tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87164205679647102972024-03-19T04:48:41.999-04:00Cardboard JunkieI'd rather draw poniesdayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.comBlogger4351125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-89520063402208947692024-03-08T08:00:00.001-05:002024-03-08T08:00:00.232-05:002023 COMC BINGE - PART 6: FULL DECK<p>WE'RE ON THE SECOND BATCH OF COMC PICKUPS NOW WHERE WE HAVE STUFF I WANTED TO TARGET BUT WASN'T QUITE SOMETHING THAT I WAS GOING TO INSTA-BUY THE MOMENT THE SALE STARTED. THE FIRST HALF OF THIS BATCH WERE SET-COMPLETING CARDS FOR INSERTS AND SOME SMALLER ODDBALL SETS. TODAY'S CARD HAD ELUDED ME FOR THIRTY YEARS</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1993 UPPER DECK CECIL FIELDER ON DECK</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuClqP9swjz5ISCtjN1PnLr7XB0NScfKm7dxOEd_mr2HE2S3_YLwrRY2LYJ-sHiBNyQPMtR86dQzcxNkr-pkpWok7nSLL7eVstvaAuK6ZsSLqnxAIEkpA-FPg8Ez0ScnCDvWcvMur0QE3BHcNsWMubwgFbUtHhjkKgFQeHLl2xXhZHfAJHwR4veWoLM1b/s1909/20240102_171417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1909" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuClqP9swjz5ISCtjN1PnLr7XB0NScfKm7dxOEd_mr2HE2S3_YLwrRY2LYJ-sHiBNyQPMtR86dQzcxNkr-pkpWok7nSLL7eVstvaAuK6ZsSLqnxAIEkpA-FPg8Ez0ScnCDvWcvMur0QE3BHcNsWMubwgFbUtHhjkKgFQeHLl2xXhZHfAJHwR4veWoLM1b/w458-h640/20240102_171417.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'VE BEEN SLOWLY WORKING ON MY 1993 UPPER DECK INSERTS COLLECTION FOR A WHILE NOW AND HAD MANAGED TO COMPLETE FOUR OF THE SETS BY THE TIME OF THE SALE. I KNOCKED OUT THE <a href="https://cardjunk.blogspot.com/2023/09/black-friday-comc-pickups-part-63-shiny.html">THEN AND NOW</a> SET LAST YEAR AND WAS FOCUSED ON ANOTHER WITH ONE CARD LEFT. THE ON DECK INSERT SET WAS FOUND ONE PER PACK IN SERIES TWO JUMBO PACKS. I RIPPED ENOUGH OF THAT STUFF TO GET A TON OF THESE CARDS AND THEY ARE STILL PRETTY EASY TO FIND SO I WAS ABLE TO PICK OUT ONES I NEEDED OUT OF QUARTER AND FIFTY CENT BOXES. THE CECIL FIELDER CARD DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ANYWHERE THOUGH. IT WASN'T IN CHEAPO BOXES AND THERE AREN'T MANY CECIL FIELDER SECTIONS IN STAR BOXES. I'M SURE THERE'S A BUNCH ON EBAY BUT I HAVEN'T USED THAT SITE IN FIFTEEN YEARS. COMC HAD ONE FOR FIFTY CENTS AND I NABBED IT</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA5lvz9PTghrH8O7_HddPuzawRIKKyGMQoep8YT4MJD_kvgC3ISdC4Pp5RSEz2ufRZAtiLeBjvwGn4e0a4qI9MlaXJ3oQKyLdvhBrk3cajf3p5XplJBwm8ztmXeuisP-G7lJYuVtlPfa01aHusLRLWypLM9-ScZ9vLsx9jRkbU7HXZkZYxiFaQFYgslGl/s1958/20240102_171429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1418" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA5lvz9PTghrH8O7_HddPuzawRIKKyGMQoep8YT4MJD_kvgC3ISdC4Pp5RSEz2ufRZAtiLeBjvwGn4e0a4qI9MlaXJ3oQKyLdvhBrk3cajf3p5XplJBwm8ztmXeuisP-G7lJYuVtlPfa01aHusLRLWypLM9-ScZ9vLsx9jRkbU7HXZkZYxiFaQFYgslGl/w464-h640/20240102_171429.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE GIMMICK WITH THIS SET WAS THE PERSONAL QUESTIONS TO THE PLAYER ON THE BACK LIKE YOU'D SEE ON SETS LIKE STUDIO AND TRIPLE PLAY. CECIL'S ANSWERS ARE PRETTY GENERIC BUT THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CONTROVERSY ON THE BACK OF THESE CARDS. THE GREATEST PERSONAL INFLUENCE ANSWER ON EVERY CARD IS FAMILY MEMBERS WITH PARENTS AND WIFE AS THE TOP TWO ANSWERS AND A MENTION OF A BROTHER AND GRANDMOTHER ON A COUPLE CARDS. CECIL IS ONE OF THE MOST RESERVED PLAYERS AS HIS ANSWERS ARE VERY SHORT AND TO THE POINT. ROGER CLEMENS, GRIFFEY JUNIOR AND CHIPPER JONES' ANSWERS FILLED UP THE ENTIRE BACK OF THE CARD. THERE'S NOT MUCH CONTRVERSIAL ON THE BACKS EITHER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ALBERT BELLE SEEMINGLY WANTING TO PLAY ANY SPORT OTHER THAN BASEBALL, A PROTO-TEA PARTY RANT FROM ANDY VAN SLYKE AND JOSE CANSECO STATING THAT IF HE WASN'T PLAYING BASEBALL HE'D PROBABLY BE AN ALIEN. THAT'S HONESTLY SOME EXTREME SELF-AWARENESS FROM JOSE. I ONLY TOOK PICTURES OF THE FRONT BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO READ THE TEXT FROM MY SHAKYPHONE PICTURES SO CHECK OUT ALL THE ANSWERS ON <a href="https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/315/1993-Upper-Deck---On-Deck">TCDB</a>. HERE'S MY COMPLETE SET WITH A COUPLE CAMEOS FROM HOMERUN HEROES</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkyE7lGc-UycYBJAhwZbAHj6C55qwITwqS2Z5pEj7Y_Yzzb7ipAuALmlvc0K9_IJpVc9EtIxmqk7CzCcMtO__Pxz3sVfWud_s5Ls82C9tk1pcd0_dNa3V96wXBLslYQQ5dNVSj2FI62E2h0zyabmtYr0ew1Gz_urt73TkV7EJmAgdRA4iPfwOdQFSKRvL/s1777/20240102_171620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1777" data-original-width="1308" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkyE7lGc-UycYBJAhwZbAHj6C55qwITwqS2Z5pEj7Y_Yzzb7ipAuALmlvc0K9_IJpVc9EtIxmqk7CzCcMtO__Pxz3sVfWud_s5Ls82C9tk1pcd0_dNa3V96wXBLslYQQ5dNVSj2FI62E2h0zyabmtYr0ew1Gz_urt73TkV7EJmAgdRA4iPfwOdQFSKRvL/w472-h640/20240102_171620.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafM0z99biuzQnv4oK2jrLzWAQshXxQR34NRaLJWAOnGylFiRQo3nj8TbhjjmRYHKhxhBqNM5d9bR5QazA_Yi7KLcytKsbJiLz-rX2YctMCrIM9tVuuw9K5gzr-4dRWLXz1L_YKUa0vQCB15jRsZTr-XiAvMKe4KWzPWZ_X5SC0bkCfE09AWhXRMEeliKh/s1807/20240102_171628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1807" data-original-width="1338" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafM0z99biuzQnv4oK2jrLzWAQshXxQR34NRaLJWAOnGylFiRQo3nj8TbhjjmRYHKhxhBqNM5d9bR5QazA_Yi7KLcytKsbJiLz-rX2YctMCrIM9tVuuw9K5gzr-4dRWLXz1L_YKUa0vQCB15jRsZTr-XiAvMKe4KWzPWZ_X5SC0bkCfE09AWhXRMEeliKh/w474-h640/20240102_171628.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6XRG6Q9IkcZ7ZzdFewmVX8d3mCUGHAgOKBn_53fASzB0cS0m8-5IhIYIULIXVML_ZMI36OgkMTXTJ6AqQL_2CF6culOC9BXUzGGF7RXL0O6jmCUzPgX1SvB6bAYPfGpo1m7NCqqDkgg4R0i1ktslrTWNZT744xYMi8q929bH_sKtU8SdV6J33gLwASgS/s1808/20240102_171635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="1355" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6XRG6Q9IkcZ7ZzdFewmVX8d3mCUGHAgOKBn_53fASzB0cS0m8-5IhIYIULIXVML_ZMI36OgkMTXTJ6AqQL_2CF6culOC9BXUzGGF7RXL0O6jmCUzPgX1SvB6bAYPfGpo1m7NCqqDkgg4R0i1ktslrTWNZT744xYMi8q929bH_sKtU8SdV6J33gLwASgS/w480-h640/20240102_171635.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-14255284140444476172024-03-07T15:06:00.001-05:002024-03-07T15:06:16.892-05:002024 ONLINE BLASTER - PART 5: THE FIRST PILE OF CHRONICLES<p>I STILL LOVES THE CHRONICLES AND STILL KEEP PICKING OFF NEW CARDS FROM THE SET AS THEY POP UP. I HAVE NOT EXACTLY FIGURED OUT HOW I AM COLLECTING THE SET YET, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD ALL THE SETS, THERE'S 25 DIFFERENT DESIGNS WITH AS MANY AS 100 CARDS IN A SET AND I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN A CARD FROM EVERY DESIGN YET! I THINK I DO WANT TO GET AT LEAST A PAGE WORTH OF MOST OF THE SETS WHILE TRYING TO GET AS MANY DIFFERENT PLAYERS AS POSSIBLE. ONCE THE NEXT BATCH OF CARDS COMES IN I'LL HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON HOW EXACTLY TO DO THAT. *NOTE - THIS HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I WROTE THIS POST. HERE'S THE FIRST OF THREE POSTS OF INCREASINGLY SHINY CHRONICLES CARDS</p><p>CATEGORY - CHRONICLES</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2022 BASE DESIGN - MANNY MACHADO, LUIS ROBERT</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcStzpq0LHvMOcJwNzM8UhpvanF3qn_v457_9GIfASIrRBRkYqpbPGB7v4z80WY4wQHtaFWAYLjAgeAE5xqjb5m_UcJIxJloVDhJRwN_Q_6Ke58jxxGvZNOlp7U5A9klglDZdXlvKy7u6UA5ZKBlfn0lgHEF_P_IWB1mxrQZme8v3B-C6WF_wDowCDdZ8r/s1846/20240211_113430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="1334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcStzpq0LHvMOcJwNzM8UhpvanF3qn_v457_9GIfASIrRBRkYqpbPGB7v4z80WY4wQHtaFWAYLjAgeAE5xqjb5m_UcJIxJloVDhJRwN_Q_6Ke58jxxGvZNOlp7U5A9klglDZdXlvKy7u6UA5ZKBlfn0lgHEF_P_IWB1mxrQZme8v3B-C6WF_wDowCDdZ8r/w462-h640/20240211_113430.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>IT'S KINDA RIDICULOUS HOW MUCH MANNY'S STAR HAS FADED SINCE HE JOINED THE PADRES. HE'S STILL A GREAT PLAYER ON A HALL OF FAME TRAJECTORY WHO IS STILL VERY PRODUCTIVE. OK, SURE, HE'S IN HIS THIRTIES NOW AND COULD FALL OFF A CLIFF AT ANY MOMENT BUT STILL. THIS DUDE IS A GOOD PLAYER! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUw-wAMW8PmydJog-dgc02-Sn_QpI0zOg508-RAk8V2n81L7z3X3Y3AiAuuzSKSLuQvs6v3Xq8TLQc7QzGgj3vmDYW_SnqSrX1Ef2ySrV1Rv5N-v0ozaJpD0LuEowCBMk-TCRbl_uPQDC9ixA6f1wwGFACP0dNz_iQ8CxBGe58QDtB1-L8SffKVAurvrHq/s1922/20240211_113435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1922" data-original-width="1369" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUw-wAMW8PmydJog-dgc02-Sn_QpI0zOg508-RAk8V2n81L7z3X3Y3AiAuuzSKSLuQvs6v3Xq8TLQc7QzGgj3vmDYW_SnqSrX1Ef2ySrV1Rv5N-v0ozaJpD0LuEowCBMk-TCRbl_uPQDC9ixA6f1wwGFACP0dNz_iQ8CxBGe58QDtB1-L8SffKVAurvrHq/w456-h640/20240211_113435.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>ON THE OTHER HAND, LUIS ROBERT IS A GREAT PLAYER ON A GARBAGE TEAM. HE HAD THIRTY-EIGHT DINGERS LAST YEAR! I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT LUIS CAN DO THIS YEAR AS HE STARTS TO ENTER HIS PRIME. WHO KNOWS, THE AL CENTRAL IS PRETTY STINKY, HE MIGHT MESS AROUND AND LEAD THE SOX TO THE PLAYOFFS. 74 WINS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO WIN THE CENTRAL</div><div><br /></div><div>ODDLY ENOUGH THE BASE SET ONLY HAS 50 CARDS WHEN SOME OF THE SHINER ONES THAT ARE TOUGHER TO PULL OUT OF A PACK ARE 60 AND EVEN 100 CARDS IN SIZE. PART OF ME WANTS TO COMPLETE THE BASE SET JUST BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COMPLETE BASE SETS FOR FOREVER BUT I HAVEN'T REALLY COMMITTED TO IT YET. WE'LL SEE</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2022 LUMINANCE DESIGN - MARCUS STROMAN</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYR-4k1LXm8iYjmGbx0dnOhuljre7qV1yJdhUHJTKRhziBLssmqx5mD-WflwCn_oeN5oBHNIKRYN-ffgUyfGrj69WfKDtc25giujKUHoNpTN92dJd-3Z9sKMUYYlJDOgEQtPykScF7tLK_bAFAVfLnpaPd_rxwetIAnhpSKiFuHOM2kLCGDxUsnbhGvCU/s1820/20240211_113439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="1308" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYR-4k1LXm8iYjmGbx0dnOhuljre7qV1yJdhUHJTKRhziBLssmqx5mD-WflwCn_oeN5oBHNIKRYN-ffgUyfGrj69WfKDtc25giujKUHoNpTN92dJd-3Z9sKMUYYlJDOgEQtPykScF7tLK_bAFAVfLnpaPd_rxwetIAnhpSKiFuHOM2kLCGDxUsnbhGvCU/w460-h640/20240211_113439.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I DON'T REALLY LIKE THE LUMINENCE DESIGNS SO THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE SETS I ONLY COLLECT THREE CARDS FROM, WHICH MEANS I NEVER HAVE TO TINK ABOUT IT AGAIN STINCE STROMAN'S MY THIRD CARD. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S ONLY A 20 CARD SET SO ALL IT WOULD TAKE FOR ME TO COLLECT THE WHOLE THING IS TO SEE A PILE OF THEM IN A DIME BOX</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2022 THREADS DESIGN - CODY BELLINGER</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVS_axi1aF1-IiiSNCe3vEYXwjcfH80553An6N9_5TJsoAE-Klu4xni2l29pCOhFWGGYA3XGs3qDbDtkpmrbiIuEArtmj7uNWiOS0Fhp8Nvh6hgh3VAcF59glpUoiLxlEtRMPICNUccqJ6uqL_UMBiOC4NzPBLNtctG2RS1C2N8BWNIlSeNx4cjlqLoZsG/s1800/20240211_113511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVS_axi1aF1-IiiSNCe3vEYXwjcfH80553An6N9_5TJsoAE-Klu4xni2l29pCOhFWGGYA3XGs3qDbDtkpmrbiIuEArtmj7uNWiOS0Fhp8Nvh6hgh3VAcF59glpUoiLxlEtRMPICNUccqJ6uqL_UMBiOC4NzPBLNtctG2RS1C2N8BWNIlSeNx4cjlqLoZsG/w460-h640/20240211_113511.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I DON'T LIKE THREADS EITHER BUT I ALREADY HAVE MORE THAN THRE OF THEM SO A COMPLETE PAGE WILL PROBABLY BE IN THE WORKS. A FORMER MVP IS A NICE ADDITION, AND I DID NOT HAVE A BELLINGER FOR THE SET YET WHICH IS A BONUS. LET'S HOPE HE CAN KEEP UP HIS CUBS PRODUCTION IN 24</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2022 LIMITED DESIGN - JOSE ABREU</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNt7vEl8gZi0QMrC8DlROkSYtiiv3PCTwrSvgIbZz1RLWXb-SfLpPfxiFa0UjxI36ETuLLeDJs2y-nFOHAH5MrxeUquBsbBTVxGH6U1yY-Mx8qnKrVv80yWnJ5-R6ZhKcaX3JBNEWdYVynRzxmkIvYoBzXhz4Ug2wpuRCrjn7pO1gy05WjfEBAmtIzTkO/s1770/20240211_113517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="1278" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNt7vEl8gZi0QMrC8DlROkSYtiiv3PCTwrSvgIbZz1RLWXb-SfLpPfxiFa0UjxI36ETuLLeDJs2y-nFOHAH5MrxeUquBsbBTVxGH6U1yY-Mx8qnKrVv80yWnJ5-R6ZhKcaX3JBNEWdYVynRzxmkIvYoBzXhz4Ug2wpuRCrjn7pO1gy05WjfEBAmtIzTkO/w462-h640/20240211_113517.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>ANOTHER MVP! IM NOT SUPER CRAZY ABOUT THE LIMITED DESIGN BUT IT'S KINDA GROWING ON ME. I STILL WISH THERE WAS A BUNCH OF HOLOFOIL STAMPING ON FOILBOARD LIKE OLD LEAF LIMITED SETS BUT THERE'S ENOUGH OF THAT ON THE OTHER DESIGNS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2022 PINNACLE DESIGN - JOE RYAN</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYDNDHXS0k0Dm67iy1tkAgp0c0mknnmJOUj588_tD-_ChZ7NVPqrnNlJ0ZBxQp745VM5Z1k_-CBjqd5uys2D5kiXz1xBFY4l892D9rz_BznHeCu00J1lJvsXiY2JTVueb1EoQsPAKHAQE6QZiPK0bleTAgkBy8OkCGjHLOV-Na5AgGukOSYDE3ge8fZPC/s1767/20240211_113521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="1286" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYDNDHXS0k0Dm67iy1tkAgp0c0mknnmJOUj588_tD-_ChZ7NVPqrnNlJ0ZBxQp745VM5Z1k_-CBjqd5uys2D5kiXz1xBFY4l892D9rz_BznHeCu00J1lJvsXiY2JTVueb1EoQsPAKHAQE6QZiPK0bleTAgkBy8OkCGjHLOV-Na5AgGukOSYDE3ge8fZPC/w466-h640/20240211_113521.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I REALLY LIKE THESE CARDS THANKS TO THE (MOSTLY) AUTHENTIC LOOKING PINNACLE DESIGN BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT OF THEM AROUND. JOR RYAN'S A PRETTY GOOD RC TO GET, YOU GOTTA LOVE AN INNINGS EATER IN TODAY'S GAME. THERE'S ONLY TWENTY CARDS IN THIS SET, I'M TEMPTED TO COMPLETE THE WHOLE THING AND PUT IT IN THE PINNACLE BOX</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2022 ELITE DESIGN - RILEY ADAMS</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyc32iR4wke8zqhBjT7-cxWDV4d9brLGBkUlnGx3EWEqzWmX9YzmN1HqhVriPBSL8OmXo9iTfNamzEPvB0KpdCJnj_evzRgdIoStkk-qiaG2Vb7Puk-pjqnk0RIw2w4bScDwemRyvE0ufDZ4EdZl9QUomz52Y0mrNIoQ8UCpz3ClsBVqYQbKcekD9J1CJU/s1873/20240211_113613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1873" data-original-width="1344" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyc32iR4wke8zqhBjT7-cxWDV4d9brLGBkUlnGx3EWEqzWmX9YzmN1HqhVriPBSL8OmXo9iTfNamzEPvB0KpdCJnj_evzRgdIoStkk-qiaG2Vb7Puk-pjqnk0RIw2w4bScDwemRyvE0ufDZ4EdZl9QUomz52Y0mrNIoQ8UCpz3ClsBVqYQbKcekD9J1CJU/w460-h640/20240211_113613.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE ELITE SET HAS FIFTY CARDS AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S SHINY, IT'S PRETTY BORING WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT. THERE'S JUST NOTHING TO IT! I KNOW I MADE FUN OF ALL THE RANDOM ANGLES EVERYWHERE PANINI DESIGNS ON A LOT OF THESE CARDS, BUT THERE'S JUST NOTHING HERE! FULL BLEED CARDS WITH A MINIMAL DESIGN ONLY WORK WITH A BACKGROUND AND I DON'T MEAN A FUNHOUSE REFLECTION OF MY FACE STARING BACK AT ME THROUGH THE RAINBOW FOIL</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2022 CERTIFIED DESIGN - JOSE ABREU</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDKX5HLawvvP75yxgYZjbTiiDJfeX6qCYZvzCxhP0uKA-pY1OHW-kygREb5ZUsdS3de-qGHUycN0EtWZ_OB4AZPfPGxOneQ7b_IaEAInHOK3cUT7SjLdZVVfUgW_fWUr5i0vo5KNzYg5Wxnv6I0A03MzjP3zfAz8-DUciEzU9lAS6-1D2HUfNZUHa2QLF/s1856/20240211_113620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDKX5HLawvvP75yxgYZjbTiiDJfeX6qCYZvzCxhP0uKA-pY1OHW-kygREb5ZUsdS3de-qGHUycN0EtWZ_OB4AZPfPGxOneQ7b_IaEAInHOK3cUT7SjLdZVVfUgW_fWUr5i0vo5KNzYg5Wxnv6I0A03MzjP3zfAz8-DUciEzU9lAS6-1D2HUfNZUHa2QLF/w466-h640/20240211_113620.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE MORE I LOOK AT IT THE MORE I LIKE THE CERTIFIED CARDS. YES, THE DESIGN IS OVERWORKED ALMOST TO THE POINT OF ABSURD, BUT IT DOES FIT WITH THE WEIRD HISTORICAL DONRUSS VERSIONS. HERE'S ANOTHER JOSE ABREU. I KNOW I SAID I WANTED TO GET AS MANY DIFFERENT PLAYERS AS POSSIBLE BUT SOMETIMES YOU JUST GO FOR THE BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2021 REVOLUTION DESIGN - KRIS BRYANT</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoK31HG9YMOoFJnLZdkuVolJUlH7eaw7gz2LBLh8TWfSC6ae-c3omGMxiK07RmubnRrJPBYixFWJaRuYj1DJnqE1ltbhrYmhNYQJnBvTSt9W0dSXboGfPK8gF9D6jGzIzYpC342s9RrJhwcRRphq3ImYkC3aVBXRmPjZm9e4LLW1ejpEf7SCqnHmvO2iNv/s1787/20240211_113623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1787" data-original-width="1300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoK31HG9YMOoFJnLZdkuVolJUlH7eaw7gz2LBLh8TWfSC6ae-c3omGMxiK07RmubnRrJPBYixFWJaRuYj1DJnqE1ltbhrYmhNYQJnBvTSt9W0dSXboGfPK8gF9D6jGzIzYpC342s9RrJhwcRRphq3ImYkC3aVBXRmPjZm9e4LLW1ejpEf7SCqnHmvO2iNv/w466-h640/20240211_113623.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I FRIGGIN LOVE THE REVOLUTION SET NO MATTER IF IT'S PACIFIC OR PANINI. I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THE 2021 VERSIONS SO THIS IS A REALLY NICE PICKUP. HOW IN THE WORLD DID KRIS BRYANT GO FROM THE SAVIOR OF CHICAGO TO A PRISON SENTENCE IN DENVER. MAYBE HE CAN HAVE A BELLINGER BOUNCE BACK THIS SEASON</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2022 CLEARLY DONRUSS DESIGN - JAVIER BAEZ</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcdv6hKf6Y6QRkKX_KIZXa71siGJvAslxOO4yMzwIWWgo5-wnuQpw_ROCuIsYgMRONc-lzVbBX4y2ne10qc2hlVWe2RMEv_nG1j1nfEt-LQQtSa-UOSQRT_YTS9eMMSGY8LzsZlK8NsjOGeXPxFkUm6dSKzMC4iACe-jAzdMDmSXVX6qZy5cR8TGaN14J/s1855/20240211_113646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="1325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcdv6hKf6Y6QRkKX_KIZXa71siGJvAslxOO4yMzwIWWgo5-wnuQpw_ROCuIsYgMRONc-lzVbBX4y2ne10qc2hlVWe2RMEv_nG1j1nfEt-LQQtSa-UOSQRT_YTS9eMMSGY8LzsZlK8NsjOGeXPxFkUm6dSKzMC4iACe-jAzdMDmSXVX6qZy5cR8TGaN14J/w458-h640/20240211_113646.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I STILL FEEL THIS DESIGN WORKS BETTER ON PLAIN OL PAPER CARDS BUT CLEAR CARDS ARE TOO APPEALING TO ME TO CARE. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE LARGER SETS AT 65 CARDS SPLIT UP BETWEEN BASE AND RATED ROOKIES. BAEZ SEEMS TO BE SUFFERING FROM A COMBINATION OF MACHADO'S NO ONE CARES ANYMORE NOW THAT HE SIGNED A BIG CONTRACT WITH THE TIGERS AND BRYANT'S THE MOJO IS GONE NOW THAT HE'S NOT IN CHICAGO CURSES</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2021 CLEAR VISION DESIGN - IAN ANDERSON</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAUzi8r79-Z7bafC32z1n2MGi3g8ZYcbNRmPlIguT3cmnZ3NszUSoPFP8SqwOg-CdDiqXN4kFJOFq5iA-lp0tEmNABcUsPyGj635J2gXcQkUsU1inLK1BTzN2BrasSlaWi74__g4fhUgtRa7QL-It7qaVCctR5CazaPmPHh1FQ2bXFsIHtZX3mIRYs8Up/s1860/20240211_113656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="1333" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAUzi8r79-Z7bafC32z1n2MGi3g8ZYcbNRmPlIguT3cmnZ3NszUSoPFP8SqwOg-CdDiqXN4kFJOFq5iA-lp0tEmNABcUsPyGj635J2gXcQkUsU1inLK1BTzN2BrasSlaWi74__g4fhUgtRa7QL-It7qaVCctR5CazaPmPHh1FQ2bXFsIHtZX3mIRYs8Up/w458-h640/20240211_113656.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CLEAR CARDS WITH HOLOFOIL ARE MY CATNIP AND THIS ONE IS A BRAVES ROOKIE TO BOOT! IAN MISSED LAST SEASON WITH TOMMY JOHN AND WILL PROBABLY BE PRETTY LOW ON THE DEPTH CHART WHEN HE FINALLY GETS BACK. EVERY TEAM NEEDS LIKE EIGHT DECENT STARTERS <i>MINIMUM </i>NOWDAYS TO GET THROUGH A SEASON THOUGH SO HE'LL PROBABLY GET HIS CHANCE SOONER OR LATER</div><div><br /></div><div>THE NEXT THREE ARE NOT CHRONICLES CARDS BUT IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT I AM ALLOWED TO PICK UP CARDS WITH DESIGNS SIMILAR TO THE CHRONICLES CARDS I LOVE EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT FROM THE CHRONICLES SETS. OR EVEN BASEBALL. YOU CAN PUT THE FOLLOWING IN CATEGORY - INSERTS IF YOU PREFER</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2021 ILLUSIONS JOSH JACOBS ILLUSIONISTS INSERTS</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7dEkvNywRlarZJ32w6D1Fk5HfL0-pyifgqHa9MrZmBKx00UC4UHLyM6vzqiwCipNMyukm-R4FZcfQzraCtHhIpQYLeOFbeqUnuXs6iy0H0mcPzREqg_OLJI1B8OgHEivu0jnfjO-LCj4UpAwmhLlkSk37_JrchJl2BMGipcAeu8CIfRdEWANv40sXxud/s1838/20240211_113730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="1328" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7dEkvNywRlarZJ32w6D1Fk5HfL0-pyifgqHa9MrZmBKx00UC4UHLyM6vzqiwCipNMyukm-R4FZcfQzraCtHhIpQYLeOFbeqUnuXs6iy0H0mcPzREqg_OLJI1B8OgHEivu0jnfjO-LCj4UpAwmhLlkSk37_JrchJl2BMGipcAeu8CIfRdEWANv40sXxud/w462-h640/20240211_113730.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I DUNNO WHO JOSH JACOBS IS BUT DAMN THIS CARD IS VERY CLEAR AND HAS SOME GREAT LOOKING GOLD FOIL HIGHLIGHTS. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH TELLS ME JOSH IS A VERY GOOD RUNNING BACK WHO IS A FREE AGENT AT A TIME WHERE TEAMS DON'T WANT TO PAY RUNNING BACKS SQUAT. POOR JOSH. I HOPE YOU FLEECE SOME TEAM AND GET YOUR MONEY</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2021 ILLUSIONS DARIUS LEONARD AND JAMES HARRISON CLEAR SHOTS INSERTS</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYN-ebA_x_YgXO-SVEcK9h0ln6iauw8G3G0PwFbRwrjYtT__m1opTOYnf1_ig2p09qa3rqx9h8D-WkE6ulRMobPYBcExd2ZrxgDB8YrmM29cdU20rmrr_Da2aJcFG3GHzEFxUVcj2ybrs4vMdIaXvJffzcYXjcrLmE94xuuNrIGsoiLOHWkpSyGF-SXIDI/s1920/20240211_113739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1385" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYN-ebA_x_YgXO-SVEcK9h0ln6iauw8G3G0PwFbRwrjYtT__m1opTOYnf1_ig2p09qa3rqx9h8D-WkE6ulRMobPYBcExd2ZrxgDB8YrmM29cdU20rmrr_Da2aJcFG3GHzEFxUVcj2ybrs4vMdIaXvJffzcYXjcrLmE94xuuNrIGsoiLOHWkpSyGF-SXIDI/w462-h640/20240211_113739.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>DAMN, ILLUSIONS DOES SOME GREAT INSERT SETS. WE HAVE A COUPLE LINEBACKERS HERE WITH DARIUS LEONARD AND JAMES HARRISON. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF SHINY AS THE LEONARD CARD HAS A TON OF HOLOFOIL WHILE HARRISON GETS THE GOILD FOIL TREATMENT LIKE THAT ILLUSIONIST CARD UP THERE. I'M PUTTING THEM BOTH IN THE CHRONICLES BOX ANYWAY BECAUSE ILLUSIONS ISN'T A REAL SET ANYWAY</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_rvxs8jOkB9E5eBpln9CzI2jsIw8qyPmqYTQwGOFGufHdDiRNMGULbSGXkhgeJ0D4SLdsMP_esStoQZdzxkxZaadxmS3GsnjMwYTFx8LN6DNkWUL2x00xKaP3rvmUilPZKldrQ6dB69zKUsf1KKfU7pVi9cl8cQr6HCHa1I3rwmfbiVxOQr8Ik2mnkMl/s1864/20240211_113735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="1345" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_rvxs8jOkB9E5eBpln9CzI2jsIw8qyPmqYTQwGOFGufHdDiRNMGULbSGXkhgeJ0D4SLdsMP_esStoQZdzxkxZaadxmS3GsnjMwYTFx8LN6DNkWUL2x00xKaP3rvmUilPZKldrQ6dB69zKUsf1KKfU7pVi9cl8cQr6HCHa1I3rwmfbiVxOQr8Ik2mnkMl/w462-h640/20240211_113735.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><p>UP NEXT: IT'S CHAOS TIME AGAIN</p>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-69057866798665992262024-03-06T17:00:00.015-05:002024-03-06T17:18:12.020-05:002024 ONLINE BLASTER - PART 22: COMPLETED SETS FROM A NEW BOX<p> I GOT MY SECOND BOX FROM BASEBALLCARDSTORE DOT CA AND I'M ONLY ON POST FOUR FROM THE FIRST BOX LOL. I'VE RUN OUT OF CUTE NAMES FOR THESE BOXES SO WE'RE JUST SWITCHING TO 2024 ONLINE BLASTER NOW UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF CARDS OR RUN OUT OF YEAR. I ALSO HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO SORT THIS BOX INTO POSTS BUT I AM STICKING TO MY 2024 GOAL OF POSTING THINGS AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE SO HERE'S A POST OF THE STUFF THAT COMPLETED SOME INSERT SETS FOR ME</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeEoe_QzjqFGaL2KtOZDZg0DUwYTGn3s40Zm5PaN77cooNC7AIPJP3tMT7UTtVzXkvg9vPuUQ_b2adxqpsDmBbh4xliTnl98ztFdMxZTsXQ4bPn8bM5mbul58YH72Oi793b4Zd8jVkzU5cwZkvM7MQNwZ_qP5RIUncM3SyAxgOWPRYsgwjF2jpXnNg89i/s2560/20240304_160637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeEoe_QzjqFGaL2KtOZDZg0DUwYTGn3s40Zm5PaN77cooNC7AIPJP3tMT7UTtVzXkvg9vPuUQ_b2adxqpsDmBbh4xliTnl98ztFdMxZTsXQ4bPn8bM5mbul58YH72Oi793b4Zd8jVkzU5cwZkvM7MQNwZ_qP5RIUncM3SyAxgOWPRYsgwjF2jpXnNg89i/w640-h360/20240304_160637.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THERE'S LOTS OF NEAT STUFF I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SHOWING OFF IN THERE AND THAT TEAM TIMBER ON TOP APPEARS TO BE SOME LAGNIAPPE AS I DO NOT REMEMBER BUYING IT ON THE SITE</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1991 FLEER ULTRA BARRY BONDS ULTRA TEAM</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBqkR5olkrjg3f-Fy3uX4DO-ovpiatNk2AuSE4Tm2ZSUxm4yRs-1fjbM2D5vnoQYko4sC-qXlD9ndhNJPqpfLoN9owLBreF93bDInNRueU3UczgJf558B768dwBH77hakHoydWwybqR8bbmdfXOx-_LyA9jQ9co5uz92OoRmWCbfw1zDG66qJbQcjhBVR/s1763/20240305_114351.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="1254" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBqkR5olkrjg3f-Fy3uX4DO-ovpiatNk2AuSE4Tm2ZSUxm4yRs-1fjbM2D5vnoQYko4sC-qXlD9ndhNJPqpfLoN9owLBreF93bDInNRueU3UczgJf558B768dwBH77hakHoydWwybqR8bbmdfXOx-_LyA9jQ9co5uz92OoRmWCbfw1zDG66qJbQcjhBVR/w456-h640/20240305_114351.jpg" width="456" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div>I THINK I SHOWED THIS OFF ON A WEEKLY RECAP POST BUT NOW IT'S HERE SO I CAN SHOW OFF THE WHOLE SHEBANG</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKpVvtn79QC8DfC2tmpWHF0AwMs73G5eUcowX032RN6hb-K6k8OPK5F6IoqGG0qplQQ185VFrp4XoEsSY5pz3Najl6RxzEK02Zi-Tpb3nu_tpIPvNmdLtf3fM-OZO5WyAuWUJDqWmw-a5_2kpXcvmXp9i6WtpQk8hc2UJ1fwxwN7FfpCx_09pi4rqNvOg/s2211/20240305_114705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="2211" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKpVvtn79QC8DfC2tmpWHF0AwMs73G5eUcowX032RN6hb-K6k8OPK5F6IoqGG0qplQQ185VFrp4XoEsSY5pz3Najl6RxzEK02Zi-Tpb3nu_tpIPvNmdLtf3fM-OZO5WyAuWUJDqWmw-a5_2kpXcvmXp9i6WtpQk8hc2UJ1fwxwN7FfpCx_09pi4rqNvOg/w640-h366/20240305_114705.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>THIS IS A REAL SNAPSHOT OF 1990. FOUR HALL OF FAMERS, ONE SHOULD BE A HALL OF FAMER, ONE COULD HAVE BEEN HALL OF FAMER, ONE MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE WITH FRIENDS ON THE VETERAN'S COMMITTEE HALL OF FAMER AND THREE HAD A CAREER YEAR IN 1990. WITH THIS I NOW HAVE THE MASTER SET OF 1991 ULTRA. EXCEPT FOR A FEW LOGO STICKERS. AND ABOUT HALF OF THE UPDATE SET. I DO NOT HAVE A MASTER SET OF FLEER ULTRA, BUT THIS INSERT SET IS DONE AT LEAST. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1991-92 UPPER DECK BRETT HULL HOCKEY HEROES</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpZNHzCGDFBF6XihB5ojXfEC0tLR-soOHtxw-xSMfVlOgog6kPZEW576ooGMmbFFYP2KP0WVtWAVRlaeyhaOH0IObJdcoF6APkZuG-3WM4-uXb4XrrTJBdsIbu2yprUe_yW6fXWQGlOAH5_m8RSJOL4K8p3WBdV1Vy8v80aYJiymC4fsay_tk_BzuMVeE/s2259/20240305_114400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="2259" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpZNHzCGDFBF6XihB5ojXfEC0tLR-soOHtxw-xSMfVlOgog6kPZEW576ooGMmbFFYP2KP0WVtWAVRlaeyhaOH0IObJdcoF6APkZuG-3WM4-uXb4XrrTJBdsIbu2yprUe_yW6fXWQGlOAH5_m8RSJOL4K8p3WBdV1Vy8v80aYJiymC4fsay_tk_BzuMVeE/w640-h302/20240305_114400.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>IN A PREVIOUS POST I MENTIONED THAT I'M RUNNING OUT OF BASEBALL UPPER DECK HEROES INSERT CARDS TO COLLECT AND I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO START WORKING ON OTHER SPORTS. WELL, I STARTED. THIS SET IS A LITTLE ODD BECAUSE ALL THE BASEBALL HEROES SETS PAID TRIBUTE TO AN ALL-TIME GREAT WITH A CAREER'S WORTH OF HIGHLIGHTS, BUT HOCKEY CHOSE A 5TH YEAR PLAYER. IT WAS A VERY GOOD CHOICE AS HULL WON PRETTY MUCH ALL THE AWARDS BY 1991 AND ENDED UP IN THE HALL OF FAME WITH A COUPLE STANLEY CUPS. THANKS TO THE SHORT CAREER AT THIS POINT WE GET COLLEGE AND MINOR LEAGUE CARDS OF HULL IN THE HEROES SET WHICH IS PRETTY NEAT. HERE'S THE WHOLE THING WITH HEADER CARD</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66Lp5xfL98R9vEUCqlH0iYpfuBUrHYV3lIuVwegKMdR7BKQq5yCq2zYSlO-vXtAf3dXKRzoFXBQ3JKNZBogy3wZ_TEDIqxDNHQXul-cXPLU1wwmSoi0TAyOcbgnRFklQOatZJfZNlOfc0X4XQ0h9IrZ8qKZ6s14egjA9gykPM-6_BtoGLxxsOQMG3WR0h/s1463/20240305_115122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1463" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66Lp5xfL98R9vEUCqlH0iYpfuBUrHYV3lIuVwegKMdR7BKQq5yCq2zYSlO-vXtAf3dXKRzoFXBQ3JKNZBogy3wZ_TEDIqxDNHQXul-cXPLU1wwmSoi0TAyOcbgnRFklQOatZJfZNlOfc0X4XQ0h9IrZ8qKZ6s14egjA9gykPM-6_BtoGLxxsOQMG3WR0h/w640-h606/20240305_115122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>THIS IS A NICE LOOKING SET! UP NEXT FOR HOCKEY HEROES IS WAYNE GRETZKY (WHY DIDN'T THEY DO HIM FIRST??) AND GORDIE HOWE AND AFTER THAT I HAVE NO CLUE. I AM EQUALLY CLUELESS ABOUT THE BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL HEROES SETS. I'VE GOT SOME RESEARCH TO DO IF I'M REALLY DOING THIS HEROES COMPLETIONIST THING</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2008 UPPER DECK PRESIDENTIAL PREDICTORS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJssRWoKopNynQXsAl13dfDN-2KAQAIN95b6Nzg1jxSyj4TSqgmEA135rMxh3EoAdtodemG1jhTp3XA-QmW_0QAwWgnHzUsGniSugBFYcBpwGl000jpaG6d29qXavdGCW4wMrVF47-ceZbGS2Qh55y1dtBXzfru8GqcchGZM7jKOMU56um7ZKdrQqatb0/s1878/20240305_114437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1878" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJssRWoKopNynQXsAl13dfDN-2KAQAIN95b6Nzg1jxSyj4TSqgmEA135rMxh3EoAdtodemG1jhTp3XA-QmW_0QAwWgnHzUsGniSugBFYcBpwGl000jpaG6d29qXavdGCW4wMrVF47-ceZbGS2Qh55y1dtBXzfru8GqcchGZM7jKOMU56um7ZKdrQqatb0/w640-h450/20240305_114437.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />THIS IS A CRUMMY THING TO POST NOW THAT WE'RE ENTERING MAYBE THE MOST MISERABLE ELECTION SEASON OF OUR LIVES BUT BACK IN 2008 THINGS WERE MORE WHIMSICAL*. UPPER DECK GAVE US A SET OF PREDICTOR CARICATURE CARDS FOR MOST OF THE TOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN SERIES ONE AND FOLLOWED IT UP WITH OBAMA VS. MCCAIN CARDS WITH HILLARY VARIATIONS SINCE THINGS WERE STILL A BIT UP IN THE AIR WHEN THE CARDS WERE BEING PRINTED. THE VERSUS CARDS ALL WERE PARODYING FAMOUS BASEBALL FIGHTS WITH THE CANDIDATES. THE ARTWORK WAS THE PERFECT MIX OF HILARIOUS AND HORRIFYING AS YOU CAN SEE BY THAT CARD OF HILLARY'S BADONKADONK WITH MCCAIN COPPING A FEEL IN THE SCRUM. AS AN OG CARD BLOGGER I WAS CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO BUY WAY TOO MUCH 2008 UPPER DECK AND HAD MOST OF THE SET ROTTING AWAY IN A BINDER. THESE TWO CARDS FILLED UP THE LAST TWO OPEN POCKETS AND NOW I HAVE TWO COMPLETED PAGES <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOrjWFy86Ssv6t3_j1llvGfWegjgfzIx10YznYxEtlWMHG93FCWvcWDRZLSjZk4IbXkREn_ijbJmAc4rbpHACEiyCZcKz5BZUIJtnmQLY9Um9cNgAvrr2DoMmAJMzSDVpU17waRqxkAdvX7C-wefikYtvHDwCyi7-js4YOV5ZbiMQjmXUEsaNsqmNqkta/s1782/20240305_115215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="1308" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOrjWFy86Ssv6t3_j1llvGfWegjgfzIx10YznYxEtlWMHG93FCWvcWDRZLSjZk4IbXkREn_ijbJmAc4rbpHACEiyCZcKz5BZUIJtnmQLY9Um9cNgAvrr2DoMmAJMzSDVpU17waRqxkAdvX7C-wefikYtvHDwCyi7-js4YOV5ZbiMQjmXUEsaNsqmNqkta/w470-h640/20240305_115215.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzUkCsdwqfXAZlVHoMZPsn08HiEmVs6JWC67-KXaE4eWv5O2MMDT7-lU7F0RLhKzrBuQZRowl2w32d5kFzDWgxkGDqaKjvmAWkjJwaFyrwSMxstGK_J8q_AOD3KvZ31AyRvXQ-pA1IOTRhZqb0RxZ_TYJg_Ze3fcgapUMfrrKP-38kcDx0OZzGCkmw-lu/s1800/20240305_115416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1323" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzUkCsdwqfXAZlVHoMZPsn08HiEmVs6JWC67-KXaE4eWv5O2MMDT7-lU7F0RLhKzrBuQZRowl2w32d5kFzDWgxkGDqaKjvmAWkjJwaFyrwSMxstGK_J8q_AOD3KvZ31AyRvXQ-pA1IOTRhZqb0RxZ_TYJg_Ze3fcgapUMfrrKP-38kcDx0OZzGCkmw-lu/w470-h640/20240305_115416.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div>EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE SINCE BEEN DISGRACED TO SOME LEVEL SINCE THIS - JESUS, IT IS SIXTEEN YEARS NOW?? - SET WAS RELEASED AND I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CARDS WITH PALIN AND BIDEN. I WILL NEVER COMPLETE THE ENTIRE SET AS THERE'S THE VP INSERTS THAT WERE IN SP AUTHENTIC AND AN OBAMA VICTORY CARD WHERE HE'S GETTING GATORADE DUMPED ON HIM THAT WAS A MAIL-IN EXCHANGE CARD I THINK AND THE ORIGINAL HILLARY CARD WHERE SHE WAS PORTRAYED AS MORGANNA THE KISSING BANDIT GOT YANKED AND I'M NOT EVEN CERTAIN IT ACTUALLY EXISTS OR IF IT WAS JUST A GIMMICK TO GET SUCKERS TO RIP MOAR PACKS. I'M ALSO MISSING ONE OF THE HILLARY VARIATIONS AS YOU CAN SEE, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WITH TWO FULL PAGES THIS SHIT IS COMPLETE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. THESE PAGES ARE BACK IN THE BINDER AND I NEVER HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THEM AGAIN. HOORAY! <div><br /></div><div>A GET WELL SOON TO STEVEN, THE PROPRIETOR OF THE SITE WHO IS UNDER THE WEATHER AT THE MOMENT. HANG IN THERE BUDDY<br /><p>UP NEXT: I HAVE NO IDEA! I STILL NEED TO SORT ALL THIS STUFF</p><p>*THEY WERE <i><b>NOT</b></i>, EVERYTHING WAS TERRIBLE AND WE WERE ALL A NERVOUS WRECK. THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME</p></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-84124343124801689992024-03-05T08:30:00.001-05:002024-03-05T08:30:00.256-05:00ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 24<p>I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PREFACE THESE EXTREME CHAOS POSTS ANYMORE. HERE'S SOME CARDS, SOME ARE NICE, OTHERS ARE STRANGE</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2001 STUDIO ANDRUW JONES</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ29h39deG-uGT3VsQwxyjcxFcoiCtzhAlTfgWldWGibqORCYawNIXOWtEfLiSMJLFAyh6Pma5rPCfF3jcCR570dCyBNHkUu1kjIcAs3C6zFk9OVd9nXDd87q4NDaSu7BsC0vbmlezkSqLvAkupjDNxu7b-P6a0nH5HzxyNpT5aZXR8Y6QOpTZbcssRmY0/s1939/20230928_213144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1939" data-original-width="1400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ29h39deG-uGT3VsQwxyjcxFcoiCtzhAlTfgWldWGibqORCYawNIXOWtEfLiSMJLFAyh6Pma5rPCfF3jcCR570dCyBNHkUu1kjIcAs3C6zFk9OVd9nXDd87q4NDaSu7BsC0vbmlezkSqLvAkupjDNxu7b-P6a0nH5HzxyNpT5aZXR8Y6QOpTZbcssRmY0/w462-h640/20230928_213144.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - BRAVES, WANTLIST<div><br /></div><div>2001 STUDIO LOOKS SO DAMN GOOD AND IT'S VERY HARD TO FIND. DONRUSS RE-ENTERED THE BASEBALL WORLD VERY TENTATIVELY AND THEIR FIRST FEW SETS FROM 2001 DIDN'T SEEM TO BE RECEIVED TERRIBLY WELL SO FINDING ANY OF THEM IS A CHORE NOWADAYS. THESE CARDS WERE ALSO TEN BUCKS FOR A SIX CARD PACK! I LIKE PICKING THESE OFF WHEN I CAN AND AM SUPER HAPPY WITH ANDRUW</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2020-21 CHRONICLES PHOENIX ZACH LAVINE</b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDADCggrAJR3wLqcwL_xJtXDOP2IOwsL-CiV8L_Cn2KOv4vvAAAzBI3E0jcWrfAULabzHTcmSv1kZT2RqLHZ6wcyf3DxHF6UhRY08OLT3xPw0hLNuSHUNaQocCqWreWwl6Msv6oPxdz3Bt1PPPGTInqEYXZqBflZXYJT2Kr_YnAvapzY7tdbRSb_Xhi-z4/s1893/20230928_213157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1893" data-original-width="1386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDADCggrAJR3wLqcwL_xJtXDOP2IOwsL-CiV8L_Cn2KOv4vvAAAzBI3E0jcWrfAULabzHTcmSv1kZT2RqLHZ6wcyf3DxHF6UhRY08OLT3xPw0hLNuSHUNaQocCqWreWwl6Msv6oPxdz3Bt1PPPGTInqEYXZqBflZXYJT2Kr_YnAvapzY7tdbRSb_Xhi-z4/w468-h640/20230928_213157.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - CHRONICLES</div><div><br /></div><div>ANOTHER RANDOM CHRONICLES CARD TO FEED MY ADDICTION. ZACH LAVINE'S FORTUNES HAVE GONE THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF LY LAST PICKUP, SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER AS HIS BULLS ARE FLOPPING AND ZACH HIMSELF IS OUT FOR THE YEAR. THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES SOMETIMES</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1992 IMPEL US OLYMPICARDS TERESA EDWARDS</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdT1P4cvJhNtHUFzj7T5Z3Rsw5D7ruIc3CpjLdyB-DbGSrvVroi_Wk0Zkqhc9thK9Vj4yCM2LSVH4CT4CBJ5BLM7uRpYosOulTrsQ7jbgS7Ywy4NfMYowOaHqE0lZRgRpmEzQv0uYHcv5FBZhhoRX81qah-HQ907GNv-MUSl0BcxSEDyn9apInE9bGwUn/s1926/20230928_213209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="1386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdT1P4cvJhNtHUFzj7T5Z3Rsw5D7ruIc3CpjLdyB-DbGSrvVroi_Wk0Zkqhc9thK9Vj4yCM2LSVH4CT4CBJ5BLM7uRpYosOulTrsQ7jbgS7Ywy4NfMYowOaHqE0lZRgRpmEzQv0uYHcv5FBZhhoRX81qah-HQ907GNv-MUSl0BcxSEDyn9apInE9bGwUn/w460-h640/20230928_213209.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - BULLDOGS</div><div><br /></div><div>TERESA PLAYED COLLEGE BALL AT GEORGIA SO SHE GOES RIGHT IN THE BULLDOG BINDER. THIS IS HER SECOND CARD AS SHE HAD AN SI FOR KIDS CARD IN 91. HER ACTUAL INDUSTRY ACCEPTED ROOKIE CARD* WAS A DECADE LATER IN A WNBA SET. WHICH, YOU KNOW, MAKES AS MUCH SENSE AS ANYTHING DEALING WITH ROOKIE CARDS NOWADAYS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2021 TOPPS HOLIDAY JASON HEYWARD</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRc3_XoEPDfmW5UA7gZsVAM1De4nMG17vgprcSMc7oSkIZmrYWoqYkGoBIMZu2OhQcP2tn7poBkULIxDHZZySlUPQq2IZ3Z8E6p1OJMbRi7jRKlMEU87ufZ_hXs8Ph-_sKDQ4S8zyTY1-XKRjEmyfHXw4fZ7ebwMu4pMs6JwZllUDGUUvPMBNPmXfrrQT/s1993/20230928_213221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="1429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRc3_XoEPDfmW5UA7gZsVAM1De4nMG17vgprcSMc7oSkIZmrYWoqYkGoBIMZu2OhQcP2tn7poBkULIxDHZZySlUPQq2IZ3Z8E6p1OJMbRi7jRKlMEU87ufZ_hXs8Ph-_sKDQ4S8zyTY1-XKRjEmyfHXw4fZ7ebwMu4pMs6JwZllUDGUUvPMBNPmXfrrQT/w458-h640/20230928_213221.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - J-HEY</div><div><br /></div><div>JASON HEYWARD CARDS ARE GETTING HARDER TO FIND NOW THAT HE'S IN THE PLATOON OUTFIELDER STAGE OF HIS CAREER BUT I STILL LOVE FINDING THEM WHEN I CAN. THIS EXTREMELY GOOFY LOOKING HOLIDAY THEMED CARD PUTS MY CARD COUNT UP BY ONE ON TCDB. I'M STILL IN THE TOP TEN OF LUNATICS WHO HAVE ADDED ALL THEIR JASON HEYWARD CARDS TO THE SITE, BUT I DOUBT I WILL EVER PASS ALL THE CUBS COLLECTORS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2008 UPPER DECK DOCUMENTARY GAME 69</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHAXLtH4rSD65eT8bAE4xQGtVNtqjbVONX5impU1NDmj5hIrkH-Jx9HAUL0po_fhdokCd4vHtFk62qVTeRSY_rIGFhI5URJFmRtANgqtCmofEk_ZxkFMDGiJlvq3HG1_5w0uFm7fakYoSjAneXHztHVSjSave4BjE2kIYY222TZOBtZxdhgA3cNayCC-g/s1996/20230928_213233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="1407" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHAXLtH4rSD65eT8bAE4xQGtVNtqjbVONX5impU1NDmj5hIrkH-Jx9HAUL0po_fhdokCd4vHtFk62qVTeRSY_rIGFhI5URJFmRtANgqtCmofEk_ZxkFMDGiJlvq3HG1_5w0uFm7fakYoSjAneXHztHVSjSave4BjE2kIYY222TZOBtZxdhgA3cNayCC-g/w452-h640/20230928_213233.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>HEH HEH, NICE. THIS SET WAS TERRIBLE, IS TERRIBLE AND WILL ALWAYS BE TERRIBLE. EVEN AS A BRAVES COLLECTOR I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH A RECAP OF THE 2007 SEASON. IT STILL HAS SOME SURPRISES THOUGH, I FOUND SOMETHING INTERESTING ON THE BACK:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeWjCr8BWfwBOOaO7XMMYoy82XcHdUTZ2Vi6CD3z5PX7oie4xjrS4rdK_vYwL710LhmiXt-pS24YxEBY1lFqolRI5PvK6K2-3iKSlTRa0SGeQo3DnbCVRG-rbi7Ql3JFDo9ETShBdP4plKEkne_NonIY8YUN8UVPPVEkJtwZzMxvlMhp-wyrV2WtF_Prr/s2011/20230928_213247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2011" data-original-width="1437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeWjCr8BWfwBOOaO7XMMYoy82XcHdUTZ2Vi6CD3z5PX7oie4xjrS4rdK_vYwL710LhmiXt-pS24YxEBY1lFqolRI5PvK6K2-3iKSlTRa0SGeQo3DnbCVRG-rbi7Ql3JFDo9ETShBdP4plKEkne_NonIY8YUN8UVPPVEkJtwZzMxvlMhp-wyrV2WtF_Prr/w458-h640/20230928_213247.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THIS GAME WAS THE MLB DEBUT OF CHARLIE MORTON WHO BEAT THE ANGELS IN AN INTERLEAGUE MATCHUP. SO DOES THAT MAKE THIS A CHARLIE MORTON ROOKIE CARD?? NO! HE HAD CARDS IN 2002 DRAFT PICK SETS. THIS IS JUST KINDA NEAT</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2022-23 HOOPS JOHN COLLINS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mG6jhqJRXMPBZ_bVM2-u6v0_RJtqVONqtAfFPPSq6x1gOJ5SDE8jAomGn5KozfMj3y3Grsz-QkBaPScxCUoyorvvOaQk62Yft2tHJFkPR4L4EDzmZYj44twdaRVBLK2oe20nvL04FPt2OqqxUzLzp3zvbKWxM1ThC2JC16BoNvqSd_m3gYszTlEWNIJR/s1974/20230928_213256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="1422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mG6jhqJRXMPBZ_bVM2-u6v0_RJtqVONqtAfFPPSq6x1gOJ5SDE8jAomGn5KozfMj3y3Grsz-QkBaPScxCUoyorvvOaQk62Yft2tHJFkPR4L4EDzmZYj44twdaRVBLK2oe20nvL04FPt2OqqxUzLzp3zvbKWxM1ThC2JC16BoNvqSd_m3gYszTlEWNIJR/w462-h640/20230928_213256.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - HAWKS</div><div><br /></div><div>MOAR JOHN COLLINS CARDS. I'LL KEEP BUYING THEM! I DON'T CARE THAT HE'S A JAZZ NOW! I... MIGHT START ONLY GETTING SUPER SHINY INSERT COLLINS NOW THOUGH, I THINK I HAVE PLENTY OF BASE CARDS AT THIS POINT</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2022 FINEST BRANDON CRAWFORD</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEMco_eOgWfzfsRKyXWV5LUJ7h5FLCpsYJfQrCIpVJh8dDJ4YdvYw-yTdz1pQ0GjsgfPL5C_EhPUMhc5-qD630FzQ3-B0OOmKVpj_rOJSZXaMSUY3-dAk440qV_91bZZV8v1auNe85BRMov2cpW3H911Q_IbWKUYXtYVDPufiGaxyNtM1sAC7wK3vr61u/s1920/20230928_213312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1385" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEMco_eOgWfzfsRKyXWV5LUJ7h5FLCpsYJfQrCIpVJh8dDJ4YdvYw-yTdz1pQ0GjsgfPL5C_EhPUMhc5-qD630FzQ3-B0OOmKVpj_rOJSZXaMSUY3-dAk440qV_91bZZV8v1auNe85BRMov2cpW3H911Q_IbWKUYXtYVDPufiGaxyNtM1sAC7wK3vr61u/w462-h640/20230928_213312.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - SHINY</div><div><br /></div><div>THIS WAS THE FIRST 2022 FINEST CARD I HAD STUMBLED ACROSS AND I WANT AT LEAST A PAGE'S WORTH OF EVERY FINEST BASEBALL SET SO I GOT IT. DEPENDING ON WHEN THIS POST IS FINALLY POOSTED YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY SEEN/WILL SEE VERY SOON QUITE A FEW MORE OF THESE THINGS</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LZ9Eih7Qy0Uxa79tl9E1Xx86c2c9uEHGwtIg8jTvgw_kBzA_vm9-qxfeJ-0RBhC3vMS7jwCIRNAAaehF8jK_yZUjgY7XtSMI2gFgwb54XLOYgYA-NY7plcZZmTclg97axyx-x6CXeLPmozRWC9PJZMSVifIHfs9Ne72a68RWvNM15eQwHh3kzNn4jnTl/s1951/20230928_213335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="1951" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LZ9Eih7Qy0Uxa79tl9E1Xx86c2c9uEHGwtIg8jTvgw_kBzA_vm9-qxfeJ-0RBhC3vMS7jwCIRNAAaehF8jK_yZUjgY7XtSMI2gFgwb54XLOYgYA-NY7plcZZmTclg97axyx-x6CXeLPmozRWC9PJZMSVifIHfs9Ne72a68RWvNM15eQwHh3kzNn4jnTl/w640-h448/20230928_213335.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I ALSO FELT COMPELLED TO GIVE HOOPS BACKS AN APOLOGY FOR CALLING THEM VERY BORING WITH THEIR MONOCHROMATIC DESIGN SO MANY TIMES IN THE PAST. THAT FINEST BACK BARELY HAS COLOR ON IT AND MOST OF IT IS CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED. NOT TO MENTION THE RATHER MINIMALIST BACKS OF 2024 TOPPS, A SET WHICH I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NONE OF AT TIME OF WRITING BUT WILL BE/HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE BLOG THE VERY <i>NANOSECOND </i>I GET MY GRUBBLY LITTLE HANDS ON A PACK</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1995 TOPPS TRADED JEFF BAGWELL AT THE BREAK</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPopzmKMRnXOBeLB5G6PbliPKyWHt4xI4bUKISbUWL3M_mEjMyBkU4-wCJHHaZWMKD_FT2RmjHyaEfGnwLXC819eJZPsDlKmNtjCs0i_6crPqTZYODwTOCHLvjvDo1dVayQw6vQ6hRriZ6qCRD5CeCtsvGT26W4aDMMVzS2nwnvj2Sf1PRhKJJ7Azc7BJY/s2012/20230928_213349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPopzmKMRnXOBeLB5G6PbliPKyWHt4xI4bUKISbUWL3M_mEjMyBkU4-wCJHHaZWMKD_FT2RmjHyaEfGnwLXC819eJZPsDlKmNtjCs0i_6crPqTZYODwTOCHLvjvDo1dVayQw6vQ6hRriZ6qCRD5CeCtsvGT26W4aDMMVzS2nwnvj2Sf1PRhKJJ7Azc7BJY/w458-h640/20230928_213349.