tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post118826730112257974..comments2024-03-28T13:44:09.103-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: Doctor night owl has the curenight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-80151214519724760212010-05-07T13:00:49.591-04:002010-05-07T13:00:49.591-04:00Bravo, sir. I like the state of the hobby right n...Bravo, sir. I like the state of the hobby right now. It's manageable, I know what I want to collect, and I can go back and fill some holes in my older binders without having to bother with 2010 Ultimate SPx Extreme.<br /><br />It feels like 1981 all over again, back when it was feasible to add every Phillies card from the entire year to your collection and not need to sacrifice a mortgage payment.<br /><br />And with less product, I'm actually paying more attention to what's out there. I'm reading card backs again. I'm looking at players' stats again. The hobby is alive and well.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-1922876732248632872010-05-06T22:43:05.785-04:002010-05-06T22:43:05.785-04:00Great post there homie..... I'll go with Play ...Great post there homie..... I'll go with Play @ the Plate and make it post of the year so far!! Damn you wise Qwl.... Now tell me how many licks to get to the center of a tootie roll loipop??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-27876475390036832502010-05-06T22:38:58.370-04:002010-05-06T22:38:58.370-04:00Rock on Mr. Owl! This post is like a siren and we ...Rock on Mr. Owl! This post is like a siren and we all must listen to it. Some great ideas there and even more in the comments. This should keep us busy for a while.BA Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150345904848914238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-74621159603984098402010-05-06T16:33:59.862-04:002010-05-06T16:33:59.862-04:00I mean, gosh, i'm just so bored with the hobby...I mean, gosh, i'm just so bored with the hobby.<br /><br />There's no good new products, exclusivity sucks and I hate Upper Deck.<br /><br />Maybe I will just retire?<br /><br /><br />Ha. Just kidding. But maybe I will post more, just for fun.<br /><br />I mean, that is what this hobby is all about after all, isn't it, fun?Anthony K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12266842557069395349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-16224627607041494302010-05-06T14:22:06.653-04:002010-05-06T14:22:06.653-04:00I am also not the least bit bored. Something I...I am also not the least bit bored. Something I've always wanted to do was buy a bunch of junk wax boxes (available by the truckload at my LCS) and display them in my sports room, a la a card shop circa 1991. And I've begun to do just that. So far I have 1988 and 89 Topps Yearbook stickers in stock, as well as 89 Topps. I'm having a blast reliving my 'glory days' of collecting, with no guilt on missing out on the stuff, because there's no new stuff I'm interested in.Joe S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18375901996508920416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-23527190908545233182010-05-06T13:35:40.893-04:002010-05-06T13:35:40.893-04:00We've been busy at The Gum, but your comments ...We've been busy at The Gum, but your comments are dead on- it's just a lull right now and some new products are actually looking exciting. In 2 months everyone will be talking about Topps Chrome and either how great the RC checklist is or how lame the new multi-brand chrome inserts are! Just you wait! In the meantime, we've been buying cheap stuff from 2007 and 2008 and it's a blast!<br /><br />-AndyCommunity Gumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296365794796762616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-51852898819865120332010-05-06T13:09:52.842-04:002010-05-06T13:09:52.842-04:00Excellent post and excellent comments. These are ...Excellent post and excellent comments. These are some really good suggestions on keeping this hobby fresh and all about having/enjoying rather than simply wanting/acquiring.<br /><br />As a set builder I find that, yes, a large part of it is looking for seomthing to fill a whole and then acquiring it. But the acquuisition is very specific and it really seems to be about sorting and organizing. I seem to be OCD about establishing order with my collection.<br /><br />As far as the departure of UD and the lack of competition: good riddance to the cancer that was Upper Deck. I know I'm probably tainted after reading "Card Sharks" but UD, to me, represents everything that went wrong with the hobby. (Oops, sorry. I mean The Hobby.) They didn't add healthy "competition" to the mix they just added greed.<br /><br />Here's the real competition, and why a one-brand card collecting world is not bad: Topps has to compete with video games, DVDs, Blue Ray, MP3 playesr and all kinds of things that didn't exist until fairly recently. There are endless ways for Americans to spend their money and if Topps wants a piece of the pie they're going to have to make a good product. And with UD gone they won't have to mess with endless "one-of-one" crap or other lottery-ticket-type gimmicks. They'll be able to make quality collectable items for fans of ... surprise, surprise ... baseball.<br /><br />Hey, sorry for the long post. Maybe I should start my own blog :DEggrockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543338186244288630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-42342251363501058212010-05-06T12:43:54.247-04:002010-05-06T12:43:54.247-04:00Look at the build on Eddie, huh? I think the curr...Look at the build on Eddie, huh? I think the current jammy-style pants we see today would have done him some good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-86162369739663768462010-05-06T11:57:50.320-04:002010-05-06T11:57:50.320-04:00What we need... IS MORE COWBELL!!!
