tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76868447724814021632024-02-07T16:32:41.562-08:00The Weekly RubbishPete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-56520828830818005312019-10-01T11:37:00.003-07:002019-10-01T11:37:55.029-07:00Alive and KickingDid you miss me? I took a few days off work last week and I took our daughter on a little trip. I turned my trading off on TCDB and did my best to ignore everything, including my blog. We stopped in Chicago on Thursday and visited the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/">Field Museum</a>, which included Sue the T-Rex:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dV7plaar7nFDiPeUpVe1l7QjCoz92i9SxaqKCsQ3LBbp1jUc-_dnGNpm1vTw_ezfAdZqjdmhCHSGv9bDa92-53ZksTy35vyDUPKh-dnxIiChukU6vJP_9iWoLB170LPsNCmtqCiMiO8/s1600/20190926_135409.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dV7plaar7nFDiPeUpVe1l7QjCoz92i9SxaqKCsQ3LBbp1jUc-_dnGNpm1vTw_ezfAdZqjdmhCHSGv9bDa92-53ZksTy35vyDUPKh-dnxIiChukU6vJP_9iWoLB170LPsNCmtqCiMiO8/s320/20190926_135409.jpg" width="180" /></a><br />
Growing up we visited the Field Museum a couple of times on class trips. While in school we also visited the Adler Planetarium, the Museum of Science & Industry, and the Shedd Aquarium. I think I have been to the Shedd about ten times; no lie.<br />
On Friday we visited the <a href="https://www.aahom.org/">Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum</a>:<br />
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Great place for a kid to explore and burn off some energy. After that we walked over to the M-Den by campus to pick up some new gear.<br />
Then on Saturday we attended the Rutgers-Michigan at the Big House:<br />
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We had a blast, but it's nice to be home. With all the tickets, hotel rooms, and meals, it might be awhile before I can buy any cards! But it was well worth it.<br />
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I received two packages, both TCDB trades, last Tuesday but could not upload photos before we left, so we will cover these first.<br />
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A trade with Jothand adds some 2019 baseball stars to Owen's collection:<br />
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A good-size four sport trade with Shaggy69 follows and begins with 1991 Score set builders:<br />
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A nice assortment of 90s basketball set builders, primarily from the latter half of the decade, is up next:<br />
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Additions to the Michigan collection include both basketball and football cards:<br />
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A pair of Bama football additions follows:<br />
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The trade concludes with a Belfour for the Hawks collection:<br />
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Owen and I also made a Target run last Tuesday afternoon. While there I a picked up a little more than usual, but nothing excessive:<br />
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Still hoping to pull some Vlad, Tatis, and Alonso's for Owen's collection.<br />
We will start with the pair of fat packs. I have pretty much all of the cards I want from the flagship base set so not surprising that only pulled three keepers for Owen's collection:<br />
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I did a little better with the Archives blaster. These have been added to Owen's collection:<br />
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Talk about a blast from the past; I remember buying Topps coins in the late 80s at the toy store in the mall.<br />
The Heritage hanger box, sadly, yielded nothing for Owen's collection. Unfortunately, I did not pull any Vlad, Tatis, or Alonso cards for Owen's collection from any of these packs/boxes.<br />
We move on to the RCs I will hold onto for now, beginning with the flagship set:<br />
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Followed by Archives:<br />
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And finishing with Heritage:<br />
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The pack/box break concludes with cards I have added to my For Trade list... and there's plenty. We begin with the flagship set:<br />
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And then Archives:<br />
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Finishing with Heritage:<br />
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I have pulled two lid tops and both have been Tatis. Disappointing to not get someone else I want, however, it does make for a pretty good piece of trade bait.<br />
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So that get's us caught up on last Tuesday's cards. We returned Sunday evening and I went to work well before the PO opened Monday morning so I couldn't stop and check my box until after work. I was thrilled to see eight packages waiting for me. Without further ado, here's a rundown of what I received yesterday...<br />
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<li>A small trade with sandd0522 adds a couple of nice cards to Owen's collection:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7WtaRTUZZDXlLa7G0jIDg0jHD6_5VJ_We8CVf2raNGgvWmZkWEfxm1UYKtOYCizG8OatZ7Bcno0udBzcPxQwFsesc-99-9NYXrZddmqb-46JK99hKjvhJpXCB1Um9Ba7KxSOthaZvI4/s1600/20190930_1-sandd0522.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7WtaRTUZZDXlLa7G0jIDg0jHD6_5VJ_We8CVf2raNGgvWmZkWEfxm1UYKtOYCizG8OatZ7Bcno0udBzcPxQwFsesc-99-9NYXrZddmqb-46JK99hKjvhJpXCB1Um9Ba7KxSOthaZvI4/s320/20190930_1-sandd0522.jpg" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>My first trade with Pfaall adds Latvia to the list of countries to which I have sent cards:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16l1QFUYRYWPLHcPocRBvDG5okOxqiTiS_8J0VYi5wbhI-paE-HPNy7wKz2IpGJi3PTJwXys6vAAYHSXPjLPbO-6eyBGKIJwhW_QQa3t6sSD_5L4PmnEgK1VCnRB1nwdiomdsk6KOfrM/s1600/20190930_2-pfaall-1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16l1QFUYRYWPLHcPocRBvDG5okOxqiTiS_8J0VYi5wbhI-paE-HPNy7wKz2IpGJi3PTJwXys6vAAYHSXPjLPbO-6eyBGKIJwhW_QQa3t6sSD_5L4PmnEgK1VCnRB1nwdiomdsk6KOfrM/s320/20190930_2-pfaall-1.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />I add one hockey card to my Michigan collection:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1OioDBMVWw3qR-EvpHbmc9-PZhjhSRnISL6Ss2HpmCdHd0i0iS3vhkG3qKwOWUHEfUyHhmcPqQG8FQoAdT5B8dWWua8daC3Al94XY0x1zLFka-Mbs2soYopA7IqMKcATXvaOG-7khRU/s1600/20190930_2-pfaall-2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1OioDBMVWw3qR-EvpHbmc9-PZhjhSRnISL6Ss2HpmCdHd0i0iS3vhkG3qKwOWUHEfUyHhmcPqQG8FQoAdT5B8dWWua8daC3Al94XY0x1zLFka-Mbs2soYopA7IqMKcATXvaOG-7khRU/s320/20190930_2-pfaall-2.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />And six to my Hawks & Belfour collection:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vCdXksGLzuxN1ZlhFWj2bV3CkXIyXyVNfcOQvX4UKZ4ei5slTz6y7vF1yRv-S6MBQLQgMyXw5FESviZVo1_3Pgl_GJyZDDIeSu-ZONLIINxL7lQS3nRboCPILpBqGf68asXyyC-hrHI/s1600/20190930_2-pfaall-3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vCdXksGLzuxN1ZlhFWj2bV3CkXIyXyVNfcOQvX4UKZ4ei5slTz6y7vF1yRv-S6MBQLQgMyXw5FESviZVo1_3Pgl_GJyZDDIeSu-ZONLIINxL7lQS3nRboCPILpBqGf68asXyyC-hrHI/s320/20190930_2-pfaall-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>Another trade with Trinitydawg22 adds 16 cards to my Bama football collection:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOXwdVXz41BR5ZN_BzRDFG44NECdr2RcWry3DqUnrD6vMAQc68tqq9IIBzL_feuU0n1GbJfkGYHR7uNrRYWbbVewSVbFoFZ4c7UUAnqAFQGTxW5G_iOwMlz8bXdRsBV5Ltegz6iLWEAA/s1600/20190930_3-trinitydawg22.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOXwdVXz41BR5ZN_BzRDFG44NECdr2RcWry3DqUnrD6vMAQc68tqq9IIBzL_feuU0n1GbJfkGYHR7uNrRYWbbVewSVbFoFZ4c7UUAnqAFQGTxW5G_iOwMlz8bXdRsBV5Ltegz6iLWEAA/s320/20190930_3-trinitydawg22.jpg" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>Another trade with Tigerfan22 adds one basketball card to my Michigan collection:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUKWcjec8ShhT5oTOyvVVsckidWe7aS6ZllDgTr31sdJIMeHNBg3UE18GIxvSn0BRu_Oxc13b1Hm4LT6gfzZ3P4k1ZE67SJbGsHUzV-xR6K1rJ1i851SiKJPTiBeGhcTHv4103a4mE44/s1600/20190930_4-tigerfan22-1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUKWcjec8ShhT5oTOyvVVsckidWe7aS6ZllDgTr31sdJIMeHNBg3UE18GIxvSn0BRu_Oxc13b1Hm4LT6gfzZ3P4k1ZE67SJbGsHUzV-xR6K1rJ1i851SiKJPTiBeGhcTHv4103a4mE44/s320/20190930_4-tigerfan22-1.jpg" width="232" /></a><br />And 22 football cards to the Michigan collection:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJb_j0l5eLH4ZOWL65IuWpG7ZGGmJ81xg_ra4m4q-Fvvv6clVaRicq-EL0y_2sx8LYQdmrHEmmB0QlL8HxlH3-SpIlHjYIal7DOlcgeaI9KrLvnAJNbQRE8ZIWPBQhtSoURX15cugK70/s1600/20190930_4-tigerfan22-2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJb_j0l5eLH4ZOWL65IuWpG7ZGGmJ81xg_ra4m4q-Fvvv6clVaRicq-EL0y_2sx8LYQdmrHEmmB0QlL8HxlH3-SpIlHjYIal7DOlcgeaI9KrLvnAJNbQRE8ZIWPBQhtSoURX15cugK70/s320/20190930_4-tigerfan22-2.