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Collectible Closeup: Dec. 18

December 18, 2013

Of the things I collect, my pin collection may be my favorite.

Whenever I travel, or go to a museum/park/event, I try and get a pin. I have a couple of dark blue small quilt hangers where the pins go. Each one has a memory attached, which is cool.

Especially events that shaped my life.

The one I am sharing today is one of them — a media pin for the 2004 Baseball Hall of Fame Inductions. Though, I have to be honest, I’m not sure if I was actually at the event. That being said, I did cover the orientation tours and a couple of other things in conjunction with the actual induction ceremony.

I have several other pins from the following years, but this one is meaningful because it was my first one. I’ll share more pins in the future, but I thought this made for a good first pin to post.

Hall of Fame Induction media pin.

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Filed Under: Baseball, Collectible Closeup, Collecting, My world Tagged With: baseball hall, baseball hall inductions, baseball hall inductions media pin, baseball hall media pin, baseball hall of fame, baseball hall of fame media pin, collectible closeup, collecting, collecting pins, media pin, national baseball hall of fame, national baseball hall of fame media pin, pins

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Collectible Closeup: Nov. 6

November 6, 2013

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies.

And, growing up, Mike Schmidt was one of my favorites. What an amazing player. One of the best, without a doubt, to ever put on a Phillies uniform. So when I got back into collecting baseball cards, I knew I needed a Mike Schmidt autograph.

Turns out it wasn’t easy to get.

I lost auction after auction on eBay. The problem was, I just wasn’t willing to spend through the roof for a card.

And then it happened.

For less than $20 (I think I paid $15-17 for this one), I got the card I had been seeking. Even better? This was a 15/15, so even rarer. Loved it!

(Note, the scratches in the photo are the plastic case it’s in — those details came up a ton in the scan!)

This is, by far, one of the best cards in my collection and one I don’t see myself parting with.

Michael Jack Schmidt!

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Filed Under: Baseball cards, Collectible Closeup, Collecting, My world Tagged With: auto, autographed baseball cards, autographs, baseball, baseball cards, collectible closeup, collecting, michael jack schmidt, mike schmidt, mike schmidt autograph, mike schmidt autograph card

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Collectible Closeup: Oct. 23

October 23, 2013

Welcome back to my weekly feature on collectibles — things I collect.

This week, I’ll be getting into some autographs. Normally I would focus on one thing, but with this item — there are several autographs.

The program comes from the early 1990s. It’s a pro wrestling event with the UWF, which, at one point, was a blossoming federation that looked like it could become quite mainstream. A friend had gone to one of their massive events (pay-per-view or television, I believe) and got to be backstage and meet a lot of the people.

He brought this program with all of these autographs back for me.

There are a lot of autographs on here. At least one of these people is dead. I can figure out who most of them are. There’s one (on the left, midway up the program) where I have absolutely no clue.

So how many can you figure out? Feel free to post below!

How many can you identify?

I will try and remember to come back and post in the comments section who I can identify. Hopefully others can figure the others!

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Filed Under: Collectible Closeup, Collecting, My world, Pro Wrestling Tagged With: auto, autographs, collectible closeup, collecting, pro wrestling, pro wrestling autographs, professional wrestling, wrestler autographs

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Collectible Closeup: Oct. 16

October 16, 2013

Welcome back to my weekly feature on collectibles — things I collect.

This week, I’ll be sharing something in geocaching — Pathtags. I have a pretty big collection of these, including a few I’ve had made.

Basically, Pathtags are another sort of signature item, but leaning more toward a geocoin. There is a trackable number, but it’s for all of the same tags. If you get a certain tag, the number is the same as all of the others. But you still log it on the Pathtags site, and there’s a map so the owner (and public, if he or she chooses to make it available) can see where the tags have gone.

Unlike most geocoins, however, Pathtags are something you keep and don’t have to move on.

The cool part about these, too, is the hole in the tag, so you can essentially turn it into a keychain, if you so choose.

The tag I am sharing with you today is one I made for 2010, shortly before my trip to Ireland. I had a goal to make at least one tag a year, but I just haven’t had the funds for it. This is one of the last ones I’ve made. I look forward to the day I can make them again as Pathtags are a highly traded item.

The tag I made for 2010, shortly before heading to Ireland.

I will share more pathtags down the line, whether mine of some of the favorites I have traded for. It’s truly amazing what some people have done with these tags, and I’ll be showing off some of the cooler ones I’ve collected.

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Filed Under: Collectible Closeup, Collecting, Geocaching, My world Tagged With: caching, caching items., collectible closeup, collecting, geocaching, geocaching signature item, geocaching signature items, pathtag, pathtags, signature item

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Collectible Closeup: Oct. 9

October 9, 2013

Welcome back to my weekly feature on collectibles — things I collect.

This week, I’ll be sharing a signature item from geocaching. For those who don’t know much about geocaching, some cachers like to create personal signature items. Think of them as calling cards of sorts.

They can be anything — from wood coins, to cards, to something way more creative.

I collect signature items. When I find them in a cache, I’ll trade one of my signature items for the one I am trading. I’ve had several over the years, from wood coins to personalized pencils (my current one). I’m working on my next sig item, too.

So this week, I’ll be sharing a signature item.

This one comes via Mike, AKA Wardrums, a cacher from the Utica area. He caches in our area a lot as he’s originally from the area. He works in a business where he can print things often, so he has a lot of different things he drops.

The one here is one of his normal drops, a dog tag. It’s a cool design and he packages them in small Ziplock bags to keep them dry and clean. Very cool stuff. I have a bunch of Mike’s sig items, so others might show up in this spot some other time, too.

A signature item from Wardrums.

I’ll have more signature items down the line in this spot. Keep a watch each Wednesday as I show off more from my collections!

Do you collect things? If so, let me know. I’m thinking about making this a weekly linkup, too, if others want to do a Collectible Closeup of sort. I don’t want to do it if people aren’t into it, though!

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Filed Under: Collectible Closeup, Collecting, Geocaching, My world Tagged With: caching, caching items., collectible closeup, collecting, geocaching, geocaching signature item, geocaching signature items, signature item, wardrums

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