APRIL 2024 CARD SHOW PART 3: MORE DIME BOX

WE LEFT OFF THE PREVIOUS POST WITH A BIG GOOF AS I BOUGHT AN ARCHIVES CARD OF RAISEL IGLECIAS WITH A BIG CREASE IN THE MIDDLE. I MADE UP FOR THAT MISTAKE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY MADE A BUNCH MORE. PRO TIP FOR ALL YOU DIME BOX DIGGERS OUT THERE: WHEN YOU MAKE A BUNCH OF WANT LISTS, USE THEM. BONUS TIP: WHEN YOU DO USE THOSE WANT LISTS, KNOW WHAT YEAR THE CARD IS FROM 

HERE'S A 2019 ARCHIVES CARD OF RAISEL WITH NO CREASES WHATSOEVER. I'VE ALWAYS LIKED THE SIMPLICITY OF THIS SET AND I FELT THE NEED TO PICK IT WHEN I SAW IT IN THE BOX. ODDLY, I SKIPPED OVER A COUPLE 2021 HERITAGE CARDS OF IGLESIAS IN THE 1972 DESIGN WHEN I WAS RUSHING THROUGH THE BOX AND DISREGARING ALL HERITAGE I FOUND. WHY'D I STICK MY NOSE UP AT HERITAGE? I DUNNO, THERE WAS SO MUCH OF IT IN THE BOX MY BRAIN TOLD ME WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ALL THIS AND I OBEYED. DON'T WORRY, THERE'S STILL A HERITAGE CARD COMING UP IN A FUTURE POST. I CAN'T GET AWAY FROM IT

YAY! VINTAGE FEETSBALL! HERE'S A NICE CARD FROM 1979 TOPPS OF BRONCOS QUARTERBACK CRAIG MORTON. THERE WERE A FEW 70S FOOTBALL CARDS IN THE BOX BUT THIS WAS THE ONLY ONE I NEEDED. ONE 70S FOOTBALL FIND IS GOOD ENOUGH! SOME OF YOU ARE ALREADY TYPING OUT YOUR COMMENTS... BUT MR. JUNK, THAT'S NOT A 1979 TOPPS CARD, THAT IS FROM 1978. YES! YOU ARE CORRECT! GOOD EYE! I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I WAS LOOKING AT MY 1979 WANTLIST FOR A CARD I NEW WAS FROM 1978 BUT I DONE DID IT. SO NO CARD #405 FOR MY 79 SET AND NOW I HAVE A SECOND (AT LEAST) #405 FOR MY 78 SET. WELL I WON'T DO ANYTHING STUPID LIKE THAT AGAIN SURELY

THIS CARD IS FROM THE 2009-10 TOPPS BASKETBALL SET. THIS WAS TOPPS' LAST BASKETBALL BASE SET BEFORE THEY LOST THE LISENCE TO PANINI. IT'S A PRETTY BIG SET AT 330 CARDS AND IT WAS SUPER HARD TO FIND AT THE TIME. I ONLY GOT TWO BLASTERS WORTH OF THE STUFF AND AM MISSING OVER TWO THIRDS OF THE SET. I DIDN'T BOTHER DOUBLE CHECKING IF I NEEDED THIS CARD SINCE I NEEDED SO MUCH OF IT. I GOT THIS ONE ALREADY. NO STEPH CURRY, TWO GERALD HENDERSONS

PRETTY SURE I DON'T HAVE THIS CARD. GREINKE'S A FUTURE HALL OF FAMER BUT I 100% BOUGHT THIS CARD BECAUSE THE LITTLE CAP WITHDIAMONDBACKS WRAPPING AROUND TO THE SIDE PANEL LOOKED ABSURD AND MADE ME LAUGH. OH MAN, THIS DESIGN IS REALLY GOING TO BE A HERITAGE SET IN 2030

ULTRA PRO CARDS! THESE ARE GREAT. THE BACK IS THE BEST

THE SAME HOLOGRAM ON THE BINDER PAGE IS ON THE CARD! THAT'S AMAZING. THAT HOLOGRAM IS BIGGER THAN FIVE OF UPPER DECK'S DINKY HOLOGRAMS. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO SQUINT THROUGH A MAGNIFYING GLASS WHEN YOU'RE ADDING CARDS TO TCDB LOOKING FOR BASEBALLS OR HOCKEY STICKS OR THE NUMBER 90 AND WHATNOT. NEXT TIME I'M JUST GONNA LIE AND CHECK OFF ALL THE BOXES. NO ONE CAN PROVE I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THEM! AND IF THEY TRY THEY'LL GO BLIND TRYING TO SEE THOSE DUMBASS VARIATIONS