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFqr-7yZaGLpQqFqgY5haeGEyMKiMxQumDHynd4ICsZuqWcM4beWP78zmLqL6cw0LKKhsExLlBsPas5ZcBoZUtMfKqCMxCIdlBGHgNhCm-0d26sxeXu-vCRMNI60oI-u8u5QtHHzFEHY/s1600/20190930_4-tigerfan22-3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFqr-7yZaGLpQqFqgY5haeGEyMKiMxQumDHynd4ICsZuqWcM4beWP78zmLqL6cw0LKKhsExLlBsPas5ZcBoZUtMfKqCMxCIdlBGHgNhCm-0d26sxeXu-vCRMNI60oI-u8u5QtHHzFEHY/s320/20190930_4-tigerfan22-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>15 1995-96 Stadium Club set builders courtesy of jmiller4 are up next:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IOmngszAix4cb8xiiHenMJXzqPl1Hcb51mrYcMF0WncO3qRaTb-w6m7joOE-WakICUTLdmLQit9VS_baLxB5X8ZlXRes12gE72UsRHRiyCYbHI5v7g6ZHKIMCsiMHocdoldihGk0VA8/s1600/20190930_5-jmiller4.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IOmngszAix4cb8xiiHenMJXzqPl1Hcb51mrYcMF0WncO3qRaTb-w6m7joOE-WakICUTLdmLQit9VS_baLxB5X8ZlXRes12gE72UsRHRiyCYbHI5v7g6ZHKIMCsiMHocdoldihGk0VA8/s320/20190930_5-jmiller4.jpg" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>My first trade with Eric Rochette is a hockey affair that begins with a few early 90s set builders:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN8Qs9XNtB2P1UJvehMOOZGAdla7qQO_W3ZpC6Q9cLWsho5NNM42IXvTKY0b59QTEjQhM0DVVbPo-koTjukpFqX8nq76sOtyX1vHNbcg9ZW-wWD8PZqNj_Er9KTHJAQYZzJhfFd8Q4nI/s1600/20190930_6-Eric+Rochette-1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN8Qs9XNtB2P1UJvehMOOZGAdla7qQO_W3ZpC6Q9cLWsho5NNM42IXvTKY0b59QTEjQhM0DVVbPo-koTjukpFqX8nq76sOtyX1vHNbcg9ZW-wWD8PZqNj_Er9KTHJAQYZzJhfFd8Q4nI/s320/20190930_6-Eric+Rochette-1.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />23 Michigan additions follow:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0uNy7F2lrVWsjcBg8xdpN9-NBAokFs4yLfyBjn75Z4PmvGDHZaEW_YQ1sPeyzn14xYD3Z0gJhkTMzAJz3xQ0h1AwXullMgeOgS58VH4dyIQz8O2kVmh8lXc0JxAEFs6yqG6zyuryhmE/s1600/20190930_6-Eric+Rochette-2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0uNy7F2lrVWsjcBg8xdpN9-NBAokFs4yLfyBjn75Z4PmvGDHZaEW_YQ1sPeyzn14xYD3Z0gJhkTMzAJz3xQ0h1AwXullMgeOgS58VH4dyIQz8O2kVmh8lXc0JxAEFs6yqG6zyuryhmE/s320/20190930_6-Eric+Rochette-2.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />The trade concludes with a dozen Hawks additions:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_f7ep6p7bacCNEGt-PnYCaCN6LBD6xIMBnd1FHuZSDzImmWbDYne0yH5JX62awo8Puh6U6QaKzqkjnX3HX08ihP5rTQxNrAgRmMuU4Y9yyIQsNlRJZLWMOTlO7OKUZZ0y0fd0JlS9bQ4/s1600/20190930_6-Eric+Rochette-3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_f7ep6p7bacCNEGt-PnYCaCN6LBD6xIMBnd1FHuZSDzImmWbDYne0yH5JX62awo8Puh6U6QaKzqkjnX3HX08ihP5rTQxNrAgRmMuU4Y9yyIQsNlRJZLWMOTlO7OKUZZ0y0fd0JlS9bQ4/s320/20190930_6-Eric+Rochette-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>This next package is a single card eBay purchase; a Giannis that is SN99:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Be6fTGjaPFbqE82mvFm1BZxGWBkm5BHGrQdW65FS2h9OxLcuKl6QddBcruwoKSGzbQHnjKf05DjRf8AH2rBFEHrssD_VTW9ph9rCyTqsbjyYS8c0qn5TbgKNYb_Mp9gGwDfUMOKGI7s/s1600/20190930_7-ebay.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Be6fTGjaPFbqE82mvFm1BZxGWBkm5BHGrQdW65FS2h9OxLcuKl6QddBcruwoKSGzbQHnjKf05DjRf8AH2rBFEHrssD_VTW9ph9rCyTqsbjyYS8c0qn5TbgKNYb_Mp9gGwDfUMOKGI7s/s320/20190930_7-ebay.jpg" width="235" /></a><br />I feel like I have neglected Giannis over the past few months and failed to actively seek out his cards.</li>
<li>And finally, yesterday's final package is another single card eBay purchase:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfLDxNthC4VZXQ78VWiq9WU4A3RFzIpS2BWHNAXzDwyNKoTjkusgyOc-Ha3tc702EAXgkdkRQURDu0c6AhUT7FzUiFe9Tq3wFC7pXFGMKf56-YtL5_4gGlQYjCsGJhEkiqFhqVIMp_oM/s1600/20190930_8-ebay.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfLDxNthC4VZXQ78VWiq9WU4A3RFzIpS2BWHNAXzDwyNKoTjkusgyOc-Ha3tc702EAXgkdkRQURDu0c6AhUT7FzUiFe9Tq3wFC7pXFGMKf56-YtL5_4gGlQYjCsGJhEkiqFhqVIMp_oM/s320/20190930_8-ebay.jpg" width="239" /></a><br />A Chris Webber that is SN20 and carries a piece of 14K gold. Believe me, I think the gold piece is a silly gimmick, but Chris is my guy so I had to get this.</li>
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So there you have it. Essentially eight days worth of cards in a single post.<br />
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<br />Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-16837454082826812072019-09-21T12:03:00.003-07:002019-09-21T12:03:45.060-07:00Four PWEsWatching: Southern Miss vs Alabama on ESPN2<br />
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I have done everything in my power today to avoid watching today's Michigan game. I have not seen a single second of it. My brother-in-law has season tickets at Camp Randall and saved me a seat. The day after the "win" against Army I called him and told him, "I'm mailing your ticket back. I'm not going.". He tried to talk me out of it but I said, "We are going to get killed. I would probably leave at halftime. I'd spend more time driving than at the game." Sadly, I was right.<br />
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I received two TCDB trades yesterday and another pair today. I didn't have a chance to blog yesterday so let's cover all four today. <br />
Four Finest additions for Owen's collection via mattdamick to start:<br />
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A basketball trade with 1145tc begins with a few 90s set builders:<br />
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The trade concludes with some Michigan additions:<br />
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Owen's collection grows by four thanks to bubbasbums:<br />
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Another trade with Orry04 concludes today's summary. This baseball trade begins with a single set builder:<br />
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We finish with some more cards bound for Owen's collection:<br />
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I received two TCDB trades in the mail today. My second trade of the month with nathanfrancy leads off and adds six cards to Owen's collection, including an insert and three parallels:<br />
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My first trade with jaysee88 begins with a nice Jim Palmer for my 1984 Topps set:<br />
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The trade concludes with a pair of football additions to both the Michigan and Bama collections:<br />
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I received a pair of mailings yesterday. My first trade with jimsisco adds 41 2019 baseball stars to Owen's collection:<br />
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The other mailing I received is a PIF from berton russell that helps build my 1983 Topps set:<br />
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Thank you!Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-22563703407730033312019-09-16T17:59:00.002-07:002019-09-16T17:59:33.940-07:00Taking the plungeWatching: Padres vs Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin<br />
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With school resuming a couple of weeks ago we have also resumed the extracurriculars. Included among those activities are Saturday morning swim lessons at one of the local high schools. With our registration we receive a pass to attend open swim sessions free of charge. Sunday afternoon I took our daughter to open swim where she vowed to jump off the diving board a million times. This past spring she routinely jumped off the diving board. She climbed the three steps and inched her way out on the board several times, however, she did not jump. The board was too wobbly. I summoned all of my courage and made two jumps, but that was not enough to convince her that the board is sound. Oh well, we will try again next weekend.<br />
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A pair of TCDB trades welcomed me this afternoon at the post office. A hockey trade with CardDad78 is first on the docket and begins with four Michigan additions:<br />
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The remaining cards are headed to my Hawks collection:<br />
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A small football trade with Dtd500 is up next and kicks off with a 1990 Topps Traded set builder:<br />
