An incredibly sexy and gratifying mail day

JMarchand1981 · 03-26-2015, 06:08 PM

As many here know I collect a lot from 2012-13 Absolute. Specifically I pick up 12-13 Absolute Star Gazing Primes. They are not exactly readily available so I try and stay on top of things in terms of searches and such.

Anyway, I have been fortunate of late to have a few biggies pop up for sale. I am not trying to complete the set (LeBron is a 1/1 so it is damn near impossible) but I pick them up as often as I can.

To the cards:

This one came from Taiwan and is /25. This is the fourth John wall that I own. I hit two from wax and grabbed two from ebay. The patch is just piping but I paid $14 with delivery included so it was worth it.

2012-13 Absolute Star Gazing Prime John Wall by jasonmarchand1981, on Flickr

On to the next:

This came from Kentucky and is /10. I had yet to see a Dirk so when it came up on ebay I sent my best offer within a few minutes of it being listed. I offered $40 and figured it was fair and left room for a counter if need be (but I did think it was fair). The patch is...just odd. It is like reflective type of cloth and I have no clue what part of the jersey.

2012-13 Absolute Star Gazing Prime Dirk by jasonmarchand1981, on Flickr

This guy came from California and is /5! The top right corner has a little damage which I did not notice but I am ok with it since there are only four others. I made a best offer on this of $75. I thought it was fair and it left room for a counter if need be. The patch is ridiculous in person.

2012-13 Absolute Star Gazing Prime Chris Paul by jasonmarchand1981, on Flickr

Lastly, the new crown jewel of my 2012-13 Absolute Star Gazing Prime collection.

This guy came from Nebraska and is /10. This was auction style and was $70-some bucks with a minute left. I placed one bid for $150. I ended up paying just shy of $149 for it. I looked at the bidding history and it looked legit. With that being said, I probably overpaid for this but I am ok with that. Anyway, in all its glory:

2012-13 Absolute Star Gazing Prizm Kevin Durant by jasonmarchand1981, on Flickr

Thoughts? Opinions? I would love to hear them.

TBarn291 · 03-26-2015, 06:33 PM

Hot Damn! Loving the Chris Paul! I have a copy too but the patch window has a crease on the inside of the three. Are you putting the set together?

JMarchand1981 · 03-26-2015, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TBarn291

Hot Damn! Loving the Chris Paul! I have a copy too but the patch window has a crease on the inside of the three. Are you putting the set together?

Nah! Lebron is a 1/1. I will just compile. If the Lebron ever comes up for sale I will make a run at it but probably too rich for my blood.

goehring9 · 03-26-2015, 06:37 PM

I like how you've brought them all in from the far corners of the collecting world! Well done. Perhaps you overpaid a tad on the KD but we all do that with certain projects. I have no issue with at all- great cards without question.

TheCelticsfan29 · 03-26-2015, 06:58 PM

Beautiful set, awesome additions!

AbraCalabro · 03-26-2015, 06:59 PM

Now that's what I call a slam dunk mail day

see below for slam dunk

Rareairx23 · 03-26-2015, 07:20 PM

That kd is awesome

jbrandonw · 03-26-2015, 07:24 PM

Wow I've never seen one of those Dirks before. That's pretty awesome.

JMarchand1981 · 03-26-2015, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by goehring9

I like how you've brought them all in from the far corners of the collecting world! Well done. Perhaps you overpaid a tad on the KD but we all do that with certain projects. I have no issue with at all- great cards without question.

I probably overpaid by a little but I justified this way: I have collected these for about 2 years now and never even had the chance to bid on one of the KD patches. I was going to toss out the highest bid that I could stomach spending and just hope.

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Originally Posted by TheCelticsfan29

Beautiful set, awesome additions!

Thank you!!!

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Originally Posted by Rareairx23

That kd is awesome

Thank you sir!

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Originally Posted by jbrandonw

Wow I've never seen one of those Dirks before. That's pretty awesome.

Thank you! The patch is kind of a weird material. I do not know which part of the jersey it is from.

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Originally Posted by AbraCalabro

Now that's what I call a slam dunk mail day

see below for slam dunk

Thank you sir!! I will have some items for the poverty mail day thread tomorrow. Only the Wall here would have qualified.

Beavers98 · 03-26-2015, 09:26 PM

Nice looking cards!!

