GOTTA POST YOUR Ls TOO

 I'M ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE AGAIN NOW SO THIS IS MAYBE THE LAST PURCHASE FROM THE CANADIAN DIME BOX JOINT FOR A WHILE UNLESS I REALLY DECIDE TO FOCUS ON SOME SET BUILDING. I CAN VISIT REAL LIVE DIME BOXES IN PERSON NOW OR AT LEAST I'LL BE ABLE TO ONCE I GET OVER THE NASTY COLD I GOT WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 18 MONTHS. IT'S A SHAME TOO BECAUSE THE LAST PACKAGE I GOT WAS A LITTLE UNDERWHELMING FOR VARIOUS REASONS

ONE THING I DECIDED TO DO WAS PICK UP 5 OF THE RANDOM BASKETBALL DOLLAR PACKS TO APPROXIMATE OPENING ONE OF THE WALGREENS FIVE DOLLA JUNK BOXES. 75 CARDS FOR $5. YOU DON'T GET THE RANDOM PACK OF HOOPS OR THE 1:4 CHANCE AT A LAUNDRY SWATCH BUT WHAT THE HECK, THE FIRST PACK I GOT WAS FANTASTIC, WHY NOT TRY AGAIN. WORST CASE SCENARIO THE PACKS ARE ALL 100% JUNK WAX COMMONS AND I AT LEAST GET A LITTLE FUN OPENING UP SOME NEW STUFF. WELL, THE WORST CASE SCENARIO ACTUALLY HAPPENED BUT IT'S WORTH SHOWING OFF THE AFTERMATH. HERE'S THE RESULTS OF ALL FIVE PACKS SORTED BY PRODUCT

1990-91 FLEER - 4 CARDS

GOT: FRED ROBERTS, TY CORBIN, TRENT TUCKER, SIDNEY GREEN

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? NAH

I COMPLETED THIS SET IN A PREVIOUS ORDER SO TIME TO COMPLETE A SECOND SET??!?!??

1990-91 FLEER - 5 CARDS

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GOT: ERIC LECKNER, DON CHENEY, DREAM, TY CORBIN, TRAVIS MAYS

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? NOPE

ANOTHER SET I COMPLETED A WHILE BACK. NO WORRIES, THE HAKEEM WAS MAYBE THE BIGGEST STAR IN THE BUNCH AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE OLD FLEER CARDS BEFORE THEY ALL TURNED GLOSSY

1994-95 - 5 CARDS

GOT: ANTHONY BOWIE, HORACE GRANT, TREE ROLLINS, BRIAN SHAW, BROOKS THOMPSON

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? UH UH

THIS ONE IS SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING AS I STILL NEED A HANDFUL OF CARDS FROM THE SECOND SERIES OF THIS SET AND THESE WERE ALL FROM THAT SET AND I DIDN'T NEED NONE OF EM. ALSO THEY ARE ALL MAGIC CARDS WHICH MAKES IT LOOKS LIKE THE GUY WAS JUST PULLING CARDS FROM OLD SETS IN ORDER TO PUT TOGETHER THESE PACKS. TREE ROLLINS IS COOL THO

1997-98 FLEER - 5 CARDS

GOT: BRENT BARRY, GREG MINOR, DALE DAVIS, STEPH'S DAD, KENDALL GILL

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? YES! BARRY, MINOR AND DAVIS

YEAAAAAAH 97-98 FLEER IS A WONDERFUL SET. TRADING CARDS THAT FEEL LIKE PAPER AND NOT PLASTIC. GOT THREE I NEEDED FOR SETS WHICH MAKES ME VERY HAPPY

1992-93 FLEER ULTRA - 5 CARDS

GOT: KEVIN BROOKS, LAPHONSO ELLIS, SCOTT HASTINGS, ROBERT PACK, BRYANT STITH

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? NOT SURE, NO WANTLIST FOR ULTRA

WHILE I LIKE FLEER ULTRA I DO NOT LIKE IT ENOUGH TO BE BOTHERED WITH MAKING A WANTLIST FOR IT SO I HAVE NO IDEA IF I NEED THESE OR NOT. ONCE AGAIN ALL FIVE CARDS - ONE PER REPACK - ARE FROM THE SAME TEAM THIS TIME THE NUGGETS. TWO ROOKIE CARDS OF LAPHONSO AND BRYANT STITH AND SCOTTIE HASTINGS AINT BAD

1994-95 FLAIR - 4 CARDS

GOT: VLADE DIVAC, RONY SEIKALY, DOUG WEST, DAN MAJERLIE

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? PROBABLY

DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST IN FLAIR. THE FRONTS ARE TOO BUSY, THE BACKS ARE UNREADABLE AND THE BIG INITIAL SHIELD LOOKS DOOFY. THE PLAYER SELECTION IS DECENT AT LEAST

1989-90 HOOPS - 5 CARDS

GOT: RON ANDERSON, DEL HARRIS, REGGIE WILLIAMS, DICK VERSACE, JAY HUMPHRIES

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? SADLY, NO

HOOPS! THE BEST HOOPS SET.  DIDN'T NEED ANY OF THESE AND GOT TWO COACHES. I AM DISSAPOINT

1990-91 HOOPS - 5 CARDS

GOT: ALEXANDER VOLKOV, JOHN MORTON, CHRIS MULLIN, SHERMAN DOUGLAS, DANA BARROS

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM?  NO

ANOTHER O-FER. AT LEAST THIS TIME THERE ARE FOUR ROOKIES AND A STAR BUT NO MURDERERS OR JORDAN CAMEOS

1993-94 HOOPS SCOOPS - 1 CARD

GOT: TIM HARDAWAY

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM?  I THINK SO?

