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Friday, December 8, 2023

Twelve years


"Dime Boxes" turned twelve yesterday.

I admittedly don't post a whole lot these days, but that's not at all an indictment of my love of the blogosphere (more of me not having as much time/energy). This is still my favorite corner of the cardboard universe, and I'm forever grateful for the support so many of you have always showed to that teenager who started yammering on and on about how much he loved 1995 Fleer all those years ago (I STILL DO!). 

I've given away cards for my last few blog-versaries, and since I really can't think of a better way to thank all you fantastic readers, I'm doing it again this year! I've got 20 pages' worth of random goodies up for grabs here - all you have to do is comment with something along the lines of "Page 1 - #8 (Molina)" for any card(s) you'd like to claim. (Also, with deep apologies to my Canadian friends, I have to limit this to US readers only due to insane shipping rates.)

Please feel free to grab as many cards as your conscience allows - all I ask is that all claimers please email your shipping address to me at nickpecucci AT gmail DOT com (even if we've traded before). I'll do my best to update this post with cards that have already been claimed.

Once again, I shout a big, hearty THANK YOU to all the great readers out there - and now I'll shut up and present you with the spoils!



Page #1


(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)



Page #2


(Entire page has been claimed!)



Page #3


(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)



Page #4


(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)



Page #5


(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)



Page #6


(Entire page has been claimed!)



Page #7


(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)



Page #8


(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)



Page #9


(Claimed: #s 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)



Page #10


(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)



Page #11


(Entire page has been claimed!)



Page #12


(Claimed: #s 1, 3, 4, 7, 8)



Page #13


(Claimed: #s 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8)



Page #14


(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)



Page #15


(Claimed: #s 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)



Page #16


(Entire page has been claimed!)



Page #17


(Claimed: #s 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)



Page #18


(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)



Page #19


(Claimed: #s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)



Page #20


(Entire page has been claimed!)

Claim away!
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38 comments:

  1. BoDecember 8, 2023 at 5:26 PM

    Thank you as always for your generosity!
    I picked a lot last year so will be a little more restrained this time, mostly Yankees whom everyone else hates anyway.
    3-9 Berra
    7-2 Stanton
    11-5 Schwarber
    12-7 Rizzuto
    14-8 Henderson
    15-9 Washington
    18-5 Mattingly
    18-8 Glanville
    19-9 Cater

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  2. The Diamond KingDecember 8, 2023 at 5:32 PM

    3-5 Matthewson
    5-1 Gooden
    11-7 Appling
    11-8 Beckert
    18-8 Glanville
    And if the Berra at the top of the post is available, that too!

    I tried to leave some for others, there are lots more I'd like! Thanks for doing this and congrats on 12!

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  3. DennisDecember 8, 2023 at 5:48 PM

    Wow, congrats on 12 years of Dime Boxes! I don't need to claim anything after that ridiculous stack you just sent me but I appreciate you being generous and offering these up. I hope we get another 12 years of you posting ridiculous hauls from shows and other pickups.

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  4. Elliptical ManDecember 8, 2023 at 6:16 PM

    Good job keeping it going for so long.

    2-8 Face
    5-8 Perez
    6-7 Beltre
    10-5 Covington
    15-6 Mazeroski
    15-8 Aaron
    16-1 Robert
    16-2 Powell
    18-7 Guerrero Jr.

    Please.

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  5. MikeDecember 8, 2023 at 6:22 PM

    Very proud of my boy and his blog!

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  6. night owlDecember 8, 2023 at 6:49 PM

    Happy One-Two! It's been a long time hasn't it? Thanks for keeping it alive.

    I'll keep this in check:

    3-7: Gaylord Perry
    7-5: Bando
    8-5: Slaton
    16-6: Killebrew
    20-5: Vaughn

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  7. Ryan HDecember 8, 2023 at 6:57 PM

    Congrats on 12 years. Here's to 12 more!

    I'll put in a claim for the page 7 Duren, page 10 Green, and the page 12 Piazza

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  8. BrianDecember 8, 2023 at 7:09 PM

    Nick,

    Congratulations. I know we don't always comment, but we look forward to your blogs and hope these continue for many years to come. You're an inspiration and help keep the hobby alive.

