Got this sweet 2004 on-card auto this week. I've been wanting to find this card at an affordable price for a while now due to its attractive design. I like the old school black and white photo juxtaposed with the gold foil/red/black/white border. Again, Upper Deck was way ahead of all the other card companies. I'm not even sure that Topps had on-card autos for several years after this. Would be a perfect card if Fisk hadn't left-aligned his sig.
On another note, the blue tape on top of the card is blue painters tape. Steve Gierman at White Sox Cards turned me on to this idea. It secures the card as well as scotch or packing tape, but can be removed without leaving glue on the top loader. IMHO every collector should start doing this. The glue ends up sticking the top loaders together, can get onto the cards themselves, and looks unsightly.
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