THE ONLY INSERT CARD IN FIVE PACKS. THERE WERE THREE IN THE FIRST ONE SO IT ALL EVENS OUT I GUESS. I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT ON THE INNOVATIVE PHOTO ANGLE BUT THESE OVER THE BASKET SHOTS ALWAYS LOOK DOOFY TO ME

1990-91 SKYBOX - 5 CARDS

GOT: MAURICE CHEEKS, STUART GRAY, CHARLOTTE HORNETS, CLEVELAND CAVALIERS, DALLAS MAVERICKS

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? YES! NEEDED THE CAVS CHECKLIST

YEEEEEEEESSSSSS. I LOVE THIS SET SO MUCH AND I DIDN'T BUY ENOUGH OF SERIES TWO BACK IN THE DAY AND IT'S WAY TOO LATE FOR ME TO GET A BOX OF THE STUFF BECAUSE IT PROBABLY COSTS 4 FIGURES NOW. I ESPECIALLY LOVE THE LOGO CARDS AND I GOT THREE OF THEM PLUS A HALL OF FAMER. BIG WIN

1992-93 SKYBOX - 1 CARD

GOT: DETROIT PISTONS/ISIAH THOMAS

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? NOPE

SKYBOX DIALED WAY BACK ON THE CHEEZY COMPUTER GRAPHICS BY THIS TIME BUT THEY WERE STILL PRETTY COOL. I ALREADY HAVE THIS CARD BUT AT LEAST IT'S A GOOD PLAYER

1994 SKYBOX USA BASKETBALL- 1 CARD

GOT: INTERNATIONAL RULES

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? UUUUHHHH

B A S K E T B A L L   W O R L D

I DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO THE TEAM USA SETS BACK IN THE DAY BUT HAVE ACCIDTNALLY ACCUMULATED A BUNCH OF THEM ANYWAY. I MIRACULOUSLY AVOIDED GETTING A HALL OF FAMER AND INSTEAD GOT A LOOMING BOUNCY EARTH

1992-93 TOPPS - 5 CARDS

GOT: KENNY GATTISON, PETE CHILCUTT, JOE KLEINE, SIDNEY GREEN, BRIAN WILLIAMS

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? NAH

ANOTHER SET I THINK I RECENTLY COMPLETED SO MOARER DOUBLES. THE BRIAN WILLIAMS CARD FEATURING HIS EPIC BATTLE WITH MANUTE BOL IS FANTASTIC

1996-97 TOPPS - 5 CARDS

GOT: TYUS EDNEY, ISAIAH RIDER, ARMON GILLIAM, POPEYE JONES, GREG ANTHONY

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM?  YES! EVERYONE BUT ISAIAH

1996-97 TOPPS AKA THE KOBE SET. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE I NEED A TON OF FROM SERIES 2 AND I GOT FOUR OF EM! WISH MY SUCCESS RATE WAS HALF THIS GOOD WITH THE REST OF THE CARDS

1991-92 UPPER DECK - 5 CARDS

GOT: DANNY MANNING, ALVIN ROBERTSON, KEVIN WILLIS, JERROD MUSTAF, CHARLES JONES

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? NUH UH

THIS SET IS WEIRD BECAUSE I'VE BOUGHT A TON, I STILL NEED A TON AND YET I ALREADY HAVE ALL THESE. VERY FEW HAWKS IN THESE PACKS SO KEVIN WILLIS IS APPRECIATED

1993-94 UPPER DECK- 4 CARDS

GOT: KEN WILLIAMS, DARNELL MEE, GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? NO RACKINFRACKIT

I BARELY HAVE ANY 93-94 UD SERIES 2 AND I GOT ALL THESE #$%#* %!#@%!!!

1994-95 COLLECTOR'S CHOICE SILVER PARALLEL - 5 CARDS

GOT: DANNY MANNING, MARK PRICE, REGGIE MILLER, NICK VAN EXEL, VIN BAKER

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM? SURE, I GUESS?

PARALLEL CARDS! JUST WHAT EVERY SET COLLECTOR WANTS. THESE ARE ALL GOOD PLAYERS EVEN THOUGH DANNY MANNING CAN GO JUMP IN A LAKE

2019-20 DONRUSS - 5 CARDS

GOT: DONOVAN MITCHELL, RICKY RUBIO, BRADLEY BEAL, TROY BROWN JR., THOMAS BRYANT

DID I NEED ANY OF THEM?  YES! EVERY ONE!

