A News Breaking Rodney's Corner: Trade With Me!

Today's Rodney's Corner is Breaking News special edition.

It's been two weeks since I have posted up 100 plus cards for trades via PWE with no takers. NO TAKERS. Well, a couple but still there is so much to claim! Maybe it's because none of you have noticed them or the fact I haven't pointed them out til today.

I previously had them off to the side of the blog under pages, but now since have moved them to the top of the blog where I hope they are more noticeable but so far it hasn't helped.

How do you propose a PWE trade with me and what am I looking for in return? That's simple! Have a U.S. shipping address, pick out some cards you want and grab one or more of these Rodney Hampton cards below in exchange for them.

Most of the time I will trade in your favor just to get some of these cards knocked off from my want list that have been sitting in my watch list on eBay forever.

The Hamptons above have a wide range of values for all budgets and there is a ton of trade bait from multiple sports including a lot of autographs I have to offer.

I JUST ADDED IN ANOTHER 50 PLUS CARDS OVERALL MAINLY FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!

So it's simple, comment on the pages, DM me on Twitter, or send me an email with the list of cards you are claiming that I will ship PWE (as a heads up I ship 6 cards at a time so if you claim more than that I will ship in multiple envelopes) and which Rodney Hampton item you want to snag for me in exchange for them. I currently have roughly 10 stamps waiting on your claims and I will ship them ASAP. It's probably best on your end if you have the Hampton shipped directly to me so you won't have to pay for shipping twice.

Thanks for reading and let's get to trading! (if not I will probably pull those pages down in a week or two if no action)

The Low Budget Collector Part 3:Shipping PWE The Right Way

My budget for card collecting the last couple of years has been so stingy, it's basically enough money to cover shipping prizes and mail days. That's it.

So let's talk about one way to ship and save money, ship PWE style. Those three letters can sometimes scare collectors but I don't think there is a need to be scared if done the right way.

I have sent out over 100 PWE's in my time and only once did one ever have an issue. Plain White Envelopes cost  just .50 to send and being sent the right way, you can get up to six cards sent out at once. Sometimes seven.

I used to send three cards out with one being in a top loader and the other two in penny sleeves surrounded by a team bag. But, no more. Not since I discovered a new way to ship PWE which I gotta give a shout out to Gavin over at Baseball Card Breakdown for showing me this way with one of his mailings. This is probably the most efficient and best way to ship PWE style.

First, take one of those old pages or less sturdy ones you would find at the dollar store and cut it into three strips. I choose to do this to cheaper pages because cutting up one of the good ones would truly bother me when I could be using it elsewhere. I will also use those really thick ones or ones I may have torn by mistake myself.

 

Second, grab one of those three rows and stick some cards in it. This was a recent mail day that I sent to my buddy @Jake1725.

 

Next grab your longer business envelope. 

Then simply slide the cards into the envelope and they fit like a charm! You can easily fit six for the cost, but sometimes if they are thin enough a seventh or eighth card can be slipped in without going over the correct weight or bending. The pages flexibility lets the USPS machines not bend the cards as they slip through easily.

 

I write *Do Not Bend* on both the back and front at the bottom of the address. Then I simply tape the back down to really seal it. I don't like trusting the envelopes stick level. 

 

And boom! Mail day ready to send! 

 

I also have some other suggestions on cards not to send PWE despite it's safe travels. 

1. Do not send valuable cards. If they get lost, well, you're out of luck. Always make sure those get tracking.

2. Do not send cards out like this without giving your trading partner forewarning. I always let mine know and I forewarn those entering my contests.

3. It's okay to send autograph cards this way, but never, ever attempt memorabilia cards. They will sometimes get stuck in the machines and bend or will end up costing you more because of weight.

So there you have it. Another way to save money in the hobby and another way to enjoy the hobby especially with the rates for USPS going up every few months it feels.

I hope Part 3 of this will help you in some way today to keep on collecting no matter the circumstance. This is the point of these posts and even though some may be obvious like this one, it will hopefully still get you in the right direction without wanting to quit the hobby. I am also hoping it may give you a new way to save money and collect.  

Panini PWE Contest Winner #5

Here comes winner #5 of my 5-part winner contest .

Was it you? We will see in a minute.

Since the first contest entries have really dropped on this and they dropped again. Kind of surprising since the entry is so easy especially this weeks.

The final contest required you to guess the amount of views that the contest would get, many/good portion of you chose well under 100 views and there was only one stand out winner of the 24 who entered who came close to the 382 views the contest got.

 

 

Congrats to THE DIMWIT who was closest with 151 views! You win contest #5. Please email me at sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com with your address or DM me on Twitter. You will have 48 hours to claim or the second place winner will claim it.