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - <strike>INSERT</strike> WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>I DID IT AGAIN. FOR THE LONGEST TIME I THOUGHT THESE CARDS WERE AN INSERT SET FROM 1996. IT'S NOT MY FAULT! LOOK AT THESE BACKS!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxuJ7AZz3AadK9HV3TjPPM6VU0CDSxyP3UTI61lPXdAsXNOXmfeauVVv61Kt6ebj_RsZvKq8xiT5rM12Y8vQo2r_HvOHc7Z9T34crMlI04mIfFQ7aXKXV8sqAyKIFT7FzI72Yh2VXAukzvXg4ea7FU1YIp-NJrz9lNCsgsjMixEInwVs5LA_Ml4mDtpaG/s1993/20230928_213359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1993" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxuJ7AZz3AadK9HV3TjPPM6VU0CDSxyP3UTI61lPXdAsXNOXmfeauVVv61Kt6ebj_RsZvKq8xiT5rM12Y8vQo2r_HvOHc7Z9T34crMlI04mIfFQ7aXKXV8sqAyKIFT7FzI72Yh2VXAukzvXg4ea7FU1YIp-NJrz9lNCsgsjMixEInwVs5LA_Ml4mDtpaG/w640-h452/20230928_213359.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>FANCY DESIGN! NUMBER 8! 1995 STAT LINE! 1995 COPYRIGHT DATE! BACK THEN SERIES ONE WAS RELEASED IN DECEMBER! IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE SOME ODDBALL INSERT SET THAT WAS RELEASED ONLY IN SPECIALLY MARKED WAL-MART VALUE PACKS OR SOME SHIT! NOPE, IT'S A SUBSET IN THE 1995 TRADED SET. THANKFULLY I HAVE ALMOST NO CARDS FROM THAT SET. WELL, UNTIL NOW AT LEAST, I THINK I'VE BOUGHT A HALF DOZEN OF THESE THINKING THEY WERE INSERTS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1996 STADIUM CLUB JEFF BAGWELL TEAM TSC</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSOCup383HHixdlysUi2Keba48V7yiGTA7cy0EBavzFSGlT1tgLH2fqhhG2n74ABPO828kQyKD2RKShAls0eYYmVyk2jpoJMY6fphSfgl-Y4z39k_6Hvz44TqOm9h9nTrVf3pE-ihdFNrIsRaO3ijPsRS64pWXTv5LnTVrX3BGHgrw5H1g4DOjLWIb5LP/s1970/20230928_213413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="1970" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSOCup383HHixdlysUi2Keba48V7yiGTA7cy0EBavzFSGlT1tgLH2fqhhG2n74ABPO828kQyKD2RKShAls0eYYmVyk2jpoJMY6fphSfgl-Y4z39k_6Hvz44TqOm9h9nTrVf3pE-ihdFNrIsRaO3ijPsRS64pWXTv5LnTVrX3BGHgrw5H1g4DOjLWIb5LP/w640-h454/20230928_213413.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR, SHORT PRINT</div><div><br /></div><div>I MENTIONED THESE EARLIER IN ONE OF MY 2024 BASEBALLCARDSTORE DOT CA POSTS OF DUDES I CAN'T PASS UP WHEN I SEE THEM. BAGWELL KINDA IS ONE OF THOSE DUDES BUT IN A TIER LOWER THAN RICKEY, BARRY AND JUNIOR. BAGS IS IN THE FRANK THOMAS, GARY SHEFFIELD, LARRY WALKER TYPE TIER. THIS CARD IS ALSO A ONE-PER-PACK SHORT PRINT SO I'M DRAWN TO THEM LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME. THERE ARE 90 CARDS IN THAT SUBSET SO </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1992 SCORE NOLAN RYAN</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKT52I1LRSGpCeIzm0NR2WXwV5b5jGzQ3zerEtn9Sgik_lqC1YET_EQ9PqMijs85rSFC50u9CdEZqHHYF8A1TquddW5QA1UDYpsZIrY50WVkhfVoDrMgvVYnU5IEMdbKoxqO4V9_WqPz6aemO5uULFd_PLrhmKPAzsRlNhyZqswfkdEayppyKsm8bqwDct/s1907/20230928_213430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="1389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKT52I1LRSGpCeIzm0NR2WXwV5b5jGzQ3zerEtn9Sgik_lqC1YET_EQ9PqMijs85rSFC50u9CdEZqHHYF8A1TquddW5QA1UDYpsZIrY50WVkhfVoDrMgvVYnU5IEMdbKoxqO4V9_WqPz6aemO5uULFd_PLrhmKPAzsRlNhyZqswfkdEayppyKsm8bqwDct/w466-h640/20230928_213430.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><p>CATEGORY - WANTLIST</p><p>RYAN ONCE AGAIN BEING ONE OF THE LAST CARDS I NEED FOR A SET. THIS CARD KNOCKS ME DOWN TO NEEDING ONLY FIVE CARDS FROM THE SECOND SERIES TO COMPLETE THE 92 SCORE SET. FOUR HALL OF FAMERS AND MIKE GARDINER. I'M 90% CERTAIN THE GARDENIER CARD WILL BE THE SET COMPLETER</p><p>UP NEXT: OMG AN ACTUAL THEMED POST</p><p> *THE ONE WITH THE LITTLE RC SYMBOL ON COMC</p></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-58092698940972723672024-03-04T14:00:00.001-05:002024-03-04T14:00:00.241-05:00BIRTHDAY BOOLSHEET BLASTAR - PART 18: CARDINALS<p>CARDINALS UP, AND THEY HAVE THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE LAST SOLO TEAM. I'M DOUBLING UP TEAMS FROM NOW ON BECAUSE THIS IS TAKING TOO LONG AND I NEED TO PUT ALL THESE CARDS AWAY SO I CAN REPURPOSE THE BOX. SOME OF THE TEAMS HAVE INTERESTING PAIRINGS AND OTHERS ARE AS RANDOM AS YOU CAN GET. THERE WILL EVEN BE A TRIPLE TEAM POST! AWAY WE GO</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4w_LI3GB4N2hmS7KFOPUJdzjcb-34KZRsVXEWd-z8HOeAqIxIt-hJlEaCyNUmwq308CjKi7YAfVjK_5FLvOgujDidke1wi74Dgylmrc_teeCHKq8GQvvvbFwqV0xxVMIE-TkZaQZ4euB41HWtU651Bto3KJuIKLcjnMPgLDquEZM9emhPw1ISdfnPjx0r/s2471/20231224_111545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="2471" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4w_LI3GB4N2hmS7KFOPUJdzjcb-34KZRsVXEWd-z8HOeAqIxIt-hJlEaCyNUmwq308CjKi7YAfVjK_5FLvOgujDidke1wi74Dgylmrc_teeCHKq8GQvvvbFwqV0xxVMIE-TkZaQZ4euB41HWtU651Bto3KJuIKLcjnMPgLDquEZM9emhPw1ISdfnPjx0r/w640-h294/20231224_111545.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE CARDNALS HAD 69 CARDS IN THE BOX INCLUDING THREE CARDS ADDED TO THE TOPPS TRADED PILE. FEEL FREE TO SPAM THE COMMENTS WITH 'NICE' LIKE IT'S 2012 AGAIN. THESE CARDINALS (SPRING TRAINING?) JERSEYS ARE EXTREMELY RED AND SOMEWHAT SEE-THROUGH. JIM LINDEMAN DEFINITELY HAS SOMETHING PRINTED ON HIS T-SHIRT UNDERNEATH THE JERSEY BUT I CAN'T QUITE MAKE IT OUT. I'M ALSO PRETTY SURE THAT StL LOGO IS AN IRON ON PATCH. MAYBE FANATICS IS JUST LOOKING TO THE PAST FOR THIS YEAR'S UNIFORMS? </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1987 TOPPS TRADED COUNT: 27/132</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzonM9HoAU0DL5yI3l-P1NNluyee1iq9BESnKnduMkzg5KsNdcvqguze3lSTMawbM5HQefyXvfIFpyNkeWhnEGRGFqCI_nhJoDMuVyn_yHoa-oJTuls9TUey-q8iIpWi7BCTQh4xXKsI4HEKWoEuOZRlKmxN4TXGOEHGxcEXucwP7FI_Vplw4cJhSSF4JJ/s2346/20231224_111643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="2346" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzonM9HoAU0DL5yI3l-P1NNluyee1iq9BESnKnduMkzg5KsNdcvqguze3lSTMawbM5HQefyXvfIFpyNkeWhnEGRGFqCI_nhJoDMuVyn_yHoa-oJTuls9TUey-q8iIpWi7BCTQh4xXKsI4HEKWoEuOZRlKmxN4TXGOEHGxcEXucwP7FI_Vplw4cJhSSF4JJ/w640-h262/20231224_111643.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>NO COMPLETE TEAM SET FOR 2002 OBVIOUSLY AS THERE'S NO WAY ANY SECOND YEAR PUJOLS CARDS WERE GETTING DUMPED. ALSO MISSING FROM THE TEAM SET ARE MARK MCGWIRE, JIM EDMONDS AND THE TONY LARUSSA MANAGER CARD. THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF GOOD PLAYERS IN HERE INCLUDING EDGAR RENTERIA, TINO MARTINEZ AND A SO TAGUCHI ROOKIE CARD</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2002 TOPPS COUNT: 191/718</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEdwQM1unaqw3ohWtCayGIiJ_DRAX__qQiea1arIsFb2ImUu6nzn1HibAodfxTXBwgFPZV9uQ_AfOuXJmD93vZ4sCAskm7oml0CSP3Ka7GVFFdkpgHCr6KPsHNta2GEZIET0oPMDe54NSAoF21JyA8mhzzn5l38V6DIIFAKkO2gaki9DUd4h5xGcDrnuB/s1844/20231224_111714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1844" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEdwQM1unaqw3ohWtCayGIiJ_DRAX__qQiea1arIsFb2ImUu6nzn1HibAodfxTXBwgFPZV9uQ_AfOuXJmD93vZ4sCAskm7oml0CSP3Ka7GVFFdkpgHCr6KPsHNta2GEZIET0oPMDe54NSAoF21JyA8mhzzn5l38V6DIIFAKkO2gaki9DUd4h5xGcDrnuB/w640-h448/20231224_111714.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>WHILE THE ROOKIE CUP AND ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER ALBERT PUJOLS CARDS WERE MISSING, THESE STEALTH PUJOLS CARDS REMAINED IN THE BOX. ALBERT GETS SOME HUG TIME FROM LARUSSA AS THEY WIN THE WILDCARD AND FROM BUD SMITH AFTER HIS PERFECT GAME. THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF HIDDEN GEMS RIGHT HERE</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oaeiBaRVaQre3hhZVhe1Cv0QG_3_ZZk3BjKKJZkuYlp6k-tp515dl3c__MOLUMCXMiEwKTbJiMu78GAKNJ9sRW3Urd0nx5SGvIHopE337j74n6t2Q0rCsw4cGOyEly5IfyK1wATSoHK4vN_9qLIaO_Fhu0lJtDESU74ZRBQ19wuepIHuUEzWKkoMbVsX/s1785/20231224_111909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1785" data-original-width="1290" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oaeiBaRVaQre3hhZVhe1Cv0QG_3_ZZk3BjKKJZkuYlp6k-tp515dl3c__MOLUMCXMiEwKTbJiMu78GAKNJ9sRW3Urd0nx5SGvIHopE337j74n6t2Q0rCsw4cGOyEly5IfyK1wATSoHK4vN_9qLIaO_Fhu0lJtDESU74ZRBQ19wuepIHuUEzWKkoMbVsX/w462-h640/20231224_111909.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>OZZIE IS A CLASSIC JUNK BOX HALL OF FAMER. BACK WHEN THERE WERE CHEAP JUNK GRAB BAGS SOLD AT TARGET AND DOLLAR TREE SOME OF THEM ADVERTISED 'A HALL OF FAMER IN EVERY PACK!' AND IT WAS ALWAYS EITHER ONE OF THOSE OLD CMC GRREN BORDER HALL OF FAMER CARD OR A JUNK WAX CARD OF A GUY LIKE OZZIE OR SANDBERG OR BOGGS. TONY GWYNN IF THEY WERE FEELING GENEROUS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Eg_jYlvGUGAPiKLut5dR7SSi4Q90h1_8QQY_dwRvPCVgh7Tui2W0r-dbYWY4DnNQvHAbNp-G8PPhE5VXhtqUYq-lva8hfVbPmaxZc8tbGDfOCxGDUtiD5KAHyL9U5EJJan0PjlGDUuX2IbUlSPXlHkbI2oMuqua5QfsTMyjLdObqVb1BoxE9onY4Jg0A/s1788/20231224_111912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="1298" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Eg_jYlvGUGAPiKLut5dR7SSi4Q90h1_8QQY_dwRvPCVgh7Tui2W0r-dbYWY4DnNQvHAbNp-G8PPhE5VXhtqUYq-lva8hfVbPmaxZc8tbGDfOCxGDUtiD5KAHyL9U5EJJan0PjlGDUuX2IbUlSPXlHkbI2oMuqua5QfsTMyjLdObqVb1BoxE9onY4Jg0A/w464-h640/20231224_111912.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>MOARER METAL, HOORAY! ELI MARRERO GOT TRADED TO THE BRAVES IN THE JD DREW DEAL THAT SENT ADAM WAINWRIGHT TO THE CARDINALS. I KNOW I'VE PROBABLY SAID THIS THREE TIMES ALREADY BUT IT'S NUTS HOW MUCH WORK MUST'VE WENT INTO DESIGNING AND PRINTING THESE CARDS. THE ETCHING AND EMBOSSED STAMPING WAS ALREADY A LOT AND THEN YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PLAYER OUTLINE. I WANT A DOCUMENTARY ON JUST HOW THE HELL THEY MADE THESE CARDS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL8DAlCGfpZzSTCerd1RuCypO5mMZj2eoKybAZlH_UWjSF2ZiJ1V0KulUs6mn_QurZHCaZLVYjk9jnFDZMIX5_4byB0IM469MxnRCb9_Eavv3Q1OJgLbMXXQkSQ38iv1zSXn7TQey1KQCNtbSOFBXDsvQez3XhmdCcIYSGQcpzA9cHxe74mU7FeOuuH32/s1788/20231224_111915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="1298" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL8DAlCGfpZzSTCerd1RuCypO5mMZj2eoKybAZlH_UWjSF2ZiJ1V0KulUs6mn_QurZHCaZLVYjk9jnFDZMIX5_4byB0IM469MxnRCb9_Eavv3Q1OJgLbMXXQkSQ38iv1zSXn7TQey1KQCNtbSOFBXDsvQez3XhmdCcIYSGQcpzA9cHxe74mU7FeOuuH32/w464-h640/20231224_111915.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>QUIZ AS A CARDINAL IS COOL EVEN IF HE DIDN'T HAVE THE GREATEST STAT LINE ON THE BACK. AND IS THAT VINCE COLEMAN PHOTOBOMBING THE SHOT?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5WHD4-DpqPRAD5X1-IZ_Sh8oeNRsZQBdrdEo0I6vIYwlu4a-D8qwBp2YMbdY1tF2ows_rVTkAPFuL0SAiadvD0wTIkXXfx5n7H8B9KlmRcxSHTmkJEUAGlacxW0uz45oirwilZEtM-ycC8ek6vDwmudhtXmcUkA4XTW9vMgF4fDCvIOQrNDUOjei2KAI/s1816/20231224_111954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1816" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5WHD4-DpqPRAD5X1-IZ_Sh8oeNRsZQBdrdEo0I6vIYwlu4a-D8qwBp2YMbdY1tF2ows_rVTkAPFuL0SAiadvD0wTIkXXfx5n7H8B9KlmRcxSHTmkJEUAGlacxW0uz45oirwilZEtM-ycC8ek6vDwmudhtXmcUkA4XTW9vMgF4fDCvIOQrNDUOjei2KAI/w640-h460/20231224_111954.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>ANOTHER REASON I'M GOING TO START DOUBLING UP TEAMS ON THESE POSTS. I AM RUNNING OUT OF THINGS TO SAY ABOUT STUFF LIKE 2002 UPPER DECK. IT'S A GOOD LOOKING CARD OF A GOOD PITCHER. OTHER THAN THAT I GOT NOTHIN</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhap4jIOFZ5znXI2sS5vXHM9aXfFWXNdYeix1aZDW_9kLFLzstgCqCcs9G0rUd9tOxYHcr0DvM_FJIkdJ7bBdfxRMeE7b2ThFPq80TK9jxP8XNQITQQ2KCVf3K-OBldnQJqhT1Akr5LZremMzPL9kV0h0wV_QHmi-UEUWij-Q1Q_FNhA_3uV4etLpMu-aG5/s1859/20231224_112000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1859" data-original-width="1356" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhap4jIOFZ5znXI2sS5vXHM9aXfFWXNdYeix1aZDW_9kLFLzstgCqCcs9G0rUd9tOxYHcr0DvM_FJIkdJ7bBdfxRMeE7b2ThFPq80TK9jxP8XNQITQQ2KCVf3K-OBldnQJqhT1Akr5LZremMzPL9kV0h0wV_QHmi-UEUWij-Q1Q_FNhA_3uV4etLpMu-aG5/w466-h640/20231224_112000.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THERE'S PLENTY TO SAY ABOUT THIS CARD. ANOTHER WONDERFUL PACIFIC CARD, THIS TIME FROM THE 1993 SPANISH SET. THIS SET WAS THE SWAN SONG FOR PACIFIC'S DISTINCTIVE 'GRADIENTS EVERYWHERE' DESIGN PHILOSOPHY FROM THEIR EARLY 90S SETS AS THE 1993 FOOTBALL SET PIVOTED TO A COLORFUL MARBLED DESIGN. THOSE OLD FOOTBALL SETS REALLY HIT MY NOSTALGIA NERVE SO IT'S NICE TO SEE ON A PROPER BASEBALL CARD RELEASE</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcj8qlx0c9HTNkupMvuQPgTQndsIYXhOZLu9RhWgCHotC7keuKi47SeLzaR6r0-S64Q7XcxF6W8Ci6CG-HgLJx8Ap4-k0gw-qe_Ig0CtKrx1tI9AfuyWUBkrsexpvZhJDRNrS5tGA29OGgI6Ilhyphenhyphen37Orm84DdaMhqbEZ-oKJH2WXvW7Rv_z9aGOM_ovbid/s1904/20231224_112016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="1904" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcj8qlx0c9HTNkupMvuQPgTQndsIYXhOZLu9RhWgCHotC7keuKi47SeLzaR6r0-S64Q7XcxF6W8Ci6CG-HgLJx8Ap4-k0gw-qe_Ig0CtKrx1tI9AfuyWUBkrsexpvZhJDRNrS5tGA29OGgI6Ilhyphenhyphen37Orm84DdaMhqbEZ-oKJH2WXvW7Rv_z9aGOM_ovbid/w640-h462/20231224_112016.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>WHO REMEMBERS OZZIE CANSECO ON THE CARDINALS? HE PLAYED MORE GAMES WITH ST LOUIS THAN WITH OAKLAND BUT HE WASN'T GETTING BOOTLEG CARDS IN A CARDINALS UNI. AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A FULL SPANISH LANGUAGE PRODUCT SO PACIFIC COULD GET A LICENSE. NO O-PEE-CHEE DUAL LANGUAGE STUFF HERE! IT'S A NICE LOOKING SET AND I'M GLAD I GOT A SECOND SERIES CARD AS I RIPPED A BOX OF THE FIRST SERIES YEARS AGO AND GOT THE SET</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJkJP0Eczaq1rWUq5kpsh4o3t4bDnLbTfbGobvZhWWmCaG7g2EF9_hwqhqYsSPhAhMw2kBjycZMy9aNlb9-iGbW8CFUpfh5bri84T0dbpBjOyxZtrCWzVlFjLq2pCUUhH1XA-tWcGbUj6BHXtbVcDmPPZmILTqlLHLkjtKefGs_9Y1goucNypj6vxo7mq/s1849/20231224_112024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1849" data-original-width="1335" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJkJP0Eczaq1rWUq5kpsh4o3t4bDnLbTfbGobvZhWWmCaG7g2EF9_hwqhqYsSPhAhMw2kBjycZMy9aNlb9-iGbW8CFUpfh5bri84T0dbpBjOyxZtrCWzVlFjLq2pCUUhH1XA-tWcGbUj6BHXtbVcDmPPZmILTqlLHLkjtKefGs_9Y1goucNypj6vxo7mq/w462-h640/20231224_112024.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I MISS COLLECTOR'S CHOICE. THERE, I SAID IT. I WISH THERE WAS SOME CHEAP-ASS WORTHLESS CARDS OUT THERE WHERE I COULD BUY A BUNCH OF PACKS AT WAL-MART FOR LIKE TEN BUCKS AND RIP AWAY AND HAVE A GOOD STACK OF JUNK AFTERWARDS. TEN BUCKS WON'T GET YOU A HANGER ANYMORE, SCREW THAT. GIMMIE JACKED UP RON GANT MASHING A BALL ON A LOW-RENT UPPER DECK CARD IN A PACK THAT COSTS A BUCK</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZFfGFa_Tux-bFy6-3J4d4guJdSm6U3_l2zSiqWkCVAlWYONN0LtPC9ZtwiLeNlQpF8Izfuz_XWTfNIb8fSXEQcDSM_4q2aJseuYdrFqs0Y6lZPqpWnmGaXldYO1lCuE8V-k3S1mG09-71MufRq65KqVV-zoU7KTu6uRRcNaAd4OMqsMvsLjv0wFDrF8i/s1855/20231224_112043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="1332" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZFfGFa_Tux-bFy6-3J4d4guJdSm6U3_l2zSiqWkCVAlWYONN0LtPC9ZtwiLeNlQpF8Izfuz_XWTfNIb8fSXEQcDSM_4q2aJseuYdrFqs0Y6lZPqpWnmGaXldYO1lCuE8V-k3S1mG09-71MufRq65KqVV-zoU7KTu6uRRcNaAd4OMqsMvsLjv0wFDrF8i/w460-h640/20231224_112043.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>LEAF ROOKIES AND STARS MEANS NOTHING TO ME BUT I GOTTA SHOW OFF A JD DREW CARD. YES, WE TRADED WAINWRIGHT FOR HIM, WHICH WASN'T GREAT, BUT DREW HAD AN ABSOLUTELY <i>INSANE </i>2004 SEASON FOR THE BRAVES. THREE GUYS HAD 8 OR MORE WAR FOR THE BRAVES IN THE 00S AND FANGRAPHS DOESN'T AGREE ON ANDRUW JONES AND BASEBALL-REFERENCE DOESN'T AGREE ON BRIAN MCCANN. BOTH AGREE ON 04 DREW AND FOR A TEAM THAT WAS DESPERATELY TRYING TO MAKE NOISE IN THE PLAYOFFS IT WAS A GOOD MOVE AT THE TIME. WAINWRIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY BE ON THE 'VETERANS COMMITTEE TO RE-EVALUATE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY PITCHERS THAT DROPPED OFF THE BALLOT BECAUSE VOTERS DIDN'T REALIZE HOW GOOD THEY WERE' BALLOT BUT SOMETIMES PROSPECTS THAT GET TRADED HIT, THAT AIN'T JD'S FAULT</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi758Gy4MTsCGR4YBsMbJwIh4xFeWoBaAL_hgtWR9m-OJUjcqA7Whj1b50onw1eqLBuO_kzuET9yebhZB7YaXSNr-idLNQQzMbsXKpqlQc9svk3avEv0HVFyqkjeDHnLfmjTuqYLtst5BxeoI84JTwocKbqZjPcyjHbuJ3Armiumul1lB-O6ryrR1jHisBX/s1864/20231224_112046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="1336" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi758Gy4MTsCGR4YBsMbJwIh4xFeWoBaAL_hgtWR9m-OJUjcqA7Whj1b50onw1eqLBuO_kzuET9yebhZB7YaXSNr-idLNQQzMbsXKpqlQc9svk3avEv0HVFyqkjeDHnLfmjTuqYLtst5BxeoI84JTwocKbqZjPcyjHbuJ3Armiumul1lB-O6ryrR1jHisBX/w458-h640/20231224_112046.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>ANOTHER OZZIE! NO RESPECT FOR THE WIZARD. THAT GIGANTIC DINGED CORNER IN THE WORST POSSIBLE SPOT MIGHT'VE ALSO PLAYED INTO THE DECISION TO LEAVE THIS CARD IN TEH JUNK BOX, BUT OZZIE, MAN. THIS IS A GREAT PHOTO TOO</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhiiZ5aihr1pBDPW-KyRlkcG9DCHTCjbZXVfonBiTkJoiWYqiTAl8CfrwlRXFlDqBEzqBNjZzRlRDeilwH4-F1IzpymdEfaM3n291zOjNtxLv1NKAXl-MHJD-9Bj4B7uePJbouxAFTUKmHch9vr9R-VYvmMpRMjxNjd6qQU4KJojHfefuMQRU0MgxsGebT/s1899/20231224_112103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="1356" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhiiZ5aihr1pBDPW-KyRlkcG9DCHTCjbZXVfonBiTkJoiWYqiTAl8CfrwlRXFlDqBEzqBNjZzRlRDeilwH4-F1IzpymdEfaM3n291zOjNtxLv1NKAXl-MHJD-9Bj4B7uePJbouxAFTUKmHch9vr9R-VYvmMpRMjxNjd6qQU4KJojHfefuMQRU0MgxsGebT/w456-h640/20231224_112103.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">🚨🚨🚨VINTAGE IN THE JUNK BOX ALERT🚨🚨🚨</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>YEAAAAH THIS IS WHY I KEEP BUYING BOXES OF CRAP. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS CARD IS FUCKIN AWESOME. THE PICTURE, THE BORDER, THE SIGNATURE, THE SWING, ALL THE BANGED UP CORNERS AND EDGES THAT GOT THIS CARD IN THE BOX IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE CASE HIT OF JUNK BOXES</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHfuh2JOaHN5j5CzKukjMSKQbidezSAZm3bSlztR8WTBRcPyDxXRvnJeoy5aCCUY9tHHl6feQSsScE8OY0jr6BH88DkPiy5coqX7QVg6VMY3YQZzn5ygNsHbWrXDQUyE5KC6P1R7ogFuhshLevuIXJ4PMO9kzJU4uucRB90-4X8AL3zbLCbNH-NA2G1Gi/s1499/20231224_112109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHfuh2JOaHN5j5CzKukjMSKQbidezSAZm3bSlztR8WTBRcPyDxXRvnJeoy5aCCUY9tHHl6feQSsScE8OY0jr6BH88DkPiy5coqX7QVg6VMY3YQZzn5ygNsHbWrXDQUyE5KC6P1R7ogFuhshLevuIXJ4PMO9kzJU4uucRB90-4X8AL3zbLCbNH-NA2G1Gi/w478-h640/20231224_112109.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THIS SORT OF LOOKS LIKE AN INSERT BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A SUBSET FROM 1999 UPPER DECK. I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THIS PLAYER IS BECAUSE I NEEDED THE CARD AND HAVE ALREADY PUT IT AWAY AND I'M NOT DIGGING THROUGH THE BOX TO FIND OUT. WHO WAS GOOD ON THE CARDINALS IN 1998? IT'S PROBABLY HIM</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHS75sbrmA6da6ZD2HlR8dxF1F_MKckkh-VeAoD5n168lUkT72RKKV1N5MS8aBHKuwKVFqNSK3Crf0mYZ9lMNcoheX28qxJC-kuKuHqsCPfhx0WGXQbVf7GL6Y9HpO7B-WF5MhHOSa9bue0DuRc82ur9sBTooebzw0ApsA1ga1jZuvvPd7Pkdqlqq-5dZ0/s2359/20231224_112136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2359" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHS75sbrmA6da6ZD2HlR8dxF1F_MKckkh-VeAoD5n168lUkT72RKKV1N5MS8aBHKuwKVFqNSK3Crf0mYZ9lMNcoheX28qxJC-kuKuHqsCPfhx0WGXQbVf7GL6Y9HpO7B-WF5MhHOSa9bue0DuRc82ur9sBTooebzw0ApsA1ga1jZuvvPd7Pkdqlqq-5dZ0/w640-h326/20231224_112136.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>AND THE LEFTOVER JUNK IS JUST THAT, JUNK. IV'E GOT ALL THESE CARDS ALREADY AND NOW I HAVE TO DO SOMETHIGN WITH THEM. WORTH IT JUST FOR THAT PACIFIC CANSECO THOUGH</p>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-26203496554908517702024-03-03T15:20:00.002-05:002024-03-03T15:20:05.627-05:00ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 23<p>IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF CHUCK BARRIS, WE'RE BACK WITH MORE STUFF</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2022 HERITAGE OZZIE ALBIES</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HkUTYnpgQSnj4sRVpdGhJrRWPZEPYzPAaEtiTeebAW8ds69hkADlm5cNgMT91UCRwyJyuAGOkuLfKUKguY8zhg-CYgdOPltyZHkaHcBh8_ickZQcfImXKrIVtFT4NvmzfpXqmt5GGQ_XJOQfi0Y3Ez7yqrQhImZli5U_VX-x74LHg1WeZNliB-uIrjW9/s1937/20230928_212728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="1392" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HkUTYnpgQSnj4sRVpdGhJrRWPZEPYzPAaEtiTeebAW8ds69hkADlm5cNgMT91UCRwyJyuAGOkuLfKUKguY8zhg-CYgdOPltyZHkaHcBh8_ickZQcfImXKrIVtFT4NvmzfpXqmt5GGQ_XJOQfi0Y3Ez7yqrQhImZli5U_VX-x74LHg1WeZNliB-uIrjW9/w460-h640/20230928_212728.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - BRAVES<div><br /></div><div>OZZIE, I LOVE HIM. PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY HERITAGE CARDS I COLLECT ANY MORE ARE BRAVES. I HAVE A BINDER OF HERITAGE BRAVES TEAM SETS BUT I'M NOT TERRIBLY INVESTED IN COMPLETING ANY OF THEM THANKS TO SHORT PRINTS. THESE CARDS LOOK GREAT BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE SP RATRACE ANYMORE SO I WILL APPRECIATE THE COMMON BASE CARDS INSTEAD</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1997 METAL UNIVERSE MATT WILLIAMS</b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8rc5NAUmNqkh4pvjeUlBBPkUm8jP78vsXUvEDUO33SNk9uEOmxdD0Q53LKQj87wlqQPpe42Nu1AesvgKCg8rrNT015W91v0KWG76-UBs_2U3xwY0GKZJVL4zQ43FQPJkFhYnpbtLzej2neI9X52KOOM75fmFu2PsKPQ5MorlLVq88rQHXk_RCs0m0czd/s1896/20230928_212741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="1367" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8rc5NAUmNqkh4pvjeUlBBPkUm8jP78vsXUvEDUO33SNk9uEOmxdD0Q53LKQj87wlqQPpe42Nu1AesvgKCg8rrNT015W91v0KWG76-UBs_2U3xwY0GKZJVL4zQ43FQPJkFhYnpbtLzej2neI9X52KOOM75fmFu2PsKPQ5MorlLVq88rQHXk_RCs0m0czd/w462-h640/20230928_212741.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>NO SHORTPRINTS IN METAL UNIVERSE! HERE'S ANOTHER COOL LOOKING CARD WITH A BACKGROUND THAT'S HARD TO SEE IN A PHOTO THANKS TO THE TEXTURE ON THE CARD. I FIDDLED AROUND WITH LIGHTING AND ANGLES FOR A BIT AND GOT A PHOTO WHERE YOU CAN KINDA SEE THINGS!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKG2ZePinf3_-VOxNkbOtrNOODtzQ566DPmqCqxFzaulR-ajZ8gjlY6TvTxhFlonafqiuS82oNoSSRwrBySoRFiVQsOVDUvVQOW8n2FtNq3lY08U5N75m-ZBFsaZ32PtBhX-AD5Hn6QluqCFb6YybtV-jecEt1HjZ5WTAoN6esx35B1cHGGaEaGzn0Vx2/s1356/20230928_212844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="1104" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKG2ZePinf3_-VOxNkbOtrNOODtzQ566DPmqCqxFzaulR-ajZ8gjlY6TvTxhFlonafqiuS82oNoSSRwrBySoRFiVQsOVDUvVQOW8n2FtNq3lY08U5N75m-ZBFsaZ32PtBhX-AD5Hn6QluqCFb6YybtV-jecEt1HjZ5WTAoN6esx35B1cHGGaEaGzn0Vx2/w522-h640/20230928_212844.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>ROCKS! ROCKS FALLING ON MATT WILLIAMS! JUST LIKE THE STRIKE FELL ON HIS CHANCE FOR IMMORTALITY! MATT MIGHT'VE DODGED A BULLET SEEING HOW EVERYONE HATES MCGWIRE AND BONDS' GUTS AFTER BREAKING HALLOWED RECORDS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1996 PINNACLE AFICIONADO REY ORDONEZ GLOBAL REACH</b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu92P1R1hyIYyk76JmKfY4CzbRloDvge2ORfl1UCN_exMLnNuTbFAW0YfCXqTwFU2zbychshyphenhyphenO21Z9HuxDdov8WUtwQF-5YWSLTiMw3WovWLwCU2g8xf0kFSSRKW1kAsWXsEhXrargrn9KRiT97p1Q40tV_pNG7S4eLFM1AH4e0RvMxy7bcbpPjB__SmD/s1951/20230928_212901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1951" data-original-width="1389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu92P1R1hyIYyk76JmKfY4CzbRloDvge2ORfl1UCN_exMLnNuTbFAW0YfCXqTwFU2zbychshyphenhyphenO21Z9HuxDdov8WUtwQF-5YWSLTiMw3WovWLwCU2g8xf0kFSSRKW1kAsWXsEhXrargrn9KRiT97p1Q40tV_pNG7S4eLFM1AH4e0RvMxy7bcbpPjB__SmD/w456-h640/20230928_212901.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - SHINY, WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>OH HOW I LOVE THIS GOOFY ASS SET. THE BASE CARDS ARE WILD ENOUGH BUT THE SUBSETS CRANK THE HOLOFOIL AND THICK GLOOPY INK UP TO ELEVEN. THIS CARD LOOKS WILD IN PERSON</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjvTEL7KJFyeM9d8H2tZPp62hyrUQ2CwXe63DmKXp-4YvhGyvbGq3sJC8Uxey9rHKlwhZMF4ymbylkPgNBY2L1kJaeIZ6ocniUgmpWeSpPeX0RqKk2V-ENZm5EwY_ysPQeCOYQmZiZVukGc4oJR3vgAGsp1alOV6JjkkEqNTFfcI9H8yx6Pfzurdlb6Yz/s1918/20230928_212911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1918" data-original-width="1389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjvTEL7KJFyeM9d8H2tZPp62hyrUQ2CwXe63DmKXp-4YvhGyvbGq3sJC8Uxey9rHKlwhZMF4ymbylkPgNBY2L1kJaeIZ6ocniUgmpWeSpPeX0RqKk2V-ENZm5EwY_ysPQeCOYQmZiZVukGc4oJR3vgAGsp1alOV6JjkkEqNTFfcI9H8yx6Pfzurdlb6Yz/w464-h640/20230928_212911.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE BACKS AIN'T BAD EITHER, SO MUCH COLOR ON THESE CARDS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2002 UPPER DECK PIECE OF HISTORY ERNIE BANKS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnBeW22LQa9iU9PzT7BbtTfojPxOHPeNfHmQMPrWVQxGDK21Y-mqYibTL6HTCzVeoQX55ZPvH4nyKLOp-dZIt_w5M7GLJFT3GTyQYM3qun2PTjBw6w70y21_1sM-CEOuovsZe5Af93GoFxN_DeAhQJ5_-SRveuM7cgKui193U4QL_j9JPOxHXMxLSDNkX/s1909/20230928_212922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1909" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnBeW22LQa9iU9PzT7BbtTfojPxOHPeNfHmQMPrWVQxGDK21Y-mqYibTL6HTCzVeoQX55ZPvH4nyKLOp-dZIt_w5M7GLJFT3GTyQYM3qun2PTjBw6w70y21_1sM-CEOuovsZe5Af93GoFxN_DeAhQJ5_-SRveuM7cgKui193U4QL_j9JPOxHXMxLSDNkX/w640-h454/20230928_212922.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - OOPS, WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>THIS CARD WAS TECHNICALLY A MISTAKE. I WAS TRYING TO BUY A DICK ALLEN CARD IN A LISTING WITH SEVEN OTHER CARDS BUT IT HAD ALREADY SOLD AND I DIDN'T NOTICE. HOWEVER! I DUG UP THIS SET TO PUT TOGETHER A WANTLIST AND I NEEDED THE CARD! HOORAY! THERE ARE NO MISTAKES, ONLY HAPPY ACCIDENTS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2021-22 PRIZM DRAFT PICKS JALEN JOHNSON</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJpMAJS7aHBDKVoO5mhKIn6tcxNNmz6wCArGxtsiyxs5GDv8i98wqojOvuZiEDMcvfHJH9edmt0U8IZwqi7BaOZ527_hR77XAx19ZOmGWD_-BMCDEsWDwo6b7UT5jpEdj_3cMsByq12v_WAxYUzcmqiOc4dSjW1y6u4-Ap7oQwlhTLIVTMgzikQh8sxZw/s1966/20230928_212935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJpMAJS7aHBDKVoO5mhKIn6tcxNNmz6wCArGxtsiyxs5GDv8i98wqojOvuZiEDMcvfHJH9edmt0U8IZwqi7BaOZ527_hR77XAx19ZOmGWD_-BMCDEsWDwo6b7UT5jpEdj_3cMsByq12v_WAxYUzcmqiOc4dSjW1y6u4-Ap7oQwlhTLIVTMgzikQh8sxZw/w468-h640/20230928_212935.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - HAWKS</div><div><br /></div><div>THE HAWKS ARE A MESS BUT JALEN JOHNSON LOOKS TO BE LEGIT. THE WHOLE TEAM COLLAPSED WHEN HE GOT HURT AT LEAST. I'VE BEEN NABBING JALEN CARDS WHEN I CAN IN CASE HE REALLY DOES BREAK OUT. THESE COLLEGE DRAFT PICK CARDS DON'T SEEM TO BE SUPER POPULAR AMONG NBA COLLECTORS BUT I LIKE HAVING SOME COLLEGE CARDS IN THE COLLECTION</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2007-08 PRESS PASS LEGENDS BILL WALTON</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2KbkwwNO393_TU1ts6AWh26Mcr61dp0s7YpMiYTm-yh_pygKtkogBww-z9kMamM00Nty5sR59czVB0v8RcIzDDiW18ntrbmpI1-OcMqzVxXmWiLiTP7c5aDgJTz3s90xcWfaFfQajduwb8pyN4VWZOgqOHw8xjzwIZye3JGEuoaLm7HOkBfRGOUiPFfs/s1892/20230928_212945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2KbkwwNO393_TU1ts6AWh26Mcr61dp0s7YpMiYTm-yh_pygKtkogBww-z9kMamM00Nty5sR59czVB0v8RcIzDDiW18ntrbmpI1-OcMqzVxXmWiLiTP7c5aDgJTz3s90xcWfaFfQajduwb8pyN4VWZOgqOHw8xjzwIZye3JGEuoaLm7HOkBfRGOUiPFfs/w462-h640/20230928_212945.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - LEGEND</div><div><br /></div><div>SEE A BILL WALTON CARD, BUY A BILL WALTON CARD. BILL IS VERY POPULAR ON THE SITE, YOU GOTTA BE QUICK TO NAB ONE. THIS PRESS PASS LEGENDS SET IS ACTUALLY REALLY NICE LOOKING AND HAS A GREAT CHECKLIST</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1992 ACTION PACKED BOB HORNER</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-X8SqvJ0U0wVSiF2pk7BLDyBraK9LK8LAhxxFqqu98AV-bp8rHO6CpDvK-eXSXWlVq_lRmA1bHeZIFGfS2E7hIlEOe7FYyPl7TMZap5fyE2e8rt8avDZr6so-3Y6_dStd9WpOkpn7NSyISR_X5qKdvZQ7-a44q0zqkpQ-2V5eNfXLiWyTHUz4N0vCBqr/s2004/20230928_212954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="1425" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-X8SqvJ0U0wVSiF2pk7BLDyBraK9LK8LAhxxFqqu98AV-bp8rHO6CpDvK-eXSXWlVq_lRmA1bHeZIFGfS2E7hIlEOe7FYyPl7TMZap5fyE2e8rt8avDZr6so-3Y6_dStd9WpOkpn7NSyISR_X5qKdvZQ7-a44q0zqkpQ-2V5eNfXLiWyTHUz4N0vCBqr/w456-h640/20230928_212954.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>THIS CARD WAS IN THAT BIG PILE OF ACTION PACKED CARDS I GOT AT THE FLEA MARKET A WHILE BACK. AND I ALSO THINK I HAD TWO OTHER COPIES OF THE CARD ANYWAY. BUT BOB HORNER ACTION PACKED CARD! IT DOES KIND OF BUM ME OUT THAT HE WAS A LEGENDS-TYPE PLAYER IN 1992 THOUGH, HE SHOULD'VE BEEN HITTING HIS 300TH HOME RUN THAT YEAR IN THE LAST YEAR OF THE EXTENSION HE SIGNED WITH THE BRAVES IN '87</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1992 ACTION PACKED AL KALINE</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8fs1BAiHu1YIIS3ci9MAEyMbBzNZEUCipFW9kys4YW7Kv3StgaeJffd1gT_Ed3a4ECQw7HaceyCx429jkAE6oJ7tmFzzpyF6CEpyL7DwLKGrFp0Vx9FDl5ohYFt9jGY5NPJky3SCj6GHyY_rSGgz3GkxPSLHzMPlsUbjXVPWsz8qkfEV1XhV_zxg_6TV/s1966/20230928_213003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="1425" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8fs1BAiHu1YIIS3ci9MAEyMbBzNZEUCipFW9kys4YW7Kv3StgaeJffd1gT_Ed3a4ECQw7HaceyCx429jkAE6oJ7tmFzzpyF6CEpyL7DwLKGrFp0Vx9FDl5ohYFt9jGY5NPJky3SCj6GHyY_rSGgz3GkxPSLHzMPlsUbjXVPWsz8qkfEV1XhV_zxg_6TV/w464-h640/20230928_213003.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>KALINE WASN'T IN THAT PILE OF ACTION PACKED CARDS I GOT AT THE FLEA MARKET SO I'M HAPPY TO KNOCK THIS ONE OFF THE WANTLIST. ONE OF THE FIRST CARD-RELATED THINGS I EVER GOT WAS A LITTLE PILE OF VINTAGE KALINE CARDS MY MOM FOUND ON A BUSINESS TRIP. AL SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE UNDERRATED BY COLLECTORS BUT THAT'LL HAPPEN WHEN YOU SPEND YOUR CAREER IN DETROIT</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2020-21 DONRUSS OPTIC JOHN COLLINS</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO9n3e1vXvg-mlM6Wp9uK1IgdqxXBnx0QUB_txhGBOw1jh4MhtNhjxoNZnglzvYFUCnVbnhyphenhyphenC9sDrvFeGTFj1gTow5G__KC34Trh1O8hRQQtNWlLct-vFGKmmycN5M6LjLt775-8mt7gzMcV-RyWgUdIr9uECzzy-X_upBrbvGTnSOz2WfEhc9wTVJfMk/s1956/20230928_213014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="1415" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO9n3e1vXvg-mlM6Wp9uK1IgdqxXBnx0QUB_txhGBOw1jh4MhtNhjxoNZnglzvYFUCnVbnhyphenhyphenC9sDrvFeGTFj1gTow5G__KC34Trh1O8hRQQtNWlLct-vFGKmmycN5M6LjLt775-8mt7gzMcV-RyWgUdIr9uECzzy-X_upBrbvGTnSOz2WfEhc9wTVJfMk/w462-h640/20230928_213014.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><p>CATEGORY - HAWKS</p><p>I STILL LOVE JOHN COLLINS BUT I THINK I'VE HIT A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF BASE CARDS I NEED OF HIM. ONLY SHINY CARDS OF COLLINS FOR ME NOW. I DO WONDER IF THE SPORTSBOOK AD IN THE BACKGROUND WILL CAUSE A SCANDAL IN THE FUTURE LIKE THE MARLBORO ADS FROM THE 80S DO NOWADAYS</p><p>UP NEXT: THINGS GET <b>REALLY </b>SHINY ALL OF A SUDDEN. LIKE SUPER <i>EXTRA</i> SHINY</p></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-45433905061500263832024-03-02T16:00:00.001-05:002024-03-02T16:23:05.002-05:00CUSTOMS BLASTER - PART 4: 80S WANTLIST STUFF<p>MOAR <b>CATEGORY:WANTLIST</b> STUFF FROM THE NEW BATCH. THIS IS ALL THE EIGHTIESISH FEELING STUFF ALTHOUGH NOT ALL OF IT IS TECHNICALLY FROM THE EIGHTIES. YOU TRY GROUPING ALL THE NONSENSE I BUY INTO COHERENT GROUPS, I DARE YOU</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">1982 DONRUSS MIKE SCHMIDT</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63A6ZsxmqDYAPPI7NF-nJpZ3sOF4EZnO-ccr19rVNL5tHE4YhINvKwSP8iVPoQEQl09NXvkxPvzYtz-uwvN3LZgqrymZ54rA97r746L7LqLAq4cm-Yl7nSBPrcw95lS-jKbOfCE8bs6A-x17I7ULyHi6APsmO1c8wc6jViE4k2GrGpmDYa_z2eR01pcqP/s1923/20240210_113550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="1374" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63A6ZsxmqDYAPPI7NF-nJpZ3sOF4EZnO-ccr19rVNL5tHE4YhINvKwSP8iVPoQEQl09NXvkxPvzYtz-uwvN3LZgqrymZ54rA97r746L7LqLAq4cm-Yl7nSBPrcw95lS-jKbOfCE8bs6A-x17I7ULyHi6APsmO1c8wc6jViE4k2GrGpmDYa_z2eR01pcqP/w458-h640/20240210_113550.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I MUST'VE CLICKED REFRESH ON THE SITE THE SECOND THIS CARD WAS POSTED BECAUSE VINTAGEY HALL OF FAMERS DON'T LAST LONG. I'VE PASSED UP ON A BUNCH OF 80S TOPPS STARS SIMPLY BECAUSE I'VE COMPLETED EVERYTHING FROM 1978-1991. DONRUSS AND FLEER STILL NEED A LOT OF WORK I DON'T THINK I EVEN CHECKED MY WANTLIST FOR SCHMIDT HERE. THE ONLY OTHER DONRUSS SETS I NEED MORE CARDS FOR ARE 85 AND 86 SO IF I SEE A STAR FROM 1982 THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE I DON'T HAVE IT</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1984 RALSTON PURINA NOLAN RYAN</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PDyzWIM-AgLdmuUuLXLq3AATCDYnzV5jnmiS_XacU1vETfvyJGqJxn7aigbplym9MUqV_gjcmcv4cEN0VZNowj7jbEivyXY2v-9OWp3xK-EcloaCD0BfJFJufEKIkyWLpIAX2UNkPy8Fw8HrXAvFmfZtImgIo4oLxPEXUrnuXNr5c-tpH61SMnfFrcTI/s1898/20240210_113554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PDyzWIM-AgLdmuUuLXLq3AATCDYnzV5jnmiS_XacU1vETfvyJGqJxn7aigbplym9MUqV_gjcmcv4cEN0VZNowj7jbEivyXY2v-9OWp3xK-EcloaCD0BfJFJufEKIkyWLpIAX2UNkPy8Fw8HrXAvFmfZtImgIo4oLxPEXUrnuXNr5c-tpH61SMnfFrcTI/w462-h640/20240210_113554.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>ANOTHER DANG NOLAN RYAN CARD I DIDN'T HAVE FOR A SET THAT WAS ALMOST COMPLETE. THIS SET WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ODDBALL FOOD CARDS I EVER GOT, I BELIEVE IN BOXES OF COOKIE CRISP? I WOULD'VE EATEN THAT STUFF WITHOUT THE CARDS. WITH NOLAN OUT OF THE WAY THE LAST CARD I NEED FOR THE SET IS OZZIE SMITH. I COULD PROBABLY JUST PICK THAT UP ON COMC FOR LESS THAN A BUCK BUT I WANT TO CHECK THE LCS AND FLEA MARKET FIRST. IT'S FUN TO FIND STUFF OUT IN THE WILD</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1984 DONRUSS JERRY WILLARD</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJaOBzFNq7RX43_2NsM_ze2GMFGub1H8VNHg4Hvyb97O30TY-31Sg9AYPD7joMyoRVBvguhK6YjKwtoZB0HsfKcnAAN9jILs2I0vsDXUUhXhairc1p93HZBCUwQ1Pl2_1QPn6WzCMlyReMlUiYVZGzz6O1O0fcb0jBpOGokquV8f_IttcSPSyqPoLKGx3/s1917/20240210_113600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1917" data-original-width="1400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJaOBzFNq7RX43_2NsM_ze2GMFGub1H8VNHg4Hvyb97O30TY-31Sg9AYPD7joMyoRVBvguhK6YjKwtoZB0HsfKcnAAN9jILs2I0vsDXUUhXhairc1p93HZBCUwQ1Pl2_1QPn6WzCMlyReMlUiYVZGzz6O1O0fcb0jBpOGokquV8f_IttcSPSyqPoLKGx3/w468-h640/20240210_113600.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I THINK I DONT LIKE 1984 DONRUSS FOR THE SAME REASON I DON'T LIKE 1991 STADIUM CLUB. THE PACKS WERE PRICED SO OUTRAGEOUSLY WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT IT JUST TURNED ME OFF THE WHOLE SET. IT IS A PRETTY NICE LOOKING SET WHEN YOU GET A LOOK AT IT THOUGH. NOT SURE WHY BRAVES LEGEND JERRY WILLARD HAD HIS NAME SPELLED WITH A G ON THIS CARD BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON HIS FIRST MINOR LEAGUE CARD. MAYBE IT'S A GIF/JIF KIND OF SITUATION</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1985 FLEER CHRIS CHAMBLISS</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBrgc4BX39kirMnO5ZHeocACa0b-ilyL2myGst3FQKcScJyd34PBwwmsPrVs0tU0pj-O0Lscl_c3jRkJCzHWjGg36MUsTJO1Bs2db7TxoCJ6HMViQNgU3WO6C21j9c7vY5AdSO-LC9aBPbI8dq_5gjr9Q6i2do7ieTzHY8bInjq_2gX0bPHjglpdMdn_h/s1855/20240210_113637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="1343" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBrgc4BX39kirMnO5ZHeocACa0b-ilyL2myGst3FQKcScJyd34PBwwmsPrVs0tU0pj-O0Lscl_c3jRkJCzHWjGg36MUsTJO1Bs2db7TxoCJ6HMViQNgU3WO6C21j9c7vY5AdSO-LC9aBPbI8dq_5gjr9Q6i2do7ieTzHY8bInjq_2gX0bPHjglpdMdn_h/w464-h640/20240210_113637.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>A BUNCH OF 1985 FLEER BRAVES CARDS POPPED UP ON THE SITE ALL AT ONCE SO I HAD TO SNAG EM. MY 1985 FLEER SET IS LIKE MY 82 DONRUSS IN THAT I'M NOT TERRIBLY CLOSE TO COMPLETING THE SET BUT I'M NOT AS FAR AWAY AS I AM FROM THE 82 OR 86 SETS. CHAMBLISS WAS THE FIRST BASEMAN ON THE FIRST BRAVES TEAM I REALLY STARTED WATCHING AND I WAS DUMBFOUNDED WHEN I LATER LEARNED THAT HE IS MUCH MORE KNOWN FOR HIS DAYS WITH THE YANKEES</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1985 FLEER BOB HORNER</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmQmQRD6fcWr2hbQLqmdnclk3lVWjMkNgfWXwM2O-TZKmOv9NpO9fehRpFiBDMnCx9nkqb8B2C3Ihj5xhrovZCO2g2CsBXLfCvbbmq22TGWXXmG9k8zA4o5Vk9nqyjcfLAvFiztUuWH135WiO0ULGIyAmjzFTUxIacDtTn7TJw1WZ9cPWaYJDt0sYjE8O/s1930/20240210_113642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="1401" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmQmQRD6fcWr2hbQLqmdnclk3lVWjMkNgfWXwM2O-TZKmOv9NpO9fehRpFiBDMnCx9nkqb8B2C3Ihj5xhrovZCO2g2CsBXLfCvbbmq22TGWXXmG9k8zA4o5Vk9nqyjcfLAvFiztUuWH135WiO0ULGIyAmjzFTUxIacDtTn7TJw1WZ9cPWaYJDt0sYjE8O/w464-h640/20240210_113642.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>BOB HORNER! MY FAVORITE PLAYER WHEN I WAS A KID. THE FIRST PLAYER THAT TAUGHT ME THAT FREE AGENCY ISN'T A GREAT THING IF YOU'RE A FAN. I REALLY JUST WISH HE HAD ONE WORKING KNEE. JUST ONE!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1985 FLEER BRUCE BENEDICT</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7zfsrcbpoXpEklvyXJZjFbpC9rgOYif-Eu0sskQP9dJwP1WMUiFvS0KNahw1TUAF7rU4llYF2T39lmdb4RBms3bXHRPLnooeR9qGUa-oUQIoOD1veOb5VjaDxBFDiB8GL5KnOK67961YYEETAdL-tXN0JO2b4WMcfIOIut8OhGS9LhwODheegcKtvK1X/s1921/20240210_113647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="1403" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7zfsrcbpoXpEklvyXJZjFbpC9rgOYif-Eu0sskQP9dJwP1WMUiFvS0KNahw1TUAF7rU4llYF2T39lmdb4RBms3bXHRPLnooeR9qGUa-oUQIoOD1veOb5VjaDxBFDiB8GL5KnOK67961YYEETAdL-tXN0JO2b4WMcfIOIut8OhGS9LhwODheegcKtvK1X/w468-h640/20240210_113647.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE. <b>THE </b>QUINTESSENTIAL 80S BRAVES CATCHER. HERE'S A LIST OF ALL THE CATCHERS BRUCE OUTLASTED: BIFF POCAROBA, JOE NOLAN, BILL NAHORODNY, LARRY OWEN, MATT SINATRO, ALEX TREVINO, RICK CERONE, OZZIE VIRGIL AND TECHNICALLY DALE MURPHY</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1985 FLEER STEVE BEDROSIAN</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPoU-V2WYgVbK8Um3GNZsRuy3LMDwDu68P35VOP-q4dLGgH6AiOhuz7Ou7T8cS4G6I6sXVseOsfZqtE12oqWKk2yG8oRKBttqjrXeoIXunSbPN8PyOgHz9_e7QTJOGg-W-D_W-ITwzUOJ47rJmc_akALDBxctQ4-H1WbNKVNI_ackY4eBdBHMXYiCI_9I/s1899/20240210_113652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="1388" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPoU-V2WYgVbK8Um3GNZsRuy3LMDwDu68P35VOP-q4dLGgH6AiOhuz7Ou7T8cS4G6I6sXVseOsfZqtE12oqWKk2yG8oRKBttqjrXeoIXunSbPN8PyOgHz9_e7QTJOGg-W-D_W-ITwzUOJ47rJmc_akALDBxctQ4-H1WbNKVNI_ackY4eBdBHMXYiCI_9I/w468-h640/20240210_113652.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>MAN IT WAS ROUGH WATCHING BEDROCK WIN A CY YOUNG IN PHILADELPHIA WHILE THE 87 BRAVES WERE STINKING IT UP. STEVE WAS GREAT OUT OF THE BULLPEN BEFORE THEY TRIED TO MAKE HIM A STARTER IN '85 AND SCREWED HIM ALL UP. OH 80S BRAVES, YOU WERE SO SILLY</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1985 FLEER JEFF DEDMON</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-v0ArlgfmBbvqHoG4Gpon3tGLWLB6UO-M55-10U5U_ZOWZWiBjju6ENCriu9ROGJ7CYypgG_maxgRgdwwzeuHaccXH3Uab-aXULT2EiPcVbxjQD8pgD4uCkydIruiyWorx5_xIj6FSqvjDTceK38C4ksqugokTOc-ncab3QvosAITma3Lvl4jFo72-rw-/s1867/20240210_113657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-v0ArlgfmBbvqHoG4Gpon3tGLWLB6UO-M55-10U5U_ZOWZWiBjju6ENCriu9ROGJ7CYypgG_maxgRgdwwzeuHaccXH3Uab-aXULT2EiPcVbxjQD8pgD4uCkydIruiyWorx5_xIj6FSqvjDTceK38C4ksqugokTOc-ncab3QvosAITma3Lvl4jFo72-rw-/w468-h640/20240210_113657.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div>EVERY BULLPEN NEEDS A LEFTY TO CHEW UP SOME INNINGS AND FOR FOUR YEARS JEFF WAS THAT. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE AN 85 FLEER TEAM SET SOMEWHERE BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE THESE CARD WENT STRAIGHT IN THE SET BINDER<div><div style="text-align: right;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1988 TOPPS GLOSSY MAIL AWAY ALL STARS JOE MAGRANE</span></b></div><p style="text-align: center;">SO WHEN I WAS TYPING THIS UP I ACCIDENTALLY HIT DELETE TOO MANY TIMES AND THE CARD NAME MERGED WITH THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE IT AND THEN IT BECAME PERMANENTLY LEFT-ORIENTED. I TRIED PUTTING IT BACK IN THE CENTER BUT IT WOULD ONLY GO LEFT OR RIGHT NO MATTER WHAT I DO. SO I TYPED IT OUT AGAIN UNDERNEATH THE CARD IMAGE, CENTERED IT AND TRIED TO DRAG THE IMAGE BACK UNDERNEATH THE TITLE. THAT IS WHEN BLOGGER ATE THE IMAGE. I TRIED HITTING UNDO AND THE CARD NAME MOPVED BACK TO THE RIGHT AND THE TEXT GOT CENTERED SOMEHOW AND THE PHOTO HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY SENT TO THE PHANTOM ZONE. I'M NOT REUPLOADING THE IMAGE, THIS JANKY BLOGGER NONSENSE IS WHAT YOU'RE GETTING. IT'S JUST A GENERIC LOOKING GLOSSY MAIL-IN CARD ANYWAY, YOU'RE NOT MISSING MUCH </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1989 PACIFIC LEGENDS AL HRABOSKY</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcC_Y4iVH1TKiq_R2fTElteCGf152NCwQ9C7yz2ZjEeYKNyJ8irbLZb5f5W6MsiyX0oNY1y7DlV69oFRwat2zA1kpAw2QueEsNb7oFMoR9ukGDB1-flDImshO6Ox9GsJ11zX1sUDRQKKTweeb5TRGHNciILXrIZGRa5c-sWXxh7sXKDaL1TSSoG1QOsJO/s1835/20240210_113725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1835" data-original-width="1317" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcC_Y4iVH1TKiq_R2fTElteCGf152NCwQ9C7yz2ZjEeYKNyJ8irbLZb5f5W6MsiyX0oNY1y7DlV69oFRwat2zA1kpAw2QueEsNb7oFMoR9ukGDB1-flDImshO6Ox9GsJ11zX1sUDRQKKTweeb5TRGHNciILXrIZGRa5c-sWXxh7sXKDaL1TSSoG1QOsJO/w460-h640/20240210_113725.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>1988 PACIFIC LEGENDS IS COMPLETE, TIME TO FINISH UP 1989. I STILL NEED LIKE 40 CARDS FOR THAT ONE. MAKE THAT THIRTY-NINE NOW, BAY-BEE. AL'S ANOTHER BRAVES LEGEND IN THIS POST BUT THIS PHOTO IS OF HIM BACK IN HIS PRE-MUSTACHE DAYS WHICH IS A SHAME</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1990 FLEER RYAN SANDBERG ALL STAR INSERT</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0ypYAxSPHQxGVQuMpXLhivWvyQIv-9kjD48UHaEndGwP6Hg1ffcqe1umOZg1pfMqHD6POORnllq8tg3rF6T9saBPD0KkFhFQrMSRras2f44pU9TFyfPUhgbThdcDR2NkSEM18DWSTNBCaAZyWJILjs9pPk3s_Q2FoCZ2w6SOQefKrxEv5c3MOALohz3t/s1933/20240210_113730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1933" data-original-width="1389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0ypYAxSPHQxGVQuMpXLhivWvyQIv-9kjD48UHaEndGwP6Hg1ffcqe1umOZg1pfMqHD6POORnllq8tg3rF6T9saBPD0KkFhFQrMSRras2f44pU9TFyfPUhgbThdcDR2NkSEM18DWSTNBCaAZyWJILjs9pPk3s_Q2FoCZ2w6SOQefKrxEv5c3MOALohz3t/w460-h640/20240210_113730.