ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 28

A MINI POST FOR SOME MINI CARDS. ENJOY THE TINY

1993 HUMPTY DUMPTY RICKEY HENDERSON

CATEGORY: RICKEY, ODDBALL

MINI RICKEY! AWW HELL YEAH. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THIS WAS BUT NABBED IT BECAUSE RICKEY AND I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO JUDGE THE SIZE OF THESE THINGS BY LOOKING AT A PICTURE SO HERE'S A STANDARD SIZED CARD FOR REFERENCE

SORRY LOU. YEAH, THESE ARE TEENSY, AROUND THE SIZE OF THOSE OLD CRACKER JACK CARDS FROM THE EARLY 90S. THERE'S A SURPRISING AMOUNT CRAMMED ON THE BACK THOUGH

HUMTY DUMPTY IS A BRAND OF SNACKS IN CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND AND THESE CARDS WERE INSERTED INTO POTATO CHIP BAGS IN 1993. I HAD HOPED TO FIND A PICTURE OF A BAG ADVERTISING THE CARDS ON THEM BUT MY GOOGLE-FU HAS BEEN WRECKED BY CRUMMY AI SO I STRUCK OUT. THEY ARE NEAT LITTLE CARDS AND WHEN MORE APPEARED ON THE SITE I GOT MYSELF A LITTLE SAMPLE OF THE 51 CARD SET

HERE'S A LITTLE GROUP OF BRAVES AND STARS INSIDE THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING. THEY ARE SUPER NEAT BUT I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE HOW BEST TO SHOW THEM OFF. MAYBE SOME 50'S BOWMAN SHEETS PERHAPS

2014 PANINI WORLD CUP STICKERS JUAN CARLOS PAREDES, LUKAS PODOLSKI, SHERDAN SHAQIRI

CATEGORY: WANTLIST

I GOT CLOSER TO COMPLETING THE 2014 WORLD CUP STICKER ALBUM THAN I HAD ANY PREVIOUS STICKER ALBUM EVER BUT THAT MEANS I WAS STILL MISSING A TON OF STICKERS BECAUSE THESE THINGS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLETE WITHOUT A HUGE BANKROLL. I'M DOWN TO A COUPLE DOZEN NOW I THINK WHICH WOULD BE PRETTY COMPLETABLE IF I HAD THE FOCUS TO KNOCK IT OUT WHICH I DON'T. I'M HAPPY WITH STICKING THESE THREE IN THE ALBUM, ESPECIALLY ARSENAL ALUMNI LUKAS PODOLSKI

1990 UPPER DECK NEW YORK METS HOLOGRAM STICKER

CATEGORY: WANTLIST

SLOOOOOOOOOOOWLY WORKING ON THOSE UPPER DECK HOLOGRAM SETS I SHOULD HAVE FINISHED 30 YEARS AGO IF I DIDN'T DISCARD THE THINGS LIKE A FOOOLISH FOOL. THIS ONE WAS A DEVIL TO TAKE A GOOD PICTURE OF TOO, THE LITTLE METS BRIDGE FLOATS IN FRONT OF THE SKYLINE BASEBALL AND WIGGLES AROUND WHEN YOU MOVE THE STICKER. THIS LOOKS REALLY COOL IN PERSON AND DOESN'T PHOTOGRAPH WORTH SHIT

2019 GOODWIN CHAMPIONS BEN SIMMONS MINI

CATEGORY: MINI

I STOPPED FINDING GOODWIN CHAMPIONS IN GOOD SUPPLY AROUND 2016 OR SO. IT'S A TREAT WHEN I FIND SOME IN A DIME OR QUARTER BOX AND DOUBLY SO WHEN IT'S A MINI CARD. BEN SIMONS WAS A MUCH BIGGER DEAL WHEN THIS CARD WAS ORIGINALLY PULLED FROM A PACK BUT SINCE THEN TRAE YOUNG ENDED THIS MAN'S WHOLE CAREER. AD FAR AS I CAN TELL BEN IS STILL INJURED ON THE NETS' BENCH BUT I'LL STILL HAVE GOOD MEMORIES WHEN I SEE THIS CARD

2011 QYPSY GUEEN GEORGE SISLER MINI

CATEGORY: MINI, BRAVES, SHORT PRINT

I'M NOT CRAZY ABOUT THIS SET BUT I LIKE THIS FIRST RELEASE THAT RIPPED OF THE DESIGN FROM THE 1800S. HALL OF FAMER GEORGE SISLER SPENT THE VAST MAJORITY OF HIS CAREER IN ST. LOUIS BUT GOT SHOWN IN A BRAVES UNIFORM ON THIS CARD. EVEN THOUGH HE PLAYED THE TAIL END OF HIS CAREER IN BOSTON HE WAS STILL OUTRAGEOUSLY GOOD, HITTING .340 IN 1928. THAT DOESN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO HIS 1922 MVP SEASON WHERE HE HIT A BLAZING .420 BUT STILL WAY BETTER THAN HIS OTHER TEAMMATES NOT NAMED ROGERS HORNSBY. I ALSO LIKED THIS CARD FOR THE BACK

THIS IS A RED BACK MINI VARIATION WITH A NICE LADY WHOM I ASSUME IS A QUEEN. THIS IS THE EASIEST MINI PARALLEL TO PULL BUT I LOVE MINI CARDS WITH ODDBALL BACKS LIKE THIS ONE. THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY, BUT YOU ASK - WHERE'S THE ALLEN & GINTER?!?

