Not much luck on the Card Trip

Cutter's Log - Stardate 0102.32.70
Current Song - Steppin Out (Joe Jackson)

It wasn't an entirely good day on the Pirate adventure.

My first stop was a card shop in Muscatine IA. I arrived at 9:00 in the morning. They were closed and wasn't going to be open until 1:00. I kind of joked to myself that they were all hiding from me. I'm only kidding. My next stop was one in Milan. Again, they opened at 1:30, too late for me.

The next stop, in Moline, was a success, but only because they were actually open when I got there. No 10/25 boxes, and the only thing they had in a bin were $4 game useds. I didn't want to walk away empty, so I bought a Frank Thomas game used (of the Thomas's I have, this is the 1st game used), and a 45-print run Marcus Giles. I have no idea how much they are actually worth, but I figured at least $10 each - meaning I may have doubled.

The final stop was in Clinton. There were a couple of small 25 boxes. I walked away with a couple of Bowman refractors and a Willie Hernandez rookie card. Who is Willie Hernandez, you may ask? The closer for the 1984 Tigers that won the world series. He started his career as a Cub.

No more card treks for a while.

My brakes are squealing once again. I can now hear them with my windows rolled up. Sometime next week I'm going to take it to Midas. I may also probably get my lights fixed.

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I just kick-started things with summer coverage. This will be more like pre-prep-season coverage. I gave Bill some stories and I'll give myself some stories.