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Last of December

I teased a couple weeks ago that the haul I was showing off was only part of my epic December. All the cards are finally in, and I can show off the second half. All together, December was a hell of month. First up, one of my most beloved sets, Upper Deck Masterpieces....

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Power of the PWE

A couple weeks ago, Wes, aka JayBarkerFan decided to show the card community the power of a single stamp and a PWE. I was lucky enough to be on the receiving end of some of that random act of kindness. Wes crammed 7 awesome cards into a single PWE and sent it my way....

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Sam’s December Break

While I was away for the holidays, a hefty package arrived from Sam's December Group Break over at The Daily Dimwit. I made out like a bandit, or should I say, a Gypsy. You'll see... First up, the "other" part of the break. Sam busted a box of 2008 UD Masterpieces and...

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Ryan’s December Break

Way back in December, Ryan over at "O No! Another Orioles Blog" had a group break and I had completely neglected to post the loot from it before now. I blame the holidays. First up 2002 Upper Deck MVP. A nice little set that had completely escaped me so far. Nomar,...

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Retail Therapy

I have zero will power when I'm sick. I normally have to have electronic devices capable of accessing ebay or amazon removed from my field of vision while I'm under the weather. This time the culprit was retail. I honestly walked in looking for Robitusin and/or...

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Return to the Living

I'm alive, and vertical, which is nice for a change! It was a heck of a holiday season, that's for sure. We started with a visit to my family home in New England over Christmas. We managed to find long but direct plane routes from Houston to Boston. I knew that flying...

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Still alive

I've just come down with this years flu. What an awesome trend. Two years running. Good times, good times...

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January Break?

So, crazy idea. I'm seriously considering hosting a group break in January. I wanted to mention it because I need input and suggestions. First, what do YOU want to break? Obviously, availability and price come into play at some point, but in a perfect world what would...

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Early December Pickups

I had a bunch of late November/early December purchases and the first ones started to arrive in the ol'mailbox. I figured I'd post them now since the end of December will probably have it's fair share of stuff, plus I'm hoping to bust at least a box of something for...

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That Time of Year

Well, it's December. I have a real love-hate relationship with December. I love cold weather, I'm still a New Englander at heart and there's just something about the chill, seeing your breath outside, the wind, the quiet, the gray skies. It's peaceful. Winter also...

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