Night Owl Cards

Have you ever completed an image-packed post and then DELETED it by accident? ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH ! I just did it. So, in a major case of deja vu , I am RETYPING the post revealing the last card package that I received over the Thanksgiving holiday. It's from Jim of GCRL . I always get great packages from Jim because they're filled with Dodgers. But this time, he went through my want list carefully, which means he sent both Dodger needs and set needs. If you're ever looking out for my card collecting welfare (and really, isn't that what's most important?), then this is what you do. Then, Jim threw the Dodger and set needs all together in one box and shipped them off! Two needs taken out with one box. Sweet! Most of the cards are Dodgers, but here are a few non-blue guys, for those of you misguided folks who root for other teams. One for the continuing pursuit of the 1976 Topps set. Decker's '76 card looks a lo...

The last time I put this title on a post, it was to let people know that as a consumer you can go to your local retail outlet and pull something grand from the card aisle. But this time I'm coming to you from the viewpoint of the poor sap who works at the retail store. I've worked in retail a few times in my life. I worked at a department store in the mid-80s that basically doubled as a singles club. It was one of the greatest times of my life during those two years. I worked in another department store during college. I also worked at a drug store just out of college while looking for a full-time job. It was during that time at the drug store that I discovered cards printed on the bottom of boxes. It was an entirely new concept to me at the time. Since I was the only non-supervisor male working at the store, I got stuck with hauling the discarded boxes back to the stock room and tossing them into the trash compactor. The store sold cards, and while I was rummaging through bo...