A Rolling Mailday Thread (Basketball)

[AbraCalabro]

^ Holy shit, that Red Rose refractor. Congrats on that one for sure, super dope.
^ Also love that MJ patch, the photo kicks ass too.

In a short time FB has been a godsend, for both buying and selling. Wish I was on there years ago as opposed to weeks.
Oh well. I’m now one step closer to saying F eBay altogether.

Dope Penny I’ve needed. Usually I hate photo reuse - this was also the shot used on his X-cited - but it’s a cool one.

Great photo of the card, you managed to avoid all the 'glare' that these things shoot back at the light source because of that foil surface. One of my favorite all time releases, I wish they left the foil surface out of it and just did the holofoil highlights / stamps, I.E. electric court gold. Takes me back in the day when I actually got excited for NBA games.

Some recent pick-ups!


Some Toine' mixed in there.

As usual your photography is on point lighting the subject cards up, but you got this one really well! No holofoil on this and it still pops!

Stumbled upon this card and was instantly attached to it. Back in my early years of collecting during my youth, I opened a few pack of 2007-08 Topps (Flagship) retail. I pulled a base version of this card and at the time it was one of my favorite cards in my very modest collection (mostly binders full of base cards).

Fast forward 15+ years later, I am now the proud owner of a Chrome X-Fractor which happens to be the rarest parallel in 2007-08 Topps Chrome (excluding printing plates).

Congratulations. It's always a blast getting in a major card, something special.

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Liberated this one from a psa slab recently, (suck my balls, Nat.) Got it in not too long ago and now finally ready to share.

1997_Metal Universe_Titanium_8 of 20T

More to come soon, couple big EC Golds.

[Hondo]

^^^
Thanks Abra! Love the embossing on that Metal Toine card!

One in today!



Love that BIG bold blue auto to go along with all that holofoil. So nice!

[Hondo]

Another one in today!



Love these Court Kings Portraits. This one is emerald /10. Happy Father's day Everyone!

[ChrisP57]

Another big mailday today









Shai is numbered to 15

[FrankAZHP]

Huge haul from one of our 2 annual state shows in AZ (March). Finally got around to taking photographs after recording a video for it.

All the PC stuff:

1972-73 Topps - HoFer & Former US Senator


1978-79 Topps - All HoFers


1979-80 Topps - HoFer


1981-82 Topps - More HoFers


1992-93 Topps Gold - HoFer upgrade from my PSA 8 for a minimal cost


2016-17 Donruss Optic - HoFer Base


2019-20 Donruss Optic - 1 HoFer and 2 Fox. I like the Express Lane Holos. They remind me of 90s Topps Chrome Insert Refractors.



I also picked up a Pau Gasol Grizzlies McFarlane, but I should have checked my spreadsheet at the show as it turns out I already had it.
So I didn't take a photo of it and i'll have to find someone else who wants it.

Pretty damn good haul. I'm happy af.

[ChrisP57]

I really like Noir Base cards, this is the Gold Parallel numbered to 10

[darz90scardz]

Beautiful KG Titanium, that's a great scan.
Question for everyone, what is your all time favorite Metal insert? I'd take Titanium over everything, even the ever-popular 97-98 Platinum Portraits. (speaking of, I still need a copy of the Penny, help! )

Love the '72 Topps Bradley too, I have an embarrassingly low amount of vintage in my pc, but have considered building that set at some point.

[FrankAZHP]

added another cheap slab ($10) to the PC from the most recent card show I attended.

[FrankAZHP]

Made one of the biggest trades of my life today.

Trade included me getting rid of the raw LBJ Chrome RC I pulled from a pack in 2003 and a bunch of other stuff; but got another Chrome LBJ in return.


HoF Refractor


Giannis Dragon Choice is rare af

[Hondo]

I really like Noir Base cards, this is the Gold Parallel numbered to 10

That's a beauty Chris! Still kicking myself that i sold my Tatum gold from this exact set. Such a great looking card!


Couple in last weekend.



The Champ is here!



And the man who laid the foundation for the C's 2024 title. Danny started it, Brad finished it!

[AbraCalabro]

Made one of the biggest trades of my life today.

HoF Refractor

dude that TMAC is so SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Champ is here!



