thecooker24
Registered Trader
No, not that kind of cut, or that kind of whale either. You will see. It's been a while, too long! I have been inactive in the hobby world other than a few pick-up's here and there. I swear if it wasn't for hanging with Jon (bebop), Gordon (shaboobala), Matt (chadsexington), Derek (burebuyer) and JZ on the odd weekend here and there, Id forget what the hobby was like hehe 
. I cut back big time though. Sold most of my traders and stuff with the help of Derek. Ive been focusing my free money on Golf and Fishing . That, and Baby furniture and stuff for when he or she arrives. About 2 or 3 more weeks left till that happens! I do my daily ebay search for Matt Cooke items still though 
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Anyhow, I only have a few pick up's but they are significant...
Our family friend Greg signs so much stuff for me. This is a team issued card pictured playing for the NY Red Bulls... Apparently Im gonna be getting myself a few more game used jerseys from his mom soon.
This is a weird odd ball game card of Cooke for my Cookie collection. A few months back, the best odd ball finder I ever knew, Kevin (kmitchell) surprised me with this. Never even knew it existed!
This is the first card I bought on ebay in about 4 or 5 months. A 1951-52 Parkie Cal Gardner RC. This guy was my uncle's uncle. So I figured as a 60th b-day present to my uncle, Id get him one of these. He was never a collector, but he should like it I hope.
This was insane!!!! Ron Jamison (vintagehky) saw me post about a year and a half ago when I met some golf legents in Maui and was able to score some IP autos. Brett (Bamlinden) made me some sweet customs with them and Ron sent me all these for free! He said, maybe one day I can get some more customs made! They include sigs of Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Orville Moody, Tom Watson, Rick Fehr, Billy Casper, Greg Norman (one of my all time fav's!), Hale Irwin, Payne Stewart, Arnold Palmer, Raymond Floyd, Corey Pavin, Tom Kite, Lanny Wadkins etc... Thanks again Ron!!
Jon (bebop) found this old Cookie pants shell at the Nucks outlet store for me. Another Cooke game used item to add to the PC. Thanks again Jon!
And now for the top 2 snags...
2 more custom "cut" autos created for my by Brett (bamlinden)! I obtained these autographs about 20 years ago when I was 10 or 11 at a old timers hockey game. Sent them off to Brett a while ago and he put these 2 gems together for me. I love em' both! The Ullman looks like what a early 80's pack pulled OPC auto might have looked like, if they would have done that back then! And the Big M cut as awesome! No more words, you can't guild a lily!
and now for the White whale...
Huh? Well not a white whale I guess....
A White Sturgeon! This and golf as mentioned earlier, is where most of my hobby money goes. I've been fishing for my whole life, and it is my life. Ive landed about 100 or 150 White sturgeon over the last 2 or 3 years out of the mighty Fraser River close to home here in BC. Most about 3-6 feet long with the odd 7 footer. However this past April, I landed this 10'4" aprox 600LB monster. The biggest one I'll likely ever hook into in my life. It took 4 hours and a lot of team work to do it. I could only fight it for 2.5 hours until my arms almost tore off. I had to hand the rod over and steer the boat for the last 1.5 hours till we got it to shore.
A better shot to see the true length of it. Unfortunately the pictures are not the best as it was late into the night when we landed it. And also, unfortunately, this one got me into some trouble... Let me explain. My parents expected me at their house at 6pm for Easter dinner... The fish of my lifetime (which I kept assuring them) was on the beach at 9pm
... Oh ya, it was also my wifes 30th birthday dinner at my parents house too!!! . On the phone, when me and my 2 buddies gave my family and wife updates, we all assured them this may never happen again in our lifetime and there was nothing we could do but fight it till the end... Id like to think they understood, but it took a few weeks and a lot of begging my wife to let me out of the doghouse.... I know its not card related, but it's where I've been .
Thanks for the looks, crew!
. I cut back big time though. Sold most of my traders and stuff with the help of Derek. Ive been focusing my free money on Golf and Fishing . That, and Baby furniture and stuff for when he or she arrives. About 2 or 3 more weeks left till that happens! I do my daily ebay search for Matt Cooke items still though .Anyhow, I only have a few pick up's but they are significant...
Our family friend Greg signs so much stuff for me. This is a team issued card pictured playing for the NY Red Bulls... Apparently Im gonna be getting myself a few more game used jerseys from his mom soon
.
This is a weird odd ball game card of Cooke for my Cookie collection. A few months back, the best odd ball finder I ever knew, Kevin (kmitchell) surprised me with this. Never even knew it existed!
This is the first card I bought on ebay in about 4 or 5 months. A 1951-52 Parkie Cal Gardner RC. This guy was my uncle's uncle. So I figured as a 60th b-day present to my uncle, Id get him one of these. He was never a collector, but he should like it I hope.
This was insane!!!! Ron Jamison (vintagehky) saw me post about a year and a half ago when I met some golf legents in Maui and was able to score some IP autos. Brett (Bamlinden) made me some sweet customs with them and Ron sent me all these for free! He said, maybe one day I can get some more customs made! They include sigs of Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Orville Moody, Tom Watson, Rick Fehr, Billy Casper, Greg Norman (one of my all time fav's!), Hale Irwin, Payne Stewart, Arnold Palmer, Raymond Floyd, Corey Pavin, Tom Kite, Lanny Wadkins etc... Thanks again Ron!!
Jon (bebop) found this old Cookie pants shell at the Nucks outlet store for me. Another Cooke game used item to add to the PC. Thanks again Jon!
And now for the top 2 snags...
2 more custom "cut" autos created for my by Brett (bamlinden)! I obtained these autographs about 20 years ago when I was 10 or 11 at a old timers hockey game. Sent them off to Brett a while ago and he put these 2 gems together for me. I love em' both! The Ullman looks like what a early 80's pack pulled OPC auto might have looked like, if they would have done that back then! And the Big M cut as awesome! No more words, you can't guild a lily!
and now for the White whale...
Huh? Well not a white whale I guess....
A White Sturgeon! This and golf as mentioned earlier, is where most of my hobby money goes. I've been fishing for my whole life, and it is my life. Ive landed about 100 or 150 White sturgeon over the last 2 or 3 years out of the mighty Fraser River close to home here in BC. Most about 3-6 feet long with the odd 7 footer. However this past April, I landed this 10'4" aprox 600LB monster. The biggest one I'll likely ever hook into in my life. It took 4 hours and a lot of team work to do it. I could only fight it for 2.5 hours until my arms almost tore off. I had to hand the rod over and steer the boat for the last 1.5 hours till we got it to shore.
A better shot to see the true length of it. Unfortunately the pictures are not the best as it was late into the night when we landed it. And also, unfortunately, this one got me into some trouble... Let me explain. My parents expected me at their house at 6pm for Easter dinner... The fish of my lifetime (which I kept assuring them) was on the beach at 9pm
... Oh ya, it was also my wifes 30th birthday dinner at my parents house too!!! . On the phone, when me and my 2 buddies gave my family and wife updates, we all assured them this may never happen again in our lifetime and there was nothing we could do but fight it till the end... Id like to think they understood, but it took a few weeks and a lot of begging my wife to let me out of the doghouse.... I know its not card related, but it's where I've been . Thanks for the looks, crew!
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. I'm actually not really going to a resort. I am going to be staying in Sandspit. My bf works up there for a company called Sandspit Adventures. We are going to fish a few rivers for Coho and then we will head to the west side, specifically Skidigate Point, to target some Springs and maybe a Hali or two.