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A pair of Michigan additions follows, including a sweet First Day Issue:<br />
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That's where the trade was supposed to end, however, I was thrilled to find a pair of Brady's included as bonuses:<br />
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Thank you very much, Scott (Dtd500)!Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-34673968744720039202019-09-14T15:36:00.000-07:002019-09-14T15:36:09.911-07:00Randy Woods had every right to be mad with FleerWatching: Bama vs South Carolina on CBS<br />
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I received one package today; a TCDB trade with woodmangb that adds 15 cards to Owen's collection:<br />
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Gary was nice enough include one extra; a Rickey Henderson for my 1983 Topps set:<br />
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While making the obligatory Target run this morning I stood in the aisle perusing the card offerings for what felt like ten minutes. The basketball offerings are now limited to Chronicles and Threads, but I just opened blasters of each earlier this week. For the baseball offerings I have opened fat packs and blasters of just about everything in the past two or three weeks. I could have picked up some football, but I wasn't feeling it. It's been quite awhile since I picked up a repack so...<br />
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I picked up one of the 75 cards plus one pack repacks. The pack inside is a 218-19 Hoops:<br />
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As is common with these basketball repacks I find lots of cards from the first half of the 90s; many of which are doubles. These are the cards I will keep:<br />
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An Ayton rookie I needed; that's nice:<br />
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The 94-95 Fleer Randy Woods might be one of the most unflattering photos I have ever seen on a card:<br />
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A face only a mother could love.<br />
And we close with plenty of trade bait:<br />
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Of course, one of these repacks would not be complete without a card from the wrong sport.Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-71990534348585225192019-09-13T12:34:00.000-07:002019-09-13T12:34:03.449-07:00He's Charlie Mack... the first out the limo<br />
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My fifth trade with joe0786 is comprised solely of set
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We have a few early 90s football set builders:<o:p></o:p></div>
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The trade concludes with small stacks for the 1990-91 Score
Canadian and 1993-94 Leaf sets:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today’s first eBay purchase is a seven card Chronicles lot
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A pair of Topps Chrome Yelich parallels make up the second
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<br />Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-68224197865355577582019-09-12T11:27:00.000-07:002019-09-12T11:27:43.362-07:00An egg? Seriously, an egg? Five blaster bonanzaListening: (Silence. It's nice)<br />
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While searching blasters on eBay I found a shop that offered free shipping and a discount based on the number of blasters of you purchased. I selected five and the total came to $86. If I had picked those up at Target it would have been over $100. This may be the way to go... The five blasters I selected include two basketball picks and three baseball picks:<br />
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I took our daughter to her dance class yesterday evening and while she was in class I retreated to my car and ripped through these five blasters. Taking the cards along was a brilliant idea; a very productive use on my time. I'll have to keep that in mind for future classes.<br />
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<b>1. Chronicles</b><br />
We will start with Chronicles. I have picked up a fair number of fat packs and hangar boxes over the summer as I enjoy the bulk of the rookie subsets. I did very well with the main base set (1-100). 13 cards and I needed all of them for the set:<br />
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I picked up 11 rookies from the various subsets to help build my set:<br />
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Nothing too exciting here.<br />
I pulled my first blue parallel, a Michael Porter Jr that carries a SN99:<br />
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The box also included seven pink parallels:<br />
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Trae Young and MB3; not bad. The chrome Holiday is SN75.<br />
The Chronicles blaster closes with eight extras, all from the various rookie subsets, headed to the For Trade list:<br />
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All in all, not bad.<br />
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<b>2. Threads</b><br />
The other basketball blaster is Threads. I have not picked up a lot Threads this season so this should be promising. We start with eleven additions to the base set, including three rookies:<br />
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I like the cards that use the jersey as a background; plays into the whole "threads" theme.<br />
We move on to the ten inserts and parallels I will be keeping:<br />
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The first AU card I have pulled from a pack or box in quite some time and it's Jerome Williams. This is why I don't buy hobby boxes. You pay an inflated price for a guaranteed auto or two and 99 times out of 100 it's someone like Jerome Williams.<br />
I did manage to pull a nice Giannis for my PC:<br />
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Sweet card.<br />
While I mentioned I have not picked up many Threads packs this season, I somehow managed to pull 13 doubles.<br />
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The Giannis pull is nice, but the rest of the box leaves me unsatisfied.<br />
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<b>3. Optic</b><br />
We move now to baseball. I'll start with the Optic blaster as I have yet to purchase any Optic packs. The Optic basketball offerings of the past few seasons have been some of Panini's better selections. This blaster begins with six cards I will add to Owen's collection:<br />
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I am going to hold onto six rookies:<br />
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The remaining 15 cards will find new homes via my For Trade list:<br />
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Fairly disappointing box. Nothing really of note.<br />
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<b>4. Topps Series 2</b><br />
Up next, a Topps Series 2 blaster. I pick up Series 2 fat packs occasionally when I make a Target run. I have probably picked up a total of 10 or 12 to date. This is my first blaster though. It would be nice to hit one of the big rookies, or two. We begin with three additions for Owen's collection:<br />
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Not surprising to only pickup a few here as my previous fat packs and trades have left few needs here.<br />
I will hold onto a dozen RCs:<br />
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That means a big stack of base cards will be added to my For Trade list:<br />
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Inserts and parallels headed to my For Trade list include:<br />
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One last card to cover before closing the lid on the Series 2 blaster...<br />
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I am going to hold onto this Yount patch card for my brother-in-law Jon who happens to be a pretty big Brewers fan going back to the 82 World Series team.<br />
The Series 2 blaster was a huge disappointment. No Alonso, no Vlad, no Tatis, not even a single SP. I have fared far better just picking up fat packs. <br />
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<b>5. Allen & Ginter</b><br />
