Some people spend a lot on cards, some don’t. How does one decide how much is too much?
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The Sandlot: Does It Still Hold Up After 25 Years?
I didn’t grow up in the 60s, but hot days at the pool, riding bikes around town, and neighborhood ball games were still a part of my daily childhood rituals. The Sandlot brings all those memories back and more!
Read More2018 Score Football: Go Big or Go Home!
2018 Score delivers a huge base set of veterans and rookies along with some of the first autographs of the upcoming rookie class! Check out how I beat the odds on my hobby box!
Read More7 Awesome Kris Bryant Baseball Cards (for less than $15)
Kris Bryant has some pretty sweet cards that can be found for $15 or less. Check ‘em out!
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2018 Bowman Baseball: I Did It All For the Rookies!
It’s late April, the baseball season is underway, and that means one thing. The Bowman baseball set is ready to go, and collectors are anxious to get their hands on it!
Read More7 Awesome Mike Trout Baseball Cards (for less than $15)
When it comes to collecting my favorite players, I’m a huge fan of quantity over high priced cards. While 1/1s and high dollar autos have their place in the collecting world, personally, I’d rather have 100 different cards than one high priced auto or parallel. With that in mind, here are seven of my favorite Mike Trout cards, all of which can be found for under $15 on eBay, Amazon, or Sportlots.
Read More2018 Panini Elite Draft Football: It's Boom or Bust!
2018 Elite Draft Football brings us the first officially licensed Autos of the 2018 Draft Class. I picked up a hobby box and I wrote about it!
Read MoreDid You Love Scott Erickson? I did.
I remember sitting in the back of my friend's van, flipping over one of the packs to open it up, and seeing that inset picture of Scott Erickson’s 1990 Topps Traded card.
I was ecstatic.
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2018 Panini Diamond Kings Base cards of Mike Trout and Kris Bryant. Trophy Club insert of Cody Bellenger!
2018 Panini Diamond Kings: A Very Early First Off the Line Box Break and Set Review!
As long as I’ve been collecting cards, Diamond Kings have been a part of the hobby. First as a subset, and now as an additional stand alone release. My First Off the Line box arrived early from Panini. Here is what I think about the product and watch as I pull a....
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Sometimes you just want to bust some wax!
Until last week, I had never purchased a single pack of racing cards. Not one. You might ask, what possessed me to purchase an entire case?
Read More2017 Donruss Racing Set Review
2017 Donruss Racing is a fun, affordable set that delivers a variety of photos, autographs, and relic cards of both current and retired drivers!
Read More1995 Tombstone Pizza Set and Bonus Giveaway!
One of my favorite parts of some of the recent collections I’ve purchased are the little “odd ball” sets. Well, in 1995 Tombstone Pizza released a 30 card set featuring some of the greats of that era. Read on to see how you can win a free copy of this set!
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2018 Topps Gypsy Queen: Set Review and Box Break
2018 Topps Gypsy Queen delivers another "retro" product to the shelves. Read more about the set and watch my early blast box break in this week's article!
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Here is the Kris Bryan Base card and Before Opening Day insert.
2018 Topps Opening Day!
When many of us first began to collect cards, we probably paid .50 or less for a pack. At around $1, Opening Day comes close. In my packs I was able to get some Cubs, a rare insert, and the highly sought after...
Read More2018 Purchase Plan Update: So Far So Good?
We're 25% of the way through my 2018 Case Purchase Plan. How's it going you ask? The results are in and so far I'm sitting on a....
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1984 Donruss Set Review: Catch the Wave!
Long before 2018 Topps Series 1 incorporated a “wave” element into it’s design, 1984 Donruss led the way with the four line wave being a signature component of the set.
Read More2018 Donruss Set Review and Box Break
2018 Donruss baseball is here and it brings base, variations, hits, and more!
Read MoreTreasure Hunt The 2018 Edition - Part Three: Everything Else
The 2018 Treasure Hunt concludes with a recap of some of my other favorite finds. Kobe's, Jeters, Sandbergs, and Griffeys were plentiful, but my favorite find was......
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The pile of complete sets!
Treasure Hunt The 2018 Edition - Part 2: The Sets
Let's Talk About Sets! Treasure hunt continues and I uncovered several complete sets. My favorite one I found is....
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2018 Topps Heritage Set Review and Box Break
2018 Topps Heritage season came a few days early, and I recap some of my favorite hits out of this five blaster box break. My favorite cards were......
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