.puckjunk.com/article.php?artid=20070012
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