And finally, my final blaster is an Allen & Ginter. I have a real love-hate relationship with this set. I love the design. It's a great design, however, some of the people and things they choose to include in this set are downright bizarre. Let's get into it with seven additions to Owen's collection:<br />
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The deGrom mini is a cool pickup.<br />
We proceed to two RCs I will keep for now:<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2slm3vIIE4jhsEp5iXve1oBVUUF1SpM_lWbDK78zVgzdL3x8Le3XJjV6H3bNjYHjYlCv3rWyfAFd_XLIB2AEejJL8U1LsgoFs1cxGonLzJQjHl-TOx2SZkw9QvbFwMW53tUWaO9-hEYQ/s1600/20190912_103746.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2slm3vIIE4jhsEp5iXve1oBVUUF1SpM_lWbDK78zVgzdL3x8Le3XJjV6H3bNjYHjYlCv3rWyfAFd_XLIB2AEejJL8U1LsgoFs1cxGonLzJQjHl-TOx2SZkw9QvbFwMW53tUWaO9-hEYQ/s320/20190912_103746.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
That leaves me 24 base cards I will place on my For Trade list:<br />
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Included among these 24:<br />
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Egg. Are yo kidding me? Topps has devoted a card in a baseball set to an egg. Oh, but not just any egg. A famous egg that set some social media record. This is asinine.<br />
Our fifth and final blaster closes with 15 inserts and parallels I will place on my For Trade list:<br />
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These oddball inserts seem to be pretty popular with a certain segment of the collecting population.<br />
The A&G blaster was huge disappointment as well.<br />
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In the end, "disappointment" seems to be a recurring theme as I opened these five blasters. Thankfully, it stings a little less given I didn't pay retail. Well, if nothing else, I have added some depth to my 2019 baseball For Trade offerings and that should help me secure some cards I actually want.Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-48176738291661398212019-09-11T11:25:00.003-07:002019-09-11T11:26:25.236-07:00Cops in cars, chocolate bars<br />
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Listening:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Doors <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">L.A. Woman</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Just for fun I Googled "misheard the doors lyrics" while listening to The Doors. My favorite just might be from "L.A. Woman". The lyric goes:</div>
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<i>Cops in cars,</i></div>
<i>topless bars</i><br />
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Some have reported hearing this instead:</div>
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<i>Cops in cars,</i></div>
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<i>chocolate bars</i></div>
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A much more family friendly version. Perhaps this will appear on Radio Disney someday</div>
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Poor Christian Yelich.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It appeared he was on his way to a second straight MVP award when he
fractured his kneecap last night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
opens the door for others to pile up some stats and pass him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shame.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://news.nike.com/news/air-jordan-34-official-images-and-release-date">Nike
unveiled the Jordan 34</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not
bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d still rather have a pair of the
3, 4, 5, or 6 though.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I took part in a 18-19 Contenders Optic break a couple of
nights ago. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a pick your player
case break.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I bought Webber at the $4.99
minimum and of course did not hit a thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Oh well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m only out $5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I received three packages yesterday; two TCDB trades and one
eBay purchase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both trades add 2019
baseball cards to Owen’s collection. My first trade with new member Orry04 begins today’s
recap. This small trade adds a Mike
Trout to Owen’s collection:</div>
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<o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBx5wEHaygxzWH5p3FXAplpLFnBXcjBgUFw2FkJpCJySnXuy-00AYJHD_Z2-qFV1hBw358bFxi69xGJ7PYnxiOxauJDp03BrW3prHu6ta54IgYNvJQredPlMm3SOSz6HdrIIIBAmLvBxI/s1600/1-Orry04.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBx5wEHaygxzWH5p3FXAplpLFnBXcjBgUFw2FkJpCJySnXuy-00AYJHD_Z2-qFV1hBw358bFxi69xGJ7PYnxiOxauJDp03BrW3prHu6ta54IgYNvJQredPlMm3SOSz6HdrIIIBAmLvBxI/s320/1-Orry04.jpg" width="248" /></a> </o:p></div>
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My second trade with itsjustoldcardboard adds a nice stack
of Heritage cards to Owen’s collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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We close with a small eBay purchase; a Mo Wagner lot for the
Michigan collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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This includes a Donruss MEM and some Chronicles
parallels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-71656418260715282842019-09-10T12:14:00.001-07:002019-09-10T12:14:05.695-07:00Mark Knopfler; the ultimate Babe Ruth fan?<br />
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Listening:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dire
Straits <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sultans of Swing</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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I received five packages yesterday, all TCDB trades, but had
to wait until this morning to do anything with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> With school and after-school activities back in full swing there simply isn't much time for cards in the evenings.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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My first trade with MasterofPuppets kicks off today’s recap
and begins with a few 92-93 UD set builders:<o:p></o:p></div>
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My set is now 98.4% complete.</div>
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A pair of additions for both the Michigan and Hawks
collections follow:<o:p></o:p></div>
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The trade concludes with some Stadium Club additions for
Owen’s collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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My first trade with new member nathanfrancy adds five Gypsy
Queen’s to Owen’s collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGoNh7V6RbNhA6k7CfAEBgCo7v2yqO-j1NlYYhUd574Hof8nehdT9Vf-mbnw2gef_pzY7fT5nTzhD8Jch17apkGpsle0N4bvD4Gg7kYj7UtgtB_ja7GJFRfo5LrkBKA7TzCBF-ELR0jc/s1600/2-nathanfrancy.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGoNh7V6RbNhA6k7CfAEBgCo7v2yqO-j1NlYYhUd574Hof8nehdT9Vf-mbnw2gef_pzY7fT5nTzhD8Jch17apkGpsle0N4bvD4Gg7kYj7UtgtB_ja7GJFRfo5LrkBKA7TzCBF-ELR0jc/s320/2-nathanfrancy.jpg" width="320" /></a></o:p></div>
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My second trade with BucCollector adds four to my 97-98
Flair set:<o:p></o:p></div>
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And the Juwan Howard is headed to the Michigan collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3h1FXCn3IttY0jU2JPhonNMFs42sz6DNXgS0HJi9FvyCb4zrTYU44Dw21MrfKasGCccFtfw0mX4_b5d0OM8O3hHrL72VWiruCDKXAQBwDpFIUPoAlUEnawYNaVysK_4ACurnI6o0MoY/s1600/3-BucCollector2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3h1FXCn3IttY0jU2JPhonNMFs42sz6DNXgS0HJi9FvyCb4zrTYU44Dw21MrfKasGCccFtfw0mX4_b5d0OM8O3hHrL72VWiruCDKXAQBwDpFIUPoAlUEnawYNaVysK_4ACurnI6o0MoY/s320/3-BucCollector2.jpg" width="242" /></a></o:p></div>
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The stack of 83 Topps I received in my first trade with
halfnard boosts my completion rate up to 91.8%:<o:p></o:p></div>
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An assortment of 90s basketball set builders begins my
fourth trade with tigerfan22:<o:p></o:p></div>
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The trade wraps up with Michigan football additions; 13
Wheatley’s and one Woodson:<o:p></o:p></div>
