Ok, so here' s the deal

I've rigged some kind of pseudo connection with my scanner - so, with that said, I'm going out this weekend and gonna to a mini-splurge on cards.  I'm going to try to located a new LCS (haven't found one since I moved) and pick up a ton of random stuff, so expect a larger than normal posting this week - I have picked up a few items and I'll scan those too!  Ok, more later!

2010 Razor Rookie Retro

Ok, just when I thought I was done for the night, I read on Marie & Sooz's blog about the product like from Razor and the checklist.

You guys ALSO know that sometimes, I over think stuff.  I'll give you an example - I went to my local dealer over the weekend and he knows that I "probably" have a little more money then his average customer.  So he's trying to unload higher end product on me.  Of course, I'm a real stickler about newer stuff and other than for a pack here and there, I'm just not interested - I prefer watching youtube and letting everyone else open that stuff up.

Well, here's the over thinking part.  I was reading A Cardboard Problem and saw their post about Razor - and I saw the checklist.

And then I snickered.

READ CAREFULLY:

After I saw the checklist, I immediately went to Youtube and started watching the box and case breaks.  (stop if you know where I'm going with this).  Then I looked at the checklist.  Obviously there are countless number of this product that's NOT Youtube'd, but with a tiny bit of research, you can figure out what's been opened.  Cross check what you see is pulled on Youtube, what other bloggers have for sale, what other websites have up, and what's on ebay.  Guess what?

You've just mathematically figured out what has been pulled/released and if there's something specific that you're looking for on that checklist, you've just INCREASED your odds.  Make sense? No? That's ok, not everyone will get what I"m saying - I'm NOT saying you're going to pull the Strassburg...what I AM saying is that the likelihood just got BETTER for you that you MAY pull it - 13 pages worth of listed cards on the checklist, plus a few multiple cards (different grades) and you have pretty damn good idea how many cases were produced; then start marking off what's coming up around the blogosphere and Ebay, etc and there you go - you've just improved your odds.

Here's the Razor Rookie Retro Link

Razor Rookie Retro Checklist

Heh.

By the way, I was reading FCB and 2010's code has already been broken - way cool for that individual.  Guess what?  I'm taking a SOLID crack at 2011's contest and trust me, I'll break that sucker hella fast.  Watch....and if you want to help me out, contact me and let's crack the code for next year - we'll split our earnings 50/50.  I read both write ups on how the code was broken...I figured both Jason Wong's version and the 2010 version of how they cracked the code and figured out how both did it after reading about a 3rd of the way in of the write ups.  Not a problem.  :)

By the way...

Aha!  This is a great question to ask now and I better do it before I forget, BUT....

Anyone know where the traveling cards went from my project????!!!

Little help please!

What the heck.......and a FAIL!

Ok...whew....let me recap what's going on and it'll make sense (by the way Mark, thanks for the kind words!).

First of all, the house is going well...and it's been the #1 reason why I've had to stop posting for a bit.  As a matter of fact, I'm actually writing this post from the floor as I don't have any furniture and I have comp set up on an end table.... REALLY.

I work pretty much 13 hour days and by the time I get home, I have about an hour or so of down time, which I spent painting the inside of my house.  After 3 months, I finished! Go me!

Now I'm painting the doors and trim, so that's another week out.  Then lastly the floor.  (I'll get to the baseball part soon, trust!)


Guess how long since I've ripped open a pack or bought anything on Ebay?

Since I've bought the house.  FAIL!

I even walked past the BB card isle at Target without buying a single pack (although I did stop to look).

FAIL!

Sigh....BUT I DID successfully pick up something Ebay - alas, I can't post because my scanner is still packed away, but I'll scan stuff once I get done unpacking and laying down my floor the way I want (the scan will also include a PSA 9 Goodwin Champions Tiger Woods Relic that I picked up - super sharp card).

I have to admit, I did get beat out for a Mickey Doolin T210 coupon card on ebay - I bid super high, but still got my but whooped...hate it when that happens!

Ok, I'll post more later, hopefully get my scanner up sooner than later...by the way - any of you know who Sportscardgirl is?  Not gonna lie - she's hot - and her youtube breaks are cool to watch.

Alright boys n girls - see ya'll soon!

Wow, so I take a break?

And all of the sudden the collecting world stops? hahahaha

I am returning, VERY soon..... :P

Finally, time for a post and then some!

What's up guys!

