The Hobby Boards

Deadshot wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:52 pm I'm jealous of those McFarlane's! I actually still need both PGs. Buying them online is always a killer due to the shipping.

mindcycle wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:47 pmThose McFarlane figures are great Frank! I wish I had more room to display stuff like that. Since having kids I’ve eventually ended up with a single room for my office and collectables collection. I make it work but most of my shelf space is for my 1/6 collection which takes up way too much room to begin with lol.

FrankAZHP wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:58 pm I know it may sound like blasphemy to some toy collectors, but after I take the photos of them I open them out of the package. Then I can use the toys for display purposes or photo ops. So they don't take up that much space out of the packages. I put them in ziplock bags and then in 12x12x12 boxes that fit in my Ikea cube Kallax shelves. Makes easy storage. According to my spreadsheet between all sports I now have 122 McFarlane sports toys. They fit in 3 total 12x12x12 boxes. So yeah, space is an issue for me too, but I've developed a solid plan for them.

Haven't got around to doing as much with them from a photo op perspective as I'd like since I haven't finishing photographing all my raw cards collection. Once I do that, I'll be able to do some great artsy photos with certain players and such.

ChrisP57 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:20 pm This is a Lebron I've always wanted to pick up. I love it because I believe it's his first memorabilia card? Features a game used swatch of a high school jersey

SacKingsCards wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:27 amI'm sure many collectors would react the way you suggest, but that always boggles my mind. If that's how you want to collect, cool, but collecting in a way that you can "use" those collectables in a way that you get to enjoy shouldn't be blasphemic on any level. I'm the same with vinyls. I love music and picking up vinyls. No idea why I would keep them sealed lol

FrankAZHP wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:26 pm

Deadshot wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:52 pm I'm jealous of those McFarlane's! I actually still need both PGs. Buying them online is always a killer due to the shipping.

I had a feeling you'd like those and that mindcycle would like the Carmelos.
If I'd known you need them I'd have picked one up for you.

Dealer had multiple of the Series 25 (non Hickory jersey) but only one of the Series 29.

If the same dealer comes back for the March AZ State Show I'll pick one up. Also have you seen the Jermaine O'Neal? It's so sick it's got him dunking backwards and includes a rim and has him in the yellow pinstripe. It's not as polished as the PGs because it's an earlier series (Series 4). Anyways I'll keep a lookout my dude.

SacKingsCards wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:49 pm Awesome additions; love the blue flood and the feature length especially. Colors, photography, holofoil. All so nice. Getting that feature length signed would be incredible!

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:25 pm Hondo I’m really diggin your photos

Hondo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:51 am
A card i've always wanted for some time now and i'm pretty excited to be able to add to the Bird PC. I just love everything about the card. From the design, the shiny reflective surface, on-card blue auto and most especially having both Bird & Magic in the same photo is just perfect. Love Gala!

Hondo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:32 am
Thank you! Hopefully someday i can get that Feature length signed. Crossing fingers! Love all your Kings card pick-ups, that's a haul right there! Curious, As a Kings fan, Do you think they traded the right PG? Are you happy having Fox or would you rather have Haliburton instead? You can't go wrong with either and both are playing great, just wondering if you prefer one from the other?

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:25 pm Hondo I’m really diggin your photos

Good luck! Do you know if KG is easy to get an IP auto from (either at a signing or otherwise)?

As far as the Kings trading the right guard, I honestly wish they hadn't traded either. I love Fox and Hali and thought they could've worked together. The problem was their entire time together was coached by Luke Walton and Alvin Gentry. I would've liked them to give the pairing a shot after hiring a competent coach such as Mike Brown. I can't argue with the results. Fox and Sabonis led the team to the playoffs for the first time in 17 years in their first full season together and seem to be on track to do so again. But Hali is my favorite player in the league and I really wish he was in Sacramento for his entire career. I guess I didn't really answer the question haha

Hondo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:51 am A card i've always wanted for some time now and i'm pretty excited to be able to add to the Bird PC. I just love everything about the card. From the design, the shiny reflective surface, on-card blue auto and most especially having both Bird & Magic in the same photo is just perfect. Love Gala!

What an awesome card. Gala is such an underrated set. I have really been wanting the Stockton from this set, but it's amazing how rarely they come up. Bird and Magic together in the photo is a great cherry on top.

Duncancollector wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:25 pm My latest addition to my Duncan PC.

IMG_20231216_143348 by Aron Gerstmann, auf Flickr

Hondo wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 6:36 am
2022-23 Panini One & one complete Celtics team set /99

Love One & one base cards. It usually takes me some time to finish the team sets every year as i just casually pick them up from time to time, but this year, with these being fairly cheap, i was able to finish it in a week after release date. LOL As much as i would love to get the golds of these, i am content with collecting the /99's. These will all be going to a binder eventually in the future.