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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Unearthing a small sample of shiny finds

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I’m kind of surprised when there are other collectors makin’ whoopee at the bulk boxes at a card show - I tend to assume the low end bins a...
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Friday, April 21, 2023

2023 Series 1 Topps Super Box recap

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I didn't know what this was and it maybe the last thing I needed, but I was influenced by a TikTok clip to pick up a couple - it was st...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Angels Opening Day starters - 2023 edition

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I finally put together my cards for the 2023 season, which started three weeks ago - originally I was going to use non-Angels cards of Bran...
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Sunday, April 16, 2023

Some cheap thrills with a junk box of cards

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At a card show I go to, I ended up picking up one of the odd junk boxes [varying sizes, but I got one of 800-count ones, marked $3] - piled...
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Friday, April 07, 2023

New loose card project adds

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Off random card show rummages in the bulk boxes - these dime cards [in this instance] tease some cheap thrills when I come across them, sin...
Tuesday, April 04, 2023

Card show pickups - The rest of the mess

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I've ended up intermittently posting about what I got [like the Miguel Tejada card] - these aren't the better cards or anything, ju...
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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Card show pickup - Miguel Tejada

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No one is looking for a Miguel Tejada card in 2023, but I found this in a dollar box and after being one of the 'last cuts' in a pre...
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Thursday, March 23, 2023

A new loose card project for myself?

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I have my mini-collections and then there might be other off-shoot card projects - that randomly sprout up from random ideas and inspiratio...
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Card show pickups - Matt Holliday

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I picked up a couple of [dollar] rookies of the former big league slugger and while a non-geographic player for me - I don't think I ev...
Sunday, March 19, 2023

Card show pickups - Angels material

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Off a seller, these are [dollar] Angel cards are ones I ended up making keepers - maybe I'm content to squirrel a few Angels here and t...
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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Card show pickups - shiny Panini

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Off a seller, these [dollar] cards are ones I might have left in his box back in January, but might have had another chance to flag down whe...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Card show pickups - Manny Ramirez

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'Manny' is an ' iffy ' guy to collect in the 'here and now,' where I wouldn't know what to do with his miscellan...
Friday, March 10, 2023

Some mini-collection odds and ends

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Maybe I was feeling idle, so I wanted to see if I can knock out some scratch the itch cards - nothing high brow, but maybe a mix of cards t...
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Thursday, March 09, 2023

2023 Topps oversized box toppers pickups

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I was watching a YouTuber go through some of newest hauls and he showed off one of these cards - I didn't know what they were, but they...
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Friday, March 03, 2023

TTM autographs received: Jack Brohamer

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The former big league second baseman is apparently the only player in the game's history to hit a home run wearing uniform shorts - he ...
Wednesday, March 01, 2023

2023 Topps team runs completed

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One of the loose card projects I work on is trying to get a flagship Topps card from all the MLB teams over the past 45 years - that may on...
Friday, February 24, 2023

2023 Topps Series 1 hit - James Outman auto

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Go figure, I finally get lured by a mass email to finally buy something through Larry Fritsch Cards , which was a hobby box of 2023 Topps -...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Featured autograph - Matt Moore

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I picked this up because he was just signed by the Angels and figure a cheap certified autograph would be an easy add to my all-time autogra...
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Friday, February 17, 2023

TTM autographs received: Todd Zeile

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I got a response from a request I sent to the former big at the end of October 2022 - I wasn't sure if he really signed TTM [maybe he ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

TTM autographs received: Ross Baumgarten

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The former big league lefty signed my cards in about three weeks - for most part, it doesn't matter as long as I get a card inked up, b...