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FOUND MY 29 YEAR WHITE WHALE! And the Reason for my Username!

To say I'm stoked, is a MASSIVE understatement. A VERY interesting story comes along with this whole thing too! To put it simply in one statement: I found it. My precious. My reason for collecting. The reason for my username. THE card I've been searching for ever since I read about it in Beckett back in the 1980's. If you lived in the Huntsville area of Alabama in the 1980's, you might remember the now-defunct grocery store chain "Mouschi's" ... (It is what I base my username after.) This is probably a familiar sight for you Alabamans: They were quite

Bigger, better Finest Rainbow

So, I redid some and added more ... First, my son went into my office with me yesterday evening while my wifey was gone. He has been itching to make some cards, so we made this for him: It is just a base card, not a refractor, because we didn't have time. (MUCH easier to make a base card, instead of a refractor). The others ... after TONS of tries are below. I enlarged the pic, and put an autograph box for later! Green Gold Blue Red Black SUPERFRACTOR!!!! WOWZERS!!!! GOOOLLLLDDDEEENNNN FIIIIIIIREEEEE!!!!! BOOMJUICEAWESOMESAUCEAMAZEBALLSMOJOBAZINGAMEOW!!!! (chuckles) The golden fire one might actually

Flip Quest Update – most cardboard is now gone

The majority of the cards are now gone. I moved most all of the cards, as well as the baseballs. Here is the update! DEAL TRACKER CARDS 2013 Topps Mini Black #/5 Chris Johnson 2014 A&G Ryan Howard Hand #'ed to 25 mini NON CARDS box of educational books Geotrax Set step 2 locker wii fit pad game cube sesame street cubby system air jordans circular chinese dragon wall art 4 ps2 games oriental vase taiwanese chest rody 1 drop-leaf desk drafting table projector screen black ottoman Cash $3,243.75 total Keepers (for now) 1 drop leaf desk Fabric of the

Custom cards at their (1993) finest

I've been kind of mia for the past week or two because I'm trying to iron out some details on a large project I'm working on. I took a break from that, and remembered how cool it was to grab a 1993 Finest Canseco refractor for fairly cheap because the seller spelled his name Conseco. It was one of the big card selling companies around too! I was very happy with it, but have always wondered what it would look like if there was a pic of him on the gorgeous green refractor in an A's uni, instead of the

Flip Quest Update!

This is kind of getting monotonous for me, because nothing huge is happening. I do, however, have a few good updates: I picked up another lot of cards (sorry for horrible pics!) Nice chrome & purple refractor heritage lot nice selection of A&G mini sp's inserts etc - incl. a cool Jeter, JoFer mini black rookie, and more. Abreu Tanaka Bryant Trout Puig Springer die cuts etc. Relic of Buster Posey & Billy Hamilton various die cuts autos mini gold #/58 etc. Manziel (SOLD ALREADY) Chris Johnson mini #/5 Ryan Howard Hand #/25 D'Arnaud Hand #/25 (already sold) (already sold)

Flip Quest Update

I have had a hard time keeping up with this puppy recently because of the latest project I've been working on. It is nearing 2am, but what the heck ... might as well update what's going on! I sold ... Panthers Jersey Scrapbooking Machine new vintage game table a few educational books I also picked up a number of cards which I'm selling in a lot. After all is said and done, I've come ahead $67.50. Various different varation backs - one has no # and one (the sasquatch) is apparently a case hit. Unbeknownst to me, that golden age

Honey, I blew up the choco taco – a heart warming story of this week’s customs

As someone who is fascinated with extra terrestrial ... everything, I have been quite disappointed with the lack of "real" ufo sightings in the past 5 years. I mean, c'mon folks! If you are 12 or older, the odds are that you have an HD ready video camera in your pocket at all times. Lets put the naysayers to rest! This is your chance! Unless ... gulp ... there haven't been any visitations. I still hold out hope! If you can't take a selfie with ET, there are some other cool things you can do with your camera. For instance

A custom auto patch & a different kind of book card

If you are a fan of television like me, you may watch the singing or talent shows, like America's Got Talent. I don't care how many years it has been on, and how annoying the host / judges are. There is just something about robotic dancers and people that juggle poodles that sing to me. But then, they have more "cultured" entertainers. Like opera singers. Or men dressed up as women. Or men opera singers dressed up as women. I confess, I don't really get that. I watch in awe and the camera pans from the entertainer during the performance

Long Overdue Flip Quest Update

So, I have been MEGA busy - primarily with creating some customs for my personal collection to get ready for a signing coming up. I have not had much time at all to devote to doing anything with the flip quest! Another thing that has been a massive problem, is I've been having major issues with gmail. Everytime someone inquires about something ... I don't know if they get my response or not! Because of this, there hasn't been much movement, but here goes: I sold some books, games, bins and Paula Deen autographed menu for $50. I bought a

How to turn $20 in cards into a priceless 1 of 1

A few weeks back, my wife and I were watching some television, and we heard a knock on the door. If you want to scare my wife, that is the way to do it. Her mind quickly gravitates to home invasions ... especially since we have a NO SOLICITING sign on the front door (too many issues w/Kirby sales people). She told ... errrr ... asked me to look out the blinds instead of open the door, to which I obliged. There stood a man in the dark, who was asking for me by name - first and last. He

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