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The Definitive Guide to Shipping Sports Cards via USPS

Michael Sommer February 23, 2019

Postage costs are a big expense component when selling sports cards and we should do our best to ship in the most efficient and cost effective manner.

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In Making Money, Industry Tags Priority Mail, Sports Cards, usps
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7 Awesome Nolan Ryan Cards (For less than $5)

Michael Sommer February 19, 2019

This week we are going to take a look at 7 Nolan Ryan cards from my personal collection that I find interesting. Action shots, uniforms, and even a little blood find their way into the list of cards!

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In Memories, Set Review Tags Nolan Ryan, Topps, Pacific, Donruss, Fleer
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7 Awesome Bo Jackson Baseball Cards (For less than $5)

Michael Sommer February 14, 2019

If you grew up in the 80’s, it was hard to not be a Bo Jackson fan.  Bo was everywhere. Bo broke bats. Bo played football.  Bo wore Nike’s, and as they taught us, Bo Knows!

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In Memories, Set Review Tags Bo Jackson
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1963 Fleer - Small but Mighty

Michael Sommer February 10, 2019

In 1963 Fleer created a set with current players that directly competed with Topps. The single series 67 card set drew the ire of Topps and created an interesting story of cards, cookies, player exclusives, and legal battles that would play out over the next two decades.

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In Set Review Tags 1963 Fleer
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2019 Topps Series 1 Set Review

Michael Sommer February 2, 2019

Some say the hobby has never been stronger.  Others will say we ready for a massive crash. Based on early reports, 2019 Topps Series 1 could be the product that shows which of these scenarios is closer to reality.

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In Set Review Tags 2019 Topps Series 1
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Tanner Jones: Cardboard Confessions

Michael Sommer January 29, 2019

In Confessions Of A Baseball Card Addict, Tanner Jones tells how he bought, sold, and traded his way into the largest Jose Canseco collection in the world.  He shares the lessons he learned about collecting, and more importantly what he learned about himself along the way.

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In Memories, Industry Tags Tanner Jones, Jose Canseco, Confessions Of A Cardboard Addict, Mouschi
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1987 Topps: A Great Set, or the Greatest Set?

Michael Sommer January 26, 2019

This is a set that is hated by some, but loved by many.  On the 25th anniversary of their first wood grain bordered set, Topps brought back the lumber for the 1987 release.

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In Set Review, Memories Tags 1987 Topps, Bo Jackson, Jose Canseco
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COMC Site Review - A Hobby Resource in 2020

Michael Sommer January 19, 2019

If you are looking for a place to search an inventory of millions of cards, see front and back scans of each one, and be able to combine purchases from multiple sellers into one low cost shipment, then COMC is a site you need to check out.

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In site review Tags COMC
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4 Collecting Goals for 2019

Michael Sommer January 19, 2019

I am motivated by goals. Yet, despite being such a big part of my life in many areas, I realized I’ve never really taken the time to create actual collecting goals for myself. That changes in 2019!

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In Memories, Making Money, Industry Tags 2019 Goals
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Year End Update: 2018 Purchase Plan = Profit!

Michael Sommer January 9, 2019

I preordered 16 cases of 2018 Topps products to see if I could make a profit while adding to my own collection. Well, the results are in and at the end of the year I had a ROI of…….

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In Making Money
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Welcome to the Topps 582 Montgomery Club!

Michael Sommer January 4, 2019

In what is becoming a fascinating social experiment inside the card collecting world, I present the Topps 582 Montgomery Club.  What is the Montgomery Club you may ask?  Good Question.  Two months in, many members are still asking themselves that same question.

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In Set Review, Industry Tags Topps 582 Montgomery Club
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2018 Bowman Draft: All the Hype!

Michael Sommer December 21, 2018

The 2018 Baseball Card release year closes out with a focus on prospects. Check out my review and box break of 2018 Bowman Draft!

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In Breaks, Set Review Tags 2018 Bowman Draft
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2018 Topps Heritage Minor League: Life on the Farm

Michael Sommer November 30, 2018

It’s time for 2018 Topps Heritage round 3. This time the Minor League Prospects get all the attention. Find out more about this set and what I found inside my two hobby boxes!

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In Breaks, Set Review Tags 2018 Heritage, MiLB, topps
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2018 Topps Update Set Review and Box Break

Michael Sommer October 26, 2018

Opening boxes of Topps Update while watching playoff baseball has become one of my favorite things to do, and this year is shaping up to be one of the funnest breaks in quite some time.

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In Breaks, Set Review Tags 2018 Topps Update, Juan Soto
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2018 Topps Heritage High - The Rookies Round 2!

Michael Sommer October 1, 2018

2018 Topps Heritage High delivers a mid-season release that is packed with some of the season’s biggest rookies!

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In Breaks, Set Review Tags 2018 Topps Heritage, Shohei Ohtani
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2018 Topps Archives - I like it!

Michael Sommer August 24, 2018

2018 Topps Archives is out! Check out the results of my blasters including a very special Cub.

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In Set Review, Breaks Tags 2018 Topps Archives
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1982 Topps: Let's bust some 36 year old packs!

Michael Sommer July 27, 2018

Bust it or sell it? What would you do with a fresh 1982 Topps Cello pack?

I busted it wide open!

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In Breaks, site review Tags 1982 Topps, Cello Pack
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Topps Star Wars The Last Jedi Series 2 - Break and Review

Michael Sommer July 14, 2018

Let’s just get this out of the way.  I liked The Last Jedi. So it didn’t take much convincing from by buddy to get me to buy a box of Topps The Last Jedi Series 2 as my first ever box of non-sports!

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In Breaks, Set Review Tags Star Wars, The Last Jedi, Non-Sports
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Original, Grape, and Sour Apple Big League Chew is in stock at WaxPackHero headquarters!

Original, Grape, and Sour Apple Big League Chew is in stock at WaxPackHero headquarters!

Big League Chew: Get Some!

Michael Sommer June 30, 2018

I got some Big League Chew for my birthday and it’s as good as I remember!

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In Memories
3 Comments
2018 Topps Series 2 Gleyber Torres RC SP #699

2018 Topps Series 2 Gleyber Torres RC SP #699

2018 Topps Series 2: Short Prints, Ohtani, and more!

Michael Sommer June 13, 2018

It’s mid June, the picture of the 2018 baseball season is starting to shape up, and the release of 2018 Topps Series 2 comes just in time to generate some excitement in the month leading up to the All-Star Break.

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In Set Review, Breaks Tags Shohei Ohtani, 2018 Topps Series 2
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