The card that got me into collecting was the 1998-99 Skybox Smooth insert of Ray Allen. (With the incredible rarity of 1:6 from Series One packs) I just remember staring at that card for minutes. The slightly raised "hand" graphics or whatever is on the front of the card. The sparkly foil...

The card that got me into collecting was the 1998-99 Skybox Smooth insert of Ray Allen. (With the incredible rarity of 1:6 from Series One packs) I just remember staring at that card for minutes. The slightly raised "hand" graphics or whatever is on the front of the card. The sparkly foil....

Since I was one of the people who got back to the hobby at the beginning of 2021, I would say my worst mistake was buying base rookies quite expensive. (Lebron, Donovan Mitchell, MPJ) It was a somewhat costly mistake on my scale, but also accelerated my journey as a collector.