March 1982

The 80's train keeps on rolling and this month it stopped in 1982! I found some cool things and one MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT that I will save until the end. 

    6. Donruss Babe Ruth Puzzle - I have most of the puzzles but somehow this one had eluded me for way too long. I'd really love to put them all together, get them framed and hung up somewhere. I never see that actually happening though. 

    5. OPC Stickers / Tigers - I ordered a bunch one night and forgot to check to see if I got them all. I did not. That will give me something to do next March. 

    4. OPC Checklists - I almost feel like if you have these, you kinda sorta have a somewhat complete set since you have all the names maybe? Maybe? Maybe?

    3. Squirt Tigers - I think these are my first ever squirt cards. Woof they are paper thin. 

    2. Post Cereal Tigers Team Card - I never knew these existed until this month. Pretty cool no-so-little card that's too wide to fit into a standard page pocket. No fear though, I have a box full of things that won't fit in pockets and that's where this will end up too. 

    1. Kellogg's NFL set - I'm pretty sure I've never seen a Kellogg's paper set of anything before. Wild selection of players here too. More storage issues!

    Dishonorable Mention: Zeller's Montreal Expos Team set - Another item I never knew existed. I really didn't think I would find them at a reasonable price and then I did. 

AND THEN THE SELLER FORGOT TO SEND ME 5 OF THE PANELS. 

AND THEN THE SELLER PACKAGED THE CARDS SO POORLY THAT 5 OF THE PANELS I RECEIVED HAD MAJOR DAMAGE. 

So long story short I ended up with 10 panels and a full refund for my purchase. I was happy about the refund, but I would've much rather had all 20 panels. These are fantastic.  

I was also intrigued about these side loading pages which hold 3 card panels PERFECTLY.  I can't recall ever seeing those before either. 

That's it for 1982 in March. 

The April train stops in 1983 starting tomorrow. 

ALL ABOARD!!!