One Million Cubs Project

Current Cubs Cards Count: 487,277

• A Topps Super Mailday
  A recent mailday arrived from Loren in Colorado. Loren and I have conducted a few trades this year, and his return to baseball card collecting story is a must read. Loren’s box of Cubs consisted mostly of cards already in my collection. Still, someContinue reading “A Topps Super Mailday”
• 2020 Topps Fire Baseball Card Review
  Topps Fire is a retail exclusive to Target stores. It has a terrible return on investment for the flippers, and even collectors that want to recoup some of the box cost. But….it’s a very unique product that is much different from other baseball cardContinue reading “2020 Topps Fire Baseball Card Review”
• Cubs Minor League Diaries (7/12/1966): Robert Eyer
  The Chicago Cubs Minor League Encyclopedia is a work in-progress that will document biographies on each player who has worn a Cubs minor league uniform. The inception of minor league teams in the Cubs organization dates back to 1922 with the Wichita Falls Spudders.Continue reading “Cubs Minor League Diaries (7/12/1966): Robert Eyer”
• Know What To Flip: Topps Fire Burned Me
  The retail trading card flip game has reached unprecedented levels. I thought a few guys waiting for the trading card vendor at Target in early June was the tip of the iceberg. It wasn’t, as there were 17 people (16 guys and one womanContinue reading “Know What To Flip: Topps Fire Burned Me”
• Hank Sauer Game Used Cleats Added to the Collection
  While my focus is to collect one million Chicago Cubs baseball cards, I do collect other Cubs memorabilia. There is nothing specific I seek out, only items I find spur of the moment. I recently found a collection that has been pieced out withContinue reading “Hank Sauer Game Used Cleats Added to the Collection”