As a Cardinals fan, the summer of ‘98 was one of the most exciting times in baseball in my life. This PSA 10 McGwire was not an expensive buy, and is a great little piece to add to the collection without breaking the bank!

One of the most innovative sets was the Skybox E-X 2000. Just a fun, bright, interesting set with great parallels. One of those most visually groundbreaking sets of all-time. Super hard to find without chipping. So glad I was able to get this one without breaking the bank. I really like CGC (and TAG) slabs and you can occasionally find amazing cards for a fraction of the PSA price. Buy the card, not the slab!

These are super cool acetate cards resembling a clear backboard. From a high end brand and there aren’t a ton of them out there. This is a rookie autograph insert - I never really understood why they aren’t more popular and in more demand! Especially given the limited run (unnumbered) and for a rookie HOFer! Happy to be able to buy this at a reasonable price!

I like to say that the 90s did it better, but 2000 wasn't so bad, either!

I’ve always thought that this insert was super cool…But I never really knew how rare they were. They are unnumbered, and the Instagram user “Card Channel” uses math and pack odds to back out the production run of inserts from popular sets, specifically in the 90s and 2000s. This one has an estimated print run of only 60 cards! The more rare Kobe Bryant inserts during his playing days. I got this one raw a couple years ago and planned to send it in for grading. I think it comes back a PSA 9 but has an outside shot to do slightly better or slightly worse. With my luck, it’s probably gonna end up a PSA 8.