tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post7219230082588850319..comments2024-03-24T13:24:23.142-05:00Comments on Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey: 2020: The Year of DadNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-32366093158965936292020-12-20T16:17:14.412-06:002020-12-20T16:17:14.412-06:00Thanks, Nick's dad!
Such great variety on thi...Thanks, Nick's dad!<br /><br />Such great variety on this post.Adam Kaningherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604439081636666350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-53281273251735353422020-12-18T19:39:21.108-06:002020-12-18T19:39:21.108-06:00Great bunch of cards! Happy to throw my name into ...Great bunch of cards! Happy to throw my name into the hat for the Koufax. Hope the Bip was included in that Prince William Pirates partial team set, his earliest card.defgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-26870225061921301532020-12-17T21:13:42.000-06:002020-12-17T21:13:42.000-06:00Actually, you should probably take me out of the r...Actually, you should probably take me out of the running, as my dad has a '63 Topps Koufax. Like you, I don't need 2 '63 Topps Koufax's. GTThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571783591509696397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-14540023189771522022020-12-17T21:10:16.277-06:002020-12-17T21:10:16.277-06:00Will you ask your dad to buy me some cards?Will you ask your dad to buy me some cards?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07623180554457747637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-72181684987488446092020-12-17T21:04:05.775-06:002020-12-17T21:04:05.775-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.GTThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571783591509696397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-40373974882141689252020-12-17T20:19:39.995-06:002020-12-17T20:19:39.995-06:00Those are some great cards. Love the Fidrych, thou...Those are some great cards. Love the Fidrych, though he does look a bit wan and tired.GTThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571783591509696397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-68261552786818389902020-12-16T20:13:56.181-06:002020-12-16T20:13:56.181-06:00Dad's are the best. Love that Brock! Such a gr...Dad's are the best. Love that Brock! Such a great card. And I can't wait to see the huge pickup you made. Michael Graynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-20635059107938097862020-12-16T17:36:21.300-06:002020-12-16T17:36:21.300-06:00Great card of fidrych. I was lucky enough to meet ...Great card of fidrych. I was lucky enough to meet him and get a autograph baseball.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090734574000892685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-24349967795608316602020-12-16T17:06:40.042-06:002020-12-16T17:06:40.042-06:00This is Wes and your dad is not only lucky but ext...This is Wes and your dad is not only lucky but extremely generous. Nice haul and great readsWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662893664865871068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-77611801443174797872020-12-16T08:30:06.839-06:002020-12-16T08:30:06.839-06:00If your dad stocked the Targets in my area (northe...If your dad stocked the Targets in my area (northern Lake County) I'd track him down and shake his hand for his extra efforts in supporting your hobby. Risking life and limb by stashing a pack or two from the flippers for his kid...bravo!Jafroniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946965301520580238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-33117574637485125292020-12-15T17:29:00.504-06:002020-12-15T17:29:00.504-06:00I really enjoy when I pull short prints. I will ha...I really enjoy when I pull short prints. I will have to look through my cards more carefully to see if I have recently pulled any. I may have to track down the Ichiro one for a card project that I have been doing as of late.OhioTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567673205989300849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-3965082195798796922020-12-15T12:40:45.565-06:002020-12-15T12:40:45.565-06:00Great teamwork between you and your dad! Getting v...Great teamwork between you and your dad! Getting vintage cards in exchange for modern, fancy, shiny, serial-numbered cards is always a win in my book -- especially if the modern cards feature prospects who may or may not have a notable big-league career. Here's to keeping your autograph streak going!gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-29712080747682439882020-12-15T12:28:41.192-06:002020-12-15T12:28:41.192-06:00It must be great to have such a cool dad.I love th...It must be great to have such a cool dad.I love that Jackson card and they way you find obscure minor league cards.As intelligent as you are I cant believe you are only making minimum wage,need to network more maybe find a higher paying jog (just saying).sg488https://www.blogger.com/profile/00993979741912316505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-75088379659358985422020-12-15T11:07:50.040-06:002020-12-15T11:07:50.040-06:00Year of the Dad sounds about right. It's been...Year of the Dad sounds about right. It's been a good year for this Dad too, I have been able to spend a lot more time with my kids this year. Beautiful bunch of cards you and Dad were able to score!The Diamond Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001830855287742523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-22040294825884977122020-12-15T10:52:20.120-06:002020-12-15T10:52:20.120-06:00I'll be honest, I didn't know about Charbo...I'll be honest, I didn't know about Charboneau on the Pirates, or Fidrych on the Red Sox. Those Boyd and Barrett cards are great though, I love the hat on the ground on Barrett's.