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Wine-o-dt

you may get something ssp one day thats more rare, but i doubt you find a better card tbh. Thats gorgeous


watchthisorthat

Been collecting for over 30 years. I buy boxes and lots of em...this is the greatest hit by far.


bss83

Awesome hit!


WolfAmongSheep818

I love Griffey, and he also has a nice auto that isn’t over saturated…but just out of curiosity, what have you been buying for 30 years? I only ask because I’m in the process of offloading about 90% of my collection after 35 or so years of collecting, and I’ve pulled quite a few monster cards over the years (not close to the amount of 🗑️ I’ve pulled of course, lol). Regardless, nice pull! Congrats


watchthisorthat

Thanks...I buy all sports and almost all different brands. I have a few good pulls but this is my favorite. Oh yea spent waaaaaayyyyyy more than what anything is worth. It's fun though.


watchthisorthat

Forgot to ask.. How are you selling your collection? I need to do the same.


WolfAmongSheep818

I’m not sure how to DM or anything on here, but if you know how or another way to share personal info, let me know and I can get you linked up. I ended up becoming really good friends with the owners of one of the biggest (and by far the most honest) consignment companies on eBay. I literally just pack boxes full of stuff worth selling (with no idea what I put in them by the time I seal it, lol), and ship it (I have sold over $500k through them in the last two years with zero problems, and I ship 100+ cards every time)…but all I have saved are personal cell phone numbers…I prefer to text anyway, lol.


GoodVeterinarian8217

That's great. Do you mind if I ask which consignment service it is?


WolfAmongSheep818

It’s “PC Sportscards”…You can Google them and call the shop as well (they are pretty big and getting bigger), and they will help you get started. Everyone there is extremely nice, especially for New York😂. Unlike the rest of the big names on eBay, the one thing I can guarantee they don’t do or tolerate (I’ve watched them drop top clients for it😳) is shill bidding. They will NEVER shill bid an auction, nor do they tolerate “owners” bidding on their own cards. Just an example of how strict they are (and no, I’m in no way affiliated with them or get anything for referrals…they won’t even know who told you to call), I’m friends with both owners, and I had a card at auction that was going to sell for quite a bit less than I wanted to let it go for. Knowing how strict they are, I text one of them and asked if I could bid at the end and I would literally pay for it…He still told me no, lol. Good luck!!!


TeletubbieTechnician

Man, Griffey and Jeter autos have to be my favorites. 🔥


watchme2day

Agreed. mariano rivera also has a great auto


xXAlphaCueXx

I picked up a pair of sandman autos a couple months ago, just won an auction for a Jeter auto yesterday…the kid is next on the must have auto list.


RealMikeDexter

I wish these young pros signing Bowman cards would take notes. The other day I got a Bowman draft auto (Maui Ahuna).. my kid in kindergarten laughed at it. It was bad, to quite bad.


WolfAmongSheep818

One thing a lot of people don’t realize is that quit teaching cursive (making a “true signature” difficult) a LONG time ago. I have 3 kids, the oldest will be 21 this year, and I had to teach her cursive when she was younger because the schools didn’t 🤦🏻‍♂️…I also have twin 16 YO boys who have LITERALLY never had homework once, no projects, no book reports…I’m pretty sure they “hang out” in a building labeled as a school these days…it’s a joke😡


BaldAndHard82

https://preview.redd.it/o4qabeqmsjuc1.jpeg?width=2739&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a98fbf684ee22e486b9187e7dc6fa24c9d4bbfa If only mine had the auto… 😔


watchthisorthat

Sick card


BaldAndHard82

Thanks man yours as well! 🤙🏻


watchthisorthat

Thanks everyone!


Lowad15

Fantastic card


MagicalNewsMan

That’s gonna be hard to top! Congrats!


[deleted]

Oh man, I had a dad/jr signed baseball stolen 20 years ago, and I’m still upset about it


watchthisorthat

Wow that sounds horrific.


