Monthly Archives: July 2014

Curses! Hoyled again!

Posted on July 25, 2014 by 1967ers

OK – not so much again as still, but I wanted to get that title claimed before someone else did.  This is a second part of the neat trade I made with Mark Hoyle some time ago.  At my typical glacial … Continue reading →

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Minor Monkeying with the custom Gordie

Posted on July 21, 2014 by 1967ers

When I made this custom on Friday, I mentioned that I still thought the colours were a bit off and this was noticeable in the green of the Hartford sweater. I found that all the Whalers images in that set … Continue reading →

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The Gordie I never got to pull

Posted on July 18, 2014 by 1967ers

I missed pulling Gordie Howe cards by a year. Now, this also means I missed pulling Wayne Gretzky rookie cards straight out of the pack, but I rationalize this by realizing I would have surely dumped them all in trades. … Continue reading →

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Maximizing Investment – three different sets from one design

Posted on July 11, 2014 by 1967ers

In 1966, Topps released their football set.  The design harkened back to the 1955 Bowman set and depicted a player on a TV screen (one of the big old wooden consoles that vanished after the late 70s/early 80s).  It looked … Continue reading →

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