Chuck Knoblauch and Emmitt Smith Do America

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 9:15AM

What I have here is a really nice 1992 Pinnacle Chuck Knoblauch card. I want to send him on a tour of America in nothing more than a toploader (less penny sleeve) and a white envelope. I want to see how long it takes for a card to show damage traveling "dumb ebay seller style".

So who wants to be first to receive the card? I'll send it and whoever gets it, scan it at 400 dpi. Resize to 500 x 670 so we can see any effect the trip might have had. The recipient will send it to the next guy who will do the same thing. He will pass it on and so on. Hopefully we can travel the country.

I know I get pretty upset when I get a card shipped in this manner. Now we can see the actual effect of shipping this way.

Just pm me your address and I will send it out in the morning. Whoever else wants it, just pm your adress to the recipient ahead of you.

All it's gonna cost is a stamp and a white envelope

Okay, to start the mailing order is;

1. lawnmowerman.......In some dirt field mowing weeds with visions of Emmitt Smith cards dancing in my head somewhere in Saint Petersburg, Fl

2. bigfische.......... In a lake somewhere in Des Moines, IA

3. onlyanumber ... Jamming out to Sevendust somewhere in Irmo, SC

4. yankeeno7........In a hospital looking at "bones" somewhere in Stuyvesant, NY

5. zep33...... W. Yarmouth, MA

6. Allen.................Hanging with Randy in the rubecave because lets face it, he lives Bluefield, WV

7. stown...............Hitting the local retirement homes hunting for "real" red heads somewhere in Houston, TX

8. Elemenopeo.....Still trying to figure out that darn elemenopeo part in the alphabet somewhere in Charlotte, NC

9. prscott933........Kansas City, MO

10. MeteoriteGuy..Knee deep in Steve Young cards and outer space rocks somewhere in Wichita, Kansas

11. eyebone.........Patiently waiting for the Stanley Cup to make the trip back to Canda for the first time in 15 years somewhere in Peterborough,ON

12. DrJ..................Still upset about what Larry Bird and the Celtics did to Dr J and the Sixers in the 1981 Eastern Conf series somewhere in Pedricktown NJ (shot in the dark)

13. PasadenaMudSlide..Asleep, head on desk, drool on hand, as his students run a muck all because he stayed up too late on the boards somewhere in Lake Ridge, VA. Line 19 also applies to you

14. Rogermnj

15. kmnorton......Alameda, CA

16. TheVon

17. and5zac........Uniontown,Pa

18. tennesseebanker...In a bank on a pc pretending to listen to his customers as he browses the CU message boards somewhere in Jackson, Tn

19. djspann................Still scratching his head about how in 1989, Jimmy Johnson and the Cowboys ripped off the Vikings by trading Herschel Walker for 12 players in the largest trade in NFL history somewhere in Fort Collins, CO

20. rube26105.....In the rubecave writng down instructions on how to auto a card so his TTM guys quit signing toploaders somehwhere in Vienna, WV

21. JackWESQ ...........Being taught on a daily basis that nothing has to happen in sports in Orange County, California."

22. RipublicaninMass...Satisfying customer after customer with every "investment property" him and his crew transforms somewhere in LYNNFIELD, MA (please see pics below of the latest project)

23. matthewbschultz83

24. baseballjeff

25. TheMcgwireMuseum......somewhere in New Jersey

26. TNP777

27. Goot

28. LWMM

29. sagard

30. BeanBone

31. 70chip

32. Karb

33. kidzfund

34. weekendhacker

35. gotsparks09

36. baseballfan

37. Nascar360

38. thedutymon

39. k

40. fur72

41. thekid8

42. donrus

43. 41GoudeyGuy

44. csmtampa

45. yankeesman

46. jeffcbay

47. burke23

48. milbroco

49. gumbyfan......Running around inside his house after everyone has left wearing nothing but his Gumby underoos somewhere in Oak Creek, WI

BEFORE

AFTER

bigfische · January 10, 2008 9:21AM

ill play

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 9:24AM

<< ill play >>

Cool, I already have your address

bigfische · January 10, 2008 9:26AM

<< 

<< ill play >>

Cool, I already have your address

>>

stalker

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 9:35AM

He's in the mailbox ready to go

bigfische · January 10, 2008 9:37AM

<<

He's in the mailbox ready to go

>>

Its snowing here, that can help.

onlyanumber · January 10, 2008 9:38AM

Me next! Me next!!!

tsalem · January 10, 2008 9:38AM

you cant hurt him...
he's on STEROIDS!!!!

Pick another player

Oh wait...

they are all on steroids

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 9:41AM

<< 

<<

He's in the mailbox ready to go

>>

Its snowing here, that can help. >>

I was thinking, I wonder if we should use a bubble mailer instead of a white envelope? I want to see how long it takes for the card to show effects of bouncing around inside a toploader. It would move alot more inside a bubble mailer than a white envelope. Plus in a white envelope its most likely gonna get machine crushed.

What do you think?

yankeeno7 · January 10, 2008 9:42AM

I'd be happy to be part of the experiment! Count me in!

bigfische · January 10, 2008 9:43AM

<< 

<< 

<<

He's in the mailbox ready to go

>>

Its snowing here, that can help. >>

I was thinking, I wonder if we should use a bubble mailer instead of a white envelope? I want to see how long it takes for the card to show effects of bouncing around inside a toploader. It would move alot more inside a bubble mailer than a white envelope. Plus in a white envelope its most likely gonna get machine crushed.

