I’m back with another round of trade bait. This is the first week’s worth since announcing my Charity Trade policy. In short, I’m not giving away cards, but I am donating money to charity f...
http://www.communitygum.com/2019/05/05/trade-bait-2018-diamond-kings/
I’m back with another round of trade bait. This is the first week’s worth since announcing my Charity Trade policy. In short, I’m not giving away cards, but I am donating money to charity f...
http://www.communitygum.com/2019/05/04/trade-bait-2017-panini-chronicles/
Baseball cards are wonderful things with a ton of variety. Some of that variety is from different manufacturers that employ techniques intended to set themselves apart from their competition. Som...
Time once again to check in with a name that should be familiar to frequent readers of the blog. Bill, known as minibbcards on the Trading Card Database (his want list is found here) sent me a hu...
http://www.communitygum.com/2019/04/02/a-hot-dog-of-a-trade-part-2-of-2/
High-end products confuse me sometimes. I understand what they’re trying to do, but thinking about them with a critical eye makes them less appealing. I mean, let’s think about this a bit. Pa...
http://www.communitygum.com/2019/03/30/picking-up-the-high-end-scraps/
So, every once in a while I’ve taken to twitter to complain about my physical health situation, so I figured I’d give anyone who might care an update on here. To take a bit of a step back i...
http://www.communitygum.com/2019/02/25/lets-talk-about-physical-health/
I’m not the first to be inspired by The Chronicles of Fuji, and I won’t be the last. However, I will probably be the only to be inspired by this specific post where he said he had collected a...
http://www.communitygum.com/2019/02/17/how-many-maddux-relics/
There was a little bit of a winter lull, but recently, I’ve been getting a few packages in my mailbox from you kind people. That means I need to be even more diligent in getting caught up with ...
How in the world did I end up buying so many cards on ebay with holiday gift giving front and center? Simple: I’m a selfish guy, and I like to shop for myself. These past few months have been n...
http://www.communitygum.com/2019/01/16/december-2018-ebay-wins/
There are all kinds of resources for collectors to purchase cards. Well, maybe not all kinds, but several. I have that monthly series showing off my ebay wins. I recently spent a portion of my Sp...
http://www.communitygum.com/2018/12/09/twee-commerce-gwynn-edition/