Our 12th Year Anniversary Gift To Ourselves: 2009 Classics Curry Auto /499 (BGS 9)

REGGIE206 · 08-20-2021, 12:34 PM

My wife & I just recently celebrated our 12th year anniversary. We decided to buy something together to spoil ourselves. We bought a 2009 Classics Stephen Curry Auto /499 (BGS 9/10).

We’ve both been big Warriors fans and Stephen Curry is our favorite player. I met my wife in Washington State about 16 years ago. She just happened to be born in my same hometown in the Bay Area (Vallejo). She didn’t live there long, but she still has a lot of family there.. so when I visit my family in the Bay Area, we visit her family too. I also get to share being a Bay Area & Seattle sports fan with her. It’s funny how things happen.. lol.

I initially wanted the 2009 Exquisite Auto, but my wife didn’t like how Curry is in his college jersey and the photo was small. We both agreed on the Classics because it’s an on-card auto, numbered to /499, and he is in a throwback Warriors jersey with an action photo.

We first saw it on eBay, then noticed it was a Dave & Adams listing. We bought it from their website instead, so I avoided paying tax, got to use a $5 coupon code, got free shipping, and they threw in a cello pack of 2020 Prizm!

It’s just arrived yesterday. Thanks for looking!

advan24r · 08-20-2021, 03:00 PM

Nice gift....interesting gift to yourselves instead of buying warrior game tickets or even a holiday vacation? My wife would never agreed to something like that hahahah...nevertheless....cool wife! congrats on anniversary!

REGGIE206 · 08-20-2021, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by advan24r

Nice gift....interesting gift to yourselves instead of buying warrior game tickets or even a holiday vacation? My wife would never agreed to something like that hahahah...nevertheless....cool wife! congrats on anniversary!

Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate it.

Sounds funny, but every time we drive down to Portland to watch a Warriors game, Lillard drops 50+ points and the Warriors lose. We think we’re bad luck.. lol. My wife did get Stephen Curry’s autograph (on the bill of a hat) one time we went (at the tunnel after his pre-game warm up).

I wife comes from a family that is big in investments, so she enjoys cards that have a really good chance at increasing it’s value (even though I rarely sell my cards). She once bought my 40th bday present when I was 38 years old because she didn’t want to buy the card at a higher price when I turn 40.. so she bought it 2 years earlier and held on to it until I turned 40. She was right, the price of the card almost doubled when I turned 40. It was a 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle RC (PSA 1)

LINK TO 40 BDAY STORY: https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1108458

eastbayak · 08-20-2021, 03:32 PM

Congrats on the 12th year anniversary!! Congrats on the awesome pick-up!!

Pretty awesome that your wife supports your hobby!! Pretty awesome that she took the time to research Mantle (differentiating between the 51 Bowman and 52 Topps, learning about how some of the latter were dumped into the ocean, etc).

alwayson22 · 08-20-2021, 03:32 PM

Perfect anniversary gift! Great card. That auto is as bold and blue as the day it was signed.

frankiecgsw · 08-20-2021, 03:38 PM

sweet gift and great investment! on card rookie autos ftw.

Bay Area and seattle sports fan huh...? please dont tell me seahawks hahaha jk

REGGIE206 · 08-20-2021, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by eastbayak

Congrats on the 12th year anniversary!! Congrats on the awesome pick-up!!

Pretty awesome that your wife supports your hobby!! Pretty awesome that she took the time to research Mantle (differentiating between the 51 Bowman and 52 Topps, learning about how some of the latter were dumped into the ocean, etc).

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Originally Posted by alwayson22

Perfect anniversary gift! Great card. That auto is as bold and blue as the day it was signed.

Thank you guys so much! This Curry Auto RC and the 51 Mantle will be cards I will definitely pass on to our son with loving stories behind it.

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Originally Posted by frankiecgsw

sweet gift and great investment! on card rookie autos ftw.

Bay Area and seattle sports fan huh...? please dont tell me seahawks hahaha jk

I grew up closer to Oakland, so I grew up as an A’s & Warriors fan. At the time, the Raiders were in Los Angeles, so I never became a Raiders fan. I didn’t mind SF teams, but I was never a die hard SF fan. My whole family are Giants & 49ers fans. When I moved to Seattle, I started liking football more and became a Seahawks fan. I’ve had season tickets since 2005. When Ichiro arrived in Seattle, I started following the Mariners too.. so I am now an Oakland & Seattle fan. Funny because they’re usually in the same division.. lol.

pcptrade · 08-20-2021, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by REGGIE206

My wife & I just recently celebrated our 12th year anniversary. We decided to buy something together to spoil ourselves. We bought a 2009 Classics Stephen Curry Auto /499 (BGS 9/10).

