NO DILLYDALLYING THIS TIME, FULL SPEED AHEAD TO JUNKY CARDS

2020 BIG LEAGUE NL DOUBLES LEADERS

CATEGORY - BRAVES

THE FOLLOWUP TO UPPER DECK'S FIRST LEGENDS SET IS INFERIOR TO THE ORIGINAL DESPITE BEING ON FULL FOILBOARD STOCK. OR MAYBE BECAUSE? I SAW GREG MADDUX INSERTY LOOKING THING AND YELLED GIBE NOW. THIS WAS IN FACT A SUBSET CARD BUT WHO CARES. THIS DESIGN REMINDS ME A LOT OF THE FUTURE DOCUMENTARY DISASTER, UD APPARENTLY HAD IDEAS FOR A SPREADSHEET LOOKING CARD FOR A LONG TIME

1991 PEPSI RED SOX JOHN MARZANO

CATEGORY - ODDBALL

WEIRD REGIONAL FOOD ODDBALLS I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING I NEED IN MY SWEATY HANDS. BEING A COKE FAN WHO HAS NEVER STEPPED FOOT IN NEW ENGLAND THIS SET COMPLETELY PASSED ME BY. THIS CARD LOOKED VERY SCORE-LIKE AND THEN I CHECKED THE BACK

OH HELL YEAH THAT'S STRAIGHT UP 1990 SCORE. I'M MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS ON MY SCORE COMPLETIONIST PROJECT I NEVER KNOW I WAS WORKING ON WITH THIS LOT

2022 HERITAGE KYLE MULLER RC

CATEGORY - BRAVES

MY TOPPS HERITAGE TEAM SETS HAVE BEEN HORRIBLY NEGLECTED AS WELL. WHY AM I BUILDING ALL THESE TEAM SETS

2022 BOWMAN CHROME RODOLFO CASTRO RC

CATEGORY - INSERT, VAPORWAVE

I DO NOT KNOW WHO RODOLFO CASTRO IS AND I ACTIVELY DISLIKE BOWMAN CHROME BUT A SHINY VAPORWAVE CARD? YES, HA HA HA, YES! RODOLFO IS YOUNG AND GETTING SOME PLAYING TIME FOR PITTSBURGH, SO YEAH, NICE PICKUP IF I SAY SO MYSELF

UP NEXT - MOAR BARVES, MOAR CHROME AND SOME GOLD

NEXT UP FOR THE BIGGUNS IS ANOTHER CARD I GOT FROM DUCKS. THIS WAS IN A DOLLAR BOX, WHICH ASTOUNDED ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL IT WAS BUT I KNEW OF SIMILAR CARDS THAT ARE USUALLY PRICED MORE THAN A BUCK A POP. ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE LIKE WILT. LET US LEARN WHAT THE HELL THIS THING IS TOGETHER

 I NEGLECTED TO MENTION IN THE LAST POST THAT THE REASON I'M CALLING THIS PILE OF CARDS A BLASTER IS BECAUSE THE SHIPPING COST ABOUT AS MUCH AS A CHEAP BLASTER DOES. NOT THE CLEARANCE CHEAP BLASTERS I CAN NEVER FIND, THE REGULAR GARBAGE BLASTERS THAT NO ONE WANTS. I SAVE THE EXPENSIVE FANCY BLASTER PRICE FOR MY COMC BLACK FRIDAY BINGE. I REALLY NEED TO GET BACK TO WRITING THOSE POSTS IF I WANT TO GET THEM ALL POSTED BEFORE THIS YEAR'S BATCH ARRIVES. I PLANNED TO HAVE THESE POSTS BE QUICK AND BREEZY SO I CAN HAVE A NICE BACKLOG OF STUFF I CAN POST WHEN I GO INTO MY FREQUENT 'DON'T WRITE ANYTHING FORE THREE WEEKS BECAUSE I GOT OBSESSED WITH A VIDEOGAME' PERIOD BUT I'M ALREADY RAMBLING ON THE OPENING PARAGRAPH. IT'S NOT MY FAULT, I ONLY GOT FOUR HOURS OF SLEEP LAST NIGHT AND I'M OVER COFFEED AND PUNCH DRUNK RIGHT NOW. MAINLY BECAUSE I WAS BUYING MORE DIMEBOX CARDS AT 2AM. OK IT IS MY FAULT. HERE'S SOME CARDS