Thanks to all that entered and don't forget to enter the final month of MLB Pick Em promo going on now!

GIVEAWAY! Win THE FINAL PWE PRIZE

When I recently broke some Panini products I mentioned doing a giveaway with some of the cards. Well, that time has finally arrived!

In these 5 envelopes is a mix of 3-5 numbered insert cards and some decent hits. There are 3 chaser cards to be found in the 5 envelopes that I will reveal in just a second. There may be more contests down the road for more of the cards from the breaks so stay tuned for that too.

ONLY NUMBER 3 REMAINS!

The above envelopes are numbered 1-5. There will be 5 separate contests held over a 5 week span. Each contest will be easy to enter but all will be different.

 

When a winner is announced, the winner will have their choice of what envelope they would like. Even though I just put them together, I shuffled them and then numbered them so I have no idea which one has the chase cards.

 

Here are some of the cards you will be chasing.....

/199

 

 

400 PANINI REWARD POINTS

 

/24

 

 

 /50

 

 

and..../49

 

To win THE FINAL PWE PRIZE, JUST SIMPLY DO THE FOLLOWING...just guess how many views this post will get. The closest wins!

 

That simple. Well, and these other rules of course....

1. MUST BE A U.S. RESIDENT TO ENTER. I CANNOT AFFORD SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE U.S. SORRY FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE AS I APPRECIATE ALL OF MY READERS. However, if you live outside the country but have an U.S. address, you can enter.
2. CARDS WILL BE SHIPPED PWE
3. SPORT CARD COLLECTORS BLOG OR IT'S OWNER/BLOGGER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST, STOLEN OR DAMAGED MAIL. 
4. Envelopes will be mailed at the same time when the contest is over. I think this will make the suspense more fun.
5. IN CASE OF A TIE, RANDOM 3 TIMES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE A WINNER
6. ENTERING MEANS YOU ABIDE BY ALL OF THE RULES ABOVE. 
7. You will have til Sunday, September 3rd 2017. Winner announced on Tuesday, September 5th 2017.
8. Good luck and please remember to THANK Panini America and Tracy Hackler!

Panini PWE Contest Winner #4

Here comes winner #4 of my 5-part winner contest .

Was it you? We will see in a minute.

Since the first contest entries have really dropped on this and they dropped again. Kind of surprising since the entry is so easy. But, hopefully for the last one, your last shot at any of those prizes, it will pick up again. Please make sure to spread the word so we can continue to do contests like this. I mean a contest is a contest and it's FREE cards to you!

Even if you have already won in the PWE series, you can win again!

I first must apologize for my mess up with this weeks contest. When I went to NFL.coms website to look up a Week 3 preseason game to use, they instead gave me Week 3 of a regular season game which I should have known as teams don't play their division rivals in preseason. So, I once again had to run the 3 randoms to find our winner.

Anyways, here is our fourth winner...

There were 18 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Travis Guerrero
2. hudsonfan15
3. John Sharp
4. GRADY MALACHOWSKI
5. Tracy LeVeaux
6. @JGfan24ever
7. Brad Jorgensen
8. BamaDAWG
9. Justin S
10. Trevor P
11. ketchupman36
12. Corky
13. Chad Rasner
14. Jafronius
15. Dion's IP Autos only
16. Kyle Herring
17. Thomas
18. Tommy Eric

IP: 72.169.80.240
Timestamp: 2017-08-26 10:39:17 UTC

Congrats to Travis Guerrero! You win contest #4. Please email me at sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com with your address and choice of envelope number 3 or 5. You will have 48 hours to claim or the second place winner will claim it.

Thanks to all that entered, chance at the final PWE coming up soon! 

GIVEAWAY! Win 1 Of 2 PWE Prizes!

When I recently broke some Panini products I mentioned doing a giveaway with some of the cards. Well, that time has finally arrived!

In these 5 envelopes is a mix of 3-5 numbered insert cards and some decent hits. There are 3 chaser cards to be found in the 5 envelopes that I will reveal in just a second. There may be more contests down the road for more of the cards from the breaks so stay tuned for that too.

Envelopes 1, 2 are claimed! The Third winner has not claimed theirs yet but I wanted to get this contest going.

The above envelopes are numbered 1-5. There will be 5 separate contests held over a 5 week span. Each contest will be easy to enter but all will be different.

When a winner is announced, the winner will have their choice of what envelope they would like. Even though I just put them together, I shuffled them and then numbered them so I have no idea which one has the chase cards.

Here are some of the cards you will be chasing.....

