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Collecting Goals For 2012
A new year brings new opportunities for collecting. For the past couple of years, I really haven’t been collecting as much as I would like. But one of my goals for the new year is to make more of an … Continue reading
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Set Building: 2008 Upper Deck Football – Update 6
I was very excited when I received this card in the mail today: Why the excitement over a card featuring Cowboys cornerback Mike Jenkins? Well my friends, I have now completed the 2008 Upper Deck set (cards 1-325). I started … Continue reading
Set Building: 2008 Upper Deck Football – Update 5
I’ve been diligently trying to put the finishing touches on the 2008 Upper Deck football set the past few weeks. Getting a lot closer to completion. I went on Ebay and started hunting for most of the short prints that … Continue reading
Set Building: 2008 Upper Deck Football – Update 4
Before I left last month, I was able to engineer a trade over at Sports Card Forum. I gave up a Terrell Owen Upper Deck Jersey Card for a bunch of rookies I needed. Here’s where I currently stand with … Continue reading
Set Building: 2008 Upper Deck Football – Update 3
As a mini-Christmas present to myself, I just purchased a retail blaster of 2008 Upper Deck Football from Walmart. In addition I stopped by the hobby shop and bought 4 more hobby packs of Upper Deck. Hopefully, I can move … Continue reading
Set Building: 2008 Upper Deck Football – Trades and New Packs
While my ship was out at sea, I was able to complete a trade via email for some cards I needed. Special thanks to Stephen out in North Carolina for the cards. For my personal collection, I received a LaDainian … Continue reading
I’m Back Again
This is my first post in little over a month. I really haven’t had much free time. As some of you know, I’m in the Navy and I’ve been underway quite a bit the past few weeks. And when we … Continue reading
Set Building: 2008 Upper Deck Football
As a new project, I decided to see if I could complete the 2008 Upper Deck Football set. I’ve always had an itch to complete a few sets to complement my collection. However, I never could find a set to … Continue reading
