Apologies to @EPonMantel as I have neglected to post on Mantel for months. But hey, I figured I would rekindle my Mantel piece with this BAMBOOZLE!

I was fortunate to take my son to the first day of the first ever Fanatics Fest. I believe this will be going for decades and be the sports Woodstock, the sports Comic Con, the sports Coachella, you get the point! So I took it upon myself to get Mike Rubin to sign these passes on Topps Rip Night last weekend.

How much do you think they are worth? He did a good job with the LET'S GO! inscription on the Kid Pass.

Would you send them to PSA for authentication and get them in a slab?

https://twitter.com/ericwhiteback/status/1770572084994859452?s=12&t=WNg4t1tQJnAKfKzEZd27sA

Bowman Best University Hobby Box from Long Island, NY landed this sweet 1/1 Swoosh Auto of Caitlin Clark. (Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4s3MzcMf0s/?igsh=MThveWVwM2IxaTdpdw%3D%3D)

Clark is becoming the face of women's basketball card collecting quickly.

How much do you think it will go for?

We are still waiting for Anthony Volpe and Jordan Walker to be pulled, but this has to be the best MLB Debut 1/1 to date.
The record Yoshida sale currently sits at $6500 (source: https://x.com/ericwhiteback/status/1769393263952228393?s=20)

Now it's for sale at $20K OBO. Where do you think it will land?

On this platform, many have discussed the junk card era and now the Junk Slab era is a known necessary evil. So let's paint the scenario, you want a certain player's rookie card, but you do not want the base because it's saturated.

Do you prefer a specific product to get a RC?
Do you seek out a specific color or variation?

Here's an example of what many may perceive as an oddball, but given the Junk Dynamic, collectors have the opportunity to adapt.