I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY NEW BASKETBALL CARDS IN OVER 18 MONTHS SO ANY AND ALL RECENT CARDS ARE GLADLY WELCOME. TWO LEGIT STARS TOO! MOAR NEW DONRUSS PLEASE

SO OUT OF FIVE REPACKS I GOT ABOUT ONE PACK WORTH OF CARDS I NEEDED FOR SETS AND A HANDFUL OF STARS. NOT GREAT, BUT IF WE'RE BEING HONEST NOT MUCH WORSE THAN WHAT YOU'D FIND IN A FAIRFIELD BOX. PLUS I WANTED TO OPEN SOME 'PACKS' AND I DID AND I HAD SOME FUN. SPENDING MY NEXT FIVE BUX ON SOMETHING GOOD THOUGH 

BLACK FRIDAY COMC PICKUPS - PART 8: EINSTEIN?

IT'S RARE YOU FIND THE PERFECT CARD BUT SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES

1967 TOPPS WHO AM I? - ALBERT EINSTEIN

TOPPS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ENAMOURED WITH WEIRD GIMMICKS. ONE OF THEIR FIRST TRADING CARD SETS REQUIRED YOU TO WET THE FRONT OF THE CARD WITH THE WRAPPER AND 'DEVELOP' THE PICTURE BY PUTTING IT IN SUNLIGHT. THERE'S BEEN STICKERS, STAMPS, FOLD-INS, POSTERS, PUZZLES, COMICS, DIE CUTS, COINS, AND ALL MANNER OF OTHER GIMMICKS INCLUDING SCRATCH OFF PRINTING. NOWADAYS SCRATCH-OFF MEANS LOTTERY TICKETS OR MAYBE REVEALING AN AMAZON GIFT CARD CODE. BACK IN THE DAY TOPPS USED THE TECHNOLOGY ON THE 1970-71 SCRATCH-OFF GAME SETS, ON INSTANT WIN CARDS IN THE 80S AND 90S AND EVEN USED THE GIMMICK IN THE 1980-81 TOPPS HOCKEY SET TO MAKE STOOPID AMERICANS GUESS THE NAME OF THE PLAYERS ON THE CARDS. ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES IT WAS USED ON A TRADING CARD SET WAS IN THE 1967 WHO AM I? SET WHERE A PICTURE OF A HISTORICAL FIGURE WAS OBSCURED WITH A SCRATCH-OFFABLE TRIVIA QUESTION AND RIDICULOUS DISGUISE. THE KID COULD EITHER SCRATCH OFF ALL THE SILVER STUFF TO SEE THE CARD NAME AND IMAGE OR THEY COULD LEAVE IT PRISTINE AND HIDE IT AWAY IN A BOX FOR 50 YEARS AND GET IT GRADED BY PSA AND MAKE A LOTTA MONEY. OCCASIONALLY THE KID WOULD HALF-ASS IT AND LEAVE A BUNCH OF THE SCRATCHY GOOP STILL ON THE CARD. THANK GOD FOR LAZY KIDS

I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS SET FROM A BLOG POST ON BEN HENRY'S BASEBALL CARD BLOG A BILLION YEARS AGO AND IMMEDIATELY WANTED ONE. I CANNOT FIND THE ORIGINAL POST BUT HE DID ANOTHER WHO AM I? POST IN 2016 THAT IS FANTASTIC. UNFORTUNATELY I GOT THE WHO AM I? SET MIXED UP WITH THE 1952 LOOK 'N SEE SET SOMEHOW WHICH HAD IT'S OWN RED CELLOPHANE HIDDEN IMAGE GIMMICK AND NO SCRATCH OFF AT ALL. AFTER COLLECTING A FEW OF THESE CARDS AND WONDERING WHY I'D NEVER SEEN ONE OF THE 52S WITH THE SCRATCH OFF STUFF INTACT I FINALLY FIGURED OUT I WAS A DOPE. I DIDN'T HAVE ONE OF THESE CARDS AT ALL! I SCROUNGED ALL MY USUAL VINTAGE NON-SPORTS DEALERS (ALL TWO OF THEM) AND FOUND NONE, SCRATCHED OR UNSCRATCHED. THEN LAST BLACK FRIDAY I REMEMBERED THE SET AND CHECKED COMC TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS IN MY PRICE RANGE. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE GIVES A SHIT ABOUT VINTAGE NON-SPORTS! THERE WERE PLENTY OF CRUMMY CARDS AVAILABLE FOR CHEAP! THE BEST OF THE LOT WAS THIS ONE. ALBERT EINSTEIN IS AN S-TIER NON-SPORTS SUBJECT NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. HE'S BECOME AN ICON OF POP CULTURE LIKE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY OR THE MONA LISA. EVEN BABIES KNOW E=MC SQUARED. A MINT UNSCRATCHED COPY WOULD PROBABLY COST MORE THAN MY ENTIRE ORDER BUT THIS SLOPPILY SCRITCHED MESS WAS NOT ONLY IN MY BUDGET BUT I CAN STILL SEE MOST OF AL'S WEIRD SCRATCH-OFF HIPPIE DISGUISE. THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!

AGAIN I WILL SAY, THANK GOD FOR ROTTEN LITTLE KIDS WHO DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF THEIR CARDS