I’ve Got His Number

Just like a player out by a mile on a Play at the Plate (hint, hint), I’ve got Frank Thomas’ number. And it’s 0692/3500.

I'd say that's an accurate description.

Brian sent over a couple cards this summer either as his part of a trade or as another one of his random gifts. I […]

Keeping Things Small

The good news is that I’m back. I have a new laptop to replace my randomly shutting down desktop and I think it’s all set up to handle what I need it to do. I also am 2 weeks into my new job working from home. I currently have tons and tons of extra time […]

A Smaller Trade From A Giant Fan

When I say “small,” I don’t mean insignificant. Not by any means. Quite the opposite, actually. And when I say “Giant fan,” I don’t mean of us. No, no, no. I simply mean that a fan of the Baseball team from San Francisco, ARPsmith from ARPSmith’s Sportscard Obsession, sent over some smaller sized items in […]

Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

It’s a phrase we’ll hear many times throughout our lives. Most of the time the way it’s uttered is riddled with cliche. It’s small talk. You could be discussing something as mundane as your weekend plans on a Wednesday and that co-worker chimes in “Good things come to those who wait.”

Right. Thanks for that.

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Trading Stickers With Kids

If we’re being technical, this should probably be a “Part 2.” In case you’re wondering, “Part 1” would be this post. At around the same time that trade was being arranged, Mary contacted me about trading some stickers for her two boys.

Of course I was very happy to oblige. A couple quick emails, a […]

Sometimes I Need Cheat Sheets

When you’re as far behind in posting things you receive as I am, you need as much help as you can get.

I’m usually pretty good about getting everything scanned by group into my various collection folders quickly (but not separated by individual card until post time). I also like to write down the package […]

Closing The Book On The Sticker Album

It’s here! It’s finally here!

After begging through several trade posts with no response I was starting to feel like all hope was lost. I considered utilizing the power of Night Owl’s One Card Challenge, but pride stopped me.

People read our posts, too. All I have to do is let people know that I […]

The Set Collectors’ Dilemma

Have you ever gotten an awesome stack of cards from a set you’re miles from completing and rejoiced in the deletion of more than half your wantlist for said set? Of course you have. You’re a collector. So have I. And the feeling never gets old.

Blue tape! These were sent by a […]

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 […]

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 […]