And the man who laid the foundation for the C's 2024 title. Danny started it, Brad finished it!

Absolutely fantastic capture of the detail in that etched foil and the patches right down to the stitching!!!!!!!! Don't know what's better, the cards or the photography!

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Got these two in somewhat recently, just got around to scanning, been after them both for a long time. They both bring me closer to ending my chase of select singles from this parallel set. Got another base parallel coming in that completes a memorable HOF duo, will post those up once the card arrives.

Almost done with the All Rookie Team subset, just three more to go.
156_Grant Hill_ART


"The Worm"
266_Dennis Rodman


The addition of this card completes the famed Bulls' "Trinity"

23_Michael Jordan
186_Scottie Pippen
266_Dennis Rodman

[Hondo]

^^^ Thanks Abra! Appreciate it!

Man the photos used on those 95/96 Upper Deck is so top notch! Front & back!

[SHowley2003]

Some recent pick-ups!



LOVE that photo of Pierce!



Adding to the Noir metal frame collection.



Some Toine' mixed in there.



Cornbread auto inscribed with "Finals MVP 81". But this card had me stumped, These die-cut Gala cards are supposed to be /10 but there's no serial number where the serial number is usually placed. (Top right of the card). So probably Panini just forgot to put the serial number on this? Either way i still love the card.

For the Maxwell, the Director’s Cut autos are /10 but there’s another auto set he’s in that is unnumbered call Inscriptions or something like that. I don’t know if they used the same design and just had some inscribed but according to the checklist one is card #9, and one is card #12. I bet they took a select handful on unnumbered copies and asked the players to inscribe them. IMO that makes it even more incredible. There can’t be more than a handful of copies for each player I bet.

[ChrisP57]

Another sweet addition to my Russ PC. Revolution parallels are so awesome looking in hand. This is the Lava numbered to 10

[Hondo]

Finals MVP!

This is my post finals pick-up to commemorate Banner 18. Jaylen's had an incredible playoff run and led the C's to finally get over the hump and bring us the title. So it's only right i pick-up a nice JB card to remember this championship.

[Hondo]

For the Maxwell, the Director’s Cut autos are /10 but there’s another auto set he’s in that is unnumbered call Inscriptions or something like that. I don’t know if they used the same design and just had some inscribed but according to the checklist one is card #9, and one is card #12. I bet they took a select handful on unnumbered copies and asked the players to inscribe them. IMO that makes it even more incredible. There can’t be more than a handful of copies for each player I bet.

Thanks for that Info about the Cornbread gala card Steve! Good to know!

[ChrisP57]

Another Russ addition. This is the Deep Blue Mojo numbered to 5 from this year's Obsidian

[FrankAZHP]

My personal favorites out of the last 2 pages:

[FrankAZHP]

When I get a graded card I add it to my TCDB collection, photograph it, put it away, and stick the photo in an "incoming" folder.
I don't upload the photo to my Google Drive, post it anywhere, or put the photo in my final collection folder until I've released a video for that card, whether it's from a card show, or a mail time.

Well I was going thru my incoming folders, and realized I released several videos of card shows last year and never moved the pictures over or posted the spoils here!

1989-90 Fleer rookie of my all time favorite player. I had it in a 9 and found a 10 at a show for $10. Can't beat that!


1990-91 Fleer Worm in a PSA 9. This is my 12th HoFer of 14 PSA slabbed 90-91 Fleer cards (non HoF 2 two are Kemp/GlenRice RCs)


2000-01 Topps Chrome Lakers Champions card is dope


2017-18 Donruss Optic Paul George Holo. I don't usually get 10s because they're usually too expensive for me to justify/care, but this was cheap.

[ChrisP57]

Cheap AI pickup came in today. Always wanted one of these Members Only rookies

[Hondo]

The championship pick-ups continues!
So excited to be able to land the gold of my favorite Optic insert. Yay!

[green_stiller]

Finished my Gold Label run. Felt like I had to catch some set collectors sleeping for the last 2 (Class 3 red and New Standard Red). Or the No #’d backdoor copies placated some itches.

[Hondo]

Jruuuuuuueeeeeee!!!!!

[Hornso]

A galactic is a galactic...

[Hondo]

Nice!!! ^^^ Sweet photo! Love me some Galactics!