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TheFranchise · 03-26-2015, 10:48 PM

Beautiful cards/set. I have the Vince Carter regular jersey version and it's one of my fav low-end cards. Solid additions to your Absolute collection. Look forward to seeing more!

brandonlec · 03-26-2015, 10:53 PM

Awesome additions, bud. Good to see you continuing your Absolute passion

-Brandon

zacface · 03-27-2015, 03:09 AM

Used to own a KD too.
Sick looking cards in hand.

SHowley2003 · 03-27-2015, 08:43 PM

Awesome stuff. These are great cards. That Dirk is cool. Someone has a Dirk I need for a patch set I'm trying for and they are holding it hostage. Congrats on the great additions bud.

ReignManLives · 03-27-2015, 11:15 PM

Wow - the CP3 and KD patches are nuts, nice work.

Rabie1 · 03-28-2015, 06:29 AM

I remember when you started collecting these more than a year ago! Which makes this thread so much sweeter to browse. Since i only collect patches, i must say all the cards are awesome. The Wall was a sweet deal, the Dirk is sick, the CP3 is rare and a beauty (i tried to pick up one of them a couple of years ago but the seller wanted something like $200) and finally the KD is stunning. Are you going after the complete set? and what is ur completion % so far? All the luck man!

JMarchand1981 · 03-28-2015, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Rabie1

I remember when you started collecting these more than a year ago! Which makes this thread so much sweeter to browse. Since i only collect patches, i must say all the cards are awesome. The Wall was a sweet deal, the Dirk is sick, the CP3 is rare and a beauty (i tried to pick up one of them a couple of years ago but the seller wanted something like $200) and finally the KD is stunning. Are you going after the complete set? and what is ur completion % so far? All the luck man!

Thank you!! I am not going for the set because the Lebron is a 1/1 but I will buy them when they come on the market. For what it's worth, I have 13 of 25 (the 25 includes the Lebron). The percentage would be 62%.

JMarchand1981 · 03-28-2015, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Beavers98

Nice looking cards!!

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Originally Posted by TheFranchise

Beautiful cards/set. I have the Vince Carter regular jersey version and it's one of my fav low-end cards. Solid additions to your Absolute collection. Look forward to seeing more!

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Originally Posted by brandonlec

Awesome additions, bud. Good to see you continuing your Absolute passion

-Brandon

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Originally Posted by zacface

Used to own a KD too.
Sick looking cards in hand.

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Originally Posted by SHowley2003

Awesome stuff. These are great cards. That Dirk is cool. Someone has a Dirk I need for a patch set I'm trying for and they are holding it hostage. Congrats on the great additions bud.

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Originally Posted by ReignManLives

Wow - the CP3 and KD patches are nuts, nice work.

Thank you guys!!

DMcollector · 03-29-2015, 05:55 AM

Hey man, is that CP Jsy#/5? Love it, if you like to move someday, please let me know. (I already had #2 #4). Congrats!

JMarchand1981 · 03-29-2015, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DMcollector

Hey man, is that CP Jsy#/5? Love it, if you like to move someday, please let me know. (I already had #2 #4). Congrats!

Not jersey numbered. It is 5/5. Thank you for the kind words though!

03-26-2015, 06:08 PM	#1
JMarchand1981 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 34,431	An incredibly sexy and gratifying mail day As many here know I collect a lot from 2012-13 Absolute. Specifically I pick up 12-13 Absolute Star Gazing Primes. They are not exactly readily available so I try and stay on top of things in terms of searches and such. Anyway, I have been fortunate of late to have a few biggies pop up for sale. I am not trying to complete the set (LeBron is a 1/1 so it is damn near impossible) but I pick them up as often as I can. To the cards: This one came from Taiwan and is /25. This is the fourth John wall that I own. I hit two from wax and grabbed two from ebay. The patch is just piping but I paid $14 with delivery included so it was worth it. 2012-13 Absolute Star Gazing Prime John Wall by jasonmarchand1981, on Flickr On to the next: This came from Kentucky and is /10. I had yet to see a Dirk so when it came up on ebay I sent my best offer within a few minutes of it being listed. I offered $40 and figured it was fair and left room for a counter if need be (but I did think it was fair). The patch is...just odd. It is like reflective type of cloth and I have no clue what part of the jersey. 2012-13 Absolute Star Gazing Prime Dirk by jasonmarchand1981, on Flickr This guy came from California and is /5! The top right corner has a little damage which I did not notice but I am ok with it since there are only four others. I made a best offer on this of $75. I thought it was fair and it left room for a counter if need be. The patch is ridiculous in person. 2012-13 Absolute Star Gazing Prime Chris Paul by jasonmarchand1981, on Flickr Lastly, the new crown jewel of my 2012-13 Absolute Star Gazing Prime collection. This guy came from Nebraska and is /10. This was auction style and was $70-some bucks with a minute left. I placed one bid for $150. I ended up paying just shy of $149 for it. I looked at the bidding history and it looked legit. With that being said, I probably overpaid for this but I am ok with that. Anyway, in all its glory: 2012-13 Absolute Star Gazing Prizm Kevin Durant by jasonmarchand1981, on Flickr Thoughts? Opinions? I would love to hear them.

