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March Urbandale American Legion Card Show Part 1
Ok, I know I've been teasing everyone about last weekends card show, so now's the time to put up or shut up, right?The pickings were generally ripe, as I found the majority of this month's cards at a...
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March Urbandale American Legion Card Show Part 2
Yesterday was Panini Day, as I posted up some of the San Diego Padres cards I found during the March Urbandale American Legion Card Show. In this post, I'm going to feature a look at what I consider...
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March Urbandale American Legion Card Show Part 3
Here's the final installment of my foray into the nickel (and 25/$1) boxes at the March Urbandale American Legion Card Show.I found a nice batch of Padres rookies cards, including this 2007 TRISTAR...
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Sportsflics, anyone?
So, you thought I had shown all the Padres cards I had found at the March Urbandale American Legion Card Show. I'm not quite sure why, but between the nickel box and the 25-cards/$1 box, there's one...
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Total awesomeness, the Padrographs way!
It's very seldom I actually get surprised. Once you spend enough time in the military (and public affairs) realm, you develop a strong sense of "situational awareness" about what's going on around you....
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Total awesomeness, the Padrographs way, Redux!
Yesterday, I had posted about the uber-box I received from Rod, over at Padrographs: From Abner to Zimmer. It's been one of the sweetest packages I've received from a fellow blogger to date.How sweet...
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2014 - The Year of Great Padres Game Giveaways
As I’ve stated once before, my co-workers know better than to mention “SD” around our office. I’m always more than happy to talk to anyone who expresses an interest in “America’s Finest City.” In fact,...
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My first COMC purchase
Recently, I discovered the joys of COMC for the first time. As they were preparing to transition to their new catalog, they were looking for assistance in inventorying the cards they had in their...
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2014 Gypsy Queen Charity Case Break
Recently, Chris over at Crackin Wax held a 2014 Gypsy Queen Charity Case Break. Initial buy-in for the break was $20 per team, with $5 of the purchase going to charity. Since it took Topps forever to...
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Relays week and 1988 - 1991 pack busting
One of the many things I find interesting in my life, is serving as a track and field official. When the last full week of April comes, that usually mean's it's the holy grail of the Iowa track season...
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More 1977 Padres Schedule Cards
Way back in January, I wrote about the 1977 San Diego Padres Schedule cards and the 47-cards I picked up from E-Bay. The cards, I believe, were either a stadium give-away, or were included by ones or...
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Hitting the COMC jackpot again
Earlier this month I wrote about how I made my first purchase from COMC. As they began their transition into their new catalog, they offered $1 in COMC cash for every 1,000 points earned helping...
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While thre are times that baseball's ceremonial first pitch is rather boring, you have to admit the San Diego Padres know how to do it up right, as they fielded a special guest during yesterday's...
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2014 MLB Chipz
Since we were at our local Wally World shopping for a couple of birthday cards, I naturally meandered into the card aisle. There wasn't much to look at, other than closeout sales of 2013 Topps...
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Hitting up COMC once more on thier dime
I don't know if anyone's getting tired of my COMC blogs yet, but I made one last purchase with my "free" money. Bear with me now, as I lay a little bit of background one more time.Earlier this month I...
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May Cardboard goodies from Urbandale Card Show
Since last weekend was the second of the month, you know what that means...It's time for Urbandale's monthly American Legion Card Show. It's been a couple of months since the last card show, due to...
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A belated return to Bleedin' Brown and Gold
Forgive me all, for I have been off the net and away from Bleedin' Brown and Gold for more than a month.Between National Guard annual training and my most recent military school at Fort Indiantown Gap,...
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June Urbandale Card Show
As I'm still wading through June's huge influx of card packages, I'll take this opportunity to display a few highlights of my purchases from the June Urbandale American Legion Card Show. While this...
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Raiding the COMC site again
I recently had the opportunity to raid the COMC website once more, thanks to the COMC Challenge. I did have to add a little of my own money this time, however, to help cover shipping and handling. I...
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Fuji cards
During my recent AWOL period from the internet and my many military trips, I found a huge pile of envelopes sitting on my desk in the basement. I'm only now finding the time to wade through all them...
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