tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post1061205751282148727..comments2024-03-24T13:24:23.142-05:00Comments on Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey: How I use COMCNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-10612626329697086752018-09-16T15:20:39.838-05:002018-09-16T15:20:39.838-05:00Some great cards there, most, if not all I've ...Some great cards there, most, if not all I've never seen. I just started using COMC and like you haven't figured out a plan. But like you said maybe one isn't needed. I do love how many cards are out there and available. Great post. <br /><br />p.s. Love that card of Maddux batting. Bulldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00454774709129498173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-44762650184134425542018-09-14T15:13:56.209-05:002018-09-14T15:13:56.209-05:00Hasegawa! No-name (or very much name) reliever fro...Hasegawa! No-name (or very much name) reliever from the 1998 Angels that for some reason I formed a strong attachment with as a child. Might be because aside from Troy Percival, he was the only decent guy in their bullpen that year, and I played them a lot in the APBA game I had as a kid.Defenders50https://www.blogger.com/profile/09604103273054159811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-85643440943286261712018-09-14T13:55:09.746-05:002018-09-14T13:55:09.746-05:00I sometimes browse COMC when I'm at work (like...I sometimes browse COMC when I'm at work (like now). I'll find a few player collection oddballs, but then when I start to amass an order, I always wonder if they can be found cheaper, so I go to SportLots and end up buying half the things I found on COMC and a bunch more from there instead.<br /><br /> GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-17522658031821354072018-09-14T11:48:42.837-05:002018-09-14T11:48:42.837-05:00I drift around COMC a lot but have yet to take the...I drift around COMC a lot but have yet to take the plunge and actually make a purchase. It is intimidating. Scribbled Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172932638461414608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-82385598600261858062018-09-14T05:36:15.977-05:002018-09-14T05:36:15.977-05:00Some great cards and great COMC searching ideas fr...Some great cards and great COMC searching ideas from you and the other commenters. <br /><br />I have a few "canned" searches I keep in a Word document and paste into the COMC search bar... like this:<br />sketch -7th -etch -garbage<br />...Which searches for sketch cards which aren't "7th Inning Stretch" hockey, "Etch-A-Sketch" inserts or Garbage pail kids.<br /><br />According to Cardboard Connection, the Kershaw is from the 2017 Throwback Thursdays set and the design is from the 1974 Monster Initial Stickers set. This particular batch was issued last October and called "ALCS and NLCS players"... I think Kershaw is the 'N' in 'NLCS'.The Shlabotnik Reporthttps://shlabotnikreport.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-63757496984594741752018-09-14T00:53:39.305-05:002018-09-14T00:53:39.305-05:00COMC's search engine makes purchasing cards fo...COMC's search engine makes purchasing cards for fellow bloggers much, much simpler. On the other hand, I have definitely cut back on purchases for myself on that site. But after seeing your haul... I have a few things I wanna search for.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-44729597685363545082018-09-14T00:23:13.526-05:002018-09-14T00:23:13.526-05:00Zeller's is an old Canadian department store s...Zeller's is an old Canadian department store similar to a K-Mart.<br /><br />I remember collecting those yellow cards as they were released.Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652380890985105416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-46811607741172542692018-09-13T22:41:51.761-05:002018-09-13T22:41:51.761-05:00You always find a great assortment of stuff. My m...You always find a great assortment of stuff. My method is to browse each of my player collections by recently added and pretend like I'm going to remember that something I want is there when it's time to do a round of buying. Then search by lowest price and usually start with #'d only and the cart fills up with cards under a dollar quickly.Community Gumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296365794796762616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-56031013115772837622018-09-13T22:10:23.972-05:002018-09-13T22:10:23.972-05:00The only guideline I have for COMC is that I limit...The only guideline I have for COMC is that I limit how much I can spend in a single sitting. Usually I max out at around $40.Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-8291788437554325112018-09-13T21:12:24.143-05:002018-09-13T21:12:24.143-05:00I need to search for both the Christie Brinkley an...I need to search for both the Christie Brinkley and the Randy Johnson cards at some point as I've got a "photographer credit mini collection" going on now.<br /><br />I use COMC primarily for oddballs. I try to keep things close to $1/card on average but don't get too obsessive about it. I'll also sing through vintage—just checking for Giants mostly—with things sorted by lowest price just in case anything jumps out at me. There's usually something but it's not my primary search.Nick Vossbrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162939001181537887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-59346205870194667372018-09-13T19:36:04.808-05:002018-09-13T19:36:04.808-05:00Christie Brinkley!???Christie Brinkley!???Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028310351744038097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-30660185672777430272018-09-13T18:58:49.491-05:002018-09-13T18:58:49.491-05:00Pretty sure the kersh is a star wars sticker set d...Pretty sure the kersh is a star wars sticker set design. I'll have to look for the punto dp and maybe even the tanaka black armband thanks for sharing gcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025001883745401515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-5210843979230390672018-09-13T18:41:07.932-05:002018-09-13T18:41:07.932-05:00I do all kinds of variations on Brian's lowest...I do all kinds of variations on Brian's lowest price method. (Mostly Dodger-related but not always). It never fails.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-86771472720822288072018-09-13T18:36:34.120-05:002018-09-13T18:36:34.120-05:00Those comc oddballs are awesome. I see several Bra...Those comc oddballs are awesome. I see several Braves cards in there too, also swesome :), and the rest of the bunch are equally great.Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-84379885036572483282018-09-13T18:26:01.943-05:002018-09-13T18:26:01.943-05:00I like to randomly pick a year to filter the resul...I like to randomly pick a year to filter the results, then sort by lowest price. When I see a design, or player, or specific card that catches my interest, I'll open a new window for the card, then search all the cards in that set separately.<br />When I shop COMC, I usually end up with 20 - 30 open tabs by the time I've finished. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580716283983922689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-56576532977634877712018-09-13T18:18:01.247-05:002018-09-13T18:18:01.247-05:00Actually there are quite a few Carlos Baerga cards...Actually there are quite a few Carlos Baerga cards of him in a Padres uniform. His trade along with Sandy Alomar and Chris James to Cleveland in December 1990 was the first big piece of Cleveland's heyday of tge 1990s. And I believe, but could be wrong that he had a cup of tea in San Diego before coming to Cleveland.TSHensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078259703801635582noreply@blogger.com