PROBABLY THE BEST CARD OUT OF THE BOX IF WE'RE BEING HONEST. 80S MINOR LEAGUE TEAM SET TRAINERS ARE PEAK TRADING CARDS. YOU KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE

I TALKED ABOUT HEAVENLY MCCUTCHEN BEFORE SO FORGET ABOUT READING MY NONSENSE AND JUST STARE AT THE CARD UNTIL YOU ARE FILLED WITH PEACE AND TRANQUILITY

PRETTY SURE I HAVE THREE COPIES OF THIS CARD ALREADY. I WILL NOT PASS UP A JASON HEYWARD CARD FROM A DIME BOX EVER, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DAYS WE'LL STILL BE GETTING NEW HEYWARD CARDS WILL BE COMING TO A CLOSE SOON

MORE TOPPS BASKETBALL, THIS TIME FROM 2005-06. THIS IS ANOTHER SET I DIDN'T BUY ENOUGH OF WHEN IT WAS OUT IN SHOPS. RIGHT NOW YOU'RE THINKING SURELY HE DIDN'T IGNORE THE WANTLISTS AGAIN AND BUY ANOTHER DOUBLE. NO, THIS TIME I DID CHECK THE WANTLIST. NO CLUE WHY I DIDN'T GO AHEAD AND CHECK THAT GERALD HENDERSON WHILE I WAS THERE. BUT I DID CONFIRM THAT I DID INDEED NEED CARD #105. FOR THE 2004-05 SET. SOME DAYS YOU JUST DON'T GOT IT, FOLKS. THANKFULLY THIS WAS THE LAST GOOF, ALL THE REST OF THE CARDS I DON'T NEED FOR DIFFERENT REASONS

LIKE THIS CARD! I DON'T NEED A 2020 TOPPS DEBUT INSERT OF DANIEL JOHNSON.  BUT IT'S COOL LOOKING! THERE'S SPOT GLOSS EVERYWHERE AND IT CELEBRATES THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROMOTION WHERE THE TEAM NAME WAS CHANGED CLIPPERS TO VELEROS WHICH MEANS SAILBOAT BECAUSE CLOSE ENOUGH. THERE WAS ALSO A DJ AND CHIPS, SALSA AND QUESO. MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL RULES

ONLINE DOLLAR BOX PART 3: THEM DAWGS

I'VE COLLECTED GEORGIA BULLDOGS CARDS SINCE THE EARLY 90S WITH THOSE OLD CHEAP COLLEGIATE COLLECTION PACKS THEY SOLD AT THE UNVERSITY BOOKSTORE AT A HEFTY MARKUP. I'VE GOT A PRETTY DECENT AMOUNT OF THEM THROUGH THE 00'S BUT NOT MUCH SINCE I QUIT COLLECTING FOOTBALL ON A REGULAR BASIS. GEORGIA'S THE BEST THEY'VE EVER BEEN AT THE MOMENT SO I'VE BEEN CATCHING UP AND PICKING UP NEWER PLAYERS WHEN I STUMBLE ACROSS THEM. I FOUND A COUPLE FANCY ONES IN THE ONLINE DOLLAR BOX AND COULDN'T PASS THEM UP

2022 SELECT DRAFT PICKS MATTHEW STAFFORD

I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE PANINI DRAFT PICKS SETS OTHER THAN YOU CAN FIND A LOTTA PLAYERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE LEAGUE FOR YEARS IN THERE. ALL THE PRESS PASS AND SA*GE SETS WERE ONLY MADE UP OF CURRENT YEAR PROSPECTS WITH MAYBE ONE OR TWO LEGENDS IN THERE. USUALLY COACHES. I LIKE THE PANINI STYLE OF DOING THINGS AS I'VE PICKED UP A COUPLE NICE NICK CHUBB CARDS AT THE LCS AND NOW I'VE FOUND THIS SUPER SHINY MATTHEW STAFFORD CARDS WITH RED BORDERS AND SPARKLEY SQUARES EVERYWHERE. I'M SURE THIS IS CALLED A SPECTRAL RUBY CUBIST PRIZM PARALLEL OR SOME SUCH NONSENSE BUT I DON'T CARE BECAUSE IT'S BULLDOG COLORS AND SUPER SHINY AND MAKES MY EYES GO CROSSED WHEN I LOOK AT IT. IN A GOOD WAY

