A few weeks ago, Gavin over at Baseball Card Breakdown showed off some cards he purchased from a fellow custom card creator and retired blogger: Mark @ Stats on the Back.
The stuff he showed off was super impressive, so I visited Mark's online store and added a bunch of items to my cart. Gavin had mentioned that he used a promotional code and received free shipping, but when I tried it... it didn't work.
No biggie. When you want something bad enough, you're willing to pay for shipping.
The first item I added to my cart was this set of Beastie Boys cards:
When it comes to any Beastie Boys trading cards, I'm typically willing to open up my wallet as long as the item is reasonably priced. This was definitely the big ticket item in my order, so $8 for this trio of customs was a no-brainer.
The rest of my order were singles picked out of his awesome dollar bins:
He has dollar bins for decades running from the 50's through the 80's, along with a special section of current stars.
I was very excited to see his interpretation of my all-time favorite baseball card:
I also picked up a few other cards for one of my friends and another card for myself that I'll share over the holidays.
But before I close out this post, I want to show off some generous bonus items that Mark included in the order.
First off, he included these two awesome cards:
One of my favorite cards in the 2009 Goodwin Champions set is the Ichiro Suzuki card. The card on the left is Mark's version of this card. The other card is so iconic... it needs no explanation.
If these two freebies weren't enough, he also refunded me the seven dollars I paid for shipping. This was a surprise and a very kind gesture. It's customer service like this that makes me want to head back over and place another order.
If you're interested in supporting Mark and purchasing some of his custom cards, click here. I'm not sure if there's an expiration date, but if you spend $10 or more, feel free to try and use his FREE10 code to receive free shipping.
Well that wraps up today's post. I just received my COMC order, another custom card purchase, and a pair of blogger care packages, so I've got lots of material for future posts. Now I just need a little more free time.
Until then...
Happy Wednesday and sayonara!