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I HAVE FLEER SETS IN BINDERS UP TO 1989 BUT 1990 STAYED IN A BOX. PARTLY BECAUSE WHY WOULD I PUT <i>THAT </i>SET IN A BINDER AND PARTLY BECAUSE I RAN OUT OF PAGES. THIS MEANT THE 1990 INSERTS WEREN'T EASILY VIEWABLE IN A BINDER TO CHECK IF I NEEDED RYNE BUT I TOOK IT ON FAITH BECAUSE WHO CAN'T USE A NICE SANDBERG INSERT. TURNS OUT I DID NEED IT AFTER ALL! THINGS WORK OUT SOMETIMES</div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1991 SCORE KEN GRIFFY JR. THE FRANCHISE</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiZYTE6ofLkrXkGLHN3wUJp9S_UqMxwt-bQ2HpcohIsjwc3JNRsalq2cfNGqt-GelcW-j5NmojB7HPP6JMDHyG3tZckpRCnlRz9g7IJR-SWm8nIZXDSqMH32JkDG68OHNOdi36ghMm3H7H9OSyxQ56GVsU1Zo94jhi4zyeXTWbh-kiX6IJfMV8MCGegv5/s1851/20240210_113747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="1334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiZYTE6ofLkrXkGLHN3wUJp9S_UqMxwt-bQ2HpcohIsjwc3JNRsalq2cfNGqt-GelcW-j5NmojB7HPP6JMDHyG3tZckpRCnlRz9g7IJR-SWm8nIZXDSqMH32JkDG68OHNOdi36ghMm3H7H9OSyxQ56GVsU1Zo94jhi4zyeXTWbh-kiX6IJfMV8MCGegv5/w462-h640/20240210_113747.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I HAVE A COMPLETE 1991 SCORE FACTORY SET AND IT IS <i>EXTREMELY </i>TEMPTING TO JUST OPEN IT UP AND SORT THAT THING AND CALL 1991 SCORE DONE. I MAY STILL DO THAT BUT GRIFFEY JR. CARDS ARE STILL GRIFFEY JR. CARDS AND SHOULD GO IN THE CART WHENEVER POSSIBLE<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1992 CONLON COLLECTION BILL KLEM</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN0H-hLRsxIQ8EHbgv3R0iCW13giH9Ist6d6Zre_CtiztJVaCkfFZWgK0-3PB623be138gQL-OaBVaJTXJpdnParhAz9wXc_hZk35C8RoiaSaqHPwSFGTf5UPLDwDzBFcEI93_MfN8hb3J3ATWBTMnqskQeQW7GsWBQKEMMTUlQWDbdO7PD-80MhIH-Y1/s1888/20240210_113751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="1400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN0H-hLRsxIQ8EHbgv3R0iCW13giH9Ist6d6Zre_CtiztJVaCkfFZWgK0-3PB623be138gQL-OaBVaJTXJpdnParhAz9wXc_hZk35C8RoiaSaqHPwSFGTf5UPLDwDzBFcEI93_MfN8hb3J3ATWBTMnqskQeQW7GsWBQKEMMTUlQWDbdO7PD-80MhIH-Y1/w474-h640/20240210_113751.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /></div><p>LAST ONE IS AN UMPIRE CARD FROM THE CONLON COLLECTION. TWO MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND I STILL HAVEN'T PUT DOWN ON PAPER EXACTLY WHAT MY COLLECTING GOALS ARE FOR 2024. HAVING TO MAKE CHOICES WHEN THERE ARE A HUNDRED CARDS ON THE SITE YOU WANT AND YOU ONLY HAVE A 40 CARD PACK FOR THE WEEK HAVE MADE SOME THINGS PRETTY CLEAR THOUGH. I KEEP PASSING UP BASE ROOKIE CARDS I NEED TO GET RANDOM INSERT CARDS I DON'T. EX AND UD3 CARDS END UP IN THE CART, UPPER DECK IONIX DO NOT. AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF LEGENDS SETS WHERE I KEEP PICKING CARDS UP FOR BUT CONLON STAYS UNCLICKED. THERE'S PROBABLY 20 CONLON CARDS ON THE SITE THAT I DON'T HAVE BUT I JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEM THEM BECAUSE I KEEP GETTING DISTRACTED BY STARS AND SHINY STUFF. UMPIRE CARDS ARE UNCOMMON THOUGH AND KLEM IS BASICALLY THE BABE RUTH OF UMPIRES SO HE MADE THE CUT. PERHAPS THE VIBES OVER FOCUS IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO COLLECT BUT WHO CARES, I'M HAVING FUN</p><p>UP NEXT: THE FIRST GIGANTIC PILE OF CHRONICLES CARDS</p></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-64882932143656653282024-03-01T08:00:00.010-05:002024-03-01T08:00:00.132-05:002023 COMC BINGE - PART 5 SOME SEVENTY-ONES<p>AS I MENTIONED IN THE RAMBLING PREAMBLE TO THIS SERIES, THE LAST COUPLE CARDS I PICKED UP IN THE FIRST MORNING BATCH OF THE BINGE WERE THINGS I WASN'T PLANNING ON LOOKING FOR WHEN I STARTED. THAT ROTTEN PETE ROSE CARD WAS TORMENTING ME ALL DAY AND BY THE TIME I HAD DECIDED TO BITE THE BULLET AND BUY IT FOR FOUR BUCKS TO COMPLETE THE SET, THAT CARD WAS GONE. GRRR! I'M NOT PAYING $4.50! I SWITCHED GEARS IN A RAGE AND STARTED SEARCHING THE 1971 CARDS INSTEAD. EVERYONE LOVES 1971 CARDS! that's why they're so expensive</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1971 TOPPS STEVE CARLTON</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAM2NsBsPleWOzI1JGXqMz4oRbbeSCuTitgkN_5vIeSGCwsh1hKM5yV6BCN4GCOTnOEJMAJlwsjo85C_I5RVH7JtMDY9oZch5UotbwUaleoB3P9Vwmug8tYrXiIsNqWBzoNrSz6YIlXDivV4HbH9LqkQMqMYOnbyH89nobVqCTAL8Tf3pB7xrUiWsbRxx/s1891/20240102_170912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="1341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAM2NsBsPleWOzI1JGXqMz4oRbbeSCuTitgkN_5vIeSGCwsh1hKM5yV6BCN4GCOTnOEJMAJlwsjo85C_I5RVH7JtMDY9oZch5UotbwUaleoB3P9Vwmug8tYrXiIsNqWBzoNrSz6YIlXDivV4HbH9LqkQMqMYOnbyH89nobVqCTAL8Tf3pB7xrUiWsbRxx/w454-h640/20240102_170912.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><p></p><p>SINCE I'M NOW GETTING VERY CLOSE ON COMPLETING ALL THE SINGLE SERIES SETS FROM 1974 ONWARDS I'M STARTING TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT LOOKING AT FINISHING UP JUST ONE SERIES OUT OF ALL THE MOSTLY IMPOSSIBLE SETS 1973 AND BEFORE. REAL TALK HERE, I'M NEVER COMPLETING ANY OF THOSE SETS WITH MY CURRENT COLLECTING BUDGET. HOWEVER, FINISHING UP THE RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE FIRST OR SECOND SERIES ON SOME OF THESE SETS? THAT'S VERY DOABLE. THE REASON I PICKED 1971 TOPPS IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS BECAUSE I ONLY NEEDED TWO MEASLY CARDS TO FINISH SERIES ONE. LEFTY HERE WAS ONE OF THOSE CARDS. THIS ACTUAL HALL OF FAMER ONLY COST A BUCK THIRTY, OVER THREE DOLLARS LESS THAN THE HATED ROSE! MY PLAN TO SPITE A PIECE OF CARDBOARD WAS TO BUY SOME BETTER CARDS AT A LOWER PRICE AND I WAS OFF TO A GOOD START</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2B2oP1h4SIO7m8hGJmdU46pH-7SrCd2P_m49f9rgABDnbvJmtzOR9O40oohuEJuRg65b5wz6QMAxOLMHJSrylrZmgNbD8WnUf9aEYawqhTreBsb-5PIog0VwaZwhDScnTt8Ker7HiUcTe7W-uZ0kbLGbmtfW8k_NWmd2fxWogKeDaE8Alfaw2sSxrBTh3/s1858/20240102_170920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1858" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2B2oP1h4SIO7m8hGJmdU46pH-7SrCd2P_m49f9rgABDnbvJmtzOR9O40oohuEJuRg65b5wz6QMAxOLMHJSrylrZmgNbD8WnUf9aEYawqhTreBsb-5PIog0VwaZwhDScnTt8Ker7HiUcTe7W-uZ0kbLGbmtfW8k_NWmd2fxWogKeDaE8Alfaw2sSxrBTh3/w640-h460/20240102_170920.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CARLTON WAS A FAVORITE AS A KID AS I HAVE FAMILY IN PENNSYLVANIA AND STEVE WAS EXTREMELY IN THE MIX FOR SETTING THE ALL-TIME STRIKEOUT RECORD AT THE TIME. AS SUCH, IT'S STILL VERY DISCONCERTING TO SEE STEVE IN A CARDINALS UNIFORM. WHITE SOX? HELL YEAH. TWINS? ALL RIGHT. CLEVELAND? SURE. GIANTS? WHY NOT. CARDINALS? WHAT IS THIS WITCHCRAFT, I'M SCARED. I NEVER HAD ANY OF HIS ST. LOUIS CARDS WHEN I WAS A KID, THOSE THINGS WERE EXPENSIVE! I HAVE MADE UP FOR LOST TIME SINCE THEN AND I THINK I HAVE THEM ALL FROM THE SEVENTIES AT LEAST NOW. I MIGHT BE MISSING HIS 1970 CARD BUT I KNOW I HAVE THE LEAGUE LEADERS CARD</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EC2U2QI0k3zMxzpKybjxeb_NArNTML6UzU4VU8H6LWoB09H7_R2cmPxei6j1ZgNOjKDUcU9QiWKT96Y8EZWsmPVzx40OwVaiw6faTn3zkln70_ksT8WbhyphenhyphencSeRRWinzp_NIP70ychfZ_fINJ_IWY2JKXyBCEiR2HDOqpQT4UYGg3MK3MnTEDrAf_CQko/s1871/20240102_171228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="1383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EC2U2QI0k3zMxzpKybjxeb_NArNTML6UzU4VU8H6LWoB09H7_R2cmPxei6j1ZgNOjKDUcU9QiWKT96Y8EZWsmPVzx40OwVaiw6faTn3zkln70_ksT8WbhyphenhyphencSeRRWinzp_NIP70ychfZ_fINJ_IWY2JKXyBCEiR2HDOqpQT4UYGg3MK3MnTEDrAf_CQko/w474-h640/20240102_171228.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /></div><div>COMPLETE PAGE! BILL LEE AND SOME LEADERS CARDS, AWW YEAH. SO NOW I JUST NEED CARD NUMBER 100 TO FINISH OFF THE FIRST SERIES, I WONDER WHO THAT IS. OH <i><a href="https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1971-topps/pete-rose-100/33098">SON OF A- </a></i></div><div><br /></div><div>NEW PLAN. PICK UP A LEGENDARY HALL OF FAMER WHO IS WONDERFUL AND COMPLETELY NOT ANNOYING. I GOT MORE ACTION THAN MY MAN JOHN WOO AND I GOT MAD HITS LIKE I WAS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1971 TOPPS ROD CAREW </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5u9rCOjYCuslRxqi26Jau8rRX3VtJ97UXFHli48fsbfkL7nanRO3OdrocXSZHJhqboVAAqQo2E4M_lNIT3z5qq7gIHVf8jN4RUqlUO_bsv-GFQ5PznxCabCYPRv5zYYzBh4K8oyveja-88ocusuOS1LjSa8JW8u1RmhGhxim9mq4GAYIuBxMkdUEYb9fh/s2038/20240102_171033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5u9rCOjYCuslRxqi26Jau8rRX3VtJ97UXFHli48fsbfkL7nanRO3OdrocXSZHJhqboVAAqQo2E4M_lNIT3z5qq7gIHVf8jN4RUqlUO_bsv-GFQ5PznxCabCYPRv5zYYzBh4K8oyveja-88ocusuOS1LjSa8JW8u1RmhGhxim9mq4GAYIuBxMkdUEYb9fh/w452-h640/20240102_171033.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>OK SO IT'S BEAT ALL TO HELL. THE CORNERS ARE BAD. THERE'S A COUPLE CREASES. SOMEBODY TAPED THE TOP FOR GOD KNOWS WHAT REASON. WHO CARES, I FRIGGIN LOVE IT. THIS CARD RULES. AND IT WAS A BUCK SEVENTY! AAAAHAHAHHAA I GOT TWO OBJECTIVELY BETTER CARDS THAN THE HATED ROSE FOR TWO-THIRDS THE COST! A WINNER IS ME!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAoUg_HuO3HzdDsTLMhDtv_JQviV7i8OEaJYtQF8hwD-9fOGoW_DGjhrS1_SP_p5RU7-CNE4lrqaPeqkm9SDmLG2K5NKpDGQq1SuaW_HAmSp-B1wE6BMt-XNpg5C1C57QJ1gSqIs_BaCagxqg7onRExR1fUz6RweSTeYlRSrAaiyFbVTznTcN3nL6aYXV/s1903/20240102_171043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1903" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAoUg_HuO3HzdDsTLMhDtv_JQviV7i8OEaJYtQF8hwD-9fOGoW_DGjhrS1_SP_p5RU7-CNE4lrqaPeqkm9SDmLG2K5NKpDGQq1SuaW_HAmSp-B1wE6BMt-XNpg5C1C57QJ1gSqIs_BaCagxqg7onRExR1fUz6RweSTeYlRSrAaiyFbVTznTcN3nL6aYXV/w640-h464/20240102_171043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I BECAME A FAN OF CAREW AFTER GETTING THAT AMAZING 1983 TOPPS CARD IN A PACK AND WHILE I WAS USED TO HIM IN AN ANGELS UNI I WAS NOT UNFAMILIAR WITH HIS TWINS YEARS. ROD'S SEVENTIES CARDS WERE A LOT CHEAPER THAN CARLTON'S AND BESIDES, THOSE KMART MVP CARDS WERE EVERYWHERE SO I'D SEEN HIS 1977 CARD MAYBE A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE I PULLED AN ANGELS CARD. ROD CAREW CARDS ARE JUST FUN, THERE'S NO DREAD OR OBLIGATION TO THEM AND I ABSOLUTELY MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. GOTTA START YOUR CARD BINGES OFF RIGHT!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZuftZJpn3UEt27wr8NxSfkrgGStm1cWEEUGbAsGtBRpCktK71be-UH0PZwC2xxTGtBjkmXki3aTJx-af9zu3lx8yPMKLdUpgHEZDbgeo7N7IhC6xr3ob-Y3cMvOIZDdxFVNpVQynQFt4S0BC0bORK-vCw2XRbRsMSbJqjx_LwdKTZZvnTuGqr8H_-4bv/s1737/20240102_171304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1297" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZuftZJpn3UEt27wr8NxSfkrgGStm1cWEEUGbAsGtBRpCktK71be-UH0PZwC2xxTGtBjkmXki3aTJx-af9zu3lx8yPMKLdUpgHEZDbgeo7N7IhC6xr3ob-Y3cMvOIZDdxFVNpVQynQFt4S0BC0bORK-vCw2XRbRsMSbJqjx_LwdKTZZvnTuGqr8H_-4bv/w478-h640/20240102_171304.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div><br /></div>AND WE HAVE ANOTHER COMPLETED PAGE. I'M VERY CLOSE ON THE SECOND SERIES OF 1971 TOPPS AS WELL. WITH CAREW I ONLY NEED FOUR CARDS NOW: GAYLORD PERRY, TOM SEAVER, LARRY BOWA WITH THE COVETED ROOKIE CUP AND JOHNNY BENCH. A LOT OF THE USUAL SUSPECTS THERE WHEN YOU'RE FINISHING UP A SET. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL PROBABLY STILL COMPLETE SERIES TWO BEFORE SERIES ONE. MAYBE SERIES THREE AND FOUR TOO AND I NEED LIKE 20 CARDS EACH FOR THOSE LOL</div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-88467662470445753662024-02-28T17:00:00.001-05:002024-02-28T17:52:50.077-05:00BIRTHDAY BOOLSHEET BLASTAR - PART 17: PADRES<p>PADRES ARE UP AND WAIT - TWO RICKEYS?? SOMEONE STRIPMINED A SET OF 2002 TOPPS AND LEFT <i>TWO </i>RICKEYS??? THE FOOLS!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QOK7gUsB2pLjfEDfUnSOQgIIWKwUTywwdLfOWqV7GWhg9WE6v6Aw-hYKWHe7HF1wF3jdOkI5NPBQmKpWeK-ciefNqv5BbLwXDZ6AUageuq2v9nM9LM10StGpLcd3L7pkHIyJUNQid9SPTxD5Sn2dmCFNn7wGyVdl486EEyaA13mLtz-BtxTFcVmhgqVT/s1968/20231224_110630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1968" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QOK7gUsB2pLjfEDfUnSOQgIIWKwUTywwdLfOWqV7GWhg9WE6v6Aw-hYKWHe7HF1wF3jdOkI5NPBQmKpWeK-ciefNqv5BbLwXDZ6AUageuq2v9nM9LM10StGpLcd3L7pkHIyJUNQid9SPTxD5Sn2dmCFNn7wGyVdl486EEyaA13mLtz-BtxTFcVmhgqVT/w640-h452/20231224_110630.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THEY'RE FOILBOARD CARDS TOO! THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MEAN THEY'RE SPECIAL OR SOMETHING. I HIT THE JACKPOT HERE. DIDN'T DO TOO BADLY ON THE TRADEDS EITHER</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioM0jLKLIFHcyUaus7qoJ95VISratg5J_o9BtB-nPYcsWp8EtCl3zIsXeUvZS61TmKdeZu8HOuNcVGm5wexmZ2zMiwDgdDnSzCn4Ryi4kLCS4JhGD1fRQf_3S5MIzmU4t_ihD9PIk620ZCxA-qGwvFLMCfL8Qthu_GTQnXx6PwkHzmZAitn3-VxmAeJ1zr/s1920/20231224_110706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1396" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioM0jLKLIFHcyUaus7qoJ95VISratg5J_o9BtB-nPYcsWp8EtCl3zIsXeUvZS61TmKdeZu8HOuNcVGm5wexmZ2zMiwDgdDnSzCn4Ryi4kLCS4JhGD1fRQf_3S5MIzmU4t_ihD9PIk620ZCxA-qGwvFLMCfL8Qthu_GTQnXx6PwkHzmZAitn3-VxmAeJ1zr/w466-h640/20231224_110706.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>FOUR MORE TRADED CARDS WHICH SOUNDS GOOD BUT I MADE THE MISTAKE OF LOOKING UP THE CHECKLIST AND THAT'S ONLY HALF THE TEAM SET. THE GOAL HERE IS NOT TO GET A COMPLETE SET OUT OF THE BOX BUT TO KNOCK CARDS OFF THE WANTLIST. I'M TOO SCARED TO CHECK THAT YET, MY LUCK HASN'T BEEN GREAT LATELY</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1987 TOPPS TRADED COUNT: 24/132</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3HELF4vqemOlco3pYNcAo58WTlU6jWrTDQlnC-zKWFFq8Nf91HSB3JVOZTEMS9dL7ByPtRqFEudS5ETMYDRfGC99p0rg7r82zLxMWhycsdJ0zBKv7FiYxsJhApOsPFLb79sOsXnQ7puzkPfUTUwK_-7TC6iAHNEs7ae5KMqfzJXa4e0d_gncek6dYeqv/s2154/20231224_110755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="2154" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3HELF4vqemOlco3pYNcAo58WTlU6jWrTDQlnC-zKWFFq8Nf91HSB3JVOZTEMS9dL7ByPtRqFEudS5ETMYDRfGC99p0rg7r82zLxMWhycsdJ0zBKv7FiYxsJhApOsPFLb79sOsXnQ7puzkPfUTUwK_-7TC6iAHNEs7ae5KMqfzJXa4e0d_gncek6dYeqv/w640-h304/20231224_110755.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE 2002 PADRES TEAM SET IS ALSO MISSING A COUPLE, GWYNN AND BASE RICKEY, OF COURSE. TREVOR HOFFMAN DIDN'T GET CHERRY PICKED THOUGH WHICH SEEMS DISRESPECTFUL</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGTrA54IpyNJdtpmqzcLA0xxoCptCU_0dcDn6isD2VaMXRx9klw9CePkowP_hUsMXZWHJgFybY_IOjiwjhhZ2lTExBLennVWIAUIA1ylxFgWhVtInFz2sRENOYPUsq8vgKBXpboVuS1mAROZ0WwQMwDh__UfR5gG_yma5L48081Fat_XSYgiL86Y06D9S/s1848/20231224_110814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1848" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGTrA54IpyNJdtpmqzcLA0xxoCptCU_0dcDn6isD2VaMXRx9klw9CePkowP_hUsMXZWHJgFybY_IOjiwjhhZ2lTExBLennVWIAUIA1ylxFgWhVtInFz2sRENOYPUsq8vgKBXpboVuS1mAROZ0WwQMwDh__UfR5gG_yma5L48081Fat_XSYgiL86Y06D9S/w640-h448/20231224_110814.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I TOOK THE PHOTOS I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHAT I WAS THINKING. THERE COULD BE A BRAVES THEME TO THIS PIC, BUT WHY DIDN'T I INCLUDE RON GANT? I'M NOT AT THE TOP OF MY GAME RIGHT NOW BUT WHO CARES, HERE'S MORE CARDS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2002 TOPPS COUNT: 166/718</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmAFF007JTjolyRz_14zxRSp4DNQjS_95VAT45NsZ6rqd1TQiaN3WcflxqCOWeJDfWO4IggLGvcory00Kh5yk2CACz8dfIGTjUy6iauYtnUd7qOyO9JerO09NNpe-T42J7aOnSQYm7d_bcXz2AI_Rki60hwHna5NbxCSzzExyg-SI3DaJ2MA2pvoZb0L3/s1846/20231224_110944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="1334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmAFF007JTjolyRz_14zxRSp4DNQjS_95VAT45NsZ6rqd1TQiaN3WcflxqCOWeJDfWO4IggLGvcory00Kh5yk2CACz8dfIGTjUy6iauYtnUd7qOyO9JerO09NNpe-T42J7aOnSQYm7d_bcXz2AI_Rki60hwHna5NbxCSzzExyg-SI3DaJ2MA2pvoZb0L3/w462-h640/20231224_110944.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>VINTAGE IN THE JUNKBOX! WOO HOO! THIS SET IS COMPLETE SO I REFUSE TO BUY MORE OF THEM ON PURPOSE WHEN I HAVE A HUNDRED OTHER SETS TO FINISH BUT I LOVE HAVING THEM TURN UP ACCIDENTALLY. THIS IS A PRETTY FASCINATING PHOTO CHOICE, THOSE OUTFIELD PADS LOOK LIKE THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH SOME SHIT. THIS PHOTO IS SO FAR AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED ON A 2024 CARD. IT'S KINDA AWESOME </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEpzXk8z62Ydd0ucKdXGbJuFvHpifbNULVnsE2hKEyIIimqGgo-3LcO39Yyp9dcjWZxHLPd7PdM_xPX424qIZH1DUWaF5sMwSuLXif32GYaUyOQOzAB7S27TSpI-csVwesCUGzAYxIMXgpB9paItx1MGP5jEWBgNIwkzsyQIHwye1kDzK2mOeZyplj5o0/s1849/20231224_110950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1849" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEpzXk8z62Ydd0ucKdXGbJuFvHpifbNULVnsE2hKEyIIimqGgo-3LcO39Yyp9dcjWZxHLPd7PdM_xPX424qIZH1DUWaF5sMwSuLXif32GYaUyOQOzAB7S27TSpI-csVwesCUGzAYxIMXgpB9paItx1MGP5jEWBgNIwkzsyQIHwye1kDzK2mOeZyplj5o0/w640-h448/20231224_110950.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I LOVE LOVE LOVE THAT 1995 DONRUSS. I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLEAN UP OF MY OLD SET BOXES BUT I DO NOT REMEMBER IF THESE WERE NEEDED OR NOT. THAT PROJECT MAY END UP TAKEING UNTIL 2025 AT THIS RATE IF NOT LONGER</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LrkJSWEtGKxNE6E1UbfTtEGj5eOrQDniOKhb-M0WDunmq4o09I4FyE9gpTsgTjM_ChQhrhBFp39OQeX2djcML6m2WQioDAqzxBoznTgJ1GCF8rxAMN_VlmnddouNf2F1PmXzkL8r2yjtWVOfXyg1XeCWGlq7TJQJx-E_g3XVZwMZJwJ12EH96zbct8H5/s1791/20231224_111015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1285" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LrkJSWEtGKxNE6E1UbfTtEGj5eOrQDniOKhb-M0WDunmq4o09I4FyE9gpTsgTjM_ChQhrhBFp39OQeX2djcML6m2WQioDAqzxBoznTgJ1GCF8rxAMN_VlmnddouNf2F1PmXzkL8r2yjtWVOfXyg1XeCWGlq7TJQJx-E_g3XVZwMZJwJ12EH96zbct8H5/w460-h640/20231224_111015.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>OH NOEZ! MY BIP COLLECTION INCREASES BY ONE. I HAVE DECIDED I WILL NEVER EVER TRACK WHICH BIP ROBERTS CARDS I HAVE BUT WILL MERELY APPRECIATE THEM ALL AS THEY ENTER MY LIFE. A BIPLESSING SO TO SPEAK</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsthfqS5Uig7h0TSH3fBdChzhd8e2h5rEkPaw0A0txdB87oP9mM5jM7EZ95qiFVScsOVlUZjTYslk_g1tkiIDvf7xsGNxZvuLCpnK9GW5LLZn9tyjU8qH_WMcxS-FgWKXjKjCqAMRAsv0Bxl2QnH2Ko7CK-hO1Y1iZfFhjYSQ_5sHZIl5sp-cvcVCdZt1/s1809/20231224_111018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="1322" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsthfqS5Uig7h0TSH3fBdChzhd8e2h5rEkPaw0A0txdB87oP9mM5jM7EZ95qiFVScsOVlUZjTYslk_g1tkiIDvf7xsGNxZvuLCpnK9GW5LLZn9tyjU8qH_WMcxS-FgWKXjKjCqAMRAsv0Bxl2QnH2Ko7CK-hO1Y1iZfFhjYSQ_5sHZIl5sp-cvcVCdZt1/w468-h640/20231224_111018.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>2002-2005 UPPER DECK ALL BLURS TOGETHER FOR ME BUT I'VE DUG THROUGH SO MUCH OF IT LATELY TO KNOW THAT THIS KOTSAY IS FROM 2002. EVERYONE IS BITCHING ABOUT ALL THE BORING TOPPS DESIGNS FROM THE 21ST CENTURY NOW THAT FANATICS HAS DAZZLED US WITH FLASHY NEON. BUT HONESTLY, IS SOMETHING LIKE 2014 ANY WORSE THAN THIS? 2017? 2020? OK, 2016 IS WORSE, BUT WHAT'S THE POINT OF ALL THESE LINES? IT'S NOT EVEN A BAD LOOKING CARD, BUT WHY ALL THE LINES? HALF OF THOSE LINES ARE FOIL STAMPING TOO, JUST WHY. IF I WERE STILL A REAL BLOGGER AND NOT JUST A BASE CARD SHITPOSTER I'D WRITE A GIANT ARTICLE OVERTHINKING ALL THE UPPER DECK DESIGNS LIKE PEOPLE DO WITH THE TOPPS DESIGNS. I'D ALSO ADD ALL THE NEW HOCKEY DESIGNS THAT <i>REALLY </i>ALL BLUR TOGETHER AS WELL</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKW27awHPjCMzVHSuWmZQpNS3uE_O4JNVhlh_dw4QKVpi37Ws2x91gG-8PIONeH-KYMkO2lBzf5tQcMm5OPLmhWnYL-8qy0ncZRm08P_M1rxwguCt7wiHwN5SKdngcDbSqcUerSyRlDDCnkRPNbxe15270fb1jcV_XaB56WKh9RaNY5k0BDNlex5GkIity/s1883/20231224_111022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKW27awHPjCMzVHSuWmZQpNS3uE_O4JNVhlh_dw4QKVpi37Ws2x91gG-8PIONeH-KYMkO2lBzf5tQcMm5OPLmhWnYL-8qy0ncZRm08P_M1rxwguCt7wiHwN5SKdngcDbSqcUerSyRlDDCnkRPNbxe15270fb1jcV_XaB56WKh9RaNY5k0BDNlex5GkIity/w464-h640/20231224_111022.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>IT'S 1989 APPRECIATION YEAR, SO LET'S ALL APPRECIATE THIS JOHN KRUK CARD BEFORE WE ALL GET COMPLETELY SICK OF IT. IF THAT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED, THANKS KEN GRIFFEY JR. TRIBUTE SET</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEzuLHyhQJKRAE2BwStxWNj3NAL8nXjPIjrdoO6vDO71uiEQgYHdspy3jEjO-aTJeTYW_HMeubovUPDmMlDZ2drNn9S5-Anu6jOEPbvUFXUEA_RGvjg1FCgC3XxESitx2xlhc2fWI6PSuldsWwGbU3SnH3F9GJLdd7IQWy5rryaKMoXFKL8xE2HXHvkap/s2297/20231224_111053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="2297" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEzuLHyhQJKRAE2BwStxWNj3NAL8nXjPIjrdoO6vDO71uiEQgYHdspy3jEjO-aTJeTYW_HMeubovUPDmMlDZ2drNn9S5-Anu6jOEPbvUFXUEA_RGvjg1FCgC3XxESitx2xlhc2fWI6PSuldsWwGbU3SnH3F9GJLdd7IQWy5rryaKMoXFKL8xE2HXHvkap/w640-h282/20231224_111053.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>AND HERE'S THE CRAP. A NICE ASSORTMENT OF CRAP BUT CRAP NONETHELESS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizt55BWGqm-jO8bVSiGCgxD7k_QZ9LUctduvwVSasmvFBQawD067ITb5RTuvOv7QopMHWzumj3dE7z5Wwq163A3Otyhx2KkMDRLyl4DsiJWRDXwciQWfLrlsppcgeCs0OJAQpZiIcyX_KTHN6HLzqlPHxvST10iyzziRUnm0kD0uXZZkOJ9PrghyphenhyphenrN4K9a/s1889/20231224_111349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1367" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizt55BWGqm-jO8bVSiGCgxD7k_QZ9LUctduvwVSasmvFBQawD067ITb5RTuvOv7QopMHWzumj3dE7z5Wwq163A3Otyhx2KkMDRLyl4DsiJWRDXwciQWfLrlsppcgeCs0OJAQpZiIcyX_KTHN6HLzqlPHxvST10iyzziRUnm0kD0uXZZkOJ9PrghyphenhyphenrN4K9a/w464-h640/20231224_111349.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><p>THERE WAS ACTUALLY A CARD I NEEDED IN THE PILE OF JUNK THOUGH! A 1988 FLEER UPDATE KEITH MORELAND CARD. I DON'T ACTUALLY TRACK THE 80S UPDATE SETS FROM FLEER AND DONRUSS SO IT WAS A SURPRISE TO SEE ONE POP UP IN THE PILE. I'M ALSO JUST NOW FINDING OUT THAT THERE'S A JODY DAVIS ERROR ON KEITH'S 88 FLEER BASE CARD?? HOW HAVE I GONE, UH, (MENTALLY CALCULATES HOW LONG AGO 1988 WAS) 97 YEARS WITHOUT KNOWING 88 FLEER HAD ERROR CARDS? I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO DIGGING THROUGH MY SETS TO SEE WHAT I HAVE BUT IT'S GOING TO BUG ME NOW. THE CUBS ARE UP IN FOUR POSTS SO MAYBE WE'LL SEE KEITH AGAIN THERE</p>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-16794935802778220812024-02-27T16:15:00.004-05:002024-02-27T16:15:40.442-05:00ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 22<p> </p><p>START WITH BRAVES AND END WITH SHINY. LET'S GO</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2023 TOPPS MATT OLSON</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIDkOwqJBASN-kXqQyQdvtl0kRtDZS0lb9bRyfmD0ydaMhBm7LLNtWX48idsbdag43Aq2XQYL4sUJO6QTTL2uoFeku3O-tJRoKPrGMWfhRt5gHeFMr25J7xItZpZe7GWE99guW3ov9asnuPko6EYPEVnHM7zvtLrze2r89YtOZf-t19TyHUNSdJHkMsHX/s1858/20230928_211724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="1335" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIDkOwqJBASN-kXqQyQdvtl0kRtDZS0lb9bRyfmD0ydaMhBm7LLNtWX48idsbdag43Aq2XQYL4sUJO6QTTL2uoFeku3O-tJRoKPrGMWfhRt5gHeFMr25J7xItZpZe7GWE99guW3ov9asnuPko6EYPEVnHM7zvtLrze2r89YtOZf-t19TyHUNSdJHkMsHX/w460-h640/20230928_211724.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>I GOT TWO OF THESE, ONE FOR THE SET AND ONE FOR THE TEAM. MAN, IT FELT SO GOOD LAST YEAR WHEN ALL THE FREDDIE COMPLAINERS HAD TO WATCH MATT BREAK THE TEAM HOME RUN RECORD. LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING THIS DUDE HIT BOPS FOR THE REST OF THE DECADE</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1983 O-PEE-CHEE BIFF POCOROBA</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiNgPRVc71z9htNFvlfqxsB0_H57Izuoakxe2Ev3vsMgxETEFmouHzh8ZTSVk0HeEPa0LTdGGMnEPiJyg7jYelUu1HjwR7iM1Yryrw-aA6x328ntGwkymjT4AbOrCaM8kS6JRrdSWqoLSvAVsItAszyazt0w1LWr_A-DFtWvWLML_aI2qGqu1HrSfcEib/s1860/20230928_211734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="1360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiNgPRVc71z9htNFvlfqxsB0_H57Izuoakxe2Ev3vsMgxETEFmouHzh8ZTSVk0HeEPa0LTdGGMnEPiJyg7jYelUu1HjwR7iM1Yryrw-aA6x328ntGwkymjT4AbOrCaM8kS6JRrdSWqoLSvAVsItAszyazt0w1LWr_A-DFtWvWLML_aI2qGqu1HrSfcEib/w468-h640/20230928_211734.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>SPEAKING OF TEAM SETS I NEED TO GET MY O-PEE-CHEE HOUSE IN ORDER. I WAS LOOKING THROUGH MY 80S SETS THE OTHER DAY AND DISCOVERED I HAD A COMPLETE 1984 O-PEE-CEE TEAM SET. WHEN THE HECK DID THAT HAPPEN?? I HAVE A SMALL NOTEBOOK I USE FOR ORGANIZING BLOG POSTS AND IDEAS AND I JUST ADDED A NEW TO-DO LIST PAGE WITH 'GET O-PEE-CHEE IN ORDER' RIGHT AT THE TOP. I WILL FORGET ABOUT IT IN TWO DAYS BUT IT'S IN THERE. IN THE MEANTIME I CAN CHECK RECEVEUR BIFF ON MY 83 NEEDS LIST THAT I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY WRITTEN UP YET</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2019 BOWMAN PLATINUM SEAN MURPHY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUdB1emV7-Pzzs1T6Ec3GC8rI7pEn7nD8QvPiYcvP9LqVDCMwZ9dQh3bOs0LNjlbPzdIipAmHkrxsN66zp7wwQeuj89MLZZNfdFixFLBbQfN1Du48gih6Dc6gCSXSr7sQ3QBFLpZ1FUvWrwLpKCnITHZa1lsuuWud0Nx6htQ_7H3cmtogqVLsek-Uiy6E/s1888/20230928_211746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUdB1emV7-Pzzs1T6Ec3GC8rI7pEn7nD8QvPiYcvP9LqVDCMwZ9dQh3bOs0LNjlbPzdIipAmHkrxsN66zp7wwQeuj89MLZZNfdFixFLBbQfN1Du48gih6Dc6gCSXSr7sQ3QBFLpZ1FUvWrwLpKCnITHZa1lsuuWud0Nx6htQ_7H3cmtogqVLsek-Uiy6E/w464-h640/20230928_211746.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - BRAVESISH<div><br /></div><div>MURPHY NOW HAS A FEW BRAVES CARDS OUT THERE IN THE WILD WHICH IS GREAT BUT I'LL STILL PICK UP A FEW GOOD LOOKING A'S CARDS OF THE DUDE. BOWMAN PLATINUM IS SUCH AN INESSENTIAL SET THAT IT TOOK ME FOUR GUESSES TO FIGURE OUT THAT THIS CARD IS FROM 2019. IT'S A TOP PROSPECT CARD TOO, NOT EVEN A BASE CARD. WHO CARES, IT'S SHINY<br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2019 BOWMAN EDDIE ROSARIO</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0p6AnNwW0NybY36Z4OdbYoM2hq6ua5XIkYiwq0d84lCfetXqi-07CDbRgE0wz9HlmlC7t4Y9SQF8mBJZ5MiWfWHbOKfreqUpYINpUc0byDpI9YPR-LPAy9FRnvwSyZH28dle0Tdw0shZsWy72QhfERSihaxy4mQnj1zaAfjLWv93pp_oFLacAfQrsXJvI/s1889/20230928_211758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1358" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0p6AnNwW0NybY36Z4OdbYoM2hq6ua5XIkYiwq0d84lCfetXqi-07CDbRgE0wz9HlmlC7t4Y9SQF8mBJZ5MiWfWHbOKfreqUpYINpUc0byDpI9YPR-LPAy9FRnvwSyZH28dle0Tdw0shZsWy72QhfERSihaxy4mQnj1zaAfjLWv93pp_oFLacAfQrsXJvI/w460-h640/20230928_211758.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - BRAVESISH</div><div><br /></div><div>EDDIE ROSARIO IS NO LONGER ON THE BRAVES AND AS OF WHEN I'M WRITING THIS HASN'T EVEN BEEN SIGNED YET. BUT FOR A WEEK IN 2021 HE WAS WILLIE MAYS TIMES FRANK ROBINSON AGAINST THE DODGERS SO ANY EDDIE CARD WILL FOREVER MAKE ME SMILE. TWINS, GUARDIANS, BRAVES OR TO BE DETERMINED, DOESN'T MATTER</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2021 BOWMAN BRADEN SHEWMAKE</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEgi6xx64lqQlXPRWK1zCb8H9_7eoh3deTS48amDl_JI5huHUmNAihsbqqONbl-AKr0mOcvtv7N0AXe-HiKEx-z9nW3zgGoaCH57dHNaE_EYPeY9q6HH2XzLgIvomsiavD5V5PSMsbDCmautdLVrt8xakpdKl9MJdHeViVlX0XeUU7AC6cW5RzUA-s0R3/s1921/20230928_211809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="1382" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEgi6xx64lqQlXPRWK1zCb8H9_7eoh3deTS48amDl_JI5huHUmNAihsbqqONbl-AKr0mOcvtv7N0AXe-HiKEx-z9nW3zgGoaCH57dHNaE_EYPeY9q6HH2XzLgIvomsiavD5V5PSMsbDCmautdLVrt8xakpdKl9MJdHeViVlX0XeUU7AC6cW5RzUA-s0R3/w460-h640/20230928_211809.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>POOR BRADEN SHEWMAKE. HE WAS OUR PRESUMED DANSBY REPLACEMENT FOR YEARS, THEN GOT WALLY PIPP'D BY VAUGHN GRISSOM AND ULTIMATELY SENT TO THE WHITE SOX IN THE GREAT 40-MAN ROSTER DUMP OF 2023. MY BRAVES BOXES ARE LITTERED WITH THIS KIND OF PROSPECT SO BRADEN WILL FIT RIGHT IN. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE HE'LL GIT GUD IN CHICAGO LIKE TYLER FLOWERS DID YEARS AGO AND MAKE A HOMECOMING A DECADE FROM NOW</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2001 UPPER DECK JOHN DALY STAT LEADERS</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolGuB2RWHqsnGu7ltzbs-Af2QwLO6Nuw7-RyCFxJ4XtXovBekGSNbmTzhloFNS2sFcf4LAG0w6LWeaYygQHTQmfwfiKpPEVO-Xb5E2nm_JumBrDLZ1GGe69I1ZKTPsubt8Q0e8VcTu1vaaue9OE3yal13S4k4KkWcBBtlb2IYK5rJrz2jC8fwHebljaWm/s1883/20230928_211820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolGuB2RWHqsnGu7ltzbs-Af2QwLO6Nuw7-RyCFxJ4XtXovBekGSNbmTzhloFNS2sFcf4LAG0w6LWeaYygQHTQmfwfiKpPEVO-Xb5E2nm_JumBrDLZ1GGe69I1ZKTPsubt8Q0e8VcTu1vaaue9OE3yal13S4k4KkWcBBtlb2IYK5rJrz2jC8fwHebljaWm/w466-h640/20230928_211820.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - LEGEND</div><div><br /></div><div>GOLF IS BELOW RACING, BOWLING AND CRICKET IN THE LIST OF SPORTS CARDS I COLLECT. THE ONLY GOLFER I REALLY CARE ANYTHING ABOUT IS TIGER AND GOOD LUCK FINDING HIS CARDS. BUT JOHN DALY IS NOT A GOLFER, HE IS A GODDAMN LEGEND. I SAW THIS INSERT OF DALY AND BROKE MY MOUSE CLICKING ADD TO CART. YEAH HE'S A GREAT GOLFER BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE <a href="https://www.bosshunting.com.au/sport/golf/story-of-john-daly-streaker/">GREATEST GOLF MOMENTS</a> OF ALL TIME. FAR SUPERIOR TO ANY OF TIGER'S MEMES AND THAT'S WHAT A LEGEND MAKES</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1988 PACIFIC LEGENDS MEL STOTTLEMYRE AND BOB LEMON</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbiTstyFFKVtSO4VRHuh_B8GtVDwaVom5Dm8K2rkwYgZ4DYzJ8G4G1eAcEHeQbT9p1FbPHhAJp0Avkyng5r8laEzFAqsFN_zznL2SwnqtOiiAQiU_xsfuXz18z6vPkbPWfh_6DFX0icTZ9lejkhMEWkmVPKkG32oKOTConGHf24u8mjpV45vKN6YxBLoZ/s1977/20230928_211834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1977" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbiTstyFFKVtSO4VRHuh_B8GtVDwaVom5Dm8K2rkwYgZ4DYzJ8G4G1eAcEHeQbT9p1FbPHhAJp0Avkyng5r8laEzFAqsFN_zznL2SwnqtOiiAQiU_xsfuXz18z6vPkbPWfh_6DFX0icTZ9lejkhMEWkmVPKkG32oKOTConGHf24u8mjpV45vKN6YxBLoZ/w640-h438/20230928_211834.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - COMPLETED SET, HEEEELLLLLLL YEAAAAAAHHHHHHH</div><div><br /></div><div>I'VE BEEN PICKING OFF PACIFIC LEGENDS CARDS OFF THE SITE FOR A WHILE NOW. AFTER THE LATEST PACKAGE I RECEIVED I WAS DOWN TO ONLY NEEDING BOB LEMON TO COMPLETE SERIES ONE. IN A FIT OF ORGANIZATION I WENT THROUGH MY PREVIOUS BOXES TO PUT AWAY SOME INSERT CARDS AND REALIZED I MISSED THESE TWO PREVIOUSLY. SERIES ONE COMPLETE, BAYBEE! ONLY TOOK ME THIRTY SIX YEARS! I WONDER IF THE MICKEY MANTLE CARD STILL SELLS FOR TWENTY FIVE BUCKS LIKE IT DID WHEN THE SET FIRST CAME OUT. NOW I GOTTA GET WORKING ON THE 1989 AND 1990 SERIES, I'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO ON THEM </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1998-99 TOPPS DIKEMBE MUTOMBO</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjD5P442lR8y1Jp5xsPgBPPHZvJEnrStiY0x_2zaIWaSOSchJlJjDoB-mGWTfFi6ox-w0nkcsorHt-7vH0zrQmIzvwC3yxlnqJstUbdWzRZOzmltaVJXVxwQumv2NpSHWujqqbrgYnkrwCiDSz0PUZSbt5fh5pXv9_S9T8xcksREiMP6b-3zVgM_bsHsX/s1891/20230928_211850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjD5P442lR8y1Jp5xsPgBPPHZvJEnrStiY0x_2zaIWaSOSchJlJjDoB-mGWTfFi6ox-w0nkcsorHt-7vH0zrQmIzvwC3yxlnqJstUbdWzRZOzmltaVJXVxwQumv2NpSHWujqqbrgYnkrwCiDSz0PUZSbt5fh5pXv9_S9T8xcksREiMP6b-3zVgM_bsHsX/w464-h640/20230928_211850.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>DEKE'S PUTTING A HURTIN' ON THAT RIM. I BOUGHT A DECENT AMOUNT OF THIS SET IN 1999 BUT NOT ENOUGH TO GET CLOSE TO THE SET. HALL OF FAME WANTLIST GETS ALWAYS MAKE ME HAPPY BUT A HAWKS LEGEND AT THAT? YESSIR, I LIKE IT</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2020-21 CHRONICLES BASE SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn-mBeTHWHgxgniT4F_p2lP8_u-pmWakFof3Q89iXRBkscLGeWHEppSQHH83Uzl1ryu96DX-iLLivtJkb35EiEzS_5ew9KioYmuvAW78hvole9I9eBdkLFWS-iEVKbnWU-6AJtoJEPSScwBjV27aZTDqs-1XUeLbLvNjN-jVND7svDcCAPPpuyc2z1LE3/s1880/20230928_211900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="1375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkn-mBeTHWHgxgniT4F_p2lP8_u-pmWakFof3Q89iXRBkscLGeWHEppSQHH83Uzl1ryu96DX-iLLivtJkb35EiEzS_5ew9KioYmuvAW78hvole9I9eBdkLFWS-iEVKbnWU-6AJtoJEPSScwBjV27aZTDqs-1XUeLbLvNjN-jVND7svDcCAPPpuyc2z1LE3/w468-h640/20230928_211900.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - CHRONICLES</div><div><br /></div><div>CHRONICLES CARDS HAVE BEEN TAKING A BACK SEAT LATELY TO WANTLIST AND EXTRA SHINY CARD PICKUPS NOW THAT I'VE BEEN GETTING ORGANIZED BUT I STILL LIKE TO PICK UP STAR CARDS HERE AND THERE WHEN I CAN. SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER IS DEFINITELY A STAR CARD AND WOULD PROBABLY BE A SUPERSTAR IF HE DIDN'T PLAY IN OKLAHOMA. CHECK HIS <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilgesh01.html">STATS</a>, HE'S TAKEN IT UP TO A NEW LEVEL IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS AND PEOPLE MIGHT FINALLY NOTICE IF THE THUNDER MAKE SOME NOISE IF THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">SOME KINDA UPPER DECK HOCKEY INSERT</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRRwTtzxTmgfDIf0KgmxAKNABd92dHK1U9rrjoshAybimai19CHRNdVkFJTu30Xps1LpVd9ZqLoRpfX8r_X9VgyfOB0mM68JbjbluRN5yBMmPHfaM-hCvIiUZQegjcPFhikNPau8VM4fu-pVgLzhHKVb7iB6FimnxcUsr2zMIoNpUe3ZnnTq7nokTUCzw/s1905/20230928_211914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1905" data-original-width="1404" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRRwTtzxTmgfDIf0KgmxAKNABd92dHK1U9rrjoshAybimai19CHRNdVkFJTu30Xps1LpVd9ZqLoRpfX8r_X9VgyfOB0mM68JbjbluRN5yBMmPHfaM-hCvIiUZQegjcPFhikNPau8VM4fu-pVgLzhHKVb7iB6FimnxcUsr2zMIoNpUe3ZnnTq7nokTUCzw/w472-h640/20230928_211914.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - SHINY INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THIS DUDE IS OR EVEN WHAT YEAR IT'S FROM BUT I PASSED BY THIS EXTRA SHINY INSERT CARD A COUPLE DOZEN TIMES ON THE SITE AND FINALLY COULDN'T RESIST. IT'S EVEN SHINIER IN PERSON THAN THE PHOTO WAS ON THE SITE!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2021 ELITE MATT RYAN</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-IjKPwHaDSjBbNfQIk44qnaejnAHd1Bcog3MS22aWueEvkoG91GeLU3c1rkpAV-O_dzKTTyQ5rHXT3br3ShjjqnfcDp1W6LJ_YzR6ggDoc9YvMT0h9MPBNAM5fcSGnv4UMEiQ_3agEeBjLdmRDZIsi5owA3jUbQiqG6KZ5BFkccILK8dXy90kV29A9-h/s1819/20230928_212649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1819" data-original-width="1309" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-IjKPwHaDSjBbNfQIk44qnaejnAHd1Bcog3MS22aWueEvkoG91GeLU3c1rkpAV-O_dzKTTyQ5rHXT3br3ShjjqnfcDp1W6LJ_YzR6ggDoc9YvMT0h9MPBNAM5fcSGnv4UMEiQ_3agEeBjLdmRDZIsi5owA3jUbQiqG6KZ5BFkccILK8dXy90kV29A9-h/w460-h640/20230928_212649.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - SHINY</div></div><div><br /></div><div>IF I CAN'T PASS UP A SHINY HOCKEY INSERT HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO PASS UP A SHINY MATTY MELT CARD. CHECK OUT MY BIG GREASY THUMBPRINT AT THE BOTTOM LOL. DON'T STEAL MY BIOMETRICS, BRO </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2020-21 MOSAIC CLINT CAPELA</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpLYsu09vhZdtv-TMKAhUJqnTVGCc7JoEFuNSGkNgigOqbhQoGfhD6gviPCWn74f2uyB6e9Y1ZtpLssDnwko9D4sndrfq4eGxWqtXcwpGz4pIGHxOq1Dx6ONWy-5QfA4xB5u7c_UunWUtQP8m2fnYgE_Ua80GRQZOPzJV4Gk5bistEAOtGxRXeTXadRkj/s1998/20230928_212711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="1423" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpLYsu09vhZdtv-TMKAhUJqnTVGCc7JoEFuNSGkNgigOqbhQoGfhD6gviPCWn74f2uyB6e9Y1ZtpLssDnwko9D4sndrfq4eGxWqtXcwpGz4pIGHxOq1Dx6ONWy-5QfA4xB5u7c_UunWUtQP8m2fnYgE_Ua80GRQZOPzJV4Gk5bistEAOtGxRXeTXadRkj/w456-h640/20230928_212711.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><p>CATEGORY - HAWKS</p><p>CLINT, I LOVE YA, BUT OKONGWU NEEDS TO BE STARTING NOW. PLEASE GET TRADED IN THE OFFSEASON</p><p>UPDATE - OKONGWU MESSED UP HIS TOE RIGHT AFTER I WROTE THIS. UUUUGGGGGHHHH</p><p>UP NEXT: MOAR ODDBALL JUNK</p></div></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-7172731651215529812024-02-24T22:19:00.001-05:002024-02-24T22:19:21.056-05:002024 WEEK IN REVIEW - WEEKS 6 AND 7<p> LOL THESE ARE GETTING POSTED LATER AND LATER AREN'T THEY. WEEK 8 ENDS TOMORROW, MAYBE I SHOULD'VE WAITED AND DID A THREE WEEK POST. I HAVE A LITTLE TIME RIGHT NOW AND AM ALL CAFFIENATED UP SO NOPE, DOIN' IT NOW. STARTING WITH THE MOVIES BECAUSE I NEED SOME WRITING INERTIA AND THAT'S THE EASIEST PART TO WRITE. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>MOVIES I WATCHED AT SOME POINT THIS MONTH</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3w3Ozjjrd2Nxl4UDmUGLKJwlB3iWbkVl4pymQNHCh0_iqLozE_ryYjRV5WIn31bnIcAicbM4IFfJ49HpET_4J0MigRVXx6LbdykvoPeENDy4dINPjTDOvkru8ZMiMYmrznD9yyT46NS8xK_o_LJ9vIJdL1pO61hK1hOfeASUPRKo4vpem4zdAYfvCCKA/s886/THE%20PRIVATE%20EYES.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="886" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3w3Ozjjrd2Nxl4UDmUGLKJwlB3iWbkVl4pymQNHCh0_iqLozE_ryYjRV5WIn31bnIcAicbM4IFfJ49HpET_4J0MigRVXx6LbdykvoPeENDy4dINPjTDOvkru8ZMiMYmrznD9yyT46NS8xK_o_LJ9vIJdL1pO61hK1hOfeASUPRKo4vpem4zdAYfvCCKA/w640-h502/THE%20PRIVATE%20EYES.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b>#15 THE PRIVATE EYES</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">A SILLY SHERLOCK HOLMES/INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU GOOF STARRING DON KNOTTS AND TIM CONWAY. I WATCHED THIS A BUNCH WHEN I WAS A KID AND I KNEW IT WAS KINDA DUMB EVEN BACK THEN BUT I SAW IT ONLINE AND FELT LIKE REVISITING IT. IT'S STILL REALLY DUMB BUT KNOTTS AND CONWAY HAVE GREAT CHEMISTRY AND THE HUMOR IS SO BROAD THAT AS LONG AS YOUR EXPECTATIONS AREN'T TOO LOFTY YOU'LL GET SOME CHUCKLES OUT OF IT. THE HUMOR IS VERY 70S WITH LOTS OF POOP JOKES AND A BUFFET OF STEREOTYPES BUT THE CAST IS CHOCK FULL OF GREAT CHARACTER ACTORS THAT MAKE THE MOST OF IT LIKE BERNARD FOX, JOHN FUJIOKA AND IRWIN KEYES. I WAS ALSO DUMBFOUNDED WHEN I REALIZED THE NANNY WAS PLAYED BY GRACE ZABRISKE IN ONE OF HER FIRST FILM ROLES. I DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE SARAH PALMER IN MY CHILDHOOD MYSTERY SPOOF. HAPPY TWIN PEAKS DAY BY THE WAY</p><p><b>#16 MILLION DOLLAR LEGS<br /></b>I SAW THIS FILM HAD W.C. FIELDS AND HUGH HERBERT AND WAS ALL IN. IT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAY - AN OLYMPICS THEMED COMEDY. A BRUSH SALESMAN FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE DAUGHTER OF THE PRESIDENT (FIELDS) OF A SMALL BANKRUPT COUNTRY AND COMES UP WITH A SCHEME TO ENTER THE NATION INTO THE 1932 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS TO SOLVE THEIR FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. IT'S EXTREMELY SILLY AND WORKS THANKS TO FIELDS' GRUMPY STRONGMAN PRESIDENT CHARACTER SQUARING OFF WITH HUGH HERBERT IN A RARE VILLAINOUS ROLE. THERE'S ALSO BEN TURPIN POPPING UP HERE AND THERE BEING COMPLETELY RANDOM! IT'S VERY VAUDEVILLE AND SLIGHTLY SURREAL. IF YOU LIKE EARLY MARX BROTHERS STUFF YOU MIGHT ENJOY THIS ONE</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbN3LB3GGmb6MPZ-6Ak4ejiJFcm4Kn9ie3uIhbA8QoUV9jFIy3YEikjtg7wcJDV84srCU6rKMqFQkExAoFh0nVUlwNQ_b7JGomlgxb_tmvUSyfB7_Lj-pZYirGsakZL7t88b_XWM2Zkhj23VHJ-vlEKfQqz8v2xNsy1GcK7ABuzWQ6YWbvLpZAUyDm4Wr/s949/the%20old%20dark%20houe.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="949" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbN3LB3GGmb6MPZ-6Ak4ejiJFcm4Kn9ie3uIhbA8QoUV9jFIy3YEikjtg7wcJDV84srCU6rKMqFQkExAoFh0nVUlwNQ_b7JGomlgxb_tmvUSyfB7_Lj-pZYirGsakZL7t88b_XWM2Zkhj23VHJ-vlEKfQqz8v2xNsy1GcK7ABuzWQ6YWbvLpZAUyDm4Wr/w640-h476/the%20old%20dark%20houe.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>#17 THE OLD DARK HOUSE</b></div><p>THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE FILMS AND WHEN I SAW IT POP UP IN MY YOUTUBE RECCOMENDATIONS I WATCHED IT IMMEDIATELY. THIS MOVIE NAMED AN ENTIRE GENRE OF FILMS WHERE HAPLESS PROTAGONISTS GET STUCK IN A CREEPY HOUSE FULL OF LUNATICS. BORIS KARLOFF IS THE OBVIOUS STAR OF THE SHOW AS HIS SINISTER BUTLER CHARACTER CAUSES ALL SORTS OF MISCHIEF BUT THE REAL FUN IS FROM THE REST OF THE FEMM FAMILY. EVERY CHARACTER IS SO UNIQUELY BIZZARE. EVE MOORE'S SCOLDING REBECCA, BREMBER WILLS' PYROMANIAC SAUL AND ELSPETH DUDGEON'S GENDERBENDING PORTRAYAL OF SIR RODERICK ARE PERFORMANCES YOU WON'T FORGET ANYTIME SOON. I QUOTE ERNEST THESIGER'S "<a href="https://youtu.be/P8vIR1Q5QLg?si=c3uwgGXD5a3PjFwX">HAVE A POTATO</a>" ON A WEEKLY BASIS. AND MELVYN DOUGLAS! LILIAN BOND! RAYMOND MASSEY! CHARLES FREAKIN' LAUGHTON! THE WHOLE THING IS DELIGHTFUL AND PROBABLY THE FUNNIES HORROR MOVIE YOU'LL EVER SEE</p><p><b>#18 SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE LAST VAMPYRE<br /></b>JEREMY BRETT IS MY FAVORITE SHERLOCK HOLMES AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A REWATCH OF THE SERIES WHEN I HAD TO CANCEL MY BRITBOX SUBSCRIPTION. I HAD NOT YET GOTTEN TO THIS ONE AND DECIDED TO WATCH WHEN I SAW IT ONLINE. THIS EPISODE IS SOMEWHAT INFAMOUS FOR BEING A POOR EXAMPLE OF THE SERIES AND I SEE HOW IT'S GOTTEN THAT REPUTATION. IT'S BASED ON THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUSSEX VAMPIRE AND WHILE IT RETAINS THE BASIC GIST OF THE PLOT, IT ALSO ADDS AN UNNECCESSARY NEW CHARACTER THAT ONLY MAKES EVERYTHING NEEDLESSLY COMPLICATED IN ORDER TO PAD THE STORY OUT TO FEATURE LENGTH. NOT GREAT, BUT EVERY FAVORITE TELEVISION SERIES IS BOUND TO HAVE A FEW STINKERS</p><p><b>#19 THE HOUSE OF FEAR<br /></b>I WAS STILL IN A SHERLOCK HOLMES MOOD SO I WATCHED A BASIL RATHBONE FILM TO GET MY FIX. I LOVE RATHBONE BUT THIS REMINDED MY WHY I DON'T LOVE RATHBONE'S HOLMES FILMS. IT'S A REALLY GOOD STORY, EXTREMELY LOOSELY BASED ON DOYLE'S THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS. RATHBONE IS GREAT AND THE STORY IS COMPELLING BUT I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT STAND NIGEL BRUCE'S POTRAYAL OF WATSON. DUMB AS A POST AND FAR LESS USEFUL. I GET THAT WATSON'S ROLE IS TO BE THE SOMEWHAT CLUELESS ASSISTANT AND SOMETIME COMEDY FOIL BUT AN ACTUAL CLOWN WOULD BE LESS IRRITATING THAN BRUCE. UUUUGH. IF YOU CAN STAND BRUCE IT REALLY IS A VERY CLEVER STORY</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYxpcWwC46QfzRkV9Ns_rwPHwLkGAVLcDMjU-CM74mH3HFN0wyj3pJa8RdyWsOCG4BWQ-OafbwSN14XYvwELhDMwSyDoc6XhQ6ve9Nd3tbAKYl1iXtbP8QfMNoLgZpdqg0R2bB9dpTFvA4lYIovim7Ib1BXXO2pZ46uNzmEFPZ6DuqwyeG4kRCq8XKzVi/s1012/CRIMES%20AT%20THE%20DARK%20HOUSE.