Yes, this isn’t one of the iconic Precious Metal Gems parallels from Skybox Metal in 1996, 1997, or 1998. This is a rather late 2008-09 Skybox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems of Celtics legend, and Hall of Famer, Paul Pierce. As a Pierce fan, and a Boston Celtics collector, this is still pretty cool. However, this is the weakest design and quality. Still, these can be had for a tiny fraction of much better PMG’s from earlier.

🎉QUEST COMPLETE🎉

After years of hunting across auctions, private deals, and late-night DMs... I’ve finally done the impossible:

😱Completed the 2013 Upper Deck Employee Exclusive Purple Precious Metal Gems set - ALL in perfect PSA 10 Gem Mint😱

This is arguably one of the hardest modern sets on the planet to finish in 10s.

Only 6 cards exist in the checklist (each /125) made exclusively for Upper Deck employees as a “thank you” from the late Richard McWilliam.

Never packed out, never sold in stores - this was the very first time PMGs were ever done in purple 🤯 (that electric violet just hits different).

These cards almost never surface, and finding clean PSA 10 examples? Near-impossible.

Many thought finishing this full set was straight up impossible.

Here’s the lineup of legends:

🟣 Tiger Woods - The GOAT of golf. 15 Majors, redefined the sport. One of Tiger’s most epic cards. (PSA 10 - Pop 5)

🟣 Rory McIlroy - 4-time Major champ, current world-beater, and Tiger’s heir apparent in many ways. (PSA 10 - Pop 6)

🟣 Michael Phelps - The most decorated Olympian ever. 23 Olympic golds. Literally the greatest swimmer who ever lived. (PSA 10 - Pop 8)

🟣 Mike Tyson – “Iron Mike,” the baddest man on the planet in his prime. Undisputed heavyweight terror. (PSA 10 - Pop 4)

🟣 Oscar De La Hoya - “The Golden Boy,” 11 world titles in six weight classes, boxing royalty. (PSA 10 - Pop 4)

🟣 Hulk Hogan – The face of professional wrestling’s golden era, Hulkamania ran wild and changed pop culture forever. (PSA 10 - Pop 4)

Six icons. Six purple PMGs. All PSA 10.

I’m beyond pumped (and a little relieved it’s over). 😂

This set is staying locked in the PC forever.

🔒Full set vaulted safely @altxyzofficial🔒

Shoutout to everyone who helped along the way with tips, trades, or just moral support, you know who you are.

What’s the hardest set you’ve ever completed (or are still chasing)?

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Not mine but was keeping an eye on it! What’s this go for in a psa 10?

Mail 📬 I am an absolute sucker for so many aspects of this card (and many like it that I’ve been all-in on lately):

✅ Upper Deck is the 🐐

✅ PMG is the OG legendary insert (and actually short printed unlike ‘case hit SSPs’ you see today

✅ Marvel. Enough said.

✅ UD lost their Marvel license, more of these aren’t getting printed.

✅ Precious Metal Gems are historically shippy so a high grade is incredibly hard.

I hunt sports and non sports almost equally so if you ever have anything similar available or you just want to yack about cards of all sorts 🗣 I’m your huckleberry.

#sasquatch #mailday #marvel #disney #upperdeck #pmg #psa #witch #scarletwitch #collector #collectibles

This is a pretty cool, precious metal gems, rookie card blazers point guard Scoot Henderson. What makes it more special, was that these were not inserted into metal universe packs… Rather, these were gifted to employees of the upper deck company exclusively. He’s still young, and he can still score, I hope he has a big year!