What do you think? >>

Its your baby, but I like the white envelope more. I have never got a loose card in a bubble mailer, only loose in whities. So i think it would be a more accurate showing of possible damage, IMHO.

tsalem · January 10, 2008 9:43AM

envelope 41 cents
bubble mailer $1.18?

cost to ship... if it matters

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 9:44AM

k, we will stick to the white one

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 9:45AM

Also, anyone who participates, I will get the addresses to pass on since I have a bunch of them already

zep33 · January 10, 2008 9:47AM

lol sounds like fun, I'll play

Allen · January 10, 2008 9:54AM

I like the idea. If rube doesn't want to be the WV guy I will do it.

stown · January 10, 2008 10:12AM

: anxiously raises hand :

Oh, oh, me, me, me!

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 10:14AM

<< : anxiously raises hand :

Oh, oh, me, me, me! >>

Okay, I have your address as well muwahahahahahaha!

Elemenopeo · January 10, 2008 10:15AM

I am so in.

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 10:16AM

Allen and anyone else who I dont have adresses for , pm me your address

Thanks

prscott933 · January 10, 2008 10:17AM

i'm in

stown · January 10, 2008 10:17AM

<< Okay, I have your address as well muwahahahahahaha!

>>

Yeah, that blow up doll was a hit in my office.

MeteoriteGuy · January 10, 2008 10:18AM

I'll play...you have my addy I think.

Mark

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 10:19AM

<< I'll play...you have my addy I think.

Mark >>

Yup

eyebone · January 10, 2008 10:21AM

I am in too....though it will have to cross the border into Canada. I will PM my address to you Matt.

Eyebone

DrJ · January 10, 2008 10:33AM

I am in for a trip to New Jersey.

Address sent in PM...

PasadenaMudSlide · January 10, 2008 10:53AM

I think Chuck would enjoy a trip to our nation's capital!

Count me in, Matt!

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 11:52AM

edit

gumbyfan · January 10, 2008 11:56AM

Count me in...if it makes it this far!

kmnorton · January 10, 2008 12:07PM

back to the West Coast for me.

onlyanumber · January 10, 2008 12:12PM

Hey Matt, how about we track it on a google map? You can customize the map and every time it makes it to a destination it can be updated with a scan...

stown · January 10, 2008 12:13PM

<< Hey Matt, how about we track it on a google map? You can customize the map and every time it makes it to a destination it can be updated with a scan... >>

edited because it was the wrong link but i agree with ^

perkdog · January 10, 2008 12:17PM

<< 

<< Okay, I have your address as well muwahahahahahaha!

>>

Yeah, that blow up doll was a hit in my office.

>>

Oh it didnt have the disclaimer on it stating ""its on the way and considered NOT SAFE FOR WORK"

TheVon · January 10, 2008 12:22PM

What if somebody keeps it?

I'd like to be added to the list too.

Also, it would be fun to send it to PSA when we're all done to see what it would grade!

MeteoriteGuy · January 10, 2008 12:31PM

We could add locations next to the name list. Mine would be: 10. MeteoriteGuy - Wichita, Kansas

Edit to add: That way we could try to get all the states covered....going to slink back to ebay now,

Mark

stown · January 10, 2008 12:46PM

<< Oh it didnt have the disclaimer on it stating ""its on the way and considered NOT SAFE FOR WORK"

>>

I hate it when that happens.

You're at work and then click a link just as someone of the opposite sex walks in the door.

How uncool would that be if it was the "cup" video.

HighChopper · January 10, 2008 12:51PM

Freaky

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 1:06PM

Is there a screensaver version of that dog Rick?

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 1:11PM

<< Hey Matt, how about we track it on a google map? You can customize the map and every time it makes it to a destination it can be updated with a scan... >>

That sounds good but I don't know how to do that. If you want to set that up, that would be cool.

DrJ · January 10, 2008 1:12PM

<< Is there a screensaver version of that dog Rick? >>

I don't have a screen saver, but I do have 2 Pugs here at home who create havoc everyday of the week. You are welcome to borrow them whenever you would like.

Darin · January 10, 2008 1:12PM

10,000 Emmitt cards, but Chuck Knoblauch is the one that has to take a beating for this experiment.

and5zac · January 10, 2008 1:13PM

If you need someone in Pa.count me in.

Lou

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 1:20PM

<< If you need someone in Pa.count me in.

Lou >>

Cool, pm me your address

<< 10,000 Emmitt cards, but Chuck Knoblauch is the one that has to take a beating for this experiment. >>

Oh yeah

tennesseebanker · January 10, 2008 1:23PM

Put me on the mailing list, Homie !

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 1:24PM

<< Put me on the mailing list, Homie ! >>

Obakayba

CDsNuts · January 10, 2008 1:27PM

I have absolutely no desire to take any part of this tragesty.

Elemenopeo · January 10, 2008 1:27PM

By the way, any tape or other covering at the opening of the toploader to prevent slip-outtage?

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 1:30PM

<< By the way, any tape or other covering at the opening of the toploader to prevent slip-outtage? >>

I thought about doing that but I did not.

edit:

On second thought, lets do the tape thing but tape the top loosely so the card will still be able to move around

Elemenopeo · January 10, 2008 1:46PM

If you just want to see what kind of damage results from being knocked around the toploader, I think the opening should be covered somehow. But the non-covered opening is probably more typical of your garden-variety white-envelope shipper and can lead to more visibly entertaining damage.

lawnmowerman · January 10, 2008 1:49PM

Lets do the tape thing but tape the top loosely so the card will still be able to move around.

If we dont get much damage we can discontinue the tape

djspann · January 10, 2008 2:09PM

I'm in.

Doug

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