COMC Christmas Cards

I had hoped to post part 2 of The Young Guns Chronicles this week, but work has been exhausting. It's easier for me to clear out some of the 'to be posted' cards in my latest COMC order.

 

Merry Christmas! I never thought I could afford a Panini Flawless relic, not even an unlicensed one. This Robin Yount 12/25 popped up during a round of COMC challenges and I added it to my watch list just because. When the seller asked for a very reasonable $25 I was psyched. And then I made an offer, which got this down to $21.75. With this and the PSA 8 RC, I consider my Yount collection complete. (there is one more on the way from Cardbarrel though.)

 

Here's another low-numbered relic from a high-end, unlicensed product. Immaculate is my favorite of these brands, and you know I won't pass up a Papi. This 15/15 dual (red parallel) cost just $13. Slap a 'B' on his hat and it's probably twice that.

 

I picked up this thick Chronicles single for $1 hoping to flip it for a small profit. Then Fernando Tatis Jr. got busted for PEDs. Guess I can make room for it in my thick base/relic card box.

 

Couldn't pass up this David Montgomery patch for $2.25. I'll have to update my Immaculate Collection list soon.
 

Stumbled across this 2001 Donruss Classics Hashmarks insert with actual turf from Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. COMC had a Brett Favre and a Bart Starr single for sale, but I went with the cheapest Hashmarks card on the site and picked up Donovan McNabb for $5.13.

Another football relic that looked interesting. This Mark Brunell (#/d to 550) cost $2.25.

True or false: I was inspired to pick up a Signature Premium Materials patch auto because it resembled an older Upper Deck insert set. These beauties are not cheap so I chose Alexander True, who was chosen by the Kraken in the Expansion draft but barely played. At $10.25, there was only one lower-priced card from this set on COMC. Interestingly, three of the five cheapest offerings on the site are San Jose Sharks cards.

It was a mission of mine to find some high-grade vintage hockey during the sale. J.P. Parise was the only recognizable player that fit into my budget. He's a big reason why his son Zach left the Devils to sign in Minnesota, and he tried to murder a referee in the '72 Summit Series ... but I like this card anyway.

Don't get me started on the Summit Series, lol

I'll get to a couple more groups of purchases in my 2022 wrap-up post, but here's a few more for today. My basketball box is now full (I may be able to squeeze in five singles or so)  I mentioned my affinity for '87-88 Fleer before. Terry Tyler was not a name I recognized but the price was right (58 cents) and that powder blue Kings uniform called to me. A Bismack Purple Prizm for 75 cents and a Giannis Mirror Blue ($5.85) round out my hoops purchases.

The Harvey Martin RC was an impulse buy. I had some spare change left and had grown tired of scrolling through the COMC site so I grabbed it for $1.20 and called it a day. Cowboys cards are lacking in my collection and helmet less cards are hit-or-miss for me, but a smiling rookie card of a Super Bowl MVP and borderline Hall of Famer isn't a bad way to spend some challenge credit.

I dislike On-Demand sets in general (and I've never heard of Steve Aoki) but I won't pass up a colorful David Ortiz card for 77 cents. The Pink Prizm Judge was a failed flip and potential tradebait, especially since he re-signed with the Yanks. Oh, but I thought no one wanted to play in New York or California because of all the taxes and crime? God, Twitter is stupid. On a lighter note, since there are no logos and the card only says "New York" we can pretend he signed with the Mets :D

Hey, it's a Young Guns card! I had to pick up a John Marino RC since he was key to the Devils' early-season success.

Ever since I boasted about Jersey's team leading the NHL with a 21-3 record, the Devils have lost five straight and only earned a single point. Trash-ass franchise #FireLindy.

Let's end with a 1953 Bowman Willie Mays.

I found an Al Kaline from this "Bowman Cards that never were" set at a card show and forgot to look for the other singles in the set until I saw this beauty. Not sure how these were distributed (appears to be a VIP promo at The National) but this one was just $1.71, so it shouldn't cost more than $10 to round up the rest - Ernie Banks, Ted Williams, and Jackie Robinson. I think '53 Bowman is my favorite vintage design - which is saying a lot since I'm collecting the '56 Topps set. More on that project soon.

Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend!

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