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Music lover. Topps card collector since 1976. Braves, Buccaneers, Boise State fan. We’re All Alright.
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Post a photo of a card and use one word to describe it. #cardsky Mine: Glorious

In a world where efficiency is king, it’s nice to have an outlet to do things the hard way. New post up today. #cardsky cardchopblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/doin...

Don’t tell me what I should collect, or how to spend my hobby dollars. And yes, the blogosphere’s still better than podcasts and YouTube. New post up today. cardchopblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/do-t... #cardsky

Not a fan of Great Hits albums. The Hammer’s Greatest Hits- now that’s a different story. New on the blog: Greatest Hits. cardchopblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/grea...

Can’t remember the last time I was this excited for the NFL draft. Mostly because of Ashton Jeanty. Was such a joy watching him here in Boise the past 3 seasons. Broncos legend.

Dang these are sweet!! Sent the link to my kids, hinting at a Father’s Day gift. www.topps.com/products/top...

How many of us whine that we’ll never get a certain card(s) because of the price, yet continue to buy cards we could probably do without? Guilty here. But three cards I’ll never regret buying… new on the blog. cardchopblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/i-ha... #cardsky

It’s bad enough that Topps has gotten lazy with the backs of relic and autograph cards; now it’s spreading into an otherwise perfectly fine insert set. Inexcusable.

A trip to the LCS on Good Friday resulted in a couple of Eddie Mathews and about twenty-two other cards. New blog post: Easter Eds and More cardchopblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/east...

View from yesterday’s Orioles/Blue Jays game.

New blog post up today: Tapping Into the Unwanted #cardsky cardchopblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/tapp...

Back from vacation and I immediately begin Hammering Out Those Inserts. New blog post up today. cardchopblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/hamm...

We’re here!

Royals alternate helmet. Love the look!! Completely badass.

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Braves #209 🦾 "Happy Opening Day!" 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Braves #205 🦾 🟢🟡⚪️🟡 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

Have any collectors out there used the card platform My Card Post? If so, what are your thoughts? Seems like mostly expensive hits or graded cards.

Two recent trades netted me three players and six cards. New blog post: Two Trades, Three Players, Six Cards. cardchopblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/two-...

Another interesting takeaway from Even Drellich’s article on Japanese baseball and trading card culture: according to David Leiner, head of Topps trading card ops, the overall print run for its Japanese product is about 5% of the stateside Series 1. A focus on entry-level pricing was emphasized.

Quote today from an article in the Athletic: “What’s noticeable to David Leiner, the head of Topps’ trading cards operation, about card collectors in Japan is that they’re not flipping cards as often as buyers in the U.S. … 1/2

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Braves #201 🦾 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

Forget March Madness, it’s Christmas in March. New blog post: Christmas in March cardchopblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/chri...

Made a Deal with the Devil recently. Well, not with Beezebub, but with Dukey Devil from TCDB. New on the blog. cardchopblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/deal...