A few weeks ago, the kid took it upon himself to write a hand written letter to his favorite team. Someone’s going to be happy when he gets home from school.
@Braves
Ummm…so this arrived today?! No idea how this was originated. I might have liked and shared a giveaway on X but I’ve never gotten any confirmation I won. Very odd. But I’ll take it.
@Topps
@Fanatics
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At almost 90% complete, it’s time to binder the 74 set. This will be a weekend project as I take my time to study each card as I place it in it’s forever home. Does that make me weird? If so, I wear that badge proudly.
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One very happy kiddo!! He had written to the Braves letting them know of his three favorite players and they sent cards of each and a letter. Well done
@Braves
!!
A few weeks ago, the kid took it upon himself to write a hand written letter to his favorite team. Someone’s going to be happy when he gets home from school.
@Braves
This is a hobby first for me!! The hit from the hobby box is my first redemption card! I’ve heard horror stories about these not being redeemed so here’s hoping this one goes well 🤞🏼. I’ll be ecstatic when this card arrives in the mail!!
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Book number 1 in 2022 is complete. Couldn’t think of a better way to start off the year than filling a little baseball void in the middle of winter. Another great book by David Halberstam chronically the Yankees/Red Sox pennant race of 1949.
#readmorebooks
Sound ⬆️! The obligatory flip through video of the completed and bindered 1975 Topps set! What a thing of beauty! Mr. House was the final piece of the puzzle.
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Walked into the office this morning to find this waiting for me! Someone donated it to a local resale store and an old friend picked it up for me. This is one heavy book!!
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Today was the big reveal for my son’s friend who lost his house in a fire last month. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for the outpouring of love. He was overwhelmed. We’ll be here all weekend opening packages. Way too many to tag! More pictures below.
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Who else finds it difficult to throw away old hobby boxes? This is just a sampling of what I have. Several moving boxes full are in storage. Mostly of the older boxes.
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What I love about building a set from scratch is how your opinion of it can change after the chase. 84 Fleer was a set I was indifferent on. Now, it’s one of my favorite sets of the 80’s. So clean. Here’s the obligatory binder flip through video.
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Help settle an argument that my 11 year old son and I are having. Same picture or different? I won’t tell you what each of us thinks yet. Poll below. Please vote.
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All set for the Baseball Pack Advent Calendar. Starting tomorrow, my son and I will randomly pull one pack each day through Christmas Eve. Went with what I had on hand so there is quite the variety. Anyone have any Holiday Hobby Traditions?🎄🎅🏼
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I hadn’t yet admitted but Mr. Yount had been MIA for a few months. I knew it had to be around here somewhere. Happy to report he is now found and heading to his forever home.
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Saddened to here about the passing of Frank Thomas. He took the time to sign my card , add one of his own and write a lengthy letter back to me. I received this back in early 2020. RIP!
#ttm
Huge shoutout to
@1975Topps
for the awesome free copy of his book! What a great addition to the “soon-to-be-complete” 75 set I’m working on! You just can’t get enough of those glorious colors!!
#mailday
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After a little over three years, the inaugural 1981 Donruss Master Set is complete with the addition of this ERR checklist. Big thanks to
@KinsG8R
for the great starter set he sent back in 2021 and all others that have helped.
Absolutely best game he’s ever played tonight. Hit his first in game out of the park home run. Pitched all 6 innings in 73 pitches and gave up only 6 hits and one run. Got the win and we stay alive to play tomorrow in the year end tournament.
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If you’re in the Morgantown, WV area, check out this card shop. Located in the Mountaineer Mall. Very friendly and helpful. Decent inventory.
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Probably one of the coolest trades I’ve been a part of on
@tradingcarddb
!! I was supposed to get 33 1974 Topps traded to me. Instead, received 75 of them! The note said the extras just fell in the package 😉. Much appreciated!!! So many cool ppl in
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Today marks the end of a chapter of my life. I have chosen to end a 15 year career at my current employer to seek a new opportunity. Mixed emotions for sure but excited for the future opportunities.
Adding the final piece of the 1978 Topps set! This is the first set I’ve build from scratch without having an initial lot to start from. Fun build.
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Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes. Been having some issues with the ole ticker recently. Procedure this morning seems to have gone well. Back home and chilling now. Show me some cat and/or card pics! Anyone else with a
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Picked up this box of 1989 Fleer rack packs at the card show. Going fishing for some Billy Ripken FF cards. Not to mention some KGJ and the Randy Johnson variations.
