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Showing posts with label common box. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Flea Market Follies - Part 2

I went to the flea market hoping to find the 10 cent '70s box so I could fill out all those want lists I just posted. Sadly, it was not there due to space limitations. There were a couple of common boxes there for me to scrounge through. 2009 cards were 5 cents each, 2008 cards were 3 cents each or 35 for a buck. I spent about five or six bucks on a nice pile of junk cards. here are some of the highlights:

2009 Topps Roy Campanella

This is one of the best cards of the year, and it was tucked into a huge pile of a couple thousand '09 Topps cards. It pays to scrounge, kiddos.

2008 Timelines Joe Mauer

There was about a box worth of Timelines commons and SPs and I was able to nab about 25 off my wantlist. I'm really glad I printed it up before I went now.

2008 Tom Seaver Rookie Cup 50th Anniversary

This is one of those random Topps insert sets that I really want to complete, but don't have the burning desire to do so. Like the World Series Program set and the '09 Turkey Red set and the '51 tribute set and about a dozen other sets.

2009 Topps Magic Paul Williams

I got a big pile of these for less than the cost of a retail pack. I really like all the football retro sets this year, but don't have the money or desire to build any of them. I'm considering doing a retro football Frankenset, however. Magic, Philly, both Mayos and National Chicle all mashed up in a 198 card set. Yes, I've gone insane.

2008 Razor Brett Devall

There was about a pack or two's worth of these in the box and I snagged 'em all just for giggles. Devall is a Braves prospect so I'm happy with that one.

2008 Chrome Curtis Granderson Refractor

Yep, I got a Grandyfractor for 3 cents. Actually, 1/35th of a dollar. Feel free to tell me how much I suck. Go ahead, let it all out.

2008 Donruss Threads Carlton Fisk

There was a ton of these in the box so I picked up one of each Legend and filled out the lot with a few choice prospects like Jordan Shafer and Mat Gamel. I was amused by how brazen Donruss was with the airbrushing (or the lack thereof) of Pudge's Sox logos. How'd that lawsuit turn out, by the way?