1995 KROME LADY DEATH STICKER

2019 TOPPS UTZ BRAD KELLER RC

CATEGORY - ODDBALL

I WAS JEALOUS OF EVERYONE HAPPILY GETTING TRADING CARDS IN THEIR POTATO CHIPS IN 2019. NO CHIPS IN MY HOUSE AND THEY DIDN'T SELL UTZ WHERE I LIVED ANYWAY. I NOW HAVE A JUNK FOOD CARD WITH A NANCY KNOCK OFF MASCOT ON IT AND MY LIFE IS COMPLETE. BRAD IS STILL KICKING AROUND WITH THE DREADFUL AWFUL ROYALS. GOOD FOR YOU BRAD

2022 GOLD LABEL JAKE MEYERS RC

CATEGORY - HIGH END

THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD SEEN THIS GOLD LABEL DESIGN AND I THOUGHT IT LOOKED NEAT. IT LOOKS LESS NEAT IN PERSON - GOLD LABEL SHOULD BE WAY MORE PLASTICKY AND SHINIER - BUT I DO LIKE THE WAX SEAL LOGO

1989 SCORE ROOKIES TO REMEMBER JOE DIMAGGIO

CATEGORY - ODDBALL

SCORE SPORTFLICS TRIVIA INSERTS ARE ANOTHER THING I'VE SLEPT ON. THIS IS ONE I'D NEVER SEEN BEFORE 

THESE WERE INSERTED INTO THE HOTTEST 100 ROOKIES AND STARS BOX SETS WHICH IS WHY I'D NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE. THE CHOICE FOR EBAY SELLER'S SHOES IN THE LISTING AS A DESIGN CHOICE GAVE ME A CHUCKLE

THERE WERE FIVE FOR SALE SO I PICKED JOLTIN JOE BECAUSE WHY WOULDN'T I 

1999 UD CENTURY LEGENDS VINNY CASTILLA

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, BRAVES

THE FIRST AND MAYBE BEST OF UPPER DECK'S LEGENDS SETS. IT'S GOT A NICE MIX OF HALL OF FAMERS AND STARS WITH AN INTERESTING FOIL-HEAVY DESIGN THAT WORKS DESPITE THE EXCESS. THIS ONE CAUGHT MY EYE BECAUSE THERE WAS A NOTE THAT THERE WAS A FOIL LOGO ON BACK AND THAT INTRIGUED ME

IT'S HARD TO SEE PROPERLY IN THE PICTURE BUT THERE IS INDEED A LITTLE FOILY CIRCLE AROUND THE ROCKIES LOGO. WHY IS IT THERE? NO IDEA

2021-22 DONRUSS TRAE YOUNG COMPLETE PLAYERS

CATEGORY - HOLY SHIT TRAE GIMMIE GIMME NOW

FREE TRAE YOUNG CARD! HEEEELLLLLLLL YEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

THIS THING IS LIKE THREE FOUR BUCKS AT THE LCS. WHEN I SAW THIS POSTED I WAS ALL MUST BUY THIS NOW. SOMEHOW I MANAGED TO WIN IT, I'VE HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH HAVING CARDS SWIPED OUT OF MY CART. THIS WOULD DEFINITELY BE CONSIDERED THE HIT OF THE BLASTER BUT THIS BOX CONSISTS OF FOUR ORDERS OF FORTY CARDS AND EACH ONE HAS THEIR OWN HIT CARD

1999 PACIFIC TEAM CHECKLISTS RAUL MONDESI

CATEGORY - INSERT

90S INSERTS ALWAYS ATTRACT MY ATTENTION, 90S PACIFIC INSERTS IMMEDIATLY HIT MY CART. WITHOUT AN EXCEPTION THEY ARE ALL SO SHINY AND WEIRD AND DELIGHTFUL. THIS ONE FITS THE BILL WITH COMPUTER SWOOSHES GOING EVERY WHICH WAY AND LIBERAL APPLICATION OF HOLOFOIL