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It’s been another crazy day out there!! Let’s fill everyone’s feed up with pics of one of their favorite cards. Doesn’t have to be “The” favorite. Vintage. New. It doesn’t matter! Please quote tweet!
I’ll start. Can’t go wrong with Mr. Aaron!!
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The adventures of
#walletcard2023
took a whole new direction this week. After searching for my wallet the past three days, some random guy found it on the side of I64 10 miles from my house. Not everything was there of course. So I went back today to where he said he found it.
A little card therapy this evening. Working on my Diamond Kings project. Creating a binder with every DK card from inception in 1982 through at least 1994. Anyone have 82-83 DK’s laying around?
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1989 Topps. The set that got me hooked in the hobby. Just sorted all my extras and pulled all the gum stained ones. Should I build a wax/gum stain set??
@DOCBZ17
put this idea in my head a while back with his 87 Topps set.
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Last week our neighbor, my son’s best friend, experienced a devastating house fire. It is a total loss. My son’s friend was out of town visiting his grandmother at the time but lost everything. He is a sports card collector. He comes “home” Saturday and I’d love to help him…
32 years ago today I got my first complete set as a Christmas gift. 1991 Upper Deck! The first thing I do? Tear into it and binder it! This is that same set, same binder and same foil stickers. Also the original label created by none other than the 12 year old me.
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This kid loves the card hobby. He’s been sorting and pricing cards for days now in hopes of saving up to buy a certain box of cards he wants. He’s asked me to sell some of his cards on here. So later tonight I’ll be helping him do a small stack sale of football cards. Stay tuned!
Dear Neighbors,
Yes I realize my grass is starting to look like the Amazon but it is baseball season and I’m at the field every waking second. You may mow it for me if you’d like. Otherwise I’ll provide free hay bales in October.
Signed,
Baseball Dad.
The boy is bindering his 21 Score football set and just made the classic mistake of one card in the wrong slot. Now he had to move each card over by one. I told him you’re not an official collector until this happens to you. And it won’t be the last time either.
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The more I look at this 74 Steve Garvey, the more questions I have. It kind of looks like a painting? What’s going on in the background? Is that a halo around his head? Or am I just tripping?
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Y’all know I collect cards. And y’all know I’m a Braves fan. Let the record show that Freddie’s cards will stay in my possession and I’ll continue to collect the ones of his that show him in Dodger blue. That is all!
I was packing up an outgoing trade from
@tradingcarddb
that included this card. It got me to thinking…What other managers cards are out there that show the manager in an action shot?
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Let’s talk about the early 80’s
@Mariners
uniforms. Like them or hate them? I’ve always been a fan. Really like the trident hat. Been looking for a throwback version to buy. Here is Mr Floyd Bannister coming off of his 1982 All-Star season.
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Got the call today every parent dreads. My oldest was involved in a wreck. Her friend was driving and it was not their fault. Very thankful there were no injuries!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Could have been much worse!
Traditional “Completed Set Flip Through” video. 1983 Topps is in the books. Or should I say, binder. Thank you to all that helped to contribute to its completion.
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When you find anything Hank Aaron at a card show for $1, you buy it. But I have no idea what this one is from. It is blank on the back and the card stock is like a magazine. Which is what I think it came from. Any help from
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community would be appreciated.
The obligatory binder flip through video for the completion of the 1983 Fleer set! This set really grew on me as I built it. Honestly wasn’t a big fan when I started. Now I love it’s simplistic design. Thanks again for all who helped.
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The kids first
@Braves
game! And he got a ball during the Braves BP thanks to Adam Duvall. Beautiful evening for baseball here in Pittsburgh. Let’s go Braves!!
Advent Calendar Day 9 brings us a pack of 1991 Score Series 2. Man the 12 year old me would have been psyched for this pack. Actually, the adult me was too.
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Saddened to here about the passing of Eddie Robinson. He began his career at the end of the 1942 season and immediately enlisted to serve in WWII. He spent 65 years in baseball. He signed this card via TTM for me in October of 2020. RIP 🙏🏻
I didn’t know this card existed until a few years ago. Just got it via trade on
@tradingcarddb
. What a helluva card.
@seddy126
agrees with me! Should I send this to Mr Bream for an auto??
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Advent Calendar Day 1 was yesterday with a pack of 23 Archives. Tonight was a pack of 1991 Topps. The boy was not as exited tonight. I on the other hand…
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