Showing posts with label Dave Gassner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dave Gassner. Show all posts

Monday, March 26, 2012

Breaking My Wax Rule

I do not buy high end wax.  Ever.  Long story, but I would in most instances pull the worst name on the autograph list if I spent good money on a nice, high-end product.  So, this weekend I was at a local card shop and was offered the opportunity to purchase a pack of Topps Tribute under price.  I asked the store owner for a copy of the checklist and got the run down from the owner on the Hank Aaron and Matt Moore autographs.  I explained that I had already traded for a Matt Moore.  He continued on with Cardinals.  Matt Holliday, Jaime Garcia, etc, etc.  However, I was looking for my worst case scenario.  Chris Heisey?  I told the owner some of my tremendous pulls from high end products.  I remember vividly going into one of my favorite cards stores in 2005 and seeing about five packs of Ultimate Signatures being opened.  The pulls were all high-end Hall of Famers.  The most memorable of which were a Jack Morris/Kirby Puckett dual autograph and a low number Whitey Ford.  Fifty Dollars later I had a Dave Gassner autograph.  Even in 2005 that was terrible.  Some other gems: 2001 Playoff Absolute Signing Bonus Henry Rodriguez autographed baseball, 2005 Bowman Sterling Chris Volstad, and my favorite draft flame out Dewon Brazelton 2002 Topps Pristine autograph.  At some point I just quit opening the end stuff, but this weekend I had a few bucks knocked off a pack and.......I might go back.  




106.

Blake Snell number 106 is just a red herring to make two other announcements.      Announcement #1- I have not written very often in this sp...