UP NEXT - BRAVES AND INSERTS AND ODDBALLS

 SQUANDERING HARD EARNED MONEY ON FRIVOLOTIES. WHEN THE WORLD ENDS AND I'M STARVING AND DYING AND FILLED WITH REGRETS I'LL WANT THOSE THREE DOLLARS BACK TO SPEND ON BLOOD. BUT RIGHT NOW I HAVE SOME COOL CARDS TO SHUFFLE THROUGH FOR A LITTLE BIT BEFORE SHOVING THEM INTO A BOX

MORE ALTUVE, AND MORE 1987 TOPPS. THE NON-SHINY FLAGSHIP VERSION OF THE 87 REHASH CARDS LOOK WAY WORSE THAN THE REFRACTORS BUT SINCE THIS ONE IS AN ALL-STAR DESIGN I'LL OVERLOOK IT. THIS IS ANOTHER CARD I'M CONFUSED ABOUT AS I'M NOT CERTAIN IF THE ALL-STARS ARE ITS OWN INSERT SET OR PART OF THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY SET. THE BASE SET IS ALREADY MASSIVE, TO TACK ON ALL-STARS IS JUST GETTING SILLY. IS ALTUVE THO AND I WILL NOT LEAVE JOSE TO LANGUISH IN A JUNK BOX

BRAVES - GOTTA HAVE MY BARVES

MY OTHER TEAMS - LOTS OF HAWKS, SOME FROM FOOTBALL TEAMS, PERHAPS EVEN SOME HOCKEY IF I'M FEELING NOSTALGIC

INSERTS - I'M MILDLY OBSESSED WITH PICKING UP AS MANY INSERT CARDS AS POSSIBLE AT THE MOMENT

ODDBALLS - LOVE LOVE LOVE ME SOME ODDBALLS, THE ODDER THE BETTER

SUPERSTARS - THERE AIN'T NO TROUTS OR SHOHEIS OR JORDANS OR LEBRONS OR (BLECCH) BRADYS IN THE CHEAPO CARD PILE BUT THAT LEVEL RIGHT UNDER THEM? OH YEAH, IT'S FUN TO PICK UP THOISE GUYS

HIGH-END SETS - IF I CATCH SIGHT OF A CARD THAT HAD A HIGH PRICE TAG ON ITS PACK BACK IN THE DAY AMONGST ALL THE FLAGSHIP BASECARDS I TRY TO SNAG IT

PLAYER COLLECTIONS - HEYWARDS, HORFORDS, TUGGLES, LEMKES, ETC. STUFF I'M THINKING ABOUT ENTERING INTO TCDB BUT I'M TOO LAZY

WANTLIST STUFF - I HAVE GRAVELY NEGLECTED MY WANTLISTS DUE TO BEING BLINDED BY THE SHINIES BUT I HAVE MANAGED TO COMPLETE SOME SETS

NON-SPORT - THE FUN DESSERT OF THE CARD COLLECTING MEAL. JUST THE WEIRDEST NONSENSE I CAN FIND

160 CARDS IS A LOTTA CARDS SO LET'S GET STARTED HERE

APEX SOCCER COUPON

ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT BUYING FROM THIS SELLER IS SEEING WHAT COOL FILLER CARDS ARE USED IN PACKING THE BOX. WE GOT SOME GREAT ONES THIS TIME INCLUDING A SOCCER COUPON FROM 2015. ANYONE WHO HAS A PILE OF THESE THINGS LYING AROUND IS A TRUE COLLECTOR SICKO LIKE ME AND I RESPECT IT. THIS KIND OF EPHEMERA IS GOING TO BE THE RAREST STUFF TO COLLECT FIFTY YEARS FROM NOW, ASSUMING ANYONE WILL BE LEFT ALIVE TO COLLECT IT

1992 ACTION PACKED BOB HORNER

CATEGORY - BRAVES, PLAYER COLLECTION

FIRST CARD OUT OF THE BOX IS THE FIRST CARD WHERE I ACCIDENTALLY BOUGHT A SECOND COPY. YOU'LL SEE MORE OF THIS SOON. IT'S A COOL CARD AND I FORGOT! I ALREADY HAVE THIS ONE ANYWAY SO WHO CARES. ACTION PACKED WAS SO GOOL IN THE EARLY 90S AND I LOVED THIS SET BUT I COULD ONLY FIND PACKS AT K-MART FOR LIKE $2.69 A PACK AND THA'T TOO MUCH FOR A PACK IN 1992

