The year was 1989. 3rd grade me was hanging out with one of my buddies in our classroom before school actually started and he was showing me a couple of his cards because he knew I was obsessed with baseball cards. I saw this card and was immediately drawn to it. I had come to LOVE Bo. I had never heard of Classic before, but I thought this was a pretty sweet card. I wanted it, but he wasn’t interested in a trade……yet. Finally, at lunch, I concocted the most aggressive offer I could muster. Our cafeteria’s yeast rolls were precious commodities and one of my favorite lunch staples. My buddy Bobby (then owner of said Bo Jackson card) would always ask me if he could have my roll. My answer was always a resounding NO. Well today was different. I was a boy possessed. We were eating and of course Bobby asked for my roll. This time i told him he could have it, but I’d only give it to him for the Bo Jackson card. A hush fell over our friend group as if we were negotiating a nuclear peace treaty. He half-reluctantly agreed. We shook hands. He got the roll and at recess, I got the Bo. Bobby would be a supporting character in another sports card story for a later date…..😂

Had to share this after seeing the matching Paul Pierce 1/1 posted by @theboovier

Another one of my pulls

Has anyone noticed the error on the Select Snapshots Caleb Williams card? He was absolutely NOT the number 2 pick in the NFL draft! #ErrorCard

I thought this was a pretty cool design , and the image is much bigger , seems more zoomed in that the year before and after

Once again… Proving cool cards don’t need to break the bank. This 1990s jam city Kobe Bryant insert is not super rare… But it screams 1990s insert. Still, these are hard to find in a gem mint grade. I submitted two of them for grading and they both came back 9. Still, a nice insert that isn’t too expensive.

I’m grateful that I bought this back in 2004, and, yes, I wish I had bought way more!

Degree Grading

Another successful PSA submission in the books - highlighted by some PC cards that came back 10s. Lions cards have sat in a binder for a couple years, so pretty excited about those 🦁⚡️

Anyone ready for football season? 🏈

I made a last-minute decision to fly into Dallas, Rent-A-Car and drive to Oklahoma City, book a hotel room, and buy tickets to the NBA finals game seven just hour or so before tip off. I had a great time, it was an anticlimactic losing Halliburton after a few minutes. I honestly think the Pacers could have won that game. Still, it was cool meeting Pascal Siakam, getting to hang with Halliburton‘s dad pregame, and dabbing up Reggie Miller. And as much as we love collecting, I will take experiences over stuff.