Zion is ridiculous. Heck, the whole Duke freshman class is ridiculous. The chase for RCs in 2019-20 basketball collecting will be absolute madness. I cannot even begin to imagine the heights some of the break auctions will reach as people chase the top picks.
My mid-life crisis is not limited solely to card collecting. My wife gave me a NES Classic for Xmas and I play for a few minutes each day. Nothing like the marathon sessions of the 80s and 90s. I managed to first lead Link to victory, then Mario. Feeling pretty accomplished right now.
Late last week I received a trade offer via TCDB from Billy Kingsley. Billy offered up a nice collection of Stadium Club basketball cards as he noticed I listed those as a primary collecting goal. It was nice to receive a trade offer as nine times out of ten I am the one peppering members with trade requests. Billy's cards arrived today - nicely packed and in perfect condition. First up, eight from the 1994-95 edition to bring up to 76% complete:
Next up, a single card for both the 1996-97 (18%) and 1998-99 (19%) sets:
And last but not least, 34 cards from the 2000-01 (20%) edition round out the trade:
Thank you, Billy, for helping me chip away at this primary collecting goal. I really miss Stadium Club basketball and the myriad of action shots. Look at these great shots - guys driving to bucket, contesting shots, etc. Panini sets do not look like this and that is a shame.
Glad you like what I sent! Please note that the Penny Hardaway card from 2000-01 was not on the trade proposal- I missed it when I was entering my trade list to the Database. I saw you needed it so I sent it along as well.
ReplyDeleteThat was actually the first trade I ever put together, one of the things I've wanted to learn for a while. I will get a post up about the cards I got from you, also arriving today, near the end of the month.
Also, that was my entire stash of duplicates from 2000-01 set. Those came from a box I opened when the set was new. I'm glad to move them to a new home, considering I've been storing them for almost 20 years now!
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