From the (lack of) brains that brought you 'The Wax Fantastic' – The Baseball Card Blog from the 'Other' side of the Atlantic
So, my second attempt at running a Baseball card blog has come to an end. I tried, I really did, but the enthusiasm for card collecting that was there back in March has pretty much evaporated. Some of the sourness that occurred in the community back in July didn't help. It wasn't the whole reason … Continue reading And It’s Goodnight From Him…
I can’t count the reasons I should stay One by one they all just fade away PLEASE NOTE: The contents of this post are aimed at collectors over here in the UK and, as a result, some of the names and personalities won't resonate with non-UK collectors. Apologies for this. Regular service will resume soon. … Continue reading UK Collecting and The Nature of Community
Hi everyone. We've seen some major changes in the UK collecting community over the last 18-24 months, as our numbers have swelled far beyond what I certainly ever expected. I always guessed that the people were out there, but it's really encouraging and gratifying to see everyone coming together and congregating around the existing Facebook … Continue reading The UK Collecting Community – Spoilt For Choice
A week last Friday another of Topps' high end releases dropped in the middle of a very crowded release period. 2018 Museum Collection is a glorious looking product that epitomises the risk-reward element that accompanies this type of set. Normally I shy away from this type of release due to the unholy price but, call … Continue reading Night at the Museum
Configuration: 6 packs per box, 8 cards per pack Release: 24th August 2018 Click here to view a PDF of the sell sheet. Ok... Colour me intrigued on this one. Panini Chronicles covers a plethora of brands from the Panini product stable, many of which haven't been produced for Baseball sets before. There's Spectra, Select, Studio, … Continue reading Preview: 2018 Panini Chronicles
To some of us set collecting is part and parcel of what we do. Year after year the most popular of modern sets always seem to be flagship and Heritage. Of course there are plenty of other sets that lend themselves to being picked up by the discerning collector, always a case of whatever floats … Continue reading A Collecting Milestone
Early in 2013 Panini started to release images of 2012 National Treasures Baseball. While I've never been a fan of high-end products there was something about this particular set that grabbed my attention immediately. In fact it wouldn't be stretching it too far to say that, as a product, National Treasures blew me away! I … Continue reading A National Treasure
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From the (lack of) brains that brought you 'The Wax Fantastic' - The Baseball Card Blog from the 'Other' side of the Atlantic
Trading card information, checklists, collector ramblings and more!
From the (lack of) brains that brought you 'The Wax Fantastic' - The Baseball Card Blog from the 'Other' side of the Atlantic
From the (lack of) brains that brought you 'The Wax Fantastic' - The Baseball Card Blog from the 'Other' side of the Atlantic
Blog and database for pre-1940 sports cards
From the (lack of) brains that brought you 'The Wax Fantastic' - The Baseball Card Blog from the 'Other' side of the Atlantic
From the (lack of) brains that brought you 'The Wax Fantastic' - The Baseball Card Blog from the 'Other' side of the Atlantic