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1012" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYxpcWwC46QfzRkV9Ns_rwPHwLkGAVLcDMjU-CM74mH3HFN0wyj3pJa8RdyWsOCG4BWQ-OafbwSN14XYvwELhDMwSyDoc6XhQ6ve9Nd3tbAKYl1iXtbP8QfMNoLgZpdqg0R2bB9dpTFvA4lYIovim7Ib1BXXO2pZ46uNzmEFPZ6DuqwyeG4kRCq8XKzVi/w640-h504/CRIMES%20AT%20THE%20DARK%20HOUSE.PNG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>#20 CRIMES AT THE DARK HOUSE</b></div><p>CONTINUING THE DARK HOUSE MYSTERY THEME, WE HAVE A NICE LITTLE POTBOILER STARRING TOD SLAUGHTER. TOD IS A GOLDEN ERA HORROR ICON RIGHT UP THERE WITH LUGOSI, KARLOFF AND CHENEY JR. HE STARRED IN A BUNCH OF BRITISH MELODRAMAS AS THE COMPLETELY OVER THE TOP EVIL VILLAIN. THINK OF THE MOST STEREOTYPICAL MUAHAHA TOP HAT AND TWIRLING MUSTACHE VILLAIN YOU CAN AND TOD LEAVES THAT FOOL IN THE DUST. HE IS SO FUN TO WATCH AS HE DOES DEVILISHLY WICKED THINGS AND BEING UNREPENTANTLY EVIL. IN THIS ONE, HE MURDERS THE HEIR TO A FORTUNE IN ORDER TO IMPERSONATE THEM BUT DISCOVERS THAT HIS EXPECTED INHERITANCE IS ACTUALLY A BIG PILE OF DEBT. HE THEN HAS TO TRICK A WEALTHY HEIRESS TO MARRY HIM SO HE CAN STEAL HER MONEY ALL WHILE BUMPING OFF ANYONE WHO CAN EXPOSE HIS LIES. IT'S A REAL PULPY HOOT WITH A GREAT ENDING. TOD'S BEST KNOWN WORK IS SWEENY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET SO IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR WITH HIM AND INTERESTED IN SEEING TOD AT HIS FINEST CHECK THAT ONE OUT FIRST</p><p><b>#21 NOTHING BUT TROUBLE<br /></b>NOT THE INSANE 1991 DAN AYKROYD NIGHTMARE BUT THE 1944 LAUREL AND HARDY FLICK. L&H ARE THEIR USUAL INCOMPETENT SELVES, THIS TIME BEING A COOK AND A CHEF THAT ARE IN HIGH DEMAND SINCE MOST SERVANTS ARE OFF FIGHTING THE WAR. IT RIFFS ON THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER AS A YOUNG FOOTBALL-OBSESSED KING BEFRIENDS THE TWO WHEN THEY AGREE TO REFEREE A GAME SO THE KID CAN PLAY. MEANWHILE THE KING'S UNCLE IS TRYING TO MURDER HIM AND A LOT OF PLOT SHENANIGANS HAPPENS BUT IT'S LAUREL AND HARDY, YOU'RE HERE FOR THEIR NONSENSE, NOT THE PLOT. LATER LAUREL AND HARDY FILMS AREN'T THEIR BEST BUT AS IS THE CASE WITH MOST CLASSIC COMEDY TEAMS, IT'S BETTER THAN MOST OTHER COMEDIES FROM THE TIME. THERE'S A REASON WHY I SPECIFICALLY WATCHED THIS FILM BUT YOU'LL FIND OUT ABOUT THAT IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS WHEN THE POST GOES UP</p><p><b>#22 DRACULA 1972 A.D.<br /></b>I LOVE HAMMER HORROR, ESPECIALLY THE DRACULA SERIES. THIS ONE WHERE DRACCY SHOWS UP IN MODERN LONDON AFTER BEING RESURRECTED BY A BUNCH OF DIRTY HIPPIES IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE WORST IN THE SERIES. BUT THE OTHER TWO, THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA AND THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES ARE TWO OF MY FAVORITES SO I'VE BEEN WANTING TO CHECK THIS ONE OUT FOR FOREVER. I FOOLISHLY PASSED ON BUYING IT AT AN ANTIQUE STORE YEARS AGO AND IT'S NOTORIOUSLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON STREAMING BUT I FOUND A COPY OF A VHS RECORDING OF THE BALTIMORE CBS LATE SHOW COMPLETE WITH VINTAGE COMMERCIALS ON A WEBSITE THAT, AHEM, 'ARCHIVES' SUCH THINGS AND FINALLY WATCHED IT. I CAN SEE WHY DRACULA PURISTS HATE IT, THE MODERN SETTING ISN'T USED PARTICULARLY WELL, THE PLOT IS NOTHING SPECIAL AND THE WHOLE HIPPIES/MODS/WHATEVER THESE COLLEGE AGED HEATHENS ARE THING WAS ALREADY SEVERAL YEARS PAST ITS EXPIRATION DATE WHEN IT CAME OUT. IT'S STILL GOT LEE AND CUSHING DOING THEIR THING THOUGH AND ANY FILM WITH CAROLINE MUNRO IS ELEVATED BY HER AWESOMENESS. I WILL ADMIT THAT WATCHING THE VINTAGE COMMERCIALS HELPED THE EXPERIENCE IMMENSELY, I REALLY WISH I COULD FIND THE AMAZING ACE CANNON SAXOPHONE PARTY ALBUM COMMERCIAL SOMEWHERE ONLINE SO I COULD SHOW IT OFF TO YOU ALL </p><p>I'VE ALSO BEEN LISTENING TO MST3K IN THE BACKGROUND QUITE A BIT LATELY AS THEY HAVE BEEN RUNNING A MARATHON OF RANDOM EPISODES ON YOUTUBE. WHILE IT'S CALLED FOREVERTHON, I THINK THERE'S A NEW LIVESTREAM EVERYDAY AND YOU CAN FIND IT THROUGH THEIR <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MST3K">YOUTUBE CHANNEL</a></p><p>OK, CARD STUFF NOW. I AM STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET ALL MY SHIZZ SORTED OUT SO HERE'S THE</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>CARD STUFF (AKA 'ORGANIZING') I DID THIS WEEK</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWPnR5UtrRWXXPqnkWAfW7T4RHAXEcsVlTEJuE70iDvXmvBEDa7-4mJRKmy5_xxoJHlQy8Xu92ZBgNwkCeOH0cEGf6Ufr7HRiSpzlUmCH24AHgKIMlaNUBx-cH1KjZk8aOHWI67R8EriAVMMVfsYzLqCEzs-p4Iw2YbZdLKo-RJSRDKws9563YPfEVuNI/s1643/20240218_020603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWPnR5UtrRWXXPqnkWAfW7T4RHAXEcsVlTEJuE70iDvXmvBEDa7-4mJRKmy5_xxoJHlQy8Xu92ZBgNwkCeOH0cEGf6Ufr7HRiSpzlUmCH24AHgKIMlaNUBx-cH1KjZk8aOHWI67R8EriAVMMVfsYzLqCEzs-p4Iw2YbZdLKo-RJSRDKws9563YPfEVuNI/w560-h640/20240218_020603.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THIS PILE WAS MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE ON MY DESK BUT I PHOTOGRAPHED IT AT A FLAT ANGLE AND YOU CAN'T SEE HOW BIG IT IS. IT'S ABOUT FIFTYISH CARDS FROM MY WANTLISTS I FOUND IN YET ANOTHER BOX OF JUNK I HAVE HAD LYING AROUND TAKING UP SPACE. THIS ONE WAS FIRST PUT TOGETHER BACK WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT, ALTHOUGH SOME LIKE THE JETER ON THE TOP WERE ADDED LATER. THERE WAS A PRETTY GOOD MIX OF EVERYTHING IN THERE BUT THE BIGGEST PILE WAS SOME 1993 LEAF THAT I THOUGHT I HAD BUT COULDN'T FIND. INCLUDING A PILE OF SIX MIKE PIAZZAS AFTER I HAD JUST BOUGHT ONE A FEW DAYS BEFORE. OOPS</div><div><br /></div><div>THIS PILE WAS GOOD BUT THOSE PIAZZAS GOT ME A BIT FRUSTRATED BY HOW MESSED UP MY WANTLISTS WERE. NEXT TO MY DESK THERE WAS A STACK OF SMALLER BOXES FILLED WITH CARDS THAT NEEDED TO BE SORTED AND PUT AWAY THAT I'VE BEEN AVOIDING FOR QUITE A WHILE. I EMPTIED A SHOEBOX AND STARTED SORTING AND UPDATING THOSE WANTLISTS AND ENDED UP WITH THIS:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoQyM6NyAAdrbtwG7YKWietu8M1ZP0jJP6jbr6Hn5WbbJ8FvR_Lsjr99zeG0BHU7Oqa0ANAjycDG1YnkjVsHR_L9cyF8NQ__oDV78GLQ1EU5GPBMYPhab3muPmdaDodMtiGNvBq4r7mQkZJ-vd6QKwQy7W4ZNz4kZVwgnBgkyATSjT-LkyNpHr6X_MCU7/s2560/20240224_173901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoQyM6NyAAdrbtwG7YKWietu8M1ZP0jJP6jbr6Hn5WbbJ8FvR_Lsjr99zeG0BHU7Oqa0ANAjycDG1YnkjVsHR_L9cyF8NQ__oDV78GLQ1EU5GPBMYPhab3muPmdaDodMtiGNvBq4r7mQkZJ-vd6QKwQy7W4ZNz4kZVwgnBgkyATSjT-LkyNpHr6X_MCU7/w360-h640/20240224_173901.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div>EVERYTHING UPDATED AND ALL IN ONE PLACE. I STARTED PUTTING THINGS AWAY IN MY FLEER AND DONRUSS 80S BINDERS FIRST BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN NEGLECTED FOR A WHILE. I DO NOT HAVE A BOOKSHELF FOR THEM TO LIVE ON SO THEY'RE ALL STACKED UP ON TOP OF EACH OTHER IN THE CORNER. THESE CARDS HAVE BEEN PILING UP FOR A WHILE, ESPECIALLY THE DONRUSS SINCE THOSE BINDERS ARE ON THE BOTTOM. THIS RESULTED IN A WHOLE LOT OF COMPLETED PAGES IN THE DONRUSS BINDERS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1981 </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZEwoom_gINtbAM-vPh8MN-M4L9rNpCzLj9qGj7ka4ydid_iZfLNlIdwfFCqmpe5vDv7ueNNBZk0JsdfvsiYm0aJku_6mboxiuUXnW6z-uKWEs7hEu_azWnSLF1sMy-xav54JRKlAvo57DPHebKluGnjz26npfNXHcqFdLCZDtDz_DT7BsyK8kVHlj-XP/s1836/20240223_150806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="1393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZEwoom_gINtbAM-vPh8MN-M4L9rNpCzLj9qGj7ka4ydid_iZfLNlIdwfFCqmpe5vDv7ueNNBZk0JsdfvsiYm0aJku_6mboxiuUXnW6z-uKWEs7hEu_azWnSLF1sMy-xav54JRKlAvo57DPHebKluGnjz26npfNXHcqFdLCZDtDz_DT7BsyK8kVHlj-XP/w486-h640/20240223_150806.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1983</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV11YkK0-nz_sBhwpT9ajwgneq_ToYOC_8-bByXNYQ5QGdYe06yP9nUXkDqwqeAovC0e7aZLVkBiQ4hLl-7f-8ovwn1DO503g_6ScYMwwR9F48Cnnhzyey9h7yz2_YxZf1jfRSpncaMbkbqsXC5Da_5mA_Khe8PMiht8pzE5VWPio4SCqV6ZQ6DhKbxDa1/s1925/20240223_151026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV11YkK0-nz_sBhwpT9ajwgneq_ToYOC_8-bByXNYQ5QGdYe06yP9nUXkDqwqeAovC0e7aZLVkBiQ4hLl-7f-8ovwn1DO503g_6ScYMwwR9F48Cnnhzyey9h7yz2_YxZf1jfRSpncaMbkbqsXC5Da_5mA_Khe8PMiht8pzE5VWPio4SCqV6ZQ6DhKbxDa1/w478-h640/20240223_151026.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1986</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04nz4Kp3czdfqg-3TkonjF1CSonu8Ok10OLS0tKeTf5S__4IBpNMkQBZe2KfavHFrJQEgOjbkf3tW7GND6O5zhoRS-0JewX1f2c2RHth3MQCZg8YnAlPhALh-T_hlMSXF7Wy2jw5cMnjTjZqfu1dG71QktzzonKUCJ8nlZZMvEr4zzdyrvv7hnPDWD8j0/s1778/20240223_152509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04nz4Kp3czdfqg-3TkonjF1CSonu8Ok10OLS0tKeTf5S__4IBpNMkQBZe2KfavHFrJQEgOjbkf3tW7GND6O5zhoRS-0JewX1f2c2RHth3MQCZg8YnAlPhALh-T_hlMSXF7Wy2jw5cMnjTjZqfu1dG71QktzzonKUCJ8nlZZMvEr4zzdyrvv7hnPDWD8j0/w518-h640/20240223_152509.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1988</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_W_iLzz33Z-KPOffoocqIInVOXwyfOFt-cEFaykGo3Oh0Ts1nXqbwNp0Qa2IKIihXvfoe8atdRJvMj0hvITieOs9Fpx-QuOcVuZitPG2CS8SSzvlXzz4RzJHqBGSfy12fth813inCMtgDoj6m1Tgzd6VcCB_PgVCOHWOvQwzsx9A0GhR3ldWwxiuDGsr/s1701/20240223_152801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="1341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_W_iLzz33Z-KPOffoocqIInVOXwyfOFt-cEFaykGo3Oh0Ts1nXqbwNp0Qa2IKIihXvfoe8atdRJvMj0hvITieOs9Fpx-QuOcVuZitPG2CS8SSzvlXzz4RzJHqBGSfy12fth813inCMtgDoj6m1Tgzd6VcCB_PgVCOHWOvQwzsx9A0GhR3ldWwxiuDGsr/w504-h640/20240223_152801.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>AND A REALLY GOOD 1989 PAGE</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKbODiCS2XJKzY2mJ90BSUJq96YEL3MGtCUzOCAavDM0PQa3mQzp3NvEU3QUZgz69XQfBKrp34zGPnZLwEEP21sO_K3_GrXg5xy7uR9dMJvQXaHlnBzyGcrqNLeQkAiEbA-UUELdf1BKTGqAvr8LmK3rV-SOBhB9XpCjIUzo9hAENtVzu1GkMKAXCAjnZ/s1816/20240223_153158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKbODiCS2XJKzY2mJ90BSUJq96YEL3MGtCUzOCAavDM0PQa3mQzp3NvEU3QUZgz69XQfBKrp34zGPnZLwEEP21sO_K3_GrXg5xy7uR9dMJvQXaHlnBzyGcrqNLeQkAiEbA-UUELdf1BKTGqAvr8LmK3rV-SOBhB9XpCjIUzo9hAENtVzu1GkMKAXCAjnZ/w508-h640/20240223_153158.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THIS MADE ME FEEL GOOD ABOUT MY DONRUSS COLLECTIONS SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN ALL THE WANTLISTS UPDATED. BUT THIS PART OF THE WANTLIST STARTED GNAWING AT ME</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGYya6mixPlx6jlZojfRlC0QXv48nkFHhm9ERuAB4Ks7aY42EkJjWvnsekgiMRV0V1Wll6O5o1lxC_ungTuu6TLhhkRz5Woyo3FNr6VSTXiGH6-ENI7Rx3XDVJtqcf7igZebcQUhRndGHrfezfnBQxk9jdqLtH9kYW6aPR6gpH1eGJTFW7lZ9CGbEM3aK/s343/donruss.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="337" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGYya6mixPlx6jlZojfRlC0QXv48nkFHhm9ERuAB4Ks7aY42EkJjWvnsekgiMRV0V1Wll6O5o1lxC_ungTuu6TLhhkRz5Woyo3FNr6VSTXiGH6-ENI7Rx3XDVJtqcf7igZebcQUhRndGHrfezfnBQxk9jdqLtH9kYW6aPR6gpH1eGJTFW7lZ9CGbEM3aK/w628-h640/donruss.PNG" width="628" /></a></div><div>I AM SO DAMN CLOSE ON THESE DUMB SETS BUT THESE CARDS KEEP ELUDING ME. SOME OF THESE CARDS WERE ALSO ALREADY MARKED OFF THE WANTLIST IN THE PAST AND THEN TURNED UP MISSING WHEN I ADDED STUFF TO THE BINDER. ESPECIALLY THAT DAMN ANDY VAN SLYKE CARD. I WAS SO HAPPY TO FINISH THAT SET ONLY TO FIND ANDY'S DUMB FACE NOT STARING BACK AT ME IN THE BINDER. AFTER MAKING ALL THAT PROGRESS I GET FED UP AND RAIDED MY DONRUSS DOUBLES BOXES TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANY. IT TOOK ME MOST OF THE RUNTIME OF MST3K'S SANTO VS THE VAMPIRE WOMEN BUT WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE THIS TIME WAS SPENT WISELY</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqWBXnxXAMIVYFY0c4hjxgT5CcpyZw9q3iupniboSHDiVfdzW-2lbO7Wcllv9-a_zAAqrP43tO7acAlIMJ3n52pcH1t22S64JAH4E0ieKCg0_t8yLW8BE1vtjxfKagoD7QNl9jgZHR1lAjDEJBwlBjl3hSd4rJxTUo00PsiMG44v7YREx5Ihr_SicKuNM/s2393/20240224_000543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="2393" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqWBXnxXAMIVYFY0c4hjxgT5CcpyZw9q3iupniboSHDiVfdzW-2lbO7Wcllv9-a_zAAqrP43tO7acAlIMJ3n52pcH1t22S64JAH4E0ieKCg0_t8yLW8BE1vtjxfKagoD7QNl9jgZHR1lAjDEJBwlBjl3hSd4rJxTUo00PsiMG44v7YREx5Ihr_SicKuNM/w640-h304/20240224_000543.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">THERE'S ANDY'S DUMB FACE! I KNEW I HAD IT!!! I WENT THROUGH THE 1991'S FIRST BECAUSE THAT BOX WAS ON TOP AND I HAD SHUFFLED THROUGH ALMOST THREE FULL ROWS IN A MONSTER BOX BEFORE THAT GUTHRIE POPPED UP. DEAR READER, I YELPED. IT WAS A VERY LOUD AND SQUEAKY YELP. SO NOW AS WITH THE 1990 SET, 1991 SERIES ONE IS COMPLETE PENDING REALITY CHECK. THOSE BOXES ARE DOWNSTAIRS THOUGH SO THAT'S EXTRA WORK FOR ANOTHER DAY. I'M HOPING THAT BY THE TIME I WRITE THE NEXT ONE OF THESE THAT TO BE ADDED BOX IS EMPTY ENOUGH FOR ME TO CONSIDER REPURPOSING THE BOX TO ANOTHER USE. LORD KNOWS I COULD USE A DOZEN MORE EMPTY BOXES AT THE MOMENT </p><p>NOW THAT THE WORK IS DONE, IT'S TIME FOR THE GOOD STUFF</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>THE BEST CARD I BOUGHT THIS WEEK(S)</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg4xdaFPxkxxsWPlGdir_MMT-IRrZx-Gul5qK8QqlXyGMx65s9Xd2zEvYU1oClV86Snxw31s99l-PA5hdC2UPnVn2TSnSsuQ_9TcCFlF4fRAal4YWkU27JjU9nls2nMoXVdfTX-9CIUVFCeMHghGmcms4417L5uz2nY0cRpowm8UH7cFIJP0Wo7RKfunIQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg4xdaFPxkxxsWPlGdir_MMT-IRrZx-Gul5qK8QqlXyGMx65s9Xd2zEvYU1oClV86Snxw31s99l-PA5hdC2UPnVn2TSnSsuQ_9TcCFlF4fRAal4YWkU27JjU9nls2nMoXVdfTX-9CIUVFCeMHghGmcms4417L5uz2nY0cRpowm8UH7cFIJP0Wo7RKfunIQ=w456-h640" width="456" /></a></div>LIKE 90% OF HUMANITY I WATCHED THE SUPER BOWL. WELL ACTUALLY I DID NOT WATCH ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE USHER HALFTIME SHOW. AFTER WATCHING WEIRD STUFF LIKE UP WITH PEOPLE AND CHUBBY CHECKER DURING THE HALFTIME SHOW WHEN I WAS A KID IT FELT SO, SO GOOD TO BE THE ONE BEING PANDERED TO FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE. I SPENT THE WHOLE SHOW ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT WAITING FOR YEAH AND WHEN LUDA CAME OUT I TEARED UP. 🎵WE WANT A LADY IN THE STREET BUT A FREAK IN THE BED! THAT SAY YEAH🎵 THE ACTUAL GAME, WHO CARES. I LISTENED TO URINATINGTREE'S LIVESTREAM IN THE BACKGROUND WHERE HE FULFILLED HIS DREAM OF DOING PLAY BY PLAY. IT WAS FUN ENOUGH BUT WHEN THE NINERS GOT UP ON THE CHIEFS AND KYLE SHANAHAN WAS ALL 'RUNNING THE BALL IS FOR SUCKERS' I KNEW HOW THAT MOVIE WAS GONNA END. IN ANOTHER OVERTIME GAME AS WELL! GOTTA LOVE THE NFL FOR MAKING ME RELIVE ALL MY PAST TRAUMAS. THEN THE CHIEFS WON AND WE HAVE A NEW DYNASTY TO GET SICK OF, HOORAY! I ENJOYED ALL THE OBLIGATORY POST-CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES SHENANIGANS ON TWITTER WHEN ONE OF THE GEORGIA ACCOUNTS I FOLLOW MENTIONED THAT THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN WAS CAUGHT BY A GEORGIA PLAYER! THE NFL CAN GO SCRATCH BALLS BUT BULLDOGS WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS IS WHAT I LIKE! WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF! I WENT ON COMC AND FOUND AND NICE PATRIOTIC CARD OF MECOLE FOR FORTY-TWO CENTS. IT'S A SHINY PRIZM CARD TOO! <br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">TIME FOR THE GRAND FINALE: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>THE BASEBALLCARDSTORE.CA WEEKLY ROUND UP</b></p><p>WEEK 6 TOTALS BY CATEGORY:</p><div style="text-align: left;">WANTLIST CARDS FOR SETS: 9<br />BRAVES/HAWKS/DAWGS/ETC: 3<br />INSERT CARDS: 9<br />STAR/PC CARDS: 2<br />SHIIIIIINY CARDS: 2<br />ALLEN & GINTER: 15</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT8BJmayyNUplR1Ad_Cl8uxb4SZnZRAlBWVV1MZOx0TvZKwsJGls2j6NpBOK8HijTjGrCNV6usH9PYmB_4uI-jPxqDJMNT3OLFohNbKUx_BePRGdUmBiWHrJcXAg3uOuoMbFcfs801w5qWQbqkqmlPjA0UNRfIO_kSlPjV1J4eZxsMI4jE1W-tXfh3PBj5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT8BJmayyNUplR1Ad_Cl8uxb4SZnZRAlBWVV1MZOx0TvZKwsJGls2j6NpBOK8HijTjGrCNV6usH9PYmB_4uI-jPxqDJMNT3OLFohNbKUx_BePRGdUmBiWHrJcXAg3uOuoMbFcfs801w5qWQbqkqmlPjA0UNRfIO_kSlPjV1J4eZxsMI4jE1W-tXfh3PBj5=w456-h640" width="456" /></a></div><br />I WAS A VERY GOOD BOY THIS WEEK AND KEPT IT DOWN TO ONE PACK OF 40 CARDS. I WAS REALLY FOCUSED TOO, MOST WERE WANTLIST CARDS. EVERN THE INSERTS WERE MOSTLY OFF WANTLISTS INCLUDING THIS JACK MCDOWELL GOLF LEAF STARS. I HAVE ALMOST A MASTER SET OF 1994 LEAF WITH INSERTS EXCEPT FOR THE GOLD LEAF STARS. JACK HERE IS NOW MY SECOND FROM THAT SET. I ALSO HIT THE ALLEN & GINTER CARDS PRETTY HARD. I'VE GIVEN UP TRYING TO COMPLETE THE SETS BUT I DO STILL LIKE HAVING A NICE LITTLE SAMPLE OF GOOD PLAYERS FROM THE MORE RECENT SETS</div><p>WEEK 7 TOTALS BY CATEGORY:</p><div>WANTLIST CARDS FOR SETS: 31<br />BRAVES/HAWKS/DAWGS/ETC: 28<br />INSERT CARDS: 29<br />STAR/PC CARDS: 9</div><div>ROOKIES: 4<br />SHIIIIIINY CARDS: 2<br />ALLEN & GINTER: 5</div><div>ODDBALLS: 5</div><div>AUTOGRAPHS: 1</div><div>NON-SPORTS: 5</div><div>CHRONICLES: 1</div><div><br /></div><div>I WAS A BAAAAD BOY THIS WEEK. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN CARDS! SO YEAH I WENT A LITTLE OVERBOARD, PART OF THE REASON WAS BECAUSE OF THIS:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oyh5xFU8uVEgwDN9wUNr7HprOU9zH82lQsVS63_RM-W7JSRoE2h_bXVg8CJG11XuRzAPK0IpZdFm9Ex7hYRZNXu9mzr9l7Q2ZRqtTQ7shDehGXB0pjHhfy5i-mqtK27SeN8yka7ahvBWsuHxVhj9qYYrDET4ucBRdIZ9Fzyp6nQY4oCbgtQCbdx5E49x/s755/DO%20NOT%20TAEK.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="438" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oyh5xFU8uVEgwDN9wUNr7HprOU9zH82lQsVS63_RM-W7JSRoE2h_bXVg8CJG11XuRzAPK0IpZdFm9Ex7hYRZNXu9mzr9l7Q2ZRqtTQ7shDehGXB0pjHhfy5i-mqtK27SeN8yka7ahvBWsuHxVhj9qYYrDET4ucBRdIZ9Fzyp6nQY4oCbgtQCbdx5E49x/w372-h640/DO%20NOT%20TAEK.PNG" width="372" /></a></div><br /><div>I HAD QUITE A FEW CARDS PUT ASIDE SPECIFICALLY FOR ME AND THEY'RE ALL PRETTY FANTASTIC. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SHOWING THEM OFF IN THE FUTURE. I CAN'T BLAME MY EXCESSES ON THIS THOUGH AS IT WAS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT OF THE CARDS I PICKED UP. THERE WERE JUST A LOT OF GREAT CARDS POSTED THIS WEEK! AND DUE TO A FLUKE I HAD ENOUGH MONEY FOR THREE PACKS AND I TOOK ADVANTAGE. I'M BROKE NOW SO I'M TIGHTENING MY BELT A BIT, BUT CHECK OUT THIS SIMULATED PAGE OF CARDS I GOT ON THE 13TH</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqG81OnnpD18qAejjPDm6XwrZhp9JKqec40f6HR-2ps6RyG6qKeNhfJE1gpVMdA91Eobl55fzPhF6qFG2i32mnuYLtQaDrF-x8NWhkViEVVFhYO3hZrG-MPMCQuJ7yd_Dy5xm66JFe-RTyMVBPWjcI8bcE_C9iK-vTMOfK1CJpMptaOBNtgyFY1joYmuXk/s1830/0213%20bbcsca%20pickups.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="1370" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqG81OnnpD18qAejjPDm6XwrZhp9JKqec40f6HR-2ps6RyG6qKeNhfJE1gpVMdA91Eobl55fzPhF6qFG2i32mnuYLtQaDrF-x8NWhkViEVVFhYO3hZrG-MPMCQuJ7yd_Dy5xm66JFe-RTyMVBPWjcI8bcE_C9iK-vTMOfK1CJpMptaOBNtgyFY1joYmuXk/w480-h640/0213%20bbcsca%20pickups.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>CATEGORIES IN ORDER: WANTLIST, WANTLIST, WANTLIST, WANTLIST, ROOKIE, SHINY, LOL, AUTOGRAPH, WANTLIST. HOW AM I TO RESIST SUCH TEMPTING CARDS. WHILE I GOT A TON OF GREAT STUFF INCLUDING TWO STARS FOR MY 1994 TOPPS SET, THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL PREDICTOR I'LL EVER NEED, A BUNCH OF ROOKIE SENSATIONS AND A DAN ISSEL MINI CARD THE ACTUAL BEST OF THE BUNCH IS NOT IN DEBATE</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>THE BEST CARD I GOT THIS MONTH AND POSSIBLY THIS YEAR:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSk5oD369qLFUGKwapYh2ZFYRBhs2VZbcIRETLqbGb4Yr7ta6-g3QKKZxHWNbVh8PAZ_D9H7RNDtkEWzBnYIa8sVAyPDeHxAaxsJf6fM4yZMqOQaF-AvbYCVczHslXLzrX8cXIIauNL2LP9naqxiD_52w79bMGNdJn36Y4FfV57inWG3yixANDkivoZ1im" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="948" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSk5oD369qLFUGKwapYh2ZFYRBhs2VZbcIRETLqbGb4Yr7ta6-g3QKKZxHWNbVh8PAZ_D9H7RNDtkEWzBnYIa8sVAyPDeHxAaxsJf6fM4yZMqOQaF-AvbYCVczHslXLzrX8cXIIauNL2LP9naqxiD_52w79bMGNdJn36Y4FfV57inWG3yixANDkivoZ1im=w485-h640" width="485" /></a></div><br />BO N🚫 CAINE. TURN YOUR BACK ON CRACK! HOW HAS A BLOG WHOSE TAG LINE IS DO CARDS, NOT DRUGS NOT FEATURED THIS CARD BEFORE. FANTASTIC</div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-86681268021782562192024-02-23T08:00:00.001-05:002024-02-23T08:00:00.250-05:002023 COMC BINGE - PART 4 GREASY KID STUFF<p> ALL RIGHTY THEN. WE'VE COMPLETED A VINTAGE BASKETBALL SET, GOT AN ODDBALL OF MY FAVORITE STAR WARS, UH, PLAYER, AND (MOSTLY) COMPLETED A VINTAGE TOPPS SET. WHAT'S NEXT ON THE ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE IT IMMEDIATELY COMC BATCH?</p><p>WAIT... WHAT?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1991 TOPPS WACKY PACKAGES COORPSE LIGHT</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzlL0xJe7NA8FsxKQPzAqhTOhDytwCi95wBPQRfbVUvsUAzKj81ou1FAKZJ2DrNgbJuJ0oCVBKHMcW72sh1wHbxSEJAp75u5rFHdhhqL1NSg5t3eL2spLA4nSoylHCXCHfJuvJHy6vhOePXq0MDrctGb03bW5yb6tMEKnWfPWNopRAMm6VEvpjsuFuCzL/s1879/20240102_170747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="1360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzlL0xJe7NA8FsxKQPzAqhTOhDytwCi95wBPQRfbVUvsUAzKj81ou1FAKZJ2DrNgbJuJ0oCVBKHMcW72sh1wHbxSEJAp75u5rFHdhhqL1NSg5t3eL2spLA4nSoylHCXCHfJuvJHy6vhOePXq0MDrctGb03bW5yb6tMEKnWfPWNopRAMm6VEvpjsuFuCzL/w464-h640/20240102_170747.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>WACKY PACKAGES IS A BIG BLIND SPOT IN MY COLLECTION. I WAS TOO YOUNG TO BUY THEM WHEN THEY CAME OUT AND BY THE TIME I REALLY STARTED COLLECTING IT WAS THE GPK ERA AND THE VINTAGE ONES WERE NOT EASY TO FIND. I'VE PICKED UP A COUPLE OLD ONES HERE AND THERE AND SOMEHOW ENDED UP WITH AN O-PEE-CHEE PACK AT SOME POINT. THERE'S BEEN A TON OF <a href="https://wackypacks.com/#images">REBOOT, REPRINT AND ON DEMAND CARDS</a> PRINTED UP THIS CENTURY BUT I'VE ONLY PICKED UP ONE RACK PACK FOR THE MY LITTLE BONY CARD SHOWING ON THE FRONT. SO MY COLLECTION IS NOT TERRIBLY WACKY</div><div><br /></div><div>I BECAME AWARE OF THIS 1991 CARD AND KNEW I HAD TO GET IT ASAP. BUT WHY? WHERE DOES THIS FIT IN THE COLLECTION? IT IS MY FIRST 1991 CARD SO A WACKY TYPE CARD COLLECTION COULD BE TAKING SHAPE. BUT WHY <i>THIS </i>ONE. IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF THE BRAND, I'M NOT REALLY A BEER DRINKER ANYMORE AND COORS LIGHT WAS NEVER MY FAVORITE. IT IS KIND OF A MONSTER CARD WHAT WITH WITH THE SPOOKY SCARY SKELLINGTONS REACHING FOR THE LOVELY SEWER WATER. I GUESS IT WOULD FIT IN THE MONSTER BINDER, BUT THAT'S NOT WHY EITHER. IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPkSk8pmJ_iefChJbQ9j69OWd8qis9kTXnRdIWJuKtecnkbaWJipbEaeX52lgUosrhukYK2lAiYZSFMl3KPf0atlXS-Jmw7MN4euqvBl9TdAcmaLO-55_nJ0yNH6EcZGmhkfu_FBTmfvQNYQ_FvBlY1JWbrHKmp8rn7gw1msCAy6rciqkE93BCdSsy21v/s1894/20240102_170808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1894" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPkSk8pmJ_iefChJbQ9j69OWd8qis9kTXnRdIWJuKtecnkbaWJipbEaeX52lgUosrhukYK2lAiYZSFMl3KPf0atlXS-Jmw7MN4euqvBl9TdAcmaLO-55_nJ0yNH6EcZGmhkfu_FBTmfvQNYQ_FvBlY1JWbrHKmp8rn7gw1msCAy6rciqkE93BCdSsy21v/w640-h462/20240102_170808.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>SHEMPOO! THE GRUNGY LOOK IS IN! THAT'S AT LEAST A MORE CONTEPORARY REFERENCE TO 1991 THAN LOVE CANAL. I WAS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A SHEMP HOWARD SOLO CARD TO ADD TO THE COLLECTION AND BUDDY, THEY AIN'T EASY TO FIND. SHEMP ISN'T IN ANY OF THE VINTAGE THREE STOOGES SETS WHICH FEATURE MOE, LARRY, CURLY AND OCCASIONALLY CURLY JOE FROM THE MOVIES. SHEMP DOESN'T SHOW UP UNTIL 1997'S DUOCARDS STOOGES SET. BUT I KEPT LOOKING FOR SHEMP AND FINALLY THIS ONE POPPED UP ON THE BACK OF A WACKY PACKAGES STICKER. THIS PREDATES THE DUOCARDS SHEMP BY SIX YEARS! SHEMP ROOKIE CARD PERHAPS? IT'S ACTUALLY NOT SHEMP'S <i>FIRST </i>APPEARANCE ON A TRADING CARD AS HIS VERSION OF THE STOOGES ARE ON AN EXTREMELY SCARCE <a href="https://www.comc.com/Cards/Non-Sports/1948/ABC_Minors_Film_Stars_-_Base/8/The_Three_Stooges/24569268/Ungraded/COMC/PR-FR">BRITISH CARD FROM ABC MINORS</a> BUT THAT ONE'S A TAD OUTSIDE MY BUDGET. THIS ONE'S SLIGHTLY MANGLED, BUT THEN AGAIN SO WAS SHEMP. AS A BONUS I THINK THIS ILLUSTRATION MIGHT HAVE BEEN DRAWN BY ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS, <a href="https://drewfriedman.net/">DREW FRIEDMAN</a>, WHO IS KNOWN FOR HIS LOVE OF ALL THINGS <a href="https://lowbrowreader.com/shemp-howard-singular-stooge/">SHEMP</a>. I CAN'T FIND ANY CONFIRMATION ANYWHERE FOR WHAT ARTIST DREW THIS CARD BUT IT LOOKS A LITTLE FRIEDMANNY TO ME SO I SHALL CHOOSE TO BELIEVE WHAT I WANT TO BELIEVE</p><p>THIS CARD ALSO BEGINS A THEME THAT RUNS THROUGHOUT MY BLACK FRIDAY PICKUPS. THIS WON'T BE THE ONLY SHEMP YOU SPY</p>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-12808398059044590062024-02-22T19:23:00.003-05:002024-02-22T19:23:37.951-05:00ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 21<p> 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</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1993-94 SKYBOX ANDREW LANG & CRAIG EHLO CHANGING FACES</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxEyuUVEf6tSi0hAfrfYDQaYQB_1wzXLu-mBgcpbnj2pVYmuUjofs5hA8PRk5G5Qm9KcFeukjoY_AvNd_j21z1NgEwwT66Odd0XsB5r8WfgGsnayn1eGSYcZ02M3lc2BZo-8xWfpRK_j561CSBWcnZQtl01mTzvN-0tMXilE7mgoqKN9HoUzlijKdf3oO/s1988/20230928_211002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="1988" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxEyuUVEf6tSi0hAfrfYDQaYQB_1wzXLu-mBgcpbnj2pVYmuUjofs5hA8PRk5G5Qm9KcFeukjoY_AvNd_j21z1NgEwwT66Odd0XsB5r8WfgGsnayn1eGSYcZ02M3lc2BZo-8xWfpRK_j561CSBWcnZQtl01mTzvN-0tMXilE7mgoqKN9HoUzlijKdf3oO/w640-h456/20230928_211002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - <strike>INSERT</strike> WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>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</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19HZbnS4HaSwFPA1Mr7DXqvboc3_4kH_v458S-BKJ7Zm2G2xc7bLJfsSSfNlDkpXfX8mmDAjXzgHzvV5oyf60nl9oZtjKWMxj7M4Bcdwm_OFUExoSw-cJia7-zgFjLkf5bCt6Z23NVolS5sL5AP964HD1x4O_QSM6MFEniY9QbvyI_j8aTd3ez3oGRu8j/s1996/20230928_211011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1996" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19HZbnS4HaSwFPA1Mr7DXqvboc3_4kH_v458S-BKJ7Zm2G2xc7bLJfsSSfNlDkpXfX8mmDAjXzgHzvV5oyf60nl9oZtjKWMxj7M4Bcdwm_OFUExoSw-cJia7-zgFjLkf5bCt6Z23NVolS5sL5AP964HD1x4O_QSM6MFEniY9QbvyI_j8aTd3ez3oGRu8j/w640-h462/20230928_211011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>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</div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1995 LEAF DAVID JUSTICE</span></b></div></b><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuK4HsLp3SIKyOgpcIeRjUaNyU0cRxWcg9zipHDPz6oVXHOdZvlCTqfVziZ3a2XjnGfCJ6YqDuC18HBW3hmHsw1HbYgdz-sNXXCI0qa2YIZl1ljh5k51hpLOCyY6vRsP5lYfS7X4rNr5-tC22yvtfvYXXfDcX_BFZ6F_KY6uKdLKzD3gW9A0UDcni6XJx/s1921/20230928_211048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="1411" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuK4HsLp3SIKyOgpcIeRjUaNyU0cRxWcg9zipHDPz6oVXHOdZvlCTqfVziZ3a2XjnGfCJ6YqDuC18HBW3hmHsw1HbYgdz-sNXXCI0qa2YIZl1ljh5k51hpLOCyY6vRsP5lYfS7X4rNr5-tC22yvtfvYXXfDcX_BFZ6F_KY6uKdLKzD3gW9A0UDcni6XJx/w470-h640/20230928_211048.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - BRAVES, WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>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 </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6zg7VhROtl6WlaGKaSH1wVkNdvWPlSIMA25WGl174FwijD5Sb8zE1Igf3Zg8Hp6p_t7DGOe71Arkc-1eg9mtwR6n0pb9exOc_HJDWci5A4DPEQhr9iAQbVMwk3CIoMY6Y1clv2B8kOMHo7EXlJCR7k5ek4OJBmNoZmadtLjIWUrMh3-ieUy7xpj360QP/s1858/20230928_211101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="1352" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6zg7VhROtl6WlaGKaSH1wVkNdvWPlSIMA25WGl174FwijD5Sb8zE1Igf3Zg8Hp6p_t7DGOe71Arkc-1eg9mtwR6n0pb9exOc_HJDWci5A4DPEQhr9iAQbVMwk3CIoMY6Y1clv2B8kOMHo7EXlJCR7k5ek4OJBmNoZmadtLjIWUrMh3-ieUy7xpj360QP/w466-h640/20230928_211101.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE CARD BACKS ARE PRETTY GREAT AS WELL. LOOK AT THAT NUMBER, BIG, LEGIBLE AND SUPER FANCY</div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1991-92 SKYBOX JON KONCAK</span></b></div></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh4Q8KERZixOJ9_YVBzV4hCuSVmk63FPpTxQs7qrfDaADPTroKm__Se7uoVGj09faMclzw6oAJzCN0GkuYLDkFWnwqT4Q65Pce4Zw0tShneCnHAjmxtBpxFFGI1mV03EdWE0o0t-EMqoK2ECh8osLH6QhXzNYl7b6zqr8C6DmO4cRe8eKjLiqz9f6A4CM/s1867/20230928_211110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="1364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh4Q8KERZixOJ9_YVBzV4hCuSVmk63FPpTxQs7qrfDaADPTroKm__Se7uoVGj09faMclzw6oAJzCN0GkuYLDkFWnwqT4Q65Pce4Zw0tShneCnHAjmxtBpxFFGI1mV03EdWE0o0t-EMqoK2ECh8osLH6QhXzNYl7b6zqr8C6DmO4cRe8eKjLiqz9f6A4CM/w468-h640/20230928_211110.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>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</div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1992 BARRY COLLA FRANK THOMAS</span></b></div></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0v30QzrOxewB3zTcEWV6tZkYk1dz6zqtKMB-sEGqvqC4nXQ-JRAnixYZMjOBqDGGoSuSPwreWr_CNtjZVaNEbfxi25qde7QpRlYEavliiv-ew_WjVrns2OK7-l8t3chi8MvnVkeUJ0lVAVMEqYm2Vz6bsFHObm6EFcjTddJyba9ae5LUi1H8If6mJy853/s1881/20230928_211120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0v30QzrOxewB3zTcEWV6tZkYk1dz6zqtKMB-sEGqvqC4nXQ-JRAnixYZMjOBqDGGoSuSPwreWr_CNtjZVaNEbfxi25qde7QpRlYEavliiv-ew_WjVrns2OK7-l8t3chi8MvnVkeUJ0lVAVMEqYm2Vz6bsFHObm6EFcjTddJyba9ae5LUi1H8If6mJy853/w466-h640/20230928_211120.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - ODDBALL</div><div><br /></div><div>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</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9E82oPjVSM56e5o3HYRxk1dg7fyY8MYo8BUhV5AVsUQffvOK6gt9jzZKmj3pEH4O6gt3pMBXQtHg3wEgb5lFT7uG02unICAPVkvVJdilLULbxpcpFBuYLx5QUnt4vmnZaB2ZrqsTWlOGjtqjpawmYzkotjAViktUVxV7A0ukYgljYdeSL6wmvLGWPyhd/s1968/20230928_211129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="1968" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9E82oPjVSM56e5o3HYRxk1dg7fyY8MYo8BUhV5AVsUQffvOK6gt9jzZKmj3pEH4O6gt3pMBXQtHg3wEgb5lFT7uG02unICAPVkvVJdilLULbxpcpFBuYLx5QUnt4vmnZaB2ZrqsTWlOGjtqjpawmYzkotjAViktUVxV7A0ukYgljYdeSL6wmvLGWPyhd/w640-h458/20230928_211129.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>HELL YEAH SERIAL NUMBER. <i>AND </i>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</div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1994 DONRUSS EDDIE MURRAY</span></b></div></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMzvOte4VRWjjY4lLreUkyxdwF7kyXAzC_rSqAUN61E0hR4CVeano1zebAdvFixhZHz5DFvselqndKNZXL7iw5altG62vASa9NtGKSulB5CRL6qdBJEFlqdkXiJirmEEzHeVbRNEwRAJnGDwiingb5u6EtXTm17QlIBmkQsFIqLR0eg-AXyU_5A8TF9PP/s1870/20230928_211142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="1360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMzvOte4VRWjjY4lLreUkyxdwF7kyXAzC_rSqAUN61E0hR4CVeano1zebAdvFixhZHz5DFvselqndKNZXL7iw5altG62vASa9NtGKSulB5CRL6qdBJEFlqdkXiJirmEEzHeVbRNEwRAJnGDwiingb5u6EtXTm17QlIBmkQsFIqLR0eg-AXyU_5A8TF9PP/w466-h640/20230928_211142.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>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</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1987 FLEER STICKERS ASTROS, MARINERS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGA7OG9pPl6eQTVIVDwwFIelsKULmOvpJt7_77mCtSJkgQVaBoKRbLga79PBXJ6X3izO987KKC8C7LpdnkRWpOHi03LthlGEMGW_69f4a6QanAZSZUQC19mbOW3rIE_gMWD2TbiI2I25xMIyHP8o17cbr8y1806F84z1XDASttU4GxmNbDqfWWvXkyYikx/s1961/20230928_211316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="1407" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGA7OG9pPl6eQTVIVDwwFIelsKULmOvpJt7_77mCtSJkgQVaBoKRbLga79PBXJ6X3izO987KKC8C7LpdnkRWpOHi03LthlGEMGW_69f4a6QanAZSZUQC19mbOW3rIE_gMWD2TbiI2I25xMIyHP8o17cbr8y1806F84z1XDASttU4GxmNbDqfWWvXkyYikx/w460-h640/20230928_211316.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - WANTLIST?</div><div><br /></div><div>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</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1992 LEAF MATT STAIRS GOLD LEAF ROOKIES</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSz7DF5-2PkCHS99oMCiW0knbESLXqdtNxVc5wIQAvLI98wti5a0Udq_HA4_CHibLK5lnGffgd-eGsOQyQ8ZO1gCiythC6FBT1npgeWsVUMcFP_ohfYpBfXfyFTSWGNUhGCOJZQBjp7wXI-5qyqsDsTL2EYUfLPvcHaDPF5_gY4NDBYkToQvoHeZzypjx/s1917/20230928_211326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1917" data-original-width="1372" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSz7DF5-2PkCHS99oMCiW0knbESLXqdtNxVc5wIQAvLI98wti5a0Udq_HA4_CHibLK5lnGffgd-eGsOQyQ8ZO1gCiythC6FBT1npgeWsVUMcFP_ohfYpBfXfyFTSWGNUhGCOJZQBjp7wXI-5qyqsDsTL2EYUfLPvcHaDPF5_gY4NDBYkToQvoHeZzypjx/w458-h640/20230928_211326.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>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</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2021 TOPPS CHARLIE MORTON</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ0I5ulE0nh4w24-dA8z-RxSMbEAM0VVnkTNqBhfSHO_h4e90Ku9kXOHgp8nU3ei7NkCCSWAxP0bCjqLMpol1rtJUNRL9MJ6FmVy7nTo-kaUVp5OjPTQ2X0j5F1BKveqa7mzpQKDJCC3uDZ5-MVtFGdqfvvnOUsTnWtm7xxIfBTJABIxlP6bPZOFzvfWA/s1933/20230928_211412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1933" data-original-width="1404" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ0I5ulE0nh4w24-dA8z-RxSMbEAM0VVnkTNqBhfSHO_h4e90Ku9kXOHgp8nU3ei7NkCCSWAxP0bCjqLMpol1rtJUNRL9MJ6FmVy7nTo-kaUVp5OjPTQ2X0j5F1BKveqa7mzpQKDJCC3uDZ5-MVtFGdqfvvnOUsTnWtm7xxIfBTJABIxlP6bPZOFzvfWA/w464-h640/20230928_211412.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>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</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1994 LEAF LIMITED DAVID JUSTICE</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzG6DCcJ1FOF9qnbUEcx5bh32yYogbWqD8Vkt5suyQm2Bs0jXsUYy_JwBoCR-XPfi5Sc0ldnlf1zpuuBSs2iGvIJ1FBX5AvSJR6VTU0fDXZ9cE3qEhyphenhyphen-hh8s3FEbie-mrtOVeepfvX7ZjIH7DJK2K9jt-BvF4-gsV0T_POIxCgEaWgkJ2_uA55FY_RVAzC/s1707/20230928_211438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1223" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzG6DCcJ1FOF9qnbUEcx5bh32yYogbWqD8Vkt5suyQm2Bs0jXsUYy_JwBoCR-XPfi5Sc0ldnlf1zpuuBSs2iGvIJ1FBX5AvSJR6VTU0fDXZ9cE3qEhyphenhyphen-hh8s3FEbie-mrtOVeepfvX7ZjIH7DJK2K9jt-BvF4-gsV0T_POIxCgEaWgkJ2_uA55FY_RVAzC/w458-h640/20230928_211438.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - SHINY, BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>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</div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1993-94 SKYBOX HARVEY GRANT & CHRIS DUDLEY, BOBBY HURLEY & MITCH RICHMOND, ERIC FLOYD & DENNIS RODMAN CHANGING FACES</span></b></div></b><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAIeHvBW4m4U4pn0CoY50-z50ZZdPNeIe6w-BbrAzKsb2fCcKsQGemCHRSoFHiGKZQo4BACylFEiPtiJYt0GKhsVxo35vNUoDTQ0dGfhNp6_yTrS2VDYmx7U_tn85cLjLyh9DF090hcoZRZer2JFbsu-DC3yyN5PcsOoqc4YR-XEqRP3qVsxuQ7l5lq6I/s2266/20230928_211511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="1068" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAIeHvBW4m4U4pn0CoY50-z50ZZdPNeIe6w-BbrAzKsb2fCcKsQGemCHRSoFHiGKZQo4BACylFEiPtiJYt0GKhsVxo35vNUoDTQ0dGfhNp6_yTrS2VDYmx7U_tn85cLjLyh9DF090hcoZRZer2JFbsu-DC3yyN5PcsOoqc4YR-XEqRP3qVsxuQ7l5lq6I/w301-h640/20230928_211511.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div>CATEGORY - WANTLIST <br /><p>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</p><p>UP NEXT: BRAVES AND SHINY</p></div></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-60012361004569959102024-02-21T18:12:00.001-05:002024-02-21T18:12:46.680-05:00CUSTOMS BLASTER - PART 3: CHAOS ENSUES<p> JUST BECAUSE I'M SORTING THE NEW STUFF INTO SENSIBLE POSTS DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S NO MORE CHAOS. A LOT OF THE STUFF I'VE GOTTEN OFF THE SITE HAS NOT BEEN 'I NEED THIS FOR MY WANTLISTS' CARDS BUT INSTEAD WERE 'HEY, THIS IS COOL, I WANT IT' CARDS. SO WHILE I AM ADMITTEDLY GETTING A LITTLE MORE FOCUSED IN MY COLLECTING RECENTLY THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU WON'T BE GETTING SOME CHAOS! LIKE THIS POST, CONVENIENTLY SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO OTHER CHAOS POSTS OF STUFF I PICKED UP LAST YEAR. CHAAAAOOOOOOSSSSS!!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">KID REPORTER CODE</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipahVvao08wyOu5gTxbrYYTitnfaWMyB8IRR7sc598iK4lvbvzS-KuMiPTRGeXiu0JD5dSC9pjEvXvjf8SjQ3WB3VvSELMMxPIuJ9lAKHcYihKWG-fi44MYEkNG0ufVLHPhqGwn31H5kLj6rP1MDoZ01xQPnZpqgwawh4zTUlvAhULywaoAvw300iWndeR/s1881/20240210_112955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="1334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipahVvao08wyOu5gTxbrYYTitnfaWMyB8IRR7sc598iK4lvbvzS-KuMiPTRGeXiu0JD5dSC9pjEvXvjf8SjQ3WB3VvSELMMxPIuJ9lAKHcYihKWG-fi44MYEkNG0ufVLHPhqGwn31H5kLj6rP1MDoZ01xQPnZpqgwawh4zTUlvAhULywaoAvw300iWndeR/w454-h640/20240210_112955.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>EVERY ORDER IS PACKAGED VERY WELL AND INCLUDES SOME PROTECTION CARDS ON THE ENDS. I LOVE THE VARIETY OF THESE CARDS AS IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE SEEN OF THESE KID REPORTER CODE CARDS SINCE I HAVEN'T OPENED A FOOTBALL PACK SINCE MAYBE 2015. MOST THINK THESE ARE JUNK AND THEY ARE RIGHT BUT I LOVE FINDING WEIRD OLD PACK INSERTS, EVEN IF THEY AREN'T VERY OLD YET</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2021-22 PANINI SELECT KEVIN DURANT</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckQMnQapTlEXB3reuPPul5jNz-p7wrWlRYth0G1BO-d8JRFy3eFmTkbkISPOLSNE4ABBQBZ3LbheLpx1R83jfmftwNgCunzBTf8Ug-mmYp1j_ASkDEXsdtRLa6_NU4KfP6W6ncc4E5_O0_j0qlKiW7aWcHyggjwhcEj3YkR6GiR1X2n5B4bPZuJ_cZLMu/s1895/20240210_113009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="1349" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckQMnQapTlEXB3reuPPul5jNz-p7wrWlRYth0G1BO-d8JRFy3eFmTkbkISPOLSNE4ABBQBZ3LbheLpx1R83jfmftwNgCunzBTf8Ug-mmYp1j_ASkDEXsdtRLa6_NU4KfP6W6ncc4E5_O0_j0qlKiW7aWcHyggjwhcEj3YkR6GiR1X2n5B4bPZuJ_cZLMu/w456-h640/20240210_113009.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR</p><p>I THINK MY BASKETBALL PACK RIPPING DAYS ARE MOSTLY OVER SO I LIKE TO PICK UP SUPERSTAR CARDS WHEN I CAN. KEVIN DURANT GETS A LOT OF FLAK NOWADAYS FOR BOUNCING AROUND THE LEAGUE AND HAVING NO NON-WARRIORS TITLES BUT NO ONE'S GOING TO CARE ABOUT ALL THAT WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE. I STILL DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND HOW PANINI SELECTY WORKS BUT I THINK THESE BLUE CARDS ARE THE RETAIL VERSION? </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2021 BOWMAN PLATINUM ANDRES GIMENEZ RENOWNED ROOKIES</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFtNIKGVf6noXWR4JkrF3-Z8gqqX_4IyTGbn_tVcb7Y9cKuz8LL-epjaVpfmcpIsvnlScSUtUsjt3IDIeqr4m5RsRuZgwVNFi6vjFc3jn_YOiwQ9OIbHJqPTgVvPGm3upLhn0WQIljB5bjNM8R21sUoVzdShiSGZBIPOYGI51SEES-PorSYCMHp3shT0s/s1902/20240210_113019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="1375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFtNIKGVf6noXWR4JkrF3-Z8gqqX_4IyTGbn_tVcb7Y9cKuz8LL-epjaVpfmcpIsvnlScSUtUsjt3IDIeqr4m5RsRuZgwVNFi6vjFc3jn_YOiwQ9OIbHJqPTgVvPGm3upLhn0WQIljB5bjNM8R21sUoVzdShiSGZBIPOYGI51SEES-PorSYCMHp3shT0s/w462-h640/20240210_113019.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - INSERT</p><p>I SAW THIS INSERT CARD AND THOUGHT IT LOOKED VERY SHINY AND COOL. NOW THAT I HAVE IT I'VE DISCOVERED THAT ANDRES IS A VERY GOOD PLAYER WHO HAS WON A PLATINUM GLOVE?? VERY NICE INDEED</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2020 TOPPS YORDAN ALVAREZ TOPPS NOW CRUMMY ADVERTISEMENT INSERT</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7slEPTm4VEJRX263DFMYDEQaPoM0Vjpj-rLfFRASK3tpPpOXUZHUYVFJGysmaWSUBpmlYp7xIzd623onSPh3bu267mhN-zJQJWkenAXzG1rhSY9HR41Ke0QnFtPkz8kNkvnqKzKv0ZfkeONO7RkffCmJQ2QtjQmKmRNYxpVphW3b43Hepj7wZcdzaGN4i/s1859/20240210_113052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1859" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7slEPTm4VEJRX263DFMYDEQaPoM0Vjpj-rLfFRASK3tpPpOXUZHUYVFJGysmaWSUBpmlYp7xIzd623onSPh3bu267mhN-zJQJWkenAXzG1rhSY9HR41Ke0QnFtPkz8kNkvnqKzKv0ZfkeONO7RkffCmJQ2QtjQmKmRNYxpVphW3b43Hepj7wZcdzaGN4i/w640-h460/20240210_113052.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - INSERT</p><p>I REMEMBER IN 2020 WHEN EVERYONE <b><i>LOATHED </i></b>THESE CARDS. MAN, THERE WAS SO MUCH GRIPING ON TWITTER ABOUT THESE THINGS. MY TOPPS INSERT GAME IS VERY WEAK SINCE 2015 THOUGH AND I LOVE YORDAN SO THIS ADDITION WAS A NO-BRAINER. IT IS A <i>VERY </i>SKETCHY SUBJECT FOR AN INSERT SET BUT AT LEAST NO ONE TRIED TO SELL THEM AS AUTHENTIC CARDS LIKE WITH THE 2021 THROUGH THE YEARS INSERT SET</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2021 DONRUSS MIKE TROUT</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX8LvCieS_MgJ9WwDQO5Rl0vgaHjkDiVEf37HGp_-XDBskNXNbd42NEayrOszM6VVYFK6_jZQK4Iga_HQB-zt4mwTvsi_TOzEx4EsiXirQtC65rWYsmgl-2hS8IqYDLcG_OqhMBzZonFYrGc6BbyAYgUErwViRU3Tii1ENzOgwYqfLgG0qiR5BGbnzLZR/s1927/20240210_113059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="1360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX8LvCieS_MgJ9WwDQO5Rl0vgaHjkDiVEf37HGp_-XDBskNXNbd42NEayrOszM6VVYFK6_jZQK4Iga_HQB-zt4mwTvsi_TOzEx4EsiXirQtC65rWYsmgl-2hS8IqYDLcG_OqhMBzZonFYrGc6BbyAYgUErwViRU3Tii1ENzOgwYqfLgG0qiR5BGbnzLZR/w452-h640/20240210_113059.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR</p><p>THE INVESTOR CLASS HAVE REALIZED THAT MIKE TROUT IS HUMAN AND ARE FURIOUS. HOW DARE HE GET INJURED AND NOT WIN MVP EVERY YEAR. THIS MEANS THAT SCAVENGERS LIKE MYSELF CAN FINALLY GET SOME TROUPT CARDS. I AM ALSO AMUSED THAT PANINI CAN JUST PUT LOS ANGELES ON ALL THEIR ANGELS CARDS WHILE TOPPS HAS TO DANCE AROUND THE CITY DESIGNATION EVERY YEAR </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2016 BOWMAN'S BEST CHRIS SALE</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNGmIMlU7n4ZguQLHRM-Y0vXHo7szVyFWK8yr7XCK310EkDbbIEWjUtfKkkhsv8pOrTw6PwpxMFu84ZxSzw5teneovcFGEvfRranD5sGkNZHpXsvnK57jAoNXd1C0UQLdBd4xuCFovMX9HY00ybAg9MAIZ9GbSNRAKPagUYLaf9LuXCe5ndCh6mTXyngw/s1849/20240210_113118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1849" data-original-width="1335" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNGmIMlU7n4ZguQLHRM-Y0vXHo7szVyFWK8yr7XCK310EkDbbIEWjUtfKkkhsv8pOrTw6PwpxMFu84ZxSzw5teneovcFGEvfRranD5sGkNZHpXsvnK57jAoNXd1C0UQLdBd4xuCFovMX9HY00ybAg9MAIZ9GbSNRAKPagUYLaf9LuXCe5ndCh6mTXyngw/w462-h640/20240210_113118.