My first Sunday post! Yesterday we woke up to four inches of new fluffy snow. This morning the ugly downside of winter arrived: -10 to start the day.
Today we cover the final installment in the COMC Xmas trilogy. My primary collecting goal is accumulating cards of former Michigan Wolverines, in particular those who played at UM from the mid '80s through the present. This COMC purchase included only basketball players, but I do collect football and hockey players as well.
First up, members of the 2012-13 Final Four team. This team started the season 16-0, if I recall correctly, then hit a mid-conference snag, and it all finally came together during the tournament. Mitch McGary became a force during the run and Tim Hardaway Jr was strong throughout the season. Below, three McGary RCs (the Donruss is SN99 and the Select is SN249) and one THJ RC.
Wooden Award winner Trey Burke rounds out the new 2012-13 acquisitions. The shot vs Kansas will forever live in Michigan lore. And I will never forget the bogus foul called on him when blocking that shot vs Louisville - put him in foul trouble and changed the game. It would be nice to see Trey get some consistent minutes on the Knicks. Seems he plays 20 minutes one night and then it's DNP the next. For Trey we have two RCs, two from 2014-15, and five from 2015-16.
We close out the COMC Xmas package with my favorite Wolverine - Mr. Webber. I was fortunate enough to attend the 2018 football game vs Penn State where C-Webb served as honorary captain.
I've broken the Webber additions into five photos. First, we have 1997-98 UD Euro sticker, followed by a 2000-01 card, and then four from 2001-02. I really like the High Topps cards and the Pristine has a certain Finest-esque quality.
The second photo includes three from various UD brands in 2003-04 and a single from 2004-05.
Next up, eight cards from 2006-07. We have base-parallel combos for both Triple Threads and Reflections.
In the fourth photo we have two each from 2007-08 and 2012-13. The Crusade parallel is SN99 and the Elite is a MEM.
And finally, the last photo includes three from 2014-15, one from 2015-16, two from 2016-17, and one from 2018-19. The Juggernauts parallel is SN49 and the Noir base is SN70. I often don't think much of Panini's modern sets, but I do love Noir. I would love to collect Noir sets but with such a low print run on base cards it would require a serious investment. Box topper cards are really cool - what a clever idea to include a big card in the box.
So that wraps up my COMC Xmas purchase. I try to take advantage of COMC deals and sales, and only request shipments after surpassing 100 cards, so I only receive two or three COMC packages each year.
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