tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390422136858076282.post6651118217035764985..comments2024-02-20T00:49:52.379-09:00Comments on Collector's Crack: State of the Collection 2011cynicalbuddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13459221069829023793noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390422136858076282.post-15577928752225933672011-01-05T17:04:22.600-09:002011-01-05T17:04:22.600-09:00I've got a numbered Brett Favre parallel from ...I've got a numbered Brett Favre parallel from 2010 Unrivaled that I just pulled. It's yours if you send me your snail mail addy...flywheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404740580161509052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390422136858076282.post-21134276929382237822011-01-05T11:41:09.084-09:002011-01-05T11:41:09.084-09:00Hey Kev,
Thanks for the complement, always appreci...Hey Kev,<br />Thanks for the complement, always appreciated.<br />And welcome back if you decide to take the plunge for reals. I have to say I love Topps prime. I ended up pulling a Toby Gerhart book from a random pack. Probably best pull of the year, last year that is, even though is a hated Viking. I love the look of the set I just can't afford to put a set together and retail and hobby are printed on different thinkness of card stock, hobby is thicker.<br /><br />That being said I left you a lengthy post over at A Cardboard Problem. But I'll put my suggestions here as well. I think if you going to get back in you might want to set a goal your collection. Ripping random packs is great if your just doing it for fun but if your looking for a specific team or player there are probably better cheaper routes than random pack ripping. Although I do love to bust me some wax. So do you have a favorite player or Players, team or sport. Do you want to put full sets together or team sets? Do you want to collect certain years or cards from certain manufactures? <br /><br />The important thing is have fun. Do you have any kids that you might want to collect with? One thing that is for sure is that the hobby has gotten expensive. But to be honest there are some gorgeous stuff out there, way out of my price range. <br /><br />If your looking to collect a certain player Ebay is a great way to go. Shipping can get a little out of hand but you can find some sellers that do unlimited cards for a flat rate which is nice. It's hard to pay $2.50-3.00 to ship one card unless that's a pretty kick ass card. I usually figure in shipping when I'm bidding on a card as to how high I will go. Checkoutmycards.com is another great place to find cards for certain players and their selection is getting better and bigger all the time, again there shipping and handling is a little pricey but if you take advantage of their bulk shipping it isn't too bad. Plus there's always trading with other bloggers and off of message boards like freedome cardboard. And the online retailers like Blowout Cards and DA Cardworld are great if you don't have a good local card shop or are just looking for some cheap wax to rip. Plus down there you get free shipping. <br /><br />Anyways welcome to the card blogoteria and fell free to ask any questions and enter my Superbowl contest for pete's sake.cynicalbuddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13459221069829023793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390422136858076282.post-92049262315458633152011-01-05T10:29:41.551-09:002011-01-05T10:29:41.551-09:00Hello, I ran across your blog and it's funny h...Hello, I ran across your blog and it's funny how many people get started up again the same way. I recently went home for christmas vacation. I grabbed my old boxes of topps football and baseball cards from the 80's and early 90's then rushed to the liquor store to pick up a beckett. What's this, they don't have one, well surely the grocery store does, nope. I found that only the card store had beckett's. I remember in the late 80's you could find them almost anywhere. Anyway's after getting all hyped up to see what my score brett favre rookie was worth I realized the huge list of players per year was now down to about 10-20. Not only that but my favre rooke was worth a measly $8. Oh well, I didn't collect them to get rich and looking at the cards brought back a lot of fun memories. It started me looking into collecting again. I've thought about going smarter using ebay and the internet. I did pick up a few packs of topps prime and it was fun to open the pack, not knowing what you're going to get. I'm struggling with going the internet route or just buying packs. Also it's not as cheap as it once was. I'm ranting, Just wanted to say I enjoyed your blog.Feather Chuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816824282816730471noreply@blogger.com