We’ve both been big Warriors fans and Stephen Curry is our favorite player. I met my wife in Washington State about 16 years ago. She just happened to be born in my same hometown in the Bay Area (Vallejo). She didn’t live there long, but she still has a lot of family there.. so when I visit my family in the Bay Area, we visit her family too. I also get to share being a Bay Area & Seattle sports fan with her. It’s funny how things happen.. lol.

I initially wanted the 2009 Exquisite Auto, but my wife didn’t like how Curry is in his college jersey and the photo was small. We both agreed on the Classics because it’s an on-card auto, numbered to /499, and he is in a throwback Warriors jersey with an action photo.

We first saw it on eBay, then noticed it was a Dave & Adams listing. We bought it from their website instead, so I avoided paying tax, got to use a $5 coupon code, got free shipping, and they threw in a cello pack of 2020 Prizm!

It’s just arrived yesterday. Thanks for looking!

Belated Happy 12th Anniversary Reggie! Awesome pick up

nxkard · 08-20-2021, 03:49 PM

Great pickup

Probably the #1 card on my wish list

Congratulations

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the27guy · 08-20-2021, 03:59 PM

This is a great post. Congrats to you on 12 years of marriage and the awesome gift to yourselves. She's a keeper!

REGGIE206 · 08-20-2021, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by pcptrade

Belated Happy 12th Anniversary Reggie! Awesome pick up

Pramood! Long time, no talk! Thanks for the anniversary greeting. I hope all is well, my friend! Our son still has the Mike Trout Orange Holo you gave him sitting in his toy room!

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Originally Posted by nxkard

Great pickup

Probably the #1 card on my wish list

Congratulations

Thank you so much!

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Originally Posted by the27guy

This is a great post. Congrats to you on 12 years of marriage and the awesome gift to yourselves. She's a keeper!

Thanks and I agree: she is a keeper. I consider myself lucky.

advan24r · 08-20-2021, 05:30 PM

Are you shopping for your 15th anniversary and 45th bday now? =) The time is ripe! Again, great gift! I'm in the same boat, I ended buying my wife a Tiffany's ring for our 15th anniversary which isn't until next year. Had to lock into the price otherwise, their jewelry cost keeps going up.

Mattsurewood · 08-20-2021, 05:38 PM

Great to see Reggie, congrats on the anniversary and the card!!

REGGIE206 · 08-20-2021, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by advan24r

Are you shopping for your 15th anniversary and 45th bday now? =) The time is ripe! Again, great gift! I'm in the same boat, I ended buying my wife a Tiffany's ring for our 15th anniversary which isn't until next year. Had to lock into the price otherwise, their jewelry cost keeps going up.

Seems like everything is going up in price everyday.. haha! Happy 15 year anniversary in advance! More & more couples don’t make it to 15 years anymore, so 15 years is an accomplishment. I hope you have have many more wonderful anniversaries together!

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Originally Posted by Mattsurewood

Great to see Reggie, congrats on the anniversary and the card!!

Thank you so much, Matt!

pcptrade · 08-20-2021, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by REGGIE206

Pramood! Long time, no talk! Thanks for the anniversary greeting. I hope all is well, my friend! Our son still has the Mike Trout Orange Holo you gave him sitting in his toy room!

All is well, my friend! Glad to hear that your son still has the Trout

soey10 · 08-21-2021, 09:02 AM

Did you pull anything out of the prizm pack that you got or are you keeping it sealed? Awesome card and to have a wife that understands cards is a rare thing. My wife understands that I am able to have fun with my collecting and also make some money. She always tells me “I am glad you spend money on cards as opposed to spending money sitting in a bar or something”.

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Tallboy · 08-21-2021, 10:32 AM

Congrats on the anniversary and on the Curry. Thanks for sharing your story!

REGGIE206 · 08-21-2021, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Tallboy

Congrats on the anniversary and on the Curry. Thanks for sharing your story!

Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words!

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Originally Posted by soey10

Did you pull anything out of the prizm pack that you got or are you keeping it sealed? Awesome card and to have a wife that understands cards is a rare thing. My wife understands that I am able to have fun with my collecting and also make some money. She always tells me “I am glad you spend money on cards as opposed to spending money sitting in a bar or something”.

Funny! My wife kind of says the same thing. She said she is glad I’m just into sports cards and not an alcoholic, drug addict, gambler, cheater, or a husband always out with his friends.

I actually opened the pack. I let our son open the big pack inside and my wife opened the “red, white, & blue” pack.

We got a Silver Giannis and a Green Payton Pritchard

green4407 · 08-21-2021, 04:13 PM

Boom! That card is amazing.

REGGIE206 · 08-21-2021, 04:24 PM

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Boom! That card is amazing.

My 707 homie!

OriginalRapsfan · 08-22-2021, 10:23 PM

Nice-looking card and good break with the pack. Happy Anniversary!

REGGIE206 · 08-23-2021, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by OriginalRapsfan

Nice-looking card and good break with the pack. Happy Anniversary!

