Monday, March 27, 2017

John has the hammers

My buddy John, the Bravos supertrader, has struck again.  Today i found a magical pwe full of Joshes
Many thanks John!!  Im awarding nine points for this haul and putting you on my payback list :-)

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Double hammers from Uncle Tiny

My good friend nabbed a sweet pair of low #d minis! Both are #d to only 34!
Many thanks to Kevin for the pair!  Six points for you sir!

I think we are going to let Thursday Mailday Theatre take a little rest for now.  If you liked it and want it to continue feel free to let me know!  Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Yearlong Willinghammer Roundup contest update

New leader in the clubhouse. I got JOSHED by P Town Tom

P TOWN TOM:  58 POINTS
CARD PAPOY:  38 POINTS
BC BREAKDOWN:  24 POINTS
HSCA:  15 POINTS
UNCLE TINY:  14 POINTS
JOHNNYS TRADING SPOT:  14 POINTS
NOMOS SUSHI:  11 POINTS
BB CARDS COME TO LIFE:  11 POINTS
STEALING HOME:  11 POINTS
PACK WAR:  10 POINTS
LOST COLLECTOR:  8 POINTS


So much time left and so many thanks from me for everyone keeping in mind for Willinghams!  Now here are some cards for the prize pool

If you have the time please check out my Thursday Mailday Theatre post as we have a tie and need it broken!!  Have a great day!

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

A long lost friend returns with cardboard

I was very pleased to recently hear from one of my first ever blog trading buddies-Michael Spiegel!  While the lights over at Nomo's Sushi Platter haven't flickered in three years it was a thrill to get some mail from Mike this week!
 Spiegel drops the hammer!
Great to hear from you bro and thanks for the cards!  They earned you 11 points in my year long contest and I will hitting you back soon!

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Thursday Mailday Theatre

ROBBLE ROBBLE USA USA!!  The Hamburglar triumphs and prevents a repeat for the Iron Sheik but can he prevail this week??? You decide!!
 The burglar found some sweet leather to show you. #d 2/5!!!
 Its double garbage pail kid gold
 I heard it through the grapevine that this hammer is #d to 199
 Astros gnome has a mini pink #d to 25. My 4th one!
 Super sweet 4 color patch for the play Mobil man
 Youppi has a sweet Josh auto #d 11/25
 Strike force bringing the heat with this black mini #d 2/5
Heeeheeee its the dough boy with a green #d 5/25

So who gets the duke?? You decide in the comments

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Getting hammered with Ptown Tom

Tom, from the Cubs centric blog Eamus Catuli, and I go way back!  There have been bombings, monsters, and many other amazing things but this....this is getting hammered in the absolute best way possible...Willinghammered!  Tom just sent me some Joshes today and scored some points in my contest. 58 to be exact!!!!  Check this out
 Had to get an aerial shot of these 50 hammers!!! Wowza
 Tom spiced it up with a couple more
And then boom a couple autos one of which has a jersey with a stripe!! Thank you for  such a nice surprise my friend!!  You are truly a good egg!  Gooooo CUBS Gooooo

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Thursday Mailday Theatre Episode 4

It was a close battle but in the end....
 Sheik break the muscle men back and make them humble old country way!  Will he be the first to repeat here on TMT or will he be jobbing out...you decide!
 The Sheik say IRAN NUMBER 1 JOSH WILLINGHAM NUMBER 1....USA KAPOOOOOI
 This walker found a hammer
 Joe Mauer is here to rep his future teammate
 Don't know the little fellas name but he strikes me as a Coco or maybe a Ron
 Stealing your burgers, hearts, and now your Willinghammers....robble robble
 He likes cats and hammers numbered to 25!
 Food fighter Fry Man has a beauty #d 7/15
Hunter Morris and small child bobble are here to blow your mind.

Its a murderers row of challengers this week...who wins and returns next week!???

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Week 6 Yearlong Willinghammer Roundupdate

Lots of great stuff coming in and the leaderboard is growing!

P TOWN TOM:  58 POINTS
CARD PAPOY:  38 POINTS
BASEBALL CARD BREAKDOWN:  24 POINTS
HSCA:  15 POINTS
NOMOS SUSHI:  11 POINTS
BB CARDS COME TO LIFE:  11 POINTS
STEALING HOME:  11 POINTS
PACK WAR:  10 POINTS
UNCLE TINY:  8 POINTS
LOST COLLECTOR:  8 POINTS
 JOHNNYS TRADING SPOT:  5 POINTS

Thanks to all those that are helping me out or even just following this wacky rubbish from the shadows lol.  Now here are some new cards for your prize pool:


Tuesday, March 7, 2017

A double shot of mailday goodness

Tonight I'm taking the opportunity to show off maildays from two top bloggers.  First up is a bundle of fun sent by Brian of Highly Subjective and Completely Arbitrary:
 A nice selection of base and parallels!
 A card I've never seen before! Double points
Finally we have a numbered gold and another of those acetate autographs that i love!  Thank you Brian!! 15 points for you

Next up are some gems from Oscar of Stealing Home fame
 A trio of bonus cards.  I will be throwing these in the card draft pool in a future update post!
 I will not however give up the Pat.  I never give up a Pat!  He is one of us!
A base card, a auto, and a relic card walk into a bar....oh theres no punchline just some badass Willinghammers!  Thanks a ton my friend you got 11 points!  Got some stuff set to the side for you as well!

Saturday, March 4, 2017

A wonderful surprise

Sometimes you never know what treasure may show up at your door.  Bloggers are like magicians...you have no idea whats going on and then poof you have a gem.  Tonight I want to throw out a big THANK YOU to Corky from the Pack War Blog!  Check out this one of a kind
 This is art!!
Thank you so very much Shawn!  I love it!  10 points for you sir!

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Thursday Mailday Theatre: Episode 3

Last week was the victory lap for Ghost kenobi but alas he was overthrown by some muscle
Will the Muscle Men reign supreme for two weeks in a row or will they also fall?  Theres an abbreviated field this week as there just wasn't much ebay or sportlots mail this week.  But we have quality presenters and quality Hammers!  Who wins and returns next week----you decide!!
 The men have found a beautiful dual materials with a sick sick patch.  #d 2/25
 A charcoal hero from a well known face
 Mac Tonite is comin in hot with gold!
This one may or may not stay in the plastic tomb.  Its #d 11/25 and Shiekie baby says you better pick him or he will break your back and make you humble old world style!

So just four competitors this week!  Who survives?

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Week 5 Year long Willinghammer Contest RoundUpdate and THE LOST COLLECTOR STRIKES

Before I get to the weekly update and the cards I'm adding to the pot I would like to share a pair of studs that AJ of the Lost Collector dealt me.
 A true stunner of the Willinghammer
Always smiling when i acquire one more of these Stevie autos.  They are getting harder and harder to find! 8 points for you my friend!  Much love!

Here are the current standings:
CARD PAPOY:  38 POINTS
BASEBALL CARD BREAKDOWN:  24 POINTS
HSCA:  15 POINTS
BB CARDS COME TO LIFE:  11 POINTS
STEALING HOME:  11 POINTS
PACK WAR BLOG:  10 POINTS
UNCLE TINY:  8 POINTS
LOST COLLECTOR:  8 POINTS
JOHNNYS TRADING SPOT:  5 POINTS

Now here are this weeks cards added to pot:
 Cal has a corner ding but im sure someone will be interested



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