Apologies for the negative self-talk in the blog title here. This isn't about you, it's all me, and I need to work on that.
But I thought if I wrote things out I'd finally get myself into gear. I've needed a few binders and the pages that go with them for several months now.
The completed -- or about to be completed -- sets are piling up. I don't like stashing complete sets in boxes, that's a terrible fate for something so carefully crafted. So they are stacked and waiting all around the card room, and, yes, a couple are in boxes as a last resort.
In stacks are my complete 2024 Heritage set and my soon-to-be-complete 2024 Topps flagship set. Another stack contains what I have for 1987 Fleer. It's a long way from completion, but it's there, quietly telling me that a binder is needed for that, too.
Two sets that should be in binders are now in boxes -- the almost complete 2024 Heritage minis set and the getting-there 1985 Donruss set. These guys need to breathe, in an open-and-spacious binder!
And I still need to upgrade a couple more Dodgers binders -- as always.
Now, as you can see by the photo above, I am not particular about the binders used. I don't need to have them all one color or all match -- the kind you see on the social medias that get all the likes and comments. That's not me, who has the time? So getting a few binders shouldn't be difficult, just pick up some down at the nearby retail outlet. COME ON!
You can also see from that photo that I've run out of room. With a little reorganizing, I could uncover a little space, but I hesitate to break up my little display up top.
This is probably a reason why I've procrastinated in adding those needed binders because then I'd have to address somewhat major reorganization that could potentially lead to what I'm desperately trying to avoid -- storing compete sets in boxes. (It also could lead -- through the domino effect -- to the tossing of cards, which I really don't want to see happen).
Oh, I know what you're saying, "what about that other shelf unit in there? ..."
Yeah.
Don't ever come after me for double-bagging.
So hopefully this will get me to take action -- and hopefully it's this weekend.
Then you won't see me for a few weeks while I try to reorganize everything while also attempting to go through all my Dodgers duplicates, which I do every year at this time.
To relieve this slightly depressing post, I have a handful of recent arrivals that actually do have a place for them in binders already!
Here are three former needs from the 1970 Fleer Laughlin World Series set from Jim, a.k.a mr haverkamp. Love these dearly.
One of the beauties of these cards is they're so brightly colored and so oddball and also so vintage that it doesn't matter if they're off-center or a bit worn. In fact, like 1950s cards, I prefer it.
All of my Laughlin cards go into a random vintage binder that includes sets from the '50s and '60s -- stuff I do not ever intend to complete. But then there are the Laughlin cards, which I do intend to complete. Like I said, it's random. Oh, and also it contains 2003 Topps cards and 2008 Upper Deck Timeline and, yeah, some 1971 Milk Duds. I definitely need to reorganize some binders.
This is the most recent 1975 Topps buyback for my quest. It showed up in an envelope from Adam of Thoughts and Sox. He collects Bill Virdon cards and he landed a duplicate of this card with the stamp rudely placed over Virdon's face.
The Yankees checklist is the 518th card in the 660-card set that I have in buyback form, which rounds up to 78.5 percent. Woo!
This will go in the large binder I have that houses my '75 Topps set and the buybacks, along with stuff like '75 O-Pee-Chee and '75 design tributes. I need this type of binder for my 2024 Heritage set and the minis.
So, let's get to it, dumb-ass! Go! Go! Go!!!
Don't buy a single card until you do it!
(Yeah, like that's going to happen).
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