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BIO
Thank you for your interest in my profile! My name is Jack and I'm a hobbyist & collector in southern NJ. I live in the greater Atlantic City area and am a lifelong supporter of Philadelphia sports franchises. I stepped away from the hobby for almost 30 years until my oldest son reignited my interest in mid-2023.
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SPORTS Cards
My personal collection of sports cards & memorabilia is mainly baseball. Go Phillies! I have recently expanded into collecting for other sports, especially MMA, which is a sport I've followed since its inception. I dabble in just about everything else. I grew up at the peak of the junk wax production boom, but I collect across eras and am open to trading across eras, as well.
I'm a set-builder, through-and-through. Every single means a new set to build.
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NON-SPORTS Cards
It didn’t take long after returning to the hobby for me to realize that my passion is non-sports cards. I'm interested in everything, especially oddball stuff. I tend to gravitate toward sets that feature characters from Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Star Trek: TNG, or anything tied to pop culture, such as cards about music, movies, or television. Finally, I LOVE my GPK collection and I'm always looking to expand on it.
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TRADING PHILOSOPHY
- Will consider trades of all shapes and sizes; no preference for PWE versus larger packages
- Will consider any purchase offers made in good faith (i.e., if the offer is reasonable)
- Will trade and ship to all 50 U.S. states, U.S. territories, U.S. military POs, and Canada with limited exceptions
- Will consider other international trades if responsibility for payment of shipping and/or tariffs is agreed upon in advance
- Packaging of cards prior to shipping is a major point of pride for me and I am confident my trading partners will recognize the value of these efforts
- By default, will ship domestically via PWE with 'Non-machinable' stamp and sufficient First Class Mail postage to cover the weight
- If weight/size restrictions prevent PWE as shipping method, I will typically go with USPS Ground Advantage as my second option and will send tracking number(s) via Transaction Manager
- Will happily send using other methods or services upon request, especially for high-value items; prior agreement on this point must be established before either party sends out their leg of the trade, else the above, default methods will take precedence
- Love the site's PIF mentality; I try to keep trade proposals balanced and kindly ask my trading partners to do the same
- Communication is the key; please accept/decline proposals in a timely manner, convey information about delays or returned packages, or just tell me that life is getting in the way and you need a few days
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