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@JunkWaxQueen

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PC: Bucks, Braves, 49ers. I like Star Wars, Baseball, Wrestling, Junk Wax and History...in that order.

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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
1 year
Other parents with kids like Finn on the spectrum know exactly what I mean when I say that taking him out in a crowded and loud place is always a crapshoot. We’ve gotten weird looks in stores, churches, at ball fields…you name it. The one place we’ve yet to get any weird looks
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
2 months
Shame
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
7 days
Let’s talk Fanatics Fest. Pros, Cons, and how it compares to National. Things to keep in mind: ⭐️I was there for one day. ⭐️I was there on a $3.50 budget ⭐️My sole purpose in being there was to scout it out for next year to see if our kids would enjoy it. Let me start by
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
2 months
YOU GUYS ITS FINISHED.
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
15 days
Card show with my best friend 🩵
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
28 days
Hey @nsccshow , I have a request for next year on behalf of kids and adults like Finn. We would love a designated quiet place for children (and adults) with autism for when the show becomes too much for them. The VIP area was lovely, but was far from sensory friendly and not
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Ashley
10 months
I think a lot of us adult collectors are looking at this and sneering…but my first thought when I saw this was: “Oh cool! This would make awesome Christmas/birthday presents for kids who are young and/or just getting into cards” I know us adults are only buying cards valued
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10 months
Topps flagship boxes in Costco! What do y’all think of the format? Good for the hobby? Bad for the hobby?
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Ashley
14 days
I know people get tired of hearing it, I’m honestly tired of it period. Considering just taking a step back and collecting in silence. I talked to an older woman yesterday running a table at a card show who said that she has been collecting her whole life, and that the cards I
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
2 years
Not for long, watch out 😏😏 #thehobby
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
10 months
Halloween 2023…DIY costumes on a 4 child budget 😂😂 @heyitsTMurph
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
6 months
As far as photography goes, this set is just 🔥🔥🔥
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Ashley
11 months
I have no words. I thought I'd be able to come up with something that really shows just how grateful I am, but I got nothing. There is nothing I could give back to @Matty522 to match the kindness, no flowing paragraph I can come up with to properly thank him, and no better #RAK
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
3 months
I got like…6 rows left and it’ll be complete.
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
3 months
Someone ditched church about half an hour into the service and bullied me into baseball cards and popsicles. 👀👀 at least, that’s the story I’m sticking with.
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
7 months
Share your favorite acetate card, I’ll go first 👹👹👹
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
2 years
My new favorite baseball player. Starting a new PC today.
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
5 months
I won’t flex since some of yall roasted me last time for my claw hand…4 months in and 30lbs gone. I’m gonna be able to lift so many boxes of cards come July. 💪🏻💪🏻
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Ashley
5 months
Let’s hear your toxic hobby trait, I’ll go first. 👹
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Ashley
1 year
Can we start a 90s insert appreciation thread? Even better if it isn’t a card you own. I’ll go first, and won’t even use the one everyone would expect 😉 *this photo came from eBay*
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
7 months
I got my toploader binder in the mail today 😁😬😁😬😁😬
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
4 years
FREAKING OUT. Our kids are living the lives we wanted at their age. 🤣 @heyitsTMurph
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
7 months
It’s Friday so let’s argue. What is Bob Segers Best song and why is it Night Moves?
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Ashley
11 months
After over a year of waiting, 3 different practices, and multiple people telling us “well yes he is, but we can’t give him the official diagnosis” Finn is finally certified level 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder. It feels like a weight has been lifted and now we can get him into the
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
2 months
Meeting people off Facebook for card purchases…
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
1 year
I got to meet one of my hobby heroes today! I consider her to be the unofficial president of women in the hobby. Thank you for taking a moment out of your busy day @yanxchick
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
2 months
Said I was buying myself a card off my wish list (1980 Topps Scoring Leaders Bird Magic Erving) at National if I was consistent in the gym…. Starting to feel like I’m gonna buy myself 2 off the list 😂👹
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
9 days
They said to come to fanatics fest dressed as an athlete. Do I cosplay as @MrKdub ??? (Y’all say a prayer for me. First time venturing out no kids and no Tyler, and I’m a nervous mess 😂)
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
5 months
If everyone could keep our nephew and his parents in your prayers, he has hopefully his final open heart surgery tomorrow. 💕 @heyitsTMurph
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
7 months
Let’s see your favorite autographed card. This was a gift courtesy of @heyitsTMurph 💖
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
11 months
POV: You’re my coworkers who are getting ready to demand I be fired after I start every zoom call for the next month like this.
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Ashley
29 days
The experience as a female collector summed up in a nutshell. . . This weekend I was actively searching through a card box, and had a nice stack on the side of the cards I chose. 2 knuckles deep in this box, and a random man walks up…takes the cards I have picked out…puts
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
5 months
I’ve been leaning heavy into my other hobby lately. I refuse to take money for it because then it stops being a truly fun hobby. 📸 Tyler’s little sister is fearless.