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - SHINY, BRAVESISH</p><p>THIS IS THE FIRST CHRIS SALE CARD I PICKED UP SINCE THE TRADE. IT'S PRETTY DARN GOOD LOOKING TOO! BOWMAN'S BEST CAN REALLY BRING IT WHEN THEY TRY</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1991 UPPER DECK KEN HILL AUTOGRAPH</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wopskiTSuBzsM6V5IoUUHY9W5zWpinQfzNvscaWfxCsblDRrihXKOyvihYvZKD584ACt9FT0DzNkN11rnxky2XPh08Taf9rFxUOjBAIKrVKxwEYFG3EIChpXJOUqwTsYrS4cpoOulmarlO0doWEYscbEfLrLgUrMnOuZ-3rjbTJTYG_C4dKnYF6gCBCX/s1917/20240210_113203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1917" data-original-width="1374" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wopskiTSuBzsM6V5IoUUHY9W5zWpinQfzNvscaWfxCsblDRrihXKOyvihYvZKD584ACt9FT0DzNkN11rnxky2XPh08Taf9rFxUOjBAIKrVKxwEYFG3EIChpXJOUqwTsYrS4cpoOulmarlO0doWEYscbEfLrLgUrMnOuZ-3rjbTJTYG_C4dKnYF6gCBCX/w458-h640/20240210_113203.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - AUTOGRAPH</p><p>THERE ARE A SURPRISING AMOUNT OF AUTOGRAPH CARDS POSTED TO THE SITE AND I LIKE TO PICK THEM UP ON OCCASION IF I LIKE THE PLAYER. KEN HILL WAS UNDERRATED AND A SOLID PITCHER IN THE 90S SO I NABBED THIS ONE. THERE WAS ANOTHER KEN HILL AUTO ON A 1990 SCORE CARD POSTED THAT LOOKED EVEN BETTER THAN THIS ONE BUT I LEFT IT FOR SOMEONE ELSE. GOTTA SHARE THE WEALTH</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1990 UPPER DECK REGGIE JACKSON HEROES ART CARD</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLclUm0U4Gj2vBFDUt4qt4baYkWqhLge8a7ep8-mQnu5A1Et8j63a1nGcJEztIOAcTMAmIg9-fEpt63MJ_nXXwvCIwXZL8RhXCvt2FqP5-4LY4YwwcMEmYwxHdlUYpMbGegf2qJuyjiVtqgvgjA2GQdjDaOoqJv_1nmE6eJOYwjWPLwy3fvjqtwrkbiE1/s1829/20240210_113211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1829" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLclUm0U4Gj2vBFDUt4qt4baYkWqhLge8a7ep8-mQnu5A1Et8j63a1nGcJEztIOAcTMAmIg9-fEpt63MJ_nXXwvCIwXZL8RhXCvt2FqP5-4LY4YwwcMEmYwxHdlUYpMbGegf2qJuyjiVtqgvgjA2GQdjDaOoqJv_1nmE6eJOYwjWPLwy3fvjqtwrkbiE1/w640-h466/20240210_113211.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - INSERT, PLAYER COLLECTION</p><p>I PROBABLY HAVE THREE COPIES OF THIS CARD ALREADY BUT I CANNOT PASS UP A NICE LOOKING REGGIE CARD WHEN I SEE IT. SO MUCH FOR SHARING THE WEALTH</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1999 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED CRAIG BIGGIO</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsFZSdpQbuLc3MXtCK6FTkqtYBk6WzuOFqLUUuByEKolYpeC6klbYn9zXd-gwOM6AogsbOvjDPzibgjLiGWq5fB2Uxl-ax4g9_j4Bay5rKil1AU5_6GfCBbhGx-2xkZXvsA1EXytPomlnB6E-Poy_M4qNTniwp_XztTcBgSWTatzFcZhizruGLnJpg1YV/s1872/20240210_113218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="1872" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsFZSdpQbuLc3MXtCK6FTkqtYBk6WzuOFqLUUuByEKolYpeC6klbYn9zXd-gwOM6AogsbOvjDPzibgjLiGWq5fB2Uxl-ax4g9_j4Bay5rKil1AU5_6GfCBbhGx-2xkZXvsA1EXytPomlnB6E-Poy_M4qNTniwp_XztTcBgSWTatzFcZhizruGLnJpg1YV/w640-h460/20240210_113218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR</p><p>I MEAN, DO I EVEN NEED TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CARD? JUST LOOK AT IT. THIS PHOTO OF BIGGIO WITH THE EDDIE GAEDEL BATTING STANCE IS AMAZING</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2023 TOPPS BLUE MOON BALLERS CHECKLIST</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6kCOHMSyggxPsReFE-gbajEpIeSwg5Bj5Hj6r7cR1Km-ircaAsAr0-hylvNUBaOkDN5s6cL-ttiiRea9eJ4ojDJcTpLwTagnPM-lJgajwtH7KEpnppJ2VHIoa0ZhN7q-Jl_KhydNHnMCH3CxlBwAuG3kM5It3siNGSrR_6PqK_iLFR5UlZ5K-kR6djsm/s1973/20240210_113253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1973" data-original-width="1422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6kCOHMSyggxPsReFE-gbajEpIeSwg5Bj5Hj6r7cR1Km-ircaAsAr0-hylvNUBaOkDN5s6cL-ttiiRea9eJ4ojDJcTpLwTagnPM-lJgajwtH7KEpnppJ2VHIoa0ZhN7q-Jl_KhydNHnMCH3CxlBwAuG3kM5It3siNGSrR_6PqK_iLFR5UlZ5K-kR6djsm/w462-h640/20240210_113253.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR</p><p>ERLING HAALAND IS ONE OF THE BEST SOCCER PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, IF NOT <i>THE</i> BEST. I FRIGGIN HATE MAN CITY BUT I LOVE CARDS OF THE BEST PLAYERS, EVEN IF IT IS A CHECKLIST. ERLING'S THE GUY ON THE LEFT FOR ALL YOU SOCCER IGNORERS</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1996 CIRCA FRANK THOMAS CHECKLIST</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTESilkCYxdJKl9FocQiw-Av6wdA-QJUipPGvpPhwPFClzdWuKTp2nYTfQ0NaBA1fT3QDQDjWGs6ZfZwVZdzaM-oMB_BxQ6WLKwK5a_bqCmxCKljCIgeypsW-GErTadk0fM8KADsx6AUQXgrnn0-T9Pq0q4FT4jLp7pellFlMt3g4GEJN7mDFbi-otrCt/s1903/20240210_113259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1903" data-original-width="1370" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTESilkCYxdJKl9FocQiw-Av6wdA-QJUipPGvpPhwPFClzdWuKTp2nYTfQ0NaBA1fT3QDQDjWGs6ZfZwVZdzaM-oMB_BxQ6WLKwK5a_bqCmxCKljCIgeypsW-GErTadk0fM8KADsx6AUQXgrnn0-T9Pq0q4FT4jLp7pellFlMt3g4GEJN7mDFbi-otrCt/w460-h640/20240210_113259.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR</p><p>I REALLY LOVE THE SKYBOX CIRCA SETS BUT HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO FIGURING OUT A WANTLIST. I ALSO DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D EVER FIND ANY CIRCA CARDS EVEN IF I HAD ONE. BIG HURT POPPED UP ON THE SITE AND EVEN IF I ALREADY HAVE IT, WHO CARES, BIG HURT</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1994-95 ULTRA ERIC LINDROS ALL STAR INSERT</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRC3gikUNWoArEcK3dAXKBWRrYVEAr2uLwc_mS12Nw_WVzO8qwnsaKHZ6ZTx6w-iodYlR7hH_cqeQKT-4mwa0a1dX1cE1vhieopo6LeomwX1UGr7CtSe62LUOdo9wELTB3RUhRrd70vVjngdQdXZvkWgAmkbnVyZbpLA-IQCfayamLlEq5pzsqo0uLYrPn/s1901/20240210_113308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="1901" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRC3gikUNWoArEcK3dAXKBWRrYVEAr2uLwc_mS12Nw_WVzO8qwnsaKHZ6ZTx6w-iodYlR7hH_cqeQKT-4mwa0a1dX1cE1vhieopo6LeomwX1UGr7CtSe62LUOdo9wELTB3RUhRrd70vVjngdQdXZvkWgAmkbnVyZbpLA-IQCfayamLlEq5pzsqo0uLYrPn/w640-h462/20240210_113308.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - INSERT, SUPERSTAR</p><p>MY HOCKEY CARD BUYING IS VERY FOCUSED TO A HANDFUL OF PLAYERS I COLLECT AND A FEW SPECIFIC SET BUILDS. THIS BEING SAID, I'M NOT PASSING UP REALLY COOL LOOKING INSERT CARDS IF THEY CROSS MY PATH. THIS ONE IS VERY COOL AND FEATURES ONE OF THE BIGGEST PLAYERS OF THE 90S. NO RAGRETS</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2017 UPPER DECK GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ROCKET RACCOON</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQMpSXLjrI-3uChQxNbbgvnGIjCYU55QBuS0uojA1Su1aJdWbzPUhzCMnWgygh7OmyYe5T1I0KoSHkqr_ruAApl7sH0gRfna6GZASHUsAxpOVotkfA8ZUEcn_oedxoBbhM1Cw0w_49gAwBNwmLf6wlXTnINGn9ILurriFcDI7VibrBH9CZssowoQEd7fz/s1897/20240210_113412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="1374" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQMpSXLjrI-3uChQxNbbgvnGIjCYU55QBuS0uojA1Su1aJdWbzPUhzCMnWgygh7OmyYe5T1I0KoSHkqr_ruAApl7sH0gRfna6GZASHUsAxpOVotkfA8ZUEcn_oedxoBbhM1Cw0w_49gAwBNwmLf6wlXTnINGn9ILurriFcDI7VibrBH9CZssowoQEd7fz/w464-h640/20240210_113412.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - NON SPORT</p><p>MY DECISION MAKING ON ALL MY NON-SPORTS PICKUPS IS BASICALLY THE FOLLOWING: I ASK MYSELF IS THIS CARD SUPER COOL? IF THE ANSWER IS MEH, IT'S OK, KINDA COOL OR PRETTY COOL, I PASS ON THE CARD. IF THE ANSWER IS HELL YEAH! THIS IS FUCKIN COOL! I GET THE CARD. AN INSANE TALKING RACCOON SPRINTING WITH GUNS-A-BLAZIN IS FUCKIN COOL. I DON'T EVEN CARE THAT I DON'T WATCH MARVEL MOVIES I NEED MURDERCRITTER CARDS IN MY COLLECTION</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2004 TOPPS CRACKER JACK VICTOR MARTINEZ BLUE MINI PARALLEL</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZf5LAI_NtVo5qqbGnFIKH1MB8Dh94-hhwbF8LeqCEPXaHr9mbrorERB4c7VzyCJSLab1R1kl-6aLJCmoBm_3NiQpvEctvRXLv5FAxIaSVr11lX3sdCpsLij217zDBoXmC6Teuygs7RjBz8dsxdm838M2tscDNFOiFEy1EzQ0m8-Qspgs-oI7hBwrrfnN/s1798/20240210_113418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1798" data-original-width="1339" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZf5LAI_NtVo5qqbGnFIKH1MB8Dh94-hhwbF8LeqCEPXaHr9mbrorERB4c7VzyCJSLab1R1kl-6aLJCmoBm_3NiQpvEctvRXLv5FAxIaSVr11lX3sdCpsLij217zDBoXmC6Teuygs7RjBz8dsxdm838M2tscDNFOiFEy1EzQ0m8-Qspgs-oI7hBwrrfnN/w476-h640/20240210_113418.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>CATEGORY - INSERT</p><p>I WENT GAGA OVER THE CRACKER JACK SET IN 2004 AND GOT PRETTY CLOSE TO COMPLETING THE BASE SET AND A FRANKENSTEINED MINI SET COMBINING REGULAR AND STICKER MINIS. I HAVE SINCE MOSTLY ABANDONED ALL MY 00'S RETRO SETS DUE TO NOT SEEING ANY OF THE CARDS ANYWHERE FOR OVER A DECADE BUT THIS BLUE BACKGROUND PARALLEL DREW ME IN WITH SOME NICE NOSTALGIC FEELINGS. V-MART IS ALSO QUITE UNDERRATED, AND WAS ONE OF THE BETTER CATCHERS OF THE 00S BUT GOT OVERSHADOWED BY MAUER, POSEY AND MOLINA</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1995 KROME LADY DEATH SERIES II KALI ROOKIE CARD</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJ7FiNqvP4uKQX1L9914bMfOfUx6nnQz_MlyKfpSrSq_GGCCItgtSPQYQwNRZBhx-6_2DUfybVKZaZ5QBDY4AqMy4OrxoT-bEjYvqINMtHB0UHUYWSPlaLlJvu9Apbe-FeYBtZz66_gwSP8h9xE7aG6LVSmY_G40SHiE_lx7Av-cWR4zXmIdWNsyrZE6n/s1890/20240210_113426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1346" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJ7FiNqvP4uKQX1L9914bMfOfUx6nnQz_MlyKfpSrSq_GGCCItgtSPQYQwNRZBhx-6_2DUfybVKZaZ5QBDY4AqMy4OrxoT-bEjYvqINMtHB0UHUYWSPlaLlJvu9Apbe-FeYBtZz66_gwSP8h9xE7aG6LVSmY_G40SHiE_lx7Av-cWR4zXmIdWNsyrZE6n/w456-h640/20240210_113426.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><p></p>CATEGORY - BOOBLES<br /><br />OK, SO 'IS THIS CARD SUPER COOL' MIGHT NOT BE THE <i>SOLE </i>QUALIFIER FOR MY NON-SPORT PICKUPS. IN MY DEFENSE THIS ONE IS SUPER COOL AND IT FITS INTO MY MONSTER CARD COLLECTION QUITE NICELY. PLUS THIS IS A ROOKIE CARD?? NO, FOR REALS<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-NKTtkRD-1pPN94tJ9pHusgjciueFus4IVCUOSUNFoh1ri29NcHBSYQ58AkHzXl5QIh4JehDxfeGckRasGlTj9sfSfuhbgjRDKFgWJSpw9isixTTD5puRl3CvTbr81a3oYbMwAA_gsGaHQSYysySFPSG3V9Nmq-X1xJZwEoFh22tQf2onaSUIfYcDkkl/s1995/20240210_122137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-NKTtkRD-1pPN94tJ9pHusgjciueFus4IVCUOSUNFoh1ri29NcHBSYQ58AkHzXl5QIh4JehDxfeGckRasGlTj9sfSfuhbgjRDKFgWJSpw9isixTTD5puRl3CvTbr81a3oYbMwAA_gsGaHQSYysySFPSG3V9Nmq-X1xJZwEoFh22tQf2onaSUIfYcDkkl/w462-h640/20240210_122137.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><p>OFFICIAL ROOKIES SUBSET CARD! THIS IS A FIB HOWEVER, AS THERE WAS A KALI CARD IN TOPPS' <a href="https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/99294/cid/6910532/1991-Topps-Monster-in-My-Pocket-(US-Edition)-19-Kali">MONSTER IN MY POCKET</a> SET FOUR YEARS EARLIER. THIS IS HER FIRST CHROME(IUM) CARD HOWEVER, AND ALL THE COOL KIDS COLLECT THE CHROME ROOKIES WITH NICE ETCHING. THE <i>BEST </i>KALI IS RAY HARRYHAUSEN'S KALI, FROM THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD. I WISH SHE HAD A CARD</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ROssbvtE41U" width="320" youtube-src-id="ROssbvtE41U"></iframe></div><br /><p>UP NEXT: SOME NICE 80S STUFF, Y'ALL ARE GONNA GO APESHIT OVER THIS</p>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-56673145932348845742024-02-20T08:30:00.001-05:002024-02-20T08:30:00.134-05:00ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 20<p>METAL UNIVERSE IS SO AWESOME IT GETS THE TOP SPOT TWO POSTS IN A ROW! WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THIS ONE AS WELL</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1997 METAL UNIVERSE VINNY CASTILLA</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SFNhycVoihCjTCHkoR71qyfQh_W-LXg_-DmYr_ypiCX7do69umcgRKzBfyR4_H_5CCKZ5UOoZ4iKNsPzPtpM_zDkIGITCZhyVRY1wQbkyekwxo6zqMy5I2eh2cVtoXcQEUJR7CXvlcqT-KCljJzm1P0Sdlabzf9AzUeoxRmPxuY1OAUm0N0f69-W3Rb7/s1885/20230928_210538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="1382" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SFNhycVoihCjTCHkoR71qyfQh_W-LXg_-DmYr_ypiCX7do69umcgRKzBfyR4_H_5CCKZ5UOoZ4iKNsPzPtpM_zDkIGITCZhyVRY1wQbkyekwxo6zqMy5I2eh2cVtoXcQEUJR7CXvlcqT-KCljJzm1P0Sdlabzf9AzUeoxRmPxuY1OAUm0N0f69-W3Rb7/w470-h640/20230928_210538.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div> </div><div>CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>VINNY'S CARD HAS A FLAT BACKGROUND SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING ON HIS CARD IN A PHOTO! AND MAN, IS THIS A GOOD ONE. A BIG SCARY DRAGON IS TRYINGTO ROAST AND EAT VINNY BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S GOT HIMSELF INTO. VINNY IS TOO POWERFUL, HE'S THE GUY WHO PUSHED CHIPPER JONES INTO LEFT FIELD AFTER ALL. THAT BASEBALL IS GOING TO CLONK THAT DRAGON'S NOGGIN AND VINNY'LL HAVE A NEW SET OF LUGGAGE</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9u3Nez2hxqxVdIGtc2rvjyT9sk62B1ycck-6QdGBXA0M6Uxxnb8a20L3bcpPlkAVyhM2xHTfjxCoxLv0MM7D6wVZSJr1Ecl3bg1llGMXA2eKhR2XEw6X4E9z7jtOuINPCYUcz6_kfdGjpkYDHl1vGEW5jCQ9zj2g-bWRQeBcHjnFnPa__UqEW06D-2JAm/s1907/20230928_210552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="1400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9u3Nez2hxqxVdIGtc2rvjyT9sk62B1ycck-6QdGBXA0M6Uxxnb8a20L3bcpPlkAVyhM2xHTfjxCoxLv0MM7D6wVZSJr1Ecl3bg1llGMXA2eKhR2XEw6X4E9z7jtOuINPCYUcz6_kfdGjpkYDHl1vGEW5jCQ9zj2g-bWRQeBcHjnFnPa__UqEW06D-2JAm/w470-h640/20230928_210552.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE CLUNKY FUTURISTIC BACKGROUNDS ON THESE THINGS MAKE ME SO HAPPY. IT'S LIKE VAPORWAVE AND STEAMPUNK HAD A WEIRD LITTLE BABY</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2020 DONRUSS SAM HILLIARD RATED ROOKIE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKm-jaN68SZz0nJFJpRAP0NjEoN0PXZI0P0isgBFQuDFPXolI_gQeWt6YviZL-pMLjWX-qNynK34Wv8bwVpfi8zAJMXHK8VC7RnzzRFS75hmXanxMlzXI3mYARQtEydirnixwGyp19aP-ZQjTib9D4NfQ4HQtME8dUB5X1vfmKHOdECWrSMQWFeV-yS0Q/s1860/20230928_210603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="1342" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKm-jaN68SZz0nJFJpRAP0NjEoN0PXZI0P0isgBFQuDFPXolI_gQeWt6YviZL-pMLjWX-qNynK34Wv8bwVpfi8zAJMXHK8VC7RnzzRFS75hmXanxMlzXI3mYARQtEydirnixwGyp19aP-ZQjTib9D4NfQ4HQtME8dUB5X1vfmKHOdECWrSMQWFeV-yS0Q/w462-h640/20230928_210603.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>SAM HILLIARD WAS A BENCH OUTFIELDER FOR THE BRAVES IN 2023 AND HE HAD A STRETCH FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHERE HE PLAYED LIKE WILLIE MAYS. HE HAS ALREADY BEEN WAIVED AND PICKED UP BY THE ORIOLES AS FORREST WALL BEAT HIM OUT FOR THE SCRAPPY 6TH OUTFIELDER SPOT ON THE ROSTER BUT I FELT A NEED TO PICK UP A RATED ROOKIE TO COMMEMORATE THAT TWO HOME RUN GAME IN APRIL</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1992-93 STADIUM CLUB DOMINIQUE WILKINS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPCR9yHXUzlaxh_4O1faLBqvtyEicx_HsmFGvfnP2KzQDphYJGCHJ98y5Yk7hjFXozvTPgPzAHhaf5X48EVhavS3WW0ZRCk3wcjgfJjnvLHuI9OHFDFChsu59it590_bDbHeJWiQNOCNh_F6WM6PonaDYfv4dGGtszqYLhmsipb7mDcL0Cd8wBY3xs6vD/s1912/20230928_210612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1912" data-original-width="1377" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPCR9yHXUzlaxh_4O1faLBqvtyEicx_HsmFGvfnP2KzQDphYJGCHJ98y5Yk7hjFXozvTPgPzAHhaf5X48EVhavS3WW0ZRCk3wcjgfJjnvLHuI9OHFDFChsu59it590_bDbHeJWiQNOCNh_F6WM6PonaDYfv4dGGtszqYLhmsipb7mDcL0Cd8wBY3xs6vD/w460-h640/20230928_210612.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - HAWKS</div><div><br /></div><div>ONE THING I REALLY NEED TO DO IS RAID ALL THE OLDER SETS I WILL NEVER BUILD FOR PLAYER COLLECTION CARDS. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE THIS CARD ALREADY - IT JUST SEEMS TOO RECOGNIZABLE - BUT IT WASN'T IN MY 'NIQUE BINDER SO IT ENDED UP IN MY CART</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3bsegI8LRSZ_c11A8JyYuq3w778Kcv4RS743lqMiKFr4MVIINoH6Y2AhKY7u0S_hroIeUoPkyhrZZfmGcTlJ9KsYXGoqvqxP3Ye-dKHET8wlZEJIPONHZu61ufhm4aiHP31em3VXZMb1zjN1_waEy6fZR1bUvPQ27BfUUgPB-CTeqAmNzskfcyZJrdOH/s2280/20230928_210634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2280" data-original-width="1338" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3bsegI8LRSZ_c11A8JyYuq3w778Kcv4RS743lqMiKFr4MVIINoH6Y2AhKY7u0S_hroIeUoPkyhrZZfmGcTlJ9KsYXGoqvqxP3Ye-dKHET8wlZEJIPONHZu61ufhm4aiHP31em3VXZMb1zjN1_waEy6fZR1bUvPQ27BfUUgPB-CTeqAmNzskfcyZJrdOH/w376-h640/20230928_210634.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>1992-93 SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A GOOD SET TO BUILD, BUT THANKS TO TOPPS BEING OUT OF THE BASKETBALL GAME FOR OVER A DECADE WE GET A BUNCH OF ROOKIE CARDS LIKE THIS ON THE BACK. THE FIFTY POINT CLUB CARD, EH. NOT EVEN HIS 1992-93 BASE CARD, THE 50 POINT CLUUB CARD IS IS ROOKIE CARD. WHATEVER YOU SAY TOPPS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1996 UPPER DECK RYAN KLESKO DIAMOND DESTINY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFn5FN3o99iGLDcqyNS-BPLINTPwGWeSpkBQPakBTsZDKUy7oUuoZPK6iwNfqd_K7unNO9fvBb_vkKsyCui069K7TsS_vPzSz_zBSJ1XCZVSbYJQVcE0q4Ue4FVU5rVHpmGcDvzmxmGkp1sjRGRgyB6KUlR6BGL9__TqpwCRaLMXfYD6qmX6_RDZBnVBJ/s1969/20230928_210709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="1407" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFn5FN3o99iGLDcqyNS-BPLINTPwGWeSpkBQPakBTsZDKUy7oUuoZPK6iwNfqd_K7unNO9fvBb_vkKsyCui069K7TsS_vPzSz_zBSJ1XCZVSbYJQVcE0q4Ue4FVU5rVHpmGcDvzmxmGkp1sjRGRgyB6KUlR6BGL9__TqpwCRaLMXfYD6qmX6_RDZBnVBJ/w458-h640/20230928_210709.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>THESE CARD CONFUSED ME FOR A WHILE, AT FIRST I THOUGHT THEY WERE INSERTS, THEN I GOT THE IDEA THAT THEY WERE PART OF A BOX SET, AND EVENTUALLY I FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE AN INSERT, JUST IN SPECIALLY MARKED PACKS. WHATEVER THEY ARE THEY LOOK REALLY COOL WITH THE PORTRAIT INSIDE AN ACETATE WINDOW AND I LIKE PICKING THEM UP WHEN I FIND THEM. I HAVE NO IDEA WHICH ONES I HAVE BUT I WOULDN'T MIND IF I HAD KLESKO ALREADY</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2022 TOPPS BRYCE HARPER STARS OF MLB</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek8AbvPN0UxcUgGQqPKAgfQJqkjcrYD8Ag-DoIyyuSKRLPHFAOo5Sr7tw7GRLc6UuivDDPa4SQ9nRtxJu8wNn8LTvCSxWnogGve0K2Ld2iJEABcgjFfqw71UHnKkZKJgC9eUl67Mc307lu9yLSHUkzXzxax4cqRsAnUTqRXZpiorV2nVqggXtprhP7shG/s1935/20230928_210722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="1397" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek8AbvPN0UxcUgGQqPKAgfQJqkjcrYD8Ag-DoIyyuSKRLPHFAOo5Sr7tw7GRLc6UuivDDPa4SQ9nRtxJu8wNn8LTvCSxWnogGve0K2Ld2iJEABcgjFfqw71UHnKkZKJgC9eUl67Mc307lu9yLSHUkzXzxax4cqRsAnUTqRXZpiorV2nVqggXtprhP7shG/w462-h640/20230928_210722.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>GOOD OL' BRUCE HOOPER. I LOVE FINDING THIS DUDE FOR CHEAPS. THIS METEOR SHOWER DESIGN IS PRETTY SLICK LOOKING AS WELL, IT'S REALLY GROWN ON ME. IT LOOKS LIKE THESE STARS OF MLB CARDS WILL BE COMING BACK IN 2024, I HOPE IT GOES BACK TO THIS KIND OF CELESTIAL DESIGN</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2022 CORNERSTONE MARCELL OZUNA</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauiwmuACmHe-YaIdNQEWG_iYNhPaWd1J3RhZe1UYIp06hUnUgoMatHjOOsX6yfA3u-FCPrChkE-_euuIjRlU53pVl_WwDypDepyLQbAOGWs3D9Qh9xRzXd7YKSRTgFsKnpEqChqImTIchMDFwnUExvjmGTdyZAruVB4wQGVEYzf8-H1C1-f-wzyE3SdPL/s1902/20230928_210736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="1382" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauiwmuACmHe-YaIdNQEWG_iYNhPaWd1J3RhZe1UYIp06hUnUgoMatHjOOsX6yfA3u-FCPrChkE-_euuIjRlU53pVl_WwDypDepyLQbAOGWs3D9Qh9xRzXd7YKSRTgFsKnpEqChqImTIchMDFwnUExvjmGTdyZAruVB4wQGVEYzf8-H1C1-f-wzyE3SdPL/w466-h640/20230928_210736.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>YET MORE UNNECESSARY CORNERSTONE CARDS, THIS TIME WE'RE BACK TO THE BASE DESIGN WITH THE STRIPEY HOLOFOIL. BUT WAIT! BLUE FOIL PARALLEL! THIS IS A REALLY GOOFY SET BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT IF THERE WAS A ZENITH LOGO INSTEAD OF THAT STAINED GLASS LOOKING THING THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT A CORNERSTONE I'D BE LOSING MY MIND OVER THIS SET</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1990 UPPER DECK REGGIE JACKSON BASEBALL HEROES HEADER CARD</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiKfBVMhuLWEc0vm4TgqCPE9d3fJgezAuyGtQ4P4q3UjAlmjcXwDxilVyjKTCSsHDvhjbw3aotHuVL268ejto2mOE63UikfCMPcbWO4CUFKe8UzkZYri_QeXVaCMT_0PWGppqh_RvicqZE8QKJg4lCfsJeJRNLIgLJ59E4S9rQRXMDRSCnk_ZHrBw33AZ/s1900/20230928_210753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="1900" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiKfBVMhuLWEc0vm4TgqCPE9d3fJgezAuyGtQ4P4q3UjAlmjcXwDxilVyjKTCSsHDvhjbw3aotHuVL268ejto2mOE63UikfCMPcbWO4CUFKe8UzkZYri_QeXVaCMT_0PWGppqh_RvicqZE8QKJg4lCfsJeJRNLIgLJ59E4S9rQRXMDRSCnk_ZHrBw33AZ/w640-h458/20230928_210753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>HERE'S ANOTHER HEROES HEADER CARD, I THINK THIS ONE COMPLETED MY REGGIE JACKSON SET. THE ACTUAL CARD SET WAS FINISHED FOR A WHILE BUT I WASN'T CERTAIN I HAD THE HEADER. I BUY DUPLICATES OF REGGIE CARDS ALL THE TIME ANYWAY SO NO BIGGIE EITHER WAY</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vq7amH3EwYWkYbc_1lMDd3FCrRofVXiEsg_5gq4KYxOzViYEka8FAHyjTM3Zs-8rfDxpL881p-JUJY0pf-zPTN20ZnYKElIRKfnj2lRbAHULqJWGrvCvb6326BYaBgn7ex3C5Dakex1x8BDyF-Cfax4vGcpwZJ8USC8dKFFl3f_wnnX_dHCvyksR48z-/s1985/20230928_210812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vq7amH3EwYWkYbc_1lMDd3FCrRofVXiEsg_5gq4KYxOzViYEka8FAHyjTM3Zs-8rfDxpL881p-JUJY0pf-zPTN20ZnYKElIRKfnj2lRbAHULqJWGrvCvb6326BYaBgn7ex3C5Dakex1x8BDyF-Cfax4vGcpwZJ8USC8dKFFl3f_wnnX_dHCvyksR48z-/w464-h640/20230928_210812.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>AND BE SURE TO CHASE AFTER THOSE SIGNED CARDS WITH A SPECIAL HOLOGRAM KIDS! I WONDER HOW MANY BOXES OF 1990 UPPER DECK WERE OPENED SOLELY AS A REGGIE AUTOGRAPH LOTTERY TICKET. I BET IT'S A LOT AND I THINK I GOT MOST OF THE DISCARDED BASE CARDS FROM THOSE BOXES</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooiL6T_tpie-kUOQ72YRCg0vNF9nxuQ-ZePxmvVth9RzfC11YOkIO3u8NbyJNopNcyruC4HAeRBRkFXBerZr61S1h-Plg9Z3xcST53tqVaQsKrEi08xztu_VU2JRHgJUd_KMF3n7esz-yAoifbhVTSOiVfx1H_f56_dBSxo8KiJ6Zhq8C1jnENFwL5-RL/s1834/20230928_210832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1834" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooiL6T_tpie-kUOQ72YRCg0vNF9nxuQ-ZePxmvVth9RzfC11YOkIO3u8NbyJNopNcyruC4HAeRBRkFXBerZr61S1h-Plg9Z3xcST53tqVaQsKrEi08xztu_VU2JRHgJUd_KMF3n7esz-yAoifbhVTSOiVfx1H_f56_dBSxo8KiJ6Zhq8C1jnENFwL5-RL/w640-h356/20230928_210832.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS CARD IS THAT LITTLE ICON NEXT TO THE HOLOGRAM. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS CARD NUMBER 0. IT ALSO SORT OF LOOKS LIKE A LONDON UNDERGROUND STOP</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2022 TOPPS FREDDIE FREEMAN STARS OF MLB</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz55lNK96bPPi9Ha8dh7g13qxvtcHuLYsShV4ebGTM-dtGX4i9eTp-z0PjkvUyrME2Klc0je78ag2KaB5l3aOwPw9BFdMPD3BWT_jkqwjk5ZFllHYVrXZJdVXF4R95R3H0mzZJ5um1tA1UpWc-PTzq5Kkjwv9pelgkomKmY08i7RuKSWT90TUvHLyyrL97/s1877/20230928_210848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1378" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz55lNK96bPPi9Ha8dh7g13qxvtcHuLYsShV4ebGTM-dtGX4i9eTp-z0PjkvUyrME2Klc0je78ag2KaB5l3aOwPw9BFdMPD3BWT_jkqwjk5ZFllHYVrXZJdVXF4R95R3H0mzZJ5um1tA1UpWc-PTzq5Kkjwv9pelgkomKmY08i7RuKSWT90TUvHLyyrL97/w470-h640/20230928_210848.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>FREDERICK! IF FREDDIE'S IN A BRAVES UNI THEN IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME. I THINK I'VE BOUGHT THIS CARD THREE TIMES THOUGH AND NOT JUST ON THE SITE</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2023 TOPPS AUSTIN RILEY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcNMKNpxzebMkMSt2zvr_pTGCVBtIRP5X47qUfEFfVA3RGaPGrm7j4XqXb4VYOWEVqn_jimfBwaieq39mxqThUYKvyoRAHYDDnSE7c71lohMLKnVBUhQgvum4-TH4EjFNuzv0rOL4XtXo-Evzv9r36NCZx3zXCbF9LOiY475Ro22EnTdkvfBA6K4TY_PH/s1896/20230928_210900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcNMKNpxzebMkMSt2zvr_pTGCVBtIRP5X47qUfEFfVA3RGaPGrm7j4XqXb4VYOWEVqn_jimfBwaieq39mxqThUYKvyoRAHYDDnSE7c71lohMLKnVBUhQgvum4-TH4EjFNuzv0rOL4XtXo-Evzv9r36NCZx3zXCbF9LOiY475Ro22EnTdkvfBA6K4TY_PH/w462-h640/20230928_210900.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>ANOTHER CARD I'VE BOUGHT MULTIPLES OF. NO WORRIES, ONE FOR THE SET, ONE FOR THE TEAM BINDER. MY BRAVES TEAM SET COLLECTION IS GOING THROUGH SOME CHANGES LATELY AS I'VE RAIDED SOME TEAM SETS TO KNOCK CARDS OFF MY MAIN SET WANTLISTS. I THINK I NEED TO DO THE REVERSE FOR MORE RECENT SETS THOUGH. I <i>REALLY </i>JUST NEED TO SUCK IT UP AND BUY A COMPLETE TEAM SET AT MY LCS IN 2024</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2020 BOWMAN MIKE SOROKA</span></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-pJi4Py2OsoGA93jM8iso0ZWS6mxXKGuCYSXVjxtGIK_atrc8Aat_LRHAXcGCKyQ_zBaXZIwVHHvR0qA9gP51GJW9wjZTLqZpsTooEuTvqdscHHF1AbxIO8VnJOQE3vv2l8mEBim3glo0EJkyfaLeYhrBP7cTnI1-NrBYYa-Uv12O-3mtfA8TDSeXiRY/s1910/20230928_210913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-pJi4Py2OsoGA93jM8iso0ZWS6mxXKGuCYSXVjxtGIK_atrc8Aat_LRHAXcGCKyQ_zBaXZIwVHHvR0qA9gP51GJW9wjZTLqZpsTooEuTvqdscHHF1AbxIO8VnJOQE3vv2l8mEBim3glo0EJkyfaLeYhrBP7cTnI1-NrBYYa-Uv12O-3mtfA8TDSeXiRY/w460-h640/20230928_210913.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CARD MIKE SOROKA WAS DESPERATELY TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK FROM HIS MYRIAD INJURIES AND GET BACK TO THE BRAVES ROTATION. IT DIDN'T GO TOO WELL AND NOW HE'S ON THE WHITE SOX. I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER 2019</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2022 TOPPS JOSE RAMIREZ STARS OF MLB</span></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMGe-56Su7CZBNozn1Tsh0xmSGUu_GIfBPP6JgpQM3p3pJS7pNQbixL9LBJqaTzkrCA5il13_tb8sUE1UqU6bJhIE27JeTyAuUiG_jzxc-Hjtw8nmrHKDb4_cgcvEEDwshfcwHqd0HNJff0J8YEh18tAcQo7tI9u-XzJybMhmFKg-KYh3HCC4ioFfQIK5/s1947/20230928_210922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="1407" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMGe-56Su7CZBNozn1Tsh0xmSGUu_GIfBPP6JgpQM3p3pJS7pNQbixL9LBJqaTzkrCA5il13_tb8sUE1UqU6bJhIE27JeTyAuUiG_jzxc-Hjtw8nmrHKDb4_cgcvEEDwshfcwHqd0HNJff0J8YEh18tAcQo7tI9u-XzJybMhmFKg-KYh3HCC4ioFfQIK5/w462-h640/20230928_210922.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><p> CATEGORY - INSERT</p><p>IT'S WEIRD HOW I START COLLECTING CARDS OF CERTAIN PLAYERS. I KNEW JOSE RAMIREZ WAS A LEGIT GREAT PLAYER FOR A WHILE BUT DIDN'T THINK ABOUT HIM MUCH. THEN HE KNOCKED TIM ANDERSON'S LIGHTS OUT AND NOW I KEEP PICKING UP HIS CARDS. I SHOULDN'T REWARD VIOLENCE LIKE THIS BUT JOSE'S AWESOME LOL</p><p>UP NEXT: I HAVEN'T UPLOADED THE PHOTOS YET SOOO I DON'T REALLY KNOW? IT'S GOOD THOUGH, I DON'T BUY CRAPPY CARDS</p><p><i>STOP TYPING THAT COMMENT</i></p></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-28855746718778010452024-02-19T16:00:00.001-05:002024-02-19T16:00:00.144-05:00BIRTHDAY BOOLSHEET BLASTER: PART 16 - 50 CENT REJECTS YANKEES<p> DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A DEDICATED YANKEES SECTION IN THE FIFTY CENT BOX? THAT SECTION GOT CLEARED OUT TOO AND I WAS THE, UH, BENIFICIARY. APOLOGIES TO THE YANKEE HATERS, ESPECIALLY THE OLD-SCHOOL ONES</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiBupcXyN1n__UXad_ol7FVuBemsh00JSavFnO_b7DP0NTMIFyQlnXrnAMiWaXRippTdZuhWNgs5UM2cjX37xT6xqkqNXBS2ZOBll6W_a8R7vBQ0dJr_OncCLLCUbsvfVlvB7ts5aGKB4HprQcqto2l-8UvZV-Sb-FGa5eEZX5JJW5MxB-MA9Y9RCOqIx/s1880/20231224_105243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="1358" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiBupcXyN1n__UXad_ol7FVuBemsh00JSavFnO_b7DP0NTMIFyQlnXrnAMiWaXRippTdZuhWNgs5UM2cjX37xT6xqkqNXBS2ZOBll6W_a8R7vBQ0dJr_OncCLLCUbsvfVlvB7ts5aGKB4HprQcqto2l-8UvZV-Sb-FGa5eEZX5JJW5MxB-MA9Y9RCOqIx/w462-h640/20231224_105243.jpg" width="462" /></a></div> <div>NO ONE CAN HATE DON BAYLOR THOUGH. I MEAN I GUESS YOU COULD, BUT WHY. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2cHys55V5ranQT-qiGun2wcoV6ohUi-H8gEStvJNsMHCvRJDS3lw2PHHZcJIyb3cG-tHJ_Z8PeiR5SOpvTeFW5DEsMO9TixCSrb8QkoqgaQG8CAeL3ZjWvSyc_zoU0_FGHOncteJ_xu-r9vqfGpOaXuA3B4AvEdGNuA1Rel47TnDa3_cP2nfSJQ1cBZU/s1883/20231224_105304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="1355" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2cHys55V5ranQT-qiGun2wcoV6ohUi-H8gEStvJNsMHCvRJDS3lw2PHHZcJIyb3cG-tHJ_Z8PeiR5SOpvTeFW5DEsMO9TixCSrb8QkoqgaQG8CAeL3ZjWvSyc_zoU0_FGHOncteJ_xu-r9vqfGpOaXuA3B4AvEdGNuA1Rel47TnDa3_cP2nfSJQ1cBZU/w460-h640/20231224_105304.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THESE ARE FROM 2004 UPPER DECK YANKEES CLASSICS, A SET I HAVE NO CARDS FROM SO THESE ARE ALL NEW TO ME. IT'S A DECENT COLLECTION OF CHARACTERS AT LEAST. THE MAIN REASON I HAVE NONE OF THESE CARDS AND NEVER REALLY CARED TO IS BECAUSE OF THESE:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPE0nBY5jJ0j0at41hINrV0RzFJ07IUtRBb4Vsb_p3qhA_H_5hsrXNLka2A2zVhBovW4Rn4KbL_5etWA0EOtAZYgfuY4ZZGiO9JCC14RAOXj9uLXuIfYbp-IYcQdqzxamHytrlRLIDxsdaAgm1ocsxiX4qDPojh4lgg2f_pTI6HNlK7zdnUTPGXQO5ltQ7/s1857/20231224_105431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="1857" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPE0nBY5jJ0j0at41hINrV0RzFJ07IUtRBb4Vsb_p3qhA_H_5hsrXNLka2A2zVhBovW4Rn4KbL_5etWA0EOtAZYgfuY4ZZGiO9JCC14RAOXj9uLXuIfYbp-IYcQdqzxamHytrlRLIDxsdaAgm1ocsxiX4qDPojh4lgg2f_pTI6HNlK7zdnUTPGXQO5ltQ7/w640-h446/20231224_105431.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THESE ARE 2003 UPPER DECK YANKEES SIGNATURE SERIES. A WHOLE ASS SET OF JUST YANKEES. TWO YEARS AFTER A WHOLE ASS SET OF JUST NEW YORK TEAMS. THIS SET WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY AWESOME THOUGH AS IT WAS ABSOLUTELY PACKED WITH GREAT <a href="http://www.baseballcardpedia.com/index.php/2003_Upper_Deck_Yankees_Signature#Autographs">AUTOGRAPH </a>CARDS AND WAS FULL OF SIGNATURES OF GUYS WHO WERE WAY BETTER KNOWN ON OTHER TEAMS. LEW BURDETTE AND AL DOWNING HERE WERE INVOLVED IN PRETTY SIGNIFIGANT BRAVES MOMENTS, AND THIS SET IS WHERE I ULTIMATELY GOT MY BOBBY COX AUTOGRAPH</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1w5Noo_gBQlxcTq_Xn9Aq_53RVqO22E6mCfb-isDgmG62hcuhpS2UwbfKIQ1AoP5AxslLPDqPrCtlkgpHHKl9eH0JzpzDH6qNTzTLph8HuV0LLLbSPBV0FaN6xhZ-bhn8WNIxET7NkLCj5nftmaEMQ1pd4ptNWsPLeQSRDHX7yUpJU7PRvlSCsjVjXwf/s1545/20231224_105620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="1545" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1w5Noo_gBQlxcTq_Xn9Aq_53RVqO22E6mCfb-isDgmG62hcuhpS2UwbfKIQ1AoP5AxslLPDqPrCtlkgpHHKl9eH0JzpzDH6qNTzTLph8HuV0LLLbSPBV0FaN6xhZ-bhn8WNIxET7NkLCj5nftmaEMQ1pd4ptNWsPLeQSRDHX7yUpJU7PRvlSCsjVjXwf/w640-h590/20231224_105620.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE SET LOOKS BETTER, HAS A BETTER CHECKLIST AND BETTER AUTOGRAPHS THAN THE 2004 VERSION, WHICH LOOKS LIKE A CHEAP KNOCKOFF OF THIS SET WITH FEWER AUTOS AND UNWANTED PARALLELS. 2004 SEEMS TO BE AROUND THE TIME THE COOL STUFF OF THE EARLY 00'S STARTED TO DEVOLVE INTO MUCK ANYWAY AND TWO STRAIGHT YANKEES SETS WAS A BIT MUCH. I WOULD CONSIDER COLLECTING THIS 2003 VERSION. NOT INTERESTED AT ALL IN 2004</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi4OnyaUWZ1RAtxswP0iQzZzjEnZYsOaVjLYLAtuUTP33o6e0-7wdnCVeIPungX0J_sfEBFW5KKPZbsKugMiI6EOLbQIf_ptsjzcDskwY-RuvN3sWKToy9gwEanL5ssp984qXlMwoM2vbe2Lqp4gvNL-vYI95sDxplWLGkGEBTAdnHqQ-KTwvtQsxi6e5/s1873/20231224_110251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1873" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi4OnyaUWZ1RAtxswP0iQzZzjEnZYsOaVjLYLAtuUTP33o6e0-7wdnCVeIPungX0J_sfEBFW5KKPZbsKugMiI6EOLbQIf_ptsjzcDskwY-RuvN3sWKToy9gwEanL5ssp984qXlMwoM2vbe2Lqp4gvNL-vYI95sDxplWLGkGEBTAdnHqQ-KTwvtQsxi6e5/w640-h452/20231224_110251.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I WILL ALWAYS TAKE TOPPS PRISTINE CARDS THOUGH. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE TENTH BUCKY FUCKIN' IN THE BOX BUT I DON'T RECALL GETTING A GUIDRY YET. I DON'T EVEN COLLECT PRISTINE, I JUST LIKE TO HAZ THEM</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie74Pl6s6maV-fyZGM91L2RKTDgtYIy3I16HGVov0JVF_ljj4EXJRBAx4PkMIdA5tmoyAfUhkgn7vlIPGw9vRjIwpktDgJ86yNkY7oAHAGXoGNo04279Tw3ulmrJjWPmjuwpvOQ7615_QIGMEaUegnE0drdozwCfTSHR2DfgI0gW81hocNkRnhXvCB0Xxi/s1846/20231224_110447.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="1313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie74Pl6s6maV-fyZGM91L2RKTDgtYIy3I16HGVov0JVF_ljj4EXJRBAx4PkMIdA5tmoyAfUhkgn7vlIPGw9vRjIwpktDgJ86yNkY7oAHAGXoGNo04279Tw3ulmrJjWPmjuwpvOQ7615_QIGMEaUegnE0drdozwCfTSHR2DfgI0gW81hocNkRnhXvCB0Xxi/w456-h640/20231224_110447.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>2004 LEGENDARY CUTS I HAVE A WANTLIST FOR, BUT I HONESTLY DON'T NEED IT. THERE'S LIKE THREE OR FOUR OF THOSE OLD UD LEGENDS SETS I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO FINISH. STUFF LIKE 1999 LEGENDS, 2001 70S, MAYBE ONE OF THE REALLY NICE SWEET SPOT CLASSIC SETS. THIS... EH, I'LL TAKE IT BUT I WON'T HUNT IT OUT. I HONESTLY DON'T REMEMBER IF I NEEDED LOU HERE OR NOT</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjliAqDr-e8Kr6G0N-tuaOdjOuu61RdhrX7JRnQjfZoEU35i_NDIJ9XlawIA_QxTiJf29OEh6IO8CrNLEuIHBsthrUk1JP0pUTzonLcXXbufF3W4-DiFLJMS4fLXb5UHJrTHGJ8D78Ulsu8_75NdWC4XESXN6wJ0_7rieNoubtYdFPdHG6rSXlbfwkFuT8r/s1858/20231224_110451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="1332" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjliAqDr-e8Kr6G0N-tuaOdjOuu61RdhrX7JRnQjfZoEU35i_NDIJ9XlawIA_QxTiJf29OEh6IO8CrNLEuIHBsthrUk1JP0pUTzonLcXXbufF3W4-DiFLJMS4fLXb5UHJrTHGJ8D78Ulsu8_75NdWC4XESXN6wJ0_7rieNoubtYdFPdHG6rSXlbfwkFuT8r/w458-h640/20231224_110451.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div>AWWW YEAAAAH. I LOVE THESE 2020 TOPPS DECADES' BEST CARDS. I'VE ALREADY GOT A COUPLE IN THE BOX AND I WELCOME MORE, EVEN YANKEES. THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE INSERT SETS I WOULDN'T MIND COLLECTING, AT LEAST UNTIL I DISCOVERED THAT THE DAMN THING IS 100 CARDS IN SIZE. I'LL MERELY HOARD THEM FOR NOW</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-fi_IRlVNqq75jLUJD0ySMlQ7mVH0rbe4l9MHoceScFZpiPtPT1NcrUFT5y74HcatARzq34deyoe_eUtjsT759OonCKdCksb6eAYwa2RQpQi039Rq70cbVRl5i0PeAvDjGfOKwBr3Czpg0-u-Hz_UVunXI1xlX-oWD8WQDmIxWgOc2F_gBJyMqDDMJHj/s1988/20231224_110455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="1434" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-fi_IRlVNqq75jLUJD0ySMlQ7mVH0rbe4l9MHoceScFZpiPtPT1NcrUFT5y74HcatARzq34deyoe_eUtjsT759OonCKdCksb6eAYwa2RQpQi039Rq70cbVRl5i0PeAvDjGfOKwBr3Czpg0-u-Hz_UVunXI1xlX-oWD8WQDmIxWgOc2F_gBJyMqDDMJHj/w462-h640/20231224_110455.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><p>THE LAST YANKEE IN THE BATCH IS THIS BERNIE WILLIAMS ROOKIE (? I THINK) CARD IN AN ANCIENT PENNY SLEEVE THAT FEELS LIKE THE PLASTIC THAT IS WRAPPED AROUND NEW MATRESSES WHEN THEY ARE DELIVERED. IT'S EVEN GOT A 30 CENT PRICE TAG ON IT! I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WAS AN ACTUAL REJECT FROM THE FIFTY CENT BOX OR IF IT WAS SIMPLY IN A SLEEVE AND GOT MIXED IN SOMEHOW BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING END TO THE YANKEE PORTION OF THE FESTIVITIES. I CAN PROMISE THE NEXT BATCH WILL HAVE FEWER YANKEES, ALTHOUGH I HONESTLY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT <i>IS </i>IN THERE AS THESE POSTS ARE TAKING WAY LONGER TO WRITE THAN I EXPECTED. IT WILL BE A SURPRISE TO US BOTH!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-85156021749399634872024-02-17T16:43:00.000-05:002024-02-17T16:43:01.134-05:00CUSTOMS BLASTER - PART 2: CAN'T PASS 'EM UP BASEBALL STARS<p>I'VE BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT MOSTLY PICKING UP WANTLIST CARDS ON THE SITE EXCEPT WHEN I NAB AN OLD COMIC IMAGES CARD OF A DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS LADY WITH ENORMOUS BOOBLES BUT SOMETIMES I SEE A SUPER DUPER MEGA STAR CARD AND I CAN'T LET IT PASS BY. HERE'S THREE BASEBALL GUYS I KEEP GETTING DESPITE THERE BEING NO WANTLISTS</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">CATEGORY - SUPERSTARS</span></b></p><p>FIRST GUY IS SOMEONE I ACTUALLY COLLECT </p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1992 SCORE RICKEY HENDERSON</span></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRDcgpVqglzeDyhkZ5onCQbuDMzI0nb6VBOwGD1UfaY4YnXvgD4N8aySaqNXvCAV5AIDwJ9WCJcOmesL_PBLD9B7_LKEL_Pvq2_tA4qopdwqQrKJlLyXPxtvqWLDt2zRRtbhlsKUXQugmwGCT7YHyQFYuViR8bXgnL50NsU-qTeg6UtP47XnhsiMmoXTU/s1925/20240209_141047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="1375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRDcgpVqglzeDyhkZ5onCQbuDMzI0nb6VBOwGD1UfaY4YnXvgD4N8aySaqNXvCAV5AIDwJ9WCJcOmesL_PBLD9B7_LKEL_Pvq2_tA4qopdwqQrKJlLyXPxtvqWLDt2zRRtbhlsKUXQugmwGCT7YHyQFYuViR8bXgnL50NsU-qTeg6UtP47XnhsiMmoXTU/w458-h640/20240209_141047.jpg" width="458" /></a></p><div>WHEN I WAS FIRST COLLECTING CARDS I TRADED A 1981 TOPPS RICKEY HENDERSON AT SCHOOL FOR SOME NONSENSE. I QUICKLY FIGURED OUT HOW BADLY I GOT CHEATED AND HAVE SPENT 40 YEARS MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME. I ALREADY HAVE A PILE OF BASE CARDS FOR ALL THESE GUYS SO WHEN I PICK UP STAR CARDS LIKE A MAGPIE I TEND TO GRAVITATE TOWARDS HIGH END OR ODDBALL CARDS. BUT SOMETIMES A BASE CARD BEATS OUT THE FANCY STUFF</div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1998 SPX FINITE RICKEY HENDERSON</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJSzm7LrEme5ljRyMalrt8rCmDa8xQAVeJOcig3LK7kA6MBEJPOmqtyyCVXQTjOv7OfriM_HogTt0eqN7pbMAPHULQZ7Q2_D273yM2_DB93tcTsTaDx7XDWsFdRFzv2qvT8pj3VvmTP2iaRgEEwCyuLmtU3Ob89i2tBgDoaw9AYvodpCZPh_jLn1dqB-d/s1792/20240209_140924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1792" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJSzm7LrEme5ljRyMalrt8rCmDa8xQAVeJOcig3LK7kA6MBEJPOmqtyyCVXQTjOv7OfriM_HogTt0eqN7pbMAPHULQZ7Q2_D273yM2_DB93tcTsTaDx7XDWsFdRFzv2qvT8pj3VvmTP2iaRgEEwCyuLmtU3Ob89i2tBgDoaw9AYvodpCZPh_jLn1dqB-d/w640-h458/20240209_140924.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>HERE'S ONE OF THOSE HIGH END ONES. SPX IS BEST KNOWN FOR THEIR HOLOGRAMS BUT IN 1998 UPPER DECK GOT TIRED OF DEALING WITH THAT MESS AND SPX TURNED FINITE WITH A LITTLE FOIL STAMPED WINDOW FOR A GIMMICK. THIS ONE'S A LITTLE OFF CENTER WHICH HAPPENED QUITE A BIT AND ADDS A BIT OF CHARM TO THE CARD. THAT'S NOT THE ONLY GIMMICK THO</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr021XCS86slBGbLgDts6yY_ge_zKxWvG7akRZKrWrbFlNPpnwLO0mEjiJDChIm6m9FdwbPRK5a1dzTk4-gn275bNLNga0ghWv9NLr8UvefFOsafIU1bKn3SBavHkoN8en5T6zzvTqcVr3QxsAP2-0kwXTpBLgA1opN2HsG9LUF0UIeTs1qWFehZooGB42/s1827/20240209_140936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="1827" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr021XCS86slBGbLgDts6yY_ge_zKxWvG7akRZKrWrbFlNPpnwLO0mEjiJDChIm6m9FdwbPRK5a1dzTk4-gn275bNLNga0ghWv9NLr8UvefFOsafIU1bKn3SBavHkoN8en5T6zzvTqcVr3QxsAP2-0kwXTpBLgA1opN2HsG9LUF0UIeTs1qWFehZooGB42/w640-h458/20240209_140936.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>SERIAL NUMBAZ! THAT'S THE ACTUAL FINITE GIMMICK AS EACH CARD WAS FINITED WITH THAT NUMBER PLASTERED ON IT. THIS ONE'S A BASE CARD NUMBERED TO 9000 BUT SUBSETS COULD BE NUMBERED ANYWHERE FROM 2000 TO 7000. YOU CAN <a href="http://baseballcardpedia.com/index.php/1998_SPx_Finite">SEE ALL THAT MESS</a> FOR YOURSELF. I'M ACTIVELY COLLECTING THE HOLOGRAM VERSIONS OF SPX BUT THIS NUMBERED SET IS MORE A CURIOSITY FOR ME. I'D KINDA LIKE TO PICK UP AT LEAST ONE FROM EACH SUBSET BUT THAT IS WAAAAAAY DOWN THE PRIORITY LIST </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1998 PINNACLE PERFORMERS RICKEY HENDERSON</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83GxbPPJYoTLFMTAxkiu82LOhFGPXnaGCepvXsd2xGFTtmb6HmOQF5BHmhI8HgwRgM_UZsEFLZps0eADhZVrN6nPSVYiHJxmu5vbGMbjT3SHldcXFkTSOUY7xMqjCodQJjN3ftTp8DbO0VLU25NjPSyvEQJJHvPOWtVOaNFEXB212puo2BelC9GOfVhAO/s1932/20240209_141010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1372" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83GxbPPJYoTLFMTAxkiu82LOhFGPXnaGCepvXsd2xGFTtmb6HmOQF5BHmhI8HgwRgM_UZsEFLZps0eADhZVrN6nPSVYiHJxmu5vbGMbjT3SHldcXFkTSOUY7xMqjCodQJjN3ftTp8DbO0VLU25NjPSyvEQJJHvPOWtVOaNFEXB212puo2BelC9GOfVhAO/w454-h640/20240209_141010.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">HERE'S A SOMEWHAT OBSCURE ODDBALL SET IN THAT IT'S A REIMAGINING OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S PINNACLE XPRESS SET THAT ALSO CAME OUT AS ONE OF THE LAST RELEASES BEFORE PINNACLE WENT BELLY UP. THE GIMMICK WITH THIS SET IS THERE WAS A SWING FOR THE FENCES CONTEST WHERE YOU COULD MATCH A CARD WITH THE LEAGUE LEADER FOR HOME RUNS WITH A CARD WITH THE NUMBER OF HOME RUNS THEY HIT AND WIN A SPECIAL INSERT SET. UNFORTUNATELY PINNACLE WAS OVER BEFORE THE SEASON WAS SO THE WINNER CARDS ARE OUT THERE BUT NOT TERRIBLY EASY TO FIND. I JUST LIKE THE DESIGN OF THIS ONE, IT'S VERY COLORFUL AND WORKS WELL WITH RICKY SPEEDING THROUGH THE CARD</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1998 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED RICKEY HENDERSON</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3NztES_Zeo9AeiCduGk59j_f10WpidcAI066dPPPJ50ypAHbxpBxZAYWaRcuPKj56hPBD1NiCNY_VWTu4KNB4fycQJ6aH7giRbxVyAxFHg31wOK0SkG75g_pGQQFjhWe4R08WLvw-QzGvCZh453C-HYyLYtlb338JNTUVW_G10BUDlhZs_a1zkg6w8Qz/s1826/20240209_141016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1826" data-original-width="1310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3NztES_Zeo9AeiCduGk59j_f10WpidcAI066dPPPJ50ypAHbxpBxZAYWaRcuPKj56hPBD1NiCNY_VWTu4KNB4fycQJ6aH7giRbxVyAxFHg31wOK0SkG75g_pGQQFjhWe4R08WLvw-QzGvCZh453C-HYyLYtlb338JNTUVW_G10BUDlhZs_a1zkg6w8Qz/w460-h640/20240209_141016.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I LOVE THESE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED CARDS BUT THEY'RE NOT A SET I'M EVER GOING TO BOTHER COMPLETING. THERE'S USUALLY SOME GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY ON THEM LIKE RICKEY DOING SOME FIELDING DRILLS HERE</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1998 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED THEN AND NOW RICKEY HENDERSON A PLACE IN HISTORY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSFYcli1a5cjYEizV7WbTwGYxwTIuwyAJaiOaAdCvbYDq8v37Uis9z0MOgpvkweGX4o7nosNWbURQSABuELC5rZJiJ5y-4I9beHexkrolJ-8nJ1ElljhGWPQVZ7i0srGIedsw0gJpeURrclKtLW0mflvXf_ymTh_-pTCJ1IbaI3uiJDVKZvYN5uCXxAzt/s1862/20240209_141037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="1331" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSFYcli1a5cjYEizV7WbTwGYxwTIuwyAJaiOaAdCvbYDq8v37Uis9z0MOgpvkweGX4o7nosNWbURQSABuELC5rZJiJ5y-4I9beHexkrolJ-8nJ1ElljhGWPQVZ7i0srGIedsw0gJpeURrclKtLW0mflvXf_ymTh_-pTCJ1IbaI3uiJDVKZvYN5uCXxAzt/w458-h640/20240209_141037.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THIS ONE'S A SUBSET FEATURING RICKEY AT THE TOP OF SOME ALL TIME LEADERBOARDS. RICKEY IS OBVIOUSLY AT THE TOP OF THE STEALS CATEGORY BUT IS ALSO FAR AND ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE ON MOST LEADOFF HOME RUNS. THIS SET IS ANOTHER REASON WHY I DON'T BOTHER WITH FLEER SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, IT'S ONE OF THREE SI SETS RELEASED IN 1998 AND IT'S NOT EASY TO TELL ANY OF THEM APART. POSSIBLE FUTURE FRANKENSET PERHAPS?