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Update to the flip quest

Once again ... everything previously shown is pending! I got some goodies in the mail yesterday as well though. Here are the new things: I did a deal with Nervo and got these: He also sent me along these for free! (these freebies are pending now, btw) THANKS NERVO!!! Another deal I did was with mgugs46 I know I've gotten some Mantles and such, but the card that has caught my eye the most out of this entire flip quest is the Cespedes TTT in the pic above! I love it. An autograph, with green, white and gold jersey

Rollin’ with Nolan – I met him, got 6 autos including a custom book … pics inside!

As an avid reader of Beckett when I was a child, I absolutely loved an article they did entitled "Rollin' with Nolan". It was an interview-style article, which highlighted Nolan offering pitching lessons to a baseball card dealer in exchange for his own rookie card. He cited the reason his offer instead of cash was because of how expensive the card was. The article ended up being an April Fool's joke, but it stuck with me. Fast forward to this past weekend. We went to a book shop about a half hour away for our friend's book release party. I

Big Update for my Flip Quest

It was a little difficult trying to find how to re-invest the money after I cashed out, but here we are! I took most of the money + 3 89 UD customs of ChrisinTx's kids for some vintage goodness .... Plus 2 sets of 2013 Finest - GREAT set, btw. RC's of Puig, Wacha, JoFer, Gattis ... outstanding design and of course the regulars like Trout Jeter Pujols Harper etc. Chris went above and beyond and sent over these beauties for FREE to help me on my quest! THANKS CHRISINTX !!!!! This is where it turns quite rapidly here

Twilight Gold & Acetate Customs

If you are like me and you collect a specific popular player, you look online (and sometimes obsessively) for cards that you do not have. Thanks to the explosion of inserts in the 90's - on, there is no shortage of gems you can find. My son will sometimes say "Dad, what are you doing? Looking on ebay for Canseco cards ... again?" Quiet, boy ... don't you have some homework to do? It is equally exhilarating to find a card you never knew existed as it is maddening to find out that the card you wished you had owned

Craig’s lister calls me a scammer and crook … yay!

After a fine dinner with my family, my wife and I did the dishes, and I decided to hit up Craig's list to see if there are any killer deals. To my astonishment, I found the following post: BEWARE OF GUY SELLING RARE CARDS IN TOMBALL BY SILVERADO Uhmmmm wait ... I'm a guy in Tomball by Silverado! There is someone that does live close to me that is a scam artist. Surely, this posting was about him! WRONG. <Enter torrid thunder and lightning sequence here.> It was about yours truly. Rather than tell you what he said, let

First family baseball outing = lots of goodies

It has been a *very* busy week, so I am just now posting this. As an early birthday present, my family and I went to the game last weekend since my team, the Oakland A's were in town. I was really going back and forth about whether or not I wanted to go or not. I mean, when you watch a game on television, you have the play by play, a better view, it is free, and if you have to pee, you don't have to use a urinal next to uncle creepy. The day of, I decided to finally

Well, folks - I am overwhelmed. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for all of you who have helped me on my flip quest. For all the deals I have made so far, half of you have given me freebies! I certainly do appreciate it. Many times whenever I do a deal with someone, I try to slip in a free unopened pack of cards ... why?Because everyone loves to open cards, right? It reminds me of a guy came over a while ago to look at some cards I was selling, and we agreed with each other - ain't nuthin'

Mailday – You aren’t gonna BELIEVE this one!

As many of you know, I started my Flip Quest for my 89 UD Puig. The first offer I had was from a dealer friend of mine. I turned down the deal, but went ahead and sent him a Puig anyway, just for the heck of it. Well, yesterday, he went ahead and sent me a little "mystery" package to deal for the Puig. I looooooove mystery packages. To make things better, he sent me a pic of this package just before he sent it out, like I did to him. Do you see how many stamps are on

A few Customs and a Trash Bag full of Scrap

Ladies and gentlemen, this is currently what you see in my office, just next to my desk: I can hear you thinking "Hmmmm, I wonder how many complete custom sets he has made from all this." Nope. Just nope. I swear, if I were an ice carver, you could give me a metric ton of ice, and I'd be lucky if I could carve out a thimble. Yeah, I'm the one who, in elementary school was cutting something out with scissors, kept getting one side crooked, and compensated by doing the other side ... only to make that side crooked,

EPIC MAIL DAY!!!

Yesterday was busy. Very busy. On top of it all, we got ready for my son's friend to come over for a sleepover. I call him Ci-Ci's because, my wife is a health nut and is okay with going to Ci-Ci's pizza whenever his friend comes over. My, how I love me some Ci-Ci's Pizza! If you do not go any further in this posting, allow me to impart some life altering knowledge to you: The next time you are at your nearest cardboard pizza buffet, ask them to make you cheesy bread. NOT the stuff they already have on

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