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A big box of junk (wax)

My brother-in-law visits a few more flea markets than I do, so when he sees a large box of baseball cards, he knows what to do. I was told that he had found such a box recently, bought it, and left it for me to pick up and do with it what I wanted. Reportedly, the box was filled with baseball mostly, but there were some other cards in there, too. Probably football, said my sister-in-law. I couldn't wait to see what was in there. I knew the chances of it containing junk wax were good, but my brother-in-law had produced some much more cooler card items from flea markets before, so I approached the box filled with excitement. It turns out the box featured between 2,500-3,000 cards. And it was 99.99999 percent junk wax. There were non-baseball cards in there, too. But not one was football, as you'll soon see. I admit I was a bit disappointed as I leafed through the cards, even though I knew I could use some of them. Yes, I haven't completed m...