January - 2019 3/4

Two Trades Plus a Borderline eBay Negative Feedback

I'm very patient. Baseball cards are my hobby, so I understand when life gets in the way and there is a delay. In fact, today I had...

Check Out the Background: 1984 Fleer Edition

Ryan in New Jersey sent today's box of Cubs. This will be our second trade, and I'll be sending a box of junk era back for TTM purposes....

Wheaties Stamps, Leaf Buybacks, and Fergie's New Book

With no mail arriving Tuesday, the mailman delivered on Wednesday. Four packages totaling 1,268 Cubs cards came in. Lance from Arkansas...

Ernie Banks, Lou Brock, Cole Roederer, and I’m an Andre Dawson Super Collector

A little bit of everything was stuffed in my mailbox Monday. Literally stuffed. It was one of those times you have to jimmy boxes and...

Vintage Cubs Mailday

On Saturday, I drive down to the northwest Chicago suburbs to attend the Club 400 event. Last year, in an extremely fortunate turn of...

Club 400 Hosts FIVE former Cubs

My love for Club 400 has been broadcast in this blog many times over the past year, since my first trip to Stewart McVicar’s amazing man...

One Million Cubs Featured on Club 400 Podcast

Stewart McVicar, owner of Club 400, and Sir William Gehren were gracious enough to invite me on their Cubs Club 400 Podcast. We talked...

Eugene Emeralds Post-Christmas Sale

Minor league websites are a great place to find cheap minor league team sets. And many teams have blowout sales on old sets that can be...

Dylan Cease and a Box from New Jersey

A new Dylan Cease card and a box of Cubs arrived Thursday. In all, 368 Cubs were added to the collection. The new Dylan Cease card was an...

New Year, New Cubs

I received a $200 EBay gift card for Christmas, and went shopping shortly thereafter. The goods are rolling in. A large chunk was spent...

ONE MILLION CUBS PROJECT
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