    If they haven't been claimed yet, I'd love these:
    Page 1 - #8 Yadi
    Page 4 - #7 Randy Johnson
    Page 6 - #8 Wilbur Wood
    Page 9 - #6 Raines, #8 Strausburg
    Page 10 - #3 Frank
    Page 20 - #4 Will Clark, #9 Harper

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  9. VrooomedDecember 8, 2023 at 7:09 PM

    Congrats on 12 years - that's an insane long time to still be doing this!

    16-3 Schmidt
    18-1 Trout
    20-4 Clark
    20-9 Harper
    Please and thank you!

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  10. JonDecember 8, 2023 at 8:03 PM

    Happy anniversary, Nick! Twelve years without ever having taken a (major) break is really impressive.

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  11. The Angels In OrderDecember 8, 2023 at 8:47 PM

    Concrats on a great blog. Just gonna throw a bunch out there, some might already be taken:
    2-3, 6
    5-7
    6-9
    9-3
    12-4
    13-3
    16-4
    17-7

    Thanks!

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  12. GTTDecember 8, 2023 at 9:21 PM

    Congrats on 12 years! It's an incredible achievement.

    I would love:

    1.7 Alfonseca
    2.2 Fernandez
    2.9 Peckinpaugh
    4.3 Kingman OPC
    6.1 Stieb
    6.3 Miller Lite
    7.8 Duren
    9.5 Morton
    10.5 Wes Covington
    12.4 Abbott
    13.1 Ichiro
    14.1 Stapleton
    17.5 Jay
    19.6 Koplitz

    Thanks!

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  13. Johnnys Trading SpotDecember 8, 2023 at 9:42 PM

    Congrats Nick!

    2-5, 4-1 & 6, 5-9, 6-7, 8-8, 13-8, 14-6, 15-5 & 7. Again congrats on the dozen years!

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  14. Mark ZentkovichDecember 8, 2023 at 9:55 PM

    Congrats! 2👍

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  15. Brett AlanDecember 8, 2023 at 10:18 PM

    More of the good stuff left than I expected! Apologies if anything I list is already claimed.

    1-4 Marichal
    3-6 Stanton
    4-4 Mays
    6-6 Blue
    7-1 Matlack
    7-8 Duren
    9-7 Hernandez
    12-8 Piazza
    16-7 Dandridge
    17-6 Seaver
    17-8 Killebrew
    20-3 Jenkins

    Thanks! And a very happy anniversary to you. My address hasn't changed, but email coming to confirm.

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  16. MattDecember 8, 2023 at 10:45 PM

    Happy 12th anniversary! Thanks for the giveaway! May I please claim:

    1-4 Marichal
    2-1 Rice
    5-4 Boggs
    13-5 Vaughn
    14-2 Pedroia
    14-5 Yaz
    17-6 Seaver
    19-4 Boggs
    20-1 Grove

    Thank you!

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  17. ChrisDecember 8, 2023 at 11:07 PM

    Nick, congrats on 12 years of blogging! It's impressive that one of the youngest sports card bloggers is also one of the longest-running. Keep up the great work!

    You gave away some fantastic stuff already--not surprising considering your card show hauls. If these are still available I'd be happy to claim:

    1-9 Hrbek
    2-4 Yount
    3-8 Joss
    4-1 McCovey
    6-4 Anderson
    7-7 Lofton
    16-5 Bryant
    17-1 Nomar
    19-5 Schmidt
    20-5 Vaughn

    Thanks for another generous giveaway! Here's to another 12 years of Dime Boxes!

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  18. RJ SahlDecember 8, 2023 at 11:18 PM

    Nick, Congratulations on 12 years! I enjoy reading your blog. If available, I would like the following.
    pg. 5-2, 5-5
    pg. 6-2
    pg. 7-6
    pg. 8-6
    pg. 9-9
    pg. 10-7
    pg. 11-4
    pg. 18-2
    pg. 19-2, 19-3
    pg. 20-6

    That is 12 cards for 12 years. I will send you my address via email.
    Thanks much! Randy

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  19. POISON75December 9, 2023 at 12:25 AM

    D'oh anytime I thought of getting anything it's taken already bummer

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  20. OhioTimDecember 9, 2023 at 7:07 AM

    Congratulations on 12 years! Nick, I may not comment every time you post, but I do read all your posts. Your collecting interests are very similar to my own. Good luck on the next 12 plus years! Here is my list...

