Ten Things I Like That You Don't Like

Nick, of Dime Boxes fame, seems to have started something that's been rather popular across the blogs a couple of months ago with the 10 things list and now it's my turn. Better late, than never!

I found this to be a really cool conversation piece as I saw he landed close to 20 comments on both of his posts for it. I have only reached twenty a few times on any of my posts and that was because they were giveaways.

Let's see how my lists do. These are in no particular order.

 

 1. Panini Baseball Cards. Yup, I know they are missing logos, but, they are packed with value and a good portion of them look awesome especially the inserts in Donruss. If you can push past the fact there is no team logos, you will find yourself really engaged with what Panini is putting out.

 

 2. Allen And Ginter Pop Culture. The top thing I like about Allen and Ginter is the non sport PC. Other than that it's just another product. The mix of pop culture and baseball is what makes it worthwhile. I see so many that complain about the inclusion but I root it on and can't wait to see who they include.

 

 3. Non Sport Card. This is kind of a follow up to number 2. I love Non Sport Cards and have continued to grow my collection the last few years and will continue to.

 

 4. Fleer from 1995. This set is very nostalgic to me and I enjoy the wacky/90s colors and designs on the product.

 

 5. Sticker Autographs. Well, it's more like something I can deal with. Autographs are autographs to me, sticker or on-card. I don't cry when I pull one. Well, unless it's an awful player.

 

6. Collecting Football Cards. The blogosphere is very baseball heavy and I am one of the very few football guys on here. Which is a positive for me as I can send baseball your way in exchange for football cards.

 

7. Watching the NFL. There are a lot of die hard fans and then there is the blogosphere/die hard baseball fans which doesn't seem to like football a whole lot. Either way, I am happy to watch it.

 

 8. Set Collecting. Many have pushed away set collecting as buying/flipping is such a huge thing but I am still into it after 24 years. I have made my set collecting more specific now, but it still exists and I enjoy it.

 

 9.Trading. So many prefer to sell, but I prefer to trade. How could I not like unloading something I don't want for something I do. Makes sense to me.

 10. Shipping PWE. It's my most preferred method of shipping and if done right, it can very helpful in your trading. For me it's also a way to avoid going to the post office during these times.

Well that does it. Sadly, I found this list harder to make than the things I hate one..hmmm....

If you haven't tried out these posts yet, I hope you do. Would love to see what you come up with.

(by the way, another think I like is the contest that Chavez Ravining is hosting over on his blog. You can enter as well, HERE.)

Ten Things You Like That I Don't Like

Nick, of Dime Boxes fame, seems to have started something that's been rather popular across the blogs a couple of months ago with the 10 things list and now it's my turn. Better late, than never!

I found this to be a really cool conversation piece as I saw he landed close to 20 comments on both of his posts for it. I have only reached twenty a few times on any of my posts and that was because they were giveaways.

Let's see how my lists do. These are in no particular order.

 

1. Topps Flagship/Update Hobby Boxes. These things cost close to $100 and mainly come with base and inserts. That one hit, it's going to be a relic and that relic will only be valued at less than $10. For me, I prefer to spend $20 on retail and get the same result.

 

2. Okay, don't unfollow this blog quite yet. But it's got to be watching other sports not NFL. Phew, got it out there. I haven't watched anything but NFL football in years. I slowly gave up each of the other sports for one reason or another and just focus on watching football. I have tried to come back to some of those sports, but just don't have the interest. So occasionally I will throw them on for background noise, not so much to watch. 

However, this is the not unfollow yet part, I still LOVE to collect the cards of the other sports.

3. Junk Wax. Yes, I will call it that. Some get nostalgic about it. Others get excited to finish one of the sets, but if I find anything between 1988-1993 I cry. I can't stand this stuff and refuse to add any more of it, on purpose of course.

 4. Video Games that are not Madden. Ever since I was a kid, I have played Madden. It's the one game every year I buy. I have tried to get into other sports games and even other games but I have zero interest in hunting zombies, etc. I will play Mario Kart/Super Mario Brothers only if a friend comes over, but my preference alone is Madden.

5.Toy Story 4. Why make another? The first three were great and the way the third one ended was the perfect ending. Why drag out one that didn't end so well. Curse you Pixar you now must make Toy Story 5 and fix what you did!

 6. Snow. Loved it when I was a kid, hate it as an adult (except around Christmas because who doesn't like a white Christmas?). Shoveling and slippery driving is all I see now compared to others who love to ski/snowboard etc. But, yet I love living where I am so guess I will have to deal with it for now.

 7.Any condiment on my fries/nuggets. I don't like anything on my fries or dipping my chicken nuggets into anything. I just want them as they are. Occasionally I will add extra salt to my fries but that's it.

 

8. Seafood. It smells and I simply don't like it. I cook it for my wife, but that's as close to any seafood I will get.

 

9. Topps Heritage/Topps Archives. I don't like products bringing back old designs. I  like new products bringing in new designs. And why do we have so many of these anyways. Between two Heritage, Topps flagship inserts and three different Archives, it's getting old.

 

10. Those darn 00 on the front of the players jersey!!! At least come up with a number and assign the player it before the product comes out. This one would probably rank towards the top, not the top, for this list

Well, I finally let all of that out. There may have been more to 10 but I tried to follow the rules and keep it under. I will be posting a much more positive one with Ten Things I Like That You don't next time.