ONLINE DIMEBOX BLASTER - PART 15

 WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END BUT WE HAVE ONE MORE BIT OF UTTER CHAOS IN STORE FOR YOU

2019 UPPER DECK GOODWIN CHAMPIONS PETE WEBER

CATEGORY - MEME

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? I AM!!!

WHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE SAID

2017 PRESTIGE COLIN KAEPERNICK

CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR

I DON'T THINK I OPENED A SINGLE PACK OF FOOTBALL CARDS DURING COLIN'S ENTIRE CAREER SO I NEVER GOT ONE OF HIS CARDS BY ACCIDENT AND BY THE TIME I DECIDED I WANTED ONE ON PURPOSE I COULDN'T FIND THEM ANYWHERE. THIS NICE LOOKING PRESTIGE CARD POPPED UP IN A SEARCH AND NOW I FINALLY GOT ONE. NFL CAN STILL FUCK OFF THOUGH. AND NOW: TWO MORE FOOTBALL CARDS

2021 SCORE EDDIE GEORGE RED PARALLEL

CATEGORY: INSERT? I GUESS

I LIVED IN NASHVILLE FOR FIVE MINUTES BACK WHEN I STILL LIKED FOOTBALL AND WAS AN EDDIE GEORGE ENJOYER. I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THIS IF IT WAS JUST A BASE CARD THOUGH. THIS ONE HAS RED FOIL AND BORDERS! WHICH MEANS NOTHING BUT THERE'S A TINY BUT OF RED IN THE TITANS LOGO SO THE CARD LOOKS REALLY GREAT

1988 TOPPS NEAL ANDERSON

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

I AM VERY NEARLY FINISHED WITH THE 1988 TOPPS FOOTBALL SET EXCEPT FOR THAT CARD. WHICH MEANS I MIGHT AS WELL NOT HAVE ANY CARDS FROM THE SET. THIS DIFFERENT ROOKIE RUNNING BACK CARD KNOCKS OFF ONE OF THE VERY FEW OTHER CARDS OFF MY WANTLIST WHICH IS A GOOD THING. I COULD EASILY BUY SEVERAL OF THAT BO ROOKIE WITH THE MONEY I'VE DROPPED ON ALL THIS JUNK BUT IT'S FUN TO COMPLAIN

1993 UPPER DECK TOM BRUNANSKY, PAUL O'NEILL HOMERUN HEROES

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, INSERT

REMEMBER THOISE DUCK'S DUGOUT DOLLAR BOX POSTS WHERE I PASSED UP ON THE UPPER DECK HOME RUN HEROES CARDS TWICE? GOOD THING I DID THAT EH??

1996-97 COLLECTOR'S CHOICE TRICARD PANEL BJ ARMSTRONE, TIM HARDAWAY, STEVE SMITH

CATEGORY - INSERT

I LOVE THESE TRI-CARD INSERTS, AS I SAID ABOUT 10 POSTS AGO WITH THAT CLASSIC INSERTS. THERE USED TO BE A BUNCH OF THESE LISTED ON THE SITE BUT I WAS LAZY AND DIDN'T CHECK MY BASKETBALL UPPER DECK BOX TO SEE WHICH ONES I ALREADY HAD. NOW THEY ARE OFF THE SITE PROBABLY FOREVER. MANY MISSED OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SITE BUT THEN AGAIN I AIN'T MADE OF MONEY, EVEN FOR FREE CARDS

2001 MARVEL RECHARGE CCG THE WITCHES

CATEGORY - NON-SPORT

TECHNICALLY ANOTHER TRIPLE CARD AND ABSOLUTELY THE MOST NON-ESSENTIAL CARD I'VE PICKED UP FROM THE SITE EVER. I DON'T LIKE MARVEL, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY THIS GAME, I DON'T KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE. I LOVE WITCHES THOUGH AND I LIKE A NICE COLLECTION OF WEIRD SISTERS EVEN IF I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR DEAL IS. TERRY PRATCHETT'S WYRD SISTERS, THE MASCOTS OF DC'S THE WITCHING HOUR AND NEIL GAIMAN'S THE KINDLY ONES ARE MORE MY SPEED BUT I'LL TAKE THE MARVEL VERSIONS IN A PINCH

