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Thrift Treasures 98: Sweetness and the Snake
I haven’t had much time to write lately. We had a death in the family the same day I wrote my Wally Pipp post, and since then every day has been a little hectic. Nonetheless here I am writing a new a...
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Thrift Treasures 104: Are you effin kidding me?
So check this out. I went to one of the local thrift stores on Friday and did my typical rounds through the store. Toys, clothes, books, collectible showcase, and random bags in te housewares area....
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Thrift Treasures 107: Serial Number Slayer
So the National Sports Collectors Convention is under way Atlantic City and like many others I wish I was there. I’ve been to the annual event twice, both times as peripheral member of the Beckett...
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Tom Brady: A constant reminder I quit football cards too early
Tom Brady is headed back to the Super Bowl, and sadly I’ve still got nothing to show for it. No rookie cards. No autographs. No relics. Just some basic Brady cards that managed to find their way into...
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Twitter sale is reminder that “value” of cards varies from person to person
For about a year I’ve had six 500-count boxes sitting on my card desk. The boxes contained partial baseball and football Topps sets from 1980-1985. They were partial/starter sets I acquired with the...
View ArticleI used to look forward to the Super Bowl
When I was a kid, the Super Bowl was a big deal. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and the 49ers were dominant. And as I began to appreciate football for myself, I chose the Buffalo Bills as my...
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My brain has been trained to stop when I see the word …
I was out running errands this morning after taking my kids to school when I decided to stop at Walgreens just in case the retailer got the Topps yellow exclusive packs early. No such luck. But I did...
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Don’t be a dick to Dollar Tree if they don’t sell you packs for a penny
It’s been said on Twitter that Dollar Tree has been selling NFL trading cards this week for a penny per pack. Some folks have walked out with dozens from each store, claiming victory against a hobby...
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Pack Break: 3 2021 Donruss Football Fatpacks — Will the cards tell us who...
I don’t buy much football these days, but I managed to find these three fatpacks at Walgreens today while picking up a Valentine’s Day card. Given that today is the Super Bowl I figured this would be...
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Cardboard Connections more valuable than Cash: A personal pull return after...
It was a Wednesday morning, February 2, 2022, to be exact, and I had just finished making my kids their breakfast when out of the blue I got this nostalgic feeling about a card I used to own. Every...
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