90's Box Breaks

I’m a little late today in posting this, but it’s never too late to say thanks.

Well last night my camera died. I had a great Canon PowerShot SD1100-IS camera that I used constantly whenever I went out. Unfortunately, the lens no longer retracts and all I get is a ‘lens warning’ message on the LCD.

So, I put it on eBay for parts in hopes that someone with knowledge about fixing cameras would pick it up. I paid $200 around Christmas time (the going rate at that time) and so I priced it around $70. Who knows, it might be a simple, inexpensive fix and you will end up with a great camera.

I’m looking for a new one anyway, probably the SD1200-IS.

eBay link.

1997 was perhaps the second to last year that I would collect cards before attempting a return in 2004. However, it was also an exciting year for baseball cards as by that time, there were many sets with unique parallels and inserts. Some were eye catching, others left you wondering what the hell the company was thinking when they released it.

However, one technology that I remember fondly is Dufex. I won’t go into why I like it so much, as I’ve already written about it, but I will suggest that if you haven’t seen one in person, you owe it to yourself to at least pick up a card or two to see what I’m talking about.

Since words can’t describe the look of a card, I’ll end my post now with an image of a 1997 Pinnacle Museum Collection from my collection.

1997 Pinnacle Museum Collection

Today while picking out a set to review for my 90s rainbow section, I noticed that so far, every post involved was from 1997. So, I set out to find cards that were from different years.

I will say this: 1997 seemed to be one of the high points of obtaining a rainbow, as there were more than just 2 cards involved for most sets, unlike previous years.

Well, I will do what I can. Now I’m just playing the waiting game from eBay on receiving some boxes to review.

Player and set collectors are crazy. I should know, I’m a huge player collector of Tony Clark. For the past few months, I’ve been searching for both the 1998 Donruss Signature Series Century Marks and the 1998 Donruss Signature Series Preview Autographs. Both are hard to find, but I finally found the preview card on eBay a few times.

I found one as a buy it now option from Burbank Sportscards, but they want $54.80. I just can’t pull the trigger on that because I know about 98% of their cards are overpriced. Well, a few weeks later another popped up, but as an auction. Curious to see how much it went for, I placed it in my watch list, hoping to put in a last minute bid to get it.

No dice. I had an emergency to take care of when it ended and I lost out on it. I believe it sold for less than $10 including shipping. At least I had an idea of what to spend if it ever showed up again. Sure enough though, another popped up, auction as well, and ended last Sunday, April 26th. This time, however, I used the power of Gixen sniping services (see link on sidebar) and won the card for $15.50 delivered.

The card arrived yesterday, in great condition. Now, I just need the Century Marks #/100 to complete that rainbow.

1998 Donruss Signature Series Preview Autograph