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I've Done It My Way

 I'll get back to my 1965-1969 Baseball Card favorites next time but today I want to explore all of the other places in my collection.  When I say that I have bought a pack of everything in my life I mean every type of sport I could get my hands on.

Here are a few examples:

Basketball:

1952 Wheaties Jim Pollard - This set had a portrait and action shot of each player,  No idea where I picked it up but I think it is cool.

CCGs:
1995 Lord of the Rings.  I have the One Ring.  I am a nerd.

Football:
I have 5 Autographed Joe Montana cards from the mid-1990's.  Someday I will get them authenticated and if they are legit I will give a big thank you to the person that gave them to me at no cost.

Golf:
I bought a lot of base Upper Deck Golf in the early 2000's.  This is the only Gold Parallel I have from the 2002 set.

Hockey:
I bought a full sets of 197-79 and 80-81 Topps Hockey in the mid-80's (instead of opting for the 1979-80) .  The 80-81 had this stupid scratch off stuff over the player name and I did a lot of scratching.

Misc. Sports:

I was in on MMA early with the 2010 Main Event set.  And poker chips were a big thing.

Non-Sport:

Really?! A 2009 Ida Tarbell Chrome refractor?

Racing:

Bought the entire set of 1992 Grid Formula 1 at an outlet mall for about $10.  The four Schumacher cards in the set have finally made it pay off.

Soccer:

I realy got into MLS cards for a while.  Started collecting soccer back in the 1990's with the Upper Deck World Cup sets.  This from 2015 Topps Apex and I think it is cool.

Tennis:
2013 Ace Authentic Printing Plate.  Can never go wrong with an autographed printing plare.

I know that I have bought wresting cards, Olympic cards and who knows what else.  I've bought groceries to get cards, cards in tins, cards in cans, sent in exchange cards and other ways that I cannot even think of.  It is more than a hobby to me and I will enjoy it as long as I can.

Oh yeah,  I also turned down opportunities when I was in my teens and early 20's to buy:

1970-71 Topps Basketball complete set for $30
The afore mentioned Gretzy Rookie set for either $30 or $40
1986-87 Fleer Basketball for $10.

Let those sink in for a while.


















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  1. Alan DeakinsAugust 11, 2021 at 12:51 AM

    Old Wheaties cards are always cool to see....I like the Joe Montana auto too....

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  2. FujiAugust 11, 2021 at 6:13 AM

    Nice variety of stuff. Didn't realize there was a Lord of the Rings CCG set out there. Love that trilogy.

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  3. MattAugust 11, 2021 at 10:10 AM

    I have most of that LotR CCG set, but the One Ring has eluded me...

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  4. JonAugust 11, 2021 at 2:57 PM

    A lot of people passed on 1986-87 Fleer Basketball way back when, it's nothing to feel bad about.

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