Long time, no post.  But I'm assuming ya'll been busy watching that Strasburg auction on Ebay to really care - but hey, that's ok!

Anyway, the bid on my second house went through, so that's why I haven't posted much; my apartment is in shambles as I'm starting to prep and pack and since my move is less than a month away, I opted not to buy anymore just in case the stuff gets shipped to the wrong address, which has happened before.

What I have done is buy a few packs and bought some stuff on Ebay; the pack buying will probably continue, but in the mildest sense, but the Ebay stuff is coming to a complete halt in a week - anything after that and there's a pretty damn good chance the stuff will get sent to the wrong address and it'll turn into some kind of nightmare.

Anyway, let's get to the cards!

Drew over at Drew's Cards hooked it up!

I needed every single card here; I've picked up some Chicle and I haven't scanned those cards yet; I'm hoping to do another, larger post before I have to temporarily pause the blogging; mostly because number ONE - my comp will be packed up and number TWO - I won't have internet haha

The A&G Relic is one that I needed and the Chicle I needed - I really did need every card!
Thanks again Drew!

Next up:

A very pleasant surprise from David from E Rayhahn Rayhahn - dude remembered!!

Again, he was kind enough to remember that I was going to try to complete Chicle and he hooked me up with some stuff he picked up - MUCH appreciated!!!

The Hamilton at the top is a Chicle back, so that's pretty damn cool.  I think my issue is that the Chicle back has way too many backs.  As per the Ginter set that I've been trying to complete, I don't care what the back is.

Ok, next a few Ebay pick ups:

You know, I was REALLY surprised to pick up this Fukudome for my set for the price that I did.  First of all, his Goodwin relic does not appear at auction very often - it's limited to 100 copies (not numbered) and when it does come up, it goes for way more than the $2.50 that I spent on it.  This brings my needs down to checklist to 5 cards till completing the Goodwin Relic set.  I'm missing: Tiger, Bill Cody, Yaz, Lyndon Johnson, and Ted Williams.  The Tiger and Yaz are easy, but the last 3....IF ANY OF YOU SEE THIS COME UP FOR AUCTION, HOLLA AT ME - I'LL GIVE YOU A FINDERS FEE IF I CAN OBTAIN THE CARD!

Ok, enough of that. 

Next:

Yuppers, Moose Skowron.  Another card that went for decent coin when this set came out - I use to get outbid for it in the $15 to $20 range all the time; patience was good for me I guess as I picked it up for about $2.  One more off the checklist.  I've seen the Lebron and the Jeter come up and hell....they're super expensive - might have to add those two names on the END of my needs list haha

Next:

Yes, that's a REAL Sherry Magee, Sweet Caporal back.  And NO it's not the $40,000 error.  I did get a very good deal on this card and I'll never leave my beloved T206's behind (not the new crap, the vintage stuff).  You know what's funny is that I bitch and complain about a $5 or $10 card but I'll pay $100's all day long for the vintage stuff lol  I got a super good deal on this for only $45.  I'm debating whether or not to get it graded as I'm sure it'll add value.  Actually, I have a grip of cards that I need to get graded, but with no time, haven't had a chance to send it to SGC.

Lastly - as I mentioned before, I'm packing and getting ready for my move.  In doing so, I decided to list about 5 cards on Ebay to help pay for costs - nothing big dollar, but more done so to get rid of some cards that could help pay for boxes and supplies, like packing tape.

Well, I was going through my cards to pick out 5 to get rid of and I swear, it's like treasure hunting only because half the time, I don't pay attention to what I have. 

Case in point:

Simple Lebron right?  Not quite.  This is a Skybox 2008-09 Lebron James Close Ups insert.  This one is apparently the Ruby version.

Here's the back:

I had NO idea this was worth anything - just thought it was another numbered insert and shoved in a box and forgot about it.

I did a quick search and much to my surprise, the Kevin Garnett version (ruby) was DENIED a BEST OFFER REQUEST of $134.00.  WTH???

I mean, I know it ain't a Strassburg, but man, that's a some decent coin for something that isn't autographed or has a relic.

Again, I love treasure hunting hahaha

Ok, I'll try to do a few more posts before I have to go offline for awhile.  But not to worry, I hope to at least secure a few more decent items before then!

Hope ya'll are doing good and your collection is kick-ass!!!

Ciao!

MJ

Whoa...yeah, so what?