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While running an errand at Target yesterday morning I picked up three fat packs of various Topps offerings. I put them down and forgot about them until late this afternoon:<br />
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I have been doing fairly well up to this point pulling some good rookies across various Topps sets, but alas, that luck ran out today. These are the cards from the three packs I will be keeping for Owen's collection:<br />
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The Hiura rookie is pretty good, but otherwise, a fairly small haul.<br />
I will hold onto these RCs for now:<br />
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The remaining cards have all been placed on my For Trade list:<br />
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How to best sum up my feelings following today's Michigan game:<br />
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I'll leave it at that.<br />
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LSU is looking good tonight. They are always loaded with NFL talent on defense but the offense has lacked punch. LSU with a legitimately potent offense will be a real test for Bama down the road.<br />
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Michigan State is wearing some of the most obnoxious uniforms I have ever seen.<br />
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Lance Leipold and the Buffalo Bulls are up on PSU at the half. Lance coached at my alma mater (UW-Whitewater) and piled up a whole lot of wins and titles. <br />
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I received a pair of TCDB trades in the mail today. I picked up a nice Yelich insert for Owen's collection courtesy of sandd0522:<br />
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BengalFan28 sent eight Michigan football additions, including a pair of Woodson paralells:<br />
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Holy sweet tap dancing Moses. 2019-20 Contenders Draft Picks breaks have been on fire on eBay this week. Full case Pelicans offerings have been going for over $1,000! That's insane. How many Zion autos do you need to hit in order to justify that cost? The Grizzlies and Knicks are going for around $300. Circumstances such as this make me second guess my decision to reenter the "hobby" a couple of years ago.<br />
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I received two packages today; one TCDB trade and one eBay purchase. My first trade with BrewerAndy is a small affair that includes one set builder:<br />
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And one card for Owen's collection:<br />
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It's been a few weeks since I made an eBay purchase. With the coming of autumn I had to write checks for dance, gymnastics, and swim lessons. With those out of the way I returned to eBay and purchased a Christian Yelich lot of various Chronicles inserts:<br />
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The Score insert is somewhat reminiscent of the 91 Score Will Clark I also received today. The Obsidian is much like the one found in the 18-19 basketball set, only slightly thinner. The Spectra is very similar to the annual basketball offerings.Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-32288876637390730122019-09-03T18:10:00.002-07:002019-09-03T18:10:50.369-07:00A crazie tradeWatching: <i>Toy Story of Terror!</i> on DVD<br />
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I received two packages in the mail today; both TCDB trades. A hockey trade with CrazieJoe, a regular trading partner, begins tonight's recap. Four set builders start the trade:<br />
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Followed by five Mike Cammalleri's for the Michigan collection:<br />
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I actually met Mike Cammalleri's dad back in 2003ish. We just finished watching UM win an NCAA tournament game in Grand Rapids and started chatting with a nice guy as we descended the escalators. He finally mentions he has a son on the team, we ask who, and he nonchalantly says Mike-only the star of the team.<br />
The trade concludes with eight additions for the Hawks & Belfour collection:<br />
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My first trade with cutt adds a small stack of cards to my 91 Fleer football set:<br />
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Jalen Hurts is looking pretty good. I'm pulling for him; I hope he has a great season. How about that Auburn-Oregon finish last night? Bo Nix really came through in the clutch.<br />
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I remember my junior high English teacher telling our class that saying "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_rabbit_rabbit">Rabbit rabbit rabbit</a>" on the first of the month would bring good luck. This was a good 30 years ago but it has always stuck with me. Today is the first time I ever thought to Google it, and sure enough, it really is a superstition and not just the ramblings of an old English teacher.<br />
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Well, once again, I found myself in the vicinity of Target early this afternoon. I picked up a few things for our daughter and also an assortment of fat packs:<br />
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This is the first Chronicles pack I have picked up in some time. The doubles were starting to roll in so I took a little break. I did pretty well today as I found nine cards for the base set and one bronze parallel:<br />
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Nothing Earth shattering here. Nice to pick up a pair of Score's as those have been tougher to come by than some other subsets.<br />
The reaming five cards are all doubles headed to my For Trade list:<br />
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My second Archives fat pack follows and begins with three cards for Owen's collection:<br />
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The Freeman is a Purple parallel that carries a SN175.<br />
I am going to hold onto this pair of rookies for now:<br />
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The remaining cards will find a home on my For Trade list:<br />
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Finally, I picked up a fat pack for the new Donruss and Prestige football sets. Last season I made an effort to collect Donruss, Prestige and Score. I am not making that mistake again this year. The 1989esque Score design is my favorite this season so that is the one set I work toward completing this year. I will pick up some Donruss and Prestige packs here and there; primarily to try and pull some Michigan and Bama guys, but also to add some trade bait. I didn't pick up any Wolverines, however, I did pick up several Bama additions (three Donruss and four Prestige):<br />
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I am placing all of the remaining cards, including all inserts and parallels, on my For Trade list:<br />
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Crummy picture, but you're not missing anything.Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-75122474500030259922019-08-31T19:45:00.000-07:002019-08-31T19:45:17.000-07:00Heritage "phat" pack and welcome back college footballWatching: Middle Tennessee St. at Michigan on BTN<br />
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College football returned today. The opening slate of games though is lacking; only one top 25 match-up. Bama started slowly this afternoon, but Tua found his rhythm. The Tide's O-Line looked less than dominant at times. Could be an issue against stiffer competition. Michigan is frustrating the heck out of me. Two turnovers have led to 14 MTSU points. The new high paced offense we've heard so much about looks much like last year's. Shea Patterson is still inconsistent. I felt last year, he's a good QB, but he's not an elite QB, the kind that can make the play to win the big game against an elite team. I really wish Harbaugh would develop Dylan McCaffrey to be the guy going forward.<br />
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I received one package today; a trade with sandyrusty that added 17 cards to my 83 Topps set:<br />
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As with most Saturday mornings, I found myself running errands and popping into Target. The card section was nicely stocked today so I picked up some packs for Owen's collection:<br />
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I also picked up my second Heritage High Number fat pack:<br />
