Monday, October 29, 2018

2011 Topps Triple Threads Autographed Relics 7x Jersey Relic & Sticker Auto #15/18

Picked up this little gem a couple months ago for about half of what it's worth - love that.  I've posted here a lot lately that I'm going through a Triple Threads phase right now.  Party because I can finally afford that level of card and partly because you can grab older TT's for cheap when people dump them.  Fun to troll the Interwebs and snag these great cards for probably 25% of what they were selling for shortly after their issue.  Of course, that doesn't bode well for the value of these cards as an investment, but that's never been my objective.  All in all, a beautiful little gem.


Monday, October 22, 2018

2015 Leaf 'Q' Pure 25th Anniversary Clear Autographs Gray Parallel

Brian Gray over at Leaf gets my vote for being a good dude and a friend to the hobby - a collector's owner.  I can't imagine how tough it is to compete in the marketplace against giant corporations and turn out a good product.  These cards are very simple but cool.  Like that they're encased.  Love the clear see-through card stock.  Love the on-card autos.  I wish I'd grabbed a parallel version that had some color, but got this grey version very cheaply on an auction site.  This card looks a lot better in-hand than this scan.  Overall, a good auto that I'm happy to own.  Thanks Brian for trying to do good stuff for the collector!