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I just hit the greatest (1996 Finest) silver strike on Ebay!! SILVER!! Anyone got #151, #153, &

EstilEstil Posts: 7,031 ✭✭✭✭
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1996 Finest silver near set (six cards short) SILVER!!!!
NEW! For just $5.30 more, I'm now just three short; plus a Palmiero REFRACTOR and 23 dupes!

These are the three cards missing (obviously if anyone here has a NRMT or better copy, preferably with the protective peel intact, I'd sure a
appreciate it sent my way):

#151 Mo Vaughn
#153 Frank Rodriguez
#230 Sterling Hitchc-ck

I hope you guys don't think $33.46 was too much. image And as for those of you thought I wanted gold, well, I changed my mind! image

PS: If anyone can guess which Christmas special character I'm doing an impression of here, I'll give ya a candy cane. image
WISHLIST
D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
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Comments

  • SportsItUpCardsSportsItUpCards Posts: 2,547
    Nice snatch! image

    Giovanni
  • mandeldmandeld Posts: 350 ✭✭
    Whoa, Gio, that's a little risque for these boards!
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  • css23css23 Posts: 297


    << <i>Nice snatch! image

    Giovanni >>



    Wow, what link do you hit???
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,031 ✭✭✭✭
    I only wish those other two guys didn't bid at the last minutes also; then I would've gotten 'em for only $14 shipped! image But I guess that would've been too easy. image

    Also, I plan on peeling the film off the cards before I put them in my binder with the bronze sets; I hope you guys don't think that's sacrilege. image
    WISHLIST
    D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • royalbrettroyalbrett Posts: 620 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Also, I plan on peeling the film off the cards before I put them in my binder with the bronze sets; I hope you guys don't think that's sacrilege. image >>



    Those finest cards look much better without that film.
    Yeah, I uploaded that KC icon in 2001
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Also, I plan on peeling the film off the cards before I put them in my binder with the bronze sets; I hope you guys don't think that's sacrilege. image >>



    Those finest cards look much better without that film. >>



    I did tht with my finest hockey set, from the first year they did it in hockey. They look so much better without the film, agreed!!
  • gfbgfb Posts: 477
    yukon cornelius

    "taste, taste, taste, taste, aawwww, nuthin"
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Nice snatch! image

    Giovanni >>




    I must have missed the picture.
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,031 ✭✭✭✭
    NEW! For just $5.30 more, I'm not just three short; plus a Palmiero REFRACTOR and 23 dupes!

    Again, I hope $33.46 wasn't too much. image

    *hands gfb his candy cane* Plus a tribute to fellow 1996-97 Finest collectors everywhere: Silver and Gold image
    WISHLIST
    D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,031 ✭✭✭✭
    Well, both lots arrived today, but boy did I get a scare. It was raining pretty hard outside, but for some reason, the stupid mailman put the cards inside a metal lockbox outside instead of knocking on my door to deliver them to my apartment so when I went inside the box, the box (and yellow envelope) were a little damp, and I was afraid maybe the cards inside were soaked. image Luckily when I did open them, the envelope one was protected by a team bag and the box one had the cards inside a plastic case. So the cards are fine. I don't know what would've happened though had I not gotten those packages out when I did. image

    Anyhoo, I'm so pleased to finally be just three cards away (listed above) from completing my 1996 Finest silver set! SILVER!!!! Now I just need the 1997 silver set and maybe even gold from 1996 and 1997 Finest. GOLD!!!!!! Gold and silver! Silver and gold!! image
    WISHLIST
    D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • SportsItUpCardsSportsItUpCards Posts: 2,547


    << <i>

    << <i>Nice snatch! image

    Giovanni >>




    I must have missed the picture. >>



    image

    I responded on December 10th, but the guy edited it on the 11th! image

    Giovanni
  • jmbkb4jmbkb4 Posts: 2,963
    Estil,

    nice buys - congrats!

