ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 26

 WE'RE BACK TO THE GOOFY SHIT. WHILE I HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT FOCUSING ON WANTLIST STUFF AND THINGS I ACTUALLY COLLECT LATELY SOMETIMES I GO OFF THE RAILS AND THAT'S OK

2021 UPPER DECK SPACE JAM LEBRON JAMES PROFILE

CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR

LEBRON JAMES IS THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THIS CENTURY AND IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO PICK UP A CARD CHEAP YOU DO IT. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THERE ARE RABBITS ON THE CARD YOU GET THE CARD. THIS CARD DESIGN - LIKE THE MOVIE ITSELF - SEEMS A BIT OVERWORKED

2021 UPPER DECK SPACE JAM GOSSAMER

CATEGORY - NON-SPORT

GOSSAMER FITS ON THIS DESIGN MUCH BETTER. I REALLY LIKE THE BUGS BUNNY CARTOONS WITH BUFF, GINGER COUSIN ITT SO THIS WAS AN EASY GET FOR MY MONSTER BINDER. I NEED TO FIND A WITCH HAZEL CARD FROM THE ORIGINAL SPACE JAM SET TO PAIR WITH HIM

2022-23 HOOPS GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO

CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR

I THINK THESE WERE THE FIRST 2022-23 HOOPS I GOT AND GIANNIS IS A PRETTY DANG GOOD FIRST CARD. I LIKE WHEN HOOPS BRINGS BACK THE KEY ELEMENT TO THE DESIGN THAT THEY USED BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS. IT'S UPSIDE DOWN HERE BUT I STILL GET IT 

2022-23 HOOPS JALEN JOHNSON, DEJOUNTE MURRAY

CATEGORY - HAWKS

THIS HAWKS SEASON HAS BEEN A COMPLETE TRAINWRECK BUT AT LEAST THEY MADE THE PLAY-IN TOURNEY AGAIN. AT LKEAST JALEN JOHNSON HAS BROKEN OUT THIS SEASON AND BECOME THE PLAYER JOHN COLLINS ALREADY WAS BEFORE THEY SCREWED UP HIS ROLE WITH CRAPPY ROSTER CONSTRUCTION. DEJOUNTE LOOKS GREAT, AT LEAST WHEN TRAE ISN'T PLAYING, AND I'M SOMEWHAT SURPRISED HE WAS ALREADY TRADED AT THE DEADLINE. PROBABLY A GOOD THING, AS WE'D MOST LIKELY BE IN THE LOTTERY IF HE WAS SHIPPED OFF. HAWKS ARE A DAMN MESS BUT THEY KEEP ENDING UP IN THE (EXPANDED) PLAYOFFS AND THEY HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD YOUNG PLAYERS SO MY ABANDONING THEM FOR THE SPURS WILL BE DELAYED AT LEAST ONE MORE SEASON*

2022 PANINI LEGACY DRAKE LONDON

CATEGORY - ROOKIE

WHY DID I BUY THIS?? I DON'T REALLY COLLECT FALCONS PLAYERS ANYMORE, AT LEAST NOT ONES FROM THIS DECADE, AND I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY COLLEGE PLAYER EXCEPT GEORGIA BULLDOGS. BUT A WHOLE CRAPLOAD OF LEGACY CARDS GOT POSTED ALL AT ONCE AND I DIG THE WHOLE RETRO VIBE AND I ENDED UP PICKING UP A FEW CARDS. NOW THAT THE HEAD COACH IS LESS OBNOXIOUS (AND MY ALTERNATE TEAM JUST HIRED THE OLD ONE) MAYBE I'LL LISTEN TO A FEW FALCONS GAME THIS FALL AND MAYBE DRAKE WILL DO SOMETHING WITH A COMPETENT QB

2022 PANINI LEGACY MICHAEL VICK LEGENDS

CATEGORY - LEGEND

THIS I KNOW WHY I BOUGHT. I HAVE A BOX SOMEWHERE WITH A BIG PILE OF COOL VICK CARDS I GOT BEFORE *WAVES HANDS AT EVERYTHING* AND I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT ADDING TO THAT COLLECTION NOW THAT HIS CARDS ARE NO LONGER PRICEY. I HAVE NOT DONE SO BUT IF I SEE A NICE ONE IN A FALCONS UNI IN A DIME BOX I PICK IT UP. AS LONG AS THERE'S NOTHING BETTER IN THE BOX