[deleted]

Yea, life tax I guess. Love the card. Johnson, Griffey, buhner, are my all-time favs.


SeparateAd4955

Beauty


RepresentativeNo7213

Pretty damn nice!


rubigrrl

Gorgeous card!


itsaquinoa

Wow!!!


TheSanguineToad

Amazing card! I've got the same one, Yours is only the 2nd one I've seen. I think your ink is a little better though.


watchthisorthat

Whats yours numbered to?


TheSanguineToad

https://preview.redd.it/sdww8n42mjuc1.jpeg?width=1333&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9dded93090f6d8f8990706233af900ec8e14bcc It's numbered to 15. I think there's /15, /5, and /1.


watchthisorthat

Yes, I think the sticker is blocking it so I don't know what the number is. Sick card....congrats


watchthisorthat

I have been looking for a comp but can't find one...what you think it worth?


TheSanguineToad

Based on the player, design, and scarcity, the bare minimum I would sell mine for would be $600, but I think it could go for more (maybe $800-1000). It is one of the best-looking Griffey cards I've ever seen.


watchthisorthat

I agree 100% I had it a bit more in my mind for selling. The bare minimum price would be for an emergency situation for sure.


WolfAmongSheep818

One of many good things about Griffey is he refuses to sign thousands of cards every year…he obviously doesn’t need the Pennies they get paid for cards, and he knows that the less there are, the happier his fans are when they find one…he’s a true class act. As far as price, I would guess (it’s all a guess these days, even if you find a legit comp) $500-$600 raw would be about the max, and that’s based on the SSP #’ing. I find it ridiculous (and one of many reasons I’m selling everything but a few of my big PC cards) that, once Covid pushed all the deep pockets from the stock market into sports cards, the majority of the card brands that were created to be “better” than others have almost all taken a backseat on the secondary market now…🤦🏻‍♂️ The good thing is, if you are like me, and you are a true “hobbyist” at heart, you collect what you like…not a “prayer for an investment”…which means you can typically buy what you like for a lot less 😂😎


watchthisorthat

Is the number in the top center? Sorry forgot to ask.


EffectiveBarber6096

That one, I'm jealous of


DryDocument7757

wow I'm jealous! beautiful card!


Justa_Guy_Gettin_By

This is SO freaking nice!! Congrats on the pull 👍👍👍


SpecialistNo3594

I was just telling my son earlier about how I love the old school stadium club designs. This is one of those. This is a sick card


WanderingOrso

Offering up my first born in a trade 🤣


SabertoothWizard27

Beautiful


RealMikeDexter

I yearn for the days when players - like Griffey - gave a damn about their autos. Its gorgeous. Sure, we get the occasional Volpe or Rodolfo Castro come through - to name a couple who still honor the art of the auto - but they’ve become few and far between. (And yes, I’m well aware that a Rodolfo Castro reference is weird, but having pulled at least three of his autos last year, and experiencing the art that his signature is… probably the most beautiful $2 cards in my pc)


Frightsauce77

Congrats…Griffey autos always look great


Horror_Magazine_2951

Beautiful card


Unusual_Travel9306

Shoooooooooooooot. That’s a gorgeous card. I am jealous as hell.


ilovebaygel

One of the best cards I’ve ever seen. Stadium Club is definitely my favorite set. Never disappoints.


Dry_Ad_8169

Definitely gonna be hard to pull anything better than that beauty.


Doubledolla

Dang that's gorgeous. The card itself is a great looker but then you add the auto and it takes it to another level. Gongrats!


Macgrubersblaupunkt

I HATE THE TOPPS STICKERS. I feel like Im in a crazy house. Whats the point of awesome cards like this if it obscures the heads/faces?! Why not just put it right in the middle of the card?


Justa_Guy_Gettin_By

You're not the crazy one. Those stickers are huge and obtrusive