All For Naught #2

Our blog was down for who knows how long for who knows why after I posted the first of these. Here’s hoping the same fate doesn’t befall round two.

If you missed the first part, and don’t feel like going back, just know that I’m very grateful for the thoughtfulness and generosity of bloggers and […]

All For Naught

It doesn’t happen too often, but occasionally bloggers will get cards out of the blue. Typically we’re not those guys. There’s usually a reason for us receiving something from somebody. And speaking just for myself, I’m fine with that. I get so wrapped up in the various aspects of my life that I can’t spend […]

So Close. So Very Close

Blogging and want-listing are beautiful things. It’s so easy to simply type a little list of cards or stickers that you may want or want to get rid of. Then some curious fellow comes by and compares and contrasts your list against theirs, contact is made and before you know it Reader Jim is getting […]

If I Were To Collect: Chicago White Sox Edition

As a player collector, I always have thoughts about expanding my spectrum. Just as set collectors find new sets they want to tackle, I have certain players that infiltrate my head. I’m not such a hometown only guy that I can’t like or admire admire ballplayers from every organization’s history. Just look at my previous […]

An Addendum To a Previous Trade Post (aka I Messed Up)

Evidently my record keeping abilities aren’t very good when it comes to certain things. The 2011 MLB sticker album trades is one of those things.

I was readying what I thought was my penultimate sticker trade post, where I received a handful of stickers that completed a whole mess of teams. Going back through everything […]

I Got Kobe Money

Actually, I had Kobe Money.

For those of you that don’t know what I’m talking about, I sold the second greatest card I’ve ever found in a pack of cards (the first has not been revealed, and would not go for as much money) about a year ago. It was a 1997/98 Kobe Bryant Skybox […]

Group Break Shipping Update and Show Off Post

New Business: I’m still working on getting the 2003 Leaf Box packed out and shipped to people. The first wave went out last week, next wave will go out tomorrow and the final wave should be by the end of the week. Thanks again to everyone for joining. We’ll dive into a couple of those […]

Free 2003 Leaf Baseball Giveaway Follow-Up

Okay, I’ve tabulated all the comments to see which of you followed the rules and which fell short. The good news is that nearly everyone that participated actually commented on all five posts. I’ll be contacting you shortly for your address if you haven’t emailed it to us already (communitygum at gmail dot com).

Unfortunately, […]