</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1993 FLAIR RICKEY HENDERSON</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEzYKHSG2DWy6bFTD30N1sPvnb_OYZNkeTpaw0hDs8YPZbX0Eqyc8E19VAEQZsKhq6-RHmsEdjlfg3E7mXzh6tGStAhrf_vc7KI-OZpeWTnEIa7uRpqpzjtKzvjwfJxdPij8d5K38t_LpFDX0hWCvxgUF-dIx8khSxD7hyphenhyphenXHJR66inXlbmWu4Q3MLTtpU/s1861/20240209_141043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="1323" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEzYKHSG2DWy6bFTD30N1sPvnb_OYZNkeTpaw0hDs8YPZbX0Eqyc8E19VAEQZsKhq6-RHmsEdjlfg3E7mXzh6tGStAhrf_vc7KI-OZpeWTnEIa7uRpqpzjtKzvjwfJxdPij8d5K38t_LpFDX0hWCvxgUF-dIx8khSxD7hyphenhyphenXHJR66inXlbmWu4Q3MLTtpU/w454-h640/20240209_141043.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I DIDN'T APPRECIATE FLAIR AT THE TIME BUT DANG IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LOOKING SET. ELEGANT DESIGN, GOOD PHOTOGRAPHY AND JUST A TOUCH OF FOIL STAMPING. THEY'RE JUST PRETTY! IT'S ANOTHER SET I'LL NEVER COMPLETE BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH HOARDING SOME STARS</div><div><br /></div><div>THE NEXT GUY I DON'T OFFICIALLY COLLECT BUT I MIGHT AS WELL AT THIS POINT</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1996 ZENITH BARRY BONDS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlya7oxMNq4ClCRexs42_8QpdQRHciqOx7_TM_KmRfP4OyIpsGw6sDX9cq6iHhK7CF2m0oRQn_puiwhdNdVKH2r3ZZcmCKnqVnHl1zSSqkI7t42LkYvAOFE61Bh-DPME9XyoQ2bxF2iDFU7yU-MLTnSMYGbGFPU9ovgdBWQwe4QKbS5ZupDcYFX6UCoNPY/s1701/20240209_141116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="1234" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlya7oxMNq4ClCRexs42_8QpdQRHciqOx7_TM_KmRfP4OyIpsGw6sDX9cq6iHhK7CF2m0oRQn_puiwhdNdVKH2r3ZZcmCKnqVnHl1zSSqkI7t42LkYvAOFE61Bh-DPME9XyoQ2bxF2iDFU7yU-MLTnSMYGbGFPU9ovgdBWQwe4QKbS5ZupDcYFX6UCoNPY/w464-h640/20240209_141116.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>'GOOD OL' BARRY BONDS, <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1950/10/02">HOW I HATE HIM</a>' SEEMS TO BE THE HOBBY'S OPINION ON OUR DEAR HOME RUN KING AT THE MOMENT. THIS IS FINE WITH ME BECAUSE I CAN PICK UP BONDS CARDS EASILY ALMOST ANYWHERE. AND I DO, OH BOY I DO. ZENITH IS A WEIRD BUT ATTRACTIVE SET AND POKES MY 90S NOSTALGIA BUTTON WHEN I SEE IT. OH I MISS THE DAYS WHEN HIGH END CARDS WERE MERELY THREE TIMES AS THICK AS REGULAR CARDS AND DOUSED WITH FOIL AND A THICK GLOSSY CLEAR COAT INSTEAD OF BEING SOLD IN BOXES OF THREE CARDS FOR FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1998 FLAIR SHOWCASE BARRY BONDS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxbrR_35v6Y5VQpAShuCMsiGGNIQNgazAbfx2mNpRjOz-_jxbzdPjVN11A7VRqM4ZbTJukaFdG1H9NOdNfPr0SiEv6FH7EhSB0bzmm5mvx51dXCLIGTnBSJE6nONwd_os_xCUYyq-IwHIFXDL7v0jKAkNHBHr3I-aSiv-TTD5sOUvE-eUT6jXrZjaUYOz/s1605/20240209_141123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="1168" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxbrR_35v6Y5VQpAShuCMsiGGNIQNgazAbfx2mNpRjOz-_jxbzdPjVN11A7VRqM4ZbTJukaFdG1H9NOdNfPr0SiEv6FH7EhSB0bzmm5mvx51dXCLIGTnBSJE6nONwd_os_xCUYyq-IwHIFXDL7v0jKAkNHBHr3I-aSiv-TTD5sOUvE-eUT6jXrZjaUYOz/w466-h640/20240209_141123.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>FLAIR SHOWCASE IS ONE OF THOSE MULTI-LEVEL FRACTURED SETS WITH SEVERAL TIERS OF PARALLEL CARDS THAT ALL JUMBLE TOGETHER IN MY MIND. I <i>THINK </i>THIS IS ONE OF THE LOWEST LEVEL BASE CARDS BUT WHO KNOWS REALLY. IT'S EXTREMELY SHINY AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1998 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED THEN AND NOW BARRY BONDS LEGENDS OF TODAY</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtT5Ck39b4Tx-ABPd3wCnv9XrqO5iEs_Pv91Erqk_Z4gDz4TlFQSdR-8VUDWmxZaTHWrjGKFpzfLTKP4RAwzCMY6mTe-7uitG1dpwFuJSlWoE3dVSDoQ1CrSVuOIRePqL3RvUgRCD6P9lpYmgg1nYABgp5kUcxND3rC-hGn9dv2CqU6SmlzxfSmJ-7qJe/s1785/20240209_141134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1785" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtT5Ck39b4Tx-ABPd3wCnv9XrqO5iEs_Pv91Erqk_Z4gDz4TlFQSdR-8VUDWmxZaTHWrjGKFpzfLTKP4RAwzCMY6mTe-7uitG1dpwFuJSlWoE3dVSDoQ1CrSVuOIRePqL3RvUgRCD6P9lpYmgg1nYABgp5kUcxND3rC-hGn9dv2CqU6SmlzxfSmJ-7qJe/w640-h458/20240209_141134.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THIS IS FROM THE SAME SET AS RICKEY ABOVE BUT THERE'S NO WAY OF TELLING THAT. MOST OF THE OTHER CARDS IN THE SET HAVE 'LEGENDS' PLASTERED ON THEM BUT NOT THE PLACE IN HISTORY CARDS! MY POOR BRAIN CAN'T COMPREHEND ALL THIS 90S WEIRDNESS BUT BARRY ABOUT TO MURDER A BASEBALL I UNDERSTAND</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1998 FINEST BARRY BONDS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpTtqvmCpN8hKEUkOz_wIyBrd8qBBYCC8VjtPjITPjD-T5OhIzCe_pX85LK3PZ1EhYQpoRK-T7077lJB7L58vjygp9uTid76kfcyBg-TGoAXyAfv86X8mHJYdMfBY-Uoc3GDhe_dINsxMksKjiCe_WVrS7wElfreKptAmi5tgmHtnOov0BEImc-VFnYgc/s1784/20240209_141203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="1287" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpTtqvmCpN8hKEUkOz_wIyBrd8qBBYCC8VjtPjITPjD-T5OhIzCe_pX85LK3PZ1EhYQpoRK-T7077lJB7L58vjygp9uTid76kfcyBg-TGoAXyAfv86X8mHJYdMfBY-Uoc3GDhe_dINsxMksKjiCe_WVrS7wElfreKptAmi5tgmHtnOov0BEImc-VFnYgc/w462-h640/20240209_141203.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>FINEST! THIS STUFF I DO COLLECT ALTHOUGH I DON'T REALLY HAVE A HANDLE ON WHAT EXACTLY I'M COLLECTING YET. I'VE BEEN PICKING OUT RANDOM FINEST OUT OF DIME BOXES WHEN I SEE IT FOR YEARS AND THERE'S NO NEED TO STOP NOW. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING FINEST DESIGNS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PEELING THIS CARD ONE OF THESE DAYS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1997 PACIFIC BARRY BONDS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2yXEo1xLVa1TSBl0jASUjrd5E0aIdWSxdjsM2BbCMTlgsaJO6igEYl9HwrQMf_FAlMsYkJ6IjjGZdDE2q7050ID0KQUHppKuZZ6RmPo-yr36we4yiEx81RFhEJ5IazMTKVdPRNECWclCa3Ls98L-GDOLYmBwVdYjF4J0G9WpHwF2XksDGWKep5nt6kCN/s1833/20240209_141208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1833" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2yXEo1xLVa1TSBl0jASUjrd5E0aIdWSxdjsM2BbCMTlgsaJO6igEYl9HwrQMf_FAlMsYkJ6IjjGZdDE2q7050ID0KQUHppKuZZ6RmPo-yr36we4yiEx81RFhEJ5IazMTKVdPRNECWclCa3Ls98L-GDOLYmBwVdYjF4J0G9WpHwF2XksDGWKep5nt6kCN/w640-h464/20240209_141208.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'M MILDLY OBSESSED WITH PACIFIC CARDS FOR THEIR WILD BASE CARDS AND EVEN WILDER INSERT CARDS. THE 1997 SET HAS A HEALTHY SLAB OF FOIL ACROSS THE LEFT BORDER WHICH IS A TAD AWKWARD ON MOST CARDS BUT LOOKS AMAZING ON THE HORIZONAL ONES. BARRY IS MASHING DINGERS IN A 3D FOIL MATRIX ON THIS CARD. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE GILDED SOME OLD-SCHOOL COMPUTER GRAPHICS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1997 ULTRA BARRY BONDS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw51ji4rwdtt9OkwOD3HoPmCj2Q6u_mYh8mgQ_IVhxevQTtdfQJG_Wzw1WXw6DL3i9qzILxKIJ0B2XEvoz9kUqAwQ2OY3Q6-TEsqWZvKbOf_jKq26dqTW_xu4FVugZXstGaYxr3jR2JR5KC1ungiYS-vMZcl8AcjO9veF0IfvoudrCGUR7Yg-fQoHFN5KG/s1839/20240209_141215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="1325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw51ji4rwdtt9OkwOD3HoPmCj2Q6u_mYh8mgQ_IVhxevQTtdfQJG_Wzw1WXw6DL3i9qzILxKIJ0B2XEvoz9kUqAwQ2OY3Q6-TEsqWZvKbOf_jKq26dqTW_xu4FVugZXstGaYxr3jR2JR5KC1ungiYS-vMZcl8AcjO9veF0IfvoudrCGUR7Yg-fQoHFN5KG/w462-h640/20240209_141215.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>GREAT GOOGLEY MOOGELY CARDS LOOKED SO GOOD IN 1997. A WATER LEAK BRICKED MOST OF MY 97 ULTRA CARDS SO GETTING SOME REPLACEMENTS IS ALWAYS NICE</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1996 STADIUM CLUB BARRY BONDS TEAM TSC</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoQ7OhfXxD0kPFgFXpsMC1MaQFHoFeMaSCcOCY5q5Ncp4egGsjPm436_5E5_ESA5opHJKg6PbY1E_8UyVpdxUfgwRuy8HH8000ZQZIT8CTPUL56N0gni7m7uG57E1XrbHwVPzHcIqQjBISEgjgWdw-hIGtZtzEJfWJOYhPiIRFPP9rWtyYU2zOfXTXMXS/s1755/20240209_141253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1755" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoQ7OhfXxD0kPFgFXpsMC1MaQFHoFeMaSCcOCY5q5Ncp4egGsjPm436_5E5_ESA5opHJKg6PbY1E_8UyVpdxUfgwRuy8HH8000ZQZIT8CTPUL56N0gni7m7uG57E1XrbHwVPzHcIqQjBISEgjgWdw-hIGtZtzEJfWJOYhPiIRFPP9rWtyYU2zOfXTXMXS/w640-h462/20240209_141253.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I HAVEN'T BEEN FOCUSING ON STADIUM CLUB CARDS RECENTLY BUT SHORT PRINTS ARE ALWAYS ON MY RADAR. THESE TEAM TSC CARDS WERE INSERTED ONE PER PACK AND FEATURE TWO LEVELS OF FANCY FOIL. RAINBOW FOIL FOR THE NAME AND HOLOFOIL FOR THE BORDER. THEY LOOK VERY SNAZZY AND THE RAINBOW FOIL CAN VARY FROM CARD TO CARD </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1997 STADIUM CLUB BARRY BONDS STADIUM SLUGGER</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR4I4-ahHwUPdyZDGQsEuPdTAWlHjpGimKtDoFA8kcWPl54Xn5gXp1xE-MDS3dk-TktENwtmJlgKUP-s1q0cxZ9_e3JN991ccn1WOGa_945QloE1w5GDYo2inJWYVYVFfSSE4mNwmkYbtDOcKIgnHaSZspe5H1CfsH7PfJjPnVFqnXXbJsXHYpINQbJqK/s1855/20240209_141300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1855" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR4I4-ahHwUPdyZDGQsEuPdTAWlHjpGimKtDoFA8kcWPl54Xn5gXp1xE-MDS3dk-TktENwtmJlgKUP-s1q0cxZ9_e3JN991ccn1WOGa_945QloE1w5GDYo2inJWYVYVFfSSE4mNwmkYbtDOcKIgnHaSZspe5H1CfsH7PfJjPnVFqnXXbJsXHYpINQbJqK/w640-h458/20240209_141300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>1997 STADIUM CLUB SNUCK IN SOME SHORT PRINTS AS WELL. SERIES ONE HAD A TSC 2000 SUBSET FEATURING SOME YOUNG STARS WHILE SERIES TWO HAD THESE STADIUM SLUGGERS FEATURING THE HOME RUN HITTING USUAL SUSPECTS OF THE MID-90S. THEY DON'T LOOK AS GOOD AS THE TEAM TSC CARDS BUT THEY'RE ONLY A THIRD THE SIZE OF THE 96 SHORT PRINT SET SO IT'S NOT AS HARD A SET TO BUILD</div><div><br /></div><div>THE LAST GUY NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1993 FLAIR KEN GRIFFEY JR. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEyBgAYXu0pJ8ZMvdv_eVftqGi6JEPqgUA7WaKE5drUaHvx82LNa2JWYdLfb7dBsKpOor4FP5tzjLSoteMid6fHhmhyphenhyphen6kVhhb_MWB-iXTxmoch9w5Fg7DhE-f6hlRqDq9udvvY4hwT44NhGo5f5k1SrzlWestCwd_F2MJzpOu44eWmiAKROMw81SC_YGq/s1870/20240209_141319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="1349" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEyBgAYXu0pJ8ZMvdv_eVftqGi6JEPqgUA7WaKE5drUaHvx82LNa2JWYdLfb7dBsKpOor4FP5tzjLSoteMid6fHhmhyphenhyphen6kVhhb_MWB-iXTxmoch9w5Fg7DhE-f6hlRqDq9udvvY4hwT44NhGo5f5k1SrzlWestCwd_F2MJzpOu44eWmiAKROMw81SC_YGq/w462-h640/20240209_141319.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>IF YOU SEE A GOOD GRIFFEY CARD YOU GRAB IT. PROBLEM IS THE GOOD ONES ARE USUALLY ALREADY PRE-GRABBED. THAT JUST MAKES THE ONES YOU GET ALL THE MORE SPECIAL. HERE'S ANOTHER FLAIR CARD I MANAGED TO GET WHEN A LIST OF THEM WERE POSTED THAT I MANAGED TO GET TO FIRST</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1997 PACIFIC PRISM INVINCIBLE KEN GRIFFEY JR. GEMS OF THE DIAMOND</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh260pdOemEdKZnFDhICkoJZxu9KbqNXq-enoRsV7SYbgf2G2jRiqllmFdzfZiv_gCWG-lEFYyQHDtmmNl3_rKR1434ujxcNosnvucFvIObFN_bssfCnpxQZxKfDRalgPkrrj_GlG8G8iXGT8_RS9Xq5tx-K-dfEoWzzZIMz9ZFtIPS0bHuUF_T0iZPhJeo/s1888/20240209_141324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="1369" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh260pdOemEdKZnFDhICkoJZxu9KbqNXq-enoRsV7SYbgf2G2jRiqllmFdzfZiv_gCWG-lEFYyQHDtmmNl3_rKR1434ujxcNosnvucFvIObFN_bssfCnpxQZxKfDRalgPkrrj_GlG8G8iXGT8_RS9Xq5tx-K-dfEoWzzZIMz9ZFtIPS0bHuUF_T0iZPhJeo/w464-h640/20240209_141324.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>WEIRDO PACIFIC CARD ALERT! THESE WERE INSERTED INTO PRISM INVINCIBLE PACKS SO YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THERE WAS ONLY ONE OF THE WEIRD FOILY ACETATE WINDOW CARDS IN THE PACK. THE WORDS PRISM, INVICIBLE, GEMS AND DIAMOND ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND ON THIS CARD SO I HAD A HELL OF A TIME FIGURING OUT WHAT IT WAS FROM FOR THIS POST AND I SHALL GO ON TO IMMEDIATELY FORGET ONCE I HIT PUBLISH. THERE <i>IS </i>A LITTLE GEM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CARD THOUGH. THE ONLY REASON I WAS ABLE TO WIN THIS CARD IS BECAUSE THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE POSTED. GRIFFEYS ARE TOUGH, MAN!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1997 STADIUM CLUB KEN GRIFFEY JR. STADIUM SLUGGER</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxfzd5DYjkFMvDp0dfwSg3KxLjM51hUiwbJw0DTR0v0x1i7evDx-eYaOn_lkaXK4oHCzIiSRRl1DslIKUZs9b5I2U0OF8cb-2QY1pPoJ6g37415-0io3ZZvshC4xujz2nkCCo2fNAdcAg86XpBfFP75p6in4FuJ0m-pKYhcbspFcCJQqPYgCNizzVx4jL/s1845/20240209_141331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="1845" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxfzd5DYjkFMvDp0dfwSg3KxLjM51hUiwbJw0DTR0v0x1i7evDx-eYaOn_lkaXK4oHCzIiSRRl1DslIKUZs9b5I2U0OF8cb-2QY1pPoJ6g37415-0io3ZZvshC4xujz2nkCCo2fNAdcAg86XpBfFP75p6in4FuJ0m-pKYhcbspFcCJQqPYgCNizzVx4jL/w640-h458/20240209_141331.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>WE END OUR JOURNEY WITH ANOTHER STADIUM SLUGGER SHORT PRINT. THESE WERE ONE PER THREE PACKS SO THE WHOLE SET WAS POSSIBLE OUT OF A COUPLE HOBBY BOXES WHICH AIN'T BAD AS FAR AS SHORT PRINTS GO. I LOOKED THROUGH MY STADIUM CLUB BOX TO SEE WHICH ONES I ALREADY HAD AND SOMEHOW I HAVE NONE?? WHICH IS ABSURD BECAUSE I KNOW I PULLED SOME FROM PACKS BACK IN THE DAY. SO NOW I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY ARE HIDING IN MY INSERT BOX OR A DOUBLES BOX SOMEWHERE. AT LEAST I HAVE TWO OF THE BEST NOW</p><p>UP NEXT: OUR FIRST TASTE OF CHAOS</p>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-16938889410541149852024-02-16T08:00:00.004-05:002024-02-16T08:00:00.136-05:002023 COMC BINGE - PART 3 AND THEN THERE WAS ONE<p> THIRD UP ON THE LIST OF STUFF I NEEDED IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS THE COMC BLACK FRIDAY SALE STARTED WAS THE LAST FEW CARDS I NEEDED FOR MY 1976 TOPPS SET. 76 TOPPS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OLDER SETS I REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH AS A KID THANKS TO THE COLORFUL BORDER AND TINY POSITION ILLUSTRATION. YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THE VERY LAST CARD I NEEDED FOR THE SET SO HERE'S THE PENULTIMATE ONES</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1976 TOPPS JIM HUNTER</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgV7zslB5qjrZG9PL7JP0sau7aXu_cuR0__U9LAbRig4sJ-egAOtqvL521NmH3NmUeSVhUzfBQOPMmtGsn5MNlDVSSN64fIsRVpMgqfZMKoODNkjUVJFdbXC0LvmcpipofnEETWYK5G55r9VSC3L8UMHMzIN5s1yHtTThBB6-3sXxLvChxFFzhXzKuHVA/s1892/20240102_170113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1357" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgV7zslB5qjrZG9PL7JP0sau7aXu_cuR0__U9LAbRig4sJ-egAOtqvL521NmH3NmUeSVhUzfBQOPMmtGsn5MNlDVSSN64fIsRVpMgqfZMKoODNkjUVJFdbXC0LvmcpipofnEETWYK5G55r9VSC3L8UMHMzIN5s1yHtTThBB6-3sXxLvChxFFzhXzKuHVA/w460-h640/20240102_170113.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>HERE IS AN INCREDIBLY BEAT UP CATFISH BUT IT COST 72 CENTS SO I DON'T MIND. I GOT THE MAJORITY OF 1976 CARDS FROM COMMON CARD BRICKS FOR A COUPLE BUCKS EACH AT MY LOCAL CARD SHOP WHEN I WAS A KID AND THE TWO THINGS YOU DID NOT SEE IN THOSE BRICKS WERE STARS AND YANKEES. NO WONDER HUNTER ELUDED ME ALL THOSE YEARS. I NEVER PROPERLY APPRECIATED ALL THE DUTCH ANGLES ON OLDER CARDS WHEN I WAS A KID AND IT'S NICE TO SEE IT HERE</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPHkDZl4CWa-4Dl7E9m1bf4Q6FEHat9Tt2qHd__FcIdXAzQXq-iPeBNsv4lWL8gQCAK5p3piZdBLrcj8eToGQo699AEePZxv2ChjO0bPaTWEhawmPz1krJJmwzMaKKcPaSSPBlcW0KkbcfPblXmims1I_j6MT7qQohftGdgJTUpd1Qq83j4xs-y9-QosN/s1901/20240102_170122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="1901" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPHkDZl4CWa-4Dl7E9m1bf4Q6FEHat9Tt2qHd__FcIdXAzQXq-iPeBNsv4lWL8gQCAK5p3piZdBLrcj8eToGQo699AEePZxv2ChjO0bPaTWEhawmPz1krJJmwzMaKKcPaSSPBlcW0KkbcfPblXmims1I_j6MT7qQohftGdgJTUpd1Qq83j4xs-y9-QosN/w640-h456/20240102_170122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>ANOTHER BIG REASON I LOVED THIS SET WAS THE BACKS. THE DARK GREEN BACKS WERE VERY SOOTHING (AND EASIER TO READ THE STATS WITH YOUNGER EYES) AND THE BALL/BAT COMBO FOR THE CARD NUMBER WAS VERY APPEALING. THE BACK MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE BEAT US THAN THE FRONT AS IT'S HARD TO DECIPHER SOME OF THE STATS BUT WE HAVE BASEBALL-REFERENCE FOR THAT NOWADDAYS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKPRxet8Rm4683cwZwIJWxiHtDp9gEOA4C4qXkJ9JdNJ8a-DfXnJKANDHDaYPmh5XxXLj2Rt4g9cS5QSX0pJGZlEGvUqtfnMkeUKn3p8nO8MTxkJDRp9HJQYZ8ZKq9fUvXCmmVpycXxc4bITGXnTAk6FrRTs_1rAQHMPLIhmWAjaGQ-hXXHqFP2bNqNQF/s1782/20240102_170258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="1304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKPRxet8Rm4683cwZwIJWxiHtDp9gEOA4C4qXkJ9JdNJ8a-DfXnJKANDHDaYPmh5XxXLj2Rt4g9cS5QSX0pJGZlEGvUqtfnMkeUKn3p8nO8MTxkJDRp9HJQYZ8ZKq9fUvXCmmVpycXxc4bITGXnTAk6FrRTs_1rAQHMPLIhmWAjaGQ-hXXHqFP2bNqNQF/w468-h640/20240102_170258.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THIS CARD IS GOING TO LIVE SNUGLY INSIDE ANCIENT PAGES PACKED TWO TO A POCKET FOR NOSTALGIA'S SAKE SO WE WON'T SEE ANY OF THOSE NUMBERS ANYHOO. PETE LACOCK AND BIFF POCOROBA MAY BE THE BEST POCKET NEIGHBORS OF ANY CARD IN THE SET</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1976 TOPPS CHECKLIST 133-264</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqABL_okG5PLboTGDp9kgAxEY_z1XmlXtEb30tqOBwPhA-5AlUz-kZ2hXKjqxTo1qkk7uWy-noHI6dKY4idJCzPM-xNk1b61yx9KhNAUaFF3MLGHH-l3uR4FdA7D1Bn4gylxfXW0MdAGVktNNOPPaXXeveaF5U4Q6ORZ5n0GNBL68FSSGcD5n-GyKoPFK/s1966/20240102_170354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="1417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqABL_okG5PLboTGDp9kgAxEY_z1XmlXtEb30tqOBwPhA-5AlUz-kZ2hXKjqxTo1qkk7uWy-noHI6dKY4idJCzPM-xNk1b61yx9KhNAUaFF3MLGHH-l3uR4FdA7D1Bn4gylxfXW0MdAGVktNNOPPaXXeveaF5U4Q6ORZ5n0GNBL68FSSGcD5n-GyKoPFK/w462-h640/20240102_170354.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I THINK I AM NOW INCAPABLE OF BUYING A CHECKLIST THAT ISN'T MARKED ALL TO HELL. WHO WANTS A CLEAN UNMARKED CHECKLIST WHEN YOU CAN HAVE THE DRAMA OF SOME KID'S COLLECTION JOURNEY FROM 40-SOMETHING YEARS AGO. THERE'S SOME REAL ACTION ON THIS PAGE, TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF INK AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OFF EXCEPT THAT LONE GORMAN THOMAS CARD. POOR KID, THAT'S A GREAT LOOKING CARD</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh167RzjgLZefl-R8KAWJPhN6HstQ3hK6zhOgGDgK8ouVCYdy1ow4UzZi5QWeF5q6rIGkqX9s_PSt8aEb8rAZY-3eF1ZTIAvZZYtyV34cC3rjKO-8pHk94tIaKRUlQN-1nu2-wgSEmRtYy64zXG6hVYoPCjmLGbC6k59PfbsTUu-rr77MnFEQFOhnznXMa/s1919/20240102_170405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1919" data-original-width="1372" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh167RzjgLZefl-R8KAWJPhN6HstQ3hK6zhOgGDgK8ouVCYdy1ow4UzZi5QWeF5q6rIGkqX9s_PSt8aEb8rAZY-3eF1ZTIAvZZYtyV34cC3rjKO-8pHk94tIaKRUlQN-1nu2-wgSEmRtYy64zXG6hVYoPCjmLGbC6k59PfbsTUu-rr77MnFEQFOhnznXMa/w458-h640/20240102_170405.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>MORE DRAMA ON THE BACK! THAT KID NEEDS TWO CARDS NOW! I FEEL LIKE BLYLEVEN WAS ONE OF THE LAST CARDS I NEEDED AS WELL. THE KID HAD WINFIELD, YAZ, THAT ROTTEN PETE ROSE AND ALL THE LEADER CARDS BUT NO ROY WHITE. THIS CARD EPITOMIZES THE TRUE HEARTBREAK OF SET COLLECTING. BUT AT LEAS HE HAD ALL THESE CARDS, THE POOR KID WITH THE PRISTINE CHECKLIST CARD HAD NO CARDS AT ALL!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFp4HKXbot5VYOyvJarrRxT1aA_cm1hV30zFcJ-2E9fbaHjtLwuO6_DXqf5Hdj0nUL5eCFZrJDGI702wbkSoPGksrxY5qWYZJD8KQUbj-2eZpA6tONpViaj-W4bcuRewrqmCWJdiQOhv-h2uNSUi8cjZMjQ5jz9Lay1Pn85RtNgHvOue8layDtLam-M-FT/s1924/20240102_170452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="1417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFp4HKXbot5VYOyvJarrRxT1aA_cm1hV30zFcJ-2E9fbaHjtLwuO6_DXqf5Hdj0nUL5eCFZrJDGI702wbkSoPGksrxY5qWYZJD8KQUbj-2eZpA6tONpViaj-W4bcuRewrqmCWJdiQOhv-h2uNSUi8cjZMjQ5jz9Lay1Pn85RtNgHvOue8layDtLam-M-FT/w472-h640/20240102_170452.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br />ANOTHER TOP LEFT CORNER CARD HERE. LYMAN BOSTOCK AND WILLIE DAVIS ARE SOME PRETTY GOOD POCKET NEIGHBORS AS WELL! AND SPY THAT POPS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT. HOT DAMN THIS SET LOOKS GOOD<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1976 TOPPS JIM RICE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpF4t-0ExKrztasDMtmT-MM4VRttbX00REPPBSGNfvlxUm2wgPWcqDebrMtfCC5O2fBsg_kF06bkQe82TFycO1JnOXgqwVoHmA8txxq0dsJPq0u6z4nqboS4_vA8h772RyA-oICEzsTHB-aIh3BH252QqWNjp8OHNqNohgYVVbrR8z_HpRcPrxIErx0-Rd/s1888/20240103_102921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="1364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpF4t-0ExKrztasDMtmT-MM4VRttbX00REPPBSGNfvlxUm2wgPWcqDebrMtfCC5O2fBsg_kF06bkQe82TFycO1JnOXgqwVoHmA8txxq0dsJPq0u6z4nqboS4_vA8h772RyA-oICEzsTHB-aIh3BH252QqWNjp8OHNqNohgYVVbrR8z_HpRcPrxIErx0-Rd/w462-h640/20240103_102921.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>JIM'S CARD WAS DEFINITELY ONE THAT WAS LOCKED UP IN THE CASE WHEN I WAS A KID. <i>MAYBE </i>ONE IN THIS CONDITION WAS IN THE BARGAIN BOX, BUT IF IT WAS IT DIDN'T LAST LONG. THIS IS JIM'S FIRST SOLO CARD AND HAS THE COVETED ROOKIE CUP SO I HAD TO PAY MORE FOR THIS ONE THAN THE OTHER TWO COMBINED BUT IT WAS STILL UNDER TWO BUCKS AND WORTH EVERY PENNY</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH70Q-9qogAZSkww4HQ3h2JF8DEJs7KkI-Guupho8MEFucAmyuv82y5jwq-GkwS6mTs7bBcV-JK-dLZVd6QV1SaxN2KY_YeJ1wYATgaY2KqzJb29eOFOn2ZJ-gDkQXpYbOJ40SmopYVo9Lh3bOieVy5Nu2je0bNHjqnTJkFtwjN8gNDb2Eq_v7cAgLii9o/s1949/20240103_102930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1949" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH70Q-9qogAZSkww4HQ3h2JF8DEJs7KkI-Guupho8MEFucAmyuv82y5jwq-GkwS6mTs7bBcV-JK-dLZVd6QV1SaxN2KY_YeJ1wYATgaY2KqzJb29eOFOn2ZJ-gDkQXpYbOJ40SmopYVo9Lh3bOieVy5Nu2je0bNHjqnTJkFtwjN8gNDb2Eq_v7cAgLii9o/w640-h458/20240103_102930.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>JIM'S FIRST FULL SEASON WAS FANTASTIC BUT MISSED OUT ON BOTH THE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND MVP TO HIS TEAMMATE FRED LYNN. THANKFULLY I ALREADY HAVE RICE'S ROOKIE CARD FOR MY 1975 SET BUILD. I NEVER GOT FRED'S THOUGH, WHICH IS PROBABLY A GOOD THING AS THAT SPLOTCH OF WITE-OUT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DISTURBED ME GREATLY AS A CHILD</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vQRneacIwog4vW1Ahm2g84JOBYsqlyRnJ6vt00X7S9QWn6bE6nNaypLeIIhBRFLFvmZ4y2SE64peemr3dH86_4pSb2oUYYtHuP7BtC5HNaVU6G14ako_W84HiX6yP_HiorhvAT2TI5z3D2Ubod9zFwThHTqlyo7yhnzB5tdKrC0YNaamtMZawpx8Prh7/s1954/20240102_170619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="1422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vQRneacIwog4vW1Ahm2g84JOBYsqlyRnJ6vt00X7S9QWn6bE6nNaypLeIIhBRFLFvmZ4y2SE64peemr3dH86_4pSb2oUYYtHuP7BtC5HNaVU6G14ako_W84HiX6yP_HiorhvAT2TI5z3D2Ubod9zFwThHTqlyo7yhnzB5tdKrC0YNaamtMZawpx8Prh7/w466-h640/20240102_170619.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><p></p><p>JIM FITS INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER THIS TIME TO COMPLETE ANOTHER NICE LOOKING PAGE. IT'S ALSO GOT THE START OF THE SPORTING NEWS ALL-TIME ALL-STAR SUBSET AND THAT ICONIC BOBBY GRICH. I DO NOT PLAN ON REQUESTING SHIPPING ON THAT ROSE CARD BEFORE THIS POST GOES UP BUT REST ASSURED THE MOMENT I DO GET IT THERE'S GOING TO BE A PIC OF THAT LAST COMPLETED PAGE PLASTERED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. AT LEAST EVERYWHERE I CAN POST THAT IS</p></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-23522610646849875192024-02-15T08:30:00.001-05:002024-02-16T14:20:23.663-05:00ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 19<p>HERE'S SOME CARDS. YOU LIKE CARDS! HAVE SOME CARDS</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1997 METAL UNIVERSE FERNANDO VALENZUELA</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhyphenhyphenPQlCLeRXJxo-5WjjKOF_JzvORpj0H_i3he9PKO8GxfANrXmWGikj7CuOONDRLZdJJ5ZHPSWsjKGEyhU3pIDQRZjo3_fNxNCLzG6ifg_u-JbwIhz8w8mfy_qfviIlL2N9OnIXdmrRY61P_JngcijWdDoiAueE3uBQDYK9z1Pq6mWhKDlawUoqmfZ9eJ/s1771/20230928_210522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="1328" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhyphenhyphenPQlCLeRXJxo-5WjjKOF_JzvORpj0H_i3he9PKO8GxfANrXmWGikj7CuOONDRLZdJJ5ZHPSWsjKGEyhU3pIDQRZjo3_fNxNCLzG6ifg_u-JbwIhz8w8mfy_qfviIlL2N9OnIXdmrRY61P_JngcijWdDoiAueE3uBQDYK9z1Pq6mWhKDlawUoqmfZ9eJ/w480-h640/20230928_210522.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div> </div><div>CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>METAL UNIVERSE CARDS ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND AND IMPOSSIBLE TO PHOTOGRAPH. FERNANDO IS PITCHING IN THE MIDDLE OF FLYING ROCKS AND SPEWING LAVA INSIDE AN ACTIVE VOLCANO BUT GOOD LUCK FIGURING THAT OUT FROM THIS PICTURE. METAL CARDS ARE GENERALLY AN AUTO-BUY WHEN I SEE THEM IN DIME BOXES, ESPECIALLY THE UNIVERSE SETS WITH THE COOL BACKGROUNDS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2020 PANINI CONTENDERS JOSE ALTUVE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NpVRUW1nn2LdT0o92j-wD-0Zjehg46fsmoRaBh5pMxl_-K7J_wszK0nKBykouGda2KbqYgndDMl6FiQfWfrKv88uAaaSrNf6d92ocJ6Wum51tCYPU2xFMmE2R016zh_7WGBRWNhHgQTqAbnseEXaWxPjdraYX7gCWp8Ttfue8iFXF56CDCJvcyc6mgjg/s1841/20230928_185941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1841" data-original-width="1341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NpVRUW1nn2LdT0o92j-wD-0Zjehg46fsmoRaBh5pMxl_-K7J_wszK0nKBykouGda2KbqYgndDMl6FiQfWfrKv88uAaaSrNf6d92ocJ6Wum51tCYPU2xFMmE2R016zh_7WGBRWNhHgQTqAbnseEXaWxPjdraYX7gCWp8Ttfue8iFXF56CDCJvcyc6mgjg/w466-h640/20230928_185941.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR</div><div><br /></div><div>EVERY SO OFTEN I BUY A JOSE ALTUVE CARD SO I CAN FEEL ALIVE AGAIN. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A WHILE SINCE I FELT THAT WAY SINCE I DON'T EVEN LIKE CONTENDERS. WELL, THAT'S NOT TRUE THERE'S A BASKETBALL SET I REALLY LIKE. THIS ISN'T BASKETBALL THOUGH. JOSE MAKES IT WORTH IT</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2020 PANINI CONTENDERS MIKE SOROKA</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixB4EdzLZqiTGkuj07RhP9QLTlUl0rKdjvw-pM9mFUh1FIXAGp0K2HqmSgzFwqENI3StctwqVrebXvpsxiahSz5vsZ_RJHkkj2x3jPv0jEbzvLPGPBzGUlpHC2eRkfNnHd4yA7ZeBlirtasy629INAQypMioclgplpNK3nqnzto53P7iCjggsx8OKdvXPP/s1907/20230928_185934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="1385" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixB4EdzLZqiTGkuj07RhP9QLTlUl0rKdjvw-pM9mFUh1FIXAGp0K2HqmSgzFwqENI3StctwqVrebXvpsxiahSz5vsZ_RJHkkj2x3jPv0jEbzvLPGPBzGUlpHC2eRkfNnHd4yA7ZeBlirtasy629INAQypMioclgplpNK3nqnzto53P7iCjggsx8OKdvXPP/w464-h640/20230928_185934.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>SPEAKING OF CONTENDERS... I DON'T HAVE MANY MICHAEL SOROKA CARDS SINCE MOST OF THEM CAME OUT DURING THE PLAGUE. AND NOW THAT HE'S ON THE WHITE SOX I'M NOT REALLY UP TO GETTING MANY MORE. BUT I HAVE A FEW OF THEM TO REMIND ME OF THE GOOD TIMES WHEN SOROKA WAS A BEAST. THIS CARD CAN REMIND ME OF THOSE OTHER TIMES. WHY IS THE TICKET TWICE THE SIZE OF THE PHOTO???</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1989-90 O-PEE-CHEE KEVIN LOWE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnryVL_-O74k9Njrs4OgXOl3tXZgYr695atfnKkhnFVKstYrLXaYboqnrWMVKoc0MF9DolxUI3j4iVHW3AbHoIUmxqjpVNajRwKktyoIJo_ptOfRUpP0xIT8BJ_EZT4f4Qx5llCpJa1efu_J0ULI-I1q6uOhp8waYELmqJHZh70cFwlVc6vXr_i8hAAokk/s2033/20230928_185921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2033" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnryVL_-O74k9Njrs4OgXOl3tXZgYr695atfnKkhnFVKstYrLXaYboqnrWMVKoc0MF9DolxUI3j4iVHW3AbHoIUmxqjpVNajRwKktyoIJo_ptOfRUpP0xIT8BJ_EZT4f4Qx5llCpJa1efu_J0ULI-I1q6uOhp8waYELmqJHZh70cFwlVc6vXr_i8hAAokk/w454-h640/20230928_185921.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - O-PEE-CHEE</div><div><br /></div><div>89 O-PEE-CHEE IS AN ODD BUT ATTRACTIVE SET. WHAT EVEN IS THIS BORDER? ICE? MARBLE? VANILLA ICE CREAM? NO MATTER, I'LL TAKE A HALL OF FAMER O-PEE-CHEE ANY DAY</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2008 UPPER DECK DAVID WRIGHT INFIELD POWER</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHBPfLlbMR2wTCPh1iYLUZm_MJzZj-0gV6b8cf4lk-0aukCzyjDqfdgBF23wtYcNzgbZuht0_zVRRMo-zqAKOkBpTYilTtpo2jTC_FBT-cxxICRGpCObc0c927qlGVzDlqkDQHbggs8-d4wKVzoDtvHZBV_y-R21s3x7E-IDanZit1mGSAoXP7hCu0Ne1/s1929/20230928_185909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="1929" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHBPfLlbMR2wTCPh1iYLUZm_MJzZj-0gV6b8cf4lk-0aukCzyjDqfdgBF23wtYcNzgbZuht0_zVRRMo-zqAKOkBpTYilTtpo2jTC_FBT-cxxICRGpCObc0c927qlGVzDlqkDQHbggs8-d4wKVzoDtvHZBV_y-R21s3x7E-IDanZit1mGSAoXP7hCu0Ne1/w640-h460/20230928_185909.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div> </div><div>CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>HOO BOY I GOT A LOT OF THESE CARDS OUT OF UPPER DECK PACKS IN 2008. WE ALL GOT LOTS OF EVERY UPPER DECK CARDS OUT OF PACKS IN 2008 BECAUSE WE ALL BOUGHT A REALLY LUDICROUS AMOUNT OF PACKS THAT YEAR. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I HAVE THIS CARD ALREADY I HAVE SO MANY. WERE THESE REGULAR INSERTS OR ONE OF THOSE THAT WERE TWO IN EVERY RACK PACK? I DON'T REALLY NEED THIS CARD EVEN IF I DON'T HAVE IT BUT IT KEPT LOOKING AT ME WITH SAD PUPPY DOG EYES AND I LET IT FOLLOW ME HOME. UPPER DECK INSERTS ARE LIKE THAT SOMETIMES </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2021-22 HOOPS ANTHONY DAVIS SKYVIEW</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRr_3m_PvzJFD0gfkL4wYO7-Teg6QpE82cX5gTpUsBDYpS-8F5FIFfpOHe4mjyKrfW4tMjHftp_7GeABtiSp61ayhTAwtab74KKo11MsJY9imH_nJNyWspPuAti2d4ShgEUW645QYk0YS04VlPv9CGKpsvRtspgGOMvDvEu7ZrSMRVIw0pXmoXcOwn9qs/s1929/20230928_185857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="1393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRr_3m_PvzJFD0gfkL4wYO7-Teg6QpE82cX5gTpUsBDYpS-8F5FIFfpOHe4mjyKrfW4tMjHftp_7GeABtiSp61ayhTAwtab74KKo11MsJY9imH_nJNyWspPuAti2d4ShgEUW645QYk0YS04VlPv9CGKpsvRtspgGOMvDvEu7ZrSMRVIw0pXmoXcOwn9qs/w462-h640/20230928_185857.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>THIS ONE DID NOT HAVE TO CONVINCE ME TO PUT IT IN MY CART. I AM PRETTY MUCH DONE BUILDING NEW BASKETBALL SETS BUT I STILL LIKE 'EM AND GOOD LOOKING INSERTS OF FUTURE HALL OF FAMERS ARE A FINE THING TO HAVE. IS THIS CARD GOOD LOOKING, ACTUALLY? I THINK IT IS BUT I MAY JUST LIKE CLOUDY CARDS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS DESIGN IS SUPPOSED TO BE THOUGH, IT KINDA LOOKS LIKE AN AIRPLANE WINDOW FLOATING IN MID AIR. MAYBE WONDER WOMAN'S INVISIBLE JET GOT A BASKETBALL COURT INSTALLED. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2022 OPTIC MATT OLSON</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUhcmsaMpvC-Ct7Yu8o9YV6VYJT45zyBosTv8Xir7LfDtRWbWlotHqYmGKsVlQWOJcwGKbcJbq2jXzgws4B79RECepoSJ9P66UttYRetzJ5zmvIT6Utlvnv8P-0d3nOpAuoFUXGMCEA-A_twUyYA-rGDiqSorRM8QahEW-KCxYl8IqvbGqClAMd5NoRem/s1928/20230928_185845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="1378" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUhcmsaMpvC-Ct7Yu8o9YV6VYJT45zyBosTv8Xir7LfDtRWbWlotHqYmGKsVlQWOJcwGKbcJbq2jXzgws4B79RECepoSJ9P66UttYRetzJ5zmvIT6Utlvnv8P-0d3nOpAuoFUXGMCEA-A_twUyYA-rGDiqSorRM8QahEW-KCxYl8IqvbGqClAMd5NoRem/w458-h640/20230928_185845.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>I DUNNO WHY I AM DRAKE NO MEME WITH TOPPS CHROME BUT DRAKE YES MEME WITH DONRUSS OPTIC. IT REALLY DOES MAKE NO SENSE! I BUY BRAVES CARDS ON ALL SORTS OF OBNOXIOUS CARD BRANDS SO IT'S NOT A SURPRISE I GOT THIS ONE. I HAD NO IDEA WHEN I PICKED THIS UP OLSON WOULD BREAK THE TEAM HOME RUN RECORD THOUGH</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2022 OPTIC BRYCE HARPER</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVDvwd_dF7kgjLqhVkvOeKIFhjY-WXMbxgTP_Amho923K4jZKJ_5Gq1LXj_M0cyEd4uULDjBjkxtnnF1gfjwdosWik1WslXeAFKQa02eq0fkzesoFG25JatRTpVwCjefdFbAwdvWI4NAm0OB2JXYZgWIefyKWHfQHbjTAlyYsgS3PRkpwYNsndWSKH3V8/s1871/20230928_185838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="1363" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVDvwd_dF7kgjLqhVkvOeKIFhjY-WXMbxgTP_Amho923K4jZKJ_5Gq1LXj_M0cyEd4uULDjBjkxtnnF1gfjwdosWik1WslXeAFKQa02eq0fkzesoFG25JatRTpVwCjefdFbAwdvWI4NAm0OB2JXYZgWIefyKWHfQHbjTAlyYsgS3PRkpwYNsndWSKH3V8/w466-h640/20230928_185838.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR</div><div><br /></div><div>HARPER HAS BECOME MY FAVORITE BASEBALL HEEL EVEN THOUGH (MAYBE BECAUSE?) HE'S RUINED MY LIFE FOR TWO STRAIGHT YEARS. HE'S BECOME A VERY LOVABLE VILLAIN AS THE YEARS HAVE PASSED AND IS NO LONGER THE PETULANT KID COMPLAINING ABOUT CLOWN QUESTIONS, BRO. IT REALLY REALLY HELPS HE AVOIDED BECOMING A YANKEE. POOR, POOR JUAN SOTO</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2001 VICTORY BARRY BONDS VICTORY'S BEST</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8dStfP3eYF25EVbJqMom6q8bWrPbEzmsn8B8AvGoRHWyeaHR48ltYehdYdR15alU-y_5gXa7mZBM3tyH70UmiR-Jfwv2d3ytpP9lmamkITmyeExH1RxnkD6AS7kfG_epATBsRdpkJQoMydCcBbIjjF_nMKmavnSck3lSctyj5UFol-Lh4X5e04L-HYLT/s1817/20230928_185816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1817" data-original-width="1317" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8dStfP3eYF25EVbJqMom6q8bWrPbEzmsn8B8AvGoRHWyeaHR48ltYehdYdR15alU-y_5gXa7mZBM3tyH70UmiR-Jfwv2d3ytpP9lmamkITmyeExH1RxnkD6AS7kfG_epATBsRdpkJQoMydCcBbIjjF_nMKmavnSck3lSctyj5UFol-Lh4X5e04L-HYLT/w464-h640/20230928_185816.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR</div><div><br /></div><div>SPEAKING IF FAVORITE VILLAINS, HERE'S ANOTHER BARRY BONDS CARD. I KNOW I'VE EXPRESSED MY DISDAIN FOR UPPER DECK VICTORY CARDS BUT THIS RETRO UNIFORM WAS TOO GOOD, I HAD TO GET IT. OR MAYBE IT'S THE GIANTS' FUTURE UNIFORM? I KNOW MLB DID A FUTURE UNIFORM GIMMICK BACK AROUND THAT TIME WHERE THEY ALL LOOKED KINDA GOOFY. THEY... WEREN'T ALL THAT WRONG? HELLO CITY UNIFORMS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2023 TOPPS ALEX BOHM RAINBOW</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmB08CoTacrcMjWpf_merVj2jndqRA_VPwKoUGi-lkLZH4BE5NbMmbM_WFkROqSFcMzcncwm2hQPaH-MENnx-IW3jKTrZ4fjgJvEFPcAnM5tbHQnLry9yDxtW4or2HUYPrRId3CeoTFcxaLAPNKHeEyRchyJn-9KUtp3lGTzzyu5kK-m1QtLddH8aLIGcX/s1876/20230928_185808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="1357" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmB08CoTacrcMjWpf_merVj2jndqRA_VPwKoUGi-lkLZH4BE5NbMmbM_WFkROqSFcMzcncwm2hQPaH-MENnx-IW3jKTrZ4fjgJvEFPcAnM5tbHQnLry9yDxtW4or2HUYPrRId3CeoTFcxaLAPNKHeEyRchyJn-9KUtp3lGTzzyu5kK-m1QtLddH8aLIGcX/w462-h640/20230928_185808.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - SHINY</div><div><br /></div><div>THIS CARD IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY BUT IT'S 2023 TOPPS AND RAINBOW SHINY AND THOSE ARE TWO THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY SO WHY NOT. I DIDN'T BUY AS MUCH 2023 TOPPS AS I WANTED LAST YEAR AND NOW THAT I'VE SEEN 2024 TOPPS I AIN'T BUYING ANY MORE OF IT EITHER</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2022 TOPPS VIDAL BRUJAN 1987 35TH ANNIVERSARY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW2Aql8c3SuJrLE3zB1-1amm-_MFdo5G4zDpUcv3ClQPlkdMiNF8L5J3ihPSZn1LAfsCBO767zKqKpnTofJ701dK0ifUPNyqABWB0IX2sfchvkEt_dSPUDnB5MT5B5TI63zwZ4RTg3e81TE9pd9ovxEinm2VbYZy-paPXXERLlDqnec-2iYa90rJj6d_C/s1980/20230928_185756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1433" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW2Aql8c3SuJrLE3zB1-1amm-_MFdo5G4zDpUcv3ClQPlkdMiNF8L5J3ihPSZn1LAfsCBO767zKqKpnTofJ701dK0ifUPNyqABWB0IX2sfchvkEt_dSPUDnB5MT5B5TI63zwZ4RTg3e81TE9pd9ovxEinm2VbYZy-paPXXERLlDqnec-2iYa90rJj6d_C/w464-h640/20230928_185756.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>VIDAL BRUJAN HAS ALREADY MOVED ON TO THE MARLINS SO I'M NOT CERTAIN IF HE'S STILL A PROSPECT OR NOT. HE'S IN A BUNCH OF 2022 SETS THO, I SEE HIS CARDS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I STILL NEED TO GET A HANDLE ON MY TOPPS INSERTS FROM THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS SO I CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH RECENT INSERTS I EVEN NEED</div><div><br /></div><div>UP NEXT: ALMOST ALL BASEBALL CARDS!</div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-59977114306301398112024-02-13T08:00:00.001-05:002024-02-13T08:00:00.138-05:00ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 18<p> INSERTS!!!!! INSERTS AND MORE INSERTS!!! AND A BASE CARD AND A BOX SET CARD AND A SHORT PRINT AND A CHECKLIST! THAT IS ALSO AN INSERT!!! INSERTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1992 UPPER DECK WALTER PAYTON FOOTBALL HEROES HEADER</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm6NsMoAsI0pNuiwTAU58Pi6PuO9jNvQtkkcyATkxI-Na_fY0ifKgeJnpqtaAMzIbVPcgoX9XxEOdJSdacFmoKT1wxdeFA6xVX8vFMLgdwmZXxhZrT5hWjI9xAMzHJT4iyifJmjC__THE6HpMd6ZsmaqMA7zWyo9Bl6CoaZGDiO7rKROviOtjQWEbqrsi/s1997/20230928_185441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1997" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm6NsMoAsI0pNuiwTAU58Pi6PuO9jNvQtkkcyATkxI-Na_fY0ifKgeJnpqtaAMzIbVPcgoX9XxEOdJSdacFmoKT1wxdeFA6xVX8vFMLgdwmZXxhZrT5hWjI9xAMzHJT4iyifJmjC__THE6HpMd6ZsmaqMA7zWyo9Bl6CoaZGDiO7rKROviOtjQWEbqrsi/w640-h452/20230928_185441.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>I NEED THREE OR FOUR CARDS FOR THE FULL RUN OF HEROES CARDS FROM 1990-93. THERE ARE A FEW OTHER HEROES INSERT SETS OUT THERE BUT THEY AREN'T TERRIBLY EASY TO FIND SO ONCE I'M DONE I MIGHT START ATTACKING THE FOOTBALL AND HOCKEY SETS AS WELL. THE HEROES HEADER CARDS ARE ALWAYS A BIT SHORT PRINTED SO I NABBED THIS ONE FOR THE WALTER PAYTON SET TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2020 TOPPS ANDREW MCCUTCHEN TURKEY RED</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6ak6D7VKGJ_Iot2XyWPu_ktu-RgKiXBukLTVeVGhHSDp2IUtRJvg5n3vUnRhpihGRLhehNKdDOoL1DkdeU4MdMOrZXZAW6H186A2uNgdk9BPSxMXrcZr0SB9PxAvU4i9WODg93CUQIhHPikS9pcsZ6vRYdeA8ra8J1z1b30iDC443QpIOloooXe5tiWA/s1954/20230928_185454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="1394" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6ak6D7VKGJ_Iot2XyWPu_ktu-RgKiXBukLTVeVGhHSDp2IUtRJvg5n3vUnRhpihGRLhehNKdDOoL1DkdeU4MdMOrZXZAW6H186A2uNgdk9BPSxMXrcZr0SB9PxAvU4i9WODg93CUQIhHPikS9pcsZ6vRYdeA8ra8J1z1b30iDC443QpIOloooXe5tiWA/w456-h640/20230928_185454.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>THIS IS FAR FROM THE BEST LOOKING MCCUTCHEN PHILLIES CARD BUT EVERY MCCUTCHEN IS A GOOD MCCUTCHEN. I SEEM TO SLOWLY BE ACCUMULATING THIS SET, SOMETHING I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ALL PREVIOUS TURKEY RED SETS. ONE DAY I NEED TO EITHER MAKE A WANTLIST OR SELL A BOX FULL OF THE CARDS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2022 TOPPS FORMULA ONE HAAS F1 TEAM RETRO </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRFhHwlpqUlx0H_btyNL3vDkF55VNMWXBl9RcyjCO2W3TJ8XTEoHqXJ3DV252Pmbi9ghAOwjRb7wWgLc-UtHE65aoj1Rb-Ieb5IHvg0JhP8Xmfw5cV5mzkqXKeUnaOiLE1HY-1IMmcRnMDMEpX6OLaviIz21xwW2X0U2-2Tf7iasOchF2UPjSXi5XvApJ/s1917/20230928_185508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1917" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRFhHwlpqUlx0H_btyNL3vDkF55VNMWXBl9RcyjCO2W3TJ8XTEoHqXJ3DV252Pmbi9ghAOwjRb7wWgLc-UtHE65aoj1Rb-Ieb5IHvg0JhP8Xmfw5cV5mzkqXKeUnaOiLE1HY-1IMmcRnMDMEpX6OLaviIz21xwW2X0U2-2Tf7iasOchF2UPjSXi5XvApJ/w640-h458/20230928_185508.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - RETRO</div><div><br /></div><div>I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT FORMULA 1, BUT I AM A SUCKER FOR RETRO CARDS EXPECIALLY RETRO CARDS FROM OTHER SPORTS. THIS IS BASED ON THE <a href="https://www.tcdb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/74684/1968-Topps-Hot-Rods">1968 TOPPS HOT ROD SET</a> AND I'M HAVING TO FORCE MYSELF TO NOT BUY ONE OF THE ORIGINALS ONLINE AT THE MOMENT. I MAY NEED TO PUT TOGETHER A VINTAGE CAR CARD BINDER TO JUSTIFY ALL THESE OLD CARDS I WANT TO BUY</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqwg6avbM3x2fzp7jlkyhzc11qcw_ZYCEUeSxT2ChdzpY5UuJFPS0oS-XnTNH7jAoAIchRTVFI8rVD1DiqwOVI7uuPXqok-CvgG1q3fVTe6-pnuQFIM8FxgWP5sgB8GNn0bzfHmBT42Icu7KaI2arh7jjjGYeLLDiERF_t0_sMrry_y9xztQNyH_wVnPV/s1897/20230928_185514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="1897" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqwg6avbM3x2fzp7jlkyhzc11qcw_ZYCEUeSxT2ChdzpY5UuJFPS0oS-XnTNH7jAoAIchRTVFI8rVD1DiqwOVI7uuPXqok-CvgG1q3fVTe6-pnuQFIM8FxgWP5sgB8GNn0bzfHmBT42Icu7KaI2arh7jjjGYeLLDiERF_t0_sMrry_y9xztQNyH_wVnPV/w640-h454/20230928_185514.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE BACK REALLY SOLD ME MORE THAN THE FRONT. TOPPS IS TOO COWARDLY TO DESIGN A CARD BACK LIKE THIS ANYMORE. I HAVE NO IDEA IF MICK SCHUMACHER IS ANY GOOD OR NOT BUT IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD A CARD AS ANY TO PICK UP</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1986 FLEER LEAGUE LEADERS BOB HORNER</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkYSGZxY8cINVzrY1UU-l7BlsHdJcvN7zkwbLLOvmCMOiZkeUlyBkiqtT52_ZRq-vNcmcQ0pX8ydSnSPXOqC6LPKKNZmGlnTTUhulxJNu4XsrUdyml-QjHrQBYGcTIaGsSvcskimEe4yaQnwfWMvaLxsog9lUKxRKHfjNmg3zxEuEnYEodTprYp9efDfL/s1931/20230928_185534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1931" data-original-width="1358" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkYSGZxY8cINVzrY1UU-l7BlsHdJcvN7zkwbLLOvmCMOiZkeUlyBkiqtT52_ZRq-vNcmcQ0pX8ydSnSPXOqC6LPKKNZmGlnTTUhulxJNu4XsrUdyml-QjHrQBYGcTIaGsSvcskimEe4yaQnwfWMvaLxsog9lUKxRKHfjNmg3zxEuEnYEodTprYp9efDfL/w450-h640/20230928_185534.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>I REALLY LOVE OLD FLEER BOX SETS BUT I WAITED TOO LONG TO PICK THEM UP CHEAP. I PROBABLY HAVE THIS BOB HORNER CARD BUT THEN AGAIN, MAYBE I DON'T? I HAVE ALL MY BOX SET CARDS SORTED AND PUT AWAY BUT NO WANTLISTS. THIS CARD WAS PRETTY ENOUGH TO THROW A DIME AT </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1992-93 UPPER DECK LARRY STEWART NBA ALL ROOKIE TEAM</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTWB4P-JZTwgp5maNktdEnMlrTqoppdOYa0m20_2Y6KyV62WKOJigk5a4EtmW034TaxfD5eEcfbTF8jFbPyavo_rRsFnYMWJ_tnu8W0ExRU2JMydkWmo3ukfNWmiuKqyaAuD-dvxOyUIvmxdgbyB9QIhQfkZxIW2zMNroZ8D0DXW8fUlFs0TlrPBS7y7f/s1922/20230928_185547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1922" data-original-width="1383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTWB4P-JZTwgp5maNktdEnMlrTqoppdOYa0m20_2Y6KyV62WKOJigk5a4EtmW034TaxfD5eEcfbTF8jFbPyavo_rRsFnYMWJ_tnu8W0ExRU2JMydkWmo3ukfNWmiuKqyaAuD-dvxOyUIvmxdgbyB9QIhQfkZxIW2zMNroZ8D0DXW8fUlFs0TlrPBS7y7f/w460-h640/20230928_185547.