2022 WILD CARD MATTE QUAY WALKER #134/250

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HECK NEW WILD CARD IS, I'M USED TO THE OLD ONES THAT HAVE THE CARD MULTIPLIERS ON THEM THAT ALL BRICK TOGETHER BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THEM IN 30 YEARS. I WAS A LITTLE SKEPTICAL ABOUT THIS ONE BUT IT HAD A SERIAL NUMBER ON IT AND THAT MEANS SUPER EXTRA ADDED VALUE SO I GOT IT. I'M GLAD I DID, THIS THING LOOKS GREAT. THE GREEN BACKGROUND REALLY IS MATTE WHILE THE PLAYER AND GOLD TEXT IS GLOSSY AND KIND OF EMBOSSED SOMEHOW. IT'S A REALLY UNIQUE LOOKING CARD AND QUAY IS PLAYING VERY WELL FOR THE PACKERS. I NEED TO TRACK DOWN AS MANY OF THESE PLAYERS FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS AS I CAN SO I CAN REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES WHEN THE DAWGS EVENTUALLY FALL BACK DOWN TO EARTH

THE BACKS ARE ALSO DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE MINIMALISM SPECTRUM. PANINI'S BACK IS BORING AND LAZY AS ALWAYS WHILE THE WILD CARD BACK IS CLASSY LOOKING AND -GASP- EVEN HAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PHOTO! VERY NICE INDEED

UP NEXT: NOPE, NOT BRAVES YET

ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 33

 THE PENULTIMATE POST FOR THIS SHIPMENT. ONLY ONE MORE OF THESE TO GO! THERE ARE ABOUT 97 POSTS WORTH OF CARDS I'VE PICKED UP THIS YEAR PENDING BUT THEY WON'T HAVE ONLINE MEGA BOX IN THE TITLE. THIS ONE'S A WEIRD ONE TOO, ALL OVER THE MAP

2023 BIG LEAGUE SEAN MURPHY

CATEGORY - BRAVES

I THINK THIS WAS THE FIRST 2023 BIG LEAGUE CARD I GOT MY HANDS ON. IT'S... FINE? I DON'T QUITE GET THE STRIPES ON THE BORDER BUT THE CARD STOCK IS OK AND IT'S A REASONABLY GOOD LOOKING CARD. TOO BAD THEY RUINED IT WITH ALL THE SHORT PRINTS

1977 TOPPS CHARLIE'S ANGELS SPOTTING A CRIME!

CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS, VINTAGE

70S NON SPORT, HELLS YES. I NEVER WATCHED CHARLIES ANGELS AS A KID BECAUSE I WAS TOO INTO THE CARTOONS AND SITCOMS. I DON'T HAVE A TON OF THESE CARDS BECAUSE OF THIS AND EVERY TIME I SEE THEM OUT IN THE WILD THE PRICES ARE CRAZY. I SAW A ZIPLOC BAG OF ABOUT 6 OF THEM IN DISTINCTLY NOT MINT CONDITION FOR FIFTEEN BUCKS AT AN ANTIQUE MALL ONE TIME AND WAS A LITTLE SHELL SHOCKED UNTIL I FOUND ANOTHER SMALL PILE AT ANOTHER ANTIQUE MALL FOR A SIMILAR PRICE. THEM ANTIQUERS MUST RILLY LOVE THEIR CHARLIE'S ANGELS. I CAN KINDA SEE IT BECAUSE THESE ARE SOME OF THE BEST MADE NON-SPORTS CARDS OF THE 70S

FULL COLOR WHITE STOCK BOTH SIDES. NO CEREAL BOX BACKS FOR THESE PUZZLE PIECES, YOU CAN REALLY SEE THAT LIPSTICK. THERE WERE FOUR SERIES IN THIS SET FOR A TOAL OF 253 CARDS SO I WON'T BE COLLECTING IT ANY TIME SOON BUT IT'S A NICE CARD TO HAS

