A Mailday/Story worth it's own thread...

redsraysbball21 · 05-13-2024, 02:29 PM

Today was a big day in my collecting journey. This may be wordy, but it's all context worth sharing.

Heritage has always been my favorite product. It's the boxes I opened most growing up, the sets I collected, etc. My dad grew up as a huge fan of Johnny Bench, and so we collected Johnny Bench (among other players) together. When Bench started being added as autos/game used in 2014, my ultimate goal was to fully collect as many of his heritage cards as possible.

I was not far out of college and didn't have a ton of extra money for a PC that has now grown into the range it has. So I would often buy a card, and then ultimately resell it later. Within the last two years, due to income increase and being settled in our "forever home", I've been a little more intentional at putting money towards the cards I want with the intent of keeping them no matter what.

I've had the pleasure of buying a LOT of nice Bench Heritage cards (Check out this thread if you want to see some... not completely updated):
https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1584083

As you can see, I grade most of my PC where it makes sense. Having rarer PSA 10's is really nice, but I just like the uniformity of graded PSA slabs as well.

There's one card, however, I've just not seen pop up in the years of searching. It's always been the top of my Bench Heritage List. I knew based on the popularity of Bench and this other player plus the rarity of the card, I'd likely lost my window finding one that's not stored in PC's for the foreseeable future.

When I happened to see this card listed last week, I could not think of anything else until I had the purchase secured. Not only is it a PSA 10 Pop 2 (Which you can see fits my collection), it's jersey #5 which I try very hard to collect and pay a premium for. Literally the most perfect example of the card I could dream of owning, and now I have it. So without further delay, here's my white whale.

Oh yeah, and this cousin isn't so bad either....

They both came on the same day, from the same seller. They are in a good home now, and looking forward to keeping them in my collection.

Hope you enjoyed!

ThoseBackPages · 05-13-2024, 02:32 PM

LOVE IT!

Donkaylove · 05-13-2024, 02:49 PM

very nice, love both.

LVDan · 05-13-2024, 03:07 PM

That’s outstanding and with the connection to your pops too. Amazing acquisitions!

Blake050 · 05-13-2024, 03:09 PM

Awesome cards! Congrats and thanks for sharing.

REGGIE206 · 05-13-2024, 03:37 PM

That is great!

slogue2 · 05-13-2024, 03:42 PM

That is a beautiful card! Those signatures are absolutely outstanding. Congratulations!

Chaotic30 · 05-13-2024, 08:04 PM

on-card too, really nice cards

gradedeflator · 05-13-2024, 08:22 PM

Nice stuff. Congrats and thanks for sharing!

Sluggerrr · 05-13-2024, 08:59 PM

Congratulations. I'm glad the card found its way to you.

lemmer · 05-13-2024, 10:01 PM

Wow that’s a beautiful card. Congratulations!

05-13-2024, 02:29 PM	#1
redsraysbball21 Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: SC Posts: 5,603 Florencescsportscards	A Mailday/Story worth it's own thread... Today was a big day in my collecting journey. This may be wordy, but it's all context worth sharing. Heritage has always been my favorite product. It's the boxes I opened most growing up, the sets I collected, etc. My dad grew up as a huge fan of Johnny Bench, and so we collected Johnny Bench (among other players) together. When Bench started being added as autos/game used in 2014, my ultimate goal was to fully collect as many of his heritage cards as possible. I was not far out of college and didn't have a ton of extra money for a PC that has now grown into the range it has. So I would often buy a card, and then ultimately resell it later. Within the last two years, due to income increase and being settled in our "forever home", I've been a little more intentional at putting money towards the cards I want with the intent of keeping them no matter what. I've had the pleasure of buying a LOT of nice Bench Heritage cards (Check out this thread if you want to see some... not completely updated): https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1584083 As you can see, I grade most of my PC where it makes sense. Having rarer PSA 10's is really nice, but I just like the uniformity of graded PSA slabs as well. There's one card, however, I've just not seen pop up in the years of searching. It's always been the top of my Bench Heritage List. I knew based on the popularity of Bench and this other player plus the rarity of the card, I'd likely lost my window finding one that's not stored in PC's for the foreseeable future. When I happened to see this card listed last week, I could not think of anything else until I had the purchase secured. Not only is it a PSA 10 Pop 2 (Which you can see fits my collection), it's jersey #5 which I try very hard to collect and pay a premium for. Literally the most perfect example of the card I could dream of owning, and now I have it. So without further delay, here's my white whale. Oh yeah, and this cousin isn't so bad either.... They both came on the same day, from the same seller. They are in a good home now, and looking forward to keeping them in my collection. Hope you enjoyed! __________________ Check my eBay for lots of items for sale! Message me if you see anything you like!

05-13-2024, 02:32 PM	#2
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 90,814 ThoseBackPages	LOVE IT! __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

05-13-2024, 03:07 PM	#4
LVDan Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 17,703	That’s outstanding and with the connection to your pops too. Amazing acquisitions! __________________ So we cheated and we lied and we tested. And we never failed to fail; it was the easiest thing to do.

05-13-2024, 03:42 PM	#7
slogue2 Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 2,045	That is a beautiful card! Those signatures are absolutely outstanding. Congratulations! __________________ https://myslabs.to/sea_logu

05-13-2024, 10:01 PM	#11
lemmer Member Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 727	Wow that’s a beautiful card. Congratulations! __________________ Collecting sf giants flagship golds / sf giants heritage chrome refractors / minor league sets All offers are good for 24 hours. Trading @ https://bit.ly/jon-trade-hub

05-13-2024, 02:49 PM	#3
Donkaylove Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: PNW Posts: 3,215	very nice, love both.

05-13-2024, 03:09 PM	#5
Blake050 Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 582	Awesome cards! Congrats and thanks for sharing.

05-13-2024, 03:37 PM	#6
REGGIE206 Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Mukilteo, WA (hometown: Vallejo, CA) Posts: 9,818	That is great!

05-13-2024, 08:04 PM	#8
Chaotic30 Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 698	on-card too, really nice cards

05-13-2024, 08:22 PM	#9
gradedeflator Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: West Coast Posts: 3,029	Nice stuff. Congrats and thanks for sharing!

05-13-2024, 08:59 PM	#10
Sluggerrr Member Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 230	Congratulations. I'm glad the card found its way to you.