Not a ton of time for a post today, but I did want to show the other pack of 1999 McDonald's Gretzky cards, as my last post inspired me to finally open it. Puzzle Piece 1 of 9
#7 - New York Rangers
#5 - New York Rangers
#12 - New York Rangers
No Oilers cards in this pack, but at least I didn't get any doubles. I'll have to track down the 9 other base cards sometime...
Jurassic World: Rebirth
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Jurassic World: Rebirth: Got to see this one in the theaters this
weekend. My son went with me and we both enjoyed it. I'd kind of lost
interest in the ...
From the Favorites Box: Rick Schu, 1987 Topps #209
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*A series where I post some thoughts about favorite cards. Previous cards
in the series are available here.*
There's so much 1980s goodness on this Rick...
Summer Vacation (& Baseball Cards)
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This week was my annual Ashland, Oregon trip. Four days up there with my
friend and her family. Four days of delicious food, gorgeous sunsets, good
com...
Saturday Shadow Shots!
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*I nearly forgot to write and post today. My daughter Hunter and her son
Elijah were here over night (threw me off for a moment). They might even
stay ...
2025 Adventures in Repacks - Part 21 - Too Long
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It has been too long since I picked up one of those 2 pack hanger repacks.
So lets remedy it with this pickup, which had these packs within:
How very chr...
2025 Topps Series 2 Retail
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Greetings!
Hope everyone is enjoying America's 249th birthday. Ol' Jafronius has
nothing planned except for beating the heat; The Wifey and the youngest a...
Happy Independence Day!
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Just a quick little post wishing all of my readers a Happy 4th of July!
It'll be a fun day for my family, as my wife is planning a gender reveal
for her s...
My Own “Notable Americans”
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I’ve had this post percolating for a while, and it occurred to me that it
would be a good post for the 4th of July. As many of you are aware, this
year’s H...
Rookie Cards of Every NHL 1st Overall Pick
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Which Top Picks Were Booms – or Busts? The 2025 NHL Draft took place last
weekend, and defenseman Matthew Schaefer was taken first overall by the New
Yo...
A Holiday Weekend PWE Round-Up
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*Fun things come in small envelopes.*
It's time for another round of small trade envelopes and things of that
nature. This bunch is pretty baseball (an...
June 2025 New People
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June was a weird month. It seemed like I did a lot of card stuff, but at
the end it turned out it didn't. I only scanned 315 cards for the entire
month ...
The NEW Police Cards
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Starting in 1982 and ending in 2012, the Brewers had 41 years of giving
away cards to kids through local police departments and sponsors. These
cards have ...
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...
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...
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...
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