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Kardboard Chronicles II

07/28

It was a long day today.

We have good news though. We got our numbers for Gunslinger in the Abyss and it looks like we’re getting our full order. That means we’ll have plenty that will go up on the website.

We’re trying to have everything ready before the release next week. That includes our reviews on all the cards and all the cards listed and ready to go on TCG Player and eBay, along with the Full Arts on KardboardKorner.com.

Took the family out for ice cream, and took care of the orders.

Opus IV Dadaluma is unbanned. And then all my copies on TCG Player and eBay sold in a matter of minutes.

07/29

I had forgotten about the 30 day plan for the website. Well now it’s time to get back to it.

Check that the contact link in the footer is visible and clickable. I never had a contact link in the footer. So, I got one ready and it is now there. You can now send us an email straight from the link on the bottom. Checked it on Mobile as well and it’s working great. So, go ahead and send us some love.

Had to look for a Japanese Pokemon card I misplaced. Luckily I found it pretty fast.

Took care of the orders, and I passed out early.

07/30

Flea Market Swap. First thing in the morning. And there was nothing there for me. I did find an Xbox One but, I don’t really mess with them. I still have a bunch of Xboxs and games sitting at the office. It’s one of those items that aren’t high priority for me.

Headed to the bank, got my check for the Prerelease Kits that are coming in today. And, that means, I’ll be back on YouTube. Tonight. The video will be up by the time you read this, and I’ll probably have another one up as well.

Tested out that Metal Detector I got a couple weeks back, and it seems to be in good condition. Now, just need to find time to actually go and look for things.

07/31

Woke up to a flat tire. That’s never fun. Swapped out the spare and now I got to do some extra running around later today. Of course this happens when I’m already stretched thin with everything that’s going on.

That’s life though.

I just saw that one of my shorts on YouTube has gotten 1,500 views so far! That’s exciting, they usually top out at 500. I’m guessing everyone is getting excited about Gunslinger in the Abyss.

Got a couple of decks ready for Midnight PreRelease, hopefully they’ll be fun to play. The Bomb Squad, and OctoPirates. I’ll let you know how they turn out.

08/01

It’s August.

I thought my kids teams were going to be released today, but that got delayed to August 5th. Which is good, cause if they were released today, they would have had their first practice tomorrow and I would have been spent from Prerelease tonight.

Spent the day, doing the Gunslinger in the Abyss opinions. We’ve got 3 up already, 5 more to go.

Midnight Prerelease is tonight. We’re excited and ready.

Submitted 2 decks to Shantottocast’s Fix-It-Friday. (Give them some love, great people, and they help out the community tons!) Just to see what they had to say and how to improve them.

08/02

It was Midnight and Prerelease was ready to go. It was a small crowd, but fun none the less. Our winner walked out with an extra prerelease kit.

I was exhausted. The day went by slowly, and it takes me longer to recover from any late night activity.

My plan is to just get through the day, and go to sleep.

Again.

08/03

Woke up feeling a little better. And headed out to the Flea Market.

Actually found some first generation BeyBlades. I haven’t gotten a chance to look at them yet, but you know if they have metal on them, they are from earlier generations.

Took care of orders, while I watched SummerSlam.

All that’s left is to take care of everything before Gunslinger in the Abyss makes it’s way into my hands. We’ll have a very busy week.

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Breath of Kardboard

07/14

It was a long weekend. And, today was a long Monday.

Spent the whole morning trying to find items to source. And some days, you can look everywhere and there is nothing in sight. That was today.

Then for some reason I was looking at Storage Auctions. And, that is a crap shoot.

Tried organizing the office, and it always seams like I’m going 1 step forward then 2 steps back. It’s sort of starting to look like less of a mess, but we’re not quite there yet. No where close to finished.

07/15

Just when I thought I wasn’t finding anything, I stumbled upon a small lot of Final Fantasy TCG cards. All Foils, a few Full Arts scattered in the mix, I didn’t even think twice. The guy was asking $50 for them. And, I gladly gave him the money. Now, all we have to do is wait for them to get here. We’ll be adding a few new Full Arts to the site.

I was looking at Storage Auctions again, I might get one soon, try our luck on one, just to dip our toes in the water. I don’t think it’ll happen before Gunslinger in the Abyss comes out. We still have plenty to do to get ready for this one. Mostly writing our opinions on the cards.

Ended up going to our Storage Unit today. Pulled some nice things out. By the time you read this they all should be posted up on the site, or on eBay, or on TCG Player. Lots of Final Fantasy TCG sealed product, lots of PS3 video games, and a couple more things as well. And, there’s still a lot of stuff in there that we had forgotten about.

Also through out a bunch of garbage as well. We didn’t even make a dent in it. There’s still a couple more trips we need to take over there.

07/16

Didn’t have a lot going on today, for Kardboard Korner. Was running around taking care of other things all day long. And at the end of the day, all I had the mind capacity to do was get the orders ready for tomorrow.

And, that was it for today. I did look at some storage auctions, but my eyes were just closing. Off to bed for me.

07/17

It finally cooled off outside. Nothing better than opening up all the windows and having a cool breeze come through.

The restaurant life will take over for a while, but that doesn’t mean we’re not going to be working on Kardboard Korner, it just means that I’m going to be running around more.

My kids are about to start Soccer Practice, so we were out shopping for cleats, for them. They are excited. So, am I. I’m going to have a couple of Tsubasas on my hands.