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>LARRY STEWART ONLY PLAYED 5 SEASONS IN THE NBA BUT HE PLAYED OVERSEAS UNTIL 2008. THAT'S A GOOD CAREER NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT. I AM NOT CLOSE ON ANY OF THE OLDER UPPER DECK INSERT SETS BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THIS ONE SO NOW I HAVE IT </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2002 LEAF ROOKIES AND STARS BRIAN GILES STATISTICAL STANDOUTS</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_z_1qp432agPJcESV9Uih-sWU3LnmusDzlnuM6-YYViqGCLtJygpK6y_RSWYy1hmqaDbgiohLfCKs4Wq4cU2yxMeXDppbvvCUrek5_uNhDavE1mNsBdo13Z-E7IfqL7AM_2PiHwo3S0j6dFxM3KIlOuRxX6bjKP_4-Thg95hmJvvhf0c2vg0v8UcJ8Su/s1948/20230928_185558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1948" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_z_1qp432agPJcESV9Uih-sWU3LnmusDzlnuM6-YYViqGCLtJygpK6y_RSWYy1hmqaDbgiohLfCKs4Wq4cU2yxMeXDppbvvCUrek5_uNhDavE1mNsBdo13Z-E7IfqL7AM_2PiHwo3S0j6dFxM3KIlOuRxX6bjKP_4-Thg95hmJvvhf0c2vg0v8UcJ8Su/w640-h456/20230928_185558.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>THIS WAS A CASE OF A CARD THAT I SAW TOO MANY TIMES AND EVENTUALLY JUST HAD TO BUY IT. I DON'T COLLECT LEAF ROOKIES AND STARS AT ALL. BRIAN GILES IS NOT HIGH ON MY PLAYER COLLECTING LISTS EITHER. AND THE DESIGN ISN'T WINNING ANY AWARDS. BUT INSERTS!!! BIG MOJO HITZ!!! THESE WERE ONE IN <i>TWELVE </i>PACKS!!!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">202? PANINI MOSAIC MARCELL OZUNA</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6P59-PVIrXO24pbXdcGi5Lp0r_2Fd7JxKzXn8s81Xd4SCvwor0FJJbh3LzAXSFw5u8vfo1jC7pMakgj2bgGhdMowUEK7-lxYHd0oqIMtjeMd_SJUNSVsIovBWU-RuaGy8Ya2SQOBN7jT3he60CjpbAVbUtaKAet_fAk1yZKZrMQm2jiFRkAr_L9LmTJzN/s1846/20230928_185614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="1359" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6P59-PVIrXO24pbXdcGi5Lp0r_2Fd7JxKzXn8s81Xd4SCvwor0FJJbh3LzAXSFw5u8vfo1jC7pMakgj2bgGhdMowUEK7-lxYHd0oqIMtjeMd_SJUNSVsIovBWU-RuaGy8Ya2SQOBN7jT3he60CjpbAVbUtaKAet_fAk1yZKZrMQm2jiFRkAr_L9LmTJzN/w472-h640/20230928_185614.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>HOLY SMOKES A BASE CARD. MARCELL COMPLETELY WORE OUT HIS WELCOME IN ATLANTA, HAD THE ENTIRE FAN BASE SCREAMING FOR HIS RELEASE, ADN THEN BOPPED 40 HOMERS. BASEBALL IS WEIRD, MAN</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1997 LEAF ALBERT BELLE GAMERS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzzH61k_fhum5OcdK_1VT79xi0u1DVKJXf5YpwIpyrw4X0Qbk2x_meIwFx0HtJT6qOwIUbHzVEewS_nqYjPWeW-F9pSHKR_zJR0cisoLeUzKJtEhhPLYkOlsGuWP-bNW_IFoPKO0SaZ44JHAkLJA6wsgPJy23CQarB81PTnA8Zt8NYCDYXIRFRs4tiNDX/s1901/20230928_185626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzzH61k_fhum5OcdK_1VT79xi0u1DVKJXf5YpwIpyrw4X0Qbk2x_meIwFx0HtJT6qOwIUbHzVEewS_nqYjPWeW-F9pSHKR_zJR0cisoLeUzKJtEhhPLYkOlsGuWP-bNW_IFoPKO0SaZ44JHAkLJA6wsgPJy23CQarB81PTnA8Zt8NYCDYXIRFRs4tiNDX/w466-h640/20230928_185626.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - SHORT PRINT</div><div><br /></div><div>I CAN'T FIND PROOF ANYWHERE BUT I'VE GOT IT IN MY HEAD THAT THESE GAMERS SUBSET CARDS WERE SHORT PRINTED SO I KEEP PICKING THEM UP COMPULSIVELY. THEY'RE NICE LOOKING CARDS AND THERE'S A GOOD CHECKLIST SO I'LL KEEP DOING IT, SEE IF I WON'T </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1997 FLEER ULTRA MIKE PIAZZA CHECKLIST</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEici7ikOT7rmCE63VVrjDvZNr83M-WqNWJ2SNBmedsYq3OQX9BbhAp5uWwYuaWvRfScZr7jHb9iD-ct3q857qwpwLGDZbchdiXSkc8Ew-jIbCKpkWIgLu4b6m_7fj9U8drw_aOiCRRS6MjdIVYcGpS2srFPJtWhWrirV9IhX9kjid1EhQbBx1A2500EdEj6/s1853/20230928_185638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1853" data-original-width="1357" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEici7ikOT7rmCE63VVrjDvZNr83M-WqNWJ2SNBmedsYq3OQX9BbhAp5uWwYuaWvRfScZr7jHb9iD-ct3q857qwpwLGDZbchdiXSkc8Ew-jIbCKpkWIgLu4b6m_7fj9U8drw_aOiCRRS6MjdIVYcGpS2srFPJtWhWrirV9IhX9kjid1EhQbBx1A2500EdEj6/w468-h640/20230928_185638.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>YEP, FLEER GOT SO INSERT HAPPY THEY MADE THE CHECKLISTS INSERTS TOO. THEY WEREN'T THE FIRST TO DO IT, UPPER DECK BEAT THEM TO IT, BUT WHEN INSERTS ARE ONE-PER-PACK YOU DON'T WANNA SEE CHECKLISTS AS YOUR FUN PACK PRIZE. SERIES TWO CHECKLISTS AT LEAST HAVE THE FUN HOLOFOIL</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXro-YoQGpDxrUFz9eU3HWpPiKUKJQ8nF2Ly84Rwl1r0slPWtd5p3CrHwGzs7V1OGyPozdpVJCgI4sox9JEx3S1JNOHXnT568q2Jnfpm2-1nItXObz7aX5AzOB1D1Vhu-u-ItVDY0NgQTYOn8CHdRFnmo5b_NqK-ZnyVu94gdOX1XYH4ndTShjDmF0Jkwc/s1995/20230928_185646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="1418" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXro-YoQGpDxrUFz9eU3HWpPiKUKJQ8nF2Ly84Rwl1r0slPWtd5p3CrHwGzs7V1OGyPozdpVJCgI4sox9JEx3S1JNOHXnT568q2Jnfpm2-1nItXObz7aX5AzOB1D1Vhu-u-ItVDY0NgQTYOn8CHdRFnmo5b_NqK-ZnyVu94gdOX1XYH4ndTShjDmF0Jkwc/w454-h640/20230928_185646.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>YES, THAT'S RIGHT, THERE'S TEN CHECKLISTS. PER SERIES! YOU NEED TWENTY CHECKLISTS FOR 1997 ULTRA!! INSERT CHECKLISTS!!! LOUD NOISES!!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2012 TOPPS GOLDEN GIVEAWAY RYAN BRAUN CODE CARD</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheu-GfGAHiShWPYGRBP6GmrGgP2tIlzihP8_naEpY6tab-70CzZDVPoMwVSPIrK8wEEhy_4QMvuqd7yBg9zwyB3uHg0xdIdMP0_v-EW4w32RT09p5URHHZQ8I_qWtkTHKK6Q2tmLL9iVAg94qHuz9DPagPjUEzJKkZihbkpdYfwBVMrUlbHnvowfbXADu/s1977/20230928_185700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1977" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheu-GfGAHiShWPYGRBP6GmrGgP2tIlzihP8_naEpY6tab-70CzZDVPoMwVSPIrK8wEEhy_4QMvuqd7yBg9zwyB3uHg0xdIdMP0_v-EW4w32RT09p5URHHZQ8I_qWtkTHKK6Q2tmLL9iVAg94qHuz9DPagPjUEzJKkZihbkpdYfwBVMrUlbHnvowfbXADu/w640-h448/20230928_185700.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>I MISS THE GLORY DAYS OF CODE CARDS. THAT 3 MONTH PERIOD IN 2011 WAS SWEET. BY 2012 I WAS WEARY OF CODES AND THEREBY DID NOT HOARD QUITE AS MANY OF THE CARDS SO NOW I HAVE TO PLAY CATCH UP IF I WANT TO GET A SET OF THESE THINGS. HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN ONE OF THESE 14k GOLD LEAF CARDS OTHER THAN ON THE CODE CARDS? I TRIED LOOKING FOR THEM ONLINE AND FOUND A BIGFOOT QUALITY PICTURE OF A MIKE TROUT CARD THAT LOOKED NOTHING LIKE THIS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2012 ALLEN & GINTER WILLIE MAYS BASEBALL HIGHLIGHT SKETCHES</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tWt9P08xVRFMlraRAaN5thk74H_fO_g7eiWJYcJ5tKoCGwnlwZm2scYDCI09srrToDP6gJHMZkHU1KuIbfCzDdevqQKwuvHzq1BZ4GA8mKJqJNKR7ao2weHgUePP9LiH4EB0vHSTkDxAEfEigEN-8KwRdmQGdUgQLW8Zr3aTM0h25n-LlBuQ4YEVb3gn/s1967/20230928_185709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1411" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tWt9P08xVRFMlraRAaN5thk74H_fO_g7eiWJYcJ5tKoCGwnlwZm2scYDCI09srrToDP6gJHMZkHU1KuIbfCzDdevqQKwuvHzq1BZ4GA8mKJqJNKR7ao2weHgUePP9LiH4EB0vHSTkDxAEfEigEN-8KwRdmQGdUgQLW8Zr3aTM0h25n-LlBuQ4YEVb3gn/w460-h640/20230928_185709.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><p> CATEGORY - FUCKIN' WILLIE MAYS</p><p>ONLINE BLASTER CASE HIT!!! ALLEN & GINTER CARDS ARE REALLY HARD TO GET ON THE SITE AS THEY END UP IN SOMEONE'S CARD AN AVERAGE OF 14 SECONDS AFTER BEING POSTED. NOT ONLY DID I MANAGE TO WIN THE RACE TO THIS CARD BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A CARD I NEED! NOT THAT I CHECKED, THIS WAS IN MY CART IN 13 SECONDS. PICKUPS LIKE ME KEEP ME IN THE GINTER COLLECTING GAME NOW THAT BOXES ARE OUT OF REACH</p><p>UP NEXT: I CAN'T FIGURE OUT A TEASER YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO FIND OUT</p>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-60444161225120940372024-02-12T14:00:00.004-05:002024-02-12T14:00:00.129-05:00BIRTHDAY BOOLSHEET BLASTER: PART 15 - ROCKIES<p>TIME FOR THE ROCKIES. THERE'S ONLY 37 CARDS IN THIS PILE BUT THE LACK OF QUALITY IS MADE UP FOR IN QUALITY. LOOKEE HERE, SOME HOFFERS </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZEhC_8ds6tk8gfxccXoMSmYCDSKl5hqo733okGL1-tlBvNJX6zqNf4-rJEwemarTXWUxKGk7fT02vLKN_zI77shQvEVyk9AkPrDY-sEsA2-L96km7D8RadfIXMRLuVBTQCX56_20x5aqT0hSYkN8Oasv6EUmFkcEsCbUkxbrRsKYwFGKdJFb2yOSga1z/s1815/20231224_102918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="1815" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZEhC_8ds6tk8gfxccXoMSmYCDSKl5hqo733okGL1-tlBvNJX6zqNf4-rJEwemarTXWUxKGk7fT02vLKN_zI77shQvEVyk9AkPrDY-sEsA2-L96km7D8RadfIXMRLuVBTQCX56_20x5aqT0hSYkN8Oasv6EUmFkcEsCbUkxbrRsKYwFGKdJFb2yOSga1z/w640-h448/20231224_102918.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>OVER HALF THE PILE WAS 2002 TOPPS AS WELL</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf0wFSl3TJeksDGE87iZUIUgmyZ6zzK3O4iLGt75eVPxkT0xHFaY4uGncGp8IPK949Eh1qeeLv9miFPJ4gjCwZjRtzxkqplGrXXBmLqG8pC5oHUxVtxr_KLeBaqabrsS4cou_l1LXuWJhthMhQrWnHnY84jtGxF6DyUjwRCF-P-siCMeTfqUkU7y1N5Bp/s2448/20231224_102939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="2448" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf0wFSl3TJeksDGE87iZUIUgmyZ6zzK3O4iLGt75eVPxkT0xHFaY4uGncGp8IPK949Eh1qeeLv9miFPJ4gjCwZjRtzxkqplGrXXBmLqG8pC5oHUxVtxr_KLeBaqabrsS4cou_l1LXuWJhthMhQrWnHnY84jtGxF6DyUjwRCF-P-siCMeTfqUkU7y1N5Bp/w640-h246/20231224_102939.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>NO BASE WALKER OR HELTON BUT A COMPLETE TEAM SET OTHERWISE. THERE'S A FEW NICE PLAYERS HERE TOO, JUAN PIERRE, DENNY NEAGLE, TODD HOLLANDSWORTH, JUAN URIBE. BUNCHA GOOD NAMES HERE</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2002 TOPPS COUNT: 147/718</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QX2Y-_sQq7aGor2T8uhh6-LnMpBs4hIu4MPvaLjxMhhFUCJxYPlO7G_Fiz9Nm3KmlCXS-MjHtu5uVk5UWmB8jTBoclilivUaDnS47MLFc_KvX5emUrNh8XiYw1asKESeZwcmGDEhrzsHJZrzVD1qZvP5DjGh3O60UZ0ORx2Q_4onS3CP2FK-h0KgzdCj/s1951/20231224_103003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1951" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QX2Y-_sQq7aGor2T8uhh6-LnMpBs4hIu4MPvaLjxMhhFUCJxYPlO7G_Fiz9Nm3KmlCXS-MjHtu5uVk5UWmB8jTBoclilivUaDnS47MLFc_KvX5emUrNh8XiYw1asKESeZwcmGDEhrzsHJZrzVD1qZvP5DjGh3O60UZ0ORx2Q_4onS3CP2FK-h0KgzdCj/w640-h444/20231224_103003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I LIKED THE TODD JONES GRIP PIC AND MIKE HAMPTON'S MIGHTY SWING SO I THOUGHT I'D SHOW THOSE OFF TOO. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW OFF ALL THE CARDS AGAIN ANYWAYS TO HAVE A HALF DECENT POST SO WHY NOT</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zHGNuQTrfPrnr-fzuJj0ZCoGZ6GfsRJCJMBLOCzuxLbXreHsMuO-QySX-76LOV6nWYIzagY9QOz-9Ra0O6lJdIRZFNXiXP4K8WjaN_VqrSvyHK7bAfkcV2fcdh-x2NaCk-CH93GG1quZPcD-dy_NsiOVp5KHsPVip2vXgv1GqmZVxk8LfDXXKCIrmV4F/s1809/20231224_103140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="1319" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zHGNuQTrfPrnr-fzuJj0ZCoGZ6GfsRJCJMBLOCzuxLbXreHsMuO-QySX-76LOV6nWYIzagY9QOz-9Ra0O6lJdIRZFNXiXP4K8WjaN_VqrSvyHK7bAfkcV2fcdh-x2NaCk-CH93GG1quZPcD-dy_NsiOVp5KHsPVip2vXgv1GqmZVxk8LfDXXKCIrmV4F/w466-h640/20231224_103140.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE 2002 HELTON GOT YOINKED BUT THE 2003 ONE STAYED IN THE BOX FOR SOME REASON. I AIN'T COMPLAINING THOUGH</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jqfL9LgNd1PhymGInUIO6fYH5xOi_-8YfntQCmBY3Kv0KmjWy9Za7Vkx4HWwtTT-KdBf5VZoi0tiXANF1ERfYFMeWLARqeIfm76yzZg8BQv5n_KC5y7cbiOZoxkSoZR4LQGXg9AkUD1inFAQhH-45tkanTdj-W9bdqGLk8AWCj60odDgaZOAUjnLQZOD/s1673/20231224_103419.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1673" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jqfL9LgNd1PhymGInUIO6fYH5xOi_-8YfntQCmBY3Kv0KmjWy9Za7Vkx4HWwtTT-KdBf5VZoi0tiXANF1ERfYFMeWLARqeIfm76yzZg8BQv5n_KC5y7cbiOZoxkSoZR4LQGXg9AkUD1inFAQhH-45tkanTdj-W9bdqGLk8AWCj60odDgaZOAUjnLQZOD/w640-h506/20231224_103419.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>THERE WERE A FEW MORE 03S BUT EH, WHATEVER</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOLv9bTPj-StcbPKbQO_aOGcqcsKOyj_76rTgANggpfXTlj7TdkRCYcjTCwSxtNf5zZonvYEPuBkgi7qX5atBhcSeSiHNtfEQjI3Kmb3YGDZNn1WO88y0DLsi2IVNBrVP5whX8XS4ONhFmZrO_Hg4os9-PcJohHJS6UiAZIKKI4fmiX1IyIdc3e5x0U77/s1840/20231224_103143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1338" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOLv9bTPj-StcbPKbQO_aOGcqcsKOyj_76rTgANggpfXTlj7TdkRCYcjTCwSxtNf5zZonvYEPuBkgi7qX5atBhcSeSiHNtfEQjI3Kmb3YGDZNn1WO88y0DLsi2IVNBrVP5whX8XS4ONhFmZrO_Hg4os9-PcJohHJS6UiAZIKKI4fmiX1IyIdc3e5x0U77/w466-h640/20231224_103143.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>ANOTHER RED FOIL PACIFIC POPPED UP, THIS TIME IT'S KIRT MANWARING. THIS IS A CAREER CAPPER CARD FOR KIRT, I NEED TO FINISH WRITING THESE DAMN POSTS ALREADY TO SEE IF I GOT A FULL PACK OF THESE THINGS OUT OF THE BOX</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2Hwkc3eA7dBoE7kG3eqrkobchMIkbzbI0sF1rkysJDXJIEpSasSU1fPYw5Ef6Kh0ANQdcAsV1Sz1nL4hzg4_xl8PtoCoNak6ZXj7X2vnYLgbqQQ4WZDlfwaXXk-qi8Fr93IWpLqTYb4qZTvtAA2e3lbBoPPDEjJtWx-KptyyyS2YqGsE_xtfYltSvjBr/s1901/20231224_103203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2Hwkc3eA7dBoE7kG3eqrkobchMIkbzbI0sF1rkysJDXJIEpSasSU1fPYw5Ef6Kh0ANQdcAsV1Sz1nL4hzg4_xl8PtoCoNak6ZXj7X2vnYLgbqQQ4WZDlfwaXXk-qi8Fr93IWpLqTYb4qZTvtAA2e3lbBoPPDEjJtWx-KptyyyS2YqGsE_xtfYltSvjBr/w460-h640/20231224_103203.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>LEAF ROOKIES AND STARS I CARE NOTHING FOR, BUT BRAVES LEGEND MIKE HAMPTON IS ALWAYS WELCOME</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9_eDsqAOExPW7mPdURiMFjysJ8HYogQrZRe_CtDzVmLVRUcVJxIfJLzxVURt0MXwX0iMx9SYDr5zfa1A7Em0_I0LAKgCvGcpYweifizq2vOgwbV99JfsOCu-9AGyftpPvoL0ptEIvrM9uaUydSvFMEQKLcQuTK_Sp3lwhBEbvjFDG_iHV77ohMdkSFJC/s1322/20231224_103223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="1322" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9_eDsqAOExPW7mPdURiMFjysJ8HYogQrZRe_CtDzVmLVRUcVJxIfJLzxVURt0MXwX0iMx9SYDr5zfa1A7Em0_I0LAKgCvGcpYweifizq2vOgwbV99JfsOCu-9AGyftpPvoL0ptEIvrM9uaUydSvFMEQKLcQuTK_Sp3lwhBEbvjFDG_iHV77ohMdkSFJC/w640-h468/20231224_103223.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER BIG SHOW CARD OF DANTE BICHETTE IN HERE. AS MUCH AS I AM DISINTERESTED WITH DEALING WITH THE COUPLE BOXES OF COLLECTOR'S CHOICE I'VE ACCUMULATED, I SHOULD PROBABLY DIG THESE UP AND SEE HOW CLOSE TO A SET I'VE GOT</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hmgMPRLl2OEo3VgL4FB1AxuFov8qOgNwNNCrdKHvxPn_9rP8d5Zomi0stgKlyW7xrellWg6xrdU421cDFohf6ScG0_P-cSoF31joqj8WSGs1ice2z4EkQnIEG7WpDnhROkYNZQMErcH-Wr_rritaMRKf9oGuEscv2F_MEsAjZb5fP4MQYfXJL9tgkxoO/s2132/20231224_103238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hmgMPRLl2OEo3VgL4FB1AxuFov8qOgNwNNCrdKHvxPn_9rP8d5Zomi0stgKlyW7xrellWg6xrdU421cDFohf6ScG0_P-cSoF31joqj8WSGs1ice2z4EkQnIEG7WpDnhROkYNZQMErcH-Wr_rritaMRKf9oGuEscv2F_MEsAjZb5fP4MQYfXJL9tgkxoO/w368-h640/20231224_103238.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THIS... IS NOT A ROCKIE. I'M NOT EVEN CERTAIN COLORADO WAS A STATE WHEN MILLER PLAYED BALL. THIS MINI SOMEHOW SNUCK INTO THE ROCKIES PILE WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING, INCLUDING ME. ALL MINI'S ARE APPRECIATEDNI THIS HOUSE SO I DON'T MIND</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFF83p3TSvInxx7D9e_NyBZzJ8XIqx_yKibC4dUXUAmSwkfBEI70LzMzeTVyZxJViuknaxrlt8qdNLBqsOE81j_bK6e_nWF6aRjINvgPr-kTFahE8FACFkS0GOMCXQ_8FCyCa8nqmNVPfzRZL23CNj5sli-k9csVuNvXlqqqysIW1w9agi0tlUPqHW3_5w/s2135/20231224_103304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2135" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFF83p3TSvInxx7D9e_NyBZzJ8XIqx_yKibC4dUXUAmSwkfBEI70LzMzeTVyZxJViuknaxrlt8qdNLBqsOE81j_bK6e_nWF6aRjINvgPr-kTFahE8FACFkS0GOMCXQ_8FCyCa8nqmNVPfzRZL23CNj5sli-k9csVuNvXlqqqysIW1w9agi0tlUPqHW3_5w/w372-h640/20231224_103304.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><br /></div><div>IT'S AN AMERICAN CARAMEL BACK TOO! I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS A PARALLEL OR IF IT'S SCARCE OR WHAT BUT IT'S NIFTY</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1dOeWNPvjLisdQ5IiwXetzuOwalMOwBju6Q_oInb7e4106taNDP-KwPLDJdvM-w2hsqzsbn0-_7YECfW1w3uVX29keUuMncFwMAZAXfS1_bMwvZRtK46Z5fpOv39huYjxpMsIxAUEQ2AUKCgB_yRAKg9310hJ6BXLzZisoSRwpU5PEoEBjLcO0exP7gT/s1898/20231224_103244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="1364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1dOeWNPvjLisdQ5IiwXetzuOwalMOwBju6Q_oInb7e4106taNDP-KwPLDJdvM-w2hsqzsbn0-_7YECfW1w3uVX29keUuMncFwMAZAXfS1_bMwvZRtK46Z5fpOv39huYjxpMsIxAUEQ2AUKCgB_yRAKg9310hJ6BXLzZisoSRwpU5PEoEBjLcO0exP7gT/w460-h640/20231224_103244.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THIS IS ONE OF THE BIG PRIZE CARS OF THE BOX, AN ODD LOOKING VINNY CASTILLA CARD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A 1994 O-PEE-CHEE CARD, THEN REALIZED THAT COULDN'T BE RIGHT AND WAS CONFUSED FOR A BIT AND THEN I REALIZED I COULD JUST LOOK AT THE BACK</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQ0Hsqfp49OAp1i4EHle_fXcm4Mc7TuVduaaAC3D-wEX_y_h0q5dn3Uj_ZBNaObk4PwZOAwNIyszp2uVvjsbWy6ibCselzzjyJ-WjCq_eGRfgTTy6khose09A30zJnk6YsB3j3zYwpQlLH7yi5gAtvO5j1cW4ZQFvpvuuCwLuGfkxIqCcWQvNbyyF3z9v/s1768/20231224_103252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="1768" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQ0Hsqfp49OAp1i4EHle_fXcm4Mc7TuVduaaAC3D-wEX_y_h0q5dn3Uj_ZBNaObk4PwZOAwNIyszp2uVvjsbWy6ibCselzzjyJ-WjCq_eGRfgTTy6khose09A30zJnk6YsB3j3zYwpQlLH7yi5gAtvO5j1cW4ZQFvpvuuCwLuGfkxIqCcWQvNbyyF3z9v/w640-h460/20231224_103252.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />ODDBALL POLICE CARD! I DON'T KNOW WHAT A DECKER IS BUT I KNOW WHAT A COP IS. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAD COP CARDS IN DENVER. I LOVE FINDING THE ODDBALLS<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFv1NRF080XQLosGTFA2OGvHYicYjlZOZURh2EpTCNH6n9sM-bjF5kShwcJv8TUqChT-lycllmvDDtmv3QFwfEYB-4hKrHHQstuys0PDmo4HeFlJ4b8m43syd-TtNcY9LgSO-r-s9KG32EMjV-Cv09qKqNT7sUARIAn5y_MZ9fEIlo5cYvGW2Dl9WgmW0/s2418/20231224_103415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="2418" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFv1NRF080XQLosGTFA2OGvHYicYjlZOZURh2EpTCNH6n9sM-bjF5kShwcJv8TUqChT-lycllmvDDtmv3QFwfEYB-4hKrHHQstuys0PDmo4HeFlJ4b8m43syd-TtNcY9LgSO-r-s9KG32EMjV-Cv09qKqNT7sUARIAn5y_MZ9fEIlo5cYvGW2Dl9WgmW0/w640-h300/20231224_103415.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />AND WE FINISH UP WITH MORE VICTORY TO CHUCK IN THE BIN. ENDING ON A BUM NOTE BUT WE GOT SOME MORE FIFTY CENT REJECTS COMING UP NEXT SO STAY BAT-TUNED TO THIS SAME BAT-CHANNEL FOR SOME, SAY WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT ANYWAY<div><br /></div><div>OH. UH OH. OOOOH. </div><div><br /></div><div>SORRY IN ADVANCE, WE GOT A CURVEBALL COMING</div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-34217911987259786722024-02-11T12:46:00.000-05:002024-02-11T12:46:00.457-05:00CANADA CUSTOMS BLASTER - PART 1: VINTAGEY GOODNESS<p>FORGOING THE WEEK IN REVIEW POST AGAIN AS I WAS SICK AS A DOG MOST OF THE WEEK AND NO ONE NEEDS A POST LIKE </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>BEST SLEEP I HAD THIS WEEK</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">IT WAS THE NIGHT I GOT DESPERATE AND TOOK A SHOT OF NYQUIL, BY THE WAY. NOT A WHOLE LOT HAPPENED. I SLEPT A LOT, READ A MYSTERY NOVEL, FARTED ABOUT MOSTLY. THOSE POSTS MIGHT END UP A BI-WEEKLY AFFAIR ANYWAY. HOWEVER! THIS IS IN SOME WAY A WEEK IN REVIEW POST AS ON TUESDAY DURING THE TWO-HOUR PERIOD WHERE I WAS ACTUALLY AWAKE THIS ARRIVED:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbu-yGlpxt3_bXCEupZAPhDn4I1MidK6otKvIsrt1C86GVwqlMx5FqBZ3UNOpmClOxugmofXGjSmavWiP4d0IZN0wIHkwaOTvPqO55Dbx-bxiXhk8lMkzAbpuXGsx5IfCAVBryPYEhap6sXVD_7_lIPy8IzM03knuUhOIcERI77r0V3ju5cqTT36yJ2JI/s2560/20240206_164626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="2560" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbu-yGlpxt3_bXCEupZAPhDn4I1MidK6otKvIsrt1C86GVwqlMx5FqBZ3UNOpmClOxugmofXGjSmavWiP4d0IZN0wIHkwaOTvPqO55Dbx-bxiXhk8lMkzAbpuXGsx5IfCAVBryPYEhap6sXVD_7_lIPy8IzM03knuUhOIcERI77r0V3ju5cqTT36yJ2JI/w640-h294/20240206_164626.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A BRAND NEW PACKAGE FROM BASEBALLCARDSTORE.CA WITH ALL THE STUFF I GOT FROM LATE NOVEMERISH TO THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. THE US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AGENCY KNEW MY PICKUPS WERE PRETTY AWESOME AND HAD THEMSELVES A PEEK AT THEM. THERE WERE EVEN A COUPLE CARDS I DIDN'T BUY SITTING ON TOP! I AM HORRIBLY BACKED UP ON DRAFT POSTS AND I HAVE DECREED TO MYSELF THAT I AM POSTING EVERY PACKAGE AS IT COMES IN SO THE ONLINE BLASTER CARDS FROM LAST YEAR ARE GOING TO BE POSTED ALONG WITH THE ONLINE BLASTER CARDDS FROM THIS YEAR CONCURRENTLY. THE MORE RECENT BLASTERS HAVE SOME WILD STUFF I WANT TO SHOW OFF BADLY ANYWAY. WHAT WILL THIS MEAN WHEN THE NEXT PACKAGE COMES IN AND I STILL HAVE 15 POSTS LEFT FOR THIS ONE? THAT'S FUTURE ME'S PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE SORTED THIS SUCKER INTO APPROPRIATELY THEMED POSTS. DON'T WORRY, THERE'S STILL QUITE A FEW CHAOS POSTS, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THAT FOCUSED YET. WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE GOOD GOOD STUFF</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">CATEGORY: VINTAGE WANTLIST</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>THIS IS EVERYTHING ON GOOD OL' FASHIONED CARDBOARD I PICKED UP FOR MY WANTLIST. THERE IS A <i>LOT </i>OF VINTAGE POSTED TO THE SITE AND IT KINDA KILLS ME NOT TO PICK IT ALL UP BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY COMPLETED EVERY TOPPS SET FROM THE 80S AND HALF FROM THE 70S. HOCKEY AND FOOTBALL SETS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED THOUGH. AND THE FIRST TWO CARDS HERE ARE ONES I DIDN'T EVEN BUY! I HAVE KEPT A SOMEWHAT DETAILED LIST OF CARDS I PICK UP EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY FOURTH 1993 TOPPS MADDUX/CLEMENS ALL STAR CARD AND THESE TWO AIN'T ON THAT LIST. A LITTLE BONUS FOR BEING A GOOD CUSTOMER PERHAPS? I APPRECIATE IT A LOT BECAUSE I LOVE THESE TWO SETS </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1985-86 TOPPS HOCKEY KEVIN DINEEN RC</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOiVVv3vdDsPdaEZ-Hs8mRDJ_-w4wMHuQt0pbbKhftsZrFqx5Dl9cMTWeQ_8hAKXYFyRhfgmNlMCYlpr9U7jY5VwwmuRZO0sLiTA_WYRlMs7LMHkuEdyz6_3xkdo4J_QPKmCwKPYNSeeJgnQ7BCG1TivUvk_2qid3Q6Gd-IjKeyxu1-2lkxLnl1RZNt7V/s1886/20240209_140612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1886" data-original-width="1351" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOiVVv3vdDsPdaEZ-Hs8mRDJ_-w4wMHuQt0pbbKhftsZrFqx5Dl9cMTWeQ_8hAKXYFyRhfgmNlMCYlpr9U7jY5VwwmuRZO0sLiTA_WYRlMs7LMHkuEdyz6_3xkdo4J_QPKmCwKPYNSeeJgnQ7BCG1TivUvk_2qid3Q6Gd-IjKeyxu1-2lkxLnl1RZNt7V/w458-h640/20240209_140612.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">EVER SINCE I DISCOVERED I HAD OVER 90% OF THE 85-86 TOPPS SET I'VE BEEN LOOKING TO FINISH THAT ONE UP. WELL, FINISH IT UP EXCEPT FOR THE MARIO LEMIEUX ROOKIE. I HAVE A REPRINT FOR THAT ONE. THE GRETZKY WON'T BE SUPER CHEAP BUT I HAVE ALREADY SCOPED OUT PRICES ON COMC AND MOST OF THE REST CAN BE HAD FOR UNDER A BUCK EACH. PLUS YOU NEVER KNOW, I MIGHT GET LUCKY AT A CARD SHOW WHERE A ROGUE HOCKEY SELLER SHOWS UP. DINEEN WAS A PRETTY DANG GOOD PLAYER AND ROOKIES ARE ALWAYS A LITTLE TOUGHER TO PICK UP. PLUS THAT WHALERS LOGO IS AWESOME AND LOOKS GREAT ON 80S PRINTING</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1984-85 TOPPS HOCKEY DAVE ANDREYCHUK RC</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKH-jSpcPE5x8ti2yAWdueEn5t7eJULgp_ITlzBSJDB3t636H_Cy1HgFCkCUNWfNHbxcO_nU49wWr2JjWa4JhWMlXUWs4ayM4P1alHYnm0-GX6c07Ug36zSw_g2l5vUCo5KN7dawhLCP3Qqgb0HvOzLtMhi6dveSqJqkWMxVHVCKmU_LoPx8G3nimczih/s1920/20240209_140634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1404" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKH-jSpcPE5x8ti2yAWdueEn5t7eJULgp_ITlzBSJDB3t636H_Cy1HgFCkCUNWfNHbxcO_nU49wWr2JjWa4JhWMlXUWs4ayM4P1alHYnm0-GX6c07Ug36zSw_g2l5vUCo5KN7dawhLCP3Qqgb0HvOzLtMhi6dveSqJqkWMxVHVCKmU_LoPx8G3nimczih/w468-h640/20240209_140634.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>ANOTHER ROOKIE CARD! OF A HALL OF FAMER!!THIS IS SUPER COOL AS I HONESTLY LIKE THE 84-85 DESIGN EVEN BETTER THAN 85-86. BUT I NEED 60 CARDS FOR 84-85 AND ONLY 20 FOR 85-86 AND I'M LAZY, LOL. HEY, HOCKEY CARDS AREN'T EXACLY COMMON IN GEORGIA! THIS SET REMINDS ME A LOT OF THE 1983 TOPPS SET AND I THINK IT'S KINDA NEAT THAT THE PORTRAIT ON THIS CARD IS THE SAME ONE USED ON HIS <a href="https://www.comc.com/Cards/Hockey/1984-85/O-Pee-Chee_-_Base/353/Dave_Andreychuk/126481">O-PEE-CHEE TEAM LEADER</a> CARD</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1984-85 TOPPS HOCKEY EDDIE MIO</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFyg98OFz9QoUlE5jnztxYsD4CUu5wRzICMwlpabErlNbN96M5Ka9BUH7F325_xyrCUVkv-Q0xSAD9c-kglgIqbwm2z8aff00stnGFuREscaPbhMSnh200BgM4tTr40N1dO8VZ6L4ECCCqF2XHXK85mFbSUhkHLX7qNUxHV5ieer80rEUxC7pQ_A4m8MQ/s1914/20240209_140653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFyg98OFz9QoUlE5jnztxYsD4CUu5wRzICMwlpabErlNbN96M5Ka9BUH7F325_xyrCUVkv-Q0xSAD9c-kglgIqbwm2z8aff00stnGFuREscaPbhMSnh200BgM4tTr40N1dO8VZ6L4ECCCqF2XHXK85mFbSUhkHLX7qNUxHV5ieer80rEUxC7pQ_A4m8MQ/w468-h640/20240209_140653.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>EDDIE'S NOT A ROOKIE CARD BUT APPARENTLY IT'S A SHORT PRINT? I AM LEARNING EXACTLY NOW THAT THIS SET HAS SHORT PRINTS. OOF. GOALIE CARDS ARE GREAT AND THIS IS A GOOD LOOKING ONE. THE RED WINGS ARE KINDA SORTA MY NHL TEAM NOW SINCE MY HOMETOWN TEAMS KEEP RUNNING AWAY. NO REAL REASON OTHER THAN I LIKE THEIR LOGO AND ENJOYED PLAYING THE WINGS ON NHL 93 ON MY SUPER NINTENDO. SPEAKING OF RED WINGS THE YZERMAN ROOKIE IS ONE I STILL NEED FOR THIS SET, BUT I PICKED UP A REPRINT CARD OFF THE SITE A WEEK OR TWO AGO THAT MIGHT BE FILLING IN FOR THE TIME BEING</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1984-85 TOPPS HOCKEY GLEN HANLON</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1w5I2cODnwImhURLffMmRGcpkJECJU_x0oN1fmsYihSEUQ1C1VMXjkHt4iBBVexMqpTz2-WgDQ4xRTW8ov2PXjoZVVYEX3xL1xNCPKLX4DAzqC2LmvIScevi6LvMrQ0DPHKJ3dQmrDpfzbj9oo21bhnH5me7ZAPH7WXADrlp8izgyfzJ_dc2UcXyRKSnr/s1934/20240209_140659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1934" data-original-width="1376" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1w5I2cODnwImhURLffMmRGcpkJECJU_x0oN1fmsYihSEUQ1C1VMXjkHt4iBBVexMqpTz2-WgDQ4xRTW8ov2PXjoZVVYEX3xL1xNCPKLX4DAzqC2LmvIScevi6LvMrQ0DPHKJ3dQmrDpfzbj9oo21bhnH5me7ZAPH7WXADrlp8izgyfzJ_dc2UcXyRKSnr/w456-h640/20240209_140659.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>ANOTHER SHORT PRINT? I HAD TO CHECK OUT THIS SHORT PRINT BUSINESS AND THERE'S 66 IN THE SET, PROBABLY DUE TO HOW THEY WERE LAID OUT ON THE PRINTING SHEETS. I ALREADY HAVE 40 OF THEM AND I'M HONESTLY FAR MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TWO GRETZKYS AND ROOKIES I NEED. HANLON HERE KNOCKS OFF ANOTHER GOALIE CARD. THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE HANDFUL OF HOCKEY SETS I KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR AND I'LL PICK AWAY AT IT SLOWLY BUT SURELY</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1987-88 TOPPS HOCKEY BOB MURRAY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz21SFmNP9hNwRW2Xn3aHimRW2prhIMgA6Xzw9qC8pEoaNucVGQl72eLzedKrKJiLe7Zxkv8j6TYqKfcphQca-K87X2wdtEcHKu2n2P-1SHRkCQQLy-V924X5sufG9lvozkRd9XJm5VPn4Uf8RZVaSXvfDm8WLT4YYNQqYGLSR7YAXRas9T7e-iRxDY4o/s1892/20240209_140719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1369" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz21SFmNP9hNwRW2Xn3aHimRW2prhIMgA6Xzw9qC8pEoaNucVGQl72eLzedKrKJiLe7Zxkv8j6TYqKfcphQca-K87X2wdtEcHKu2n2P-1SHRkCQQLy-V924X5sufG9lvozkRd9XJm5VPn4Uf8RZVaSXvfDm8WLT4YYNQqYGLSR7YAXRas9T7e-iRxDY4o/w464-h640/20240209_140719.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>1987 TOPPS HOCKEY ALSO DOES THE WOOD GRAIN BORDER, KINDA. I LIKE THIS DESIGN FOR IT'S SIMPLICITY. HOCKEY STICK, HOCKEY PUCK AND A LITTLE COLORFUL CORNER FOR THE POSITION. VERY ELEGANT. I DON'T HAVE A TON OF CARDS FOR MOST TOPPS HOCKEY SETS SO HAVE NOT TAKEN THE TIME TO WANTLIST THEM YET. SO WHEN I SEE A VINTAGE CARD ON THE SITE LIKE THIS I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CARD NUMBER AND DIG THROUGH MY CARDS TO SEE IF I NEED IT. I NEED TO FIX THIS SOON BECAUSE IF I DO END UP AT THAT CARD SHOW WITH THE ROGUE HOCKEY DEALER AND DO NOT HAVE THEM I WILL LIKELY START CRYING RIGHT THEN AND THERE. IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY I FOCUS ON TOPPS AND NOT O-PEE-CHEE CARDS IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE HARDLY ANY O-PEE-CHEE CARDS LOL</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1989-90 TOPPS HOCKEY JOHN VANBIESBROUCK</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzkUoH7_4h_Zff9A012G89Ih61HSOX6Ep6bNLAAwxPbArimFE99GifG7MkWTVYPhk2uf3aa3tuAqTkEEJ6Gn3Ux8M9ypwiKZ9kKCfk-3eizrpq4oGUOJ5C9N_e1GLkNJwIkRv5xSykJCJtLBd8GeBQVzCxMOufOgHKb_sVMOV5daDvKnRYrKVzwME46_b/s1925/20240209_140724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="1375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzkUoH7_4h_Zff9A012G89Ih61HSOX6Ep6bNLAAwxPbArimFE99GifG7MkWTVYPhk2uf3aa3tuAqTkEEJ6Gn3Ux8M9ypwiKZ9kKCfk-3eizrpq4oGUOJ5C9N_e1GLkNJwIkRv5xSykJCJtLBd8GeBQVzCxMOufOgHKb_sVMOV5daDvKnRYrKVzwME46_b/w458-h640/20240209_140724.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THIS IS THE FIRST HOCKEY SET WHERE I SAW A TON OF PACKS BEING SOLD EVERYWHERE. I DIDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE AND BUY ENOUGH TO GET CLOSE TO THE SET, BUT I HAVE A FEW AND I STILL SEE LOOSE PACKS HERE AND THERE. THIS IS A PRETTY WILD DESIGN FOR THE LATE 90S, I GUESS THE SIDE BORDERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SHIMMERY ICE OR SOMETHING? I GOT ANOTHER GOALIE HERE, I'VE BEEN A FAN OF THE BEEZ FOR A WHILE AND PICKED UP A LOT OF HIS PANTHERS CARDS IN THE 90S. I SHOULD REALLY PUT TOGETHER THIS WANTLIST, SURE IT HAS 198 CARDS INSTEAD OF 165, BUT THAT JUST MEANS IT HAS DOUBLE PRINTED CARDS INSTEAD OF SINGLE PRINTS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1983 TOPPS FOOTBALL KEN ANDERSON RECORD BREAKER</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DB5LaskblWMeDKmqUtOmzVqkFDYcQnKP-6Bdc0uOq2exAAxBh0LP7E_34UTtXNsDj_dI5KlQmaHZFP8NX9W9OYma0WLMXMgjgnqZDgp-z-diEPinbet8A2S_db3FVjmGw6199j9wy64IchvN-sGdfbL_PJvjE3m3U9ktZfuA0ho4iaztbGkS35xhbj56/s1884/20240209_140743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="1356" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DB5LaskblWMeDKmqUtOmzVqkFDYcQnKP-6Bdc0uOq2exAAxBh0LP7E_34UTtXNsDj_dI5KlQmaHZFP8NX9W9OYma0WLMXMgjgnqZDgp-z-diEPinbet8A2S_db3FVjmGw6199j9wy64IchvN-sGdfbL_PJvjE3m3U9ktZfuA0ho4iaztbGkS35xhbj56/w460-h640/20240209_140743.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I HAVE DECIDED THAT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER I AM COMPLETING A 1980S FOOTBALL SET THIS YEAR SOMEHOW. THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO THIS GOAL IS SIMPLY DECIDING <i>WHICH ONE</i>. I NEED LESS THAN 20 CARDS FOR NO LESS THAN 4 SETS: 1983, 1985, 1986 AND 1988. 88 IS CLOSEST BUT I'M MISSING THE BO JACKSON ROOKIE, BUT NOT REALLY CARD THAT IS EXPENSIVE AS HELL AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND IN A STORE AT ANY PRICE. 1983 HAS SENTIMENTAL VALUE AS IT WAS THE FIRST FOOTBALL SET I REALLY TRIED TO BUILD. PLUS MARCUS ALLEN'S ROOKIE CARD IS WAY CHEAPER THAN BO'S. THE ACTUAL FIRST SET I COMPLETE WILL PROBABLY BE 1985 OR 1986 THOUGH AS I CAN PROBABLY PICK UP THE REST OF THOSE SETS FOR LESS THAN A PACK OF TOPPS. THE PLAN IS TO CHECK THE LOCAL CARD SHOPS AND A CARD SHOW FIRST TO SEE WHAT I CAN FIND AND THEN KNOCK OUT THE REST ONLINE. I PUT A HURTIN' ON 1983 HERE THOUGH INCLUDING THAT IMPORTANT CARD #1</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1983 TOPPS FOOTBALL JETS TEAM LEADERS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLjOnHeWkX0fjoLOV2YYfwg1ZtDOVLiPKcrDodQxDpdzHkmG2ZRptn7mLDMOMV4mUo9G_S-Pxj-DzPwPOTuXbS4k6fYstmQUjBifdafVKjNu0LEmWhKWGat7OoiTLOCXEZaRZb7Sr4FCuLsNgzd0Lbc1e7YOzIwNqnXW3Aw0Xsk42a8cvW4bAxuPadyrT/s1837/20240209_140802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1837" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLjOnHeWkX0fjoLOV2YYfwg1ZtDOVLiPKcrDodQxDpdzHkmG2ZRptn7mLDMOMV4mUo9G_S-Pxj-DzPwPOTuXbS4k6fYstmQUjBifdafVKjNu0LEmWhKWGat7OoiTLOCXEZaRZb7Sr4FCuLsNgzd0Lbc1e7YOzIwNqnXW3Aw0Xsk42a8cvW4bAxuPadyrT/w640-h468/20240209_140802.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A WEIRD QUIRK OF COLLECITNG THIS SET IS THAT EVEN THOUGH I OPENED A BUNCH OF PACKS BACK IN THE DAY A WHOLE BUNCH OF THE LAST CARDS I NEEDED WERE TEAM LEADER CARDS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY, THESE AREN'T EVEN CHECKLISTS THAT I MIGHT'VE WRECKED BACK THEN. MY BEST GUESS IS I JUST HAD WEIRD LUCK AND DIDN'T GET THEM OR USED THEM AS TEAM CARDS FOR SOME FORGOTTEN FOOTBALL GAME. ANOTHER BIT OF STRANGENESS ON THESE CARDS IS THAT DUE TO THE STRIKE THERE WERE ONLY 9 GAMES PLAYED IN 1982 SO THE LEADER TOTALS ARE PRETTY ANEMIC, EVEN FOR OLD-SCHOOL FOOTBALL. EVEN THE ROTTENEST TEAMS HAVE A PLAYER WHO GOT A THOUSAND YARDS SOMEWHERE</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1983 TOPPS FOOTBALL STEELERS</b></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> TEAM LEADERS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVsnfhgQ4gAxx8XaJx2k4BjrxqQdtePpudUBbDEz3Y4YuD9S5k-UM5_5Lbq_JS2AIL_xUnqfB1RA_1ukkxp6bUsf7er0onDmg2Kgv4zVv6rr3GTI2p7UqaaExKRWUB59mSm2eOBxx_uv1WBP1u1c6I_XuJPq03xammjDkEYpCOghBmYvjPzMXm4ymhIy-/s1816/20240209_140810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="1816" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVsnfhgQ4gAxx8XaJx2k4BjrxqQdtePpudUBbDEz3Y4YuD9S5k-UM5_5Lbq_JS2AIL_xUnqfB1RA_1ukkxp6bUsf7er0onDmg2Kgv4zVv6rr3GTI2p7UqaaExKRWUB59mSm2eOBxx_uv1WBP1u1c6I_XuJPq03xammjDkEYpCOghBmYvjPzMXm4ymhIy-/w640-h464/20240209_140810.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>HELL YEAH STEELERS. ANY FRANCO HARRIS CARD IS AWESOME EVEN IF IT'S A TEAM CARD. I KNOW I DIDN'T HAVE THIS CARD AT ANY POIINT BECAUSE FRANCO WAS ONE OF THE FEW PLAYERS I KNEW ABOUT AS A KID AND I WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED IT</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1983 TOPPS FOOTBALL CHARGERS</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> TEAM LEADERS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuKnV1KQzVy0RhME7WfXrGW6YxoRgXIMW3lQKpgnI-HoZv8kNqaS_vBnGV0k5B2MX342I7arwGOjjhoE2cx1xJ7-rFkjiajDBw3Hn4MISj61sW0gyi1BTkI4EKzG5IIuWHOdv97KxPX3DQehvozxxoAzEP5hXqysAt9m-Tsh7j_WQimdHeoOPpZMkRo89/s1792/20240209_140825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1792" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuKnV1KQzVy0RhME7WfXrGW6YxoRgXIMW3lQKpgnI-HoZv8kNqaS_vBnGV0k5B2MX342I7arwGOjjhoE2cx1xJ7-rFkjiajDBw3Hn4MISj61sW0gyi1BTkI4EKzG5IIuWHOdv97KxPX3DQehvozxxoAzEP5hXqysAt9m-Tsh7j_WQimdHeoOPpZMkRo89/w640-h468/20240209_140825.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CHUCK MUNCIE CARDS WITH THE BIG CHUNKY GLASSES ARE EXHIBIT A ON WHY 70S AND 80S FOOTBALL CARDS KICK ASS. I APPRECIATE WES CHANDLER GETTING A THOUSAND YARDS RECEIVING IN A STRIKE YEAR AS WELL. GOOD JOB, WES</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1983 TOPPS FOOTBALL WILLIAM ANDERSON STICKER</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbj0XVeCzclS8beaR690N8Rgg413YeErIHLGdTdxJvrFXb0qHasHOodHJIgshmTp17eGMq8nu1dB0Q5RM8nqPVN7XohfwkWLJOs8d_m1MI8ZaBTMxmgc3J10NNwsnfm9LmsGdtbcji6d2cVtFOqvovpWxyAOHvz0b4tXSoJ4vGAs4g1gyOfGKOMD9Un6wN/s1876/20240209_140832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="1352" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbj0XVeCzclS8beaR690N8Rgg413YeErIHLGdTdxJvrFXb0qHasHOodHJIgshmTp17eGMq8nu1dB0Q5RM8nqPVN7XohfwkWLJOs8d_m1MI8ZaBTMxmgc3J10NNwsnfm9LmsGdtbcji6d2cVtFOqvovpWxyAOHvz0b4tXSoJ4vGAs4g1gyOfGKOMD9Un6wN/w462-h640/20240209_140832.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'D ALSO LIKE TO COMPLETE THE 80S FOOTBALL INSERT SETS BUT THESE 1983 STICKERS ARE KINDA TOUGH AND THE ONES I HAD WHEN I WAS A KID LOST THEIR STICKY AND THE BORDERS STARTED FALLING OFF. I'M PRETTY CERTAIN I HAVE THIS WILLIAM ANDREWS CARD ALREADY BUT THIS ONE STILL HAS ITS STICK SO I'M COOL WITH DOUBLES IF THAT'S THE CASE</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1975 TOPPS TONY PEREZ</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh160SD1ydxzpDXsXuRfbW9pxa1OqfeWg7IlQP8-NOW6pGz0btxm-i4Vv_eB4z4Y1Ioqdpsd2L6ZVOOTt_l69T7USD9yk80P7YjDfLVIc3FKfRJou5bV2bWeOwwjddNWjLU7ZFuG5MyPCQNR3Zbtf5QR8RloOn8mXIMVWSRs-_iHWcvXnV9yhptS5ZjtM-G/s1801/20240209_140850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="1309" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh160SD1ydxzpDXsXuRfbW9pxa1OqfeWg7IlQP8-NOW6pGz0btxm-i4Vv_eB4z4Y1Ioqdpsd2L6ZVOOTt_l69T7USD9yk80P7YjDfLVIc3FKfRJou5bV2bWeOwwjddNWjLU7ZFuG5MyPCQNR3Zbtf5QR8RloOn8mXIMVWSRs-_iHWcvXnV9yhptS5ZjtM-G/w466-h640/20240209_140850.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><p>HA HA HA! I LULLED YOU INTO COMPLACENCY WITH A BUNCH OF HOCKEY AND FOOTBALL CARDS AND THEN DROPPED THE 1975 HALL OF FAMER CARD ON YA! THIS ISN'T EVEN THE FIRST 1975 HALL OF FAMER I'VE GOTTEN ON THE SITE! JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THOSE. THE MORE I INSIST I AM WORKING ON THE 1977 SET, THE MORE 1975 CARDS JUMP OUT AT ME. I SHOULD PROBABLY JUST ACCEPT I DON'T HAVE THE FOCUS TO COMPLETE EITHER SET THIS YEAR AND JUST TRY TO WHITTLE DOWN THE WANTLISTS FOR BOTH THE BEST I CAN. WHITTLE THE WANTLISTS AND COMPLETE THE PAGES</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbZWtCydtkUxO4I9DST3INdeiFQMoFYLYN5mWE_cNElRxzC8MICCGGLM3ZsNvv4U0Pc8WzYApFy2WfM9jcg8E_VSvgyYqmHhLtG0K7SdrLQtNuW474ujezkYg9Bq2HT1jxIt0JWukXSL5_OJ0_QMfDsbEwU9Ds4_T4vRBzoOmHgw-F3KiLUxqQey4DvwG/s1830/20240209_180057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="1370" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbZWtCydtkUxO4I9DST3INdeiFQMoFYLYN5mWE_cNElRxzC8MICCGGLM3ZsNvv4U0Pc8WzYApFy2WfM9jcg8E_VSvgyYqmHhLtG0K7SdrLQtNuW474ujezkYg9Bq2HT1jxIt0JWukXSL5_OJ0_QMfDsbEwU9Ds4_T4vRBzoOmHgw-F3KiLUxqQey4DvwG/w480-h640/20240209_180057.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I COULDN'T DO A VINTAGE POST WITHOUT A COMPLETED PAGE, NOW COULD I. HOORAY! I'M NOW JUGGLING FOUR DIFFERENT WEEKLY SERIES! FIVE IF YOU INCLUDE THE WEEK IN REVIEW! NEXT WEEK IN PREVIEW: WRITING A LOTTA POSTS</p>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-82516848996425851602024-02-09T08:00:00.003-05:002024-02-09T08:00:00.140-05:002023 COMC BINGE - PART 2 STAR WARS WONDER<p> THE FIRST CARD I PICKED UP COMPLETED A SET, THE SECOND ONE COMPLETED A PAGE. YOU KNOW WHO IT IS, IT'S MAH BOI PETER CUSHING</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1977 WONDER BREAD STAR WARS GRAND MOFF TARKIN</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx87xFJh4ZNyhJ_HAvv8rpwiub63GvVlq9YL4-i3eOeMUewvlmjNCmVo1YwbUA-P8NGW8W5C0FC1hKOOr_DlNFc6-pb6e4y8gdSDXbGGP949UsuuyJEu5fgo7kyObVrKPRKCp87kEM1AJiyUy0vzSXEZzfQ-u-mCGSE31av-0SU0GSTXt9RchtKThVlJO/s1960/20240102_164546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="1394" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx87xFJh4ZNyhJ_HAvv8rpwiub63GvVlq9YL4-i3eOeMUewvlmjNCmVo1YwbUA-P8NGW8W5C0FC1hKOOr_DlNFc6-pb6e4y8gdSDXbGGP949UsuuyJEu5fgo7kyObVrKPRKCp87kEM1AJiyUy0vzSXEZzfQ-u-mCGSE31av-0SU0GSTXt9RchtKThVlJO/w456-h640/20240102_164546.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I WAS TOO CHEAP TO BUY THIS ONE IN 2022 AND WENT WITH A <a href="https://cardjunk.blogspot.com/2023/04/black-friday-comc-pickups-part-41-blue.html">TOPPS BASE CARD</a> INSTEAD BUT IT GNAWED AT ME ALL YEAR LONG. THE WONDER BREAD SET IS WAY MORE SCARCE THAN THE TOPPS VERSION AND IS ALMOST ALWAYS BEAT TO HELL BECAUSE A LOAF OF BREAD IS LOUSY PACKAGING FOR A TRADING CARD BUT THANKFULLY THEY'RE JUST COMMON ENOUGH THAT THEY AREN'T STUPID EXPENSIVE. AND SINCE STAR WARS FANS ARE HEATHENS WHO DON'T RESPECT HAMMER HORROR, THE CUSHING CARDS ARE USUALLY VERY CHEAP! THIS ONE ONLY SET ME BACK $1.15 AND IS IN VERY NICE SHAPE CONCIDERING. THE WONDER BREAD SET IS ONLY 16 CARDS WHICH IS SMALL ENOUGH TO MAKE ONE WONDER ABOUT BUILDING THE SET BUT THE BIG NAMES CAN COST A FEW BUCKS ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T WANT A COPY THAT LOOKED LIKE IT GOT CRUMPLED UP AND USED FOR WASTEPAPER BASKETBALL PRACTICE</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7BRhOMB5X1X72ysS1LIFPC9NdbVUjDGzn-2xxIM4Ly0mX9gu-W-x4414QoaPayHPFpGH08vXE1IsRfV6uTOTJN_HNpwppS_mYu4GH0uNY0f4VM8t0Ozt2iQ8T95evYQjPvlQYi22EJuD0cgZDqllS1sWKCAjaxxQZgz7Q2zqQSb8i02XAyPNyFTZcndn/s1974/20240102_164557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="1406" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7BRhOMB5X1X72ysS1LIFPC9NdbVUjDGzn-2xxIM4Ly0mX9gu-W-x4414QoaPayHPFpGH08vXE1IsRfV6uTOTJN_HNpwppS_mYu4GH0uNY0f4VM8t0Ozt2iQ8T95evYQjPvlQYi22EJuD0cgZDqllS1sWKCAjaxxQZgz7Q2zqQSb8i02XAyPNyFTZcndn/w456-h640/20240102_164557.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THE SET IS VERY BASIC WITH AN EXTREMELY SIMPLE FRONT DESIGN AND THE BAREST OF BARE BONES BACK BUT IT REALLY ADDS TO THE CHARM IN MY OPINION. WONDER BREAD PUT OUT QUITE A FEW TRADING CARD PROMOS IN THE 70S. BESIDES THE THREE NFL SETS FROM <a href="https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/1970s-wonder-bread-cards-featured-top-crust-of-nfl-stars/">1974-1976</a>, THEY ALSO INSERTED <a href="https://wackypacks.com/stickers/wonderbread/index.html">WACKY PACKAGES</a> IN 1973, DISNEY, HANNA-BARBERA AND LOONEY TUNES/DC COMICS CARDS IN 1974, CRAZY CARS AND PENNANTS IN 1976, AND TWO OTHER SCI-FI TIE INS WITH <a href="https://www.tradercracks.com/movies/1978-wonder-bread-close-encounters-third-kind-trading-cards-checklist">CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND</a> IN 1977 AND <a href="https://wearethemutants.com/2017/10/05/recollections-wonder-breads-battlestar-galactica-trading-cards/">BATTLESTAR GALACTICA</a> IN 1978. THANKFULLY THE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS AND BATTLESTAR SETS ARE 24 AND A WHOPPING 36 CARDS RESPECTIVELY TO DETER ME FROM THINKING ABOUT BUILDING THOSE SETS. I NEED TO FINISH MY TOPPS SETS OF THOSE FIRST! WONDER BREAD HAD A SURPRISINGLY ROBUST LINEUP OF CARDS IN THE 70S ALL WHILE HAVING A <a href="https://www.comc.com/Cards/Non-Sports/1973/Topps_Wacky_Packages_Wonder_Bread_-_Base/BLBR/Blunder_Bread/9668070">GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR</a></div><div><br /></div><div>MY MONSTER CARD BINDER HOLDS ALL MY PETER CUSHING CARDS AND THE TARKIN PAGE HAD ONE POCKET OPEN WHICH IS WHY I WAS SO DESPERATE FOR THIS ONE. BEHOLD THE NOW COMPLETED PAGE:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamPFAj4g52ckKqVpBl00YlNO5bQ0Wp2R_DjDB-AZjwYc8D9drP8CMe0EvR_7GVNYHaXwLhcLMjKyOOA65jESfOIzkmtbjGYXrcynf0C2TJYLTCd2frhm9E3wtVxPMqPpdaP_EdyYaDbQTxJF4lkz0JFoAcWR2O6ywSGB7jK5QkuQqMGN5lncjC3lgfJ0S/s1838/20240102_164634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="1370" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamPFAj4g52ckKqVpBl00YlNO5bQ0Wp2R_DjDB-AZjwYc8D9drP8CMe0EvR_7GVNYHaXwLhcLMjKyOOA65jESfOIzkmtbjGYXrcynf0C2TJYLTCd2frhm9E3wtVxPMqPpdaP_EdyYaDbQTxJF4lkz0JFoAcWR2O6ywSGB7jK5QkuQqMGN5lncjC3lgfJ0S/w478-h640/20240102_164634.