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so after a long absence from the hobby, i have come back to find it completely different than from when i left it. i find myself totally overwhelmed by the amount of stuff that has been released and the by the high end products that are out there now. packs and boxes of new stuff for $100-$400 a pack?!?!?! that's really incredible. back when i collected i would buy a few packs at a time because i couldn't afford that much then. haha, now i find myself in the same exact situation.

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Today's mail brought in 3 trades with two new Garnett's and three new Ray Allen's, along with some set needs.

1998-99 Topps Chrome Coast To Coast CC8
2009-10 Panini Certified 78

And the Ray-Ray's:

1997-98 Hoops Frequent Flyers 11
1997-98 Hoops Rookie Headliner 4
2009-10 Panini Studio 58

These additions put my Ray Allen collection at 424 different, and my Garnett collection at 1182 different, which is 22.1% of all Garnett's. ...

A list of my entire Ray Allen collection:

153 different cards:

18 Rookie cards
12 Game-used jersey
6 Autos

This is my Want list. I am looking for anything on this list. Anything on my site is available for trade.


#52 Davone Bess
#145 Eric Decker
#149 Anthony Dixon
#162 Jermaine Gresham
#173 Sean Lee
#183 Toby Gerhart
#189 Montario Hardesty
#192 Jordan Shipley

LeBron James has made two mistakes in his playing career.

The first was turning pro right after high school, because despite all the enormous talent he possesses, he wasn't a complete player just yet. The last 7 seasons spent in Cleveland, a virtual hop, skip, & jump from his hometown of Akron, represented on-the-job training. Yes, the Cavaliers made the finals once in those 7 years, turning the corner toward shedding the "loser" label once and for all, but they didn't ...