You ain't going to believe this.
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*Well, I went to meet my cardiologist this afternoon (got back an hour
ago). I will show you guys some cards in a minute, but I have to tell this
story ...
First Mall Show of the Year
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Card shows used to be so alluring. Not long ago, I was constantly on the
lookout for them in my area. However the rise in interest for graded and gaming
...
Turning The Tide On Dastardly Martians
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I slowly edge forward with one of my few remaining cardboard projects after
today's addition to my 1962 Mars Attacks PSA 4 set build. The artwork in
this...
Donruss Baseball 1991
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1991 Donruss: Dwight Gooden had issues early in his career but still
managed 16 seasons. His 11 with the Mets were very productive pitching to
a 157-85 r...
Count me out of the rat race
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We're in February now and you know what that means -- the first new cards
of the season.
I think Topps is still issuing 2025 sets but the first for re...
Let the Stadium Star!
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Here, looking at the shape of the stadium, the orange spots in the crowd
and the empty seats, it seems that this is the Big Sombrero in Tampa that
is i...
A Happy Home for the Junk Wax Lot
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In last week's post, which revealed my findings from the junk wax lot shown
above, I briefly mentioned that some of the cards were potentially slotted
fo...
Pick me a Player #13 - Don Mossi
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I have 133 (due to recent downsizing) different players in my keepers with
at least 10 cards. The players are listed at the end of this post. In an
effo...
New Year, Old Cards
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*A big bunch of cards to peruse.*
I think I've hit a first here at the blog where I busted on past Blogger's
built-in character limit for tags. I like to...
Repack Haiku #445 (Dwight Evans)
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*Back in Double-A*
*Manager called him "Dewey"*
*Rhymed with two teammates*
1987 Donruss #129 Dwight Evans
The history of a nickname, per an interview wi...
I can't see clearly now, the card's opaque
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I'm currently dealing with an infected wisdom tooth that broke off.
Extreme pain, even for me, someone who has lived in pain 24/7/365 for a
couple of de...
New HOF guys / 9-pocket PC binder
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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 ...
They Fell off the Truck
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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...
1996-97 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey
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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...
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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