Unbelievably insane KOBE maildays!

[domin824]

Well short story is that I've been quietly and slowly trying to fill in some of the white whales I've needed for my Kobe Exquisite master set. It's been painstakingly slow because they are so expensive and htf. Cash is low so I had to decide what part of my pc to sacrifice in order to fund these monsters.

So in the past few years I've sold/traded almost all of my Kobe graded inserts to be able to acquire a few Exquisites on my wantlist.

Here are a few cards I was able to add this last 9 months or so via a few trades on BO and other Kobe collectors. I understand I am really fortunate to be able to acquire these as most do not ever see the light of day.













First up 08-09 Dual Enshrinements /25
Only Lebron/Kobe Exquisite dual auto I could find/afford. I don't think I'll be picking up the dual jersey auto /5 or 06-07 enshrinments /10 anytime soon or ever!
http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz182/domin824/EXQUISITE%20COLLECTION%20KOBE%20BRYANT%20MASTER%20SET/2008-09%20Exquisite%20Collection/IMAG3971_1.jpg (http://s826.photobucket.com/user/domin824/media/EXQUISITE%20COLLECTION%20KOBE%20BRYANT%20MASTER%20SET/2008-09%20Exquisite%20Collection/IMAG3971_1.jpg.html)










Next 07-08 Emblems of Endorsements /10
Acquired this as part of a huge trade with member here on BO, he know who he is, Thanks a ton!!!
http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz182/domin824/EXQUISITE%20KB%20by%20SET%20NAME/Emblems%20of%20Endorsements/IMAG3974_1.jpg (http://s826.photobucket.com/user/domin824/media/EXQUISITE%20KB%20by%20SET%20NAME/Emblems%20of%20Endorsements/IMAG3974_1.jpg.html)









And finally,









04-05 Emblems of Endorsements /10
A dream card of mine, never thought I'd get one, but a personal buddy of mine knew that I needed this card and helped me get it at the expense of some huge pc cards, nevertheless it is well worth what I gave up

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz182/domin824/EXQUISITE%20KB%20by%20SET%20NAME/Emblems%20of%20Endorsements/IMAG3972_1.jpg (http://s826.photobucket.com/user/domin824/media/EXQUISITE%20KB%20by%20SET%20NAME/Emblems%20of%20Endorsements/IMAG3972_1.jpg.html)






















That 04-05 was a must have because the 03-04 has been lonely without a number pieces, Oh well to will just have to do;)
http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/zz182/domin824/EXQUISITE%20KB%20by%20SET%20NAME/Emblems%20of%20Endorsements/IMAG3956_1.jpg (http://s826.photobucket.com/user/domin824/media/EXQUISITE%20KB%20by%20SET%20NAME/Emblems%20of%20Endorsements/IMAG3956_1.jpg.html)

[ljandkg]

That sounds like a whole lot of determination for 3 cards. Have to admire that. :-)

The 04-05 Emblems card is awesome. I've seen plenty of different 03-04 Emblems but hardly seen an 04-05 one that I can recall.
Three beautiful cards.

[domin824]

That sounds like a whole lot of determination for 3 cards. Have to admire that. :-)

The 04-05 Emblems card is awesome. I've seen plenty of different 03-04 Emblems but hardly seen an 04-05 one that I can recall.
Three beautiful cards.

Haha, thanks man, I'm determined to get a numbers piece too from either year, but am I gonna get it, prob not!

That's right I have seen more 03-04, but I only have seen the 08/10 and a real faded auto one from 04-05.

[Chick Hearn]

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

[M4YH3M1]

My goodness they are just so beautiful!

Crazy FACT to remember that 10 - 12 years ago Upper Deck were producing better cards than Panini can make now. :rolleyes:

[gonygo]

My god. I'm afraid to ask what you had to give up in order to land the EE. Great additions.

[TWard]

Those are orgasmic. [emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]

[Harper]

I like the 07-08 best! The 03-04 is also really nice. Great high end collection OP!! If I collected a super duper star this is what I would try to do.... get 5-10 of their top non 1/1 cards that are just gorgeous and I'd try to stick to a set or theme rather than get some panini some upper deck some skybox some metal etc.

Very nice

[goehring9]

Fantastic! Those are spectacular, and I love the determination you showed in getting them. And I think you still have your Topps Gold Red Label graded cards so you didn't have to part with those... Well done !

[drobfan8]

Epic. Just amazing.

Congrats

[15ncounting]

Beautiful cards that you rarely see available. The 03 and 04 Embldms look so good together. Thanks for sharing!

[thecomebacker]

WOW, I really missed these kinds of Exquisite Mail days. Brings back the memories. The patch on the EOEs are insane! An Exquisite collectors Dream. Congrats!!!

[Saspursfan78]

Very nice pick ups!!!

[domin824]

Thanks fellas for the compliments, :)!they sure are beautiful and epic cards and I really miss the good ol' days of UD.

@gonygo, let's just say i'm still licking my wounds, but this is a card i NEEDED in my pc more than anything

@TWard, Agreed, lol

@Harper, thanks, so my set/theme is Kobe Exquisite then, haha

@goehring9, ah you noticed huh, the gold labels are the last ones I have left

[goehring9]

Thanks fellas for the compliments, :)

@goehring9, ah you noticed huh, the gold labels are the last ones I have left


Yes that's me watching them both in eBay. You have the pop 2 BGS 9.5 and I have the other! I've been watching for a while waiting for the price to cave !



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[LinguaSpCards]

Great cards. Your determination is really admirable. These cards make me miss NBA Upper Deck Exquisite cards.

[tcorbal]

Fantastic Finds!! Unbelievable Kobes!!

[Inferno]

That 07-08 is a gorgeous card. I don't even collect basketball and I miss Exquisite just for the eye candy.

[cowboyzqna]

Exquisite was so very nice.

[SPauthentic84]

It literally kept getting better the more I scrolled down.

That 0304....wow

[WillC]

Great taste in cards.... some of the highest quality Kobe cards that I've seen.

[rookies]

EoE Is the best set in all of exquisite IMO. And you got 2 of the 3 best years! Awesome mailday!! I miss exquisite maildays never happens anymore.

[bballcards4days]

I'm so Jelly* I would love to be able to pick any of those up and just like you said they don't pop up ever, as I've been searching for a long time as well.


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[TheFreak]

Insane pick ups! Congrats!

[Chain]

Awesome new additions OP. You can never go wrong with Exqusite. :)!

But I also want to say that I find all those rare early UD autos in your bucket even more impressive than the Exquisites. Especially all those numbered to 8 autos that I have heard of or read in Beckett but wasn't really sure were in circulation. Wow.

[rodmanmartinez]

AmaZing cards man!


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[boosta]

Those Emblems of Endorsements (EE) look sick!

[goehring9]

Awesome new additions OP. You can never go wrong with Exqusite. :)!

But I also want to say that I find all those rare early UD autos in your bucket even more impressive than the Exquisites. Especially all those numbered to 8 autos that I have heard of or read in Beckett but wasn't really sure were in circulation. Wow.

Totally agree... saw this post here and decided to look at the bucket - wow!!
Seriously awesome stuff in there and OP if you ever decide to part with the SP Game Floor auto let me know !