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Yellowstone Television Series (2018-2024) - Pop and I finished the Yellowstone series last year. We enjoyed it. The series centers around the Dutton family who owns the Yellowstone ranch and have t...
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Boxed out - I've done a fairly good job of avoiding the blaster purchase over the last four or five years. Once a standard pick-up, I gradually pulled away due to ...
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CORRECTION post - *A week or two ago I posted the cards below, and miscredited them.* *These came from Coffee Matt. I apologize for the mix up. I feel better now. :)* ...
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A New 2/14 Face - I always love coming across new names for my collection, especially at their top professional level. Here's the newest NHLer in the collection. John Fari...
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Doing Things a Little Differently - Every year my buddy Ryan puts together a thoughtful and generous advent calendar for me. Normally I try to open it up and recap it in December... which is...
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New HOF guys / 9-pocket PC binder - Now that top-tier PC guys of mine Fred McGriff and Dick Allen are finally in Cooperstown, I'm much less emotionally invested in Hall of Fame drama. It's ...
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Scanning the unscannable - The difficulty in scanning chrome and mirror foil cards is well known. Ever since I began the process of scanning my entire collection back in 2009 they...
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They Fell off the Truck - I received some Phillies cards from Fuji. Let's peruse the highlights. - The first 2 are UK minis. Juan Samuel was a 3x All-Star. Steve...
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Orioles In The Baseball Hall Of Fame - As you probably heard, yesterday the Baseball Writers Association of America voted Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones in to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Beltrán...
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I'm Not an Accumulator. Really. - From the time I rediscovered my childhood trading card collection in my mother's attic and returned to the hobby in 2014, I've thoroughly been a "quality ...
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Puck Junk Podcast: 2025-26 MVP Hockey Cards - Episode #237: January 13, 2026 Plus: Patrick Kane, Glenn Hall & Bob Pulford In the first episode of 2026, Sal and Tim talk about the 2025-26 MVP Hockey C...
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I Shall Fetch A Rug! - Finding and securing new additions to my Archer Sketch Card Collection is becoming increasingly difficult and increasingly expensive. It really is the "s...
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Good Luck Ducks, Playoff Semifinal Edition: Peachy Rematch - *Oregon takes on the only team that has defeated them this season in the Peach Bowl.* The Ducks did a rare thing last week in their second CFP game this ...
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Merry Lynchmas! - *And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them: and they were sore afraid.*
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1996-97 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey - 1996-97 was the first year of Upper Deck's Black Diamond product for hockey. It was a time when short prints, inserts, and parallels were fairly new t...
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LINDEN CARD OF THE WEEK - 2024/25 Premier Old Style Signatures - It's a rare mid-week day off for me...and I'm welcoming it with open arms. A busier end to the calendar year has me energized and excited for what the ne...
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18-Inning Heartbreak and the Hunt for Young Guns - 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...
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A Milwaukee Card Show!? - 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...
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2025 Wallet Card Junior Ortiz - 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...
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Closing the doors (for now) - 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...
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Out of Ideas - 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 ...
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Mark on History Indeed: 1999 Upper Deck Challengers For 70 - It was 1999, a year after the whirlwind season wherein Roger Maris’ long-time single-season home run record of 61 was shattered by not one but TWO differ...
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Trading to Completion: Part 2 - 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 ...
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Franklin High Star Ron Santo - 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...
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2022 Topps Heritage Minor League Hobby Box - 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...
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Pandemic Pretender; or, Cards for Sale! - 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 ...
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Born in 1993 - Max Power - *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....
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Five Months of Mail Roundup! - 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...
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A Thunderous New Addition, Pt. 2 - 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...
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Sports Leagues Need to Give Out More Trading Card Licenses - Night Owl Cards published a post over on his blog talking about Target's decision to eliminate most trading card sales in their retail stores. In case yo...
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Closet Discoveries - 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...
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Weekly Round-Up - A New Endeavor & a Legend Takes a Break - Boy it's been a rough and challenging week on the work/professional front. Glad I have cards, this blog, this hobby and this great community to keep me ...
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Quarter Box Sale TONIGHT Live on my YouTube Channel - Just a quick note to my readers that I’ll be running a quarter box sale tonight on my YouTube channel (click for link to my Continue reading The post Qua...
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Nick’s Super Stuffed PWE of Super Stuff - 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...
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The End of the 7 Day Trading Card Challenge Road - 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...
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The Joy of a Completed Team Set - 1996 Flair Giants - Every so often I go on a streak of trying to pick up Giants base cards to fill in gaps in my collection. I recently made a list of almost 700 base cards I...
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Throwback Thursday - 02.06.2020 - 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...
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HOBBY FAMILY – HELP OUT MILITARY MISSIONS IN ACTION - Yes, I'm still alive and kicking. It's been a busy start to 2019 and I don't see the rest of the year being any different. I've written three posts on Be...
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Boo - 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...
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Anyone interested in a box break? - 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 ...
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2016 Topps Allen & Ginter Retail - 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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The What Was I Thinking Files - 1994-95 Be A Player Autos - Have you ever forked over your hard earned money for cards you don't even really like? Odds are if you're a player or team collector you're familiar with ...
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As a Tigers fan, I hate the Yankees....but as a Tigers fan, I am fearful of the O's in the next round....very torn on this one!
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