Mike D's Adventures in Wax

[mrmopar]

All I could think of when I first saw this was the Beastie Boys. I had to modify the lyric slightly to fit the board. Paul Revere, about 2:50 into the song.

"I'm Mike D and I get respect. Your cards and jewelry are what I expect!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6hqrpBbeq4

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by mrmopar

All I could think of when I first saw this was the Beastie Boys. I had to modify the lyric slightly to fit the board. Paul Revere, about 2:50 into the song.

"I'm Mike D and I get respect. Your cards and jewelry are what I expect!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6hqrpBbeq4

LOL, I am glad I was not the only one. That song also has baseball cap and wiffle ball bat in it.

[Mike D.]

Something to add to the "list of things my son would be horrified to see me do"....rap.

[Mike D.]

We enjoyed the 1987 Topps Mini Leaders so much, I started looking for more similar ones.

I ended up being able to buy 4 boxes of 1986 Topps Mini Leaders for only $22.45 delivered.

That's 36 packs per box, 6 cards per pack. 144 packs, 864 cards.

These were a lot of fun! The smaller sets are definitely the way to go for us. My son has had a blast opening the packs, sorting down by 10's, and then to individual cards.

Some of the cards had dinged corners and won't be resold (my son kept most of them for his collection, so he can sort, resort, leave them on the floor, etc...you know, kid stuff!)

We got pretty solid collation here, I think. We got 7 complete sets, plus are only 5 cards short of 2 more sets.

I've listed the 7 complete sets on eBay, and will likely list a few of the dups in lots, as well. I'm not sure what'll sell, but since I'm only out $22.45 for this lot, I'm not too worried, and it's been fun.

Each pack had a "Win a Trip to Spring Training 1987" card included. If we fill them all out, I like our changes.

So, small sets, and multiple boxes seem to be our sweet spot.

Also, after sorting these cards, we invested in a couple of 10-slot sorting boxes to make the process easier.

[tulsaboy]

Who are you missing on your 1987 set?
kevin

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by tulsaboy

Who are you missing on your 1987 set?
kevin

The list missing from the 1987 Topps Mini Leaders set:

18. Jeff Reardon
23. Dwight Gooden
39. Eddie Murray
44. Jim Rice
58. Willie Wilson

[Mike D.]

Next buy is a big one.

1988 Topps Yearbook Stickers w/ Superstar card backs. It's stickers, it's cards, it's mini...it's so many things!

1 or 2 boxes were good. 4 boxes was a blast. So, how about a case?

24 boxes, 48 packs, 5 cards per pack.

That's 1,152 packs, and 5,760 cards.

$82.27 delivered.

The Superstars set is 67 cards.

This is going to be crazy. Crazy fun!

Thankfully, my son shares his dad's love of the absurd. He was dancing around the kitchen when I showed him what I'd bought us.