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July 8, 2013 By 21 Comments

This week’s assignment from the League: Hake’s shopping spree (redux)

hakes auction 209

It’s been a slow summer, and the heat seems to have taken its toll on a lot of us, but this week’s League challenge should get the ol’ blogging adrenaline going again. Hake’s Americana and Collectibles has, once again, generously offered to sponsor this week’s topic for the League…

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Go on a fictional shopping spree at Hake’s current auction #209 to make your collection a little more amazing.

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Hake’s has given us permission to reuse their photos and descriptions in our responses to this week’s League challenge, just be sure to link back to their auction. One blog entry will be selected to receive $100 credit to spend at Hake’s!

REMEMBER!: The League is always open to new members! Got a blog? Write a post in response to the weekly challenge, and you’ll be included. It’s that easy!

league logoOnce you put up a post on your site add a comment below with the URL. Next Monday, I will put up a post here on Cool & Collected with a list of all the contributing blogs. Once that list is posted, if you haven’t already done so, try to incorporate at least three of your fellow League members’ links (but more would be great!) into the article you wrote on your site.

By cross-posting like this, we will help each other out by sending new readers to each other’s sites. Have fun!

(Wondering what the heck this is all about? We’re recruiting for this loose-knit, rag tag crew! Here are the details for contributing to The League.)

 

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  1. Chrisloc1701 says

    July 9, 2013 at 4:19 am

    Fun assignment. Picked out my Top 5 things I would want (that’s in my budget).
    http://www.randomnerdness.blogspot.com/2013/07/this-weeks-assignment-from-league.html

    Reply
  2. @Dex1138 says

    July 9, 2013 at 9:08 am

    This is what happens when you don’t have anything ready to post on Monday…you jump right on the LOEB post.

    http://aeiouwhy.blogspot.com/2013/07/league-post-return-to-hakes.html

    Reply
  3. ShezCrafti says

    July 9, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    FIRST!
    http://shezcrafti.com/a-bunch-of-awesome-crap-id-buy-from-hakes-if-i-wasnt-broke/

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    • ShezCrafti says

      July 9, 2013 at 2:35 pm

      …or not. I guess that’s what happens when I don’t refresh the page all day.

      Reply
  4. Victoria says

    July 9, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    http://vikkiverka.blogspot.com/2013/07/books-and-batman.html

    Reply
  5. Shawn Robare says

    July 9, 2013 at 10:28 pm

    I’m down with OPP…

    http://brandedinthe80s.com/11435/down-with-opp

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  6. george says

    July 10, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    My first League post. Glad to be on board.

    http://gijigsaw.blogspot.com/2013/07/hakes-shopping-spree.html

    You’ll see I unpackage a lot of stuff and take lots of diorama photos.

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    • Brian says

      July 10, 2013 at 4:16 pm

      Welcome aboard George!

      Reply
  7. Joe B says

    July 10, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    I’m in:

    http://mosespa.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/loeb-hakes-shopping-spree-redux.html

    The Emcat and I had a lot of fun looking through all the different listings. Thanks for the great brief!

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  8. LeAnn says

    July 10, 2013 at 10:39 pm

    Here is my shopping spree post. http://myvintagetoybox.blogspot.com/2013/07/league-of-extraordinary-bloggers-hakes.html

    Reply
  9. Mike Gutierrez says

    July 11, 2013 at 12:10 am

    Here’s my contribution and yes, I was a greedy geek 😀

    http://yankeesjetsfan.blogspot.com/2013/07/ok-i-want-this-and-that-and-that.html

    Reply
  10. The Trash Man says

    July 11, 2013 at 6:47 pm

    Limiting myself to five picks was tough, but here we go–

    http://poppopitstrashculture.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-league-shopping-spree-at-hakes.html

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  11. The Goodwill Geek says

    July 11, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    http://goodwillhunting4geeks.blogspot.com/2013/07/hakes-shopping-spree-redux.html

    This was a LOT of fun. Love the stock over there at Hake’s!

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  12. Paxton Holley says

    July 12, 2013 at 8:04 am

    Budget be damned, I just picked a metric ton of awesome stuff. Now I need to borrow a truck or two from someone to get it home.

    http://blog.paxholley.net/2013/07/12/spending-my-kids-college-tuition-on-hakes-auction-209/

    Reply
  13. Brian says

    July 12, 2013 at 9:44 am

    So much awesome: https://www.coolandcollected.com/highlights-from-hakes-auction-209/

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  14. robotspjs says

    July 12, 2013 at 10:04 am

    Did I not post mine?

    http://www.therobotspajamas.com/league-of-extraordinary-bloggers-hakes-shopping-spree-2/

    Reply
  15. Miss M says

    July 13, 2013 at 1:58 am

    I’m ready for some dream shopping! http://diaryofadorkette.blogspot.com/2013/07/lets-dream-shop.html

    Reply
  16. John (Batcave Toy Room) says

    July 14, 2013 at 3:16 pm

    Oh, man! This fun.

    http://www.batcavetoyroom.com/2013/07/a-shopping-spree-we-will-go-at-hakes.html

    Reply
  17. Rich (The Nerd Nook) says

    July 14, 2013 at 10:05 pm

    I’m in….

    http://fortuneandglorydays.blogspot.com/2013/07/league-of-extraordinary-bloggers-hakes.html

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  18. Kevin Hellions says

    July 14, 2013 at 10:29 pm

    Only one item would do:

    http://teamhellions.com/2013/07/14/the-league-hakes-americana-and-collectibles/

    Reply
  19. Jamie (jannghi) says

    July 14, 2013 at 10:41 pm

    I’m baaaack! Here is my virtual shopping list:
    http://jannghi.blogspot.com/2013/07/virtual-shopping-for-this-weeks-league.html

    Reply

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