UP: NEXT: THE ALLEN & GINTER

BLACK FRIDAY COMC PICKUPS - PART 25: Ö

GOTTA PICK UP A CARD OF MY FAVORITE FOOTBALL PLAYER ON MY ONLINE BUYING BINGES

2020 GOODWIN CHAMPIONS MESUT ÖZIL RED PARALLEL OR SOMETHING

I USED TO LOVE GOODWIN CHAMPIONS BUT THEN THE CLEARANCE BLASTERS DRIED UP AND THEN THE PILES OF BASE CARDS IN THE DIME BOXES DRIED UP AND THEN I JUST STOPPED SEEING ANY OF IT AT ALL EVER. BUT IT STILL COMES OUT EVERY YEAR THOUGH? SOMEHOW?? ANY CHANCE OF MY BUILDING A SET OF IT EXCEPT MAYBE THE FIRST ONE IS LONG LONG GONE BUT I STILL LIKE FINDING RANDOM BASE CARDS HERE AND THERE. THE LAST ONES I PICKED UP AT AN ACTUAL SHOP WERE A COUPLE OF STEPHEN ROOT AND A LION. NOT A SPECIFIC LION, MORE LIKE THE CONCEPT OF LION. ANOTHER REASON I'M NOT COLLECTING THESE SETS ANYMORE IS BECAUSE BOTH STEPHEN AND THE KITTY BOTH HAD THREE DIFFERENT CARDS IN THE SET. NOT A VARIATION, THREE DIFFERENT CARDS*. AS DOES EVERYONE. IT'S BASICALLY THREE DIFFERENT SETS OF THE SAME FIFTY PLAYERS, ONE LIKE THIS IN PORTRAIT, ONE IN LANDSCAPE, AND ONE WITH BLACK COLOR SPLASHED BORDERS THAT I ASSUME IS SHORT PRINTED BECAUSE WHY WOULDN'T THE COOL CARDS BE SHORT PRINTED. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN, CLICK ON THAT TCDB LINK ABOVE AND THEN CLICK ON INSERTS AND RELATED SETS. THERE ARE EIGHTY-SIX DIFFERENT INSERT/PARALLEL/WHATNOT SETS TO COLLECT. MOST ARE COLOR SWAPS BUT STILL. AFTER DIGGING THROUGH THAT LIST IT APPEARS THIS CARD IS EPACK WEEKLY VARIATIONS - RED FLAVOR. I'M NOT UPDATING THE TITLE BECAUSE IT'S FUNNIER THAT WAY

I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT EVER DO ANY OF THE EPACK STUFF SO I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY HOW ANY OF THIS WORKS BUT IT APPEARS LIKE THIS STUFF IS FULFILLED THROUGH COMC IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY GET A REAL CARD MIXED UP AMONG YOUR JAYPEGS YOU CAN PAY TO HAVE IT SENT TO YOU. ONE OF MY STRATEGIES WHEN BUYING ON COMC IS TO CHOOSE SORT BY LOWEST PRICE AND THEN JUST CLICK ON EVERY SINGLE CATEGORY I CAN THINK OF AND SEE WHAT POPS UP. THIS WORKS SURPRISINGLY WELL! I QUICKLY NOTICED A LOT OF UPPER DECK STUFF CLUTTERING UP THE FIRST PAGE OF A LOT OF THESE SEARCHES. ALL KINDS OF STUFF, I FOUND GOODWINS, FLEER METAL DRAFT BASKETBALL, JAMES BOND VILLAINS AND DINOSAURS AMONG OTHER THINGS. I DIDN'T EVEN CHECK HOCKEY BUT SINCE THAT'S UD'S BREAD AND BUTTER NOW I'M SURE LISTINGS ARE STUFFED WITH THEM TOO. AT CHEAP CHEAP PRICES! I SAW SOME AS LOW AS 27 CENTS WHICH PROBABLY LEAVES THE SELLER WITH LIKE A 2 CENTS PROFIT AFTER FEES. THIS ONE WASN'T FOUND THROUGH MY CHEAP BASTARD TECHNIQUE THOUGH, I REALIZED WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF CARDS AVAILABLE COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER ÖZILS OUT THERE

ANYWAY, MESUT IS MY FAVORITE FOOTBALL PLAYER AND HE'S GREAT AND I LIKED THIS CARD BECAUSE THE BORDER IS ARSENAL COLORS AND IT WAS LIKE THIRTY-THREE CENTS. PLUS I GOT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT NEWFANGLED TRADING CARDS GET OFF MY LAWN  DAGNABBIT FOR TWO PARAGRAPHS WHICH ONLY ADDS TO THE FUN FACTOR. YOU'LL SEE ÖZIL AGAIN IN ABOUT THIRTY OR FORTY POSTS OR SO

*ALTHOUGH, YES THERE ARE VARIATIONS** BECAUSE OF COURSE THERE ARE VARIATIONS, WHY WOULDN'T THERE BE

**FEATURING THE 2011 DESIGN TO RUB IT IN YOUR FACE THAT THIS USED TO BE A DECENT SET