Friday, April 9, 2021

The BOX: wrap up 2015-2020.

 Alright we've made it through to the end of the first SportLots box. I have another one that is sitting there (not all of the  packages have arrived yet). I did the same with that one as I did with this one by ordering a handful to be sent directly to me. I will post those as individual posts, still waiting on two more but they are little ones.



Now on to the show. 2015-2020




The Miller is a variation that I needed.









One of the Bowman Chrome Freeman cards is from the "vending" ???????? At least they are different photos. I am pretty sure I had them both already, but when I was filling this box I hadn't decided to eliminate the "doubling up on PC guys". I wound up with about 50 cards that I actually didn't need after that decision. It is what it is.











The Donruss "blank back" is just a waste to me.









Love me some cheap high end cards.













That's a wrap. I plan on resting up this weekend. I'm tired due to making TWO Florida runs 4 days apart. One was to the card show in Jacksonville last Saturday, and the other was Back home with a pit-stop at UF to let my Uncle see the Butterfly Rainforest and also the Museum of Natural History. 

As for the SportLots "BOX" experience, I jumped in to give it a try, yes I save a ton on shipping, but that counts cards from sellers that I would not have ordered from except for the Box thing. My first experience, not overwhelmingly blown away. I like my cards now, not later, so I decided to give it another try and filled my cart with a second grouping with some refined parameters. Those packages have not all been received in the box yet. I have decided that more refinement is necessary for a third try at it. I've been working a week and a half on that box and have just 5 cards that are possible, so it is going to be a slow build. We'll see. If that third BOX once done doesn't blow me away, then it will more than likely be the last one. Like I said......we'll see.


Have a great weekend folks.

10 comments:

  1. I'm working on my second Sportlots box now, just waiting for the final card to filter in. I'm on record as saying I'd rather get my cards quickly than worry about saving on shipping. However, the shipping was so astronomical if I requested the direct route (I mean ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS more in shipping) that I went with the box again.

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    1. My savings on shipping with the first box was $55.00, but that is NOT a real number as I wouldn't have bought those cards from those sellers if I was shipping direct. But I refined the 2nd, and for my third, I think I got it figured out to maximize the benefit in waiting.

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  2. Busy week. The Butterfly Rainforest sounds really cool. How far is it to your place in Florida? Rest up buddy.

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    1. non stop direct to my house would be 3 hours each way, the pit stop was 3 hrs as well.

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  3. I can't be the only one to see Kolby's minor league card and think that he played for the Strippers...?

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  4. The Stripers? I definitely read that as "the Strippers"...would be a great name for a team, especially if they played near an airport.

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  5. I still haven't tried the sportlots box yet. I'm sure I'll give it a shot at some point. Love the throwback jersey on that Swanson!

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  6. I was never a big fan of Chipper Jones but I like that first card of him.

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