It must be full fledged baseball season as my allergies are kicking it up into high gear!

Drew messaged me today and asked where I was.....well......

Remember that house thing a couple of months ago?  Well, I gave up on the house and chased after a BIGGER house.  THIS time, it looks like it's going through.  So all the monies I would have spent (well, not ALL) on cards, I had to pull back.

I've already put down $8,000.00 towards escrow and now I'm holding onto another $10,000.00 for the rest of the fees and bullshit.

That's $18,000.00 that could have gone towards one hell of a ramp up of my collection.  My bidding days at Heritage Auctions, REA, etc etc, have come to a screeching halt.

One things for sure - you just can't take away certain bugs!  So with that said, look forward to a very nice and sizable update this week - I'll be buying a couple of boxes and a few packs so you can see what I pull - and yes, it'll all be Chicle!!!!

So, here's my baseball card post - Topps Million

Again, due to lack of buying any cards and no posts, I decided to post the 4 cards that I'm inputting now from the Topps Million Card give-away thing.

This little program has cooled down a bit, but still going strong.

So, for my first card, as expected, a modern day card:

Post Season Highlights Card 2005 - meh.


Next up:

A Carl Taylor Topps card from 1974.


Not bad.


Third card:

Andre Dawson!  Score!!!!!  -.-


Ugh....let the pain stop.....


Last card:

Ryan Zimmerman - 2006


I kept saying to myself - just wait, just wait....sigh......


I seriously need a card binge - maybe I'll hit up Target this week....oh yeah baby...


More later!


MJ

Ah yes, the thing called "baseball cards"

ROFL-copter.

That's all I have to say.

Period.

Bleh.

I'm not going to lie - I've had little to NO contact with baseball cards recently only because, well, my house.  And that fell through - grrrrrrrrrrrr.   I put a bid up on the house (which you can see the pics from my earlier blog posts) and then had it appraised - it came back a staggering $75,000 LESS than what I bid.  No way in heck I was going to pay that much OVER on a house - I'd be underwater the second I signed the paperwork, so I opted to back out.

Not feeling really depressed about it, but at the same time, still trying to squeeze every cent I have to cover a house, I haven't bought much of anything.  Ok, that's not true, I went to Macy's and bought a super nice sport coat to wear around town, instead of my crappy, played out Old Navy jacket.  It was kind of awesome actually, now that I look more professional when I walk around - play on, playah!

Ok, now on to the baseball card stuff.

First of all, my little project of sending Cliff Lee and Curtis Granderson around the US and the world is slowly making it's rounds.

A Rookie (baseball) Card Collector now has it in her hands - or rather USE to have it in her hands - and it's making it's rounds to the next stop - where that is, no one knows!

The image is borrowed from the McCann Girl (hehehe love that nickname) and the former Tiger, now Yank, is making his rounds (by the way, nice way to start off with the Yanks, Curtis - anyone else see that homer?).

Now, I do have some card news that I'll post later - I still have 4 unredeemed Topps Million cards and from the looks of it, the 1990 to now cards are popping up like crazy, so I'm not sure if it's worth it to redeem at this moment.  Maybe I should wait?  Meh, we'll see.

And an update from my Goodwin Collection; knocked out several of the mini's - honestly, I'm WAY behind on the master set - what's left are the hard cards to obtain.  Incidentally, I was at Barnes & Noble over the weekend and walked straight over to the periodicals section and pulled a Beckett just to see what they're saying some of the cards that I need are worth.

$700 for a Jordan auto.

Ouch.

And for those of you looking on Ebay, something fascinating has started to show up; reprints.  With holograms.  Can you believe this crap?  Thank god all the reprints are EXACTLY the same, so for some of you buying a Jordan auto, be super careful or you're going to get rocked.  The reprint auto's are all identical; that is, the J in Jordan is missing part of the loop from Jordan lifting the pen - you see a card with that missing loop, walk away or you're going to get burned.

Alright, that's about all that I have now.  I'll holla at ya'll later!

ciao!

MJ

I'm here, I'm here, I'm here!

Sorry, but buying a house is a pain in the ass!!

And I can count on one hand the number of packs I've bought in the last 2 weeks!  Sad sad sad!

I usually spend $40 to $60 a week on packs (not including ebay crap) and that's dwindled down to pretty much nothing at the moment. 

