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  • Baseball,  Mail Day,  Personal Collection

    Mail Day: Reading Phillies & Lehigh Valley IronPigs Team Sets

    Two additions to the minor league team sets came in today. I’m on a slow burn to get a complete Phillies minor league team set…set (and I’m picking up Pawtucket Red Sox team sets as I see them, because they…

    By paul February 20, 2021
  • Baseball,  Personal Collection

    Mail Day: Mike Schmidt PC Additions

    I haven’t added any cards to my Mike Schmidt collection, which I’ve been growing and holding on to since the early 80’s. Most of the cards I got were newer. The only two career-era cards I picked up were the…

    By paul February 18, 2021
  • Baseball,  Personal Collection

    Incoming Mail: February’s Going to Be a Big Month for the Collection

    I may or may not have gone on a wildly ill-advised eBay shopping spree. Went a little bonkers. Grabbed two small lots of ’61 Topps base set. I’ve decided to start building the set.  Found a good deal on a…

    By paul February 16, 2021
  • $50 Challenge,  Baseball,  Personal Collection,  Topps Bunt

    Stumbled Across Pack-Pulled Mike Trout & Bryce Harper Pre-Rookies

      I decided to cheat a little bit on the $50 challenge. I decided to go through the books of cards I’ve gotten in the last few years to put together a modern shipment for Comc. In my minor league…

    By paul February 4, 2021
  • IRL,  Personal Collection,  Stadiums

    New Stadium Visit: Croke Park (Dublin, IE) Home of the Gaelic Athletic Association

    Stadium: Croke Park Location: Dublin, IrelandSport: Gaelic Athletic AssociationOccupant: GAA, Dublin GAAHome of the All-Ireland Finals Slainte and very welcome greetings from Dublin friends and fellow collectors.  My partner and Amanda and I are currently in the middle of our…

    By paul February 20, 2020
  • IRL,  Personal Collection,  Stadiums,  Story Time

    Some Exciting Updates

    There’s been a lot going on here at the corner of Ashburn Alley & Yawkey Way.  Collections wise, we’ve been relatively quiet.  I’ve had a couple returns come in for the Phillies Frankenset that I haven’t posted, including Ramon Aviles,…

    By paul February 9, 2020
  • Autograph,  Custom Card,  Fan Pack,  Hockey,  Personal Collection,  TTM Success

    Providence Bruins Meet the Team Night & Catching Up

    Tonight was Meet the Team night at Dunkin Donuts Center for the Providence Bruins. The majority of the roster was in attendance signing autographs.  The two noticeable exceptions I picked up were Chris Breen and Cameron Hughes.  Hughes we heard…

    By paul November 19, 2019
  • Baseball,  Personal Collection,  Set Review

    Set Review: 1990 ProCards Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons

    Grades Quality: B Design: BStar Power: C Collectiblity: B Intangibles: B Overall: C Value: $5This is the standard bearer set for peak-hobby minor league card design.  The 1990 ProCards set is full of stars and the design hints at some…

    By paul August 14, 2019
  • Mail Day,  Personal Collection,  Story Time

    Mail Day And Also The Time I Did Play By Play for Shonie Carter’s Pro Wrestling Debut (With a Tony Atlas Cameo)

    I’ve been on a team set splurge lately.  I’m working on collecting all the Phillies AAA team sets.  It started when I refound my ’88 Maine Phillies team set and saw a good deal on the ’87 Maine Guides set. …

    By paul August 13, 2019
  • Personal Collection,  Set Building,  Set Review

    Set Review: 1988 CMC Maine Phillies Team Set Review

    GradesQuality: BDesign: A-Star Power: DCollectiblity: DIntangibles: COverall: CValue: $3A subtitle for this review could have been “A Great Design Thoroughly Wasted”.  TCMA/CMC released minor league sets in the 80’s.  1987 appeared to be the last year under the TCMA banner and…

    By paul August 11, 2019
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