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And what a pack it is! Vlad Jr and Tatis RCs highlight additions to Owen's collection:<br />
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A trio of RCs I will be holding onto:<br />
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Sadly, all three have dinged lower right corners.<br />
The remaining cards have been placed on my For Trade list:<br />
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Michigan appears to have this one in hand, but I'm unimpressed. The team I'm seeing right now against MTSU has no chance of beating the Buckeyes. We need to some serious growth over the next ten games. Next week's contest against Army has me concerned. That's a tough offense to prepare for. Two big tilts next Saturday; Texas A&M-Clemson and Texas-LSU.Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-56962877381583027352019-08-29T08:57:00.002-07:002019-08-29T08:57:28.920-07:00tenlbpain... more like tenlbjoy!<br />
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Listening:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soundgarden
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Down on the Upside</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Two packages to cover today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The first is my second trade with slwcards and begins with a pair of set
builders for both 83 Topps and 91 Fleer:<o:p></o:p></div>
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The remaining cards are all 2019 stars heading to Owen’s collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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I actually picked up this second package on Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have spent the past two evenings working my
way through it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My eighth trade with
tenlbpain is a doozy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nick proposed this
trade and sent me over 800 cards:<o:p></o:p></div>
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We start with baseball set builders which includes a nice
stack of 83 Topps:<o:p></o:p></div>
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The bulk of the trade is devoted to basketball set
builders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A myriad of sets from across
the 90s are covered, but Nick also included a nice stack of 88-89 Fleer and a
few 18-19 Hoops:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Football set builders include a nice stack of 91 Ultra and a
big stack of 92 Stadium Club:<o:p></o:p></div>
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A number of 90s era basketball additions to the Michigan
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And the trade concludes with a Brady for the Michigan
collection and a pair of Bama additions:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank you very much for the trade, Nick!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-26888261491262398342019-08-27T13:18:00.002-07:002019-08-27T13:18:45.533-07:00Is This It<br />
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Listening:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Strokes <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Is This It</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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I actually saw The Strokes play a couple of times back in my younger days. I saw them play a show in Madison in what must have been 2003 and then I saw them on tour with their third album in Birmingham while I was going to Bama.</div>
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Three packages to cover today; all TCDB trades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My third trade with BobbyL includes a Lewan
RC for the Michigan collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>And five cards for the Bama collection:</div>
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A small trade with john_morones adds some 2019 baseball
stars to Owen’s collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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My fifth trade with Hilochef adds small stacks of 2019
baseball stars from the Topps flagship and Opening Days sets:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-40981692537106822082019-08-26T18:04:00.000-07:002019-08-26T18:04:06.365-07:00Call me IshmaelWatching: Cardinals vs Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin<br />
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I took the afternoon off to get Harper's teeth cleaned and then to get the car serviced. In between appointments we stopped by Target to pick up a coloring book so Harper would have something to do while we waited for the car. Of course, I could not leave empty handed:<br />
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I opened the Archives pack first and the card sitting on top of the stack was none other than Vlad Jr. In total I picked up seven cards from the Archives fat pack for Owen's collection:<br />
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Owen's collection gained six cards from the Heritage Series 2 fat pack, including a Tatis Jr insert:<br />
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I am going to hold onto some of the rookies included in the two packs, including a Biggio:<br />
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The remaining cards have been placed on my For Trade list:<br />
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I picked up a Chrome parallel from the Heritage pack, unfortunately, it does yet appear on <a href="https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/198589/2019-Topps-Heritage---Chrome">TCDB</a>:<br />
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I received two packages today; both TCDB trades. A small basketball trade with TheToddFather21 tips things off and begins with a trio of 95-96 Flair set builders:<br />
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The trade wraps up with a pair of Michigan additions:<br />
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Another trade with Tgrs_4_me follows and is comprised solely of 2019 baseball stars for Owen's collection:<br />
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Oh, one more thing, I finally harpooned my white whale!<br />
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Since June 1 nine Webber printing plates have been listed on eBay. I bid on the first eight and lost them all. A couple I lost in the final seconds. Painful. Last week one appeared with a Buy It Now option and I took the plunge. <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/2018-19-Panini-National-Treasures-Basketball-Chris-Webber-1-1-Printing-Plate-NBA-/123802401306?hash=item1cd332ba1a%3Ag%3A1dsAAOSwG1hdA9ow&nma=true&si=tMNiRzcq1r074WpESD2YerK%252FqxY%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557">Some of the previous plates looked nicer</a>, <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-1-Chris-Webber-2017-18-immaculate-collection-printing-plate-Breakers-Rowe-/312706792390?hash=item48cec6fbc6%3Ag%3AOaQAAOSwkRddMzI1&nma=true&si=tMNiRzcq1r074WpESD2YerK%252FqxY%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557">or at the very least more interesting</a>, but I am thrilled to finally have a Webber printing plate.Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-33387800240089124832019-08-25T16:58:00.002-07:002019-08-25T16:58:23.795-07:00Too rushed to think of a clever titleWatching: <i>America's Funniest Videos</i> on ABC<br />
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I stopped at Target on my way to pick up the kids on Friday and picked up some new fat packs for Owen's collection:<br />
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I received three packages on Saturday; all TCDB trades. First up, another trade with joe0786. This hockey trade begins with 93-94 Leaf set builders:<br />
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Followed by some Michigan additions:<br />
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And the trade concludes with a pair of Hawks additions:<br />
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Next up, a trade with jmiller4 that starts with Stadium Club set builders (94-95 and 98-99):<br />
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The trade wraps up with some Michigan basketball additions:<br />
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A trade with mrmike concludes today's recap. We begin with football set builders:<br />
