Alright, I got a nice chunk of trade bait up and depending on how well that’s received, I’m hoping to inject some different names in my recurring trade package posts. Very shortly, I plan to ...
http://www.communitygum.com/2019/05/08/next-stop-a-trade-from-last-july/
Happy Holidays everybody. It’s that time of year where giving is more important than receiving and money is spent on other people in the great name of CONSUMERISM rather than on yourself in the...
http://www.communitygum.com/2018/12/16/november-2018-ebay-wins/
“Redemption” is a dirty word in the card collecting world. No one really likes them, not even the companies. Now, we could get into all kinds of reasons as to why they exist and offer alterna...
http://www.communitygum.com/2018/11/13/the-immaculate-redemption/
I’ll be honest. My organizational skills have improved in the near decade after starting the blog, but it’s still not perfect. Usually when cards come my way, I’ll keep them in separate sta...
http://www.communitygum.com/2018/06/26/losing-track-of-my-trades/
These past couple of days, I’ve been sick with a fun little cold, or flu (never really sure which). My wife had a friend visit us and I had to tuck away and isolate myself to avoid infecting ei...
http://www.communitygum.com/2018/04/14/a-warming-trade-for-an-annoying-cold/
I went to a new sort of local card show back in May. Well, it’s not a new show. It’s new to me. Located in Orland Park, this has been going on every month for some time. I’ve thought about ...
http://www.communitygum.com/2016/11/01/another-non-national-card-show-post/
I’m going to try something a little different on the blog. Lately, most of my free time has been spent watching a bunch of movies (I’ve even been writing the occasional review again after 2 y...
http://www.communitygum.com/2016/07/06/video-games-vs-card-collecting-side-quests/
Going into the show, I had very good intentions of padding my basketball collections. I really only have two focuses at this point. One is to collect the 2011-12 Past & Present master set. The ot...
http://www.communitygum.com/2015/08/17/2015-nscc-2-nit-picking/
Isn’t it nice to be part of something special? Madding from Cards on Cards started a basketball club several months ago. The idea was that some of us primarily baseball collectors could have ...
How about those Bulls, huh? Congratulations to them for beating the Miami Heat and ending their remarkable streak. It’s no 72-10 record, but Miami’s run was still quite amazing. The fact th...