    Pg 8 card 2 J. Morgan card 4 J. Gibson
    Pg 11 card 9 Rizzuto
    Pg 14 card 7 Dimaggio
    Pg 15 card 5 Carew
    Pg 18 card 3 Ruth
    Pg 19 card 8 Mantle

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  21. gcrlDecember 9, 2023 at 7:09 AM

    that's 1 in dusty baker years! congrats and thanks for your generosity.

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  22. night owlDecember 9, 2023 at 9:05 AM

    OK, I'm back after the Friday night work haze, I will add:

    6-5
    7-9
    8-1
    10-8
    11-2
    11-3
    16-8
    17-3
    17-9
    20-2

    Thanks and happy bloggyversary again!

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  23. AnonymousDecember 9, 2023 at 9:28 AM

    Congrats Nick! Been keeping up with your blog for about half of this time now, you've helped shape a lot of my interest in getting back into cards as an adult. If they're still available, I'll claim:
    7-3 Beck
    12-3 Fritsch
    19-1 Peavy

    Thank you for being the cool card guy from the internet!

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  24. Jeremya1umDecember 9, 2023 at 9:48 AM

    Hey Nick,
    Congratulations on a dozen years. You are one of the first blogs I started reading and I wish you many more years and cards for your collection.

    I would be interested in
    1-3 Joe Nuxhall
    11-6 Ted Savage
    if they are still available. Thanks for the contest.

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  25. Shlabotnik ReportDecember 9, 2023 at 11:11 AM

    Congratulations on "The Dirty Dozen", and thank you for another giveaway! I'm late to the party as always, but I can't let 1970s Kellogg's go unclaimed!
    12-1 Joe Morgan
    13-6 Dick Allen
    19-9 Danny Cater

    As a footnote, I'm happy to see someone claim that 1977 OPC Tony Perez (which is updated from the Topps version, for anyone who didn't know)

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  26. JDDecember 9, 2023 at 2:09 PM

    Long time reader, first time commenter. I'd be interested in 6-5, that Torkelson card (as a longtime Tigers fan). Thanks for your writing and your generosity. Happy 12 years!

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  27. CrocodileDecember 9, 2023 at 2:20 PM

    Happy 12th! Keep on blogging!

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  28. DaddyMikeDecember 10, 2023 at 5:15 AM

    Way to go Nick!
    I would like to claim the following:
    3-1
    4-5
    5-6
    9-2
    9-4
    13-7
    Thanks!!

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  29. LaurensDecember 10, 2023 at 8:44 AM

    Thanks

    1-1
    1-2
    1-5
    2-7
    4-2
    5-7
    8-7
    10-4
    14-6
    14-9
    15-4
    20-7
    20-8

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  30. DerekDecember 10, 2023 at 7:25 PM

    Congrats on 12 years!

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  31. gcrlDecember 10, 2023 at 7:58 PM

    well, i can't leave a steve garvey card unclaimed, so i will request it and a few others:
    17-4
    16-9
    15-3
    14-3
    11-1
    10-2
    8-3
    4-9
    3-2
    thanks nick!

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  32. gregoryDecember 11, 2023 at 6:25 AM

    I'm late to the party here, but congratulations! Twelve years is a great accomplishment. Keep up the great work for year 13!

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  33. Adam KaningherDecember 20, 2023 at 12:16 PM

    Congratulations on a dozen years!

    I'd like to claim:
    3-3 Smoltz
    12-6 Pederson
    12-9 Winfield
    17-2 Ripken

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  34. AnonymousDecember 24, 2023 at 9:02 AM

    Hi Nick, just started following.. congratulations on 12 yrs. If it is still around, I would love that page 18 #9 Clemente. Thanks, looking forward to your content.
    Kind regards, Adrian

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  35. beefmanDecember 28, 2023 at 12:39 AM

    I got married on December 8th, 2011 in Hawaii. Yet another strange parallel in our lives!

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  36. JafroniusDecember 31, 2023 at 5:16 PM

    Way late to the party, so no claims for me, but still, belated happy blogiversary!

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  37. DamienJanuary 4, 2024 at 9:59 AM

    I'll take anything else you don't want. They're all nice cards.

    damienfantasy@yahoo.com

    thecooperstownadvocate.blogspot.com

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  38. Trevor PJanuary 8, 2024 at 3:10 PM

    Hey Nick, I'm late to the game, but could I claim a few? I would like 5.3, 7.4, 12.6, 13.2 if I may.

    I'll email my address if it's not too late.

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