One of my favorite players (and one of the most frequently bashed guys in the hobby) had an incredible day today, so wanted to come to Mantel to celebrate him. Say what you want about his injury history, but when he’s been healthy he’s put up generational-talent-like numbers, and he a truly great guy and incredibly humble on top of it all. Here’s my autograph collection. I bet you can guess which one is my favorite 😉

I have a card with what appears to be a bubble in the chrome coating that’s kind of blistered on the edge of the card. I assume there’s no such coating on the backs of chrome cards, so it must’ve overflowed from the front? Does anyone know if it’s fixable? It’s the only flaw on the card that I can see (and it’s a dandy of a card too 😬). Any knowledge or advice is appreciated. Thanks!

@GrandSalami, does friend-of-the-group Jacob Bresnahan need his true gold auto?

I love cheap breaks! Grabbed the Astros for $5 to close a one hobby box break and was rewarded.

This guy’s market is 🔥 right now. Hit all three of these in a half case break.