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A Ten Year Quest is Complete - I have been collecting USC Trojan football players since around 2004 or 2005, about 5-6 years prior to starting my Giants collection. USC had a great run ...
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That Time Thor Came Shooting Through The Strata-sphere and Into My Collection - I recently won an Instagram contest held by my good friend JK. The prize surprised me a bit as he's a huge, huge Mets' fan but I imagine he had an extra on...
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Ready for Summerslam! - My original plan was to stay at the flea market and show off the Kitchener Rangers alum I added to that collection. But, Summerslam is tonight! Let's bust ...
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2017 Donruss Football Cards - I've enjoyed the Donruss football brand over the years. The 2017 Donruss football were just released so I was excited to grab a pack of 30 cards. I'm re...
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Old Sox - T206 Stahl - I've been absent from the blog here, and from pretty much all aspects of my personal life, over this past week. I've got a major project going on at work ...
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Total Eclipse of the Card (Show) - Bill, my "main guy" dealer at the monthly card show didn't make it to today's show. He's based in Salem, and I don't blame him for not wanting to drive up ...
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Dime Box Buy: 1990 Score #695 Mitch Williams (Dream Team) - I just realized how much I like this design. It's so basic. It's not a photo. It's basically the T206 design. I think this is a great card to get signe...
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The Biggest of the Big Guns - the back of the card is just blank white cardboardOf all the cards I've purchased on COMC over the past few years, this is right up at the top- if not the...
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Token of my Appreciation - I don't like the New York Yankees. Never have and never will. However as a baseball fan, I've always had a deep appreciation for their rich franchise his...
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1970 Topps..putting a bow on it - The Seattle Pilots team card, #713 in the set of 720, arrived yesterday and I slipped it into the last nine pocket page of my 1970 Topps binder. that wa...
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Bubblegum from JBF - I need to learn how to write up posts more effectively. I get behind, a couple of days or even weeks pass, and I find myself feeling terrible for being ter...
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Saturday Side Trip: Track #6 From The Beatles FrankenAlbums - As many of you know by now, I’m applying the “FrankenSet” concept to Beatles albums and creating a Beatles FrankenAlbum containing the (subjectively) best ...
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It's a wonder any cards end up in our collections - Earlier today, The Lost Collector posted about a card package sent to his old address that somehow made it to his new address three months later. I happene...
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Extra Bases - I'm heading to Pittsburgh this weekend for my brother in laws bachelor party. Should be a good time full of drink, food and shenanigans. We are even hittin...
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All From The Dimebox - I'm quite backed up when it comes to posts showing off what I purchased at the local card show. Here's a bunch that I picked up a few months ago...each car...
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Satisfying my sweet tooth at the flea market - I had a rare Sunday off work this past weekend, and I did what any sane collector in my area would -- I took a trip to the local flea market. Though the ...
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JBF BFG prize & my COMC find of the month - Just a note: I'm going to keep pimping the *50/50 Trading Post* until the end of August. There are still some great team lots available - Yankees, Dodgers,...
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no. 692 - rookie stars a.l. pitchers - *Who is the man:* Each of these pitchers made their major league debut in 1970. Hal Hayden appeared in four games in relief with the Twins; Rogelio Moret...
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2017 Rittenhouse James Bond Archives: Final Edition - This is the final pack of my Saturday purchase from Triple Cards in Plano (TX). They were at the counter and I love James Bond movies so I picked up a pac...
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Just One (Hobby) Pack of Topps Chrome - At the Card Shop on Monday, I purchased a hobby pack of Topps Chrome. Happy to get a Twin! The cards are pretty much the same story as in past years. Sh...
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Lights....Camera..... - Hey. Yo. How you doin'? So, I am sure youse has heard about the latest and greatest way to promote youse bizness? So like, all the rage right now? Baseba...
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And In This Corner #2 - Thanks to the deluge of old school footage recently uploaded on the WWE Network over the past few weeks, I've been binge watching a lot of it, from early 8...
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National Baseball Card Day - Last year, I missed the much-ballyhooed return of National Baseball Card Day due to the lovely exchanging of vows between a pair of close friends. Priorit...
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If You Caught It, It Was Never a "White Whale" to Begin With, Right? - In my experience whenever the subject of a literary classic comes up in conversation there's almost always a reference to high school or college: "I had ...
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Completed insert set – 2000 Topps MVP redemption set - Unlike the redemption set from 1999 – which can be found on occasion for less than 30 bucks on eBay – the second of the two Topps MVP redemption sets is a ...
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Hidden Behind a Wealth of Talent - Kasperi Kapanen - With the exception of a few random successes in the past 20 or so I would best describe the Toronto Maple Leafs as nothing short of a mess. As a devout hoc...
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Movie Review: Kings Ransom - August 9, 1988 was arguably the single most important day in hockey history. On that day, the biggest trade in professional sports took place when the Ed...
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2017 Bowman Platinum Baseball - Canadian Edition - Awhile back, in true Topps fashion, they declared that 2017 Bowman Platinum would be a WalMart exclusive product. No hobby shops. No sales to Canada. Epic ...
