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2015 Topps Series 2 Canseco Autographs Incoming!

Uninspired. Generic. No Soul. That is what I thought of the latest Canseco offering from Topps Tier One. A small picture of Canseco on the right, with a BIG open space for an autograph on the left. I picked up one that was cheap, but it had an autograph at the bottom so I picked up a copy that had his autograph smack dab in the middle. My thoughts of the new Topps Series 2 Canseco cards continued along in the same vein as Teir One. 1) The first one is an SP and a sticker auto (which, by the

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Lego / Allen & Ginter Cross-Over

Based upon feedback from some people on the forums from my past post, I do wonder what you, my highly valued reader, think of my passion for collecting Canseco cards. Perhaps you were wondering some of the following about me: Is his favorite number 33? Does mouschi roll out of bed in the morning in his Jose PJ's on, then throw on #33's jersey and head to his office - an office that is plastered with life sized posters? Does he take virtually any song I sing in his head and replace the lyrics with "Jose Canseco"? Is it possible

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Stolen Card Story Takes an Interesting Turn …

Last Tuesday, I was writing about how I bought a card off ebay, and the seller refunded the money, then turned around and sold it to someone else who contacted them after I bought it, saying they would pay more for it. As a quick re-cap, here is the card: Beautiful, huh?  It was the same day I secured my 1990 Donruss Aqueous, but I was really looking forward to this gorgeous # to 10, dual patch card of Canseco also.  With this release, Panini broke the several year silence of Canseco jersey cards.  I remember seeing the first "major"

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Another Dream Come True!

If you haven't heard enough of my enthusiastically chirping about how I was on the front page of the Beckett website, buckle in - because I'm about to say even more.   Last night, I was a bit bummed out because I was taken off the front page.  I knew it had to end at some point, but I was still bummed about it.  It was a mixture of bummed-outness and thankfulness.  I feel so incredibly blessed to have been featured on the website! Not too long after that, I found out I was going to be in the ACTUAL

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Just another custom signed from the BEST DAY EVER!

It has been a while so I figured why not update the blog at mid-night with one of the other customs I got signed? A Piece of History: 40/40 Club Not only is Jose's John Hancock on it, it also features a piece of the bat I cut up!

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How to Achieve your Hobby Goals (and more!)

Last night, I talked over the importance of goal setting with my son.  Being 12 years old (him, not me) it may seem a little young to do this, but that is what my parents did with me.  My son wants to create a video game, but this is very applicable to collecting as well. The first time I set a goal was when i was 12 years old.  I wanted to buy 25 T-206 tobacco cards.  Using the formula below, I was able to accomplish this - quite a huge accomplishment for a kid!  This formula has stuck with

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My Crusade is Finished!

If you recall, I made up a version of a Crusade card, but with Canseco as a Blue Jay. It took me a few tries ... and I even played with a dual game used version ... but decided that was too crowded. I wanted to play with the colors ... and even recreate the logo ... In the end, I came up with this ... But I wanted to make sure that not only was my name on the front, but also have my face on the back ... The final looked much more polished, and when Jose got

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A few more customs

When I bought out a former super collector a few months ago, I made a post on it.  At the end of the listing, I showed a mysterious box on my doorstep - this was some of the items I had Jose wear. In addition to this, I showed a few customs I had made.  A 1952 Topps style refractor and a 2014 Heritage style relic card. I didn't reveal it at the time, but the piece of bat in the card is from the Jose gamer that I cut up :) Anyway, here is a short video of me

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EXCITING Ebay Purchase! Then Seller Refunds and Sells to Someone Else. Block this dude.

Yesterday as I was going through ebay, I found a card I really wanted.  A 2013 Panini dual patch card of Jose Canseco.  #2 of 10.  I saw it and just had to have it! Nice dual patch, #'ed to 10.  What isn't to like?  I know many of you aren't into this kind of card, but for me ... this is what I'm about! After talking to him, he said he would take $25 for it, to which I said .... After promptly paying, and going about my business for the day, I couldn't help but notice myself daydreaming

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Everything’s Better at Mouschi’s!

One of my favorite things to do is to fabricate stories and write about them.  Here are a few to refresh your memory (which I'm sure are on the forums if you search for them) The infamous 1990 Donruss Rated Rookie Frank Thomas My invisifractor - the invisible card that actually ended up selling for over $100 on ebay (but the buyer never paid.)  Video here  (the term "invisifractor" is still widely used in the hobby today, which I'm quite proud of!) The hot new release "FOUR ONE" that featured gross pieces of teeth, nails etc. of baseball players Perhaps

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