2021 Topps Triple Threads Patch Auto Emerald Parallel #15/18

Good God man!  What happened to the back half of 2021!  Well, time for a quick post.  Onto better things in 2022!  Check out this humdinger.  Prices on The Bay continue to be completely nuts, but once in a while I'll get one reasonably.  Cheers!

2014 Topps Dynasty White Ink Auto Laundry Tage #07/10

Not the greatest scan, but certainly is one of my greatest cards.  I just had to get off my duff and get to posting some Fisks again.  It's been a long, difficult year and I hope you all are doing well out there.

 

2019 Topps Luminaries Hit Kings Auto Patch 12 of 15

Picked this up on eBay today and I believe this is my first ever card purchased from Great Britain.  Shipping was over $20 but the final price reflected that.  I find eBay's international shipping program to be really good these days on both the seller and buyer side.  I was skeptical at first, but I've had no problems with it.  Really beautiful card.  If you've read much of my blog you know I'm not really into sharpshooting or being negative about the Hobby (or life). So I give kudos to Topps for finally listening to their customers and encapsulating these high end products in individual magnetic one touch cases.  Makes shipping easy too.

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2009 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Legendary Six - three COVID pickups

Being doubled-sided, older, and loaded with Hall of Famer patches, these 2009 cards are not exactly cheap or easy to find.  They are also the only cards I've ever purchased that came with a separate 2.5" x 3.5" Certificate of Authenticity card.

Back Sides

2004 Donruss Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Absolutely Ink #1/1

No words......no words.  The One of One.  I've drooled over this card for a decade.  And now it is....My Precious.

Booklets Picked Up During COVID

All four are things of beauty....

2010 Triple Threads Relic Combos Doubles /27

2007 Triple Threads Combos Double /36

2010 Sterling - Sterling Pairs Relics /10

2016 Panini Pantheon Sacred Deploymnets /25

2019 Allen & Ginter Subway Token

I drooled over this last summer when Ginter was released and reasonably assumed I would never have the opportunity to own one.  God Bless the $0.99 starting price auction!  Now she's mine....

2005 Upper Deck Ultimate Autos

Some fairly rare Ultimate autos picked up during COVID.  Ultimate Collection might be my favorite set ever, not just the 2005  but overall.  The quality is that good.

2005 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Baseball Stars Signatures #01/10

2005 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Ultimate Signatures Edition Signature Numbers #24/27

2005 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Signatures Platinum #1/5

2005 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Ultimate Signatures #06/15

Three Recent Mini Printing Plate Pickups

COVID has brought a different pace to life and opportunities to spend more time doing things we wouldn't usually.  It's been really pleasant to have large blocks of time to dedicate to my favorite hobby.  To that end, here are a few printing plate pickups from the past 4 months I haven't been able to post. 

2009 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Cyan Plate Back

2009 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Cyan Plate Front

2011 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Yellow Plate Front

2011 Goodwin Yellow Back

2012 Gypsy Queen Cyan Front

2012 Gypsy Queen Cyan Back

2001 Fleer Red Sox 100th Anniversary Complete Set

Well this one has taken upwards of twenty years, but I finally added the Autographed card to the collection last month.  The "Threads" and the Auto are tough to find in my experience and bring a high price for cards that are not only not numbered, but actually don't have a card number at all! 

From top left, the base card, Beantown's Best insert, BoSox Sigs on card autograph.  Bottom row from left: Splendid Splinters insert, Threads game used jersey, and Yawkey's Heroes insert.

2019 Topps Series 1 & On Demand 1984 All-Star Reprint One of Ones

I've lusted after a Platinum parallel for many years.  One of those things that always seemed out of reach, a far away vision like a Lamborghini or a long vacation on a South Pacific beach.  One of the unfortunate consequences of The Fisk Obsession is that, if you're truly a dedicated obsessive, eventually your devotion begins to be rewarded. Unfortunate because reaching new plateau does nothing to quench the thirst, only deepens it. The totally unobtainable begins to seem just out of reach, if only you continue.  Thusly, a 22-year quest results in two Platinum pickups from the same set. Deep satisfying sigh.  Sips coffee.....

2014 Topps Dynasty On Card White Ink Auto and 3-Color Prime Patch # /10

The scan once again doesn't do this card justice.  One of the more expensive pickups I've made lately, I just had to have this card and wasn't willing to wait anymore. One of the best Topps designs of the last decade in my humble opinion.  Just beautiful. Topps should go back and look at this design with the gradient shading and dark sepia with the offsetting light-colored auto.  Really different and it really pops. 

1974 Topps Deckle Edge

I've been waiting to post this one for a while.  Wish I could write a novella about the chase for this card. For the early part of my collecting career I simply couldn't afford this card.  Once I could afford it, one in good condition was nearly impossible to find.  I scoured online auctions of all types, cold called owners in the PSA Set Registry, setup all manner of online automated searches, etc.  Finally got this nice example on eBay last year.  Still debating about submitting to PSA for encapsulation just to keep the card safe.

2010 Topps Triple Threads "The Wave"

Added two cards to this partial rainbow and now need to get the low numbered parallels.  Love Triple Threads so much should almost be its own separate blog.

2009 Upper Deck Immortal Letterman Autographs #3/3

Honestly never thought I would get one of these being that there's only 3 of each letter.  This is my first, picked up on eBay last month.  I'll hold out a distant hope that some day I could complete the autographed rainbow.

2008 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts Legendary Memorabilia Partial Rainbow

Been working on this rainbow for many years now.  The rare ones are very hard to get so will keep chasing it.

2006 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Ultimate Legendary Materials 2x Gamed Used Jersey Relic spells "CF" #09/55

The scan looks good and it looks even better in-hand.  For a very simple patch card, I just absolutely love this design.  The blended sepia background is really great and makes all the colors on top of it really pop.

2006 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts Memorable Moments

Simple book great looking design, both the jersey card numbered to 125 and the sticker auto that I just procured numbered to 25.

2005 Donruss Diamond Kings Autographs

Just a show-off of all my 2005 Donruss Diamond Kings autographs.  2005 DK is a *huge* set of cards with dozens of parallels of each and Fisk has four different cards in the set.  By my count, including all of the *many* Platinum 1 of 1 cards, each Fisk card has 50 total parallels including the base cards.  That is a total of 200 2005 DKs.  So the chase has been fun, and I'm sure will continue to be.

Top Left to Right: Signature-only Bronze /100, Dual Game Used Platinum 1/1, Signature-only Bronze /5
Bottom row Left to Right: Dual Game Used Bronze /10, Black Frame /10, Blue Frame /25

Green Frame //10

2019 Panini Triple Legends Booklet with Johnny Bench & Pudge Rodriguez #9/25

Sick booklet