1992 UPPER DECK FRED MCGRIFF HOMETOWN HEROES

CATEGORY - BRAVES, INSERT, WANTLIST, PLAYER COLLECTION

I HAVE EXPRESSED MY GREAT DESIRE TO COMPLETE THE UPPER DECK INSERT SETS FROM 1990-1993 PREVIOUSLY. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE FOR THE COLLECTION ALTHOUGH I AM NOT 100% SURE IF THIS IS FOR THE UPPER DECK INSERT BINDER, THE BRAVES BOX OF IF I JUST WANTED A COOL CARD OF HALL OF FAMER FRED MCGRIFF. DAMN THAT SOUNDS GOOD. HALL OF FAMER FRED MCGRIFF

2022 TOPPS FORMULA ONE SEBASTIAN VETTEL

IT IS SUPER HARD TO PICK UP COOL STUFF FROM THE RECENTLY ADDED LISTING ON THE SITE AND I WAS STOKED TO SNAG THIS INSERT OF MAX BEFORE SOMEONE STOLE IT AWAY FROM ME. I'VE HONESTLY GOTTEN A LITTLE OBSESSED WITH GRABBING THE GOOD STUFF THE MOMENT IT'S POSTED LATELY. I ALMOST NEVER ACTUALLY DO IT, BUT I HAVE A FEW WINS

2000-01 TOPPS JASON KIDD

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, SUPERSTAR

I BOUGHT NONE OF THIS SET WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT AND IT'S ONE OF MY COLLECTING REGRETS. I THINK I WAS SPENDING ALL MY MONEY ON HERITAGE AND ARCHIVES AT THE TIME. PLUS THE HAWKS WERE JUST DREADFUL. I REALLY LIKE THE UNIQUE PURPLE BORDERS ON THESE AND KIDD IS A NICE PLAYER TO HAVE

1994 DONRUSS SPECIAL EDITION JEFF BAGWELL

CATEGORY - WANTLIST, SUPERSTAR

OF ALL THE 90S PARALLEL SETS, THE ONLY ONE I HAVE A PRAYER OF EVER COMPLETING IS THIS SPECIAL EDITION SET FROM 1994. IT'S ONLY A HUNDRED CARD SET AND THEY ARE SURPRISINGLY EASY TO FIND. BAGWELL IS A BIG PICKUP, THIS ONE WOULD BE ONE OF THE MORE EXPENSIVE ONES TO PICK UP AT FULL PRICE. THE ONE DIFFICULT THING ABOUT THIS SET IS THE CARD NUMBERS AS DONRUSS INEXPLICABLY USED THE SAME HOLOFOIL STAMPING ON THEM AS THEY DID WITH THE TEAM ANA NAME ON THE FRONT. I NEED TO COMPLETE THIS BEFORE MY EYESIGHT GETS ANY WORSE

1994-95 FLAIR HAKEEM OLAJUWON

CATEGORY - SUPERSTAR

I LOVE CENTERS AND AS THE GAME IS RAPIDLY CHANGING, THIS STYLE OF GIGANTIC CENTER IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. THE 90S WERE THE GLORY YEARS OF THE HUMUNGOUS CENTER AND HAKEEM WAS THE BEST. IF YOU DOUBT MY WORDS, THINK ABOUT THIS: WHAT OTHER PLAYER COULD HAVE BEEN PICKED AHEAD OF MICHAEL JORDAN IN THE DRAFT AND STILL HAVE PEOPLE THINKING "YEAH THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD PICK FOR HOUSTON". THIS COULD PROBABLY ALSO FALL UNDER THE CATEGORY HIGH-END BUT FLAIR WAS SUPER OVERPRINTED SO I DON'T LOOK AT IT THAT WAY