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BEHIND THE MASKS - Leaf Masked Men - Well.....two in two days. I'm pretty sure this trend won't continue. But let's enjoy it. As I mentioned yesterday, I've been scanning some of the stuff o...
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Welcome To The Family - Just a few flea market pickups from this afternoon. Really like the Jagr and |Subban card, it's probably my favorite from the lot. The Mill...
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Final Parkie Post...... for now. - So here is the final post of my recent Parkhurst purchase. I hope to find more soon. There is a big show here the last weekend of September, *fingers cros...
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A look at some at some Topps Archives - June is coming to an end and hockey season is over. So, with the exception of Free Agent Frenzy on July 1st, this infrequently updated website turns its e...
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1988 Topps Cello - Last year I opened a wax pack of this stuff, hoping to find cards for my then-unfinished 1988 Topps set. Time has passed, and there's still a huge empty sp...
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Pull the Trigger 19.4 ($60) - *Jason Giambi Patch-Jersey-Hat (12/35)* Know any Giambi collectors who might want this? Tell them to pull the trigger on this lot for $60. *THE PILE* *20...
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My Best Griffey Acquisitions of 2016: The Runners-Up - *[Note: I cut this list short because I want to post these great cards but never had the time to finish it as I originally planned. Still, here's most of w...
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30-Day Baseball Card Challenge - Day 4 - It's been a while, but I'm back on track and tackling the day 4 topic: a rookie card of one of my favorite players. I went back and forth about which playe...
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Caleb Joseph, 2016 Topps Orioles Team Set #BO-2 - I swear that I wasn't going to do the baby thing again tonight, but then Caleb Joseph tied a career high with four hits in as many at-bats, helping spoil ...
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Another Box Of 2017 Topps Tribute - Absolutely. Speechless. - Just about 2 weeks ago I broke my first box of 2017 Topps Tribute and it did not disappoint. I pulled a 1/1 to go along with autographs of both Trea Turner...
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Braves Minor League ST 3.18.17 - Went up to Lakeland yesterday to catch the Braves A ball teams play the Tigers affiliates. Disclaimer: I had my 2 year old son with meso I wasn't able to k...
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Starting a New PC - Well things have not settled down as much as I thought they would. We moved in early December, and two months later, it is still chaotic around here. I hav...
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Custom 1941 Goudey Al Flair - 1941 Goudey Baseball Al Flair #34 Custom Card 1941 Goudey Baseball marked the final product from the popular, but short-lived, vintage brand. After not rel...
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The top 100 (soon to be 110) Leafs of all time - It’s centennial time! (Not really.) (Well, sort of – if you’re feeling kind of generous with your definitions.) (The 100th anniversary of the first game in...
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Moving On - Sad to say, but the sands in my blogging hour glass are dwindling. I've barely got the time to sit down and compose anything worthwhile, and I've become...
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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 ...
My Pack Rips
- 1977-78 Topps Hockey
- 1978-79 Topps Hockey
- 1982 Donruss The Dark Crystal
- 1982 Topps Baseball (Rack Pack)
- 1982 Topps Football
- 1983 Topps Football
- 1984 Topps Masters of the Universe
- 1987 Topps WWF Wrestling
- 1988-89 O-Pee-Chee Hockey
- 1989-90 Topps Hockey
- 1990-91 Topps Hockey
- 1991 Fleer Football
- 1991-92 O-Pee-Chee Hockey
- 1991-92 Upper Deck Hockey
- 1992 Upper Deck High Series Baseball
- 1993-94 Fleer Ultra Series 1 Hockey
- 1995 Topps Embossed Baseball
- 1996 Upper Deck Collector's Choice
- 1996 Upper Deck Series 1 Baseball
- 1997 Topps Stadium Club Series 2 Baseball
- 1997 Upper Deck Series 1 Baseball
- 1998 Topps Stadium Club Baseball
- 1998 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Series 1 Baseball
- 1998 Upper Deck Series 3 Baseball
- 2000 Skybox Metal Baseball
- 2002 Donruss Originals Baseball
- 2002 Topps Ten Baseball
- 2007-08 In the Game Between the Pipes
- 2008 Goudey Baseball
- 2008 Upper Deck A Piece of History Baseball
- 2008 Upper Deck Heroes Baseball
- 2008 Upper Deck Spectrum Baseball
- 2008-09 O-Pee-Chee Hockey
- 2008-09 O-Pee-Chee Hockey (Rack Pack)
- 2008-09 Upper Deck Champs Hockey
- 2008-09 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey
- 2008-09 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey
- 2009-10 Fleer Ultra Hockey
- 2011-12 Upper Deck Victory Hockey
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Time to wrap up the batch of buybacks I received recently from Angus of Dawg Day Cards (you can find part one here ). Today's edition w... -
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A while back now I did a series of three posts where I selected my top 60 hockey cards. I had a lot of fun putting the list together, and t... -
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1 comment:
I love that Tony Esposito card--I got one signed by him a long time ago.
If you're into creepy masks, you should check out "The Hockey-Mask of Death"
http://www.puckjunk.com/article.php?artid=20070012
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