/199

 

400 PANINI REWARD POINTS

/24

 

 /50

 

and..../49

 

To win ONE OF THE TWO PWE envelopes remaining, today's entry is simple,TELL ME THE TOTAL SCORE OF THE RAMS VS 49ERS PRESEASON GAME PLAYING ON SEPTEMBER 24TH 2017. THE PERSON CLOSEST WITHOUT GOING OVER, WINS!

That simple. Well, and these other rules of course....

1. MUST BE A U.S. RESIDENT TO ENTER. I CANNOT AFFORD SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE U.S. SORRY FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE AS I APPRECIATE ALL OF MY READERS. However, if you live outside the country but have an U.S. address, you can enter.
2. CARDS WILL BE SHIPPED PWE
3. SPORT CARD COLLECTORS BLOG OR IT'S OWNER/BLOGGER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST, STOLEN OR DAMAGED MAIL. 
4. Envelopes will be mailed at the same time when the contest is over. I think this will make the suspense more fun.
5. IN CASE OF A TIE, RANDOM 3 TIMES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE A WINNER
6. ENTERING MEANS YOU ABIDE BY ALL OF THE RULES ABOVE. 
7. You will have til Thursday, August 24th 2017 by 6 pm e.t. to enter. Winner announced on Friday August 25th.
8. Good luck and please remember to THANK Panini America and Tracy Hackler!

Panini PWE Contest Winner #3

Here comes winner #3 of my 5-part winner contest .

Was it you we will see in a minute.

Since the first contest entries have really dropped on this. Kind of surprising since the entry is so easy. But, hopefully for the last two it will pick up again. Please make sure to spread the word so we can continue to do contests like this.

Anyways, here is our winner...

There were 21 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Mike Zink
2. Alec Petrelak
3. Jafronius
4. Trevor P
5. william carter
6. Tracy LeVeaux
7. John Sharp
8. Brad Jorgensen
9. Mike E.
10. Brad B
11. Dion's IP Autos only
12. Jason L
13. hudsonfan15
14. krsp370
15. Jim Pineda
16. Thomas
17. Craig Walton
18. Justin S
19. @JGfan24ever
20. Tommy Eric
21. Sir Swandad

IP: 72.169.80.45
Timestamp: 2017-08-16 11:05:15 UTC

Congrats to Mike Zink! You win contest #3. Please email me at sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com with your address and choice of envelope number 3-5. You will have 48 hours to claim or the second place winner will claim it.

Thanks to all that entered, chance at PWE envelope #4 coming up soon!

GIVEAWAY! Win 1 Of 3 PWE Prizes!

When I recently broke some Panini products I mentioned doing a giveaway with some of the cards. Well, that time has finally arrived!

In these 5 envelopes is a mix of 3-5 numbered insert cards and some decent hits. There are 3 chaser cards to be found in the 5 envelopes that I will reveal in just a second. There may be more contests down the road for more of the cards from the breaks so stay tuned for that too.

Envelopes 1, 2 are claimed!

The above envelopes are numbered 1-5. There will be 5 separate contests held over a 5 week span. Each contest will be easy to enter but all will be different.

When a winner is announced, the winner will have their choice of what envelope they would like. Even though I just put them together, I shuffled them and then numbered them so I have no idea which one has the chase cards.

Here are some of the cards you will be chasing.....

/199

 

400 PANINI REWARD POINTS

/24

 

 /50

 

and..../49

 

To win ONE OF THE THREE PWE envelopes remaining, today's entry is simple,Follow this link to my new blog, The Origins Of A Cardboard Addict and leave a comment on one of the posts.Comment below and tell me you did so and you are entered! Feel free to follow the blog, add it to your blogroll and subscribe by email too!

That simple. Well, and these other rules of course....

1. MUST BE A U.S. RESIDENT TO ENTER. I CANNOT AFFORD SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE U.S. SORRY FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE AS I APPRECIATE ALL OF MY READERS. However, if you live outside the country but have an U.S. address, you can enter.
2. CARDS WILL BE SHIPPED PWE
3. SPORT CARD COLLECTORS BLOG OR IT'S OWNER/BLOGGER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST, STOLEN OR DAMAGED MAIL. 
4. Envelopes will be mailed at the same time when the contest is over. I think this will make the suspense more fun.
5. Random winner after 3 randoms.
6. ENTERING MEANS YOU ABIDE BY ALL OF THE RULES ABOVE. 
7. You will have til Tuesday, August 15th 2017 by 8 pm e.t. to enter. Winner announced on Wednesday August 16th.
8. Good luck and please remember to THANK Panini America and Tracy Hackler!