A few weeks ago I posted that I had chance to get some cards on my want list and needed to sell one of my favorite recent pickups, a UD Authentics Penny Auto that I’d had my eye on since I got back into collecting a year ago. Welp, as luck would have it, I came across another copy in great condition and jumped on the purchase. Off to grading!

Now this is one of the reason that the 1990s were so popular. Rare, innovative inserts like the platinum portraits were amazing. Using laser technology they created these amazing cards for the skybox metal set. I missed the boat early on and never secured a Jordan or Kobe. I was able to get a nice Kevin Garnett in this nice penny hard away as part of my collection.

2023 Topps Finest Anfernee Hardaway Red-Black Vapor Auto PSA 10!!

What a card!

A few of my latest pickups: Noyz Boyz, 3D’s, Big Men on Court Z-Peat

The Penny PC continues to grow…

Ever miss out on a chase/grail because you didn’t “smash BIN” fast enough (respect to Brett McGrath/Stacking Slabs) or bid high enough on a listing? If so, did you vow to not let the card slip away if it was listed again? That was me last month with this 1998 Penny auto. It’s a POP 17 in PSA 10 (PSA and PSA/DNA combined), and I think it’s only sold 5 times since 2022. Might not be rare for some, but it’s thr rarest card I’ve chased since jumping back into cards last year.

Lucky me, it went up for auction last week and I was not throwing away my shot (Saw Hamilton with the fam a few weeks ago. The reference was sitting there.).

I won tonight’s auction, and I plan on keeping it in my PC for a long time.

Anybody else have a second-chance snag story to share? Comment away!