2005 ZENITH AUBREY HUFF RED HOT

CATEGORY - INSERT

AUBREY HUFF SUCKS, AND NOT JUST FOR GAME 4 OF THE 2010 NLDS. DUFEX INSERTS DO NOT, AND THIS IS A PRETTY LOOKING CARD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS

2013 PINNACLE MARK REYNOLDS SWING FOR THE FENCES

CATEGORY - INSERT

I DON'T KNOW OF ANY MARK REYNOLDS SCANDALS, THANK GOODNESS. THIS IS ANOTHER PANINI PINNACLE (PANINNICLE?) CARD I REALLY LIKE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN WOOD GRAIN ON ACETATE CARDS BEFORE AND IT LOOKS GREAT. EVEN BETTER THAN DUFEX

UP NEXT - THE FINALE! FINISHING UP SENSIBLY

ONLINE DIMEBOX BLASTER - PART 13

 THIS POST HAS MORE COHESION THAN THE LAST ONE BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT DEEPLY STRANGE. CASE IN POINT:

1992 NAC BRANSON ON STAGE SHOJI TABUCHI

CATEGORY - NON-SPORT

PROBABLY THE ODDEST AND DEFINITELY THE MOST OBSCURE CARD IN THE LOT, BUT THIS ONE LEGIT MEANS SOMETHING TO ME. STORY TIME: A FRIEND OF MINE INTRODUCED ME TO THE RED LETTER MEDIA MR. PLINKETT STAR WARS REVIEWS. THEY WERE AWESOME AND I STARTED WATCHING ALL THEIR REVIEWS. MY FAVORITE SHOW OF THEIRS IS BEST OF THE WORST WHERE THEY WATCH THE CRUMMIEST SHIT THEY CAN FIND AND MAKE FUN OF IT. ON SOME OF THE SHOWS THEY PICK THE MOVIES RANDOMLY USING THE "WHEEL OF THE WORST" AND WATCH JUST VILE AWFUL CRAP LIKE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS, DIRECT TO VHS CASH-IN SLOP AND STRAIGHT UP SCAMS. ONE EPISODE FEATURED A JAPANESE GUY WITH AN ACT IN BRANSON, MISSOURI. IT WAS GREAT! SHOJI WON BEST OF THE WORST! SOME TIME LATER MY FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT HOW HIS GRANDMOTHER HAD A WEIRD VIDEOTAPE SHE LOVED TO WATCH ABOUT JAPANESE GUY WITH AN ACT IN BRANSON, MISSOURI. IT WAS THE SAME TAPE THEY WATCHED ON THAT SHOW WE LIKED! MY HEAD ASPLODE! I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS A GOOD STORY, JUST THAT IT MEANT SOMETHING TO ME. NOW I HAVE A CARD THAT REMINDS ME OF MY FRIEND THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE THE PLAGUE HAPPENED. I SHOULD REMEDY THAT

2020 ALLEN & GINTER WILSHIRE GRAND CENTER REACH THE SKY

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, NON-SPORT

I LOVE ALLEN & GINTER AND I LOVE ALLEN & GINTER INSERTS AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE OR HOW TO GET THEM NOW THAT I DON'T BUY AN ASSLOAD OF PACKS ANYMORE. THEY FLY OFF THE SITE QUICK BUT I MANAGED TO GET A FEW SOMEHOW! I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY ABOUT IT THOUGH - THIS IS A BUILDING. I THINK MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE INSERTS WHERE THE BACKGROUNDS ARE CONTINUOUS BUT THIS IS MY FIRST ONE

2020 ALLEN & GINTER SILO DOWN ON THE FARM

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, NON-SPORT

YAY! MORE GINTER! THIS IS A GRAIN SILO. DID YOU KNOW THE DUST IN A GRAIN SILO IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE? AND POCKETS OF AIR CAN BUILD UP IN THE GRAIN MAKING IT ACT LIKE QUICKSAND IF YOU STAND ON TOP OF IT? THESE THINGS ARE DEATHTRAPS!

