tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post1211374772001771004..comments2024-03-29T05:31:50.098-07:00Comments on The Chronicles of Fuji: Flea Market Flops #3: Factory Sets and Bobble HeadsFujihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-44181727966425803932014-06-06T23:38:27.636-07:002014-06-06T23:38:27.636-07:00Wow, missing 100 cards and they still wanted 10 bu...Wow, missing 100 cards and they still wanted 10 bucks for it. And what's with all those vendors having stadium giveaways almost all the time? Yes, Reagan & Mays, nice pickups, yadda, yadda, yadda...Jafroniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946965301520580238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-77902075177035840372014-05-31T05:52:54.626-07:002014-05-31T05:52:54.626-07:00I don't remember where I was... but after a qu...I don't remember where I was... but after a quick Wiki search, it looks like I was at school either in class or eating lunch. I do remember my teacher, parents, and people on the news talking about it.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-89900856939999822014-05-31T05:46:59.935-07:002014-05-31T05:46:59.935-07:00I will buy a factory set every now and then in ord...I will buy a factory set every now and then in order to save money. It definitely takes the fun away from building sets, but I already have plenty of unfinished projects on my plate. As for extras... yeah I'd use them as care package fillers or just give them away to a student who'd be interested in collecting them.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-40740541343511142112014-05-31T05:43:55.095-07:002014-05-31T05:43:55.095-07:00Thanks. The Mays looks sweet on my bookshelf.Thanks. The Mays looks sweet on my bookshelf.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-1362751768076408392014-05-31T05:43:22.624-07:002014-05-31T05:43:22.624-07:00What's your fascination with Taft?What's your fascination with Taft?Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-7597797691139556602014-05-31T05:43:04.284-07:002014-05-31T05:43:04.284-07:00Not sure why... but Nixon always gave me the heebi...Not sure why... but Nixon always gave me the heebie-jeebies. It has nothing to do with him as a person or politician... but more of the way he's portrayed in paintings and masks.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-18828818665517726842014-05-31T05:40:17.767-07:002014-05-31T05:40:17.767-07:00Lol... I could probably start a new blog with the ...Lol... I could probably start a new blog with the number of cards I should have waited 25 years to buy.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-50213563031635158592014-05-31T05:39:24.540-07:002014-05-31T05:39:24.540-07:00My parents were big Reagan fans... so he's a b...My parents were big Reagan fans... so he's a big part of my childhood. But I'm in the same boat as you. I have no place to store it.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-36503366504230665562014-05-31T05:33:58.198-07:002014-05-31T05:33:58.198-07:00I'll have to check out the Fisk and Thomas sta...I'll have to check out the Fisk and Thomas statues. I really enjoyed watching both of those guys play growing up.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-26907745385833297072014-05-30T18:28:58.170-07:002014-05-30T18:28:58.170-07:00I think I still have 3 of the 87 Topps sets that I...I think I still have 3 of the 87 Topps sets that I bought new at the grocery store. Might as well open one. If any of you are old enough, and I know some of you are, do you recall where you were when you heard Reagan had been shot? I was crossing Broadway and Devon in Chicago.Hackenbushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507810776309048794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-16520578169990729542014-05-29T02:58:19.814-07:002014-05-29T02:58:19.814-07:00I've watched some factory complete sets but th...I've watched some factory complete sets but then I think..what do I do with those cards from the set I already got from buying packs?..Some I'd keep none the same but then the others I might trade. That's an option. What do you say?Ana Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-88254480802510063272014-05-28T22:34:41.567-07:002014-05-28T22:34:41.567-07:00Nice gets on the Mays and Reagan.Nice gets on the Mays and Reagan.Greg Zakwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064188830164937436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-42131553071066869302014-05-28T20:33:50.784-07:002014-05-28T20:33:50.784-07:00I want a Howard Taft doll. The Reagan doll is pre...I want a Howard Taft doll. The Reagan doll is pretty neat.BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-76127345276799899782014-05-28T18:11:54.419-07:002014-05-28T18:11:54.419-07:00The Reagan doll is actually pretty cool, to be hon...The Reagan doll is actually pretty cool, to be honest, though a Nixon doll saying "I am not a crook" on repeat would be much more entertaining.Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-22966916390695311082014-05-28T16:12:48.320-07:002014-05-28T16:12:48.320-07:00Ya I think I originally picked up my 89 set for ar...Ya I think I originally picked up my 89 set for around twenty bucks. I should have waited 25 yearsMark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-79292207042030378092014-05-28T14:22:28.434-07:002014-05-28T14:22:28.434-07:00Digging the Reagan, but no room for much of anythi...Digging the Reagan, but no room for much of anything anymore. Maybe when I get a man-cave of my own sometime down the road!!Dawgboneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09795429019912746620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-76290784957706509962014-05-28T13:35:10.770-07:002014-05-28T13:35:10.770-07:00That Mays statue is sweet. I am working on getting...That Mays statue is sweet. I am working on getting all the statue giveaways from the Sox. Pierce and Minosa down. I need Fisk and Big Hurt to finish what has been released so far. JediJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261262040532716901noreply@blogger.com