on July 24th, 2009 by Billy Suter
I figured I’d take the “Repack Experiment” title off these videos, since I know everything’s working OK with the videos (and they’re being surprisingly well received). This video shows off my cards from the 70s, as well as another pack rip.There were a…
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on June 21st, 2009 by Billy Suter
As some of you know, I just got my driver’s license this past Wednesday. To celebrate, I went on a road trip to visit my cousins in Caldwell, Ohio. On the way home Saturday, I decided to stop at the Rink’s flea market in nearby Marietta. There were a c…
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on June 13th, 2009 by Billy Suter
My early years of baseball card collecting were punctuated by many stupid decisions, but none as regretted as the decision I made to trade this card away sometime in the mid 1990s. It was the oldest card in my collection (at least, until I got my 1970 …
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on March 22nd, 2009 by Billy Suter
Lately, the card selection at my local Walmart has been really slim. Many of you might remember me saying that they never got any 2009s in when the rest of the stores got them. I went to Walmart yesterday to see if they got any in yet.They don’t have a…
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on March 10th, 2009 by Billy Suter
Kevin over at Orioles Cards put together an All-Kevin team. As good as that team is, I don’t think it has a chance against my All-Billy Team.Starters:C – Bill Dickey (10x All-Star, HOF)1B – Bill Skowron (6x All-Star)2B – Bill Mazeroski (7x All-Star, HO…
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on February 11th, 2009 by Billy Suter
I had to go to the DMV in Moundsville about a week ago, and while I was in the area I decided to stop by the huge Walmart near there. They had some 2009s, which I bought (and forgot to post about… oops). When I got off work today, I stopped by the Wa…
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on January 23rd, 2009 by Billy Suter
No, I haven’t forgotten about this place. I’ve just been… um, busy with… um, stuff. Yeah! That’s the ticket! I’ve been busy with stuff. Anyway, I decided to update my wantlist.1970 Topps Pilots team set (14)224 323 359 393 473 514 533 556 574 596 6…
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on December 29th, 2008 by Billy Suter
Questions – 1-If I didn’t collect baseball cards, I’d collect MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.Some might say I have a pretty good collection already. I have three electric guitars, an acoustic guitar, and an electric bass. I’d like to add a Strat-type electric gui…
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on December 24th, 2008 by Billy Suter
I know I’ve been gone a while. I haven’t been in the mood to post anything for the past few days. (The flu and a broken heart will do that to ya.) Things are finally starting to look again, though, and just in time for Christmas!I want to thank the fin…
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on November 29th, 2008 by Billy Suter
a huge box of cards came in from gcrl today. a large chunk of them were fairly new pirates, but i also received a nice selection of vintage cards, including a card i needed for my 1970 topps seattle pilots team set. i think the biggest surprises were t…
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on November 22nd, 2008 by Billy Suter
I finally got those packages that I meant to send out last week in the mail today, and I hope they’ll get to where they’re going soon.I’ll try to put up another Spotlight post sometime within the next couple days. Until then, I’ll leave you with this a…
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on November 15th, 2008 by Billy Suter
Due to the downturn in the economy, the post office in my town was forced to cut its hours. When I got up this morning, though, I wasn’t worried about any of that. All I wanted to do was to lay in bed, go to the bank and post office, and get stuff read…
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on November 13th, 2008 by Billy Suter
For years, I thought Bill Mazeroski was born in Ohio. I remember going to the Rogers flea market and seeing a sign along the left-hand side of Ohio Route 7 (I’m guessing around Rush Run) that said “Home of Bill Mazeroski” in big letters. Imagine how su…
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on November 12th, 2008 by Billy Suter
It’s been a while since I’ve done anything on here. I also have a couple packages that I’ve been meaning to mail out, but I’ve been preoccupied. I feel kinda bad about ignoring this place, but it’s been for a good reason. I’d like to share my latest fi…
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on November 5th, 2008 by Billy Suter
As many of you know, Topps and Upper Deck have released cards of the different presidential candidates. I went after the 2008 Topps Series 1 set really hard, and I got a bunch of doubles, including two McCains. I went after the ’08 Upper Deck Series On…
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