Night Owl Cards

  My first COMC order of the year came in today. I've settled into averaging out to two COMC orders a year. It used to be more than that, but there are more options now and also COMC prices have been unreasonable in many cases for several years, so I've been forced to comparison shop.   My first order of the year is usually smaller than the one that often shows up in the fall. But both orders usually show how scattered my interests are. I read stories about collectors working on some super-focused, often highly unattainable pursuit and only that pursuit . Every time, I am filled with feelings of admiration/envy (wish I could do that) mixed with feelings of relief (glad I chase more than one thing!).   This order is very much this-and-that. It took almost exactly a month to show up, which is fine, though I was expecting earlier based on the lightening speed from several months ago.     One of the first items I put in my cart were the last two Dodgers I needed fro...

  I like to assess my collection periodically via numbers. It's the best way I know to document progress and, for me, accumulating cards is progress (I don't understand collectors who get excited by selling off their cards -- the hobby is called "collecting," not "divesting"). Without totaling my cards periodically, this process would be mindless accumulation. What do I have? I don't know! How about this card in front of me! That's all I can tell you! At least with numbers, I feel like I'm making good time, even if it's still really mindless accumulation but with numbers. So every year at this time, for the last couple of years, I've gone through quickly and added the number of Dodgers I've accumulated each year. It's not super-accurate but It gives me an understanding of how "well" I've done and also I can assess how enthusiastic I was that year. It also is a good window on what was going on in the hobby that year....

A record was set here at the Night Owl residence on Monday. Here is the record: 7 - most card packages received from one person in a single day. It's good to know I can still make history in year five of Night Owl Cards, but I really can't take credit for any of it. Wes of Jaybarkerfan's Junk went on one of his PWE binges again and conducted an envelope drop on my home. Here is one flurry: And here is another: But they all came together, wrapped in a rubber band. It's mail behavior like this that draws the attention of my postal carrier. Frankly, I don't want his attention because he's a little creepish (I know stories). But there are certain sacrifices we must make if we want to be dive-bombed by cardboard. As you may know, all of Wes' PWE presentations are very random, which is the best kind of presentation. The PWEs are both random in kind and in amount. I thought I'd show the best card out of each envelope with a breakdown ...