Saturday, March 19, 2016

A Mid-Life Card Crisis

I think we've all been there. Especially those who not only collect sports cards, but those who blog about collecting sports cards.

I've had an active blog for almost 8 years. I've seen a lot of great blogs come and go during that time. Sure, there are a few bloggers that have withstood the test of time, but they are few.

Collecting takes a lot of time and money. Blogging about collecting takes even more time. Both time and money for collecting and blogging about it are becoming harder and harder for me to find.

I'm going to continue blogging though. I just can't seem to give it up. It's been 10 days since my last post and that is too long.

So here is some cardboard for your viewing pleasure. This time it's some football cards from a fellow YouTuber Dave whose channel Dave's Mid-Life Card Crisis inspired the blog title.

Dave sent some Arizona Cardinals cards for my boys and I. Thanks Dave!

Logan Thomas was a 4th round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2014 NFL Draft and only spent 1 season with the Cards before being released, but this is a really nice quad jersey/patch autographed card of Thomas who only has 1 completion in the NFL for 81 yards and a touchdown to his name. Dave also sent a nice jumbo jersey card of Thomas as well.




Next up are some cards of current Cards including QB Carson Palmer, RB Andre Ellington, and WR Larry Fitzgerald. 




Let's finish off the package from Dave with a 4 spot of Patrick Peterson cards including a base and parallel Platinum, a mini Topps Magic and a really cool looking Panini Crusade card.





5 comments:

  1. "Blogging about collecting takes even more time. Both time and money for collecting and blogging about it are becoming harder and harder for me to find.

    I'm going to continue blogging though. I just can't seem to give it up. It's been 10 days since my last post and that is too long."

    As I always say - blog cuz you want to, not because you have to. We'll always be here to read your words. No pressure.

    And that yellow Peterson is gaudy, but something inside me thinks it's look better than the base. Maybe I need sleep or something.

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  2. I'm with Jeff -- if something feels like work or you "have" to do it, take a break or even stop and just comment for a while. We'll be here when you come back and, if we're not, well, that's our problem.

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  3. I am a big fan of the Crusade cards, they really pop.

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  4. FUN.....fun.... yep, its supposed to be fun. Don't work at it. If you ain't feelin it, chill for a minute. ( but ONLY a minute, lol. ) In other words, I third what Jeff said.

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  5. 8 years? That's awesome. Just passed my 6 year mark and you're absolutely right about the amount of effort that goes into running a blog. I've been running on fumes lately, but I've experienced burnout before and have always bounced back. Hope you enjoyed your 10 day break. Might need to look into one of those myself ;)

    P.S. That Peterson Crusade is AWESOME!

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