The Weirdly Wonderful Seneca Wallace Small Talk Chit Chat Talkin' Topics Thread - Page 11718

Saraste · 12-19-2025, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdog2003

I'm still looking for 1991 Topps wax if it's cheap. Hope you have a good show.

I have several wax boxes, but I have to charge $35 per box to make ANY money on it.

Saraste · 12-19-2025, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

Close, but not quite.

Colon Blow (old Saturday Night Live ad).

Saraste · 12-19-2025, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Boo

Hey Hairy, Christmas #1 at my Mom's on Sunday. Christmas Day we'll be home and then the ILs for a little.

So 3 dinners. Gotcha

Saraste · 12-19-2025, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Siberian13

Thank you!!! And y'all know I don't read ahead so...

Saraste · 12-19-2025, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by majestik101

Ah, the baseball threads.

Now I remember why I don't go too much in there

They are a prickly, defensive bunch with blinders on

What did I miss this time?

Saraste · 12-19-2025, 09:00 PM

For that show, the crowd wasn't awful. However sales were not good. I may have covered my hotel room and table fees, but that is it.

Means I am still in the hole because of gas, food and cost of goods. Forget my time. %*^(^%$$*^)

bigdog2003 · 12-19-2025, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Saraste

I have several wax boxes, but I have to charge $35 per box to make ANY money on it.

I hate I didn’t buy the boxes of 89 Donruss a dealer had for $25 each last weekend. He had some junk wax boxes for under market but I was in pokemon zone. I would love to find enough various junk wax to do a junk wax Wednesday every week in 2026 on TikTok.

bigdog2003 · 12-19-2025, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Saraste

For that show, the crowd wasn't awful. However sales were not good. I may have covered my hotel room and table fees, but that is it.

Means I am still in the hole because of gas, food and cost of goods. Forget my time. %*^(^%$$*^)

How has it been for you buying? When I was doing scout patch shows, often the worst selling shows for me were the best buying shows. I’d end up losing money on the weekend but making 25x in the weeks that followed selling on eBay.

Saraste · 12-19-2025, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdog2003

How has it been for you buying? When I was doing scout patch shows, often the worst selling shows for me were the best buying shows. I’d end up losing money on the weekend but making 25x in the weeks that followed selling on eBay.

Right now I shouldn't be buying much of anything as I am still trying to recoup the money spent in Nashville 2 months ago.

However I did buy 4-2025 Topps Holiday baseball Megas for $25 each. I couldn't afford it, but I did it anyways. I agree with the notion that spending your way to profits can work if you get the right stuff. It seems like I have several shows per year that are like that.

Saraste · 12-19-2025, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdog2003

I hate I didn’t buy the boxes of 89 Donruss a dealer had for $25 each last weekend. He had some junk wax boxes for under market but I was in pokemon zone. I would love to find enough various junk wax to do a junk wax Wednesday every week in 2026 on TikTok.

I pack out my 89 Donruss at $1.50 each and sell them like crazy. I paid more than that for the boxes I got in Nashville.

JosieD · 12-20-2025, 06:22 AM

Good morning, everyone. Today is Saturday December 20th.

JosieD · 12-20-2025, 06:22 AM

My mom is taking my nanny back to Bedford this weekend. I will have to go grocery shopping by myself.

Saraste · 12-20-2025, 07:51 AM

Relaxing for a few minutes before I head back to the show. Already walked over for breakfast. Seemed like it was around 50 out.

BostonNut · 12-20-2025, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Saraste

So 3 dinners. Gotcha

And he will still be hungry.

fulltritty · 12-20-2025, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BostonNut

So you get to stay home and watch WookieSpock all day.

There's no new Star Wars content available right now.

fulltritty · 12-20-2025, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Boo

Yep, now you can bake cookies like FT.

I don't wear an apron.

fulltritty · 12-20-2025, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Boo

Sounds like a tornado outside. FT's inflatables would be two counties over.

Alas, I didn't even put them up this year. It's a lot of work. Mrs. FT was upset, but when I suggested that she was more than capable of going to the shed out back to get "at least 1 inflatable up" she balked.

fulltritty · 12-20-2025, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by majestik101

Ah, the baseball threads.

Now I remember why I don't go too much in there

They are a prickly, defensive bunch with blinders on

Especially the Ohtaini fan boyz.

fulltritty · 12-20-2025, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BostonNut

And that’s just the Yankee fans.

Coming from a Brady Boy, I'll just laugh this one off.

fulltritty · 12-20-2025, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by bigdog2003

Yeah, they are the “old money” of the sports world. Don’t like anything changing with their pastime.

It all depends on the change. I'm all for the DH in the American League, getting rid of the shift, pitch clock, and the ABS system. I'm against the ghost runner in extra innings, larger bases, pitcher can only throw over twice or they have to get them out the 3rd time, and the 3 batter rule for pitchers.

fulltritty · 12-20-2025, 08:27 AM

So it was nice that I wasted 8 hours of vacation for nothing yesterday as our heating company never bothered to show up between 8 - 12, much less at all.

