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Buyback Franken-set: '59s! - Since I crossed the 500-card threshold in the franken-set binder during my last buyback post, I decided to do something a little different with the next on...
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One-card wonders: Update 6 - Exactly 40 years ago, the king of novelty records during the 1970s released a so-bad-it's-good 45 called "In the Mood". Ray Stevens released the song in ...
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TCMA The 60s Set Series II Minor League subset - The nine minor league cards from the TCMA Stars of the 60s Series II set have trickled in and I thought they were worth a post. As is the case with many of...
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Holograms - There is nobody in my age group who doesn't love holograms, it seems. I sure do! I was only able to get 4 this time, but I was able to complete a set of th...
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It's Raining Refractors - Ok, I dragged it out long enough, so let's finish documenting my haul from the October card show. You might want to put on your sunglasses for this one.. i...
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It Started With Pigeons Part 2 - Yes, the thing that started with pigeons is a postcard collection. For a while this was the only one. I bought it, again for my wife, about four or five ...
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Grab a Glass of Milk - Because... today I'm sharing one of the greatest cookies around. I have always been a cookie guy. Given the choice between freshly baked cookies and just ...
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2017 Topps Fire Baseball - This is the first time I've seen Topps Fire in baseball so I had to pick up a pack of the 2017 Topps Fire baseball cards. There were 12 cards in the pack...
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Kellogg’s Cards & Vague Ramblings About Goals And Stuff - On those rare occasions where I can find relatively cheap Kellogg’s cards from the original 1970 – 1983 run, I am there. For me, cheap Kellogg’s = Happine...
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RAISE THE CUP - A Pair Of Show Pickups - OK....let's show off a couple fun cards for one of my fave projects of the past few years. I've been working on my 'Raise The Cup' project for almost 8 ye...
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Katz Out of the Bag - Back to posting about baseball cards! My pal Shane Katz sent me a big bubble mailer stuffed to the gills with Buccos early last week. Shane is very active...
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Hobby Pack Sampler - Stepping off the repack kick I've been on lately, and into the hobby shop with packs of some recent hockey releases. Yes. This means I bought a Maple Leafs ...
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Pros and Cons of Game Dated Moments - Upper Deck’s new print-on-demand hockey card set has potential & problems Upper Deck debuted its new Game Dated Moments hockey card set for the 2017-18 s...
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no. 713 - mike marshall - *Who is the man: *Mike Marshall arrived in 1970 with the team on which he'd build his reputation. He was traded from Houston to Montreal in June of that ...
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Show Stuff - Sometimes plans don't work out the way you imagined. Today I planned to make the 45-minute drive to Plano, pick up three cards from David and head back ho...
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First Face-Off - The NHL season may already be in full swing but as far as minor league hockey goes, their season is just getting started. Case in point, my wife, son, and ...
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2017 Topps Fire Baseball Gold Mint Base Parallel Blaster Bonus pack! - Man that title is a mouth full. Anyways one more day of Topps Fire. Here is the bonus pack you get in the blasters that contain 4 base Gold Mint parallel...
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Great Scott! - Christopher Lloyd is a treasure when it comes to American cinema. Whether you know him from his iconic role as Doc Brown in the *Back to the Future* fran...
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Here we come... - Music and baseball have been my two loves for as long as I can remember. While I haven't devoted a ton of time to music in the history of this blog, make...
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The Island of Misfit Cards - I'm planning to mail a very important package this weekend, and also a PWE -- or two, if there are any takers for these... Recently I organized my card col...
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1972 Icee Bear: Oscar Robertson, PSA 8! - I recently landed a card from one of my low-key favorite sets. It's actually the second card from this set I've picked up but the first to be posted. I don...
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A Card Show Connection (GCRL IRL) - Jim from cards as i see them e-mailed me ahead of the show and asked if I was going (he had heard that the vintage guy was in town as well). We exchanged...
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Just for the "F" of It #11 - Time to show off another card I picked up just for the fun of it. Today's card is a great looking card of 2017 Hall of Famer Tim Raines. My Hall of Fame ...
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2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six Boston - Normally when I'm just looking through dimeboxes at a card show, I'm looking for vintage (which in hockey terms for me is mid 80's or older). However, if I...
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The Secret of 1998 SP Authentic - This first year of SP Authentic must have been wild for those first few box breakers. A radically under-designed base set, an autographed card in (almost...
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Thanks to Three Big Names in the Baseball Card World - In the interest of picking up the pace on my thanking people a bit, I thought I'd combine a few thanks into one post. It's bad that I have to do this, beca...
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November 1994 Beckett Hockey Monthly - I've always wanted to purchase a Beckett Hockey Monthly magazine from the mid-90s and take a walk down memory lane. A lesson in how to liven up a table o...
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Tretiak Pads and Stick - Vladislav Tretiak has been a hero of mine ever since I read his book Tretiak The Legend. While I never had the chance to see him play live and his playing ...
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Golovkin vs. Alvarez - This Fight is Worth the Price - It’s here! The day has finally arrived! For the first time in a long, long time, an actual fight of the century that isn’t 100% manufactured hype. Saul “C...
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Hidden Gems: Back it up - Sometimes, a hidden gem is obvious to me. One glance and it's earned a spot in the binder. Others become gems because of a change of circumstance, while a ...
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Pull the Trigger 19.5 ($60) - Long hiatus over. Now you don't have to look at Jason Giambi any more. *2002 Fleer Tradition Update Ken Griffey, Jr. Plays of the Week Insert* Bought ano...
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Anyone else feeling old today? - Normally, I don't feel my age. I'm not old. But I'm no teenager either. Today though, I have to admit that I feel a little old. You see, today is Heather ...
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Flea Market Card Show - Went to my monthly flea market card show last weekend and got stuck in one vendor's boxes. He had a bunch of 2017 Stadium Club for 5/$1. I loaded up as I'...
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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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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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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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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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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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