REMEMBER WHEN Q USED TO BE A COOL LETTER, I HATE THIS CENTURY
Quantifying a Quintet of Quarter Box Qards
REALLY STRETCHING FOR THIS ONE. I HAD COMPLETELY LOST ANY BLOGGING ACUMEN I EVER HAD BY THIS POINT
ORIGINAL SAVE DATE 4/09/2015
I HAD SUCH GOOD INTENTIONS AND IT ALL WENT TO SHIT. EDITOR'S NOTE: I AM STILL BARELY ALIVE AND NOT AT ALL REFRESHED. I DID HAVE A GOOD DAY AT THE QUARTER BOXES FIVE YEARS AGO THOUGH. WHY I CHOSE TO SCAN FIVE GROUPS OF FIVE CARDS EACH WHEN GROUPS OF FIVE CARDS DO NOT SCAN WELL IS BEYOND ME
BARVES DEPT:
HEYWARDS! SHINY SHINY HEYWARDS, BOUGHT RIGHT AFTER HE GOT DUMPED TO THE CARDINALS AND HAD A CAREER YEAR. OH WELL SHINY HEYWARDS STILL MAKE ME HAPPY, EVEN IF THEY ARE CUBS CARDS NOW. I CLEANED UP ON THESE QUARTER CARDS, THAT CHROME IS EVEN A REFRACTOR. I ALSO GOT A CARD OF THAT OTHER GUY, FRANKLIN FELDMAN OR SOMETHING. I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM
OH YAH M V P BAY BEE COVID CHAMPION
90S SHINY DEPT:
IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY COOL 90S INSERTS ARE LANGUISING IN QUARTER BOXES. OR WERE AT LEAST, BEFORE LOCKDOWN BOREDOM DREW A BUNCHA NOOBS INTO THE MARKET BUYING UP EVERYTHING. WILL QUARTER BOXES EVEN EXIST WHEN IT'S SAFE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE? WILL I? I HOPE I GET TO SCROUNGE SOME COOL SHINIES NEXT YEAR BUT I'M NOT HOPEFUL. THE ONLY NON-INSERT IS THE DIT CUT CROWN COLLECTION CHIPPER WHICH IMAY AS WELL BE AN INSERT.
THE OTHERS INCLUDE:
A SPORTS ILLUSTRATED TONY GWYNN ROAD TO COOPERSTOWN INSERT THAT IS VERY HOLOFOILY. I HAVE NO IDEA WHICH OF THE THREE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SETS IT'S FROM
UPPER DECK THEN & NOW ACTUAL HOLOGRAMY CARD OF RYNE SANDBERG. HE LOOKS GREAT IN A PHILLIES UNI
KIRBY PUCKETT UPPER DECK IOOSS COLLECTION. I WANT TO BUILD THIS SET BUT THESE BUGGERS ARE HARD FOR ME TO FIND FOR SOME REASON
FLEER ULTRA POWER PLUS A-ROD BEFORE EVERYONE HATED HIM. THIS ONE IS HOLOFOILY AND EMBOSSED. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF POWER PLUS WAS ONE OF THE HARDER INSERTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND I HAVE NO TIME TO LOOK IT UP. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT VALUE AND SCARCITY, JUST ENJOY HALL OF FAME SHINY
AND A-ROD IS A FUCKING HALL OF FAMER. IT MIGHT BE AFTER HE'S DEAD SINCE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE M.O. OF HALL GATEKEEPERS FOR PEOPLE THEY DON'T LIKE BUT HE'LL BE IN THERE EVENTUALLY SO NO SASS
MOSTLY FAKE OLD DEPT:
I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO CATEGORIZE THESE. LEGEND SET, RETRO SET, NUMBERED SP FROM A WANNABE RETRO SET, ACTUAL OLD CARD AND STRAIGHT UP REPRINT.
FLEER GREATS WAS A SUPER BRAND AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THIS 59 TED WILLIAMS DESIGN STEALING SET IS PRETTY COOL LOOKING. CAN'T GO WRONG WITH ANY CARD OF SATCHEL PAIGE
UPPER DECK ORIGINS WAS A GODDAMN TRAINWRECK THOUGH. GOOFY HIGH END GREEN BORDERS SURROUNDING ANCIENT CARD DESIGNS PACKAGED IN A SPENDY TIN OR SOMETHING. JUST NOT GREAT AT ALL. I WAS INSANE FOR RETRO CRAP AND EVEN I WAS LIKE WTF IS THIS MESS. MIKE SCHMIDT OLD JUDGE CARD THO
DONRUSS CLASSICS WAS HIGH CLASS FOR BROKE PEOPLE. ALL SILVER BORDERS EVERYWHERE LIKE IT WAS 1991 LEAF AND THE BASE SET HAD SERIAL NUMBERED CARDS SO SETS WERE IMPOSSIBLE AND COMMONS WERE TRASH. HOWEVER, BO JACKSON SERIAL NUMBER
I USED TO LIKE 67 TOPPS BETTER THEN 66 TOPPS BUT NOW THAT'S REVERSED SOMEHOW BUT I'M NOT SUPER CRAZY ABOUT EITHER ONE IF I'M BEING HONEST. MICKEY LOLICH WAS A GREAT PITCHER AND WAS SOMEHOW IN A QUARTER BOX BECAUSE NO ONE CARES ABOUT SOLID PITCHERS ANYMORE LIKE DAVE STEIB AND TIM HUDSON. WHO CARES, GIMME DA PITCHERS
THIS '33 LAJOIE REPRINT IS THE ONE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN A CARD COLLECTOR SET IN THE 80S AND HAS BRIGHT YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS ON THE BACK WITH INFO ABOUT THE CARD ON IT. THE CARD VALUE IS LISTED AT $7500 IF THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF HOW OLD THE CARD IS. IT'S PRACTICALLY VINTAGE ITSELF
THIRD BASE DEPT:
DUDE AT THE SHOW ALWAYS HAS A QUARTER BOX WITH LOTS OF RANDOM STUFF IN IT. HE'S ALWAYS REFILLING IT WAS WHATEVER JUNK HE HAS LYING AROUND AND SOMETIMES HE GRABS FROM THE NOT-JUNK PILE. YES, i GOT VINTAGE BEAT-UP BRETTS FOR A QUARTER EACH. TWENTY CENTS, REALLY SINCE THEY ARE FIVE FOR A BUCK. THE 80S SCHMIDTS WERE JUST A BONUS
1960 SET DEPT:
YAY 1960 TOPPS! I'VE LOVED THIS SET SINE I GOT A SMALL PILE OF EXTREMELY TRASHED COMMONS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID INCLUDING TONY TAYLOR AND RAY SADECKI. THE BRIGHT COLORS, UNIQUE HORIZONTAL DESIGN WITH TONS OF PORTRAITS AND COOL OLD-TIMEY LOGOS MAKE ME HAPPY. I SNAGGED EVERY ONE I COULD FIND WITH A .25 WRITTEN ON THE PENNY SLEEVE ALTHOUGH IN FULL DISCLOSURE ONE OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN .35. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I COULD HAVE GOTTEM ZIM FOR A QUARTER. OLD ME MAY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DECIEVE YOU. BUT MAYBE NOT, THIS SELLER OFTEN HAS SUPER CHEAP VINTAGE. IM VERY TIRED NOW SO I'M GOING TO STOP TYPING AND NOT EVEN BOTHER EDITING. LET ME KNOW ABOUT ALL THE TYPOS AND AWKWARD PHRASING
THE TREE'S REALLY STARTING TO GET FILLED UP
HO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM
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