The latest RRO and stuff...

Well, I was online when the Kendrick RRO on eTopps opened up! :-) I grabbed 3, should have gone for 5 probably, but that's okay... I figure I'll sell one right off, then hold the other two... I am mainly a collector, more than trying to make money... It was fun being on when the RRO came through though.. :-) Of course, a lot of folks are hoping it will be like the Drew card and have a low print run and high demand... Hard to say right now... Guess we'll see...

I have a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 HEMI, Midnight Blue (I'll post pics at some point). Anyway, being the non-mechanic I am, I decided to replace a busted fog lamp myself... I did it 'blind,' in that I did not jack up the truck nor did I remove the wheel-well cover before I started... I did mention that I am NOT mechanically inclined, right? :-) Anyway, the part that took the longest was figuring out which blankety-blank socket to use! (Turns out 10mm!) I'm not saying it was easy to change out the lamp without ever looking at what I was doing, but it wasn't rocket science either... :-) The key is that my truck looks much better with two functional fog lamps! :-)

So much for the 8/14 RRO... LOL

Okay, okay, so I was wrong about the 8/14 RRO... But, while being a smart-butt on the forum at eTopps, I decided to try a little something... See, there is some 'hidden' codes/text under the blacked-out image on the home page. Using the a=1, b=2 'decryption method, then adding the numbers of each segment, I came up with something like 16:09:12:x:x:x (I use x's at the end because those codes change with EVERY refresh of the page, where the first few have not changed in awhile... So, maybe it really is some kind of countdown? LOL, who knows...

If it is a countdown, then the next RRO should be at like 12 or 1 CST on Tuesday... I hope I'm done installing the video equipment at one of my area schools by then! :-) I'll need to jump on a PC and see how THAT goes.. LOL, can you see that? "Excuse me, but I need access to a PC right NOW!!" Yeah, that'll happen... :-)

Anyway, thanks for reading.. If you're reading... If not, well, thanks for stumbling across my page long enough to get thanked... :-)

More Random Stuff...

Well, first of all, I am posting this at approx 5:15pm CST on 8/14... I am predicting the new eTopps RRO goes out between 6:30p and 7:00p PST tonight... I just want it on record, and didnt want to post it to the etopps forum in case the mgmt spotted it.. LOL...

Our trip to Shreveport and the Louisiana Boardwalk in Bossier City ended up being a lot of fun! We went shopping, ate too much, and had a great time! Even saw some friends from the town we live in - you just never know! :-)

Been to a Cold Stone Creamery? If not, I whole-heartedly recommend it! :-) A lot of fun, a LOT of ice cream! :-)

A very close friend of mine recommended a program called autostitch, that takes your images and makes panoramas out of them (of course, you have to TAKE the pictures such that they can be formed into a pano to begin with, okay??)

eTopps, RRO, and Me

Well, the eTopps RRO for the week was yesterday (Thursday) from 7:00pm to 7:20pm and I missed it after watching the site throughout the day.. What a bummer... You know, you just get one of those feelings, and I had a feeling the RRO was going to be that day. The message boards showed several folks had gone to see "Talledega Nights" and missed out... Me? I went to get my hair cut. I know, I know! What was I thinking??

Well, I was thinking, "FREE HAIRCUT." LOL... I have to admit I am a little jaded with RRO since I fell for the Chad Billingsley trap (that is, the window was open for an HOUR, so a LOT of people got the 'limited edition' card, thus throwing its value into the trash can). But, it will be interesting to see how many cards are published and what happens to the price.

Now, before we get all 'in it to make money' here, let me state that I am not. I am an 'old school' colector, just doing it for fun. I happen to believe that short windows and short print runs are what help make the value of a card in this scenario. I collect Cleveland Indians, though I have lots of other eTopps in my portfolio. Would I sell one of my portfolio cards if it suddenly jumped to 2x or 3x what I bought it for? Yeah, buddy! But, if none of my cards ever do that, that's okay be me... :-)

Congrats to the folks who got the RRO this go 'round... Maybe I'll pick one up when they are selling for $2.00 a card instead of $12... :-)