Long awaited mailday

As many of you know I spent a good 20 days waiting for an eBay purchase to arrive, and after several unanswered e-mails and a PayPal claim I called the seller. He advised me of the issue that prevented my cards from getting to me, which sounded like crap since Sooz ordered from the same guy and got her cards within a few days. But at any rate, I have purchased from this seller many, many times and this is the only problem I have ever had and I don't believe Sooz has ever had one. He has one of the largest card stores on eBay and most base cards are a buck but higher end cards are overpriced in my eyes.

This is what I had ordered, but Sooz bought me a Russ Martin 09 Finest because she's the best. So this one will make it's way to Night Owl if he needs it.







I love baseball cards.

I also picked up these from another seller, Cano for a buck and Pujols Heads Up for $2.50 (cheapest at the time on eBay, not sure why he took the offer). If anyone has the Pujols Heads Up on its way to me as we speak, if you would like it back I will send it back with a future trade.




I am going to try and log all of these cards, plus the ones from the store and some trades in today. We'll see how much I actually get done. I'm going to the Yankees/Phillies game today but I am sure I will be tweeting on Twitter for your entertainment.

I got the card I wanted

Remember way back to last week when I wanted a card so badly, but I didn't say which card it was.

You know that feeling. You see a card on eBay or on someone's blog and you think to yourself, "Man, I just have to have it. Just gotta get it."

That's how many story begins. I was looking around eBay late last week and all the new baseball cards I wasn't going to get my hands on. I thought about all the ways my money should be spent until I stumbled upon the card. This isn't a white elephant type of card. It was just a card I wanted to put into my collection and stare at for a little while.

So, I bid on the first card.

FAIL.

I bid on the second card I saw.

FAIL.

I do have limits. And even though I wanted this card, I wasn't going to go crazy.

But on the third attempt, I thought to myself that if this doesn't work I'll probably give up because the card will be out of my price range.

So, I bid. Left the computer and tried not to think about it.

I WIN!!!

Without further jibber jabber, here's the card I won:

This brightened my mood a bit. I was disappointed that I was too late in getting Derek Jeter in Mario's directory. This helped heal the mood.

-Sooz