When it comes to collecting sports cards, trading cards, and collectibles, condition matters. A card’s grade can dramatically impact its value, desirability, and long-term investment potential. With so many grading companies available today, choosing the right one can feel overwhelming. After researching the options and considering what matters most to collectors and sellers, I decided […]
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Envira Gallery Photo Plugin for WordPress
This is sort of a follow up to a blog post I did a few weeks back after discovering that Google Photos were no longer going to work for me as a way to categorize and display my photo galleries on here. If you run a WordPress website, like this one, that relies on strong […]
Seconday Market for Retro RAM
When most people clean out their tech closets, old memory modules from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s are usually the first things thrown into the e-waste bin. To the uninitiated, a 1 Megabyte 30-pin SIMM or a PC100 SDRAM stick looks like obsolete junk. But I discovered recently that today’s secondary market, vintage RAM […]
Collection of Native American Artifacts
I have recently added some of my collection of Native American Artifacts for sale on the Cotton Exchange. I have my collection broken into two subcategories, individual pieces and groups (cache). This collection will soon be available online on my eBay channel and possibly other locations and auctions in the future. Disclaimer: All Native American […]
High Cotton Trading Cards Boxes & Hanger Packs
Okay, so this is a weekend project I’ve been working on in my spare time for the past few months. I’ve blogged about my massive sports card collection a few times in the past and one of my goals for 2026 is to start minimizing things while I’m still here so I don’t leave a […]
The Marketplace is now Connected to eBay!
I’m happy to report that a big part of the new marketplace project has been completed. The Cotton Exchange marketplace is now connected to eBay and products from this website will now be offered on eBay here… This part of the project is actually way ahead of schedule, I hadn’t anticipated that it would be […]
Ep034: Cotton Rohrscheib & Tim Volberding
On this episode of The Cotton Club we have Tim Volberding, an FBN Community Builder in Colorado. We discuss the current state of the ag industry right now, the drought, as well as some really good information as to what Tim does as an FBN Community Builder. Hope you enjoy the show and be sure […]
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I Stay on Track w/ Reminders & Task Lists
I had someone ask me about how I keep myself organized and on task despite having been diagnosed w/ ADHD earlier in life. My answer was a lot simpler than it should have been but my response was that I’ve built my own system that works for me personally. It is built around using Apple […]
It’s a Really Dry Start to the Season…
One of the big perks of my day job at Farmers Business Network is that I get to talk to farmers from across the United States. This helps me keep my finger on the pulse of the industry so I kind of know what’s on everyone’s mind. As of today, I would have to say […]
Trading Card Grading Services
Back in my day there was no such thing as a grading service for trading cards. We simply eyeballed our cards and decided if they were in mint or very good condition, etc. I’m not complaining, I think it’s great that the hobby has became more sophisticated for serious collectors. I can see where this […]