2017-18 TIM HORTON'S JOHNNY GAUDREAU GAME DAY ACTION

CATEGORY - INSERT

 WASTING MOAR MONEY ON COOL FUN SHIT OUT OF THE QUARTER BOX. HERE'S ANOTHER DOLLAR DOWN THE DRAIN. FLUSHED RIGHT DOWN THE TOILET. I COULD HAVE BOUGHT FOOD WITH THAT DOLLAR BUT I DIDN'T

2022 ARCHIVES YOGI BERRA

ANOTHER CARD WHERE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AN ACTUAL REFRACTOR PARALLEL OR IF THEY ALL JUST LOOK LIKE THAT. WHO CARES, MOAR SHINIES PLZ. LUIS ROBERT IS HITTING THE ABSOLUTE SHIT OUT OF THE BALL BUT NO ONE CARES BECAUSE THE WHITE SOX SUCK AND THE WHALES GOT PROSPECT FATIGUE ON HIM TWO YEARS AGO. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE ANY OTHER ROBERT CARDS SO A SHINY FOR A QUARTER IS FANTASTIC

 A FEW MONTHS AGO I DISCOVERED THE ONLINE DIME BOX THAT BASICALLY KEPT ME SANE DURING THE PANDEMIC HAD NOT SHUT DOWN AND HAD MERELY TRANSFORMED TO AN ONLINE FREE BOX. CARDS ARE FREE, SHIPPNG AND HANDLING IS NOT. THIS WORKS OUT TO GETTING 40 CARDS OF YOUR CHOICE FOR THE PRICE OF A PACK FROM TARGET WHICH IS FUCKING OUTSTANDING. SELLER DOESN'T GET KILLED BY SHIPPING AND I GET CHEAP CARDS, EVERYONE WINS. I BOUGHT 40 CARDS, BUNGLED THE SHIPPING AND WAS ABLE TO WORK IT OUT TO GET A NICE LITTLE PILE OF JUNK. I THEN BOUGHT BASICALLY A BLASTER'S WORTH OF MORE CARDS WHICH IS ABOUT TO SHIP AND TURN INTO A TON OF POSTS IN MY DRAFT FOLDER. CONSIDER THIS POST AN APPETIZER FOR THE BANQUET ON DIME CARDS ABOUT TO DROP OR PERHAPS A WARNING. I ALREADY POSTED ALL 40 ON TWITTER SO I'M NOT REHASHING ALL THAT BECAUSE I AM LAZY BUT HERE'S SOME HIGHLIGHTS

1993 FINEST TOM CANDIOTTI

I KNOW I KEEP SAYING I JUST NEED TO BREAK DOWN AND BUY THE SET BUT THIS TIME I REALLY REALLY DO NEED TO JUST FIND THE SET SOMEWHERE. I LOVE THIS DUMB SET, IT'S ABSOLUTELY LOADED WITH ALL THE OLD HOLLYWOOD BULLSHIT I ADORE. I CAN'T FIND IT EASILY THOUGH, EVERYTHING IS EITHER EBAY WHICH I DON'T USE OR DICEY ONLINE SHOPS THATS I'M AFRAID TO CLICK ON. AND I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN THESE AT A LOCAL SHOP. WHILE I REALLY WANT THE BELA LUGOSI CARD I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THIS W.C. FIELDS. I HAVE BEEN ON A CLASSIC COMEDY KICK ALL YEAR AND IN MY VIEWINGS OF THE THREE STOOGES, MARX BROTHERS, LAUREL & HARDY, BUSTER KEATON, ET. AL. I HAVE TO SAY W.C.'S STUFF HAS REALLY HELD UP THE BEST. GO CHECK OUT THE DENTIST, IT'S THE LENGTH OF A SITCOM AND HAS SOME OF THE FUNNIEST SHIT I'VE EVER SEEN IN THERE. THE SCENE WHERE HE'S PULLING THE LADY'S TOOTH IS RAUNCHY AS HELL AND HAD ME WHEEZING

I'VE ALREADY FOUND A NEW CARD I HAVE TO GET ON THAT CONFOUNDED WEBSITE AND MY SHIPMENT IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE ON TUESDAY. I WARNED YA, BETTER GET PREPARED FOR AN INFLUX ON CHEEPNISS ON HERE