The not so secret Santas! Fat Spuds, Speedy Hot Rods and a HUUUUUUUUUGE PC addition!

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First up shout outs to matty83 and aussiemjfreak for some worthy freebies and SBF for helping me land some cards. ...but the biggest shout out of all time goes to to Dave (Can't Fly) for going above and beyond and trading well and truly in my favour for no other reason than that he's a first rate bloke and a credit to the human race - as far as I'm concerned he is the modern version of Santa Clause! Thanks to all of you fellas and the other guys I've dealt with on this site recently - hsv006 and the rest of you - you know who you are!

Enough talking, let's show off the goodies!

The Random GU

Michael Cooper - the glue guy for the Lakers Showtime teams

Charles Oakley #90/99 - enforcer on those bad ass, ruthless Knicks teams - another Pat Riley effort....

Yi Jianlian #165/199 - the GF's PC player - that makes it 2 cards altogether now! lol

Stephon Marbury GU Floor - slowly amassing a PC of this guy for no apparent reason even though I don't go out of my way to collect him!

Stephon Marbury GU - see earlier comment!

David 'Admiral' Robinson TSC GU #354/499 - doesn't get any better than mid - high end Topps designs! These cards look great! Topps I salute you!

Gary 'The Glove' Payton SPGU GU- love this card for the fact it has a Lakers jersey piece, pic of him in a Celtics jersey and the card says Miami Heat! Every other team except the Sonics! lol

Got the 'Glove' and here is the 'Love' - the saying holds true! Kevin Love Star gazing jumbo jersey #14/25

One for the set chase - getting close now! Patrick Ewing Famed Fabrics #204/599 Has those iconic knee 'mattresses' on display too!

The PC Jerseys

Pondexter / Crawford / Vasquez TT Apprentice /99

Dojo / Pat Patt / Q-Pon / J Anderson TT Apprentice /99

Stockton Donruss Magicians /299

Stockton Divisional Artifacts /250

Kidd Nothing but Net GU /399 - this card really warranted a pic of him in a Nets jersey!

Kidd Full Court Press Triple GU #35/50 - one jumbo piece would have looked nicer and been easier to make!

Kidd Topps Pristine Portions - don't have many of their cards but day-um Topps Pristine is sexy!

Kidds Topps Pristine Gems - even nicer!!!!!!!!! Love this card and this product! Great colours, great design, great chrome like finish. I'm impressed!

Bird Hardwood Heroes GU #31/99 (almost!) - this pose really does make him look like the Hick from French Lick!

Some Randomness....

Speedy Claxton Beam Team Auto

Hot Rod Williams Topss Sigs Auto /750

Josh Childress Cuts n Glory #009/100 - Flair normally did good stuff but this design looks like something I made up myself over a long weekend!

Derrick Brown NT Rookie auto #69/99 - was going to collect this guy instead of Pondexter, very versatile with ridiculous upside!

Bruce 'I kneed a guy in the nuts and kicked another bloke in the head' Bowen SigFabs

The ol' Spud Gun.... #692/1899 - he can't even palm a basketball but won a dunk contest!!!!!!!!!

Fat Lever Press Pass on card auto - great name and a great game! One of the best all round guards since the Big O with almost zero recognition...

Ralph Sampson Hoops Inc auto #17/50 - former #1 overall pick and teamed with a young Olajuwon to form the original Twin Towers and took them to the NBA Finals. Dominant big man before injuries finally caught up with him...

Got patch? Sure do!

SPGU Combo Patch R Anderson / J Alexander #99/99 - ebay 1/1! Nice beaks and colours on this one!

Mark Eaton Glass Cleaners Patch #11/25 - 5.6bpg in 84-85! Not bad for the 72nd overall pick!

Jason 'White Chocolate' Williams & Gary 'The Glove' Payton SPX Dual Patch #24/50 - this duo needs a dual notable nicknames!

Ryan Gomes Certified FOTG Triple Patch #5/10

Boris Diaw Certified FOTG Triple Patch #5/10

Paul Millsap Certified FOTG Triple Patch #4/10

Bernard King Panini Flag Patch #83/99 - dude was a scoring machine but the comment on the back is going on about ships during the civil war? WTF?

Tyson Chandler UD Black Flag Patch #50/50 - ebay 1/1! Take note Panini - on card, nicer patch and a direct lesson in how things should be done! Love the look of these cards and glad to have finally landed one!

Emeka Okafor TOTT Jumbo Patch #20/25 - Hornets patches ftw! Probbaly the best patch I have - fullstop!

