2023 Panini Elite Extra, Orange Die-Cut, #'d/99 ⭐ Paul Skenes RC
I just got these cards back from PSA today.
This is one of the most satisfying Skenes' acquisitions I've made.
These cards are amazing.
I bought these cards raw and submitted them to PSA so long ago that I'd nearly forgotten about them.
This set is almost a perfect embodiment of my collecting philosophy - "Collect What You Love."❤

It isn't the most expensive Skenes set.

It isn't the lowest-numbered Skenes parallel.

It isn't a 1/1.

But it has something those things don't necessarily have, but are important to me:

a complete visual concept, unusual physical construction, genuine scarcity, exceptional grading, a population-leading configuration, and a connection to Roberto Clemente through the one perfect card because the last card, graded PSA 10 is numbered #21/99.