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How to Open a Box

By Michael Reuben aka mreuben

Everyone may have their own strategy to properly bust a box of cards, and for everyone it’s different. Heck, even the way we refer to this process seems to vary amongst all members of the hobby. Breaking a box. Busting wax. Cracking a case. Simply, opening some cards. Developing one’s own strategy for bringing these treasures to life in a collection is a serious task that all of us must consider.

First things first, you must figure out where the process will take place. If you’re lucky, you don’t have to find some secluded place to avoid More >

The Long Road: Life in the Minors 

 

By Noah Carter aka SappeltMan17

Everyone has that old minor league stadium near them. You Know, the one with the grandstands that aren’t ever full and of course the giant 5×10 aluminium signs advertising ” Dave’s Used Car World “. The stadiums in the downtown city or the seemingly wide open cow pastures in the middle of the mid west. These are the places where in July you can find teenagers making memories that they won’t ever forget and in September you can find some of the best baseball in the country. To the general public these fields are considered to More >