I was over the moon when the Mets traded for and extended Francisco Lindor in between the 2020 & 2021 baseball seasons.
He’s been everything advertised and more- a leader, a dynamic presence in the order, a marketable fan-favorite and a premium defender.
And I have no doubt when Cooperstown comes calling in about 10 years, his Hall of Fame plaque will have a Mets logo on it.
Here, from my PC, are the first 3 One-of-One Topps Francisco Lindor cards of him in a Mets uniform.
2021 Topps Update Card US1
2022 Topps Series 2 Card 450
2023 Topps Series 2 Card 450
To my knowledge, the 2024 has yet to surface publicly.
Regardless, my streak has ended effective 2025 as that card went up on eBay and was gobbled up within minutes of its listing for $900.
My favorite of these three is also my least favorite. Let me explain. The 2021 will never leave my collection. It’s his first One-of-One Topps Mets Card, I look at it as his One-of-One Mets Rookie Card. Yet it’s the least visibly appealing of the 3. The photo is quite generic and not nearly as exciting as the other two. And in 2021 Topps made their 1/1 Platinum with a foil finish, different than each of the other years, and that also does not look nearly as nice.
Very happy to have these cards in my PC, all 3 arguably fall in my top 25 PC Cards, and happy to share them with my friends here on the Mantel Community.