03-26-2015, 06:58 PM	#5
TheCelticsfan29 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,448 dmfirish	Beautiful set, awesome additions! __________________ Kawhi Leonard Collector IG: @fun.guy.cards

03-26-2015, 06:59 PM	#6
AbraCalabro Temporarily Suspended Join Date: May 2013 Location: Believe in Saint Abra. Posts: 10,748	Now that's what I call a slam dunk mail day see below for slam dunk __________________ -FREE TRISTAN- LeBron Exquisite /99 - altered & damaged - A master class in corruption. NEVER FORGET: https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1255123

03-26-2015, 07:24 PM	#8
jbrandonw Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,351 Jbrandonw	Wow I've never seen one of those Dirks before. That's pretty awesome. __________________ I collect mainly Dallas Mavericks. Especially Dirk, Luka, and the 2011 championship guys.

03-27-2015, 08:43 PM	#14
SHowley2003 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 6,788 SHowley2003 SHowley2003	Awesome stuff. These are great cards. That Dirk is cool. Someone has a Dirk I need for a patch set I'm trying for and they are holding it hostage. Congrats on the great additions bud. __________________ "My name is Shaquille O'Neal and Paul Pierce is the MFing Truth."

03-26-2015, 06:33 PM	#2
TBarn291 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,538 TBarn2911	Hot Damn! Loving the Chris Paul! I have a copy too but the patch window has a crease on the inside of the three. Are you putting the set together?

03-26-2015, 06:37 PM	#4
goehring9 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Oak Park, Ca Posts: 1,741 goehring9	I like how you've brought them all in from the far corners of the collecting world! Well done. Perhaps you overpaid a tad on the KD but we all do that with certain projects. I have no issue with at all- great cards without question. __________________ https://goehring9.weebly.com IG: lakersforumgold Collecting Wilt and Jerry West

03-26-2015, 07:20 PM	#7
Rareairx23 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: new hampshire Posts: 6,796 2011champs41	That kd is awesome

03-26-2015, 09:26 PM	#10
Beavers98 Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 11,106 beavers98	Nice looking cards!! ..

03-26-2015, 10:48 PM	#11
TheFranchise Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 199	Beautiful cards/set. I have the Vince Carter regular jersey version and it's one of my fav low-end cards. Solid additions to your Absolute collection. Look forward to seeing more!

03-26-2015, 10:53 PM	#12
brandonlec Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 11,472	Awesome additions, bud. Good to see you continuing your Absolute passion -Brandon

03-27-2015, 03:09 AM	#13
zacface Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 386 Kellie0439 zacface	Used to own a KD too. Sick looking cards in hand.

03-27-2015, 11:15 PM	#15
ReignManLives Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northbrook, IL Posts: 391 bergmania	Wow - the CP3 and KD patches are nuts, nice work.

03-28-2015, 06:29 AM	#16
Rabie1 Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 5,372	I remember when you started collecting these more than a year ago! Which makes this thread so much sweeter to browse. Since i only collect patches, i must say all the cards are awesome. The Wall was a sweet deal, the Dirk is sick, the CP3 is rare and a beauty (i tried to pick up one of them a couple of years ago but the seller wanted something like $200) and finally the KD is stunning. Are you going after the complete set? and what is ur completion % so far? All the luck man! __________________ https://rabiehassoun.smugmug.com/browse

03-29-2015, 05:55 AM	#19
DMcollector Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 694	Hey man, is that CP Jsy#/5? Love it, if you like to move someday, please let me know. (I already had #2 #4). Congrats! __________________ LF High-end CP3 / LMA / NT RPA / Bagley / Bledsoe / Darius Miles / Limited Logos