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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

1998 Topps Interleague Match-Ups Mystery Finest Jim Edmonds #ILM14

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I tried to microwave a UV era Topps insert card from the 1990s with a mystery peel for 10 seconds - I wanted to see if I could loosen the a...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Rummaging for some old school material

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Card shows are a mixed bag where you can a have a good number of tables in a seemingly nice [hotel] venue - yet it's not 20 or 30 years...
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Sunday, December 22, 2024

2024 Topps Stadium Club Lawrence Butler RC #265

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I picked this card up because it pictures the Oakland Athletics star rookie attempting to track a fly ball down by the wall - I love the si...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

TTM autographs received: Sid Fernandez

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I have not kept up with TTMs through the past year, but occasionally see a success posted [on social media] that intrigues me - especially ...
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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Some junk wax era finds at the card show

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When I go to a card show, maybe I have delusions that I'm going to come away with an important card in either value and/or sentiment - ...
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Monday, November 04, 2024

Teasing some low end finds from a show

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At the recent card show date I was at, I stumbled upon a seller who had quarter bins set out from a bigger card show I went to over the summ...
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Monday, October 28, 2024

2024 Topps Update blaster recap

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Pack one #US35 Jonatan Clase RC #US40 Nate Pearson #US205 Seiya Suzuki / Shota Imanaga, Chicago Cubs - Veteran Combos subset #US104 D...
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Sunday, October 06, 2024

A couple of retail value packs of 2024 Donruss

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I have not busted anything unopened for the longest time where I just don't do it anymore - especially at the retail, big box store le...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Some online rummages - the deeper cuts

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Maybe I have not dwelled too much on doing a round up for a bigger order of cards that comes from online purchase - but it's kind of a ...
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Some online scavenging - the gimmes

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I don't want to say I'm paying some kind of premium to fuel the illusion of engaging with someone else on social media in a more mea...
Friday, September 20, 2024

Shohei Ohtani marches onto greater heights

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He's not a ride-or-die guy for me anymore, but I had to get a copy [on eBay] of Shohei Ohtani's Topps Now card commemorating his 50 ...
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Monday, September 09, 2024

Card show finds - Miscellaneous dollar box pulls

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For card shows I have to pay some type of entrance fee / premium for upfront, before even spending money at actual seller tables - is it a f...
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Thursday, September 05, 2024

Card show finds - Miscellaneous vintage #2

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I'm not so well versed in vintage cards, where it is sort of a 'no-context' collecting theme for me - but to follow in other co...
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