Thank you so much!!

waazup · 09-11-2021, 03:45 PM

How much did the card cost? I've been eyeing some curry autos as well and trying to gauge prices.

08-20-2021, 03:32 PM	#5
alwayson22 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 896 onsports11 alwayson22	Perfect anniversary gift! Great card. That auto is as bold and blue as the day it was signed. __________________ My Website ---> http://justinduchscherercollection.weebly.com/ I Collect Justin Duchscherer --- 220/231 Non-1/1's (95.24%) FINDER'S FEE FOR ANY DUCHSCHERER CARD REMAINING ON MY LIST ABOVE OR ANY 1/1 IG: cdcd_cards

08-20-2021, 03:38 PM	#6
frankiecgsw Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,122 frankiecgsw	sweet gift and great investment! on card rookie autos ftw. Bay Area and seattle sports fan huh...? please dont tell me seahawks hahaha jk __________________ Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors, Aaron Rodgers IG: frankiecgswcards

08-20-2021, 03:59 PM	#10
the27guy Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 14,673 the27guy the27guy	This is a great post. Congrats to you on 12 years of marriage and the awesome gift to yourselves. She's a keeper! __________________ @thereal27guy Founder of Basketball Card Fanatic Magazine

08-20-2021, 12:34 PM	#1
REGGIE206 Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Mukilteo, WA (hometown: Vallejo, CA) Posts: 9,726	Our 12th Year Anniversary Gift To Ourselves: 2009 Classics Curry Auto /499 (BGS 9) My wife & I just recently celebrated our 12th year anniversary. We decided to buy something together to spoil ourselves. We bought a 2009 Classics Stephen Curry Auto /499 (BGS 9/10). We’ve both been big Warriors fans and Stephen Curry is our favorite player. I met my wife in Washington State about 16 years ago. She just happened to be born in my same hometown in the Bay Area (Vallejo). She didn’t live there long, but she still has a lot of family there.. so when I visit my family in the Bay Area, we visit her family too. I also get to share being a Bay Area & Seattle sports fan with her. It’s funny how things happen.. lol. I initially wanted the 2009 Exquisite Auto, but my wife didn’t like how Curry is in his college jersey and the photo was small. We both agreed on the Classics because it’s an on-card auto, numbered to /499, and he is in a throwback Warriors jersey with an action photo. We first saw it on eBay, then noticed it was a Dave & Adams listing. We bought it from their website instead, so I avoided paying tax, got to use a $5 coupon code, got free shipping, and they threw in a cello pack of 2020 Prizm! It’s just arrived yesterday. Thanks for looking! __________________ INSTAGRAM: my_card_collection 📸

08-20-2021, 03:00 PM	#2
advan24r Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5,143 advan24r	Nice gift....interesting gift to yourselves instead of buying warrior game tickets or even a holiday vacation? My wife would never agreed to something like that hahahah...nevertheless....cool wife! congrats on anniversary!

08-20-2021, 03:32 PM	#4
eastbayak Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 15,876 eastbayak	Congrats on the 12th year anniversary!! Congrats on the awesome pick-up!! Pretty awesome that your wife supports your hobby!! Pretty awesome that she took the time to research Mantle (differentiating between the 51 Bowman and 52 Topps, learning about how some of the latter were dumped into the ocean, etc).

08-20-2021, 03:49 PM	#9
nxkard Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,714	Great pickup Probably the #1 card on my wish list Congratulations Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

08-20-2021, 05:30 PM	#12
advan24r Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5,143 advan24r	Are you shopping for your 15th anniversary and 45th bday now? =) The time is ripe! Again, great gift! I'm in the same boat, I ended buying my wife a Tiffany's ring for our 15th anniversary which isn't until next year. Had to lock into the price otherwise, their jewelry cost keeps going up.

08-20-2021, 05:38 PM	#13
Mattsurewood Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,339 greenbeltsux	Great to see Reggie, congrats on the anniversary and the card!!

08-21-2021, 09:02 AM	#16
soey10 Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 1,586 Soey	Did you pull anything out of the prizm pack that you got or are you keeping it sealed? Awesome card and to have a wife that understands cards is a rare thing. My wife understands that I am able to have fun with my collecting and also make some money. She always tells me “I am glad you spend money on cards as opposed to spending money sitting in a bar or something”. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-21-2021, 10:32 AM	#17
Tallboy Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 918	Congrats on the anniversary and on the Curry. Thanks for sharing your story!

08-21-2021, 04:13 PM	#19
green4407 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,552 greensupplies530 green4407	Boom! That card is amazing.

08-22-2021, 10:23 PM	#21
OriginalRapsfan Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 160 wrafman wrafman	Nice-looking card and good break with the pack. Happy Anniversary!

09-11-2021, 03:45 PM	#23
waazup Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 41	How much did the card cost? I've been eyeing some curry autos as well and trying to gauge prices.