I just dropped...What we need... IS MORE COWBELL!!!<br /><br />I just dropped about $40 on #2 and I'd drop another Jackson today if I had the time.<br /><br />Oh and Canuck RE: malaise<br />http://cardjunk.blogspot.com/2010/04/transmogrifier-unstuck.html<br />TEN days ago. sheesh.dayfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09343838411856677615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-42667073496860785122010-05-06T10:52:23.095-04:002010-05-06T10:52:23.095-04:00Excellent post night owl. That's some serious...Excellent post night owl. That's some serious encouragement for us all.Orioles Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06085728385152662466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-25682702203399015962010-05-06T10:03:12.934-04:002010-05-06T10:03:12.934-04:00The only thing I am bored with is not having anyth...The only thing I am bored with is not having anything to collect at Wal-Mark, K-Mart and whatever. The local pawn card shop has boxes of weird 1990s stuff I had never seen, like Topps Tek (plastic cards!)and various Skybox efforts. Things went pretty crazy after I left the hobby in 1992.<br /><br />Trading keeps me going too, I love working a good trade. Chasing vintage is awesome too. <br /><br />And reading great blogs like this one just keeps me excited about finding more new stuff out there.Cardsplitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848913597562844505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-62015990276188129282010-05-06T09:22:55.166-04:002010-05-06T09:22:55.166-04:00The night owl speaks wisely here. Very good and th...The night owl speaks wisely here. Very good and thoughtful post. I also like AdamE's thought about sending surprise packages.Matt Runyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386635541020320778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-75672582099167466082010-05-06T08:13:02.466-04:002010-05-06T08:13:02.466-04:00I am definitely guilty of reading and not commenti...I am definitely guilty of reading and not commenting and yet wondering why no one comments on my blog. Hopefully I can "snap out of" that bad habit. Thanks for calling me out.<br /><br />Another suggestion is to find new ways to enjoy your current collection. I already have a simple website to showcase my Emmitt Smith cards (football, terrible, I know), but I am already in the midst of a total revamp that will feature a much smoother design and much more card information. Once I get around to scanning all of the card backs, I will be able to publish it.<br /><br />Granted, I know that not everyone enjoys html coding, but there's GOT to be SOMETHING you can do with your collection besides just plopping them in a box and calling it a hobby. At the very least, it's fun just to go through that box and hold each card in your hand again. Whenever I do that, I feel like I'm 8 again. When you've got cards, you don't need no stinkin' fountain of youth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-2813700891756167312010-05-06T08:02:12.195-04:002010-05-06T08:02:12.195-04:00All of that is good stuff but you left off #8. Se...All of that is good stuff but you left off #8. Send off surprize packages. Yes send away cards for free. If you send cards to people that you have traded with before 90% of the time you are going to get some good stuff back and a big part of the time you sill see your name show up on their blog (if they have one) That makes reading blogs more fun. (not to mention going to the mailbox)AdamEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107347958456472504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-27082271551482969912010-05-06T02:56:46.767-04:002010-05-06T02:56:46.767-04:00excellent post. you hit the nail on the head on qu...excellent post. you hit the nail on the head on quite a few issues. I have definately been on a vintage binge while i wait for somthing i really want to spend my hard earned money on to come out. unfortunately for both football and basball its kind of the lull time. The new football sets aren't out yet and only the early release baseball set are out. I'm sure in a few months all this "boredom" talk will be over.¡El Roberto!