Let's hear it for what might be the most valuable card I've pulled from a pack! (I haven't ripped much this century 😳)

Being a Celtics fan, I grew up on Larry Bird. That transition to Antoine Walker, Paul, Pierce, and now Jayson, Tatum and Jaylen Brown. This is a beautiful copy of a Paul Pierce Topps, finest rookie refractor. I think the image they selected was awesome on this card and it goes hard!

When CGC first started grading cards, I really like their slabs… But I wasn’t sure on the green flips. That being said, the color match between the flip and the Celtics green on this Paul Pierce autographed card worked perfectly. Only better if it was a gem mint 9.5 but I’ll take it. This autograph set might be my all-time favorite in terms of aesthetics.

Yes, I know this isn’t a full size logoman. However, when they rarely come up of one of your favorite players, you have to get whatever you can get your hands on. I traded a Shaquille O’Neal immaculate, gold, multicolor patch auto and cash for this. It is game worn, and it is a 1/1. I’ll have to take what I can get for now.

Topps Contemporary was a pretty cool set. They had extremely bright, very hard to grade, because the surface scratches so easily, refractor-like finishes. They had gold refractor parallels as well. My favorite sunset was the inscriptions subset. I had a hard time deciding between getting this, Paul Pierce, “The Truth” inscription or another one in which he inscribed Celtic pride. You can’t go wrong with the iconic nickname, however. So I settled on this one. And I’m happy I did.