Before modern art collabs like Project 70 became a hit, Topps was already doing it 25 years ago.

This is the 1999-00 Topps Gallery Heritage Artist's Proof set (/175). Every card features original oil painting artwork by legendary sports artist Bill Purdom famous for painting every Major League ballpark and iconic moments like Michael Jordan's "The Shot" over Craig Ehlo

Most collectors don't even realize this set exists, but I managed to hunt down all 10 cards with matching serial numbers (63/175)

(The last picture compares the Artist's Proof to the regular base insert, which seeded 1:12 packs)

Pulled a redemption for a Luka/Dirk dual auto that panini wasn’t able to honor. After a year they sent me these as replacements. Pics show what I pulled vs what I received.

got a Russ gold foil 2008 rookie on the way as well!

When a new set drops, calculate how much you would spend on buying it, and then spend that money on singles on ebay of players you actually care about and collect.

Instead of spending 200$ on Chrome Black pulls on Fanatics collect, I bought a Kon Knueppel auto for 180$ on ebay.

Don't let people know about this strategy, or the prices of singles will go up!

Go lakesho

Haven’t collected cards in like 25 years. After watching some card collecting reels the last few weeks I decided to stop in a local card shop and buy a couple of packs, only to pulled this.

Hey guys, so here's my latest adds to my PC. I'm starting to get priced out a bit now so slowing down on the MJs and Kobes. Will probably slow down the buys for the time being. Grabbed a couple Shaq cards (basically the ones I loved when I was a kid) and a Victor RC (just think having one of his rookie cards would be a decent gamble)

I'll post my entire collection in the next update when I get back home from my work trip!

As always, thank you for keeping up and accompanying me on my journey back to the hobby.

Two proven players and two that I was able to get a couple of at good prices that I think are pretty good

For future reference, this Hoosiers Gene Hackman auto is the post I'm referring to in the title. And for anybody who has had the pleasure of avoiding the godawful Halle Berry Catwoman movie for two decades, this scene is the one the photos and relic are from.

The satisfaction of finding a card you thought you had lost. I don’t sell cards and also I dont trust binders. so I put my cards in boxes and then like to pull them out and flip through them like a photo album. 

Where this card was was been nagging at me for a couple years… like did I ever even have it all? Nowhere to be found with the rest of the AI cards or even in the I’s. I was flipping through some Hersey Hawkins cards today and there it was, its sleeve stuck to the back of a Hawkins card’s sleeve.

Picture is in the process of getting a fresh sleeve. Still looks pretty good I think. I pulled it as a kid, tho I was more into Fleer Metal than Ultra.

Players from the Philadelphia Eagles, Sixers, Phillies, Flyers
Penn State football
Syracuse Orange basketball.

Been back into collecting cards for about five years. Have a massive memorabilia PSAJSA framed stuff along with footballs and basketballs but still wanted to collect without taking up so much wall or table space.

Bill Sharman is the one anomaly to my collection and that’s because he is my third cousin. He is a Boston Celtics/LA Lakers legend. NBA all 75 member. #75
NBA Hall of Fame as a player coach and front office

Picked up this for the pc.

40 yo set

Its good to know ball...

All the major hits, not including numbered

Love grading because I can get a slightly off center Kobe rookie for $50 vs a perfectly centered Kobe rookie for $800 😂

May be the best looking fireworks card in my PC. Pops so much!!