Saturday, December 2, 2017

Bonus Credit Blaster

I've got a busy Saturday ahead - including my 8 year old daughter's birthday party - but I wanted to throw out a quick post before I go.

As you may know, I had been holding all of my COMC purchases since the beginning of March at their warehouse until their big Black Friday special. I did this partly for the scratch-off tickets (which of course they're not doing anymore :/ ) but also for the shipping credit. Because I had 502 cards shipped to me I earned $25 in COMC cash..and this is how I spent it:


Your Latest Purchases
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2001-02 Fleer Greats of the Game - Autographs #STSH
Steve Shutt [edit] [share]
Item: 46217899
Bought 12/2/2017 6:59:56 AM for $5.25
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1956 Topps - [Base] #97.1
Jerry Lynch (Gray Back) [edit] [share]
Item: 47475351
Bought 12/1/2017 9:16:32 PM for $2.50
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1956 Topps - [Base] #93.1
George Susce (Gray Back) [edit] [share]
Item: 47475350
Bought 12/1/2017 9:16:32 PM for $2.13
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1956 Topps - [Base] #7.2
Ron Negray (White Back) [edit] [share]
Item: 47475368
Bought 12/1/2017 9:16:32 PM for $1.75
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2017 Bowman - Chrome Prospect Autographs #CPA-JO
Josh Ockimey [edit] [share]
Item: 45046485
Bought 12/1/2017 9:13:39 PM for $13.38
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Total: $25.01

I saw the Steve Shutt autograph last night and added it to my watch list. This morning it was 50% off, so I pulled back an offer I made on a different card and squeezed it into my budget. Had to add this Hall of Fame Hab to my autograph collection.

 Speaking of autographs, this Josh Ockimey card is kind of a lottery ticket, but that's exactly the kind of thing 'cashback bonus' is for. He's a power-hitting first baseman who made it to double-A as a 21 year old, but if the Sox sign Eric Hosmer his path to Fenway could be blocked. However, if they trade for Jose Abreu that might give Ockimey time to develop - unless, of course, he's part of the deal.

Rounding out the 'bonus credit blaster' are three more singles for my 1956 Topps set, which should be right around 1/3 complete once all my cards are in hand. 


The next week is going to be heaven for this sports card collector - as many as five shipments (including The Big One) are expected to arrive at my door by this time next week. And maybe, just maybe... I'll get to shop at an actual brick-and-mortar sports card store next Saturday!

I'm going to be posting, and sorting, and smiling a lot this month.

 


Merry Cards-mas, everyone!


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7 comments:

  1. Base Card HeroDecember 2, 2017 at 2:32 PM

    Wow. I thought my 120 cards sitting at comc.com waiting to be shipped to me was a lot... guess not!

    Nice Shutt auto. There were a lot of early to mid 2000's hockey products out there that produced a great assortment of autographs from home town heroes to hall-of-famers.

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    1. ChrisDecember 3, 2017 at 1:06 PM

      I'll probably be at around 120 for the year next year. Maybe less, since I'm planning on cutting the card buying budget a lot.

      Fleer Greats is one of my favorite sets for autographs. I've been on a bit of a hard-signed HOFer kick lately.

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  2. JonDecember 2, 2017 at 9:56 PM

    I was really looking forward to the scratch-offs this year, as I was convinced that it was going to be my year to win something big... I guess I was wrong!

    And it's nice to hear you being upbeat about things for a change. Hopefully this will be the start of better things to come :)

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    1. ChrisDecember 3, 2017 at 1:10 PM

      COMC taking away the scratch-offs was a real disappointment. It's going to have an effect on how frequently I purchase cards from them, though I was planning to scale back anyway.

      Thanks for that Jon. I really am going to focus on my mental health a lot more in 2018. Blog post to follow (probably at the Pedestrian Writer)

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  3. Billy KingsleyDecember 3, 2017 at 1:44 AM

    I've shipped out 477 cards from COMC this year...that includes some comics too...but not all at once. With $25 for free I probably could have turned that into almost another free five spot, lol.

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    1. ChrisDecember 3, 2017 at 1:13 PM

      Someone on the sports card blogs gave me the idea to hold 'em all back after last year's Black Friday and it was not easy - but yeah, getting $25 back all at once is kinda nice.

      You must be doing some great bargain shopping; I'd have a hard time squeezing another $5 out of my purchases.

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  4. John Going GentlyDecember 3, 2017 at 5:06 PM

    Thank you for you going gently comment on snow patrol!

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