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 […]
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 […]
Products Being Added…
I updated the other day that the all-new Cotton Exchange, an online marketplace of curated items that I’ve collected over the years, is starting to take shape. This past weekend I spent a little time adding some individual coins and coin sets as well as some trading cards from my collection. In the coming days […]
Are You Collecting Pokémon Cards?
I have to admit, I know absolutely nothing about Pokémon. I’ve only recently been looking into them as a result of seeing the demand on them first hand when I was recently in Target and saw that they had put a limit of two packages of cards per customer. I also saw a huge crowd […]
Update on the “Cotton Exchange” Marketplace
I have recently brought on a team to help assist in the development of the “Cotton Exchange” marketplace. I had underestimated how much I had forgotten about building things for the web over the last decade or so… plus, I just don’t have the time. The end result will be really nice though. Here are […]
Getting a Late Start in the Garden
The other day I was on Facebook and noticed that one year ago my garden was already planted and I had a pretty impressive stand of celery, spinach, lettuce, and a few other things. What’s crazy is that as of today I haven’t even started on my raised beds. It wasn’t that long ago we […]




