I've been scouring eBay looking for that big piece to add to my collection and so far I've been much too cautious. The prices are higher than I expect (which usually happens with auctions) and the one card I really want hasn't come back down to the price it was before i had the money to buy it.
I saw a nice Pee Wee Reese 1956 Topps card just before I left work yesterday. I added it to my watch list, but by the time I got home someone bought it. It's just as well. I probably would have delayed a decision on it until it sold - like I've done with the Hank Aaron and Willie Mays cards that were on my watch list.
You know what would be great? If there was a major sports card and memorabilia convention nearby with both high end and low end cards that I could purchase all at once without paying tax or shipping fees. Sigh...
Thankfully I've been perked up by a pair of PWEs from two of my favourite* bloggers.
This Kevin Youkilis mini is one of 15 Red Sox cards in the latest care package from Fuji.
This PWE was full of neat inserts and parallels.
Some Han-Ram here, and a purple refractor of blogger favorite Henry Owens.
Here are some cards I picked from Jon's Free Stuff Friday offerings:
Williams, Chesbro, and Bonds will go into my All-Time Teams binder (I'm rebooting that series when the 2020 baseball season starts -- assuming it starts on time.) I used to have a bunch of those Brett Favre NFL on Fox booklets and it's nice to have it back in my PC.
Thanks for the cards fellas, they were a nice surprise when I definitely needed one.
*Today is Canada Day, ya hosers. Here are some Canada-centic memes that made me chuckle.
Thanks for reading, eh.
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