2020 DECADE'S BEST PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

CATEGORY - INSERT

DICK ALLEN ON A 70S RETRO INSERT! THIS CARD COUNTS AS A CASE HIT FOR THE ONLINE BLASTER. ANOTHER INSERT TYPE CARD IS CHECKED OFF AS WELL ALTHOUGH I MIGHT WANT THIS ENTIRE SET

2022 CHRONICLES SPECTRA JOSE RAMIREZ HOLO PARALLEL

CATEGORY - CHROINICLES

I AM SLOWLY WORKING ON WIPING OUT THE CHRONICLES CARDS FROM THE SITE. (I DIDN'T BUT I GOT ENOUGH) I PICKED UP ALL THE REALLY GOOD ONES UP RIGHT AWAY LIKE THIS SHINY CARD OF JOSE RAMIREZ. THESE SPECTRA CARDS LOOK REALLY NICE WITH THE RIGHT COLOR SCHEME AND SOME HOLOFOIL. JOSE IS A LEGIT GREAT PLAYER AND HE MIGHT HAVE A CAREER IN BOXING AWAITING HIM AFTER HIS PLAYING DAYS

2020 ALLEN & GINTER 432 PARK AVENUE REACH THE SKY

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, NON-SPORT

WOOO! ANOTHER BUILDING! THE BACKGROUNDS DON'T MATCH UP BUT THEY ARE CARDS 3 AND 6. MAYBE CARD 2 4 5 OR 7 WILL SOLVE THIS MYSTERY. OR JUST LOOKING IT UP ONLINE? NAH, I'LL NEED THE ACTUAL CARDS. ONLY WAY TO MAKE SURE 

ALSO, IS IT JUST ME OR DOES THIS BUILDING LOOK REALLY RICKETY

1980 BASEBALL IMMORTALS HARRY HOOPER, THOMAS MCCARTHY, TOM YAWKEY

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

MOAR IMMORTALS! THESE ARE PROBABLY CONSIDERED COMMONS AS FAR AS HALL OF FAMERS CAN BE COMMON BUT YOU NEED ALL OF THOSE TO COMPLETE THE SET. THESE THREE HAVE A BOSTON THEME

HARRY HOOPER WON FOUR WORLD SERIES WITH THE RED SOX AND WAS ONE OF THE VERY FEW PLAYERS TO ONLY PLAY FOR BOTH THE RED SOX AND WHITE SOX THEIR ENTIRE CAREERS. HE WAS THE ONLY PLAYER BESIDES RICKEY HENDERSON TO HIT A LEADOFF HOMER IN BOTH GAMES OF A DOUBLE HEADER AND BOPPED TWO HOME RUNS IN A WORLD SERIES GAME ON MY NEGATIVE 57TH BIRTHDAY

TOMMY MCCARTHY WAS AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY STAR AND PLAYED FOR MY BRAVES BEANEATERS BASEBALL-REFERENCE KILLED THE BEANEATERS NICKNAME SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE ANYMORE. HIS STATS WEREN'T GREAT BY ANY STRETCH AND HE'S ONE OF THE GUYS THE STATHEADS POINT TO WHEN THEY START DISCUSSING CHUCKING PEOPLE OUT OF THE HALL OF FAME. HOWEVER, HE APPARENTLY EITHER INVENTED OR AT LEAST POPULARIZED THE HIT AND RUN AND STATS BE DAMNED THAT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT