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><p>I HAD NEVER TAKEN THE TIME TO GET A DEFINITIVE LIST OF VINTAGE STAR WARS PETER CUSHING CARDS SO I HOPPED ON TCDB AND VIEWED THE STAR WARS GALLERY AND PICKED OUT EVERY CARD I COULD FIND WITH PETER ON IT AND CAME UP WITH THIS:</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>1977 TOPPS<br /></b>8 - Grand Moff Tarkin<br />60 - Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin<br />64 - Governor of Imperial Outlands<br />149 - The evil Grand Moff Tarkin <br />169 - Meeting at the Death Star! <br />181 - Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin <br />222 - "Evacuate? In our moment of triumph"<br />229 - Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing)<br />234 - Envisioning the Rebel's destruction<br /><b>1977 TOPPS STICKERS<br /></b>8 - Grand Moff Tarkin <br />28 - Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin<br /><b>1977 WONDER BREAD<br /></b>6 - Grand Moff Tarkin</div><p>I JUST CUT AND PASTED ALL THAT, I'M NOT TYPING IT AGAIN. ACCORDING TO THIS, I'M MISSING TWO BASE CARDS AND ONE STICKER. THIS WOULD MESS UP MY PERFECT PAGE SO I'M NOT TOO TORN UP ABOUT IT. THERE'S ALSO A BUNCH OF WEIRD VINTAGE ODDBALLS BUT THOSE ARE ALL REALLY EXPENSIVE SO I'LL BE MISSING THOSE AT THE MOMENT. I'M HAPPY WITH THE COMPLETE PAGE NOW AND WHEN I BUY MORE TARKINS THIS THANKSGIVING I'LL FIGURE OUT THE PAGE LOGISTICS AT THAT TIME</p></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-87593832265823835302024-02-08T08:00:00.001-05:002024-02-08T08:00:00.143-05:00ONLINE MEGA BOX - PART 17<p>WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A LONG STRETCH OF RANDOMNESS SO JUST BUCKLE UP AND ENJOY THE CHAOS. I PROMISED A KING AND HERE'S YOUR KING</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1991 TRAKS RICHARD PETTY THE KING</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytpdiTeuyJZEDTNd6BKypGRi7TtScft-alVB9YbuKlcEBHbBpwKMsxbwZeD0yTWst5soQM_YX-HFwBLbTH7OMeHNXkKO7d3wJ-tRd5Toc7sfQr1rnRB_3SjlV0wcd6_nd0zySFGARiLyKDfWqXqVrrhsF0d8rqgC5vnfx0a6Tc79Z1TV0D-wrXiLzk7js/s1963/20230928_184542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1397" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytpdiTeuyJZEDTNd6BKypGRi7TtScft-alVB9YbuKlcEBHbBpwKMsxbwZeD0yTWst5soQM_YX-HFwBLbTH7OMeHNXkKO7d3wJ-tRd5Toc7sfQr1rnRB_3SjlV0wcd6_nd0zySFGARiLyKDfWqXqVrrhsF0d8rqgC5vnfx0a6Tc79Z1TV0D-wrXiLzk7js/w456-h640/20230928_184542.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR</div><div><br /></div><div>RICHARD PETTY WEARING A CAPE AND CROWN HOLDING A TROPHY THE SIZE OF A TODDLER IS A CARD I WILL NOT PASS ON. I THINK I HAVE NARROWED DOWN MY RACING CARD FOCUS ON KING PETTY, WILD BILL FROM DAWSONVILLE AND WEIRDO VINTAGE AND RETRO STYLE CARDS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_-JuV4OwGJEkMKllw9z-5GGXCYaoKH8Jgh-Jjxyl8MFpuGym0iv5WhwpgLaO0bN7ryvdS8RlrVAblWveDLJl0Wnvc5-yWUUgXIITAvFpxMQKdLgLKpDYCLcpreZ3lQxP_YKsVX1IeChPj7u6a2G7bhbBXRyJcG0BwoZRqyNikvx_sOHyFmcx4eF9d-ja/s1963/20230928_184559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1963" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_-JuV4OwGJEkMKllw9z-5GGXCYaoKH8Jgh-Jjxyl8MFpuGym0iv5WhwpgLaO0bN7ryvdS8RlrVAblWveDLJl0Wnvc5-yWUUgXIITAvFpxMQKdLgLKpDYCLcpreZ3lQxP_YKsVX1IeChPj7u6a2G7bhbBXRyJcG0BwoZRqyNikvx_sOHyFmcx4eF9d-ja/w640-h464/20230928_184559.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I VASTLY PREFER THESE JUNKWAX ERA RACING CARDS FROM THE NEW ONES. RACING CARDS FROM AFTER THE MID-90S START TO GET TOO CORPORATE. THERE'S NO GOOFINESS LIKE THIS BAR GRAPH WITH A PILE OF MONEY REPRESENTING PETTY'S WINNINGS FROM 1979</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2000 UPPER DECK SEAN CASEY PRIME PERFORMERS </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9A8i0lyqWVHG8kqhHPLipRscTZ3geMA0-Dotgnrgg8knpj9O7zJBDp8WoS9GbttDV7_0JBWldmZVkeqTjKc5JCms6u_xECkDG7v2HmsifOu93KKXt_-iQ_yN1QKGdrtrkmfgBv_7wONG6TepmoD_QEIec9QvDlbow6WfB-ZJzZutO_hoLgUIF3RKjGS4w/s1893/20230928_184616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="1893" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9A8i0lyqWVHG8kqhHPLipRscTZ3geMA0-Dotgnrgg8knpj9O7zJBDp8WoS9GbttDV7_0JBWldmZVkeqTjKc5JCms6u_xECkDG7v2HmsifOu93KKXt_-iQ_yN1QKGdrtrkmfgBv_7wONG6TepmoD_QEIec9QvDlbow6WfB-ZJzZutO_hoLgUIF3RKjGS4w/w640-h454/20230928_184616.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>THIS CARD IS UGLY AS SIN AND ACTUALLY LOOKS WORSE IN PERSON THAN THIS COLORFUL PICTURE AS YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT SEE THE SHADOW CASEY OVER ON THE LEFT WITHOUT STANDING ON YOUR HEAD WITH PERFECT LIGHTING. IT'S A DREADFUL DESIGN, BUT EARLY 00S INSERTS ARE HARD TO FIND AND A CHECK OF MY UD BOX SHOWED THAT I HAD NO OTHER EXAMPLES FROM THIS SET. A TYPE CARD IS A TYPE CARD, NO MATTER HOW UGLY</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2022 PANINI CORNERSTONE SEAN MURPHY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfbHWrykks8ihPfsdfqjYHwzbq4nU1LR8php-3bx5xEsTxdMy9QDGhL9uW6jB1pQTsxE9TXMvckHmIt6klvRBn2qTvNIwhq_Xs6hZ7CCvKLYJ5VCoFhdQAIHy2UBpLumc9pa9qVscbV5C2UgE2fx2F9ysAut-srbceO7qwh9YVDgHrDQVSEdKDAyHkB26/s1782/20230928_184915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="1295" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfbHWrykks8ihPfsdfqjYHwzbq4nU1LR8php-3bx5xEsTxdMy9QDGhL9uW6jB1pQTsxE9TXMvckHmIt6klvRBn2qTvNIwhq_Xs6hZ7CCvKLYJ5VCoFhdQAIHy2UBpLumc9pa9qVscbV5C2UgE2fx2F9ysAut-srbceO7qwh9YVDgHrDQVSEdKDAyHkB26/w466-h640/20230928_184915.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>YET ANOTHER UNNECESSARY CORNERSTONE CARD TO THROW IN THE BRAVES BOX. BUT THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT - IT DOESN'T HAVE THAT ODD VERTICAL SHINY STRIPE THAT SHOWS UP IN OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS OF THESE CARDS - WHY'S THAT?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQvyIPVz6hGRgk6RTvCiq1Yjq9Ddngi2MhqvD4_sFo3-E8AD-fKJObSvqPHt24a0ZeloCi8LHPqxBERlPQbt2htAr9IUiUPuG_26eYFoj9H20A_NfgJM4FwxGSYBa67W0jEM8HX4DV_m2wn_N0yvKpkVI6gQoGIvdvrFNCIKglByDVt8v1LnANoaqXmuB/s2242/20230928_184935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="1346" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQvyIPVz6hGRgk6RTvCiq1Yjq9Ddngi2MhqvD4_sFo3-E8AD-fKJObSvqPHt24a0ZeloCi8LHPqxBERlPQbt2htAr9IUiUPuG_26eYFoj9H20A_NfgJM4FwxGSYBa67W0jEM8HX4DV_m2wn_N0yvKpkVI6gQoGIvdvrFNCIKglByDVt8v1LnANoaqXmuB/w384-h640/20230928_184935.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>BECAUSE IT'S PARALLEL TIME! MOST CORNERSTONE PARALLELS I'VE SEEN SIMPLY HAVE DIFFERENT COLORED FOIL STAMPING, BUT THIS ONE HAS A FUNKY TRIANGLE TEXTURE ON IT. I HAVE VERY FEW SEAN MURPHY CARDS SO I'LL TAKE IT </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1982 TOPPS KEVIN HOUSE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QVvLD2_bjb8qLmIpo22oA3A2MaFmwj92AGaRQAFMhmU3HFhC5jewHpwEfrcOx-XR4YVxF77df2zYq_ZIUHgW7BX-FyrKBWWKdyZfWP2lpMzuri4tYeuL1hRxZHuHGmWbIuoskxBcmQC4b_q4olKng87YuviujnQcQala5Kgj5h3wm4sRTnvUz3vA2qF5/s1983/20230928_185013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1983" data-original-width="1429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QVvLD2_bjb8qLmIpo22oA3A2MaFmwj92AGaRQAFMhmU3HFhC5jewHpwEfrcOx-XR4YVxF77df2zYq_ZIUHgW7BX-FyrKBWWKdyZfWP2lpMzuri4tYeuL1hRxZHuHGmWbIuoskxBcmQC4b_q4olKng87YuviujnQcQala5Kgj5h3wm4sRTnvUz3vA2qF5/w462-h640/20230928_185013.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>IF I SEE A VINTAGE TOPPS CARD I NEED FOR CHEAPS, I'M BUYING IT. 1982 IS A GREAT SET JUST BECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE THE CREAMSICLE HELMETS. KEVIN HOUSE HAD HIS BEST YEAR IN '81 AND WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A 1000 YEARD CLUB INSERT CARD IF TOPPS DID THOSE IN 1982</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1982 TOPPS IN ACTION ED MURRAY AND RAFAEL SEPTIEN</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFL6uyF-jScNTu13tsdIlA28w152PK3Dbj0EWtiwE1sKscNdfUA7J9ej_x0WTq9-TwHAMZ0kX6efnmGwn7Kd-uktGayUapLOEY7XQFCRlvwSM5UW7KKCnn1B-RhWG8RxwtYmRel94MNq_CLUPq8KDaORwQMS5fL46RqWSaBvlnWCui1Yi0GE7cwCU1FzN4/s1978/20230928_185020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="1978" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFL6uyF-jScNTu13tsdIlA28w152PK3Dbj0EWtiwE1sKscNdfUA7J9ej_x0WTq9-TwHAMZ0kX6efnmGwn7Kd-uktGayUapLOEY7XQFCRlvwSM5UW7KKCnn1B-RhWG8RxwtYmRel94MNq_CLUPq8KDaORwQMS5fL46RqWSaBvlnWCui1Yi0GE7cwCU1FzN4/w640-h446/20230928_185020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>TWO KICKER IN ACTION CARDS WERE ADDED TO THE SET AS WELL. I GOTTA SAY ED MURRAY LOOKS MUCH COOLER THAN RAFAEL SEPTIEN ON THESE CARDS. 1982 TOPPS IS PROBABLY THE 80S SET I NEED THE MOST CARDS FROM BYT I'M CHIPPING AWAY AT IT NICELY</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2022 BOWMAN PLATINUM WILLIAM CONTRERAS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcR-Bsz0LjRTxA-zOHZeoTm45br6hPdjpxTjvz19cINIkgT4CoyhlPYUJURu-MRjMKdxGN-9dp-98U1MWHF-U4sb40n3bt2CCHLTXXZyhfYczKVTgbabMH7tsbKX4M7p2msbAebRbSlhSAqub71VyB_ZYN2QXJW8bIlyBXq8SfdeITztubFNt9ceA-R5c/s1902/20230928_185038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="1403" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcR-Bsz0LjRTxA-zOHZeoTm45br6hPdjpxTjvz19cINIkgT4CoyhlPYUJURu-MRjMKdxGN-9dp-98U1MWHF-U4sb40n3bt2CCHLTXXZyhfYczKVTgbabMH7tsbKX4M7p2msbAebRbSlhSAqub71VyB_ZYN2QXJW8bIlyBXq8SfdeITztubFNt9ceA-R5c/w472-h640/20230928_185038.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div> </div><div>CATEGORY - BRAVES</div><div><br /></div><div>I LIKE THIS SHINY WILD BILL CARD A LOT ALTHOUGH I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY BOWMAN PLATINUM EXISTS. THERE'S A FINITE SUPPLY OF WILLIAM CONTRERAS CARDS IN A BRAVES UNI SO I SHALL ENJOY THEM WHILE I CAN. DID THIS SET ACTUALLY COME OUT IN 2022? IT'S HARD TO TELL NOWADAYS, THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY BE COMING OUT NEXT YEAR</div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1993-94 UPPER DECK ROOKIE EXCHANGE JAMAL MASHBURN</span></b></div></b><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3-7yQdzNFuAC062vFxsf9GfiCfdTb_py4QIdb0vMsoB6KY1MFw7w6PJIX3JGFXthhxbo6uDt7Y8JDwpnIgTKdtY1gp6WS3ALPwCNRsviIxWLniHTHbUOFbJ8jzytGEy7iZx-WNXLDZ7AQpAjo9Hg4G4KdfYSj5DnweWZSNUTGoEDnTE3hwLv_rNZXvFL/s1898/20230928_185100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="1389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3-7yQdzNFuAC062vFxsf9GfiCfdTb_py4QIdb0vMsoB6KY1MFw7w6PJIX3JGFXthhxbo6uDt7Y8JDwpnIgTKdtY1gp6WS3ALPwCNRsviIxWLniHTHbUOFbJ8jzytGEy7iZx-WNXLDZ7AQpAjo9Hg4G4KdfYSj5DnweWZSNUTGoEDnTE3hwLv_rNZXvFL/w468-h640/20230928_185100.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div> </div><div>CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>HOORAY! ANOTHER 90S INSERT I DIDN'T HAVE ALREADY. I BOUGHT A LOT OF THESE PACKS IN 93-94 BUT NEVER PULLED THE EXCHANGE CARD SO NO ROOKIES FOR ME. THE BIG PRIZE OF THE ROOKIE CLASS WAS CHRIS WEBBER SO IT'S NOT A TRAGEDY I GUESS. LIKE SO MANY CARDS FROM THAT TIME THIS ONE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF BRICKING SNOW. I'LL PRETEND IT'S A PANINI HOLIDAY CARD AND PUT IT IN THE BASKETBALL INSERT BOX</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1992 UPPER DECK FLORIDA MARLINS HOLOGRAM</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gIZy_awFzQdJxA2eRgtBbRGlO1tCZ7j3GVMh6A0GqipFxxvCrZyKZaVo1qFMbB3P_7aQLOa8oZt3BQPKXuiA591OsWJA-2YH0LXMqd3d04SkoxNr35TPcK0kjPtIOYvfUuMWX_iSKqKK_Y1G2grfFVsS6i86rOX9w86f1ufGo-iREyXRT0tRHhpU5O4h/s2331/20230928_185119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2331" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gIZy_awFzQdJxA2eRgtBbRGlO1tCZ7j3GVMh6A0GqipFxxvCrZyKZaVo1qFMbB3P_7aQLOa8oZt3BQPKXuiA591OsWJA-2YH0LXMqd3d04SkoxNr35TPcK0kjPtIOYvfUuMWX_iSKqKK_Y1G2grfFVsS6i86rOX9w86f1ufGo-iREyXRT0tRHhpU5O4h/w640-h366/20230928_185119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - WANTLIST</div><div><br /></div><div>SLOWLY BUT SURELY CHIPPING AWAY AT THE 1992 STICKERS SET. I FOUND THE TIGERS STICKER HIDING WITH MY UPPER DECK INSERTS THIS WEEK! THESE CARDS ARE STOOPID HARD TO GET A CLEAN PHOTO OF WHEN YOU HAVE A POTATO PHONE AND NO LIGHT TABLE </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1996-97 STADIUM CLUB CRAIG EHLO WELCOME ADDITION</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmblCrLtwMjwk5YvpQWoAov_3ToHA6rRu7RmT8c0_QW-DB-WEBXMhs8iCMACA87l0wsZTZRi08tX8DtQkJu3wSg6VziUKGoyhCkXUPuO09EAMH_1w2ZmY7f40L8U8pjS-gGm9vsZEKOnF3USG_mjkJ7eFE3uygTlfqxiYluh4N8I6eAF6VlFKLvxzsjMY/s1885/20230928_185131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="1363" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmblCrLtwMjwk5YvpQWoAov_3ToHA6rRu7RmT8c0_QW-DB-WEBXMhs8iCMACA87l0wsZTZRi08tX8DtQkJu3wSg6VziUKGoyhCkXUPuO09EAMH_1w2ZmY7f40L8U8pjS-gGm9vsZEKOnF3USG_mjkJ7eFE3uygTlfqxiYluh4N8I6eAF6VlFKLvxzsjMY/w462-h640/20230928_185131.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> CATEGORY - INSERT</div><div><br /></div><div>I THINK I WAS STARTING TO GET INSERT CRAZY AT THIS POINT. I DON'T REALLY COLLECT STADIUM CLUB BASKEETBALL ANYTHING, ALTHOUGH I LIKE HAWKS LEGEND CRAIG EHLO. THE SHINY HOLOFOIL ACCIDENTALLY MATCHES THE UNIFORM WHICH IS NEAT</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1992 TOPPS GOLD WINNERS BIP ROBERTS</span></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64VHmB6RQSTQZl1HIGQUdZRhADffM3C9bt0PxzEANOEqCtm1KWXsgVkUlEuvFM0HNm1oMaWG8fUFkBc8jZW367f75e5uz3Q_Vn8z2eKsZszxprxdgTtnDHAkErF3bgQwcoituG-J5hmWB1E0BtZtqUmSZI581h7qeh1c8UmMm5s9-PIgGrhcT_7rS8Hd0/s1832/20230928_185149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1832" data-original-width="1354" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64VHmB6RQSTQZl1HIGQUdZRhADffM3C9bt0PxzEANOEqCtm1KWXsgVkUlEuvFM0HNm1oMaWG8fUFkBc8jZW367f75e5uz3Q_Vn8z2eKsZszxprxdgTtnDHAkErF3bgQwcoituG-J5hmWB1E0BtZtqUmSZI581h7qeh1c8UmMm5s9-PIgGrhcT_7rS8Hd0/w474-h640/20230928_185149.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><p> CATEGORY - OH NOEZ</p><p>BIPPED AGIN!</p><p>UP NEXT: RANDOM NONSENSE CONTINUES BUT 'INSERTS' SEEMS TO BE THE THEME OF THE POST</p></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716420567964710297.post-53504534122540542002024-02-07T17:15:00.004-05:002024-02-07T17:15:32.105-05:002024 WEEK IN REVIEW - WEEKS 4 AND 5<p> BACK AFTER A WEEK OFF. ACTUALLY MORE LIKE TWO WEEKS OFF, MAKE THAT TWO AND A HALF, I GOT SICK WITH A COLD OR SOMETHING. I'VE BARELY DONE ANYTHING THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS AND MY POST BUFFER IS IN TROUBLE AT THE MOMENT. THANKFULLY I HAVE A FEW DAYS OFF TO CATCH UP. LIKE I MENTIONED LAST WEEK, I HAVE DONE VERY LITTLE CARD-RELATED RECENTLY EXCEPT FOR TRYING TO CLEAN UP AND GET ORGANIZED. THANKFULLY I'VE DONE A LOT OF THAT AND HAVE FOUND SOME INTERESTING GOODIES TO SHOW OFF</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>INSANE STUFF I'VE FOUND WHILE CLEANING UP BOXES</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFzoz21_Xyi25438T5fUCEIiwpJA_-4PdDSBOvsqsyhMhRp79A8VKHBC8oRbAYLwB7uGNvjKDlN0ThWxzpssiUQ4TPzlk_Gcb0d7GTziX5pvP_Xp03pKH80y-2BpvtWyaLCfyBKELE9d_DE9tgtDBK3wHHqkLfM90u3LGvHHDwDTlzgPWFDQc9JdHRoBz/s1647/20240128_234935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="1647" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFzoz21_Xyi25438T5fUCEIiwpJA_-4PdDSBOvsqsyhMhRp79A8VKHBC8oRbAYLwB7uGNvjKDlN0ThWxzpssiUQ4TPzlk_Gcb0d7GTziX5pvP_Xp03pKH80y-2BpvtWyaLCfyBKELE9d_DE9tgtDBK3wHHqkLfM90u3LGvHHDwDTlzgPWFDQc9JdHRoBz/w640-h522/20240128_234935.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I HAD A TON OF BOXES OF RANDOM CRAP THAT HAD ACCUMILATED AND WERE JUNKING UP THE PLACE. THESE BOXES INCLUDED MYSTERY BOXES HAULED UP FROM THE BASEMENT, STUFF I PUT AWAY TO BE PUT AWAY LATER AND FORGOTTEN ABOUT, AND BOXES FULL OF STUFF I WANTED OFF MY DESK IMMEDIATELY. THAT'S HOW I WAS ABLE TO FIND A BUNCH OF RELIC CARDS OF HALL OF FAMERS AND FUTURE HALL OF FAMERS INSIDE BOXES OF CRAPOLA. SEE WHY CLEAMING UP IS THE ABSOLUTE MOST IMPORTANT THING I CAN POSSIBLY DO?? NO ONE LIKES RELICS ANYMORE BUT THEY'RE STILL FUN. ALSO FOUND AMONGST THE GARBAGE:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6peRrEEFr09DX_KF4s5OG5t2J02vonWTPuu1y9m3MEns8xDq3LgsVg2MOnthlLFm9h7pjDaxZjVitnqGUVtdXr9YgIOyUPjF9eqn4e7ZUft0sI_vwmQyDrqTbUOZh5_5fPZAVsER1oK2OhgAtVlEqa9BlndITfYuefH96E1vvIF5yUir5sJPoP7ufttfK/s1866/20240131_104725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="1379" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6peRrEEFr09DX_KF4s5OG5t2J02vonWTPuu1y9m3MEns8xDq3LgsVg2MOnthlLFm9h7pjDaxZjVitnqGUVtdXr9YgIOyUPjF9eqn4e7ZUft0sI_vwmQyDrqTbUOZh5_5fPZAVsER1oK2OhgAtVlEqa9BlndITfYuefH96E1vvIF5yUir5sJPoP7ufttfK/w472-h640/20240131_104725.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A BUNCH OF COCA-COLA CARDS INCLUDING AN UNOPENED PACK WITH SCHMIDT SHOWING</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9KUATo2DhxHieWGw_413rvsxWYgK-IMuPme0mscu53MQmyriaoDVRq4n075w76aYOh9hDg7paGbyo796xQzbelXlJkdlDvMYJQWy70ojWnrXrQfax8fRLskKRmjN7pCxlCpHr8uzpW99tg5YP6PatgeIVIrDxw_QZzAeM4bP-HZlWkZema0mOX1f47rB/s1555/20240131_104759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="1555" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9KUATo2DhxHieWGw_413rvsxWYgK-IMuPme0mscu53MQmyriaoDVRq4n075w76aYOh9hDg7paGbyo796xQzbelXlJkdlDvMYJQWy70ojWnrXrQfax8fRLskKRmjN7pCxlCpHr8uzpW99tg5YP6PatgeIVIrDxw_QZzAeM4bP-HZlWkZema0mOX1f47rB/w640-h576/20240131_104759.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>SOME NICE VINTAGE CARDS RUINED WITH SOME FOIL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Q9OUKRFTLEil9ZeptdZEa2naosQi8lywpcirqyj-xVpvkAjTDDreGR43d_6vH07gKw10ggjNUnymZB5fgNTYzOS3Iw0USCoXthwLVWmXDXfvaYsoSTWDOeo2DKEnIBlsDwVkXSQplguPgPH4u8ouWbyE0qhAMDD84is3qKkKr0uIpdFfJddVOa8xxxU-/s2258/20240131_104824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="2258" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Q9OUKRFTLEil9ZeptdZEa2naosQi8lywpcirqyj-xVpvkAjTDDreGR43d_6vH07gKw10ggjNUnymZB5fgNTYzOS3Iw0USCoXthwLVWmXDXfvaYsoSTWDOeo2DKEnIBlsDwVkXSQplguPgPH4u8ouWbyE0qhAMDD84is3qKkKr0uIpdFfJddVOa8xxxU-/w640-h302/20240131_104824.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>BOX BOTTOM CARDS! WHY ARE ACTUAL BOXES EASIER TO FIND THAN CUT OUT CARDS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWpuwlhIW1bgW4KQzypJwjVDEgkKAQGIqUAFUs0cG_9L3e5tQHIazu0mRcA1OLKLS-vVyFgpBFEer96GQSsLZ_FYAR56U3SGLYuHclfQxV9mSdhsatUVtngNq7DuZo2nOIpqGD2DVxRKwXWmml1Hl0Dq35TZ0ULG2tTsPWL40eNiNR6Dzcy5rGYm9bRUA/s1462/20240131_104842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1462" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWpuwlhIW1bgW4KQzypJwjVDEgkKAQGIqUAFUs0cG_9L3e5tQHIazu0mRcA1OLKLS-vVyFgpBFEer96GQSsLZ_FYAR56U3SGLYuHclfQxV9mSdhsatUVtngNq7DuZo2nOIpqGD2DVxRKwXWmml1Hl0Dq35TZ0ULG2tTsPWL40eNiNR6Dzcy5rGYm9bRUA/w640-h598/20240131_104842.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>SOME O-PEE-CHEE CARDS. I REALLY NEED TO GET MY ACT TOGETHER AND SORT OUT MY O-PEE-CHEES. THERE'S A COUPLE 80S SETS I HAVE A CHANCE TO COMPLETE AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET A TYPE CARD FOR EACH YEAR AT LEAST THROUGH THE 70S</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKc4J8IESBlA9WDo0R1n9AyGMzQkLkKR-8Eqtk9RlWTwQDbzmcYRayrvjpBxzUQMaFpO7TlLCgGsZvEuMye-SFaVLN0vNlOONL7henwO9yFiS5sGKT9hsjYDMpzVX7Ih1YiwhuK_WdOk6R5ajj3D3dbvQXCRNGAljfZPYnLMvYd0aj6278-4dOeVI4mnlJ/s1936/20240131_104856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1385" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKc4J8IESBlA9WDo0R1n9AyGMzQkLkKR-8Eqtk9RlWTwQDbzmcYRayrvjpBxzUQMaFpO7TlLCgGsZvEuMye-SFaVLN0vNlOONL7henwO9yFiS5sGKT9hsjYDMpzVX7Ih1YiwhuK_WdOk6R5ajj3D3dbvQXCRNGAljfZPYnLMvYd0aj6278-4dOeVI4mnlJ/w458-h640/20240131_104856.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>THEN THERE'S THIS HAPPY FELLOW. WHY SHOW OFF A 1962 CARD?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-_0qgEuVEYn_Fd7GpY-OSwl1DijdXE-LgWpOwj4xWpgSl0sXmRSCRxGMxvRfAGF4PsWleBcOiXk3_n7RUSY88Ni54fZxslPfgpmyHUe6TtXHIv5uPun5vQrvfK3xCl3eK9patibC1lRGgXPoYSHBGAiDrX4MBvkbAsyHqDdscOMYFsJfpSKWkBXMt0O2/s1877/20240131_104904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="1877" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-_0qgEuVEYn_Fd7GpY-OSwl1DijdXE-LgWpOwj4xWpgSl0sXmRSCRxGMxvRfAGF4PsWleBcOiXk3_n7RUSY88Ni54fZxslPfgpmyHUe6TtXHIv5uPun5vQrvfK3xCl3eK9patibC1lRGgXPoYSHBGAiDrX4MBvkbAsyHqDdscOMYFsJfpSKWkBXMt0O2/w640-h456/20240131_104904.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>BECAUSE IT'S FROM VENEZUELA. THIS IS LIKE A FORTY DOLLAR CARD. I REALLY GOTTA GET MY ACT TOGETHER<br /><p>I ALSO RECEIVED A PACKAGE FROM KERRY AT <a href="https://cardsoncards.blogspot.com/">CARDS ON CARDS</a> AND I HAVE RESOLVED TO POST THESE THINGS IMMEDIATELY THIS YEAR BECAUSE I DO NOT NEED MORE UNWRITTEN POSTS LANGUISHING IN THE DRAFT FOLDER OR EVEN THE IMAGE FOLDER. IT'S NOT FUN FOR ANYONE AND NICE PEOPLE WHO SEND ME CARDS SHOULD BE REOGNIZED. OF OF COURSE I TOOK PHOTOS OF THE CARDS AND THEN DIDN'T WRITE ANY OTHER POSTS UNTIL RIGHT NOW. SO NOW'S THE TIME TO POST IT!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFWMHncj2rSkAJ8ycvVByCLHENAivxTHFjt9KoSSjo_xMcabiFQ9k0TpbLjFOLAIwdt7m4WqrWLennancp_4BpT5wDcf03-YbRa5lUu_E1Fb-ENre8NwGMX_fqy-gId9JywfDWG8w_wUkxufqNOCgpcZzZkrXgqkO4ONH9oPC7iAUGqZLW7LH1YiRJW9T/s2560/20240130_194529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFWMHncj2rSkAJ8ycvVByCLHENAivxTHFjt9KoSSjo_xMcabiFQ9k0TpbLjFOLAIwdt7m4WqrWLennancp_4BpT5wDcf03-YbRa5lUu_E1Fb-ENre8NwGMX_fqy-gId9JywfDWG8w_wUkxufqNOCgpcZzZkrXgqkO4ONH9oPC7iAUGqZLW7LH1YiRJW9T/w640-h360/20240130_194529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I ENJOY SEEING ACTUAL STAMPS ON PACKAGES WHEN I GET THEM. SO MUCH POSTAGE NOWADAYS IS JUST PRINTED OUT THAT SEEING AN OLD FASHIONED STAMP IS NICE. THIS PURPLE HEART STAM IS INDEED VERY PURPLE</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtuSKbZfXa3gvx5lSoeNqlXoJwE6m6cwoSWKNk3XIedulyGz-0Zc456Fcw0E-Ex4FN9PjDUvsa2LqUGYBEhm8Tdy-DXBPCARdpLMl05BwPdaVm4tOlYY23CZNy6KJ_0LkwaxO3XHGOiS5XzR6mPlRXCvqjbDXIDS3APJ7lSGPA_zakao8j-tFmJxtRl6V/s1996/20240130_195456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtuSKbZfXa3gvx5lSoeNqlXoJwE6m6cwoSWKNk3XIedulyGz-0Zc456Fcw0E-Ex4FN9PjDUvsa2LqUGYBEhm8Tdy-DXBPCARdpLMl05BwPdaVm4tOlYY23CZNy6KJ_0LkwaxO3XHGOiS5XzR6mPlRXCvqjbDXIDS3APJ7lSGPA_zakao8j-tFmJxtRl6V/w462-h640/20240130_195456.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>KERRY OFFERED UP SOME DINGED OR OTHERWISE NOT MINT CARDS UP FOR FREE ON HIS BLOG AND I CHOSE THESE FOUR: WILLIAM CONTRERAS MOSAIC ROOKIE CARD, CORBIN CARROLL SI FOR KIDS CARD, A 2023 HERITAGE STAMPS INSERT, AND A 2002 FLEER FALL CLASSICS RED SCHOENDIENST SERIES OF CHAMPIONS INSERT. ALL THESE CARDS LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GEM MINT 11 TO ME AND I AM HAPPY TO GIVER THEM A GOOD HOME. I WILL DO MY BEST TO PUT THEM AWAY IN A TIMELY MANNER SO THEY DO NOT END UP IN ANOTHER POST LIKE THIS IN FIVE YEARS. "HEY GUYS I FOUND A CORBIN CARROLL SI FOR KIDS CARD IN A BOX OF CRAP!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LrX1GUCPEOn_-6Pf2BQBpJVa6xWB_r-cQGIazlCdudpFYS0_N4dqKkkNXtT4Vfs0LxnkuSxfT1JaI0DqMncwXXdsmMmedn5v6rCW3Fcbvy9XZm6U13ZLd6oBRx-lxBdd2Hh5Ae373N4dQuXaZXDNOfW2VqZ2rq6vHXwI-lvXA5zwvBiwzV6fVMd_cyt-/s1867/20240130_195718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="1358" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LrX1GUCPEOn_-6Pf2BQBpJVa6xWB_r-cQGIazlCdudpFYS0_N4dqKkkNXtT4Vfs0LxnkuSxfT1JaI0DqMncwXXdsmMmedn5v6rCW3Fcbvy9XZm6U13ZLd6oBRx-lxBdd2Hh5Ae373N4dQuXaZXDNOfW2VqZ2rq6vHXwI-lvXA5zwvBiwzV6fVMd_cyt-/w466-h640/20240130_195718.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I REALLY LIKE THIS STAMP CARD THOUGH, DICK ALLEN CARDS ARE NOT EASY TO FIND AND EVERY NEW ONE IS A TREASURE. I LIKE TO THINK I HAVE A DECENT VINTAGE COLLECTION BUT I'M NOT SURE I HAVE A SINGLE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 1974 STAMPS. MAYBE ONE'S HIDING IN ONE OF THESE BOXES<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b>THE BEST CARD I B</b><b>OUGHT THIS WEEK</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">I ACTUALLY DID GET SOMETHING FROM COMC THIS PAST WEEK. OR WAS IT THE WEEK BEFORE? TIME HAS BECOME A LITTLE UNHINGED FOR ME LATELY. I'VE BEEN IDLY SEARCHING UP COOL STUFF ON THE SITE EVERY SO OFTEN, FINDING SOMETHING REALLY NEAT AND THEN NOT BUYING IT FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. THIS TIME INSTEAD I LOOKED UP SOMETHING I ACTUALLY <i>WANTED</i> AND WENT AHEAD AND GOT IT</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKil-eAgQ-lnSpn4ohYzqDjq4wlOiSasHUFOSFYaCVXNdryeKhy7bao3LSPFxqGNymT3p_c6hy6uF5LnYhrLRVhKf4Hvn5y25ABshYYDqDuBt6rq2mYyHb4ZNr6axMdmWaMexsNi9n9vO0AyMMxjmNLyhzR78BcVEybZ4TyM-aZ1KRkpkibhvXvZg2XDe/s1610/corn%20flakes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1610" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKil-eAgQ-lnSpn4ohYzqDjq4wlOiSasHUFOSFYaCVXNdryeKhy7bao3LSPFxqGNymT3p_c6hy6uF5LnYhrLRVhKf4Hvn5y25ABshYYDqDuBt6rq2mYyHb4ZNr6axMdmWaMexsNi9n9vO0AyMMxjmNLyhzR78BcVEybZ4TyM-aZ1KRkpkibhvXvZg2XDe/w640-h288/corn%20flakes.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>THIS PURCHASE OF A TRIO OF 1991 KELLOGG'S CARDS WAS INSPIRED BY ONE OF THE BLACK FRIDAY PICKUPS YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT EVENTUALLY. BASICALLY, I WAS ASHAMED BY HOW FEW OF THESE 1991 CARDS I HAD AND CHECKED COMC TO SEE HOW I COULD RECTIFY THAT. QUITE A FEW COST MORE OR LESS FIFTY CENTS EACH AND I REALIZED THAT IF I HAD FOUND THESE THINGS IN AN ACTUAL FIFTY CENT BOX I WOULDN'T EVEN THINK BEFORE SNATCHING THEM UP SO I PICKED UP LOU BROCK, YOGI BERRA AND RALPH KINER. I DIDN'T BUY ALL THE CARDS THAT COST FIFTY CENTSISH, I ONLY BOUGHT THE ONES THAT WERE ON SALE BECAUSE I'M A CHEAP BASTARD. THREE WAS A GOOD NUMBER TO GET BECAUSE NOW I HAVE OVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE 15 CARD SET WHICH MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT MYSELF</p><p>THERE'S ALSO THE WEEKLY BASEBALLCARDSTORE DOT CA ROUNDUPS. I OWE YOU TWO OF THEM THIS TIME AND OH BOY DID I OVERDO IT</p><p>WEEK 4 TOTALS BY CATEGORY:</p><div style="text-align: left;"><div>WANTLIST CARDS FOR SETS: 24<br />BRAVES/HAWKS/DAWGS/ETC: 8<br />INSERT CARDS: 18<br />STAR/PC CARDS: 11<br />SHIIIIIINY CARDS: 10</div><div>CHRONICLES: 1<br /></div><div>ODDBALLS: 3<br /></div><div>AUTOGRAPHS: 1</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF--7OKhdQu2ioFxfD1jG58CZlIeWyEOe3bu9mdAV-JAUpHbWjS0GcDgKZ6k06Q-9fZc5h6vLgdpL4vi0cqGzAf6vSBYjOq3kbfQl8uwOVgbpMnHWYhht6fSQHW1ATs2BDRYX1pe8SJcUduZAy_wTRmMD_lKc_HUkGdJe1ikU_Lk-HdFswsByXM76TuKsz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="746" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF--7OKhdQu2ioFxfD1jG58CZlIeWyEOe3bu9mdAV-JAUpHbWjS0GcDgKZ6k06Q-9fZc5h6vLgdpL4vi0cqGzAf6vSBYjOq3kbfQl8uwOVgbpMnHWYhht6fSQHW1ATs2BDRYX1pe8SJcUduZAy_wTRmMD_lKc_HUkGdJe1ikU_Lk-HdFswsByXM76TuKsz=w456-h640" width="456" /></a></div>75 TOTAL CARDS FOR THIS WEEK. SO MUCH FOR KEEPING IT TO ONE 40 CARD PACK. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE FLUFF IN THIS BATCH THOUGH. LOTS OF WANTLIST AND A BUNCH OF THE INSERTS WERE OFF WANTLISTS AS WELL. THERE WERE MANY OPTIONS FOR BEST OF THE BUNCH INCLUDING SOME REALLY NEAT ODDBALLS I'D NEVER SEEN BEFORE BUT I HAD TO GO WITH THIS BONDS INSERT. THIS COMPLETES MY 1991 ULTRA TEAM SET AND WAS ONE OF THE LAST CARDS I PASSED UP IN MY COMC BINGE. MY 1991 ULTRA SET IS NOW COMPLETE, AT LEAST WHENEVER I TRACK DOWN ALL THE STICKER CARDS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8v7vk9XmCFKgSjeZk5peOD7wrIcU7Oty0Ws7LrkxiYg1rk8-46TV-NMVcP5ka-V_5FgLdmWYGCKWUOcKm6CCCZn8lsJ2-HK_3J79gmEzltKUPSmaQmgbD8K9LKXlK61KMBIolMzbWYXunAn2_iPz2Lu1N9fB4y0ZGD75fwIzkFi5aEeZM9QOdLbm055j1/s1279/exclusively.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1279" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8v7vk9XmCFKgSjeZk5peOD7wrIcU7Oty0Ws7LrkxiYg1rk8-46TV-NMVcP5ka-V_5FgLdmWYGCKWUOcKm6CCCZn8lsJ2-HK_3J79gmEzltKUPSmaQmgbD8K9LKXlK61KMBIolMzbWYXunAn2_iPz2Lu1N9fB4y0ZGD75fwIzkFi5aEeZM9QOdLbm055j1/w640-h352/exclusively.PNG" width="640" /></a></div>THIS ALSO HAPPENED, A FEW WANTLIST ITEMS STARTED POPPING UP FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING THESE 1992 STADIUM CLUB CARDS. THIS IS VERY APPRECIATED, 92 STADIUM CLUB IS ONE OF THOSE SETS I AM SUPER CLOSE TO COMPLETING BUT I NEVER THINK ABOUT<p>WEEK 5 TOTALS BY CATEGORY:</p><div style="text-align: left;">WANTLIST CARDS FOR SETS: 19<br />BRAVES/HAWKS/DAWGS/ETC: 14<br />INSERT CARDS: 13<br />STAR/PC CARDS: 3<br />SHIIIIIINY CARDS: 12</div><div style="text-align: left;">CHRONICLES: 5<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">ODDBALLS: 5<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">AUTOGRAPHS: 1<br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrDlcTTMrqJqiq17HvdI6BApyGmuGyMyO-qVnfJt79GnkYwjz_vnnkfwVbReJY7yFK9jVbnaUvulkIIuR9gl1xu5wlXPlWNtnI9CkiiU5GymdNSgN-OmjJBVsJEuKh7DFShgQ0FVFKmBKF3LrhXbcpcdx143fzuCfcCQ_TGM0xS65ERlxwj9VHJXXKdeJ8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="743" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrDlcTTMrqJqiq17HvdI6BApyGmuGyMyO-qVnfJt79GnkYwjz_vnnkfwVbReJY7yFK9jVbnaUvulkIIuR9gl1xu5wlXPlWNtnI9CkiiU5GymdNSgN-OmjJBVsJEuKh7DFShgQ0FVFKmBKF3LrhXbcpcdx143fzuCfcCQ_TGM0xS65ERlxwj9VHJXXKdeJ8=w456-h640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I DIALED IT BACK A BIT AND ONLY GOT 73 CARDS THIS WEEK. I WASN'T GUITE AS FOCUSED THIS TIME AS I PICKED UP SOME REALLY ODD STUFF INCLUDING A BUBBY BRISTER AUTOGRAPH. THE CHOICE FOR THE BEST CARD WAS TOUGH AS I MANAGER TO GET A FRED DRYER ROOKIE BUT I'M GOING WITH THIS BIG LEAGUE CHEW WILLIE MAYS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO COLLECT THIS SET SINCE I PULLED AN AARON OUT OF A POUCH OF GUM 35 YEARS AGO AND WILLIE GETS ME ONE CARD CLOSER</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>NON-CARD COOL STUFF I DID WHICH THIS TIME IS ONLY MOVIES</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">I HAVEN'T DONE A WHOLE LOT THE PAST FEW WEEKS OTHER THAN LISTEN TO BACKGROUND NONSENSE AND PLAY STARDEW VALLEY. WAIT! I CAN DO VIDEO GAMES TOO!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>VIDYA GAEMZ</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7ehPftMj5vDm3_sY97FM6rhjIv1Fu4ptOMaIWQ0hPWiMRbF4qWtIvDZxQIjgdeUgJ4tUNH8BCN0-U5Y3hfIxGL88XOZ8BUQcrOtpl_S-qZAoo9TRIPUhORxEAyDtWuHklMIGYGmWCeqpvUXfY9Los-bUzN4QoNX0eLz1pUBtY1CPkz_hh-M5LCEOFr1KL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="890" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7ehPftMj5vDm3_sY97FM6rhjIv1Fu4ptOMaIWQ0hPWiMRbF4qWtIvDZxQIjgdeUgJ4tUNH8BCN0-U5Y3hfIxGL88XOZ8BUQcrOtpl_S-qZAoo9TRIPUhORxEAyDtWuHklMIGYGmWCeqpvUXfY9Los-bUzN4QoNX0eLz1pUBtY1CPkz_hh-M5LCEOFr1KL=w640-h282" width="640" /></a></div><br />CAN YA TELL I LIKE STARDEW VALLEY? IT'S A FUN LITTLE GAME WHERE YOU FARM AND CHOP TREES AND CATCH FISH AND SMASH ROCKS AND STAB MONSTERS AND TALK TO PEOPLE AND YOU GET LITTLE REWARDS FOR DOING THINGS, SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE. IT'S SUPER FUN (MAYBE TOO FUN - I'VE STAYED UP WAY TOO LATE DOING JUST ONE MORE DAY) AND IS CHEAP EVEN WITHOUT A DISCOUNT AND IS ABOUT TO GET A BIG UPDATE WITH NEW STUFF. IT ALSO WORKS IF YOU HAVE AN OLD CRUMMY COMPUTER. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE FOR A COUPLE YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, MY COMPUTER WAS TOO OLD AND TOO CRUMMY AND REFUSED TO PLAY IT. THIS ENDED UP BEING A GOOD THING AS I FINALLY UPGRADED IN TIME FOR THE 1.5 UPDATE WHICH ADDED A WHOLE NEW AREA AND A BUNCH OF NEW STUFF TO DO WHICH IS A BIG REASON WHY THIS HAS BECOME ONE OF THE TWO GAMES I STILL PLAY ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT MIGHT NOT BE FOR EVERYONE, YOU HAVE TO LIKE 2D RETRO GAMES, AND THE TONE OF THE COZY FARMSIM GOES OUT THE WINDOW WITH THE FRANTIC FISHING AND COMBAT MINIGAMES, BUT THERE'S ENOUGH STUFF IN HERE TO KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED FOR A LONG TIME. NOT THE STUPID ARCADE GAME THOUGH, THAT DUMB THING WILL ENSURE I NEVER 100% THE ACHIEVEMENTS<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>OK BACK TO THE MOVIES</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnzbJDJ9EpuiuntxIZg8puYFF85GIiJMaE4tcOMpbZcD-4ZB4VtC89uJ-RLktlUkUpEOCpPXQzagopJSoo0Hf4p8UyL31P3uttqSUKBCzPQBNVBrIlkgyzM0-Jg007-458gJL8j9C5lCxwMdtrIC0ial54N_KzXK-0hLAy291x-gk6q3ehcPt4736Cb1a/s1055/city%20lights%20better%20title.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1055" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnzbJDJ9EpuiuntxIZg8puYFF85GIiJMaE4tcOMpbZcD-4ZB4VtC89uJ-RLktlUkUpEOCpPXQzagopJSoo0Hf4p8UyL31P3uttqSUKBCzPQBNVBrIlkgyzM0-Jg007-458gJL8j9C5lCxwMdtrIC0ial54N_KzXK-0hLAy291x-gk6q3ehcPt4736Cb1a/w640-h454/city%20lights%20better%20title.PNG" width="640" /></a></p>#8 - CITY LIGHTS<div><br />I WATCHED A VIDEO ON SCI-FI MOVIES OF 1931 AND THERE WAS A LIST OF IMPORTANT NOT SCI-FI MOVIES AT THE END AND ONE OF THEM WAS THE 1931 VERSION OF DR JECKYLL AND MR HYDE. I DECIDED I WANTED TO WATCH THAT BUT COULD NOT FIND IT ANYWHERE AS THE 1920 VERSION KEPT POPPING UP. SO I GOT MAD AND WATCHED THIS FILM FROM 1931 INSTEAD. I HAVE TO RESPECT CHARLIE CHAPLAIN FOR MAKING A SILENT FILM IN 1931 AND STILL HAVING THE BALLS TO INCLUDE A LOT OF SOUND GAGS. WHILE I ENJOYED THIS, IT WAS A BIG REMINDER ON WHY I PREFER W.C. FIELDS AND THE MARX BROTHERS AND THE THREE STOOGES FOR MY ANCIENT COMEDY NEEDS. DON'T GET ME WRONG, CHAPLAIN'S SLAPSTICK IS TOP NOTCH HERE, THE SCENE WHERE HE'S OOGLING A NAKED STATUE WHILE TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF A SIDEWALK ELEVATOR IS STILL MAKING ME LAUGH AND THERE'S A DOZEN OTHER SCENES LIKE THAT. IT'S A GREAT COMEDY BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE THE MARX BROS COULD BE JUST AS FUNNY WITHOUT THE WHOLE CREEPING ON A BLIND GIRL PLOT AND FIELDS WOULD HAVEREALLY GIVEN THAT IDIOT MILLOONAIRE THE BUSINESS. JUST A MATTER OF PREFERENCE</div><div><br /></div><div>#9 - NIGHT OF THE EAGLE</div><div>AKA BURN WITCH BURN. A COMPELETLY FULL OF HIMSELF COLLEGE PROFESSOR IGNORES HIS WIFE'S ADVICE AND WATCHES AS HIS LIFE AND CAREER GOES ALL TO SHIT. AND ALSO THERE'S WITCHY SHIT. THIS IS A SLOW BURN GOTHIC HORROR THAT CAN BE VERY SLOW AT TIMES AND THE WHOLE FALSE RAPE ACCUSATION SUBPLOT HAS AGED <i>EXCEEDINGLY </i>POORLY BUT THE LAST FIFTEEN MINUTES OR SO WHERE THE WITCHYNESS IS TURNED UP TO 11 IS A REAL HOOT. I DON'T KNOW IF I'D RECOMMEND THIS ONE, PER SE, BUT IF YOU'RE A FAN OF ALL THINGS WITCHY YOU CAN SURELY DO WORSE</div><div><br /></div><div>#10 - MIKEY AND NICKY</div><div>JOHN CASSAVETES, PETER FALK AND NED BEATTY. NEED I SAY MORE? SOMEONE ON ONE OF THE DOZENS OF SOCIAL MEDIAS I'M ON THANKS TO MELONHEAD WRECKING TWITTER MENTIONED THIS FILM AND I DECIDED TO CHECK IT OUT. CASSAVETES (NICKY) IS ON THE RUN FROM A MOB HIT AND CALLS ON HIS CHILDHOOD BUDDY FALK (MIKEY) TO HELP HIM ESCAPE. HIJINX ENSUES AS NICKY HAS MIKEY CHASE HIM ALL OVER NEW YORK AS BEATTY'S HITMAN CHARACTER IS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THEM. IT'S THE DARKEST OF DARK COMEDIES AND WHILE I THOUGHT I HAD NEVER SEEN IT, THE SHOCKING ENDING JOGGED BACK MEMORIES OF BEING COMPLETELY HORRIFIED BY IT AS A KID. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF THE FILM BACK THEN BUT I'M REALLY GLAD I REVISITED IT. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE WHO LOVES DARK PARANOID 70'S FILM<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uANH0FJDxhvMLUPGchx00c1dRQqUkk6zpT603jsosKiESKT1bqm1Xkdyh0ZhD489E0UboJKiDb23WpDRXvmIaussViThLWOFCweOSHgm95CUJYm8bZfekSKR06k_1gtCpt6lM_9CRJOHc7Mv0_7xkZk-eYP-LrMPfX_HWMn153gP6FLqxJryNAsKB0xU/s1562/the%20dude.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1562" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uANH0FJDxhvMLUPGchx00c1dRQqUkk6zpT603jsosKiESKT1bqm1Xkdyh0ZhD489E0UboJKiDb23WpDRXvmIaussViThLWOFCweOSHgm95CUJYm8bZfekSKR06k_1gtCpt6lM_9CRJOHc7Mv0_7xkZk-eYP-LrMPfX_HWMn153gP6FLqxJryNAsKB0xU/w640-h340/the%20dude.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>#11 - THE BIG LEBOWSKI</div><div>THIS IS A COMFORT MOVIE FOR ME AND I NEED TO REMEMBER TO WATCH THESE THINGS MORE OFTEN. IF YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS THE BASIC SUMMARY IS WHAT IF A FILM NOIR BUT IT'S SET IN THE 90S AND EVERYONE'S A COMPLETE IDIOT. IT IS GETTING SOMEWHAT STARTLING JUST HOW 90S THIS MOVIE IS, EVERY TIME I WATCH IT IT REALLY HITS ME HOW THIS WORLD STRAIGHT UP NO LONGER EXISTS ANYMORE. THIS VERSION OF 90S CALIFORNIA MIGHT AS WELL BE THE 70S NEW YORK OF MIKEY AND NICKY OR THE 30S WHATEVER CITY THAT IS IN CITY LIGHTS, ANCIENT HISTORY. A LITTLE DISCONCERTING CONCIDERING I WAS ALIVE THEN</div><div><br /></div><div>#12 - CANDLESHOE</div><div>ONCE AGAIN SOMEONE ON BLUESKY MENTIONED THIS FILM SO I FELT COMPELLED TO GO WATCH IT. THIS IS A FORGOTTEN 70S DISNEY FILM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MY CHILDHOOD CRUSH ON JODIE FOSTER THAT IS NOW EMBARASSING TO MENTION. THANKS FOR NOTHIN, HINKLEY. JODIE IS JOINED BY DAVID NIVEN, LEO MCKERN AND HELEN HAYES IN THIS RAGS TO RICHES, MYSTERY, DETECTIVE, COMEDY THING. THE BASIC PLOT IS FOSTER IS A DELINQUENT WHO HAPPENS TO BE THE SAME AGE AS THE LOST HEIR TO A FORTUNE AND LEO MCKERN'S CON MAN CHARACTER RECRUITS HER TO HELP HIM STEAL A TREASURE. I WATCHED THIS THING A BUNCH OF TIMES WHEN I WAS A KID AND I GOTTA SAY I DID NOT REMEMBER JODIE COMMITTING MULTIPLE MISDEMENORS AND AT LEAST ONE FELONY DURING THE TITLE SEQUENCE. FOSTER IS A HORRIBLE LITTLE SHIT IN THIS FILM AND IT'S GREAT. HELEN HAYES IS THE LOVING GRANDMA AND DAVID NIVEN GETS TO HAM IT UP AS THE BUTLER WHO ALSO PLAYS A HALF DOZEN OTHER ROLES FOR COMIC RELIEF. IT'S A PERFECTLY CROMULENT FLICK FROM THE DISMAL DISNEY YEARS, THE CAST IS EXCELLENT AND THE MYSTERY IS COMPELLING ENOUGH EVEN THOUGH THE CHARACTERS ARE THE REAL FOCUS OF THE FILM. I WAS KIND OF SHOCKED AT JUST HOW <i>VIOLENT </i>IT WAS. RIGHT AFTER ALL THE TITLE SEQUENCE CRIMES FOSTER'S CHARACTER IS LITERALLY <b>SOLD </b>BY HER FOSTER PARENTS TO A SHADY HOOD. LATER ON THERE'S AN ALL OUT BRAWL BETWEEN JODIE AND THE ORPHAN CHILDREN THAT LIVE WITH HER GRANDMOTHER AND LEO MCKERN DAMN NEAR KILLS JODIE WITH HIS CAR. THE MOST SHOCKING OFFENSE IS A PLOT POINT WHERE DAVID NIVEN PARKS A CAR ON TRACKS IN ORDER TO STOP A MOVING TRAIN. THIS IS THE FIRST FUCKING THING THEY WARN ABOUT IN ALL THOSE BLOOD ON THE HIGHWAY HIGH SCHOOL DRIVING FILMSTRIPS! TRAINS CAN'T STOP THAT QUICKLY! I CAN SEE WHY DISNEY HAS DROPPED THIS ONE IN THE MEMORY HOLE BUT IT IS A WORTHWHILE WATCH JUST FOR THE CAST. TEENAGED JODIE COULD FUCKIN <i>ACT</i>. JUST DON'T LET THE KIDS WATCH IT</div><div><br /></div><div>#13 AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON</div><div>PEOPLE USUALLY POINT TO KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE WHEN TALKING ABOUT A SUPER OFFENSIVE SKETCH COMEDY MOVIE, BUT DON'T SLEEP ON AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON. THIS IS A LOVE LETTER TO 80S FILM SCHLOCK WITH JAPES AT PLAYBOY CHANNEL NONSENSE, VIDEO RENTALS, ANNOYING INFOMERCIALS AND LATE NIGHT B-MOVIE TRASH. SOME OF THE JOKES AND ONE OF THE DIRECTORS HAVE AGED POORLY BUT A LOT OF THEM STILL HIT HARD AND THERE'S A GREAT CAST FOR ALL YOU CHARACTER ACTOR SPOTTERS OUT THERE. AMONG THE BEST BITS ARE ARSENIO HALL'S VERY BAD DAY, HENRY SILVA'S BULLSHIT OR NOT? SEGMENTS, THE CRITIC'S CORNER REVIEWING A VIEWER'S DEATH, LOU JACOBI GETTING TRAPPED IN THE TELEVISION AND VIDEO PIRATE WILLIAM MARSHALL MOCKING A VHS TAPE'S FBI WARNING. 'OOOOH, I'M SOOOO SCAAARED' THE TRUE MVP IS EASILY DAVID ALAN GRIER'S DON 'NO SOUL' SIMMONS THOUGH. HE STILL SINGS THE DEFINITIVE VERSION OF BLAME IT ON THE BOSSANOVA IN MY OPINION. THE MOVIE PARODIES ARE ALSO TOP NOTCH WITH UNIVERSAL PARODY SON OF THE INVISIBLE MAN, REEFER MADNESS KNOCKOFF RECKLESS YOUTH AND THE TITULAR AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON, A SPOT ON 50S SCHLOCK SCI-FI MOCKERY. RECKLESS YOUTH ALSO FEATURES CARRIE FISHER, PAUL BARTELL AND A CAMEO FROM BELA LUGOSI! PLUS THERE'S A <i>LOT </i>MORE BOOBS IN THIS THAN I REMEMBERED. COMEDY IS PERSONAL BUT I LIKE THIS KIND OF STOOPIDNESS<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyt6LbcqVEL8es0HxlTaNhQOsUJXpvtp5pAdMz3EPLmdz2o1qNiM1ZEZlrkp_Eto9jWvH4XN1zT84K7JTAkQJCKaqWJ7FIoRwM1GC3qNODTiAC_XJxpHe1Lo1kzU2i1P4sLu07QIWwwqEormRxoqjY9gvTzi9Zll8gidnwDwOpmkHrnAuhZ3mu-u_A-kSh/s1896/murder%20by%20death.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1896" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyt6LbcqVEL8es0HxlTaNhQOsUJXpvtp5pAdMz3EPLmdz2o1qNiM1ZEZlrkp_Eto9jWvH4XN1zT84K7JTAkQJCKaqWJ7FIoRwM1GC3qNODTiAC_XJxpHe1Lo1kzU2i1P4sLu07QIWwwqEormRxoqjY9gvTzi9Zll8gidnwDwOpmkHrnAuhZ3mu-u_A-kSh/w640-h354/murder%20by%20death.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>#14 MURDER BY DEATH<br />SPEAKING OF COMEDIES THAT HAVE AGED NOT GREATLY WE HAVE MURDER BY DEATH. WHILE IT CAN BE ARGUED THAT PETER SELLERS' YELLOWFACE 'CONFUCIOUS SAY' SYDNEY WANG CHARACTER IS MOCKING THE NUMEROUS DEPICTIONS OF CHARLIE CHAN IN FILM, IT'S HARD TO ARGUE THAT AFTER SEEING THAT DREADFUL FU MANCHU MOVIE HE DID. FUNNY AS SELLERS IS, THE JOKE JUST DON'T LAND ANY MORE SO IT'S GOOD THAT EVERY OTHER CHARACTER IN THE FILM IS AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME. THIS IS A VERY FUNNY SEND UP OF CLASSIC MYSTERY TROPES AND EVERYONE NAILS THEIR CHARACTER. ELSA LANCHESTER IS A GREAT BIZARRO JAME MARPLE AS IS PETER FALK'S SAM SPADE, JAMES COCO'S HERCULE POIROT AND DAVID NIVEN AND MAGGIE SMITH'S NICK AND NORA CHARLES/ THE SIDEKICKS ARE GREAT TOO ESPECIALLY ESTELLE WINWOOD'S NURSE AND ALEC GUINNESS AND NANCY WALKER ARE SPECTACULAR AS THE BUTLER AND MAID. THE CAST IS SO GOOD AND THE JOKES SO FUNNY THAT THE WHODUNIT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER. IF YOU LOVE CLUE AND CAN HANDLE THE DATED RACISM YOU'LL LIKE THIS </p><p>OH HECK I FORGOT ABOUT ALL THE CAMEOS IN AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON. I LOST IT WHEN I RECOGNIZED RUSS MEYER AS THE VIDEO STORE CLERK. THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY, HOPEFULLY THE NEXT EDITION DOESN'T TAKE AS LONG TO POST</p></div>dayfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.com3