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This blog is about sports cards. I tend to only purchase cheap items so don't come hear expecting to see big money cards. My teams collections are Chicago White Sox and Michigan Wolverines. I also have a bunch of player collections.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Cheap Ebay–Vintage Style #2

I went on a little of a splurge on Ebay and picked up a bunch of vintage White Sox cards. I’d like to complete a few of the team sets before the end of the year.

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1974 Topps – Johnny Jeter

Cost = $1.04/shipped

$1.04 was my max bid on all the vintage cards.  I always add .04 to whatever my max bid is that way if somebody else puts what I was thinking for max bid, that I outbid them by that .04.  Consider that a free cheap ebay tip.

Friday, July 6, 2012

Trade with Potch

Another trade that I had scanned awhile ago but put in the wrong folder, my bad.  I suck.

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Some 80’s goodness.  I had never seen the 1987 Fleer Mini’s so obviously I had none.  I remember all these sets from back in the day.

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And some modern cards.  The Carlos Quentin is one of those perforated cards.  I was in a heritage break but didn’t get the AJ card so it has a home as well.

Thanks for another great trade Potch.  Be sure to check him out at “Potch Wheeler and the Cardboard Heroes

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Happy 4th!

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I got this photo from the Michigan facebook page but I was actually at this game.  I’m over there on the left, holding a blue piece.

Just wanted to take a minute to say that I hope you all have a happy & safe 4th of July.  Spend time with your friends and family.  But don’t forget those who are still protecting our freedom.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Cheap Ebay–Vintage style

I went on a little of a splurge on Ebay and picked up a bunch of vintage White Sox cards.  I’d like to complete a few of the team sets before the end of the year.

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1976 Topps Traded – Jim Spencer

Cost = $.16/shipped

You can’t pass up vintage of your own team for $.16 cents can you?  I think that’s in the bible or something.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Trade with Spoke Bait

A long, long time ago.  I made a trade with theHitKing over at “Spoke Bait and the Game”.  Don’t let the length of time that it took me to post this tell you I didn’t like it.  I scanned a long time ago and they got put in my Tumblr file instead of my MSO folder.  I just ran across them so I got it together.

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All these are new to the White Sox Collection.  An 80’s stack, a 90’s stack, and a 00’s stack.  All greatly appreciated because they bring me closer to team sets being finished.

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Some 2012 Opening Day, which I had none of.  I don’t know if I would call Alex Rios a Superstar for the Superstar Celebrations.  This year maybe, definitely not last year.

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I had gotten in a Topps Heritage break and but didn’t get any of these that he sent.  I did get a Konerko in the group break but I still needed one for the White Sox Collection.  The rookie stars features our closer right now who is doing a great job.

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And of course, theHitKing sent me a few Konerko’s for my Paul Konerko Collection.  I have no idea how I didn’t have the toppstown but I didn’t.  Now that I’m going through the scans, I’m wondering if this wasn’t a trade package, but extra cards from playing a contest on his site about watching the Reds games.  Because I found this scan as well.

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I think I won a pack of 2012’s from him.  I gave all these to my son as he is just getting into collecting.

A great package from “Spoke Bait and the Game”.  If I owe you something, let me know because I don’t remember. 

Hit him up for a trade but beware, he can be a little delusional.  This was wrote on my package.

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Although they may be in the mix this year, which I’m glad to see.  I always had a soft spot for the Reds.  Probably because of Tom Seaver.  I even remember having a Reds hat as a kid.