Alrighty.
I& #39;ve inquired about this collection for about 8 years. Every now and again I would touch base.
I had seen the collection once before, when I pulled some Durant and Westbrook rookies as well as some autos. 1/
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I& #39;ve inquired about this collection for about 8 years. Every now and again I would touch base.
I had seen the collection once before, when I pulled some Durant and Westbrook rookies as well as some autos. 1/
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I remember the collection being pretty large.
For whatever reason, I thought about the collection Tuesday morning.
So I looked back at our past exchanges and I saw this pic from 2016. 2/
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For whatever reason, I thought about the collection Tuesday morning.
So I looked back at our past exchanges and I saw this pic from 2016. 2/
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Now...I KNEW he would& #39;ve ripped it, but seeing that picture made me realize that this collection might be worth the money. 3/
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Back when we both went to the same LCS, he would open whatever the owner would say.
He would leave the autos behind for store credit n box everything up and be on his way.
This was practically every day for years circa 2008-2012ish. 4/
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He would leave the autos behind for store credit n box everything up and be on his way.
This was practically every day for years circa 2008-2012ish. 4/
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So anyway...after seeing that box of Prizm in a message (and after seeing I had given him a heads up about Giannis), I figured I& #39;d inquire again. 5/
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After a short conversation, we came to an agreement. He wanted it gone. I picked it up later that afternoon.
I couldn& #39;t wait, so I stopped at a Starbucks parking lot and started flipping through.
I liked what I saw. 6/
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I couldn& #39;t wait, so I stopped at a Starbucks parking lot and started flipping through.
I liked what I saw. 6/
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I spent that night pulling an all-nighter. I spent another day sifting through the collection for a 2nd time with rested eyes.
And here are the results: 7/
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And here are the results: 7/
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I remember him opening a bunch of these boxes. He must have gotten tired of it as he left 5 boxes unopened.
I was able to make 3 full Tiger Tales sets for my buddy who& #39;s in love with golf, plays with his dad, and is teaching his son. 8/
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I was able to make 3 full Tiger Tales sets for my buddy who& #39;s in love with golf, plays with his dad, and is teaching his son. 8/
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Believe it or not, this is my FIRST 86 Fleer...this MIGHT start something
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😏" title="Grinsendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Gesicht"> 9/
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Oh...here is all the stuff I pulled.
Durant, Shaq, Dirk, Wade, Vince, McGrady, Duncan, Bosh, CP3, Dwight, Jesus Shuttlesworth, Garnett, Melo, Bosh, etc.
Basically future HOFers
Some football and baseball, but mostly Basketball. 10/
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Durant, Shaq, Dirk, Wade, Vince, McGrady, Duncan, Bosh, CP3, Dwight, Jesus Shuttlesworth, Garnett, Melo, Bosh, etc.
Basically future HOFers
Some football and baseball, but mostly Basketball. 10/
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Pretty random Fleer Hardball "cards"...I got em separated by teams so let me know if you& #39;d be interested in any of them! 11/
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Some oversized boxtoppers.
Peep the next tweet with the best of the bunch... 12/
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Peep the next tweet with the best of the bunch... 12/
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Court Kings Bron Boxtopper /349!!!
Such a beautiful piece. Probably the closest I& #39;ll ever get to the Kobe Le Cinque auto haha 13/
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Such a beautiful piece. Probably the closest I& #39;ll ever get to the Kobe Le Cinque auto haha 13/
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Most of the autos and jerseys in the lot. All will DEFINITELY be available! 14/
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Numbered stuff.
Lighting is bad, obviously, but the highlights are the Steph and Pops rookie /249 and Harden/Darren Williams rookie /50.
All the rest are numbered as well. 15/
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Lighting is bad, obviously, but the highlights are the Steph and Pops rookie /249 and Harden/Darren Williams rookie /50.
All the rest are numbered as well. 15/
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Pic 1: Rookies on rookies on rookies with some foreshadowing
Pic 2: MJ, Kobe, Bron, Durant goodies.
Highlights: Kobe orange /499, Kobe in USA jsy, some retros, Kobe/MJ 3Ds, Bron Proof /99, 2nd year Topps KDs
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Pic 2: MJ, Kobe, Bron, Durant goodies.
Highlights: Kobe orange /499, Kobe in USA jsy, some retros, Kobe/MJ 3Ds, Bron Proof /99, 2nd year Topps KDs
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Some more foreshadowing...
Tiger rookies, some 2011 Update...
Scribbled out F-Face
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Tiger rookies, some 2011 Update...
Scribbled out F-Face
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Jordans. So pretty.
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Bean...with a few STACKS of Season Updates in the 2nd pic.
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Brons and Stephs
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There was a small stack of 13-14 Hoops. Seems like he might& #39;ve opened half a box worth.
Fortunate to have this Giannis chilling...WITHOUT A SLEEVE...but in GREAT condition!!!
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Fortunate to have this Giannis chilling...WITHOUT A SLEEVE...but in GREAT condition!!!
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Sooooo ummmmmm...these just kept popping out!!!!
I remember him and 1 other guy busting a CRAP ton of this stuff. For like 50 bucks a hobby box at the time, why the heck not????
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I remember him and 1 other guy busting a CRAP ton of this stuff. For like 50 bucks a hobby box at the time, why the heck not????
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The following card I saw first in the Starbucks parking lot. If you saw the foreshadowing in Tweet #16, you KNEW this was coming...
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By this time, I& #39;ve gone through 90% of the collection...looking for 2 more things...
The first, more commons from 2011 Update. And I found it!!!
But no fish. Sort of a letdown, even though I was already so far ahead.
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The first, more commons from 2011 Update. And I found it!!!
But no fish. Sort of a letdown, even though I was already so far ahead.
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And then a 400 count box. Unprotected. Nothing sleeved. Nothing.
This is your happily every after, y& #39;all!
If you made it this far, congratulations. You rock!
I will be having a big sale very soon so stay tuned!!!
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This is your happily every after, y& #39;all!
If you made it this far, congratulations. You rock!
I will be having a big sale very soon so stay tuned!!!
25/25
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