For the last three years or so I’ve been slowly selling extras on Sportlots to try to conserve space and generally focus my collection on what really interests me at the moment. This is a slow, sometimes grueling process, but I did recently cross 7,000 cards sold on the platform – that’s not nothing, but…
Happy Valentine’s Day with a few Cardboard Couples
How about a quick post to get back into the swing of things after another lengthy hiatus? Due to a brutal stretch at work and a bout with Covid (it finally got me after previously eluding it for three years), I haven’t had a lot of spare time of late, but I’m back healthy, energized,…
Championship dreams in a season of thorns
The Portland Thorns play for the championship of the NWSL on CBS a little over an hour from now. A win would give the franchise their third championship, which would be the most a single team has won in the short history of the league. (One caveat here – the Thorns’ opponents today, the Kansas…
Breaking the silence with a little fun
Due to a hectic work schedule and a little general life-related craziness, I inadvertently took the month of February off from writing. Instead, I spent the month trying to work on organizing the stuff I purchased over the winter months, packaging up cards from my busiest-yet month of Sportlots sales, and generally trying to decompress….
A Fall and Winter of Goodwill Finds
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve enjoyed a bit of a hot streak of late. As suddenly as they disappeared near the beginning of the pandemic, cards returned to my local Goodwill in November and have re-stocked fairly regularly in the weeks since. In turn, I’ve gladly handed them my money, eight to…
A Season of Sorting from a Facebook Purchase
When I first considered starting this blog, I’d intended to focus on the various Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, thrift shop, and garage/estate sale finds that I’d discovered in the past, and assumed I’d continue to find in the future. The 18-months that followed saw a sharp decline in those types of finds, which shows me for…
A Second Place Saturday at Providence Park
It all started so great – the rabid fanbase arrived early in anticipation of what would surely be the Portland Timbers’ second MLS Cup victory- their first won at home. Some fans paid well over $500 to be part of the 25,218 in attendance – that is, if you could find a ticket, and the…
Congrats to the Braves of Suburban Atlanta
This was one of the rare World Series where I really had no rooting interest. I can usually find some reason to root for or against a team (see the Dodgers post from a few weeks back), but with this matchup I completely failed. I still watched, but only as someone who appreciates a number…
Dime Box Digging: Delayed Show Recap
Between work craziness and a much-needed vacation, I missed the October card show. Since there was no proper “September” show, it’s now been over two months since I was last able to attend, something that doesn’t seem too significant since it hasn’t been long since I was reluctant to do anything with the general public….
Shifting Allegiances and The Best Ending I’ve Ever Witnessed
In early October, I took a road trip around the southwest – one which happened to coincide with the Wild Card game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals. While I wouldn’t traditionally call myself a Dodgers fan, I’ve had fond feelings for the team for many years- no doubt helped by the…