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Icon-O-Clasm: 1989 Upper Deck Jim Abbott
Posted in Icon-O-Clasm with tags baseball, baseball cards, Icon-O-Clasm, Jim Abbott, Upper Deck on August 30, 2014 by Cardboard IconsThrift Treasures Part IX: I am Mr. Mint
Posted in Thrift Treasures with tags 2009 Topps Heritage, armpits, baseball, baseball cards, Boston Celtics, Cardboard Icons, high-top-fade, Jim Abbott, Jim Rome, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Mr. Mint, Nordiques, Pornstache, rookie card, Say No To Drugs, Thrift Treasures on March 21, 2009 by Cardboard IconsIt’s well documented on this blog that I am a baseball-only collector. But it’s also known that I am an opportunist.
So when life gives be a bag of 300 cards, more than half of which are MINT 1980-81 Topps basketball, for $2.98 — less than a single pack of 2009 Topps Heritage baseball — I make the best of it and proceed to the check stand without further delay.
And it is without further adieu that I present the latest treasures … Continue reading →