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I Am Not A Modern Collector

I've pretty much stopped collecting modern sports cards at this time.  

It's not that I think there is anything wrong with them I just prefer the older cards.

That doesn't mean I don't have a Ronald Acuna rookie card (Topps Chrome) but I bought very little baseball product last year and really don't plan on buying any this year.

Football and basketball are pretty much out since I don't like Panini.  I guess that means no racing either.

Hockey has been out since the Thrasher's moved.

That pretty much leaves me with non-sports cards. I have bought boxes of Walking Dead and Star Wars products lately but only the ones on pretty deep discount on Dave and Adam's Card World.

I really don't give a damn about graded cards.  The one decent one I had I sold on Ebay a few weeks ago just because.

I don't put cards in albums.  My George Brett cards are in one because I happened to find the album when I was going through storage bins and needed some space in my card boxes.

I don't care about completing sets unless I buy a box of something and it happens to include all of the cards.

I may, one day, put together a Topps Detroit Tigers run like I have for the Braves but that is not a priority.

I like showing and sharing my cards with people.  That is why I decided to reboot this blog.

I hope you get some enjoyment out of what I share on here.

Now here is something totally random I found in a box.



A 1977 RC Cola can with my man George on it.

Now I really want a soda.

I promise to show actual cards in the next post.

Comments

  1. FujiMay 7, 2020 at 9:07 PM

    Nice RC Cola can! I have a Vida Blue sitting on a shelf in my office.

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