Picked up a Johnny Schmitz to finish my 1949 Bowman Cubs set.

I picked up this 1957 Topps Hank Aaron. I think it's a very strong 6.

I picked this up to crack and put in my Murray binder but it looks so nice in the holder I might just hang onto it.

Just picked up the Gronk mini anniversary refractor to go with my Brady. I really like the retro style inserts from 2015 Topps Chrome, especially since the base 2015 design is quite unattractive.

Mini Christmas in July Buying Spree since I'm not able to attend the National....

My First PC Koufax other than the 64SU I held for years until I sold it this Spring; another one is in the mail and should be here soon....

Another 70 Kellogg's Hall Of Famer... This one is tough
Not sure why I started this subset - but in for a dime, in for a dollar. Down to two or three current HOF'ers.
There may be more coming

And as part of my PC improvement Project - My "8" has a chipped case so I never show it. This one I'm proud to show!

Hi Guys, I haven't' posted in quite a while. The Cutch 2009 Topps Gold was purchased in April; the others were subs that popped within the last several months. The McCutchen Hickory Minor league card and Isiah Bowman Sterling # 2/25 did pop in July I guess those qualify.

Wasn’t really looking for these but they fit the collection well, and I guess I’m a Ryan collector now:

I went on a buying spree earlier this month of some random junk era wax boxes. My childhood friend met up with me this weekend, and we got to ripping.

One of the products was a box of 1992 Collector's Edge Football from BBCE. I was not at all familiar with this product. I only purchased it because it was $18. There are 24 packs in the box, containing 6 cards per pack. I didn't even read the box or the outside of the packs before ripping.
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I was immediately struck by how odd the cards felt and the fact that there were these white "inserts" between every card.
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So, upon closer inspection of the packaging, I discover that these cards are each supposed to be serial numbered to 100,000, they are made of plastic, and apparently were adhesive at one time. After 33 years, the adhesive was COMPLETELY gone and the white inserts between every card were actually the original backing. There was zero stickiness left, no bricking at all, and I could thumb through the pack as easily as if it was a brand new pack of cards. You can see that some of the serial numbers were still bold and legible, while others had faded badly, and some had no trace left, really, of any ink.
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While looking over the packaging, I realized that on the outside of the box, they claimed that 2,500 John Elway autographs and 1,000 Ken O'Brien autographs had been randomly inserted. We both got a good chuckle out of that, and continued ripping, before opening each pack overdramatically in the hopes of an autograph. Lol! Yeah right!

I started to be disappointed in the product right away, as there was heavy duplication, and poor collation, as packs would nearly repeat themselves and I even got duplicate cards in the same pack. We pulled several Elways early on, and of course we'd make a big deal about it with the hype of the Backyard Breaks duo. "OH! IT'S A JOHN ELWAY AUTO!", only to reveal that it was not in fact an auto. Haha, haha, funny joke between friends...

Anyway, still had maybe 4 or 5 packs left, and it was my turn. I opened a pack, and first card was John Elway. "OH, OH, OHHHHH! IT'S A JOHN ELWAY AUTO!", and I ninja starred it over to my friend. It was not an auto. Haha!

The very next card in the pack, another John Elway. I said, "You're not going to believe it, but I got another John Elway, and THIS ONE HAS AN AUTO!" And I ninja starred that one over to him. It didn't have an auto either. He asked, "They were back to back in the pack?" I said, "Yeah, I really thought maybe that one was going to have an auto on it, haha!"

He decided to flip them over and look at the serial numbers. Goosebumps went up on his arms, and he said, "You. Are. Not. Going. To. Believe. This!"

I didn't know what he was getting at. I had just looked at both cards and flung them 4 feet across the table to him. What am I not going to believe?
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He flipped the second card over and showed me...
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THE AUTOGRAPH WAS ON THE BACK!

I had no thought to even look on the back. The photo on the front makes for a pretty dark card to sign, so I guess they just thought it would look better on the back, I don't know.

It's not numbered, but according to the box, it's one of 2,500, pulled after 33 years. It gives hope to all of those collectors out there still searching for the "Find the Nolan" or "Find the Reggie", and all of the other early autos that are still tucked away in the darkness. Get to rippin', folks!

1954 Red Heart Dog Food - Partial Set 11/33

They are not in perfect condition but much better than they seemed which was also a nice bonus; most of them are probably mid grade. The Mickey is pretty nice, too!