2000 TOPPS POKEMON TV EDITION SERIES 3 FLAREON

CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS

POKEMON CARDS! EVERYONE LOVES POKEMON CARDS. SO COLLECTIBLE! UNLESS TOPPS DOES A SET ABOUT THE ANIME. I HARDLY EVER SEE ANYONE TALK ABOUT THIS SET THAT WAS RELEASED IN THREE SERIES IN 1999-2000. IT'S A PRETTY NEAT LITTLE SET! CARDS FOR ALL POKEMON FROM THE FIRST GENERATION ALONG WITH CHARACTER CARDS AND EPISODE CARDS. NOBODY CARES THOUGH, THEY ALL WANT THE GAME CARDS

1990 TOPPS THE SIMPSONS DEVIL BART STICKER

CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS

MAN, SIMPSONS CARDS ARE HARD TO WIN ON THE SITE. ESPECIALLY NOW THAT I'VE GOT MY EAGLE EYE LOOKING OUT FOR THEM. I MISSED OUT ON A TON OF 1990 TOPPS SIMPSONS CARD LAST YEAR BUT STUMBLED UPON MAYBE THE BEST CARD IN THE SET. EVIL BART SITTING ON MY SHOULDER TELLING ME TO SIN. SPEND THE PHONE BILL MONEY ON 2024 TOPPS SUPER BOXES AT TARGET! GO FOR IT DUDE!!

THE BACK OF ALL THE STICKERS HAVE A CHALKBOARD JOKE ON THEM. AFTER REVIEWING THE GALLERY I CAN SAFELY STATE THIS IS THE MOST SURREAL ONE IN THE SET. YOU WEAR SHORTS, BART!

2022 PANINI LEGACY TRAVON WALKER RC

CATEGORY - DAWGS

I OFFICIALLY NEED TO PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF GEORGIA BULLDOGS CARDS I HAVE NOW THAT I'M SNAPPING THEM UP WHENEVER I SEE THEM. OR I COULD JUST GET A LOT OF DAWG DOUBLES. NOTHIN WRONG WITH A LOTTA DAWGS. IN OTHER NEWS, THIS IS ONE OF THE WEIRDEST DESIGNS OUT THERE. TWO OF THE SAME PHOTO, ONE SHRUNK AND THE OTHER CHOPPED IN HALF, ALL TO SERVER A MASSIVE ROOKIE BANNER. EXTRA ADDED BONUS: THE SAME PHOTO AGAIN ON THE BACK, THIS TIME SHRUNK AND CHOPPED IN HALF. OH PANINI, YOU SO CRAZY

1994 UPPER DECK JEFF BAGWELL MICKEY MANTLE'S LONG SHOTS

CATEGORY - INSERT

I DIDN'T BUY A LOT OF UPPER DECK IN 1994 SO I NEVER PULLED ONE OF THESE CARDS. THEY ARE EXTREMELY SHINY AND I'M SURE MY EYES WOULD HAVE MELTED IF I HAD SEEN ONE THEN SO DODGED A BULLET THERE. I'M STILL NOT 100% CERTAIN HOW THESE WERE DISTRIBUTED THOUGH? I SEE ONLINE THEY WERE 1:20 PACKS BUT THERE'S ALSO A TRADE CARD FOR THE ENTIRE SET? WERE THESE SO SHINY THAT UPPER DECK COULD NOT CONTAIN THEIR GLOWYNESS INSIDE PACKS IN TIME AND HAD TO MAKE THEM A MAIL-IN SET? POST-1993 UPPER DECK INSERTS CONFUSE ME

1998 DONRUSS JEFF BAGWELL

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

ONE MOAR HALL OF FAMER OFF THE 1998 DONRUSS LIST. THESE ARE SILLY HARD TO FIND AND I STILL NEED LIKE 80 FOR MY SET SO IT AIN'T GETTING COMPLETED ANY TIME SOON BUT I GOT THE BAGS. I THINK I HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN INTO MY BRAIN THAT THIS IS THE 1998 SET AND NOT 1997 WHICH WAS A PROBLEM FOR ME FOR A WHILE. NOT A GOOD THING TO GET CONFUSED WHEN YOU'RE DIGGING THROUGH SOME COMMONS

1998 FINEST DARIN ERSTAD

CATEGORY - SHINY

STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE FINEST CARDS WANTLISTED YET! WHICH MEANS I GET TO PICK OFF INTERESTING ONES OUT OF BOXES WITH UTTER ABANDON. THIS ONE CAUGHT MY EYE WITH THAT LITTLE GOLD GLOVE AT THE BOTTOM. WHICH IS ODD BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WIN ONE UNTIL 2000. THIS IS FOR REALS ONE OF THE BEST FINEST SETS EVER. GOOD LOOKING DESIGN, NO SHORT PRINTS, REASONABLY SIZED CHECKLISTS. GOOD STUFF HERE

1995 TOPPS TRADED MIKE PIAZZA AT THE BREAK

CATEGORY - WANTLIST?