07/18

Ordered some Japanese Pokemon cards for the Sticker Machine, ended up picking up a couple of Magic/Final Fantasy cards as well.

I haven’t been able to see these up close yet. I’m still hoping to get a couple of boxes, or at least a bunch of bulk.

Restocked Opus VII on TCG Player and eBay.

Then I spent the rest of the day looking at Gunslinger in the Abyss.

07/19

Had to be at the restaurant earlier than usual today, So, I headed out to the Flea Market a little bit early. This time I hit up Robbins first to save some time, since I usually get to Alsip a little past 8.

But, it was a ghost town, I got there too early. People were still setting up, and I had a restaurant to open. I didn’t stay long, and headed straight to the Swap in Alsip.

Alsip was a little better. Had more vendors there, and found a Among Us Imposter Edition for the PS5. And, a bunch of shoes. Hokas and On Clouds. The guy said he would save those shoes for me.

Washed them up, and now they look ten times better.

07/20

Sunday, I had a bunch of running around to do this morning. Mostly getting supplies for the restaurant.

Checked on the shoes, and they were still wet. No use putting them together.

Got back to organizing the office, and I want to say it’s getting there, but it’s not. At least I don’t have a lot of things on the floor anymore, and I cleared off one of the desks.

Spent the rest of the night putting orders together.

And, sat down with my kids to watch “My Neighbor Totoro”. They said they didn’t like it, but they kept laughing.

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Kardboard Fantasy IV

06/23

It’s still hot.

I woke up this morning and my whole body was sore. And, they said the sun was good for you. It probably is, walking around in 90 plus degree weather isn’t.

Decided to do Opus IV today. Got most of it done, they’re all up on TCG Player, and a restock on eBay, for the cards that were already on there. Still need to get the new cards up.

06/24

Slept through my alarm today. And, that’s OK. Didn’t have much to do this morning. All I knew was that we would have plenty of rain. And, that it will be humid.

For some reason my car had a horrible smell to it. It just came out of no where. I’m thinking that either one of my kids stepped in poop and smeared it in there, or they left some food in there and it’s rotting in this heat. So, I spent the afternoon trying to get that smell out. Deep cleaned the whole interior. Fingers crossed that the smell will be gone in the morning.

Spent the rest of the night organizing a bit, and putting orders together. This restock is starting to move.

06/25

Flea Market Wednesday. It’s been raining all night so I did not get my hopes up. And, it’s a good thing i didn’t because just like last week, there were hardly any vendors there. All the usual suspects though, and they all do not have anything that I want.

I got rid of most of the smell but it still lingers. Going to have to give it another clean again.

Listed the rest of Opus IV on eBay. Plenty of Foil cards and Legends.

Spent the afternoon playing soccer with my son. And, he’s starting to run circles around me. He’s taking the pointers I tell him and he’s starting to utilized them. I can’t wait to see him play on a team this year.

06/26

It’s still hot. And, I don’t like it. Give me freezing temperatures. I’ll take that over this heat any day. Tried recharging the A/C in my wife’s truck, and I don’t think that it needs a charge. I’m guessing it’s the compressor. I got to try and figure that out, and see what happens.

Spent the whole day at the restaurant, one of our workers will be out of action for a while, and that means that I will be there 7 days a week now. Starting today.

06/27

Turns out the MacBook Pro that I picked up does not want to work. Went to my guy looking for the AC Adapter, and he had a bunch there, we tried them out and none of them worked. Time to try and get rid of it for parts.

06/28

Time to head to the Flea Market. It’s Saturday, and none of the little ones wanted to come with me. That’s OK, I can get things done faster.

Once again, there weren’t that many vendors there, but that doesn’t mean we’re not going to find anything. I recognize most of the vendors now, and I can just walk up and down knowing where to take a closer look and where to just keep moving. First walk through, I didn’t find anything, I decided to take one more trip around.

One vendor had a whole bunch of old trading cards. Nothing great, mostly those Dessert Storm packs from the early 90s. I noticed a green container that wasn’t there the first time around. It was $45 for the whole container. All it had was a bunch of Xboxs. I dug a little deeper to see if there was anything else in there, and lo and behold, there was a Super Nintendo on the bottom! I grabbed it and ended up paying $10 for it. I then asked him about the Trading Cards, and he said each was $5. I grabbed a box of Super Star Musicards. I picked them up, might do a video on them soon. Hopefully someone will like it.

Off to Robbins, and nothing for me, although a Vendor did have all 4 Kiss Action Figures, he wanted $60 for all of them. I had to pass on it this time, cause part of me would have wanted to hold on to them.

One more stop today, 42nd and Ashland. It’s getting hot, and I still need to go and do something with the kids before I head to the restaurant. As soon as I got there, it already looked like there were hardly any Vendors there. I still have to get my steps in so off I go.

Top Loaders! Who would have thought I would find Top Loaders at the Flea Market, still sealed. Sure they were Beanie Babies Top Loaders. I think the only difference is that they have the TY logo on them. I haven’t opened them yet, but a top loader is a top loader, and it will hold up well when shipped. I got excited when I saw Metroid Prime, but unfortunately it was just the box with the Bonus disc, no game. Oh well, there was a Gamecube controller sitting right next to it. So, I picked that up.

06/29

It’s Sunday, it’s hot and I spent the day at the restaurant. And that’s was my day. Took care of some orders, and just relaxed.

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