EVERYTHING I'VE EVER READ ABOUT TOM YAWKEY HAS BEEN HORRIBLE AND I DO NOT WISH TO DISCUSS HIM AT THIS TIME. CARD NUMBER 173 HAS BEEN CHECKED OFF MY WANTLIST. IF THE STATHEADS REALLY WANT TO START CHUCKING PEOPLE MAYBE PEEP AT THE OWNERS AND COMMISSIONERS FIRST

1979 TCMA RENATA GALASSO ERNIE LOMBARDI

CATEGORY - ODDBALL

RENATA GALASSO CARDS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME IN MY LIFE. I DON'T HAVE NEARLY ENOUGH TO THINK ABOUT WORKING ON THE SET AND IF YOU ASK YOUR AVERAGE CARD DEALER IF THEY HAVE ANY YOU'LL GET A LOOK AS IF BLUE LOBSTERS JUST EMERGED FROM YOUR NOSTRILS WIELDING SWITCHBLADES BUT IF I CAN PICK ONE UP I WILL. ERNIE LOMBARDI SHOULD BE WAY MORE KNOWN THAN HE IS. HE WAS A LEGIT GREAT CATCHER, HAD A TOP-TIER NICKNAME (SCHNOZZ) AND WON BATTING TITLES DESPITE RUNNING SLOWER THAN I DO. HE WON THE BATTING TITLE AND MVP IN 1938, A WORLD SERIES RING IN 1940 AND A SECOND BATTING TITLE FOR MY BRAVES IN 1942. AND WAS COMPLETELY FUCKING IGNORED BY THE HALL OF FAME UNTIL HE WAS IN THE GROUND FOR A DECADE. READING ABOUT ERNIE'S STORY IS WHAT REALLY GOT ME RADICALIZED AGAINST THE HALL OF FAME VOTERS. SCHNOZZ DESERVED BETTER

UP NEXT - A CRAPLOAD OF INSERTS SPOILED BY A COUPLE OF CRUMMY BASE CARDS

ALSO:

THIS ISN'T SO MUCH AN ONLINE BLASTER AS AN ONLINE MEGA BOX. BY MY COUNT THERE ARE 36 MORE POSTS IN THIS BOX, HOPE YOU LIKE 'EM

ONLINE DIMEBOX BLASTER - PART 10

 THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO THEME TO THIS POST. WE'VE GOT CARDS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT SPORTS, TWO VERY DIFFERENT MOVIES, AND AN ACTUAL PAINTING. LET'S JUMP RIGHT INTO THE NONSENSE

1990 PACIFIC WIZARD OF OZ THE WINGED MONKEYS

CATEGORY - NON-SPORT, SUPERSTAR

I LOVE THE WIZARD OF OZ AND THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST AND MARGARET HAMILTON. WHEN I SAW THIS PACIFIC SET I HIT A CARD GALLERY TO FIND A CARD WITH A GOOD PICTURE OF THE WITCH. I WANTED A NICE CLOSE UP WHICH I DID NOT GET BUT WHEN I SAW THE FLYING MONKEY I WAS SOLD. WITCHY-POO IS LITERALLY MY TWITTER AVATAR SO THIS CARD SHOULDN'T BE A BIG SHOCK TO ANY OF YOU WHO FOLLOW ME ON THERE

2020 OPTIC MATT RYAN

CATEGORY - FALCONS

I DON'T LIKE THE FALCONS I SWEAR. I JUST DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MATT RYAN CARDS AND NOW THAT HIS CAREER IS OVER HE'S BASICALLY AS GOOD AS DAN MARINO. EVERYONE LOVES DAN, HE WAS IN ACE VENTURA! OR WAS IT THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. AT ANY RATE WHEN MATT RYAN STARS IN AN INAPPROPRIATE COMEDY FOR TEENS I'LL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH

1990 TOPPS MARK CLAYTON 1000 YARD CLUB

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

MOAR FEETSBAWL! I ACTUALLY NEED THIS CARD, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN NEED 1990 FOOTBALL CARDS. STILL WORKING ON PICKING OFF THESE 1000 YARD CLUB SETS AND MAKING SOME PROGRESS THANKS TO BASEBALLCARDSTORE.CA