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03237178694837124324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-59382574540812131512010-05-06T02:00:35.188-04:002010-05-06T02:00:35.188-04:00Captain: "malaise" was used in a convers...Captain: "malaise" was used in a conversation about this subject on twitter. And I wasn't the one who used it.<br /><br />See what you miss?night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-10241911831301014612010-05-06T01:34:45.498-04:002010-05-06T01:34:45.498-04:00Hands down the blog post of the year. For ALL blo...Hands down the blog post of the year. For ALL blogs. Not just sports card ones. Well, except for Cher maybe. Great tips and great writing, as we've come to expect.Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-7820176187445064162010-05-06T00:49:07.416-04:002010-05-06T00:49:07.416-04:00first, Cher?!!!? really? that's low mister.
s...first, Cher?!!!? really? that's low mister.<br /><br />second, I am positive that no blogger has ever used the word "malaise" in their blogs.<br /><br />ever.<br /><br />unless it was one of those odd word verification things.Captain Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189853561737282234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-53126222691717530652010-05-05T23:59:52.670-04:002010-05-05T23:59:52.670-04:00Great post & great suggestions. I am a bit bor...Great post & great suggestions. I <i>am</i> a bit bored with the newer releases, but I'm looking forward to Topps Series 2.<br /><br />I'm still having fun tracking down older cards and getting them signed. I'm also having fun watching baseball - for some reason, my card collecting enthusiasm is usually at its highest during February/March, but once the season starts I want to focus more on going to games.<br /><br />I have no plans to go away any time soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-83298207764086225542010-05-05T23:56:37.365-04:002010-05-05T23:56:37.365-04:00Amen dude. I haven't collected with the times...Amen dude. I haven't collected with the times basically...ever...so my interest doesn't wax and wane with the present. I think organization is a good way to get addicted again though...I just organized all of my collection lists and I'm now going crazy on Ebay buying fancy cards to fill those lists.SpastikMoosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374559066158419166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-87820617961771068622010-05-05T23:49:01.614-04:002010-05-05T23:49:01.614-04:00You said to comment. So I'm commenting.
But s...You said to comment. So I'm commenting.<br /><br />But seriously, though, a great post. As someone who is just back into the hobby, all of it is new and fresh to me (at least, everything since 1991). At I guess I didn't know enough to realise that the 2010 Topps base is "meh" - I think it looks pretty good. Then again, I also love the '86, '87 and '89 set and think '88 is an eyesore. So what do I know.<br /><br />Yes, I'm worried about the potential down the track of only having one official set, and that leading to general slackitude on the part of Topps, because they have no competition to keep them on their toes. But like you said, that's an issue that will become apparent later, not now.<br /><br />Excellent post, oh wise bird.Jonathan @ RGB Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562168578305733245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-58382265455816640872010-05-05T23:48:05.186-04:002010-05-05T23:48:05.186-04:00Excellent, excellent post. I couldn't agree mo...Excellent, excellent post. I couldn't agree more. I've done some of the things you've suggested and it's making me even more interested in the hobby than I have been since I came back.<br /><br />It helps to refocus, it really does. That's what I did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-32521907596413466722010-05-05T23:45:06.857-04:002010-05-05T23:45:06.857-04:00Going through your cards is a great way to regain ...Going through your cards is a great way to regain interest. It's also a great way to find some trade bait. There is always someone interested in the cards you have laying around.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799236057206316379noreply@blogger.com