“My hypocrisy only goes so far”

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Double PWE’d

A couple days ago I was graced by not one but two PWE's from my buddy Pat over at the Hot Corner. PWE #1 had a trio of 2010 Topps. The Captain, Jonny Lester and Jeremy Hermida, who if I'm not mistaken, is playing for the Brewers these days. PWE #2 kicked it up a...

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Random Gypsy Queens

Right up front I should mention that not only did I purchase a master team set this year, I also purchased a mini set AND a complete 1-300 set. So, yeah, I cheated quite a bit. The prices were just too good. The master team set (including SPs and inserts) was $6.99,...

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Cards from The Lost Collector

Early last week I received a return package from my Yankee collector trading buddy AJ, aka The Lost Collector. He sent me a thank-you and a couple cards for a package I had sent him. Work was crazy and I've just now gotten around to scanning them. 2011 Bowman Chrome...

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How to: Gypsy Queen

Alright Photoshop warriors, it's tutorial time. A couple pre-requisites for this one. PS CS4 and above required for this one. I believe it was CS4 that added some of the HDR options we'll be using. I'm using CS6, but 4 and 5 should be more than sufficient. Also, right...

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Custom Gypsy Queens

Today I have a teaser. I wanted to duplicate the HDR-ish effect of Gypsy Queen card photos and I think I came pretty close. Here's a preview of the effect, and a side-by-side comparison with an actual real card. Tomorrow, I'll show you how to actually do it. So, the...

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Buying in Bulk

My preferred (but notably less "fun") way of buying baseball cards is in team sets. That's my primary focus and, I won't lie, sellers who bust and sell sets make my life so much easier. Having the ability to buy a $5 team set and avoid wasting $20 on a blaster of...

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Finishing Sets

Man does this feel good. I love crossing stuff off the checklist. Be it huge dents, or desperately needed singles, completing things just feels awesome. I hit up SportLots for the very first time and my experience was very positive. Lets start off with the last three...

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Feeling Blue

I have a saved search for the phrase "Red Sox Refractor" and randomly I'll check it for good deals. Mostly it's stuff I already have, or stuff that's /5 and way to expensive. The other day however there was a couple of lots of Bowman Chrome and I picked a few up with...

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Random Pickups

I don't really have a theme for any of these, they were just random pickups I've forgotten to scan until now. Mostly those "oh, look, it's at $0.99 and ends in 10 minutes" sorts of things.2002 Topps Pristine Nomar relic. Honestly, the crappy cell phone photo on ebay...

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Blog Changes

In case you haven't noticed, or are reading this through a RSS feed reader, the blog got a little update today. There were a bunch of reasons why, but primarily for security. The theme I had been using was full of security holes and old depreciated plugins. I had...

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