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
7 months
#JrJanuary This was my first Ken Griffey Jr card. Our LCS owner gave it to me when I said I wanted one, and he created a junk wax monster. 👹
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
8 days
Y’all…..am I dead?? Is this….heaven? I made it?
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
5 months
Question, Do you know the value of your collection? Or even a roundabout guess? or are you delusional like me and just assume your collection is priceless 😂😂😂
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
7 months
Show me your favorite die cut card 😍😍
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
5 months
Any day that ends with getting off work early to catch a baseball game with my best girl is a damn good day. ⚾️💕
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
10 months
Well I guess I have to take back every bad thought I’ve had about @Topps Allen & Ginter cards now. 😂 Someone in a Facebook group shared their Autistic son loved the same things Finn loves, one of them being fire alarms, and said he found this card for his kid. @heyitsTMurph
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
3 years
Thank you all for your kind words, thoughts and prayers. Turns out there’s no aneurysm, but I have to “manage my stress” along with a daily medication. So with that advice looks like I have to leave @heyitsTMurph 🤣🤣 but seriously…. Thank you everyone. ❤️❤️
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T-Murph
3 years
Ashley is being rushed for a CT scan. They’re concerned about it being an aneurysm, brain bleed, or migraines as a best case scenario. Im worried about her head fitting in the machine. Prayers definitely appreciated.
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
10 months
9 years ago today @heyitsTMurph took me on our first “real” date and hasn’t known a moments peace since. 😂
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
1 year
One of these days I’m going to start funneling extra money into free hobby “starter boxes” to send out to little girls to try & engage more ladies in #thehobby so maybe when my daughter goes to the National 2056 in her 30s it’ll be an even split in male and female collectors. 🩵
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
2 months
I got something cool in the mail today 👀👀👀 once I get something figured out with @heyitsTMurph I’m going to share what else was in the box. . .
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
7 months
Let’s see your favorite rookie card. 😁😁🦌
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
7 months
Share a card from one of your favorite products. The fact that this is their BASE card is just 🤯🤯
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
3 years
I finally found my unicorn. The card I’ll be chasing for the rest of my life. Sorry @heyitsTMurph might need to take our a loan for it someday 🤣🤣
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Ashley
4 months
I hadn’t planned on sharing this story, because sometimes I feel like people think we’re whining when we talk about struggles as Finn’s parents…. 2 weeks ago Finn had his first and last tball practice. We were so hopeful and optimistic after last year, but it was clear after
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
4 years
Uh oh @heyitsTMurph is gonna stop opening cards with me. Same box 🤣
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
10 months
Just go ahead and pencil me in the broke-broke category because my grail card ran in the $500-$600 range and it was RAK’ed to me…otherwise I still wouldn’t own it.
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TheWalkingDeadSaga
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i will never understand someone calling a $500 card a “grail” card
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Ashley
3 years
Hey @ people with messy card collections. Send me your addresses so I can break in and organize your collections in the middle of the night. That’s literally my dream job (minus the B&E part).
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Ashley
1 year
Having a super rough day until the mail lady came. 😎😎 show me a nice card please and thanks
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
26 days
*standing at the register with a handful of binders* Lady: “oh you must be getting back to school started!” 🫣”yes. That’s exactly what I’m doing. Back to school stuff.”
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Ashley
3 years
I’m giving away one spot in BCB NT collegiate free case break. To enter, RT and tag one person in the hobby you’re thankful for. Must be following @BuckCityBreaks !!
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Ashley
5 months
I offered pictures to the kids on Brady’s baseball team and this kid here understood the assignment. I asked him to do something, and he did it flawlessly in one take.
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Ashley
3 years
If everyone could stop and say a prayer for our LCS. @heyitsTMurph and I are watching live feed of the buildings surrounding the shop being engulfed in flames. I feel sick to my stomach. You can’t find nicer people than the owner and his wife. #thehobby
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
3 years
Holy crap. To say I’m overwhelmed at the @PaniniAmerica mail day I just got would be a HUGE understatement. 😭They always have been & always will be my favorite card company. Baby Ivy’s collection is starting out better than I ever imagined 🔥🔥🔥
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
11 months
I really like looking at y’all’s Allen and Ginger hits. I opened a box and got a ketchup card and a potato chip card…haven’t opened any since. 😂
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
2 months
Don’t mind me, just sharing my favorite @Topps card a day for the next 8 days in hopes to persuade them to be a corporate sponsor for our kids 11u Little League Allstar ⭐️ team. Did YOU know for $300 your business covers the uniforms for 12 kids? Or hotels since the tournament
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
17 days
Might as well make this bad morning a straight up terrible morning amirite?
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Ashley
17 days
Took the rare L this AM and it’s not even daylight. 2 scoops of preworkout in, to find out the gym is closed.
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
1 year
Hey Twitter how do you hide a purchase from your spouse
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
7 months
Took this card out of the toploader and put it in a binder…looked it up on eBay and then immediately took it back out and put it back in its toploader 😂😂
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
8 months
Is it too late to change my New Year’s resolution from get swole to buy more cards? Because I like one of these things considerably more than the other.