Even my Ebay cue is down to like 8 watched cards, which I really don't care too much about.  And I haven't been able to update my poor little rookie blog!  Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

I will try to update tonight - I'm inching closer on the house and if all goes as plan, which it probably won't, but if it does, it leaves me with the tedious task of starting to pack my belongings.

Everytime I move, I make it a point to "lighten" the load - that is, I'm throwing stuff away left and right and putting stuff on Ebay and, well, you get the point.  The stuff I don't sell on Ebay, I'll probably just donate too Goodwill.  But with the cards, mostly because they're too new and no one wants to buy them - I'm mailing them all out to you.  In other words, an epic mail day of a hodgepodge of crap that just needs to get to a new home because I don't want to lug in down three flight's of stairs!

Ok, more later - promise!

Nice, back from the trip and a card - only one..grrr

Sup!

Back from the trip and who knew I'd seem some freaking snow in hot-ass Palm Springs, Cali?  I sure as heck didn't - rode a tram about half a mile up (10K feet above sea level) and saw this.......

That was just crazy!  And it was freezing!  It was 88 degrees below where you see the city, and then 10 minutes later, I'm up high and it's 40 degrees....wth??!! lol it was a great trip!

The only card I had sent to me thus far, which I'm waiting on a few more, was one I needed:

Needless to say, these leaves me with just about a handful of cards - how freaking exciting is that??!!  I'm thinking I'll be buying a few packs this week only because I'm fiending and I haven't bought anything in what feels like forever, but it's kind of hard when the only cards you look forward to, other than Goodwin and Ginter, is that Chicle stuff - but meh, lezzee what I can find :)

ok, more later!

No ignorance here!

I know, I know.

No posts = dullness.

Ok, I get that.  I ran into that when I did my gaming blog - I would go a day or two without posting and all hell would break loose.  Fortunately, in the hobby world, there are tons of other blogs to keep people happy.  Besides, this is just a personal thing I do on the side for fun! 

I noticed though when it comes to hobby blogging, there aren't any real professional bloggers; that is, I don't see anyone making a whole lot of money doing blogs.  I DO see people getting free shit to talk about, but meh, I could care-less about free stuff; my policy?  If you don't have the money for it, then don't bother with it.

Anyway, I'll do a more thorough update later tonight - not much in the land of the mail days or pack busting only because I haven't had the time to go out and buy any, but that's ok :)  Right?  RIIIIIIIIGHT?!! lol

By the way, I'll be in Palm Springs the rest of this week, so definitely no posting there.  I'll have my girlfriend check my mail box for me for any loot that comes my way.  Heh - maybe I'll just post pics of my hot girlfriend and that'll keep ya'll busy hahahaa

Ok, more later!

Thoughts & Sox trade loot and mail day and.....???

Sup!

Alright, in attempts to get through the massive load of paperwork that I have to start due to the house, I've decided that before I even think about that, I must refer to my baseball card addiction first.


Then the house :-D

Ok, first of all, got a very nice surprise from Adam over at Thoughts & Sox.

All of which I needed - and I wasn't expecting anything so this was a very pleasant surprise!  Thanks again Adam!!  I needed these too :)

Next up on my mail day, is Mr. Carlos Zambrano.

You know, homey looks hella serious in this pic lol 

And these two cards....well....

Don't you love it when you win by...."accident?"  I had ZERO intention of winning this card; granted, I did need it for my master set, as I need almost every "moonlight" variation card, but I've taken it super slow as I think these cards are a bit over priced.  Actually, most of them are not, but there are a few that seem to fetch a lot more than what I'm willing to pay, like Tiger Woods.  Anyway, I saw the auction and I said what the heck and just bid - I bid $0.01.  That's right, one whole cent.  And I won.  Oops?  :)

This next card is one of my more favorite mail day cards -

Hell yah!  Kent Hrbek auto - these aren't rare, but they NEVER come up - it's not an SP either.  It just so happens it's of a Twins player that I admire and you simply don't see Kent's name come up on high end products, or any products, anymore since he retired.

Ok, that's all I have for now - I really do have to start scanning other crap and stuff for this house.  If I find anything unusual, I'll let you know.

Oh, I do have something funny, and aggravating to mention:  Remember a few days ago I mentioned that I had to go to Target.  Well I did.  I bought some things I need for the apartment, like detergent, etc. and I bought a rack pack of Heritage and a single 2010 Topps pack and shoved it in with my toothpaste and then put of all of that into the trunk of my car.

