CLOSING TIME

Well, the time has come.  The final mega break packages made it to the post office today.

Today is the last blog post I will be making.  It's also the end of my active trading career.  I will be on twitter and I will still be collecting just in a much more subdued manner with a much smaller subject base. Only going to be pursuing a couple of pcs-Willingham 1/1s, Mike Wilks jersey cards, Steve Woodard and Gary Redus certified autos, and certified pro wrestling auto cards.

Maybe down the line some of my trading buddies may see a surprise package from good ole jbf- ya never know.  I want to thank everyone for the support and interaction over the years.  Wish you all the best in your collecting journey!  Please hit the lights on your way out.

Wes
jbf

Wrap Up Time

The AREA 40 megabreak has now come to a close. I must say it was more of a daunting task than I imagined but still a ton of fun!  Hundreds and hundreds of packs later and we have ended up with 351 hits.  Kudos to our winner Adam Sanders who almost nailed it on the head!

Sorting is now complete and packaging is next. I hope to start mailing next week.  I thought a good way to wrap this up might be to share some of the best hits and where they are headed.  Everyone that signed up will receive a package and I'm proud of that!  Buckle up for the top 15 imho that are headed into the blogosphere!

 A double header of hit king autos. Rose 1 is heading to GTT and the HOF is bound for Corky

 A beautiful May's that is going to Ryan G

 Jedi Jeff scores the Lopez

 Dickey will be found with the Lost Collector

 This tennis gem will be served up to Tim B

 Rock and Roll all night...Paul is going to Night Owl and Gene is bound for Raz

 Might belongs to James L

 Oh Chloe. She didnt quite make my cut so Daily Dimwit scores this one

 Gavin scores the Cubbies plate

 Gregory is grooving with this relic

 Brandon L scores the triple relic via random

 Gavin take at seat at the bar. The Herman is yours

 AJ scores the RIVERA. I almost kept him but had other cards to keep

 The final card I decided to release is now going to GCRL

A stunning Lange is now the property of Jafronius

Now to finish this off...here are the cards I decided to keep

 This relic from AHS was just too cool

 Sorry AJ but had to keep this beauty

 Couldn't let this tennis quad go

 Thought the Ham was pretty swell

 A truly non negotiable keep BROTHER

 Had to keep Handsome Harley

 No Ali in boxing but I liked this quad

 Shes not leaving Hazel Green

 The King

This may be my favorite of the whole break. A super long shot of one of my childhood favorites!

I'll save my goodbyes for the final post once I have everything in the mail! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Update

Sorting has begun as the break is now complete. I will be posting a wrap up and announcing the contest winner on Friday.  Please be patient as it will take me a while to get these in the mail but I'm hopeful for the end of next week. Happy New Years everyone!

Day 3 hit tracker

Got through all remaining boxes today. Only thing is four plastic shoeboxes of loose packs.  I will work on those in the coming days.  Current hit count is 314