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
28 days
He’s acting like he didn’t get anything at the card show but @heyitsTMurph got me a lil something at trade night. 😍😍😍 gimme a hell yeah!
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
15 days
Junk wax, anyone??? 😋😋
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Ashley
1 month
How do you say professionally “I absolutely am not thinking about this job and missed everything that’s been said on every single call/zoom because my head and my heart is already at National digging through cards”? Asking for a friend
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Ashley
2 years
Asked @heyitsTMurph to grab me some cards on his way home from work. . . WHAT?!?!?!? 🔥🔥🔥
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
19 days
Here is a baseball card I like.
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Ashley
5 months
People often say things about “a cure”, “I’m sorry this is happening to you guys”, “we will pray he gets better”, etc. It’s one of the worst parts of being a parent of an autistic individual. I know they mean well mostly, but it doesn’t make it less irritating. He isn’t sick,
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Ashley
8 months
We survived putting the trampoline together marriage intact. Merry Christmas from myself and the better half @heyitsTMurph
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Ashley
4 months
Another birthday post…the people in this hobby have been so good to Finn, so it’s only fitting to share with y’all. 💕 @heyitsTMurph
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Ashley
8 months
Here’s a then 13 year old who bought plenty at THE card show with his own money. 😂😂😂
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
15 days
Today’s the day! What is everyone else doing today?
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Ashley
3 years
She got her Mama’s luck pulling cards thankfully! @heyitsTMurph
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
1 year
Would my birthday be complete without a bunch of junk wax to open??
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
7 months
Got a feeling I’ll be saying “is it baseball season yet?” By the end of the night but in the meantime … #BangBang
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
2 months
Catch me and Finn @ NSCC 2024 like Yoda and Luke 😂
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Ashley
4 months
Me and some weird dude that collects cards. 💕 @heyitsTMurph
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Ashley
18 days
Here is a basketball card I like.
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
2 years
Can’t even begin to describe how much this hobby means to me, and the kindness of the people here never cease to amaze. #thehobby
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Ashley
7 months
Finn doing Finn things. He went from unable to communicate with us due to his echolalia, to well…this. He also has a story to finish. 💙♥️ @CodyRhodes @WWE #AutismAwareness #FinishTheStory
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
10 months
Having a bad week so guess what? This guy is too now
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Ashley
7 months
One of my favorite modern insert sets. Can’t decide if I want to change out the display in this frame or leave it as is. 🤔
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
3 years
Happy Easter from the 5.5 of us! @heyitsTMurph
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Ashley
2 years
Kinda sad seeing our shelves so stocked. This was from a week ago, all of it was there last night plus a few new things. Feels like nobody bothers anymore
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Ashley
2 years
If you or someone you know is struggling to find formula for their baby, shoot me a DM with a picture of the kind they use and @heyitsTMurph and I will be on the lookout in our local stores. I’ll even cover the shipping cost to you.
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Ashley
11 months
Hit up a card show in Myrtle Beach today with my little passenger princess. I won’t do him dirty since he was nice and got me a Star Wars card. 😘😘
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
2 years
My toxic trait is thinking I deserve an oatmilk espresso and some cards every time I leave the house. 😬😬
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@JunkWaxQueen
Ashley
1 year
$22 for dinner with a view 😎😎
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Ashley
14 days
The pastor said this morning to write down the “rock” and the “hard place” in your life and I’m pretty sure I saw him put my name down twice. Glad he’s sticking with me though! 😍
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1 year
Well, I was gifted enough birthday cash to either replace the TV Finn busted or buy my Vince Carter Dunk n Go Nuts grail...but not both. Looks like we as a family will be sitting around looking at my new card where the TV once was.
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4 years
When someone follows me just to DM me and try to sell me some cards, usually for way more than what they’re worth...and then unfollows me when I don’t respond. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Ashley
1 year
This man tried to tell me I wouldn’t be interested in this 20 card set because “other than maybe John Stockton you won’t know anyone” Ooooooooookay sir.
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Ashley
8 months
When I think about cards I’d never sell, this is always in the top 20 if not top 10.
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Ashley
5 months
Happy Easter from 3/6th of the Murphy family. 💕
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8 months
2023 took a lot from me, but it also gave me a lot. A new nephew and niece, both little fighters. But most importantly….
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Ashley
7 months
Today marks 10lbs lost since I started lifting weights so now the question is…do I buy myself a chipper or a Walt Frazier to celebrate??🤔🤔🤔
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15 days
A card show, now sushi, and is letting me go to Fanatics Fest next weekend while he keeps the kids at home???? Someone is gunning for husband of the year. 👀
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Ashley
4 years
The voice of reason wouldn’t answer the phone so.... @heyitsTMurph
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Ashley
7 months
Share a card that has you ready for the Super Bowl. I’ll go first 😈😈
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Ashley
4 years
This MF I’m married to bought himself a hobby box and came out with this for me ........ @heyitsTMurph
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