My favorite set design was the inaugural Upper Deck:



With its hardwood design, impressive photography and large checklist, it was a great first entry into basketball for UD.

Received the card today from FedEx. Here it is:

Hi all. Last night I made a purchase off of Goldin Auctions for the first time and wanted to share my experience. As full disclaimer, I have a low opinion of Ken Goldin, all that he does and all that he stands for. However, a PC 1/1 card showed up and I felt that I had no choice but to register and ...

Hornso, it sounds like an interesting collecting project. Please keep us updated with your progress. Regarding the Bellamy, I searched Google and Terrapeak, but I didn't find anything unfortunately. There is another card from this product that I have also been looking for (Vern Mikkelsen) but am als...

I have League Pass and watch a lot of modern basketball. I do buy cards of modern players - mostly Contenders rookies to keep the continuity going, and otherwise singles here and there. But pre-Covid I also used to open a lot of wax - it was one of my favorite activities and now seems unimaginable.

Now that Warriors are gone, I don't really care about the playoffs. But I'm kinda rooting for the Kings. Let's go Kings.

Thanks, 23.dead and mindcycle. Thanks also for the nice comment about my website.

Yes, I find collecting Gooden cards much more relaxing than my endeavor with JJ. I can just pick and choose what to buy without stressing too much over missing out.

I think it's all shit really. I don't give a rat's ass about any sports card influencer. Thank you.

SHowley2003 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:01 pm That Kemp is sexy Abra!!

Those Iso Joe’s are the best AS tags I’ve ever seen.

Thanks, SHowley2003. Also got this one (from the same jersey I guess):

Haven’t gotten around to the videos, but I’ll never forget the eagle eye joe coverage on Blowout. So comical. Also, that prime twine almost looks foil with the way your scanner captured it. Beautiful set, ive been meaning to pick up someone from it for years but balked on more affordable options li...

Haven’t gotten around to the videos, but I’ll never forget the eagle eye joe coverage on Blowout. So comical. Also, that prime twine almost looks foil with the way your scanner captured it. Beautiful set, ive been meaning to pick up someone from it for years but balked on more affordable options li...

I remember reading that long Blowout thread about Eagle Eye Joe and Brian Gray. Very interesting and damning, and none of it was surprising.

So many unscrupulous and/or incompetent people involved in grading - I hate it.

I believe there was a 1999-00 Autographics Purple Foil version (hand-numbered to 20 and stamped) inserted into some retail repack product in the early 2000s. Here's an example off eBay: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/yTwAAOSwjo1k7-7J/s-l1600.webp Regarding those Kemp cards, I wouldn't buy any Autogr...

siuwongkee, I would advise not investing heavily in sports cards. This industry is in a way that it's nearly impossible to make significant money unless you a) already had cards before the Covid boom or b) cheat people. There is so much fraud in sports cards that I would only treat it as a hobby and...

I have never liked Kabooms. That being said, I can't think of any other popular insert that has had the same length of continuity. Galactics? Not an insert set, I know.

I'm generalizing here, but I find collectors on the BO Baseball Forum to be mostly older, mostly white and mostly college-educated. There are some smart dudes on there. I was very impressed when some BO members could solve the Ginter code breaking challenge in short time. Although Baseball was my fi...

mindcycle wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:17 pm Yeah should be the last one from panini I would think. No Wemby auto but might help your wallet lol.

Yes, I wonder what a Wemby might have costed. Really like Wemby though.

So it looks like Panini is releasing Contenders in March, so one last ride. Also some news: Panini replaced 6 Contenders redemptions that I had in the system - Kostas Antetokounmpo, Jacob Evans III, Josh Green, Jaxson Hayes, Omari Spellman, Robert Williams III. They replaced Green with an Optic Cont...

Purchased this Joe Johnson at the end of last year from bdrr:



I thought I overpaid for it, but hey - there's only 5 copies. Still need the Black Die-Cut.

I think it's good. Maybe one day every man, woman and child will have a LeBron auto.

I haven't seen a resource that lists all National VIP promos. Also I think the promo issues may vary by player, but for my PC player I have the following: 2011-12 Gold Standard 2011-12 Limited 2012-13 Gold Standard 2012-13 Gold Standard Gold Standard 2015-16 Court Kings 2015-16 Revolution 2016-17 S...

I haven't seen a resource that lists all National VIP promos. Also I think the promo issues may vary by player, but for my PC player I have the following: 2011-12 Gold Standard 2011-12 Limited 2012-13 Gold Standard 2012-13 Gold Standard Gold Standard 2015-16 Court Kings 2015-16 Revolution 2016-17 Se...

She has a great physique and superior athleticsm. Using her ponytail as a weapon though...

I've pulled a couple of these through the years including a Tony Parker SP Signature and Michael Cooper Vanguard. The only one I have left is a Terry Bradshaw SP Authentic.