1993 SKYBOX DEMOLITION MAN 21ST CENTURY TACO BELL

CATEGORY - NON-SPORT

I ALLOW MYSELF TO BUY SOMETHING COMPLETELY STUPID ONCE EVERY COUPLE ORDERS AND THIS ABSOLUTELY FITS THE BILL. I'M PRETTY SURE A LARGE CHUNK OF THE PEOPLE WHO READ THIS BLOG IS AT LEAST IN THEIR 40S BY NOW WHICH MEANS YOU ALL REMEMBER THE ABSOLUTELY INSANE AD BLITZ TACO BELL MADE WHEN THIS MOVIE CAME OUT. I COULDN'T PASS THIS UP, IT'S TOO DUMB AND MAKES ME LAUGH. IT'S KINDA FUNNY THAT TACO BELL'S ACTUAL LOGO NOW ISN'T TERRIBLY FAR OFF FROM THIS ONE. THEY HAVE NINE MORE YEARS TO REPLACE EVERY OTHER RESTAURANT ON EARTH AND MAKE THIS FILM PROPHETIC 

2022 DONRUSS OZZIE ALBIES

CATEGORY - BRAVES

HOORAY! ANOTHER ACUÑA LITE! THIS JOKE IS GOING TO GET OLD QUICK WITH ALL THE OTHER OZZIES I'VE PICKED UP FROM HERE. I'M UTTERLY FASCINATED BY THIS ODD M.C, ESCHER LOOKING DESIGN FROM DONRUSS. IT REALY DOES LOOK 3-D TO ME IN HAND BUT THEN AGAIN I AM OVERDUE FOR AN EYE DOCTOR APPOINTMENT

1993 COMIC IMAGES NORMAN ROCKWELL THE DUGOUT

CATEGORY - NON-SPORT? BRAVES

THIS IS MY FAVORITE NORMAN ROCKWELL PAINTING BY ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE. THE EXPRESSION ON EVERY FACE IN THIS PICTURE IS JUST PERFECT. NORMAN PAINTED THIS BASED ON A GAME IN BOSTON - THAT'S RIGHT THE BRAVES ARE BEATING UP ON THE CUBS! IN THE CLUBHOUSE IS BOB RUSH, CHARLEY GRIMM, AL WALKER AND JOHNNY SCHMITZ. I SAW THE ACTUAL PAINTING AT A ROCKWELL MUSEUM IN CHICAGO AND ALWAYS REGRETTED NOT BUYING A PRINT

MY FAVORITE FACE. THIS GUY COULD BE THE MASCOT FOR BRAVES TWITTER

2017-18 HOOPS HARRISON BARNES COURTSIDE

CATEGORY - INSERT

I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS ONE. IT'S A NICE LOOKING SHINY BASKETBALL INSERT AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THOSE

1988 PACIFIC LEGENDS MINNIE MINOSO

CATEGORY - PLAYER COLLECTION

UPON FURTHER REVIEW, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ACTUAL WANTLIST NEED. DON'T CARE, I LOVE MINNIE AND I'M HAPPY HE GOT IN THE HALL AND MAD THAT IT TOOK SO LONG. I'M ACTUALLY REALLY CLOSE TO COMPLETING THE 1988 FIRST SERIES PACIFIC LEGENDS SET NOW AND COULD PROBABLY FINISH IT WITHIN THE YEAR IF I PUT MY MIND TO IT

1988-89 ESSO STICKER PAUL COFFEY

CATEGORY - PLAYER COLLECTION

COFFEY IS MY THIRD AND LARGEST HOCKEY PLAYER COLLECTION. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE SOME FAVORITE FORWARDS BUT NAH, EVERYONE I COLLECT IS A DEFENSEMAN OR GOALIE RIGHT NOW. I BECAME A FAN OF COFFEY PLAYING EA NHL '93. COFFEY WAS A MONSTER WHO COULD SCORE AT WILL. MY FRIEND ALWAYS TOOK THE BLACKHAWKS AND KEPT ME FROM PLAYING WITH CHELIOS, SO I WAS THE RED WINGS AND BEAT HIM CONSTANTLY. AT LEAST UNTIL NHL '94 CAME OUT AND ALL THE CHEAP TRICKS I LEARNED IN '93 STOPPED WORKING

