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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

The New Cards are not concerned with how trashed they can be turned. They got crumpled creases huh. I think it's funny. I'm buying Trash with real money

You might be surprised to learn that getting really trashed cards of a more recent vintage can be tough. They don't hold the same appeal as a trashed vintage card.  2 Superstar pitchers will make an appearance amongst all these old cards like Jim Lemon that almost seem to be carefully sanded down and gently twisted to crinkle up into some kind of work of art.  Same just doesn't hold for Orel and especially Smoltz where it looks like you have to try and hurt the card to get them to this point (and sorry to who I'm not crediting for these; they came in a trade a while back and I didn't write it down) (JBozovsky was that you?).


I did write down BoRonsy when he sent me some really great newer stuff that totally had bad accidents and were not "antiqued" for my benefit.    


And then he added these 3, er 2 1/2 cards from the old wayback machine.  Skowron looks like he was barfed up by a moose who couldn't figure out how to get that sweet smelling gum out of the packet without chewing the cards in it as well. Despite it all that Jerry Adair has some gloss.


 If I had funds enough to slab things I would pack these two up and send to one of the graders and keep sending it back and demanding a review with a lower score until they go in the negitives.  I'm normally not much of a slab lover but there is something about these two cards that just begs to be encased, just so by white gloved hands.  Bo reached out to me with a new trade and will be helping me out on my new Frankenset of cards of guys named Dick (or Dyck).


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The New Cards are not concerned with how trashed they can be turned. They got crumpled creases huh. I think it's funny. I'm buying Trash with real money

You might be surprised to learn that getting really trashed cards of a more recent vintage can be tough. They don't hold the same appeal...