That was two days ago.

I keep forgetting to bring that shit up when I get out of the car.

And I did it again today.

Sigh.................

Maybe tomorrow? hahahahahha whatevers......

Ok, more later! Cyas!

My $9,000 dollar bid.....and I think I won?!!!

Well, now the truth comes out.  I love collecting just like everyone else, but here's the REAL reasons I eased up on my buying:

1.  I'm close to completing the Goodwin Relic set, so I don't need to massively buy up anymore cards.  Half of the remaining cards are easily obtainable; the other half, not so much, so I'll just have to be patient with that.

2.  I've been saving my money because I am truly only going to try to collect 2010's Topps Chicle - but ya'll knew this already as I had said that about a 1000 times now on my blog.

and....the 3rd reason why I've eased up ever so slightly -and the reason for the title of my blog...

I'm trying to win the ultimate auction -this:  (and I found out last night, that I won)

No, I did NOT win a house for $9,000.  But it IS going to cost me that much just for the down payment; I have a special loan term that I was offered that allows me to put down considerably less than the average person.  So, I need to fork over well over $9K, not including closing costs, to buy this beautiful house.  I got a call from my realtor yesterday stating it was a locked in deal and that my bid was accepted by the sellers.

I know, some of you all are thinking - "Dude, do you know how many cases of Ultimate I could buy with that??!!"   Yes, I do know and yes, I considered spending it elsewhere instead of a house.  Then I said, "nahhhhhh" lol

Ok, more later!  I'm going to Target today!  So I HAVE to buy a few things!  I'm a card-crack addict ya know!

This week is....Ke$ha...you know, blah, blah, blah...

I'm so freaking tired, I can't even keep my eyes open long enough to look at Ebay. 

Not only was last week crap-tacularly slow in my hobby world, this week is not off to anything better.  I haven't really bought that much and I'm trying to ease up on buying anything other than what I'm collecting, which means less packs - and this is ok as I noticed from Baseball Card Pedia, which has the listings of all 25 Gimmick, or Double Take, cards listed and quite frankly, I don't give a shit.  No disrespect - but UD did NOT do a very good marketing job here creating a sense of enjoyment or chase to find these cards

But I'm guessing VERY MUCH SO that they took on the gimmick exceptionally precariously because I'm willing to bet Mr. McWilliams KNEW he was going to get tagged by MLB.  So why bother spending a ton of money on cards that won't see the light of day?  Exactly.

So, I'm done with UD.  I'll troll around some of ya'lls blogs to see if you need any 2010 UD and I'll mail those out. 

Same thing with the 2010 Topps - they're not horrible cards, but a bit too...well, I'm not sure how to describe other than...trying to flashy, but ends up being bland?  I get the whole "let's make some fun variations on random cards" thing, but not my cup of tea.  Honestly, I'm STILL going to sit and wait for Chicle.

Oh, this Zito did come in the mail the other day, but I never got to post -

So with Zito checked off, that leaves me with 8 cards left in order to complete the Goodwin Relic set - I think I'm going to change the number to the right so it sounds a little bit like the Final Four....muwahahahahaha

Ok guys, imma go watch some TV and knock the hell out.

Cyas!

What a SLOW-ASS card trading week for me....

Slow slow slow card pick up for me this week.  It happens to us all - we just don't pick  up as much as we normally would do.

I know that's the case for me at least.

I did pick up some retail Topps and UD stuff, but kept it at a minimal. Other than the obligatory million card insert (I now have 4 and am saving them till I get around 10, then I'll bust all the codes at once).

No major cards that I needed, although I did pick up some cards on Ebay and hopefully they'll get here sooner than later.


Out of the UD packs, I did pick this up:

Nothing special, but still kind of cool as I had not picked one up before - I know it's hard to see, but this is the gold-label verison.  Right above Michael Barrett's head on the lower right corner pic (the profile pic), there's a sticker number that I think you can barely make out; it's a cool card because it's numbered 99/99.  I rarely get those, so I thougtht that was kind of neat.  Actually, I NEVER get those, where the number is the first or the last, in the run. :)

Ok, I'm off to clean up the apartment - being a bachelor is tough and I'm considering rehiring my maid (of course if my mom found out I had someone ELSE cleaning my shit cuz I'm too lazy to do it myself, I'd get my ass kicked all kinds of ways) lol!

Ok, more later!