THIS THING IS ACTUALLY A STICKER AND NOT ONE OF THOSE PEEL OFF KINDS. THIS IS THE KIND YOU LICK LIKE A STAMP SO YOU CAN PASTE IT INTO AN ALBUM. AND IT'S A HELL OF AN ALBUM JUDGING BY THIS CHECKLIST. I GET JEALOUS OF THE CANADIANS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES. I WANT AN ALBUM FULL OF HOCKEY STARS COVERED IN TASTY GLUE!

1992 UPPER DECK PHILLIES HEROES OF BASEBALL HOLO STICKER

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

I'M ALSO TRYING TO COMPLETE ALL THE UPPER DECK HOLOGRAM STICKER SETS. THE THINGS ARE SEEMINGLY EVERYWHERE ESPECIALLY THE SMALL ONES FROM 89 AND 90, BUT THE COLLATION WAS SO ATROCIOUS THAT IT'S A LITTLE TRICKY TO COMPLETE THE SET. EXPECIALLY SO FOR THE 1992 STICKERS WHICH WERE NOT IN EVERY PACK AND WERE DITCHED AFTER THE LOW SERIES BECAUSE MLB DECIDED THAT COMPANIES DIDN'T NEED TCHOTCHKES INSERTED INTO PACKS ANYMORE. NO MORE STICKERS, NO MORE PUZZLES, NO MORE GUM. LAZY CHEAP BASTARDS

UP NEXT - WE START TO CALM DOWN A BIT AND THEN COMPLETELY LOSE OUR HEADS

ONLINE DIME BOX BLASTER - PART 1

 GOT A BOX FULL OF BASEBALLCARDSTORE DOT CA CARDS IN THE MAIL AND IT'S TIME TO INFLICT THEM UPON YOUR EYES ALONG WITH SOME CAPSLOCK. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE CARDS IN TOTAL. I WAS WONDERING HOW TO SHOW THEM ALL OFF THEN REALIZED THAT SIMPLY POSTING THEM IN ORDER OUT OF THE BOX GIVES A VERY CLEAR VIEW OF THE UTTER CHAOS THAT HAPPENS WHEN I START DIGGING RANDOM GEMS OUT OF A PILE OF CARDS. THERE WILL BE SIXTEEN POSTS OF TEN CARDS EACH EXCEPT FOR ONE SPECIAL POST OF ELEVEN. I'VE NOTICED MY ALL MY PICKUPS FIT ONE OF OF THE FOLLOWING NINE CATEGORIES:

BRAVES - GOTTA HAVE MY BARVES

MY OTHER TEAMS - LOTS OF HAWKS, SOME FROM FOOTBALL TEAMS, PERHAPS EVEN SOME HOCKEY IF I'M FEELING NOSTALGIC

INSERTS - I'M MILDLY OBSESSED WITH PICKING UP AS MANY INSERT CARDS AS POSSIBLE AT THE MOMENT

ODDBALLS - LOVE LOVE LOVE ME SOME ODDBALLS, THE ODDER THE BETTER

SUPERSTARS - THERE AIN'T NO TROUTS OR SHOHEIS OR JORDANS OR LEBRONS OR (BLECCH) BRADYS IN THE CHEAPO CARD PILE BUT THAT LEVEL RIGHT UNDER THEM? OH YEAH, IT'S FUN TO PICK UP THOISE GUYS

HIGH-END SETS - IF I CATCH SIGHT OF A CARD THAT HAD A HIGH PRICE TAG ON ITS PACK BACK IN THE DAY AMONGST ALL THE FLAGSHIP BASECARDS I TRY TO SNAG IT

