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!

A lot of Penny and Kamilla cards landed in my mailbox today.

I’ve been making a run on cool Penny Hardaway acetates. Here’s the latest. It’s going to look great next to the Slick Silver I picked up last week. Still saving a spot for the Dunk ‘N Go Nuts…

Submitted this to PSA expecting a 7 or 8. Just got it back as a 9. Pleasant surprise.

Just added this Anfernee Hardaway Slick Silver insert to the collection. I think it just replaced his Famous Nicknames insert as my favorite PC Card. Not a bad consolation prize for missing out on the High Voltage /500 that went in the same auction.