for being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday! The league's selection committee elected the maximum of 4 players this year, and it's hard to argue against any of these 4 selections. On a side note, Brett Hull joined his father Bobby as the only father-son tandem to both be inducted.
Good news or bad news?
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*HONESTY is always the best policy. For a week or two I had been getting
unsolicited e-mails from an auction house out in Dallas, TX. I didn't open
any ...
Animal Themed Post
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Back in 2021-22 in the midst of the hobby boom... I decided to sell off the
bulk of the sticker autographs I had accumulated over the years. I also
stoppe...
halfways to the holidays
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It's my half-birthday today (assuming this shows up for you on Wednesday)
and the celebratory packages have been rolling in over the past few weeks.
Welp...
School's out
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I went for a walk around 11 a.m. today. As I was returning home, the kids
from the elementary school a couple blocks from me were getting out. It was
a ...
Repack Haiku #464 (Dale Murphy)
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*Greatest ballplayer*
*From the state of Oregon*
*Hall of Fame worthy?*
1988 Donruss - Bonus MVPs
#BC-14 Dale Murphy
Oregon has produced a lot of All-Sta...
Video: 2024-25 Black Diamond Hockey Box Break
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Sal Barry of the Puck Junk Podcast opens a box of 2024-25 Black Diamond
Hockey cards. Each box contains six premium hockey cards – including one
autogr...
1989 Topps Batman Movie Trading Cards Series I
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1989 Batman Trading Cards: The Batman movie will always hold a special
place in my heart. It was the first great hero movie for me. It was
different fr...
Going Back To The Same Old Well
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A quick post on two recent sketch cards I treated myself to. Shockingly, it
was only two. Not shockingly, they come from the Cryptozoic Archer set I
abso...
2011-12 Heroes and Prospects Hobby Box Break * 2
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It may have taken me a bit of time to get to this, but let's finally show
off the cards from these two boxes.
I do like that they identified the players...
Stunners from the 1930s
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So far this year, I've focused on adding more vintage cards to my
collection. But I'm not talking about baseball, or any other major sport.
It's the other...
World Cup
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U.S. addresses only.
Deadline: 9:00 AM California time, June 11.
Playing for: Two PWE of baseball, basketball, football, or hockey.
Pick the fol...
He Played For The Braves?!?
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A post on BlueSky featuring Garret Anderson in an Atlanta Braves uniform
reminded me of a common complaint I’ve had over the past few years: “Ever
player ...
The largest team upload ever!
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Being that it's the first of the month, that means it's upload day, and I
knew as of May 1st that the June upload would be the largest team update
ever....
Mid-Week PWE Round-Up
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*A long lost Whitey and more from a couple of familiar Dodger-loving faces.*
There have been a couple of old-school '80s variations on my want list for
q...
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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Stevie Y's in the hall! WOOOOOOO! (throws octopus)
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