When I got back to my apartment in Lubbock, I found a bubble mailer from Greg, the beautiful mind behind Plaschke, Thy Sweater is Argyle. We all have "guys" for certain players or cards. Greg is my Corey Seager guy, so whenever I pull a Seager, I drop it in a PWE and send it his way. I do this so the card finds a home and doesn't sit in a box for eternity.
I open up the mailer and the first thing I see is this:
A note attached to a secured "brick" of toploaders, clearly protecting something special. Dammit Greg....usually, I would open this first. But I trust Greg and this must mean something precious is inside.
Behind that was a teambag full of goodies. For the sake of brevity, I will only post a few here.
A Nolan from 1990 Score. I loved this set as a kid. I know that puts me in a small minority, but I don't care. Still love it.
Juan Gone from Pinnacle Inside. This card cracks me up. I love the statline on the front of the card, but perhaps the designers over at Pinnacle could have included a different stat than stolen bases, which Juan had ZERO of. Just odd.
I haven't researched Allen & Ginter sets much prior to 2012. This card is the non-numbered variety. Today, we accept Topps word that these are limited to 50 copies. In 2009, however, every copy was hand-numbered to 50.
Okay, I can't take it anymore. I have to share what was in the toploaders. First up:
This is the 2008 TriStar PROjections yellow parallel of Matt Harrison, numbered to 25!
Next up, the 2008 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Turn of the Century auto, again of Matt Harrison! Awesome cards!
But the best was still lurking...
The 2008 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Status Gold Diecut, numbered 13 of 25!!!! This was a HUGE card for me to acquire! I've been looking for one for a while. I saw one pop up on eBay and began to watch the BIN auction. It came up for auction at a time when funds were tight, so I kept putting it off, waiting until my next paycheck to grab it.
When that next paycheck came, I jumped on eBay to grab it, only to learn that someone else had snuck in and grabbed it before I could.
Thankfully, it was Greg! I've never been so excited to see a card in a mailer as I was for this one!
Greg, I can't thank you enough! I'll be sending some cardboard your way really soon!
What's the best surprise card you've received from another blogger? Hope to hear from you all soon!
Damn dude, nice haul. Those Extra Edition parallels can be tough to find.
ReplyDeleteI like 1990 Score, too. In fact, I like all Score from 1989 to about the mid-90s. Even 1991 I like. So maybe you're in the minority, but at least you have company.
ReplyDeleteMan, I loved and still love 1990 Score.
ReplyDeleteYou Harry (Hairy?) collection sure got a boost!
Glad you enjoyed everything and thanks once again for all the awesome Seager stuff you've sent my way!
ReplyDeleteI'll be posting the biggest/best surprise card from a blogger later this week. At least, of the ones that come to mind, it's the biggest.