PLAYER COLLECTIONS - HEYWARDS, HORFORDS, TUGGLES, LEMKES, ETC. STUFF I'M THINKING ABOUT ENTERING INTO TCDB BUT I'M TOO LAZY

WANTLIST STUFF - I HAVE GRAVELY NEGLECTED MY WANTLISTS DUE TO BEING BLINDED BY THE SHINIES BUT I HAVE MANAGED TO COMPLETE SOME SETS

NON-SPORT - THE FUN DESSERT OF THE CARD COLLECTING MEAL. JUST THE WEIRDEST NONSENSE I CAN FIND

160 CARDS IS A LOTTA CARDS SO LET'S GET STARTED HERE

APEX SOCCER COUPON

ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT BUYING FROM THIS SELLER IS SEEING WHAT COOL FILLER CARDS ARE USED IN PACKING THE BOX. WE GOT SOME GREAT ONES THIS TIME INCLUDING A SOCCER COUPON FROM 2015. ANYONE WHO HAS A PILE OF THESE THINGS LYING AROUND IS A TRUE COLLECTOR SICKO LIKE ME AND I RESPECT IT. THIS KIND OF EPHEMERA IS GOING TO BE THE RAREST STUFF TO COLLECT FIFTY YEARS FROM NOW, ASSUMING ANYONE WILL BE LEFT ALIVE TO COLLECT IT

1992 ACTION PACKED BOB HORNER

CATEGORY - BRAVES, PLAYER COLLECTION

FIRST CARD OUT OF THE BOX IS THE FIRST CARD WHERE I ACCIDENTALLY BOUGHT A SECOND COPY. YOU'LL SEE MORE OF THIS SOON. IT'S A COOL CARD AND I FORGOT! I ALREADY HAVE THIS ONE ANYWAY SO WHO CARES. ACTION PACKED WAS SO GOOL IN THE EARLY 90S AND I LOVED THIS SET BUT I COULD ONLY FIND PACKS AT K-MART FOR LIKE $2.69 A PACK AND THA'T TOO MUCH FOR A PACK IN 1992

1992 UPPER DECK FRED MCGRIFF HOMETOWN HEROES

CATEGORY - BRAVES, INSERT, WANTLIST, PLAYER COLLECTION

I HAVE EXPRESSED MY GREAT DESIRE TO COMPLETE THE UPPER DECK INSERT SETS FROM 1990-1993 PREVIOUSLY. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE FOR THE COLLECTION ALTHOUGH I AM NOT 100% SURE IF THIS IS FOR THE UPPER DECK INSERT BINDER, THE BRAVES BOX OF IF I JUST WANTED A COOL CARD OF HALL OF FAMER FRED MCGRIFF. DAMN THAT SOUNDS GOOD. HALL OF FAMER FRED MCGRIFF

2022 TOPPS FORMULA ONE SEBASTIAN VETTEL

CATEGORY - INSERT

I ONE THOUSAND PERCENT PICKED THIS UP JUST BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT HAD A COOL DESIGN. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS DRIVER OR F1 IN GENERAL OR EVEN WHAT THE INSERT IS CALLED. WHEN I WAS PUTTING TOGETHER MY COLLECTING CATEGORIES I BRIEFLY CONSIDERED THE CATEGORY OF 'BULLSHIT' UNTIL I REALIZED THAT 96% OF ALL THE NON SPORTS CARDS I GOT FIT INSIDE IT. THANKFULLY THIS IS AN INSERT SO NON-SPORTS COULD BREAK OFF ON THEIR OWN

1988 TOPPS STANLEY MORGAN 1000 YARD CLUB INSERT

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, INSERT

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE IS FINISH UP ALL THOSE 1980S TOPPS FOOTBALL SETS I HAVE 90% COMPLETE. THIS INCLUDES THE ONE-PER PACK 1000 YARD CLUB CARD SETS WHICH ARE WAY HARDER TO COMPLETE THAN YOU'D THINK THEY WOULD BE. IT COUNTS AS AN INSERT TOO, WHICH IS EXTRA ADDED INCENTIVE TO PICK IT UP OVER A BORING BASE CARD