1998 METAL UNIVERSE DAMION EASLEY

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

IN 1998 SKYBOX DITCHED THE FANTASY BACKGROUNDS WITH INTRICATE FOIL ETCHING AND SWITCHED TO BACKGROUNDS REPRESENTING THE CITY OF THE PLAYER'S TEAM. DETROIT GOT A TRAINYARD. EVEN IF IT WASN'T ON THE WANTLIST ALREADY I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN IT JUST BECAUSE IT'S FUNNY

1991 LEAF ROGER SALKELD GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

CATEGORY - INSERT

I'M SLOWLY CHIP-CHIP-CHIPPING AWAY AT THESE GOLD LEAF ROOKIES CARDS AND I THINK I ONLY NEED ABOUT TEN FOR THE ENTIRE 1991 TO 1995 RUN. IN 1996 LEAF RELEGATED THE GOLD LEAF ROOKIES TO THE BASE SET AND THEY WERE DITCHED COMPLETELY IN 1997. THERE'S NOT MANY  MULTI-YEAR RUNS OF INSERTS LIKE THIS FROM THE 80S TO 90S SINCE THINGS GOT WACKY AFTER THE STRIKE. GOLD LEAF ROOKIES, DONRUSS DIAMOND KINGS, TOPPS ALL-STARS, FLEER ALL-STARS, UPPER DECK HEROES... AND? NOT MUCH ELSE? I SHOULD DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS STUFF NOW THAT I'M ON A MAJOR 90S INSERT KICK

1997 TOPPS FINEST JASON GIAMBI EMBOSSED

 

CATEGORY - SHINY

I'VE BEEN PICKING UP RANDOM NEATO FINEST CARDS HERE AND THERE DESPITE STILL PROCRASTINATING ON GETTING A  HANDLE ON EXACTLY WHAT FINEST CARDS I ALREADY HAVE. THIS ONE WAS AN EASY PICKUP SINCE IT'S 1) AN UNCOMMON SILVER BACKGROUND CARD AND 2) AN EMBOSSED CARD. CRAZY FRACTURED BASE SETS WITH DIFFERENT RARITIES FOR RANDOM CARDS IS A BIG REASON WHY I'VE NEVER BOTHERED TO BUILD ANY OF THESE SETS DESPITE THEM BEING REALLY COOL LOOKING. THE EMBOSSED BIT IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO STORE TOO. YOU CAN'T SEE IT FROM THE FRONT IN THIS PICTURE SO I TOOK ONE OF THE BACK TO TRY TO SHOW IT OFF  

I'M NOT SURE HOW SUCCESSFUL I WAS BUT YOU CAN KINDA SEE HIS ARM AND MEATY THIGH. THEY'RE REALLY COOL LOOKING AND ALSO NOT TOO EASY TO FIND. GIAMBI AIN'T MY FAVORITE BUT IT'S STILL SHINY COOL

UP NEXT: I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA, THE DRAFT POSTS HAVE RUN OUT AND IT'S TIME TO DECIDE WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. MAAAYBE MORE OF THIS, MAAAAYBE SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THE FUTURE IS UNKNOWN

*UNLESS TRAE GETS TRADED, THEN ALL BETS ARE OFF

ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 21

 TODAY WE GET TO SEE ONE OF MY GOOFS. OR IS IT TWO OF MY GOOFS? IT'S NOT MY FINEST MOMENT AT ANY RATE BUT THERE'S STILL GREAT STUFF IN HERE

1993-94 SKYBOX ANDREW LANG & CRAIG EHLO CHANGING FACES

CATEGORY - INSERT WANTLIST

AS YOU'VE SEEN FROM A BUNCH OF THESE POSTS I WENT ON AN INSERT CARD BINGE ON THE SITE AND SNAPPED UP ANY I COULD FIND IF I THOUGHT I DIDN'T ALREADY HAVE IT. 93-94 SKYBOX MISSED ME BACK IN THE DAY SO I WASN'T TERRIBLY FAMILIAR WITH ANY OF THE INSERTS FROM THAT SET. I SAW THIS CHANGING FACES CARD AND WAS ALL 'HELL YEAH, HAWKS INSERT CARD' AND SNAPPED IT UP. LET'S LOOK AT THE BACK