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Followed by hockey set builders:<br />
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A trio of Michigan football additions:<br />
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And four for the Bama collection:<br />
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The trade concludes with a pair of Hawks additions and one hockey card for the Michigan collection:<br />
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<br />Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-44934674769062128632019-08-23T09:15:00.001-07:002019-08-23T09:15:19.338-07:00Chasing a white whale; colored TP<br />
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Listening:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Talking
Heads <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">More Songs About Buildings and Food</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Another little lull in posting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To be expected after taking about a week off
from sending out offers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have sent
about a dozen trades out this week so we should have a nice, steady stream of
cards to cover in the coming week or two.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I failed to mention on Monday that I missed out on yet
another Chris Webber printing plate on eBay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Basically, it feels like one pops up for bidding every ten days or
so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Initially, they were going for just
over $50.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lately, they’ve been selling
for $60, $70, even $80.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s
nuts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Webber printing plate, at a
somewhat reasonable price, has become my white whale.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We were watching <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Despicable
Me 3</i> on Netflix the other night for about the fifth time in the last two
weeks and Harper pointed out that the minions had pink toilet paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I thought for a moment and said, “Do they
make colored toilet paper anymore?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
go to the store and the shelves are stocked with nothing but white TP.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My wife, who is only four years younger than
me, responded with something like, “What do you mean ‘anymore’?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told her I remembered colored TP as a kid,
but she did not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I had to Google it
and prove to her that colored TP was an option when we were growing up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the late 80s it had largely been phased
out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I received one package yesterday and two more today; all
TCDB trades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My first trade with
otisthelab kicks things off and consists of football additions for the Michigan
and Bama collections:<o:p></o:p></div>
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A stack of 90-91 Score Canadian set builders from Dmalshere1
follows:<o:p></o:p></div>
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My sixth trade with AwgyDawgy concludes today’s recap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We begin with a trio of 91 Fleer set
builders:<o:p></o:p></div>
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The majority of the trade consists of basketball set
builders from the first half of the 90s:<o:p></o:p></div>
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We finish up with a trio of basketball and football
additions for the Michigan collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-85527384643039123582019-08-19T11:06:00.000-07:002019-08-19T11:06:02.565-07:00Make it funky - Allen & Ginter<br />
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Listening: James Brown <i>20 All-Time Greatest Hits!</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Finally returning to the blogosphere after an absence of one week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My workload ramped up a bit over
the past two weeks, some of that was unexpected, so I cut back a bit on sending
trade offers out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I have made a number of Target runs over the past week, and
pretty much always pick up a fat pack or two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I try to limit it to no more than $10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If I haven’t been in a while I will splurge and pick up a blaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I failed to take any photos of the packs I
ripped, but I believe I picked up a pair each of Topps Series 2 and Allen &
Ginter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I may have picked some Chrome as
well; can’t recall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I scored another
Vlad Jr rookie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also pulled a pair of
SP variations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am pretty sure I have
purchased maybe eight Series 2 fat packs and hit two Vlad Jr rookies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pretty nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I like the Allen & Ginter design but the checklist is so
bizarre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/198281/cid/13313595/2019-Topps-Allen-&-Ginter-291-Cespedes-Family-BBQ">This
is one of the cards I got</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They get a card?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t get it. I also pulled an interesting insert - a mini of a chihuahua. How appropriate that this dog be found on a mini card.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As a result of my short hiatus from sending out trade offers
very few packages arrived last week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did receive two packages on Saturday the 10<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first was a small trade with wbaker01;
our sixth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill and I have done some
good size trades, but this is by far our smallest, but it filled a need for
each of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I received a pair of Rumeal Robinson’s
for my Michigan collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rumeal hit the free throws to seal the win against Seton
Hall so he will always carry significance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2016/09/rumeal_robinson_michigans_89_n.html">Things
have been a little for Rumeal since ‘89</a>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The other package I received was a very pleasant surprise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found an envelope from PapaG321 in my PO
box and paused because I was fairly certain we did not have a trade in
progress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I opened the envelope right
there in the post office and literally chuckled out loud as I discovered I was
the recipient of a genuine PapaG321 rookie card:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanks for the card, Dan.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have returned to sending out trade offers so I found three
packages in the mailbox today over lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All three trades add 2019 baseball stars to my son’s budding
collection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My fourth trade with hockeydude
adds some Bowman, Donruss, Topps, and Heritage cards to Owen’s collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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My first trade with chemistclete adds cards from Donruss,
Topps, and Gypsy Queen to Owen’s collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8EUfijZqLyMX0Kpxu3g3E-ZUDiSpP-xp-KWTWQtAHgiKXI86CNs76mCBTaZacYDTt6QYSb39Yii95Z5dBJ2wq1NAMUGiKZEXAjl55Oz7N1VVcf9pIf_XTbuCWSsR4Iuv93VYLXjSGlg/s1600/4-chemistclete.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8EUfijZqLyMX0Kpxu3g3E-ZUDiSpP-xp-KWTWQtAHgiKXI86CNs76mCBTaZacYDTt6QYSb39Yii95Z5dBJ2wq1NAMUGiKZEXAjl55Oz7N1VVcf9pIf_XTbuCWSsR4Iuv93VYLXjSGlg/s320/4-chemistclete.jpg" width="320" /></a></o:p></div>
