Rare & Beat-up Lebron and Kobe inserts mail day

phdbeckett · 01-03-2022, 02:49 PM

This was a nice mail day. When they are this hard to find, condition isn't really a deterrent for me.

The Kobe Patch is the 2000-01 Upper Deck Patches Gold. Very beat up (probably a 4-5?) but limited enough to purchase.

The LeBron is an unknown scarcity. 2004-05 Fleer Genuine Big Time. There have been 5 of these on eBay since release 17 years ago, so you are more likely to find a Jambalaya or other rare insert than one of these. They all come beat up so I think they might not have been meant to be released, but made the checklist and the pack odds 1:99. You can't really find anything from this set except the game used or auto cards which are not rare.

gowizards0 · 01-03-2022, 03:52 PM

the UD Kobe is sick!!

oshmeehan · 01-03-2022, 04:26 PM

Amazing pickups as always!

Is it possible the Big Time cards were only inserted into retail packs and not hobby? I see Beckett has the 1:99 hobby pack odds and 1:125 retail pack odds. That xouod also explain why a lot of them are beat up if they came only in retail packs.

Nomad · 01-14-2022, 03:52 PM

I forgot this thread exists. Classic. Also reminds me that "beat up" can be good.

derotter · 02-28-2022, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by phdbeckett

This was a nice mail day. When they are this hard to find, condition isn't really a deterrent for me.

Hey

Tried to PM but your mailbox is full.

Cheers
Vincent

oshmeehan · 03-04-2022, 04:38 PM

upload images

Nomad · 03-04-2022, 08:47 PM

That Kobe is actually a sneaky good find. An excellent action shot and a three-color patch so dynamic and subtle you don't notice it at first.

8collector34 · 03-04-2022, 09:33 PM

What a haul, and nice find.

rainmaker · 03-04-2022, 09:50 PM

Fabulous Kobe. Kudos!

phdbeckett · 03-05-2022, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by oshmeehan

upload images

Nice! If I complete this set I will post it and just a handful will understand. Tracking a Yao is probably the last really big name I need.

buckunteer · 03-05-2022, 09:56 AM

Well done on both

BruceS · 03-06-2022, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by oshmeehan

Amazing pickups as always!

Is it possible the Big Time cards were only inserted into retail packs and not hobby? I see Beckett has the 1:99 hobby pack odds and 1:125 retail pack odds. That xouod also explain why a lot of them are beat up if they came only in retail packs.

I was just checking my cards as I opened a hobby box of 2004-05 Fleer Genuine about 6-7 years ago and I found a Big Time of Carmelo Anthony.

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GOATMJ · 03-08-2022, 12:41 PM

That Kobe is doooope!

01-03-2022, 02:49 PM	#1
phdbeckett Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,812 phdbeckett	Rare & Beat-up Lebron and Kobe inserts mail day This was a nice mail day. When they are this hard to find, condition isn't really a deterrent for me. The Kobe Patch is the 2000-01 Upper Deck Patches Gold. Very beat up (probably a 4-5?) but limited enough to purchase. The LeBron is an unknown scarcity. 2004-05 Fleer Genuine Big Time. There have been 5 of these on eBay since release 17 years ago, so you are more likely to find a Jambalaya or other rare insert than one of these. They all come beat up so I think they might not have been meant to be released, but made the checklist and the pack odds 1:99. You can't really find anything from this set except the game used or auto cards which are not rare. __________________ Collecting: Kobe Bryant - LeBron James - Michael Jordan Giannis Rare Base / Parallels / Inserts[COLOR="black"]

01-03-2022, 03:52 PM	#2
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oshmeehan Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 7,161	Amazing pickups as always! Is it possible the Big Time cards were only inserted into retail packs and not hobby? I see Beckett has the 1:99 hobby pack odds and 1:125 retail pack odds. That xouod also explain why a lot of them are beat up if they came only in retail packs. __________________ FEAR THE DEER

01-14-2022, 03:52 PM	#4
Nomad Banned Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Fomenting FOMO on the down low. Posts: 8,094	I forgot this thread exists. Classic. Also reminds me that "beat up" can be good. Last edited by Nomad; 01-14-2022 at 04:21 PM.

03-04-2022, 04:38 PM	#6
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03-04-2022, 08:47 PM	#7
Nomad Banned Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Fomenting FOMO on the down low. Posts: 8,094	That Kobe is actually a sneaky good find. An excellent action shot and a three-color patch so dynamic and subtle you don't notice it at first.

03-04-2022, 09:33 PM	#8
8collector34 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 1,316 8collector34 xv3elnino	What a haul, and nice find. __________________ People speaking on my verses, they don't know me, in fact. Me and these whack rappers get along like Kobe and Shaq. "K-Rino"

03-04-2022, 09:50 PM	#9
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03-05-2022, 09:56 AM	#11
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GOATMJ Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 427	That Kobe is doooope!