<br /><br />I think the Fleer Koufax is actually just as nice as the Topps - I love the background and wonder what stadium it is . . .Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-24900037320631909072020-12-15T09:18:25.216-06:002020-12-15T09:18:25.216-06:00Even now and then I see that card of the Bird in a...Even now and then I see that card of the Bird in a Pawtucket pill hat, and then I forget about it until I see it again. Great card!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119362273891780713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-37469103341310434592020-12-15T07:01:44.360-06:002020-12-15T07:01:44.360-06:00Yay Dad for finding those packs and yay for turnin...Yay Dad for finding those packs and yay for turning those cards into vintage wants!<br /><br />The Brock is a nice get, I've been chasing an affordable 72 Murcer as part of my attempted set build, and as a child of the 70s I greatly appreciate The Bird. 1963 Fleer is a vintage set that part of my brain has said "It's only 66 cards!" in encouraging me to chase it, but some of those cards are pretty damn pricey. That's a nice-looking Koufax, though.<br /><br />...And your contest is a very generous one! I know Sandy will find a loving home. :-)<br /><br />Shlabotnik Reporthttp://shlabotnikreport.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-83108284078383092002020-12-15T04:47:15.843-06:002020-12-15T04:47:15.843-06:00Great stuff ! Thanks for sharing the Koufax.Great stuff ! Thanks for sharing the Koufax.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446900521619613435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-65395569374109042192020-12-15T03:51:10.077-06:002020-12-15T03:51:10.077-06:00Congrats on all of the sweet cards. My favorites a...Congrats on all of the sweet cards. My favorites are the Brock, Fidrych, and Abbott. Glad to see a good guy like you pull some autographs instead of the flippers. Jeremya1umhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631055539594841302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-47783915913340655762020-12-15T02:35:53.501-06:002020-12-15T02:35:53.501-06:00My dad never buys me cards.
My dad never buys me cards.<br />Andy Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06262231511979170497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-32453511300795804052020-12-15T00:34:33.919-06:002020-12-15T00:34:33.919-06:00Great post, hope I can be that kind of Dad someday...Great post, hope I can be that kind of Dad someday! I missed that guest post expose’ of the flipper world, I’ll have to check the archives nowPennsylvania Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932205637201458037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-67113831360901625502020-12-14T22:32:18.172-06:002020-12-14T22:32:18.172-06:00Holy crap some people just have the hot hand. I...Holy crap some people just have the hot hand. I've never been that lucky. Also yeah, I don't trust my parents to get me cards at all (they'd totally get ripped off if they tried) and your dad has a track record of finding deals.Nick Vossbrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162939001181537887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-72326320843832474512020-12-14T21:46:06.574-06:002020-12-14T21:46:06.574-06:00A. I wish my pops would grab blasters for me. Lo...A. I wish my pops would grab blasters for me. Lol. I still love him though.<br /><br />B. Nice breakdown on the Jackson card.<br /><br />C. Fidrych wearing a Pawtucket pillbox hat? That's a sweet card.<br /><br />D. Wowza on the Koufax. That's generous.<br /><br />E. You haven't received my package? That's not good. It wasn't a padded envelope. I shipped it in a photo mailer with a non-machinable stamp at least two weeks ago. Keep me posted.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-61069028946124696112020-12-14T21:27:14.273-06:002020-12-14T21:27:14.273-06:00Well '63 Koufax (both of them) is already mine...Well '63 Koufax (both of them) is already mine or else I'd be all over this.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-63265647505355472192020-12-14T20:42:06.332-06:002020-12-14T20:42:06.332-06:00Well, I thought that Cubs Brock card was a good ge...Well, I thought that Cubs Brock card was a good get. But Koufax is better. <br /><br />I made sure to get a Fidrych card a while back, because I'm oddly drawn to those sad stories. Lyman Bostock, Darryl Stingley, etc. Elliptical Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516754757484718622noreply@blogger.com