As a lifelong UCLA/Lakers fan, this card has always been towards the top of my (achievable) Grail list. The 1969 Topps Lew Alcindor tall boy RC.

Took a while to get one… prices always seemed to be heading in the wrong direction for me. But after seeing video of Kareem over the last year, I decided to pull the trigger, knowing he’s getting older and won’t be around forever.

PSA 1.5. Decent crease at the top and the other scuffs and frays you’d expect with such a low grade. But I don’t care- the card is an important one to me, and getting one in my collection (for a price I could afford) was the goal- achieved!!