Not impressed? Well here come the PC autos....


Quincy Pondexter Die Cut on card auto #58/99

Quincy Pondexter Limited Die Cut Number Auto #70/99

Can't help but feel you'e left wanting more..........


Okay, got something just a little bit better.......


Check this PC bomb out!

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Oscar Robertson Classics Significant Signatures on card auto #11/49

Yeah, thought you might like that! BOOM indeed! That is all!


Comments always appreciated, thanks for stopping by and having a gander! Hopefully my own Christmas Presents to myself come in soon! Keep an eye out!

 

[theflyinggerco]

Re: The not so secret Santas! Fat Spuds, Speedy Hot Rods and a HUUUUUUUUUGE PC additi

Very nice Skip; love the Big O auto and the old school autos.

Just out of interest, what does the King Flag auto have written on the back of it?

 

[skip20]

Re: The not so secret Santas! Fat Spuds, Speedy Hot Rods and a HUUUUUUUUUGE PC additi

Very nice Skip; love the Big O auto and the old school autos.
Just out of interest, what does the King Flag auto have written on the back of it?

"King was a revolutionary player for New York as he could carry the Knicks by assembling 40 or 50 points in flash. The state of New York was pivotal during the American Revolution. The Redcoats put together the largest fleet of the 18th century, assembling 32,000 sailors and soldiers off Staten Island."

My bad - not the civil war but the battle for independence against the English. The link between King being a revolutionary Knicks player and the British fleet is rather tenuous at best though! Here I am thinking the American Flag patch should represent playing for your country at the Olympics or some other international event.....

Where was that thread about the Panini editors and script writers again?! lol If there's a history lesson to give here let me do it! :-P

 

[kiwi_in_melb]

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Sweet patchs and very nice big O auto

Awesome work Skip!!!!

 

[theflyinggerco]

Re: The not so secret Santas! Fat Spuds, Speedy Hot Rods and a HUUUUUUUUUGE PC additi

"King was a revolutionary player for New York as he could carry the Knicks by assembling 40 or 50 points in flash. The state of New York was pivotal during the American Revolution. The Redcoats put together the largest fleet of the 18th century, assembling 32,000 sailors and soldiers off Staten Island."

My bad - not the civil war but the battle for independence against the English. The link between King being a revolutionary Knicks player and the British fleet is rather tenuous at best though! Here I am thinking the American Flag patch should represent playing for your country at the Olympics or some other international event.....

Where was that thread about the Panini editors and script writers again?! lol If there's a history lesson to give here let me do it! :-P

Its all the more interesting considering the American Revolutionary War was fought to gain freedom from a king and it was fought under a flag that looked nothing like the flag on the front of the card!

 

[skip20]

Re: The not so secret Santas! Fat Spuds, Speedy Hot Rods and a HUUUUUUUUUGE PC additi

Sweet patchs and very nice big O auto
Awesome work Skip!!!!

Cheers Kiwi - nice to trade punches with the big boys sometimes!

Its all the more interesting considering the American Revolutionary War was fought to gain freedom from a king and it was fought under a flag that looked nothing like the flag on the front of the card!

Yes, it's all about King and country! hah hah My earlier comment was pretty dumb actually - ships probably didn't play a huge part in the civil war - lol

 

[theflyinggerco]

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Yes, it's all about King and country! hah hah My earlier comment was pretty dumb actually - ships probably didn't play a huge part in the civil war - lol

Not in the American Civil War no, but a few ship in Boston Harbour had a fair part to play in the American Revolutionary War.

 

[Brett Szabo]

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My bad - not the civil war

I was looking forward to hearing about Bernard King being present when the Monitor fought the Merrimack.


The Oakley card should have had a picture when he had his unique haircut, from his earlier years in New York. It is very exciting to see a uniform card for him.

Floor cards are underrated.

Yi and Joe Alexander may have spoken the same language, but their games didn't translate to the NBA. Houston should have signed both of them when they had Yao, they could call out plays to run in Chinese and the other team wouldn't know what they are saying. Anderson went much later than Alexander in the same draft, which was odd as Anderson was taller and both players had a similar game. That card has interesting numbering, a Gretzky/Gretzky.

The Certified FOTG Triple Patch cards are super.

Have they made more Mark Eaton cards in the last year or so than during his entire playing career? He made games fun to watch, players would challenge him and he would keep blocking them most times. The Utah offense was a bit odd with him on the floor, but in those days with the illegal D rules it was often just two players on one side of the court with the ball so the Jazz had Malone and Stockton for that.

