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...
Wacky Wednesday
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*Heading to trivia tonight, and hoping for another repeat (just this time
I hope to actually double up with the championship/final question). It will
ju...
Long may they reign (in my memory)
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During the 1960s, the Dodgers made the World Series three times, all within
a four-year period. Throw in 1959 and they were in the World Series four
tim...
Puck Junk Podcast: 2025-26 Flair Hockey Cards
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Plus: 2026 Second Round Playoff Recap Episode #246: May 20, 2026 Sal and
Clemente recap Round 2 of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs and preview Round
3. The...
Repack Haiku #461 (Harry Spillman)
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*His stint with Astros*
*Led to a life-long friendship*
*With Nolan Ryan*
1988 Donruss #607 Harry Spilman
Not only were Spilman and Ryan friends, they we...
Random Wax: 2024 Topps Hanger Box
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2024 Topps: Aaron Judge is having another great season. Stupid Yankees.
Enough said.Pretty good star power in this pack. Bryce Harper has been
able to ...
Cool Cards / Stanky Team
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I got this topic from Not Another Baseball Card Blog who got it from
Shlabotnik Report.
Anyway, let's gaze at some Cowboys cards that are in my collectio...
Cards I Like From Teams I Dislike
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About 2 weeks ago in a post on BlueSky, Night Owl made a comment about how
there are a number of 1975 Topps cards of the Giants that he loves, and I
off-ha...
Pristine Legends #1 - Vida Blue
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Yep, here's the start of a new recurring blog series where I'll take you
readers on a tour through my beloved 2005 Topps Pristine Legends refractor
frank...
Let's Go Oakland!
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Oops. I mean Sacramento. When I started writing this post three Saturdays
ago... I was pleasantly surprised to see the A's and San Diego Padres
sitting o...
Barry, Or Other Barry. Who Can Say.
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The cardboard gods were shining upon me recently when I spotted the below
up for auction on eBay and my winning bid not only held but held up at
about ha...
New People April 2026
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After a crazy high number of cards scanned in March, April was much slower
with only 445 cards scanned. New additions were up though with 819 new
cards....
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...
How Are Those Bats? (Heating Up)
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*More cards from Padrographs!*
This is a dizzying time of the year to be following sports. We're already
four weeks into the MLB season, soccer is soccer...
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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