Night Owl Cards

As you know, I love mini cards. I love them so much I don't want anything to hurt them. They are the best cards and need to be treated with the care and adoration they deserve. In some ways, this is why I place limits on the kinds of minis I collect. I'll take all the Allen & Ginter minis I can get, but I have no interest in the mid-'80s Topps and Fleer minis. I'll babble about 2011 Lineage '75 minis until you wish you never came across this blog, but I'll sell you the entire '92 Topps micro set for a buck. I have standards. And, of course, there are what I consider "The Original Minis," even though they're not original at all, the 1975 Topps minis. One of the first parallel mini sets ever, I am trying to collect the whole '75 mini set, and I received four more for the cause just recently (mini placed next to regular-size card for comparison). Two MVPs on the same card from Scott Crawford on Cards! A Tig...

I was a little cranky yesterday as the last post and some of my comments on various other blogs probably indicated. Yesterday wasn't an awful day or anything. It was just one of those days when I couldn't get to the cards or to blogging no matter how hard I tried. Anytime I turned around, there was always something else to do. Something minor, something harmless, but something "not cards," to do. I find myself getting cranky in situations like this. Which isn't good, as that seems like a red light for addictive behavior. But at least I'm aware of it. If anyone calls me on it, I'll say, "I'm aware of it! I'm aware of it!" and then go back to staring at cards. See? Problem solved. During yesterday's rant, I wrote about how frustrated I was with collecting current sets. And I AM still frustrated. That just wasn't crankiness speaking. I'm frustrated by the short-prints, and the inserts dominating base cards, and the...

I have my ways of knowning that some of you haven't checked out my new 1971 Topps and 1985 Topps blogs. So get over there, take a peek, and please, please add it to your blog rolls. If you need another reason to visit those blogs, how about this? It might help you in some blog research some day. Don't laugh. I do research for my blog all the time. Without it, my blog would be: Look. Card. Like. Done. I try to make things a tad more interesting. So here is my example of how one of those set blogs can help your own personal blog: I received some great 1975 Topps cards from Steve at The Greatest 21 Days . Most of them were minis, which are the best cards ever and which I'll show some other time. But he also threw in some terrific miscut cards, like the Cubs team card that you see above. It's funny how great miscut cards are from vintage sets, but if we see one in a current set we start dialing the president of Topps and THEN The President Of The Un...

(Today is "Come and Take It" Day, which is believed to have originated in Texas. The "Come and Take It" Festival in Gonzales, Texas, commemorates the firing of the first shot in the Texas Revolution in 1835. The Rangers already have a spot in the ALCS. So, that means "Come and Take It Day" is meant for the Tigers! Detroit, it's time to eliminate the greatest plague upon the postseason. Come and Take It! It's also time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 121st in a series): You can buy a 1959 Topps card of Don Drysdale for $50.00. That's what "the book" says. But some unscrupulous people don't tell you that "the book" is referring to a pristine Drysdale card with sharp corners and lots of shine. The more realistic "Check Out My Cards" is offering a '59 Drysdale for a variety of prices, ranging from $7.50 to $42. I'm not against paying in that range for a single card, although I generally try n...