After about 4 phone calls back to them, they finally called at 5PM saying they wouldn't be able to make it out here today.

I'm glad I pay at that money for a preferred customer maintenance contract.

It was freezing downstairs this morning. Now, they are gong to come sometime after 4PM today as I had to make it later in the day since I have an eye doctor appointment in Fredericksburg in the early afternoon.

fulltritty · 12-20-2025, 08:30 AM

And speaking of possibly wasting vacation hours, my wife told me that her contract received an e-mail from our boss and the prime contractor stating that since the Federal government is closed Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas, they are unable to work because no Government Lead will be in the office. I checked my corporate e-mail and there's nothing in there, but I'm sure we have the same thing in my work e-mail since we are bleeding money on the contract.

So, that's another 8 hours wasted leave for Wednesday and however many hours I haven't been able to make up time for Friday when I was going to be off anyway and have been working an extra hour a day for.

But it was OK that we worked Inauguration Day and Carter's Funeral when the government was shutdown and no government leads were there.

oldgoldy97 · 12-20-2025, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by fulltritty

It all depends on the change. I'm all for the DH in the American League, getting rid of the shift, pitch clock, and the ABS system. I'm against the ghost runner in extra innings, larger bases, pitcher can only throw over twice or they have to get them out the 3rd time, and the 3 batter rule for pitchers.

Here, here!

oldgoldy97 · 12-20-2025, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JosieD

My mom is taking my nanny back to Bedford this weekend. I will have to go grocery shopping by myself.

I will admit I thought for a while that it was a nanny not grandmother

oldgoldy97 · 12-20-2025, 09:44 AM

A few weeks ago, our COO had sample sports cards that had been produced laying on a conference table. It looked like Panini and Topps. I didn’t get a chance to get a better look before he came in and gathered everything up.

12-19-2025, 09:00 PM	#292931
Saraste Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sound Asleep Posts: 19,821 kesscards	For that show, the crowd wasn't awful. However sales were not good. I may have covered my hotel room and table fees, but that is it. Means I am still in the hole because of gas, food and cost of goods. Forget my time. %^(^%$$^) __________________ The strange looks I get from customers at shows when they are selling and I ask for NASCAR! Which is the most accurate voice to read posts in: Saraste as a corpse - oldgoldy97 12/19/23

12-20-2025, 06:22 AM	#292936
JosieD Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 34,530	Good morning, everyone. Today is Saturday December 20th. __________________ #TEAMConnor #TeamLeoneez Day of Breakfast successful! Thank you! instagram: @oldschoolboxbreaks

12-20-2025, 06:22 AM	#292937
JosieD Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 34,530	My mom is taking my nanny back to Bedford this weekend. I will have to go grocery shopping by myself. __________________ #TEAMConnor #TeamLeoneez Day of Breakfast successful! Thank you! instagram: @oldschoolboxbreaks

12-20-2025, 07:51 AM	#292938
Saraste Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sound Asleep Posts: 19,821 kesscards	Relaxing for a few minutes before I head back to the show. Already walked over for breakfast. Seemed like it was around 50 out. __________________ The strange looks I get from customers at shows when they are selling and I ask for NASCAR! Which is the most accurate voice to read posts in: Saraste as a corpse - oldgoldy97 12/19/23

12-20-2025, 09:44 AM	#292950
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 52,805	A few weeks ago, our COO had sample sports cards that had been produced laying on a conference table. It looked like Panini and Topps. I didn’t get a chance to get a better look before he came in and gathered everything up. __________________ Truly riveting discussion: that’s what your wife/girlfriend/sheep said.

12-20-2025, 08:27 AM	#292946
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 79,576	So it was nice that I wasted 8 hours of vacation for nothing yesterday as our heating company never bothered to show up between 8 - 12, much less at all. After about 4 phone calls back to them, they finally called at 5PM saying they wouldn't be able to make it out here today. I'm glad I pay at that money for a preferred customer maintenance contract. It was freezing downstairs this morning. Now, they are gong to come sometime after 4PM today as I had to make it later in the day since I have an eye doctor appointment in Fredericksburg in the early afternoon.

12-20-2025, 08:30 AM	#292947
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 79,576	And speaking of possibly wasting vacation hours, my wife told me that her contract received an e-mail from our boss and the prime contractor stating that since the Federal government is closed Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas, they are unable to work because no Government Lead will be in the office. I checked my corporate e-mail and there's nothing in there, but I'm sure we have the same thing in my work e-mail since we are bleeding money on the contract. So, that's another 8 hours wasted leave for Wednesday and however many hours I haven't been able to make up time for Friday when I was going to be off anyway and have been working an extra hour a day for. But it was OK that we worked Inauguration Day and Carter's Funeral when the government was shutdown and no government leads were there.