Night Owl Cards

  I know I've written a lot about oddballs throughout this blog and I've really been spouting off about them in the last six months or so. I probably should change this blog to "Oddball Owl Cards" to make it more appropriate. I've written about them so much that I wanted to do a post on why I like them so much. This isn't a "how-to," in fact, I'd prefer that you didn't copy me and collect these things. It's one of the few kinds of cards where I don't have to beat back the competition. So here are a few reasons why I collect oddballs. (Remember: don't start collecting them!) I shall use a bunch of oddball cards that I just received from Nick of Dime Boxes as visual aids to support my argument. 1. Oddballs are the last chance to collect the players that I truly adore. These are all cards from 1978 SSPC. I have so few of these. I need so many more. Oddballs give me a chance to say hello to the players from my childhood one last t...

  I'm returning to the fascinating package of periodicals and cards that I received from the best bubble a few days ago. Why not? It's not like I'm done filing all that stuff, and it will be awhile before I do.   I wanted to update the news on the 1956 World Series program that you and I were salivating over, the one that Don Larsen allegedly signed on the scorecard inside that documented Game 5 of that World Series, his perfect game.   Best Bubble Bob sent me an email saying he did additional research on the program and he believes it's a reprint.   Bummer.   I've never heard of yearbook reprints, only card reprints. I suppose there could be old yearbooks reprinted, although that seems a bit odd to me. But it explains why the program is in immaculate shape and why it is so readily in my possession. Bob didn't explain how he came to this decision, I'd like to know how that was determined.   It's still cool to own, reprint or not.   Anyway, I had said...

Have you voted in the first of eight vote-offs for a new entrant into the Cardboard Appreciation Hall of Fame? If not, either go to this post and comment on your pick or copy-and-paste the following link to vote: https://vote.easypolls.net/6286614c5617e80062aee2cf     I have been valuing my trade buds a little more the last few months.   With the number of bloggers departing for greener trade pastures, or simply plain departing, the trade scene isn't like it was at all on the blogs. I used to be juggling eight, 10, 12 trades at a time and did so for years. These days, it's more like two or three.   That's OK, because life is rather busy and the fear of letting someone down because one of 22 trade overtures fell through the cracks isn't there anymore. But I really do appreciate bloggers like Cards On Cards, Dime Boxes and Johnny's Trading Spot, all of whom have been trading with me for years and all who recently sent me cards!   They clearly won't stop sendin...

Hey, look, it's finally time to start voting another piece of cardboard into the Cardboard Appreciation Hall of Fame! It's been five years since we've voted in a card into the C.A. Hall of Fame and it's been three months since I mentioned that it was time to start the latest round of voting! Honestly, the delays around here, this blog really should be investigated. Anyway, if you don't remember -- and who can blame you? -- this is where I look back on the previous 64 Cardboard Appreciation subjects, present eight at a time and ask you to vote for your favorite one each time. I plan to run these posts once a week until a champion is declared. For a refresher, these are the cards that are already in the C.A. Hall of Fame: Class of 2010: 1991 Topps Carlton Fisk Class of 2011: 1971 Topps Lindy McDaniel   Class of 2013: Vida Blue   Class of 2017: 1973 Topps Pat Corrales The chances of voting in a comparably classic card to the previous four may be not as great just becau...