A card flaw I don't mind
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In general, I try to avoid cards with flaws. I'm not into grading so I'm
not obsessed with centering, etc., but I do like cards with as few flaws as
possib...
Repack Haiku #412 (Omar Olivares)
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*One of the few guys*
*Who got inside Tony's head*
*Gwynn couldn't hit him*
1992 Donruss #481 Omar Olivares
Technically, the Hall of Famer did get 3 hits ...
2022-2023 Upper Deck Hockey
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22-23 UD: The NHL Finals start tonight so here we go. Kyle Connor is
still with Winnipeg and had his best season with 97 points. Full
disclosure I opene...
Wacky Wednesday
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*Hump day fun!*
*Here are just some cards that I find interesting in one way or another.*
*1991 Upper Deck as well as the 93' set were absolutely loa...
Playmobil Stanley Cup Presentation Set
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With the Stanley Cup Finals starting tomorrow, now seems like a good time
to look at the Stanley Cup Presentation set by Playmobil. Several years
back, P...
Best Day Ever!
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Three months ago... I won the Banana Ball Ticket Lottery and purchased
tickets for my friend and her mom. A few weeks ago, the plans changed and
I was g...
Frankenbest Friday
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A card from each page in my completed frankensets. If not the best, one
that stands out to me for whatever reason.
Getting basketball done before the se...
Random Draws From The 2025 COMC Box, Part 10
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Bet you were thinking – perhaps hoping – that I was done with these posts.
Nope, not quite… but I’m almost there. The general idea behind this series
of p...
Sometimes you just miss stuff
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My enjoyment of scanning has returned this month, after burning myself out
in January scanning 2100+ cards.
I normally pay very close attention to the ...
Cheesin' It
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*Cardinals box break cards featuring Nolan Arenado (still a Cardinal!) and
more.*
I've slowed down lately in my participation in group box breaks for a ...
2024-25 Panini NBA Hoops Value Pack
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Greetings!
Hope everyone is doing well. We're right in the middle of the NBA
Playoffs, and it's been quite surprising so far. The Lakers didn't benefit
...
Oversized 2 - no theme
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With as many items as I recently purchased from some bins of oversized
collectibles, there is bound to be a lot of random. This post is kind of a
catch a...
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...
Trade Me Anything XVIII: #6
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Trades like the one I'm about to share are actually my favorite. A few
cards sent, a few cards gained, and I get to delete a little bit from my
want list....
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...
5 comments:
MVP of the Olympics...Period.
best goalie to not win the gold?
Ironic the parallel is called gold medallion.
A star has arrived....now is the time to gobble up Ryan Miller cards.
Jeremy, that's exactly why I picked the card! Too bad it didn't pan out, but what a game nonetheless.
Cardboard pucks, nice picture!
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