WHITE WHALE CAPTURED!!! Mailday: Crusade-Style - Page 3

sjohnson · 08-29-2024, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

I appreaciate that Skip.

Cards that make their way to my collection fall into a black hole, never to be seen on the market again.

They do, however, make regular appearances in photographs wherever they can be shared.

I'll certainly reach out in a direct message OhioLawyer!

OhioLawyerF5 · 01-31-2025, 12:51 PM

UPDATE:

I am excited as a collector can be! Today, I finally completed the Larkin run from my all-time favorite set: 1998 Donruss Crusade.

The Red Call to Arms is finally mine! This is only the second copy of this card to be seen publicly that I am aware of. I'm not a collector of special serial numbers, but this is jersey number 11/25.

Here they are in all their glory, the 3 Call to Arms and the 3 unreleased high number prototypes.

mlbfan10 · 01-31-2025, 12:55 PM

Amazing! Congratulations!

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Poorboy · 01-31-2025, 01:12 PM

Awesome story
Loved the writeup and pics
Learned something
Thank you
What’s next ahab ? Lol
Arrrrghhhh there be more Larkin in these waters ……

OhioLawyerF5 · 01-31-2025, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Poorboy

Awesome story

Loved the writeup and pics

Learned something

Thank you

What’s next ahab ? Lol

Arrrrghhhh there be more Larkin in these waters ……

Thanks!

I keep a "Buy it when I see it" list for non-1/1 Larkins. There are now 4 cards on that list. It will probably take years to track down all 4. So I think I still have some work to do.

I'll keep picking up some lesser cards when I can. Still need a few to finish my Legacy Collection run and my Epix run.

magicpapa · 01-31-2025, 03:43 PM

Congrats on the HUGE pick-up
good luck on the Epix run, dont forget the Headers

peterose4hof · 01-31-2025, 04:18 PM

Absolutely gorgeous card!

Congrats!

OhioLawyerF5 · 01-31-2025, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by magicpapa

Congrats on the HUGE pick-up
good luck on the Epix run, dont forget the Headers

Thanks! I would love to get the headers. Unfortunately, every 90s collector wants them, so it might be a challenge.

vinson24 · 01-31-2025, 06:20 PM

Hell Yeah Ohio!!! Awesome you got another chance after that big lot that Nat purchased. Still waiting on the Bagwell after 20 years and have only seen two and lost out to Nat the same time around you lost on the last Larkin.

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

UPDATE:

I am excited as a collector can be! Today, I finally completed the Larkin run from my all-time favorite set: 1998 Donruss Crusade.

The Red Call to Arms is finally mine! This is only the second copy of this card to be seen publicly that I am aware of. I'm not a collector of special serial numbers, but this is jersey number 11/25.

Here they are in all their glory, the 3 Call to Arms and the 3 unreleased high number prototypes.

theplasticman · 01-31-2025, 09:56 PM

Awesome addition. I saw your post on FB but didn't have time to congratulate you.

OhioLawyerF5 · 01-31-2025, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by vinson24

Hell Yeah Ohio!!! Awesome you got another chance after that big lot that Nat purchased. Still waiting on the Bagwell after 20 years and have only seen two and lost out to Nat the same time around you lost on the last Larkin.

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Originally Posted by theplasticman

Awesome addition. I saw your post on FB but didn't have time to congratulate you.

Thank you, gentlemen! Appreciate it. I still haven't stopped looking at it.

PuddleMonkey · 01-31-2025, 10:20 PM

Number and color match, nice! Hope you at least had to bleed a little for it.

OhioLawyerF5 · 01-31-2025, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

Number and color match, nice! Hope you at least had to bleed a little for it.

Oh, it hurt. Pretty sure it broke the all-time record for a public Larkin sale. Although I know of a few cards that would top it if they ever came to market (the PSA 10 of this card, for one).

creasecollector · 02-09-2025, 02:39 PM

Congrats on the big update! Nice seeing all 6 of them together like that. Well done!

gradedeflator · 02-09-2025, 07:18 PM

Congrats! I love crusades

Skipscards · 02-09-2025, 09:43 PM

Congratulations!! That’s fantastic!!

mattglet · 02-10-2025, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Oh, it hurt. Pretty sure it broke the all-time record for a public Larkin sale. Although I know of a few cards that would top it if they ever came to market (the PSA 10 of this card, for one).

The blood is always worth it, congrats!

OhioLawyerF5 · 02-10-2025, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by creasecollector

Congrats on the big update! Nice seeing all 6 of them together like that. Well done!

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Originally Posted by gradedeflator

Congrats! I love crusades

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Originally Posted by Skipscards

Congratulations!! That’s fantastic!!

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Originally Posted by mattglet

The blood is always worth it, congrats!

Thanks, guys!

100% worth it. I still look at the set every day, and look at the photos I took on my phone several times a day as well. It's peak collector happiness.

01-31-2025, 12:55 PM	#53
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theplasticman Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 481	Awesome addition. I saw your post on FB but didn't have time to congratulate you. __________________ COLLECTING: Darin Erstad, Bucky Jacobsen and Aaron Kurcz IG: theplasticman.cards

02-09-2025, 02:39 PM	#64
creasecollector Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,594 creasecollector	Congrats on the big update! Nice seeing all 6 of them together like that. Well done! __________________ Collecting: Jhonas Enroth View my Collections, Traders & Wantlist: creasecollector.weebly.com Co-Host of the Center Ice Card Cast - A Hockey Card Podcast Instagram/Twitter: @creasecollector

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01-31-2025, 12:51 PM	#52
OhioLawyerF5 Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 7,109	UPDATE: I am excited as a collector can be! Today, I finally completed the Larkin run from my all-time favorite set: 1998 Donruss Crusade. The Red Call to Arms is finally mine! This is only the second copy of this card to be seen publicly that I am aware of. I'm not a collector of special serial numbers, but this is jersey number 11/25. Here they are in all their glory, the 3 Call to Arms and the 3 unreleased high number prototypes.

01-31-2025, 01:12 PM	#54
Poorboy Banned - PBM Join Date: Dec 2024 Posts: 1,635	Awesome story Loved the writeup and pics Learned something Thank you What’s next ahab ? Lol Arrrrghhhh there be more Larkin in these waters ……

01-31-2025, 04:18 PM	#57
peterose4hof Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,360 peterose4hof	Absolutely gorgeous card! Congrats!

01-31-2025, 10:20 PM	#62
PuddleMonkey Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,329	Number and color match, nice! Hope you at least had to bleed a little for it.

02-09-2025, 07:18 PM	#65
gradedeflator Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: West Coast Posts: 3,026	Congrats! I love crusades