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duron
05-24-2019, 07:49 PM
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

tldr-friendly gist...

-collected from '93 to '99, stopped, came back to the hobby in 2014.
-bought a handful of Jordans at around $150-200, essentially my upper limit in terms of what I was (and still am) comfortable with spending on a single card.
-saw Jordan prices get retarded, stopped being retarded by buying them.
-pivoted back to my favorite childhood player, Penny (can see my rolling pickup thread here - https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1181298)
-took one last stab at something I've wanted forever, won it.

Really pleased with the coloring on this.

https://i.imgur.com/Rh7ElRE.png
https://i.imgur.com/LaYMgZ4.png
https://i.imgur.com/peIzMtX.png

Also, here are the Penny cards I'm after - https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1268051
Please sell to me, he is a horrific investment. K thx.
tjforce
05-24-2019, 08:41 PM
One of the best basketball cards ever made.

Yep. I went that far.


First basketball refractor ever.
bdrr
05-24-2019, 09:17 PM
One of the . . . basketball cards ever made.


edit for accuracy
tjforce
05-24-2019, 09:25 PM
edit for accuracy

Thanks for editing my opinion, I really appreciate it when it comes to something as subjective as sports cards that remind a lot of us, including myself, of our childhood.
ilikenicecards
05-24-2019, 11:44 PM
Nice card! I bid on that one.
yaoming
05-25-2019, 12:47 AM
Beautiful card


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LALakers23
05-25-2019, 03:11 AM
Awesome card dude!!
deemsterz33
05-25-2019, 04:10 AM
Want!
duron
05-25-2019, 03:07 PM
One of the best basketball cards ever made.

Yep. I went that far.


First basketball refractor ever.

I showed it to a friend that's never had any connection to the card world. His takeaway can be seen in the thread title.

edit for accuracy

Thanks. I can't believe this card is a basketball card.

Nice card! I bid on that one.

Ah damn, yea I was willing to overpay a bit. It's felt like a giant hole in my collection as far back as I can remember.

Beautiful card

Awesome card dude!!

Want!

Thanks guys :)!
buckunteer
05-25-2019, 03:42 PM
man that's purty. Even if $$ were no object that's easily a top 10 must have for any legit MJ collection (which sadly excludes my collection haha). Glad you finally snagged it!
ThoseBackPages
05-25-2019, 03:53 PM
LOVE IT!