05-06 UD Portraits Story / Scans

herbc · 09-26-2009, 06:47 PM

I wanted a box of Portraits after reading so much about it in a hobby magazine and noticing that it was just released. I called my hobby store to ask them save a box for me and was told that it sold out the same day it had arrived, but they were expecting another delivery in a few days.

The day of the delivery I made sure to be there. I joked that I would probably have bad luck since I missed the first shipment, so I decided to go for it and purchased a second box hoping to improve my odds.

I broke the first box as soon as I got home and was very excited when I saw a dual 8x10 Chris Paul/Marvin Williams autographed card #32/40. They were the 4th and 2nd draft picks of the year. I waited until after dinner to open the other box, thinking I had already pulled my big card. When I opened the second box, I pulled an 8x10 Andre Iguodala autograph and was pleased.

I was thumbing through the other six cards from the box when I noticed an extra card still in the box. When I picked the extra card up, I could not believe my eyes! It was a redemption card for an 8x10 Quad autographed card of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Dr. J and Larry Bird #/10.

It took over a year and a half of waiting for Upper Deck to send it (redeemed 1/9/06 - received the second week of August, 2007), but well worth the wait. I still have the three portraits in my collection.....Enjoy!

coltsfan23 · 09-26-2009, 06:56 PM

Wow, very nice story!

iluvfish2 · 09-26-2009, 09:22 PM

Not bad at all! That would be one very nice mailday!

mightbe · 09-27-2009, 12:02 AM

Very cool, I like the photos they chose for the quad...none of them look squeezed in there.

09-26-2009, 06:47 PM	#1
herbc Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York City Posts: 1,225 hlc1949	05-06 UD Portraits Story / Scans I wanted a box of Portraits after reading so much about it in a hobby magazine and noticing that it was just released. I called my hobby store to ask them save a box for me and was told that it sold out the same day it had arrived, but they were expecting another delivery in a few days. The day of the delivery I made sure to be there. I joked that I would probably have bad luck since I missed the first shipment, so I decided to go for it and purchased a second box hoping to improve my odds. I broke the first box as soon as I got home and was very excited when I saw a dual 8x10 Chris Paul/Marvin Williams autographed card #32/40. They were the 4th and 2nd draft picks of the year. I waited until after dinner to open the other box, thinking I had already pulled my big card. When I opened the second box, I pulled an 8x10 Andre Iguodala autograph and was pleased. I was thumbing through the other six cards from the box when I noticed an extra card still in the box. When I picked the extra card up, I could not believe my eyes! It was a redemption card for an 8x10 Quad autographed card of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Dr. J and Larry Bird #/10. It took over a year and a half of waiting for Upper Deck to send it (redeemed 1/9/06 - received the second week of August, 2007), but well worth the wait. I still have the three portraits in my collection.....Enjoy!

09-26-2009, 06:56 PM	#2
coltsfan23 Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: US Posts: 10,211 coltsfan23	Wow, very nice story!

09-26-2009, 09:22 PM	#3
iluvfish2 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 26,685 iluvfish2 iluvfish2	Not bad at all! That would be one very nice mailday! __________________ Blowouts Resident Wade Boggs Super Collector

09-27-2009, 12:02 AM	#4
mightbe Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6,625 MasterShake	Very cool, I like the photos they chose for the quad...none of them look squeezed in there.