2014 Was Very Memorable

2014 was probably the most memorable year for me as a blogger. Not only did I give away the most cards I have ever given away with the monthly baseball contests, the #SCCGivesBack promo, my yard sale giveaways to kids and the Player Of The Day Contests, but I also received a lot as well. I feel very blessed to have received what I did. I always felt great about giving away to collectors to help them out and to spread the hobby love and help the hobby survive the best way I can, but it also felt great to feel appreciated for doing so. Here are three of my top mail days of 2014.

I was overly shocked and amazed with my #UDRAK mail day. Upper Deck simply blew me away and almost brought me to tears with this incredible lot. I had never felt so appreciated before and made what I do with my giveaways feel even better.

Once again, thanks Upper Deck and Chris Carlin. You guys made my 2014 really special.

 

Another person who made my year special was @batcavelv on Twitter. He contacted me about a redemption card he had for an Odell Beckham Jr autograph photo and said if there was a way for me to exchange it in, I could have it. I contacted Panini and they did just that. Within literally two days this arrived.

 

Once again, thank you @batcavelv for making my year special by getting me my first Odell NFL autograph. It meant a lot to me and will forever exist in my collection with that story connected with it.

And in some sad news this year came the end of The Pack Gambler blog and website. It was an excellent blog and the site had great cards at low prices. A week or so after announcing the end, The Pack Gambler sent me this box full of goodies as a thank you and I was speechless with what I found within.

 

Thanks again Pack Gambler for making 2014 memorable. You will be missed and I hope you return.

Finally, I have had a Facebook fan who sends me surprise packages once in awhile and they are simply awesome. I try to return the favor when possible but I can no way near compete with what he sends. There has been so many of these mail days that I can't even post them all here so instead I just wanna say thank you to Grady M on my Facebook page for Sport Card Collectors for the mail days.

As you can see, 2014 has been very memorable for me as a blogger. It wasn't just about the mail days either. The blog continues to grow and hit 300,000 hits this year (plus more now and two months til the blogversary. It also has gained roughly 10 followers, over 20 followers on Facebook and 500 or more on Twitter. This is just the beginning. I am hoping with the new changes that all of these things will continue to expand as we can all share our thoughts and love of the hobby together.So thank you to the readers of this blog for making 2014 memorable.

After such a great 2014, I am really looking forward to 2015. I am not sure it can top 2014, but you just never know.

Incredible Upper Deck #UDRAK Mail Day

What a morning!

About 10:30 this morning Fed Ex pulled in. I expected it to be one of the early Christmas presents I ordered for a family member but it was much more exciting than that.

This arrived:

That's right, it was an UPPER DECK RAK!! #UDRAK

I opened it up and was simply amazed. I felt like I kept digging for cardboard treasure! I was in heaven!

Inside there was 9 hobby boxes broken down to three Conference Greats, One 2014 Upper Deck CFL, One 2013 Upper Deck USA, one 2014 Flair Showcase football, one 2014 Upper Deck hockey, one 2014 Upper Deck Fleer Ultra hockey, and one 2013 Upper Deck Black Basketball.

Also in the lot was 13 packs of 2013 Fleer Retro autograph packs, 16 packs of 2013 Sp Authentic football, and 11 packs of 2013-2014 Sp Authentic Basketball. There was also 3 2014 Upper Deck National Sets. As for showing you what was in the boxes and packs, you will have to wait til Monday posts to find that out. Believe me, some you will WANT to see.

Also hiding in the loaded box,  was one Upper Deck 25th anniversary pen, one Upper Deck pin drive, and 5 Upper Deck 25th anniversary shirts. Like I said, wow!

There were also these two oversized autographed cards in there. One of Keenan Allen, the other of Melvin Ingram. Pretty sweet! I have been wanting an Allen auto!

 

Then I found this in there. This is a really cool piece to add to my collection. I like the not-everyday type of cards. AND IT'S AUTOGRAPHED!

Then came the epic finish. One like no other....a thick autographed poster of MY MAN Ken Griffey Jr! WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!! What a centerpiece for my PC!

I can't thank Upper Deck enough. I am still shaking as I type this and words cannot express my gratitude. And to be honest, I teared up a little. Yes, I am a man who can admit to that.

Before I finish this post I must also say, because of Upper Deck's generosity with me, I will be giving away some of the cards I pulled in 2015 . So be ready for those giveaways!

Once again, THANK YOU UPPER DECK. I must also say thank you to Chris Carlin. You rock and you are THE MAN! You have made my year in a year that should be all about you and your 25th anniversary! Happy 25th Anniversary, here's to many more and thank you so much again for the SICK #UDRAK. You will always get my support!