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The day concludes with my first trade with belijr. It is a small one, but packed with
punch; Alonso and Tatis rookies for Owen:<o:p></o:p></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MNANw_iM7ni4B8-j0ldN0U_YK4qRBEeiIB_9VgefuGxIp1Z36ZlIn_Fo7RlQ5JWcLEEFEiWJWnX0D1dLZk6geKRdNkr2wwVEQWaZFSHnCvu6XdMr8lrMS-345zXjqMB4iXzlty2gDRk/s1600/5-belijr.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MNANw_iM7ni4B8-j0ldN0U_YK4qRBEeiIB_9VgefuGxIp1Z36ZlIn_Fo7RlQ5JWcLEEFEiWJWnX0D1dLZk6geKRdNkr2wwVEQWaZFSHnCvu6XdMr8lrMS-345zXjqMB4iXzlty2gDRk/s320/5-belijr.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-28071080156550764042019-08-12T10:32:00.000-07:002019-08-12T10:32:13.168-07:00Three Target runs in one day, duh<br />
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Listening: Billie Eilish <i>When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?</i></div>
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I am playing catch up with the old blog today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nana (my mom) came up and spent three nights with us
so that put the kibosh on card-related activities (blogging, inventorying, trading, etc.).<o:p></o:p></div>
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I made three trips to Target on Saturday; three!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the first trip, a solo trip to pick up
some household supplies, I bought a Topps Series 2 fat pack and a Chrome
blaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the Series 2 cards have
been placed on my For Trade list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
pulled a Yelich insert, however, I already have one in Owen’s collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6y4vk2KTeaMS-guHDiQHNSmMSrww7MAtaHv8K448cPwY1GS4opbkfv_cOGxRcnaXg6RvlDSQEaiEDRpX9LpC7qL8BanUFN2ZIHlYBEuVF6AC9UtdhmcoMHI0_tgeuwzxzW8J-G0cUAQo/s1600/1-topps-a.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6y4vk2KTeaMS-guHDiQHNSmMSrww7MAtaHv8K448cPwY1GS4opbkfv_cOGxRcnaXg6RvlDSQEaiEDRpX9LpC7qL8BanUFN2ZIHlYBEuVF6AC9UtdhmcoMHI0_tgeuwzxzW8J-G0cUAQo/s320/1-topps-a.jpg" width="320" /></a></o:p></div>
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The Chrome was blaster was ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pulled a few 2019 stars for Owen’s
collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLU0zo8I7SF00t9rrzbC0sSFahRLlvw0F-i2BzCc9uUOeOwwqpaWXdaxXWIdHN4X2NJvuiy-q32XQH055Y6ku2FV662NFkoixX8kwSYiIxcXEyJ45n7h0m4V_6LXU_5TNAdVdv5xwMXBk/s1600/1-toppschrome-a.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLU0zo8I7SF00t9rrzbC0sSFahRLlvw0F-i2BzCc9uUOeOwwqpaWXdaxXWIdHN4X2NJvuiy-q32XQH055Y6ku2FV662NFkoixX8kwSYiIxcXEyJ45n7h0m4V_6LXU_5TNAdVdv5xwMXBk/s320/1-toppschrome-a.jpg" width="320" /></a></o:p></div>
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I’m holding onto four base RCs:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0mzIA4uEnA6dfh3J4R1J_8fdz83ItyWfB5PZw1aYkpfituY4Q4-lWQ3dJmUxfYmKCE-01uIz2xCADKN_pX1FFEWEc9d9FWuHY-pzLegleHUk2LSOBPqjRiApfKUX80kTUG0K9IKb3uA/s1600/1-toppschrome-b.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0mzIA4uEnA6dfh3J4R1J_8fdz83ItyWfB5PZw1aYkpfituY4Q4-lWQ3dJmUxfYmKCE-01uIz2xCADKN_pX1FFEWEc9d9FWuHY-pzLegleHUk2LSOBPqjRiApfKUX80kTUG0K9IKb3uA/s320/1-toppschrome-b.jpg" width="320" /></a></o:p></div>
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The remainder, including a few inserts and parallels, has
been placed on my For Trade list:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJYSV4nxi0jzyfaXjfrv8JcMDTa5Rj6IG8nVav0hJbMf6FsIQtDXAxgQVtYU6K8Eby6ZqBqPVcVNgZJQfPgkonJEPDSe_ewCXU9kGPioFhzmEg4m7ydBFJUnK5bN61nxYAwaSySRvOao/s1600/1-toppschrome-c.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJYSV4nxi0jzyfaXjfrv8JcMDTa5Rj6IG8nVav0hJbMf6FsIQtDXAxgQVtYU6K8Eby6ZqBqPVcVNgZJQfPgkonJEPDSe_ewCXU9kGPioFhzmEg4m7ydBFJUnK5bN61nxYAwaSySRvOao/s320/1-toppschrome-c.jpg" width="320" /></a></o:p></div>
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Nana wanted to buy the kids some things so I found
myself at Target again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I picked up a
Prizm multi-pack for Owen’s collection:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday evening my wife came up with a list of four items
that we absolutely needed now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Could
they wait until Sunday morning?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My third Target run of the day ended with a
Chronicles hanger box purchase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did
pretty well as 14 of the 30 cards go toward building the base set:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Some decent RCs – a pair of Ayton’s, a Trae, a Bagley, a
Bamba, and a JJJ.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The three green parallels include a Bagley:<o:p></o:p></div>
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The remaining 13 cards are duplicates placed on my For Trade
list:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p>I received a single trade today; my third with joe0786 and it begins with some basketball set builders:</o:p></div>
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<o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg860m5ukLk9Vo8coSfdGJ_DoPDMdA7Ur0pOjxM1ulW63NJf7XI7e1ieWK4mI3_F9ZfV6BOCWXPQk_EeYLypEjR1aDUQIjbORosTt7A-jwuB-_lIiseUPNR0UPRFHzldnIdla1tM3AjBHg/s1600/joe0786a.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg860m5ukLk9Vo8coSfdGJ_DoPDMdA7Ur0pOjxM1ulW63NJf7XI7e1ieWK4mI3_F9ZfV6BOCWXPQk_EeYLypEjR1aDUQIjbORosTt7A-jwuB-_lIiseUPNR0UPRFHzldnIdla1tM3AjBHg/s320/joe0786a.jpg" width="320" /></a></o:p></div>
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The trade wraps up with some 1991 football set builders:</div>
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<br />Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-25785384927022992582019-08-09T10:22:00.001-07:002019-08-09T10:22:42.971-07:00A Boombastic TradeToday's lone package is a PWE trade with Shaggy69 that begins with a pair of basketball set builders from the SkyBox family:<br />
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Michigan additions are up next; mostly basketball but there is a Brady:<br />
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The trade concludes with some Bama football additions:<br />
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Whenever I see the handle Shaggy69 on TCDB I wonder if I'm dealing with the man who gave us such gems as "Boombastic", "Angel", and "It Wasn't Me". Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686844772481402163.post-40053889536514011722019-08-07T19:29:00.000-07:002019-08-07T19:29:00.175-07:00A trade, a fat pack, a Bloss'em, and a BlumeToday's lone trade comes via TCDB member mrdonnee and consists solely of 2018 Donruss set builders:<br />
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I had to run out to Target after work to pick up a few cleaning supplies. On my way to the check out I picked up one Chronicles fat pack. Things are getting a little more challenging now. Of the 15 cards only four go toward building the set:<br />
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My first Score card; that's nice. The other cards are pretty nice as well (WCJ, Bamba, and Ayton). I still really like that Studio design. I miss it as a stand-alone set.<br />
One parallel in the pack; a bronze Kyrie:<br />
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My second Score card is a Mo Wagner for the Michigan collection:<br />
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The remaining nine cards are all doubles, and in a few cases triples, headed for the For Trade list:<br />
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While at Target I also picked up a couple of things for our daughter. I think the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Boomerang are primarily in the toy business. My God, the constant of barrage of toy commercials. And you'll see the same ads during every commercial break for two straight hours. Over the past two weeks or so she has seen commercials for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE0qZY-v-Ds">Awesome Bloss'ems</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ-b5LcxSx8">Blume</a>. Each time she blurts out, "I want that". I finally found some in stock at Target today. $6.99 for one and $9.99 for the other. Very underwhelming but she loves them. Sadly, we did not pull one of the rare diamond parallel dolls.Pete Amannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07140711033773771185noreply@blogger.com0