AFTER BUYING A BUNCH OF THESE CARDS THINKING THEY WERE INSERTS I THINK I JUST BOUGHT THIS ONE TO ADD TO MY ANEMIC 95 TRADED PILE

1995 TOPPS TRADED MIKE PIAZZA IVAN RODRIGUEZ MID ALL STAR

CATEGORY - WANTLIST?

IT SEEMS LIKE I'M TRYING TO COMPLETE THE SUBSETS IN THE 1995 TOPPS TRADED AND ROOKIES SET BEFORE PICKING UP ANY MORE BASE CARDS. I ALREADY HAVE THE BOBBY HIGGINSON RC SO WHAT'S THE POINT IN CHASING THE BASE

2015 TOPPS THE BABE RUTH STORY FROM HURLER TO HITTER

CATEGORY - INSERT, SUPERSTAR

I LOVE 2015 TOPPS AND I LOVE 2015 TOPPS' INSERTS AND I LOVE GETTING BABE RUTH CARDS. THIS CARD IS EXTREMELY SHINY AND GOLD TOO. DESPITE BUYING AN ABSURD AMOUNT OF THIS STUFF IN 2015 I NEVER PULLED ONE OF THESE CARDS. I'M GUESSING THEY WERE ONE OF THE MANY 'SPECIFIC PACK ONLY' INSERTS TOPPS HAS BEEN FOND OF THIS CENTURY AND I NEVER RAN INTO ONE OF THOSE PACKS. I WONDER WHY NO ONE COLLECTS MASTER SETS WITH INSERTS ANY MORE

2020 DONRUSS RICHARD SHERMAN POWER FORMULAS

CATEGORY - SHINY

THIS CARD DOES NOT FIT IN MY COLLECTION IN ANY WAY BUT IF I EVER FINISH PUTTING TOGETHER ANOTHER CHAOS BINDER I CAN SEE IT ENDING UP IN AN ABSURDLY SHINY PAGE. BETWEEN THE LIGHTNING BOLTS COMING OUT OF HIS ASS AND THE MATH LADY MEME BACKGROUND THIS CARD IS PRETTY WILD LOOKING

1992 TOPPS GEFF JEORGE NO. 1 DRAFT PICK OF THE 90S INSERT

CATEGORY - INSERT

JEFF GEORGE IS MAYBE THE LEAST POPULAR QUARTERBACK IN FALCONS HISTORY. I KNOW THIS IS ASTONISHING SINCE DESMOND RIDDER EXISTS BUT IT'S TRUE. HOWEVER I WAS NOT AWARE THESE NO. 1 DRAFT PICKS INSERTS EVEN EXISTED BEFORE SEEING THIS CARD WHICH IS ABSURD CONCIDERING I BOUGHT SEVERAL BOXES OF THIS STUFF BACK WHEN YOU COULD GET THEM FOR TEN BUCKS AT K-MART. THESE WERE ONLY IN HIGH NUMBER FACTORY SETS WHICH EXPLAINS WHY I'D NEVER HEARD OF THEM. INSERT CARD I HAVE NEVER SEEN AND DON'T HAVE = GOTTA GET IT

1996-97 PINNACLE MCDONALD'S 3D ICE BREAKERS RAY BOURQUE

CATEGORY - ODDBALL

PINNACLE DID SPORTFLICS STYLE HOCKEY CARDS FOR MCDONALD'S IN THE 90S AND I SNAGGED A COUPLE. THIS ONE IS BASICALLY A .GIF OF RAY SCORING A GOAL. I THOUGHT THE WHOLE SET WAS LIKE THIS BUT THIS TURNS OUT TO BE A SHORT PRINT. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CARD ALMOST ONTO ITS SIDE TO SEE THE WHOLE THING SO MAYBE THAT WAS FOR THE BEST