2021 HERITAGE NEW AGE PERFORMER MAX FRIED

CATEGORY - BRAVES, INSERT

IT IS SUPER HARD TO PICK UP COOL STUFF FROM THE RECENTLY ADDED LISTING ON THE SITE AND I WAS STOKED TO SNAG THIS INSERT OF MAX BEFORE SOMEONE STOLE IT AWAY FROM ME. I'VE HONESTLY GOTTEN A LITTLE OBSESSED WITH GRABBING THE GOOD STUFF THE MOMENT IT'S POSTED LATELY. I ALMOST NEVER ACTUALLY DO IT, BUT I HAVE A FEW WINS

2000-01 TOPPS JASON KIDD

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, SUPERSTAR

I BOUGHT NONE OF THIS SET WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT AND IT'S ONE OF MY COLLECTING REGRETS. I THINK I WAS SPENDING ALL MY MONEY ON HERITAGE AND ARCHIVES AT THE TIME. PLUS THE HAWKS WERE JUST DREADFUL. I REALLY LIKE THE UNIQUE PURPLE BORDERS ON THESE AND KIDD IS A NICE PLAYER TO HAVE

1994 DONRUSS SPECIAL EDITION JEFF BAGWELL

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, SUPERSTAR

OF ALL THE 90S PARALLEL SETS, THE ONLY ONE I HAVE A PRAYER OF EVER COMPLETING IS THIS SPECIAL EDITION SET FROM 1994. IT'S ONLY A HUNDRED CARD SET AND THEY ARE SURPRISINGLY EASY TO FIND. BAGWELL IS A BIG PICKUP, THIS ONE WOULD BE ONE OF THE MORE EXPENSIVE ONES TO PICK UP AT FULL PRICE. THE ONE DIFFICULT THING ABOUT THIS SET IS THE CARD NUMBERS AS DONRUSS INEXPLICABLY USED THE SAME HOLOFOIL STAMPING ON THEM AS THEY DID WITH THE TEAM ANA NAME ON THE FRONT. I NEED TO COMPLETE THIS BEFORE MY EYESIGHT GETS ANY WORSE

1994-95 FLAIR HAKEEM OLAJUWON

CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR

I LOVE CENTERS AND AS THE GAME IS RAPIDLY CHANGING, THIS STYLE OF GIGANTIC CENTER IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. THE 90S WERE THE GLORY YEARS OF THE HUMUNGOUS CENTER AND HAKEEM WAS THE BEST. IF YOU DOUBT MY WORDS, THINK ABOUT THIS: WHAT OTHER PLAYER COULD HAVE BEEN PICKED AHEAD OF MICHAEL JORDAN IN THE DRAFT AND STILL HAVE PEOPLE THINKING "YEAH THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD PICK FOR HOUSTON". THIS COULD PROBABLY ALSO FALL UNDER THE CATEGORY HIGH-END BUT FLAIR WAS SUPER OVERPRINTED SO I DON'T LOOK AT IT THAT WAY

2017-18 TIM HORTON'S JOHNNY GAUDREAU GAME DAY ACTION

CATEGORY - INSERT

MY TOTAL DISINTEREST IN ALL THINGS HOCKEY SORT OF EVAPORATED WHEN I WAS FACED WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF COOL LOOKING HOCKEY INSERTS. IT EVEN REKINDLED A COUPLE OF OLD PLAYER COLLECTIONS. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS DUDE BUT THE CARD LOOKED COOL. I'VE BEEN VERY JEALOUS OF ALL THE CANADIANS SHOWING OFF THEIR COFFEE CARDS ON TWITTER OVER THE YEARS SO IT'S NICE TO GET ONE OF MY OWN

NEXT BATCH - IMMORTALS, ODDBALLS AND MAYBE A DEMON