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Wacky Wednesday - *Time for another round of interesting cards before I head out for Trivia. Hopefully, we get back in the money (lol). We didn't get anything the last ti...
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Repack Haiku #419 (Jim Dwyer) - *Grand slam by Dwyer* *One of a record three slams* *In a single game* 1988 Topps #521 Jim Dwyer During a game against the Rangers on August 6, 1986, Dwye...
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Ryno refractors - Sorry it's been a while since I posted. Forgot to tell anyone I've been on strike from blogging to protest COMC jacking up their bulk shipping rate. No,...
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Memories are free (and sometimes cards are, too) - I picked up this card on Friday. Ryne Sandberg passed away Monday. I was not a kid when Sandberg was starring for the Cubs. I was a senior in high scho...
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Flea Market Finds #177: Stuff from the 70's, 80's, and 90's - It's official. I'm finally caught up on writing flea market posts. Perfect timing too, because in a few days I'll be heading out to the De Anza Flea Mark...
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1982 Donruss M*A*S*H - 1982 Donruss M*A*S*H: Klinger and Colonel Potter, two of the mainstays of the M*A*S*H TV series that ran for 11 seasons. I'm a big fan of this series. I...
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Mask Miscellany - Just a bunch of mask binder additions to start the week. Some of my faves are ones where the card is that of the non-netminder in the photo. Karel Vejmel...
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From the Favorites Box: Shigeru Takada, 1976 JCM17 Multicolor #11 - About a year and a half ago, I shared an image of a vintage Japanese baseball card. It featured Shigeru Takada, one of the many stars on the dominant Yomiu...
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How Should You Invest in Cards? - Here’s Two Things to Know if You Invest in Cards Earlier this week, I was a guest on the XM Radio talk show NHL Morning Skate LIVE, talking about hockey ...
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A Quick Tumble Down The 1974 Topps Stamps Rabbit Hole - I recently noticed that the 1974 Topps Stamp of Clay Kirby shows him with the Padres while his 1974 Topps card has him airbrushed into a Reds cap. That go...
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Mystery Chinese cards - Back in November of 2023 I went to an antique mall in North Carolina and grabbed a pack of a mystery NBA set. I finally found where I had put them and o...
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Scoring from My Dealer - I bought a binder of junk era cards at a yard sale. Well, more like a driveway sale, but anyway... Let's look at some highlights. - The Mc...
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Scoreboard! - I am a construction lawyer. I have been for over 26 years now. In 2007, I got involved with the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, first...
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Big trip, big cards - I was recently out of town for 9 days in the Denver area. Just another excuse for not posting often! I was coaching my 14u travel softball team in the b...
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2023 Leaf Draft Football - Here's something I must have unearthed from one of those repack boxes, as there's no chance I'd intentionally buy a modern Leaf product. This is another ...
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A Holiday Weekend PWE Round-Up - *Fun things come in small envelopes.* It's time for another round of small trade envelopes and things of that nature. This bunch is pretty baseball (an...
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CC: CMYK - We're still doing this, huh? Any by this, I mean this blog, which hasn't been updated since January. And by this I also mean that I'm finding CC Sabathia...
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WALLET CARD - A Mello-Minty Smile - 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...
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Updating a 10-Year-Old Post: My Roy Campanella Rookie Looks Different - Ten and a half years ago I posted about acquiring a grail Roy Campanella card: his 1949 Bowman Rookie. I was absolutely thrilled to land it and since I hav...
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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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Kick Up Your Feet - 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...
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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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