THIS IS A PREMIUM ICE BREAKER AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE LITTLE CAMERA ICON NEXT THE THE CARD NUMBER. THE PLAYER CARDS ARE JUST NORMAL OLD ICE BREAKERS AND LOOK LIKE FANCY KELLOGG'S CARDS. THE GOALIES ARE THE BEST THOUGH WITH A PORTRAIT OF THE PLAYER WITH AN INSIDE THE GOAL SHOT OF THEM AS THE BACKGROUND. I HAVE A MIGHTY NEED FOR THIS BELFOUR CARD

1995-96 PINNACLE MCDONALD'S JEREMY ROENICK

CATEGORY - ODDBALL

HERE'S THE 1995-96 VERSION OF THESE CARDS WITH A GAME WINNERS THEME OR LES MAITRES IF YOU PREFER. GOALIES ARE GAME SAVERS AND ROOKIES ARE FUTURE GAME WINNERS. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC GAME LISTED ON THE BACK THAT WAS WON BUT THE CHECKLIST IS PRETTY STOUT SO I ASSUME MANY GAMES WERE WON AND/OR SAVED

LOOK AT THAT LONG LIST OF LOGOS ON THE BACK OF THAT CARD INCLUDING THE SHORT LIVED PINNACLE UC3 LOGO. AS FAR AS I KNEW THE ONE UNLOVED 1995 BASEBALL SET WAS THE ONLY UC3 PRODUCT THAT EXISTED BUT YOU LEARN SOMETHING EVERY DAY. THIS CARD IS A LITTLE BEAT UP WHICH GAVE ME A GOOD FEELING WHEN I SAW IT. YOU DON'T OFTEN SEE 90S CARDS THAT LOOK LIKE SOMEONE ACTUALLY ENJOYED THEM ATSOME POINT IN TIME

1975 TOPPS GRAIG NETTLES

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, VINTAGE

I TOLD YA THIS POST WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. FROM 90S HOCKEY ODDBALLS TO ACTUAL 70S VINTAGE. I NEEDED LESS THAN FIFTY CARDS FOR THE 1975 SET WHEN I PICKED THIS UP SO FINDING A CARD I NEEDED AND BEATING EVERYONE ELSE TO IT WAS A MINOR MIRACLE. BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE

1975 TOPPS PHIL NIEKRO

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, BRAVES, VINTAGE, PHIL FUCKIN NIEKRO

NOT ONE CARD FOR THE 1975 SET, BUT TWO. AND THE SECOND IS A BRAVES HALL OF FAMER. THIS WAS MAYBE MY LUCKIEST FIND OF 2023. FULL DISCLOSURE: I ALREADY HAD THIS CARD IN MY TEAM SET BUT NOW IT'S IN THE 1975 TOPPS BINDER TOO

2023 DONRUSS BILL ELLIOTT

CATEGORY -  WENT OFF SCRIPT FOR THIS ONE

WHEN YOU KNOCK OFF TWO BIG CARDS FOR YOUR 1975 TOPPS SET YOU ARE ALLOWED TO GET A BILL ELLIOTT CARD YOU DON'T REALLY NEED AT ALL AS A LITTLE TREAT

2023 PANINI LEGACY DARNELL WASHINGTON, JALEN CARTER

CATEGORY - DAWGS

FINISHING UP THE POST WITH A COUPLE MORE DAWG ROOKIES. WINNING TWO STRAIGHT NATTYS REALLY GOT MY DRIVE TO REVIVE MY BULLDOG COLLECTION A BIT. JALEN CARTER HAD A REALLY GOOD ROOKIE SEASON AND DARNELL PLAYED EVERY GAME. I DON'T REALLY CARE THAT MUCH, I JUST LIKE THE CARDS WITH THE RED HELMET

UP NEXT: WE'RE DONE WITH THIS BOX! I CAN FINALLY PUT THEM ALL AWAY!

ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 32

WE'RE IN THE HOME STRETCH FOR THIS BOX WITH ONLY A COUPLE LEFT TO GO. THEY ARE ALL RANDOM NONSENSE WHICH IS HOW I LIKE IT

1978 TOPPS GREASE STOCKARD CHANNING

CATEGORY - VINTAGE

I GET SO FEW CARDS FROM THE 70S ON THE SITE SINCE I'VE ALREADY COMPLETED MOST OF THE LATE 70S TOPPS SETS THAT FINDING ANYTHING I NEED IS WONDERFUL. I HAD NO CARDS FROM THE 78 GREASE SET BUT SOMEHOW ACQUIRED AN UNOPENED PACK. I NOW HAVE A CARD FROM THE 1978 GREASE SET AND DO NOT NEED TO RIP ANY OLD PACKS

1993-94 HOOPS SHAWN KEMP SCOOPS GOLD FOIL PARALLEL

CATEGORY - INSERT

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE 90S INSERT SETS I DON'T CARE MUCH ABOUT. THERE ARE TOO MANY CARDS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE GIMMICK OF PUTTING TRIVIA QUESTIONS ON THE BACK AND NOT PROVIDING ANY ANSWERS. PLUS THIS ISN'T TECHNICALLY THE INSERT BUT A FOLD FOIL EMBOSSED PARALLEL. KUDOS TO HOOPS FOR PUTTING SOME EFFORT INTO THEIR DUMB PARALLEL AS THE EMBOSSED GOLD LOOKS FANCY BUT PARALLELS ARE GENERALLY A WASTE. NOT WHEN THE PHOTO IS FANTASTIC THOUGH, SHAWN KEMP LOOKING VERY NONCHALANT AS HE IS ABOUT TO MURDER A BASKETBALL HOOP IS A GREAT SHOT

1995-96 HOOPS DAVID ROBINSON HOOPS POWER PREDATOR

CATEGORY - INSERT

THIS INSERT I DO WANT TO COMPLETE ONE OF THESE DAYS AS I PULLED ABOUT HALF OF IT OUT OF PACKS WHEN I WAS RIPPING PROTO-BLASTERS OF THE STUFF IN THE 90S. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS ANOTHER PARALLEL CARD WHAT WITH THE GREEN FOIL BUT IT'S A COMPLETELY SEPARATE SET THAT JUST HAS THE EXACT SAME DESIGN AS THE HOOPS POWER SET. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE GREEN FOIL OR WHAT IT HAS TO DO WITH PREDATORS BUT IT'S DAVID ROBINSON SO WHO CARES

1997 SCORE MANNY RAMIREZ GOIN' YARD

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

ANOTHER STAR OFF THE WANTLIST. 1996 AND 1997 SCORE ARE EASY TO GET MIXED UP - ESPECIALLY THE SUBSET CARDS - SO HERE'S A HELPFUL HINT TO TELL POST JUNK WAX WHITE BORDERED SCORE APART: IF IT SAYS SCORE '96 IT'S FROM 1996. IF IT'S A PINNACLE BRAND IT'S 1997

1981 FLEER HERE'S BO! CORNROWS... MADE FAMOUS BY BO

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

HERE'S THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HERE'S BO! SET, GLAMOUR PHOTOS OF BO DEREK TAKE UP ABOUT HALF THE SET WHILE THE REST GIVE YOU BIZARRE BEHIND THE SCENES PIC OF THE TARZAN SHOOT. THIS ONE ISN'T EVEN FROM THE TARZAN FLICK, IT'S REFERENCING BLAKE EDWARDS' 10. BOTH CARDS I PICKED UP WERE VARIATIONS AS THE BACK OF THIS CARD IS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BLURRY PUZZLE PIECE WHILE THE PREVIOUS CARD WITH THE ORANGUTAN HAS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BO'S LIFE STORY FACTOID. NO PROGRESS ON THE 72 CARD SET BUT I'M MAKING SLIGHT PROGRESS FOR THE 198 CARD VARATI- OH GOD WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE

1991 IMPEL DISNEY FAVORITE STORIES BONE TROUBLE

CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS

I'M NOT SUPER BIG ON DISNEY ALTHOUGH I ENJOY SOME OF THE OLDER MOVIES AND THEIR COMEDY SHORTS FROM THE 40S AND 50S. THIS ONE, BONE TROUBLE, IS ONE OF THE BETTER ONES WITH A TON OF CLEVER MIRROR GAGS. I DIDN'T GET THIS FOR THE FRONT OF THE CARD BUT THE BACK

THIS IS SOME OF THE FUNNIEST SHIT I EVER SEEN ON A TRADING CARD. I'M PUTTING THIS ONE IN MY MONSTER BINDER BECAUSE IT'S MY BINDER AND I'LL DO AS I PLEASE. YOU CAN WATCH THIS SHORT HERE AS LONG AS YOU BE COOL AND DON'T TELL THE MOUSE