OOPS IT'S A SUBSET CARD. LIKE I SAID, I HAVE ALMOST NONE OF THIS SET SO NOW I HAVE SOME. IT'S A LITTLE SAD THAT THE WRITEUP ON THE BACK IS STILL FAIRLY APPLICABLE TO THE CURRENT HAWKS SQUAD

1995 LEAF DAVID JUSTICE

CATEGORY - BRAVES, WANTLIST

1995 LEAF IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SETS OF THE 90S. I LOVE THAT TRANSPARENT HOLOFOIL FOR THE NAME AND INSET PHOTO. I LIKE A GOOD DAVID JUSTICE CARD AT ALL TIMES BUT THIS ONE'S CARD NUMBER SHOWED UP ON MY WANTLIST AS WELL. WIN-WIN 

THE CARD BACKS ARE PRETTY GREAT AS WELL. LOOK AT THAT NUMBER, BIG, LEGIBLE AND SUPER FANCY

1991-92 SKYBOX JON KONCAK

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

IT'S KINDA FUNNY TO ME THAT A TWO MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT FOR KONCAK MANAGED TO TRAINWRECK THE WHOLE FRANCHISE FOR DECADES. TWO MIL GETS YOU A G-LEAGUE REFUGEE TO SIT ON THE BENCH NOWADAYS. THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST COUPLE DOZEN CARDS I NEED FOR THE 91-92 SKYBOX FIRST SERIES SET SO I HAD TO NAB IT. I HAVE HARDLY ANY CARDS FROM SERIES TWO AND BOXES OF THAT STUFF HAVE GOTTEN EXTRA SPENDY LATELY SO SERIES ONE MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE FOR ME

1992 BARRY COLLA FRANK THOMAS

CATEGORY - ODDBALL

A WHOLE BUNCH OF THESE POPPED UP ON THE SITE AND WHILE THEY WERE SNAPPED UP TOO QUICK TO PULL THE ENTIRE SET I DID WANT ONE OF THEM JUST TO HAS IT. I PICKED THIS ONE BECAUSE OF THE BACK

HELL YEAH SERIAL NUMBER. AND AN OFFICIAL AUTOGRAPH BALL. AWW YEAH THAT'S THE STUFF. YOU WON'T SEE BIG EMPTY SPACES ON 2024 CARDS AWAITING AN AUTOGRAPH. WELL, UNLESS THERE'S SOME QUALITY CONTROL ISSUES WITH AN INTERN LOSING A SHEET OF STICKERS

1994 DONRUSS EDDIE MURRAY

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

HELL YEAH WANTLIST HALL OF FAMERS. I APPRECIATE THE CAP UNDERNEATH THE BATTING HELMET PHOTO. I AM SUPER CLOSE TO COMPLETING SERIES ONE OF THIS SET AND I SHOULD TRY TO FINISH THAT UP SOON

1987 FLEER STICKERS ASTROS, MARINERS

CATEGORY - WANTLIST?

I'VE ALREADY POSTED SO MANY OF THESE I DON'T REMEMBER IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I POSTED THIS STICKER OR THE SECOND. I BOUGHT TWO OF THEM, THAT'S FOR SURE. I STILL LIKE GETTING THEM EITHER WAY, I WISH MY LCS STILL HAD THE BIG BOX OF STICKERS IT HAD FOR DECADES THAT GOT BOUGHT UP IN THE PANDEMIC CARD SPECULATION FRENZY. OH IF I JUST COULD GO BACK TO THE LCS IN 2019 FOR ONE HOUR. I WOULDN'T BUY MUCH BECAUSE I WAS STILL KINDA BROKE THEN BUT EVERY PENNY WOULD BE SQUANDERED ON JUNK LIKE THIS, I ASSURE YOU

1992 LEAF MATT STAIRS GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

ONE OF THE LAST GOLD LEAF ROOKIE STRAGGLERS. THIS 1992 SET IS COMPLETELY COMPLETE NOW, I'VE DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CHECKED IT. I STILL STOP AND LOOK WHENEVER I SEE ONE THOUGH. THE CHECKLIST IS VERY SOLID FOR A PROSPECTS SET AND MATT IS ONE OF THE BETTER PLAYERS IN THE SET

