One of the first blogs I read, along with Stale Gum, was Mario’s Wax Heaven. Those are the two guys that inspired me to start blogging, and I’ve always enjoyed Mario’s professionalism, even when he was getting the shaft thanks to the guys at Beckett. He’s never been afraid to … Continue Reading
Upper Deck Card Giveaway
May 21, 2009
Upper Deck
Apparently, Upper Deck is giving away cards over on their Facebook page. I’ve already entered, but it’s fairly easy to do, and Chris over at UD is apparently giving away scads of stuff. This is very cool for fans of Upper Deck in general, in my opinion, and while I … Continue Reading
2009 Playoff Prestige Football Variations
May 20, 2009
Football
Looks like Panini’s in on the photo variation madness too, with a number of variations in the just-released 2009 Playoff Prestige, featuring a number of cards with draft day photo variations, and more with college photo variations. I can’t say I completely hate the idea, but it’s another card (with … Continue Reading
Auction Reminder
May 15, 2009
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The first item ends tonight, and the first big batch ends tomorrow. If you’re interested, I’d highly appreciate the bids, even at 99 cents on some of this stuff. Everything I send out will be in a padded envelope, also. My Auctions Here are the items on the auctions, for … Continue Reading
Welcome, New Readers
May 14, 2009
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Apparently, I got linked by Alpha Inventions. Normally, even on a day such as today with the Blog Bat Around, I would expect to have anywhere from 75 to 100 hits. So far today, I’m sitting at just under 500. I would like to welcome everyone who has hit … Continue Reading
Blog Bat Around: Why Do I Do This?
May 14, 2009
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So it’s time for another blog around, and Gellman wants us to say why we do the things that we do. Obviously, I’m not doing it for the money, or for the fame. Originally, it was to highlight my collection of Astros and Texans, and to possibly set up trades. … Continue Reading
2009 Upper Deck Icons Baseball Preview
May 14, 2009
Baseball
Upper Deck has put up some pictures of the upcoming 2009 Icons baseball product …. and well, let me let the pictures speak for themselves: Wow. Um.. Let’s start with the base card, and the autographed rookie variant. First, I do like that they have a … Continue Reading
The Autograph Situation
May 14, 2009
Sports Cards
One of the things that a number of us have complained about over the years is the advent of sticker autographs and redemptions. Most of us, by now, have come to just accept what we cannot change, and to be honest, redemptions and sticker autos both appear to be on … Continue Reading
The 2009 Auction Selloff, Part 2
May 13, 2009
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Just added another 38 cards up on Ebay, with the first batch due to end on Saturday, with the second batch ending next Wednesday. Thank you to everyone who has bid, and stay tuned tomorrow for an actual story I’m writing. The entire auction hoo-hah is available here. Enjoy! Tweet
Auction Time!
May 9, 2009
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I’m having to put up somecards on eBay because of a convention I’m going to at the end of the month, in an attempt to have money to spend there. I’ve got about 34 items up right now, with another 30-40 going up during this week. I know I don’t … Continue Reading
