Night Owl Cards

I realize I have been running more than my share of "look what I got" posts recently. But it's the giving-and-receiving season and people are giving and receiving. A LOT. I'm receiving card packages like it's 2009 again. The poor old card desk can't keep up with the two-packages-a-day rate, and I'm scrambling to make it presentable before company arrives. So that's why I'm doing what I'm doing. But besides that, it's the giving and receiving season! It's the thing to do, everyone! You think anyone wants to read about how many cards I found of players with bad teeth three days from Christmas? I don't. I sure as hell don't have time for the research. So here we are at a package from All Trade Bait All The Time . Oscar doesn't really feature all trade bait all the time on his blog. It's mostly Dodgers he received, games he saw and beer he drank. But, I'm not showing any night owls on cards on my blog either. It...

I'm sure you've seen many posts over the last few weeks from collectors featuring what they bought on COMC on Black Friday weekend. COMC hosts its best deals of the year that weekend, from what I hear anyway. And lots of people -- who are very on top of the latest "thing to do" -- pounce. It's actually very smart, lots of money to save, free shipping, etc. But I'm not nearly that together. I am never in any shape to buy cards on COMC on Black Friday. It's usually a day for some family activity or recuperation. Two years ago, I was in a bowling alley with lots of babbling nieces and nephews (OK, one of them was my own kid). Last year I was dealing with the final days of my mother-in-law. Today, I was driving home in a haze very desperate to get some sleep. The sales -- again -- passed me by. However, I love cards and I love COMC. So about two weeks ago, I placed a small order with some money I had budgeted for Christmas purchases that it turns out I ...