2021 TOPPS CHARLIE MORTON

CATEGORY - BRAVES

CHARLIE'S BACK FOR ONE MORE SEASON ON THE BRAVES BEFORE HE HANDS OFF THE VETERAN PRESENTS BATON TO CHRIS SALE. I FINALLY GOT MY BRAVES TEAM SET WANTLISTS UPDATED TO 2024 LAST WEEKEND. NOW I HAVE TO DECIDE IF I WANT TO RAID THE BASE SETS FOR BRAVES ON RECENT SETS I'LL LIKELY NEVER BUILD

1994 LEAF LIMITED DAVID JUSTICE

CATEGORY - SHINY, BRAVES

I'M TELLIN' YA, DAVE JUSTICE CARDS ARE THE BEST. YEAH, HALF OF THEM SHOW OFF THAT SWING FOLLOW THROUGH BUT THAT'S WHY THEY'RE THE BEST./ SPEAKING OF BEST, HOLY CRAP 94 LEAF LIMITED WAS SUCH A DAZZLER IN 1994. HOLOFOIL JUST EXPLODING EVERYWHERE. MID-90S IS RIGHT THERE WITH THE EARLY 50S AND 1933 AS THE BESTEST TIME EVER FOR BASEBALL CARDS

1993-94 SKYBOX HARVEY GRANT & CHRIS DUDLEY, BOBBY HURLEY & MITCH RICHMOND, ERIC FLOYD & DENNIS RODMAN CHANGING FACES

CATEGORY - WANTLIST 

YEP, I BOUGHT A WHOLE MESS OF THESE 'INSERTS'. I CANNOT COMPLAIN AS THERE'S TWO HALL OF FAMERS IN HERE AND I'VE GREATLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF 93 SKYBOX IN MY COLLECTION. I MEAN, C'MON, THEY LOOK LIKE INSERTS! WHO CAN BLAME ME

UP NEXT: BRAVES AND SHINY

ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 5

ONE PRODUCTIVE THING I GOT DONE THIS YEAR IS CATALOGUING A BUNCH OF MY 90S INSERT SETS. I LOVE 90S INSERTS AND THEY ARE USUALLY EASILY FOUND AND AFFORDABLE IF YOU KNOW WHICH ONES YOU NEED. NOW I DO FOR A DECENT CHUNK OF THEM. I USED THIS KNOWLEDGE TO WIPE OUT A BUNCH OF THE LEAF GOLD ROOKIES ON THE SITE

1992 LEAF PAT MAHOMES GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

THE REST OF THE CARDS WILL BE IN ORDER OF THE YEAR, BUT I CAN'T NOT LEAD OFF WITH A 'OMG PAT MAHOMES ROOKIE!!1' JOKE. THE ELDER MAHOMES DOESN'T HAVE AN MVP AWARD BUT WAS AN EFFECTIVE RELIEVER IN THE BIGS FOR OVER A DECADE WHICH ISN'T TOO SHABBY

1991 LEAF ANDUJAR CEDENO GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

I LIKE THE 91 VERSION OF GOLD LEAF ROOKIES BETTER THAN ALL THE OTHERS. THAT BIG CHONK OF GOLD FOIL AT THE BOTTOM JUST LOOKS GOOD TO ME. ANDUJAR WAS THE ONLY ONE I FOUND THAT I NEEDED BUT IT'S A NICE LOOKING CARD

1992 LEAF RICK TRLICEK GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

I HAD A LOT BETTER LUCK ON 92 GOLD ROOKIE INSERTS. THE FULL BLEED BORDERS ARE NICE BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE GOLD FOIL FRAMES. EXPECIALLY ON THIS CARD WHERE WE HAVE A NICE PICTURE OF A BALL BEING PITCHED AND IT'S HALF COVERED UP BY THE FOIL. I STILL AM UNSURE ON HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE LETTERS TRL ALL IN A ROW

