Successful ebay purchase from Taiwan. Going for the full set of the Order of The Phoenix autograph cards. Now I got to cross it to match my others.

Had slick hopes it would end up an 8 but 7 to 7 i’ll take it. My main plan was also to take this and trade up for an 8, but I waited until the last day & ran out of time. I initially bought a 3 and slowly traded up over 2 years. Been a fun challenge.

One of the last stops on the main leg of our production calendar for The Hobby was SGC. They were super nice and allowed us to film all of their operations, unlike PSA, who denied our request to shoot behind the scenes or give interviews. This was in 2022. The last thing we did before we left was film a bunch of cards in SGC holders. This was a standout, obviously. Such a wonderful experience getting to hold and film these legendary pieces of cardboard that had survived decades in tact.

Begged my dad for years. And on my birthday during Canseco’s 40/40 year he bought it for me. We were pretty poor & he spent $100 on it because it was clearly one day going to be worth thousands! Kinda makes me sad now. It’s just a card, but in truth, it’s a landmine of memories and emotions for me. True nostalgia.