1992 STAR PICS SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE GARRET MORRIS LIFER FOLLIES

CATEGORY - NON-SPORTS

GARRETT MORRIS IS A VERY UNDERRATED ORIGINAL SNL CAST MEMBER. HE'S EXTREMELY FUNNY AND IS ALSO IN QUITE A FEW CULT MOVIE CLASSICS SUCH AS THE EQUALLY UNDERRATED THE STUFF. WHILE THESE IS AN OFFICIALLY LICENSED CHICO ESCUELA CARD IN THIS RELEASE IT'S A PHOTO OF HIM ON THE WEEKEND UPDATE SET. THERE'S A TON OF CUSTOM CARDS OF HIM IN A METS UNIFORM IF YOU LOOK AROUND ONLINE THOUGH

I SAW THIS BIT IN RERUNS AS A KID AND LAUGHED MY ASS OFF AT THIS SONG. IT POPS INTO MY HEAD EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND I STILL LAUGH EVERY TIME. JUST... DON'T LOOK UP THE SONG IT WAS BASED ON. THAT ONE IS NOT AS FUNNY 

2023 BOWMAN MATT OLSON

CATEGORY - BRAVES

IS EVERYONE ENJOYING THEIR $300 BOXES OF 2024 BOWMAN??? CARDS LIKE THIS ARE WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND IN THERE. YOU AIN'T GETTING THAT SUPERFRACTOR BRO, JUST BUY THE PLAYER YOU LIKE ON THE CHEAPS

1994 UPPER DECK PRO BOWL INSERT CHECKLIST

CATEGORY - INSERT

THE CARDS IN THIS SET ALL HAVE THE CLASSIC MID 90S UPPER DECK HOLOGRAM PORTRAIT WHERE THE PLAYER' SHAKES HIS HEAD AND WINKS AT YOU BUT THE CHECKLIST IS JUST PLAIN HOLOFOIL. IT'S STILL MAYBE THE PRETTIEST CHECKLIST YOU'LL EVER FIND

1997-98 HOOPS HAKEEM OLAJUWON, RAY ALLEN

CATEGORY - WANTLIST

I AM NEVER EVER COMPLETING THIS SET BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO FIND THE YEAR IT CAME OUT AND IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE NOW BUT I'LL TAKE TWO HALL OF FAMERS ANY DAY

1998 UPPER DECK WONDER YEARS ANDRES GALARRAGA

CATEGORY - INSERT

SURE IT'S A BRAVES CARD BUT THIS WONDER YEARS SET IS SO GOOD I KINDA WANT TO COMPLETE THE THING. I'VE MANAGED TO ACCUMULATE QUITE A BIT OF THE SET SO IT'S NOT THAT FAR FETCHED AN IDEA. THIS DAY-GLO DESIGN IS SO DIFFERENT FROM UD'S VIBE AT THE TIME, IT REALLY STICKS OUT

I KINDA WONDER IF THIS WAS A STEALTH ADVERTISMENT FOR THE 1998 UPPER DECK RETRO SET WITH THE LUNCH BOX PACKAGING. THIS CARD WOULD FIT IN WITH THAT SET SEAMLESSLY. OH, YOU LIKE THAT KITSCHY NOSTALGIC INSERT SET IN UPPER DECK? HERE'S A WHOLE-ASS SET OF IT!

1999-00 MVP ANFERNEE HARDAWAY JAM TIME INSERT

CATEGORY - INSERT

YET ANOTHER PENNY HARDAWAY INSERT. I WAS BUYING FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL MVP CARDS AT THE TIME, NOT BASKETBALL. I THINK I EVEN BOUGHT MORE MVP HOCKEY COME TO THINK OF IT. I HAVE NO REGRETS, OTHER THAN BUYING MVP AT ALL INSTEAD OF ACTUAL GOOD CARDS. INSERTS ARE COOL THO

2022 BOWMAN JUAN SOTO, AARON JUDGE

CATEGORY - SUPERSTARS

HEY LOOK! MOAR BOWMANS! OF TWO OF THE BIGGEST SUPERSTARS IN BASEBALL. BASE CARDS ARE GREAT

UP NEXT: A POST SO RANDOM I'D BE SHOCKED IF YOU COULD GUESS EVEN ONE CARD IN IT