1992 LEAF GARY DISARCINA GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

ANOTHER DUDE WHO PLAYED FOR OVER A DECADE IN THE BIGS, GARY WAS AN ANGEL LIFER AND EVEN MADE AN ALL STAR TEAM. YOU DON'T SEE GUYS PLAYING THEIR ENTIRE CAREERS FOR ONE TEAM MUCH ANYMORE. HERE'S ANOTHER REALLY GOOD PHOTO AWKWARDLY FRAMED. GARY'S BUTT JUST COULDN'T FIT

1992 LEAF JOHN DOHERTY GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

JOHN PITCHED A COUPLE STRONG SEASONS FOR THE TIGERS BUT ONLY LASTED UNTIL 1996. MORE GOOD PHOTOGRAPHY FROM LEAF HERE

1992 LEAF DAVE SILVESTRI GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

DAVE PLAYED FOR TEAM USA AND MANAGED TO HANG AROUND IN THE BIGS FOR EIGHT SEASONS WHICH IS PRETTY DANG GOOD

1992 LEAF MARK HUTTON GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

THEY CAN'T ALL BE GOOD PICTURES I GUESS. THE EXTREME CLOSE UP IS UNIQUE IN THE SET AT LEAST

1992 LEAF SALOMON TORRES GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

MY MAIN MEMORY OF SALOMON TORRES IS HIM MAKING HIS DEBUT WITH THE GIANTS IN THE GREAT DIVISION RACE IN 1993. HE WAS OUT OF THE LEAGUE IN 1998 BUT MADE A COMEBACK WITH THE PIRATES AND PITCHED UNTIL 2008

1992 LEAF TURK WENDELL GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

YEAAAAH TEETH BRUSHING GUY. I WILL ALWAYS THINK OF TURK AS A BRAVE BUT HE NEVER PITCHED AN INNING FOR ATLANTA. HE GOT US DAMON BERRYHILL AND MIKE BIELECKI THO

1992 LEAF ED MARTEL GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

I THINK THIS IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN THIS SET THAT DIDN'T ACTUALLY MAKE THE BIGS. ED'S CAREER GOT DERAILED BY INJURIES

1992 LEAF KENNY LOFTON GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

THE SECOND BEST PLAYER IN THE SET AFTER PEDRO MARTINEZ, KENNY LOFTON IS HALL OF FAME CALIBER BUT GOT SCREWED BY THE RIDICULOUSLY JAMMED 2013 BALLOT WHERE THE WRITERS DIDN'T VOTE FOR ANYONE. I PULLED THIS CARD FROM A PACK IN 1993 AND PLACED IT DOWN ON A COFFEE TABLE WHERE IT GOT WRECKED BY MOISTURE FROM A DRINK. I'M HAPPY TO GET AN UPGRADE ON MY WRINKLY INSERT

1992 LEAF BRET BOONE GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

BRET WAS A REALLY GOOD PLAYTER FOR A LONG TIME BUT I GUESS HE GOT UPSTAGED BY HIS YANKEE MANAGING BROTHER. I FORGOT HE PLAYERD FOR THE BRAVES FOR ONE SEASON OUT OF NOWHERE

1992 LEAF DAVID NIED GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

SPEAKING OF BRAVES, HERE'S DAVID NIED. THE FIRST PITCHER SACRIFICED TO THE ALTAR OF COORS FIELD

1993 LEAF TROY NEEL GOLD LEAF ROOKIES

THE LAST GOLD LEAF ROOKIE IS FROM THE 1993 SET. I ALREADY HAD A TON OF THESE FROM RIPPING PACKS IN 93 SO TROY WAS THE ONLY ONE I NEEDED. I COULD'VE SWORN THAT TROY NEEL PLAYED MORE THAN THREE SEASONS IN THE BIGS BUT NOPE, HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME OVERSEAS

NOW THAT THESE ARE ALL IN HAND I CAN SHOW OFF THE REAL GOODS

AWW YEAH COMPLETE SET. NOT QUITE A CARPET OF CARDS BUT IT'S A DESKTOP FULL. I'VE BEEN FINISHING A LOT OF SETS RECENTLY AND YOU'LL BE SEEING SOME MORE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS 

1993 GOLD LEAF ROOKIES ISN'T QUITE COMPLETED YET, BUT SERIES ONE IS SO WHY NOT SHOW IT OFF

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