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AllEraBball

May 18 2024

Cool HGA Slab - 1996 Bowman Atomic Insert

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Neat hyperplaid atomic refractors from Bowman.

Objectively, the card and slab is great. HGA provided some reasonable sub grades, and the card looks mint. Plus it's got the color-match label.

Anyways, I've got a bunch of medium-high end shaqs, this is one of them. I'd be eager for a PSA version of this slab (really tough find/expensive/not really marketable "like that" or something), and so the aesthetic value is dope, or something.

Anyways, all one direction for me. Whatever. Hoping if I can land a bit better, I'll be able to grow both the Shaq Diesel and 1996 Bowman PC. They're a lot of fun, and there's an abundance of refractors, the atomics in mint are a bit of a chase (from any grading co). Seen a few high grade BGS on market, but the perfect versions are truly rare. Small but capturable PSA 10s. Or something.

Anyways. Yah. Its curious that even at a few B market cap for the industry, none of the big three needed to respond to consumer demands. The grade, is the demand. Lol. Evil Milton Friedman and Adam Smith, being right, again.

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