    Give your wire more than "just the tip" tonight, OK?

    this gives cause to celebrate!!!!!
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,031 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>
    Give your wire more than "just the tip" tonight, OK?

    this gives cause to celebrate!!!!! >>



    What do you mean?
    WISHLIST
    D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,031 ✭✭✭✭
    Well, I finally got all 88 silvers peeled and placed in my album! image Boy do those silver cards look gorgeous unpeeled and shining in the light. SILVER!!! image Now all that's left is 1997 Finest silver and the three 1996's I'm still missing. image And from that spare Palmeiro refractor that was included, I can now understand why jmbkb4 loves 1993 refractors so much, but I'd still rather have all the 1970s Topps baseball and football sets for $20K. image

    I'll be happy to list the dupes still available if anyone is interested.
    WISHLIST
    D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
  • mreutermreuter Posts: 543
    What do you have for dups? I only have about half of the silver set.
  • jmbkb4jmbkb4 Posts: 2,963


    << <i>image And from that spare Palmeiro refractor that was included, I can now understand why jmbkb4 loves 1993 refractors so much, but I'd still rather have all the 1970s Topps baseball and football sets for $20K. image

    I'll be happy to list the dupes still available if anyone is interested. >>



    Hi Estil,

    It makes my stomach hurt that you think I paid $20,000 for my sets. I take pride in the fact that at least 98% of all my PSA 10s were gotten in trades or through my own subs. I'd say I've probably got $2,500-3,000 in my mostly PSA 10 set and about 1/3 that in my PSA 9 and 10 set.

    image
  • clayshooter22clayshooter22 Posts: 727 ✭✭✭
    Estil,

    I think you need #79 Puckett as well. I didn't see that one listed in the ebay listing.

    Just a heads up from a Puckett collector.

    Mike

    Kirby Puckett Master Set
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>
    Give your wire more than "just the tip" tonight, OK?

    this gives cause to celebrate!!!!! >>



    What do you mean? >>



    COFFEE. ALL. OVER. MONITOR.

    image
    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • jmbkb4jmbkb4 Posts: 2,963


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>
    Give your wire more than "just the tip" tonight, OK?

    this gives cause to celebrate!!!!! >>



    What do you mean? >>



    COFFEE. ALL. OVER. MONITOR.

    image >>



    thanks, I was getting sad that no one had seen that except for estil!

    image
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    I saw it, I didn't think it was funny.


    Do you know Estil well enuff to say something like that? regardless if it was a typo?


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • carew4mecarew4me Posts: 3,467 ✭✭✭✭
    WinPitcher

    What would we do without the black cloud you bring to these boards??

    Loves me some shiny!
  • jmbkb4jmbkb4 Posts: 2,963


    << <i>I saw it, I didn't think it was funny.


    Do you know Estil well enuff to say something like that? regardless if it was a typo?


    Steve >>



    Again, Steve.

    Please.

    Watch your blood pressure.
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    My bloood pressure is fine, back to the point, do you know him well enough to say that?


    Carew? you're an idiot.


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    I just want to clarify that I was laughing at estil's response.

    image
    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    The response was definitely the closer.
    Collector of most things Frank Thomas. www.BigHurtHOF.com
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,031 ✭✭✭✭
    Okay, here are the spares I have if anyone's interested; all still have the peel still on them:

    Bernie Williams #2
    Barry Larkin #7
    Matt Williams #14
    Gregg Jefferies #37
    Bill Pulsipher #38
    Shawn Green #41
    Roger Clemens #46
    Rondell White #52
    Dennis Eckersley #54
    Hideo Nomo #59
    Gary Sheffield #60
    Bret Boone #65
    Randy Johnson #77
    Reggie Sanders #86
    Carlos Perez #109
    Juan Gonzalez #115
    Ray Durham #121
    C.J. Hikowski #127
    Raul Mondesi #130
    Joe Carter #143
    Lyle Mouton #168
    John Franco #174
    Paul O'Neill #182
    WISHLIST
    D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
    Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
    74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
    73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
    95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
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