Hmmm.....I think I need some cards....

So, with my Goodwin collection actively being dwindled down, I'll shift over to a different set of cards later this month.  Actually, it'll be later next month.

In the meantime, I'm going to be sending out a few more packages and fun stuff and then I'm going to buy random packs to open later today.  This means yet another Target run on a Friday morning - I have to buy stuff for work.

So yes, I'm alive, doing well - work has been busy so posting has been a very kind of hard the last couple of days, but that'll change - I have some cool mail days coming ahead of me.

Ok, more later!

Two Cards Well Traveled! - Fun little project - need your help!!!!

I wanted to give this a shot because....well....other than for pack buying, blog trolling, auction lurking, and the constant trades that go throughout our hobby, I wanted to try something different that would break the monotony up and most of all, be hella fun.

You see, outside of the realm that each of us is very comfortable with in our hobby, we forget something very crucial that is even evidenced on Youtube; that is, our hobby, and more so our sports, American sports, transcend just the American population.

Baseball is loved around the world, as are many other sports; look up Youtube and you'll see card shops in Japan with fellow collectors busting high, mid, and low-end products from Topps, Upper Deck, and several other companies.

Are we to coyly believe that our hobby was meant for ONLY our little blogosphere?  I think not.

So here's my project that I need YOUR help in accomplishing - I think it'll be fun, promote the good nature of our hobby and sports, and let everyone know that collecting cards is more than just a tradition, but also clearly part of a past-time.

The following is two baseball cards; one from 2009 Allen & Ginter and one from 2009 Goodwin Champions.

I'm going to sign the card, put where I'm from, and then mail it to a fellow collector.

This is where you come in; I need a volunteer to send the card too.  Whomever that might be, do the same as I did - that is, sign the card, put where you're from, then mail it to another collector with the same directions.

If you have a blog and get this card, I ask you to sign the card and where you're from, post a scan on your blog, and then mail it off to another collector with directions.

Pretty simple huh?  I think this could be super fun to see where the card ends up.

When the cards are completely signed and no more space, I'll ask the blogosphere to send it back to me; I'll do my best to keep track of where it ends up and put up a map to the right showing where the card is.

Fun, right?  And it'll only cost you one postage stamp!!!!

The two subjects for my project is:  2009 Curtis Granderson Goodwin Champions and 2009  Cliff Lee Allen & Ginter.

As you can see, I put my initials up top, where I live, and country.  I'm very curious, using the blogosphere, how far this card can go this year before it's completely filled, front and back, with initials/signatures from collectors around the world - and we'll start here in the good 'ol USA!

I really think this will be a very fun project!  After you get the card, you add your info, and mail it off to the next collector, with a short set of instructions on what to do and remember to ask them to post it on their blog so I can try to keep track of where it is; OR have them check out my blog for the instructions.

See?  Fun and easy!  This should be super interesting!  So I need two volunteers to start after me - I'll mail both cards out tomorrow, one to each volunteer.

So, who want's to sign next?

Epic Mail Day Trade from No One's Going to Read this blog....

I did some of my very first friendly blogosphere trade with Jeremy from No One's Going to Read This Blog, which many people read by the way, and he sent over some excellent goodies!

The Young's are awesome!  And I needed those mini's!  Thanks Jeremy!  But the BEST card!  Quite honestly, not only was I taken aback, but I must have been smiling ear to ear and I promptly showed my girlfriend who was sitting next to me, the coolest card I've gotten all year - check it........

An actual trading card from ET, the Movie!!!! "Trouble for Elliott!"  Holy shit this brought back a flood of memories from when I was a little kid, watching this movie and craving Reeses Pieces more than any normal child should be.  And I was hella scared of ET because he was one scary looking mofo!

Absolutely EPIC!  Love this freaking card!  Thanks again Jeremy!  Look forward to some more trading!

Ok, more in a minute - my project!

A VERY fun little project I'm going to ask YOU to particpate in....

What's up gang? 

I was meaning to do this post this morning, but got caught up with that four letter word, "work," so I had to postpone...till NOW!

Anyway, last night while playing MW2, I came up with a fun little project that I was hoping to do and for it to start out on this blog. 

I'll write details later tonight about it, but I think once it steam rolls, it could quite possibly be one of the MOST fun things any of us card-collectors could do.

It's not a contest or anything like that, but when I thought about it, I couldn't help grinning -so keep your hats on and check back later!