Sunday, January 31, 2021

9 pocket sheets

I have purchase hundreds of hundreds of 9 pocket card sheets and have been discouraged and how the quality has continued to go down while the price at Walmart and Meijer is now $6 for just 35 for Ultra "pro" sheets. As I have posted before, I have been exploring alternatives. One such alternative is Amazon brand sheets.  Yes, Amazon brand.  I was very pleasantly surprised. 100 sheets for $11 and better quality that what I can purchase at Walmart.  With a thicker mill and easy fit, I was very happy.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PD7KBN5

Now I'm exploring Gold Seal 9 pocket sheets that are 100 sheets for $17.50.

  • 100-Ct. clear HEAVYWEIGHT trading card sleeve pages/protectors, 8.5" x 11"
  • 9 Pockets per page times 100 pages gives you storage for 900 cards!
  • Single-sided top loading for easy card insertion
  • Durable, nonstick, non-glare, archival safe and acid free
  • Reinforced heat-sealed seams to last





Monday, January 11, 2021

1990 Topps

I now have spent a week on Topps 1990. I own way more 1990 Topps cards than I thought I owned. I am 99% sure I have two complete sets and most likely many incomplete sets. I'm thinking at this time that I will probably only keep 3 binders worth. I admit I like these cards better than when I purchased them in 1990. Since I have hardly touched them since then, they are in great condition. I did pick up a few hundred of them (maybe over a thousand) in 2020 while aquiring other cards.

12 Most Valuable 1990 Topps Baseball Cards

#414 Frank Thomas Rookie Card
#336 Ken Griffey Jr.
#692 Sammy Sosa Rookie Card
#757 Larry Walker Rookie Card
#701 Bernie Williams Rookie Card
#331 Juan Gonzalez Rookie Card
#1 Nolan Ryan
#2 Nolan Ryan (The Mets Years) Baseball Card
#3 Nolan Ryan (The Angels Years) Baseball Card
#4 Nolan Ryan (The Astros Years) Baseball Card
#5 Nolan Ryan (The Rangers Years) Baseball Card
#300 Bo Jackson Baseball Card

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

2021 Goals

1) Catalog at least half of my 1990's baseball cards. I have many thousands to do. I believe 10-15 thousand cards between 1990 - 1999 that still need to be cataloged.

2) Additionally, I would like to put all of my 1990's cards into binders. That project will be expensive and as time consuming as goal #1.

3) Also I would like to create more videos for youtube and try to make them more pesonalble.

4) Lastly, I will be aquiring more cards, but purchase less and specifically for certain holes in the following sets:
1959 Topps
1962 Topps
1964 Topps
1972 Topps

Rock/Mineral/Crystal mining in Kentucky again

We went Rock/Mineral/Crystal mining a couple times more in Kentucky again.  We found lots of sea fossil again like various plant and shells,...