 

[supertoad]

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Love that Fat Lever.

 

[A1CardsandGaming]

Re: The not so secret Santas! Fat Spuds, Speedy Hot Rods and a HUUUUUUUUUGE PC additi

Sweet additions and love the Big O for the finale Congratulations on the early Christmas presents

 

[starbury33]

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I'll take the Marbury's off your hands if you don't want them haha

 

[GarnettFan4Life]

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Derrick Brown MUST be working on his game all the time cause he's certainly not taking that time to sign his name!

Cool Eaton patch. I could block everyone too though if I was 8ft40in too!

And awesome Big O for sure!

 

[skip20]

Re: The not so secret Santas! Fat Spuds, Speedy Hot Rods and a HUUUUUUUUUGE PC additi

Not in the American Civil War no, but a few ship in Boston Harbour had a fair part to play in the American Revolutionary War.

...card should have been made in relation to someone considered as Celtic royalty then! Good to see someone up to speed wth history *doffs cap* - no taxation without representation indeed!

I was looking forward to hearing about Bernard King being present when the Monitor fought the Merrimack.
The Oakley card should have had a picture when he had his unique haircut, from his earlier years in New York. It is very exciting to see a uniform card for him.
Floor cards are underrated.
Yi and Joe Alexander may have spoken the same language, but their games didn't translate to the NBA. Houston should have signed both of them when they had Yao, they could call out plays to run in Chinese and the other team wouldn't know what they are saying. Anderson went much later than Alexander in the same draft, which was odd as Anderson was taller and both players had a similar game. That card has interesting numbering, a Gretzky/Gretzky.
The Certified FOTG Triple Patch cards are super.
Have they made more Mark Eaton cards in the last year or so than during his entire playing career? He made games fun to watch, players would challenge him and he would keep blocking them most times. The Utah offense was a bit odd with him on the floor, but in those days with the illegal D rules it was often just two players on one side of the court with the ball so the Jazz had Malone and Stockton for that.

Floor cards are definitely under-rated - love th ebranding they have on them too. Two of my favourite cards are actually pieces of the Boston garden floor - unique and now impossible to get! Yao actually speaks Mandarin whereas Yi is from the south where his native tongue would hav ebeen Cantonese - still, everyone in China basically speaks Mandarin - would have been a marketers dream and the Rockets would have been the most popular team in the world! Severla billion people tend to impact on demand for Rockets merchandise! Heaps of Mark Eaton inserts and autos in recent times - even MJ considered him the most challenging shot blocker because he could really fill the lane. When Eaton left, the Jazz just couldn't find anybody to cog the lane like he did - pure shot blcoking intimidation! ZOne defence is for guys who can't play defence!

Love that Fat Lever.

That's what all the girlies say! hah hah Just kidding mate - definitely one of the most under-rated players of all time.

Sweet additions and love the Big O for the finale Congratulations on the early Christmas presents

Is Oscar, is good! I'm going to see if one day I can end up with more cards in my mailday than yours! hah hah

I'll take the Marbury's off your hands if you don't want them haha

I've got some really decent Marbury stuff! It's not liek I don't like his game or his cards but damn, I've got a lot of them! I'll check through your bucket mate and see if I can help your PC along....

Derrick Brown MUST be working on his game all the time cause he's certainly not taking that time to sign his name!
Cool Eaton patch. I could block everyone too though if I was 8ft40in too!
And awesome Big O for sure!

Why is it the young players I like have such **** sigs? Lazy generation Y punks who aren't used to handling a pen! hah hah Eaton was ONLY 7ft 4in - and there are still plenty of tall guys who couldn't block shots to save their lives... FEAR THE EATON BEARD!

..and yes Big O dominant as always!

 

[Verse1]

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Another nice array of cards there Skip. That Payton is a spin out, i was offered the Logoman version a while back but couldn't bring myself to pay the asking price especially for a card with 3 different teams involved with it.

 

[starbury33]

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I've got some really decent Marbury stuff! It's not liek I don't like his game or his cards but damn, I've got a lot of them! I'll check through your bucket mate and see if I can help your PC along....

Alright sounds good man.

 

[KB.]

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Plenty of great stuff in there mate. That Okafor patch is pretty insane. Nice work.

 

[postgsl]

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Lots of random goodness as always Skip. No one could ever say that your maildays are boring. Always enjoy looking at what you have accumulated

 

[skip20]

Re: The not so secret Santas! Fat Spuds, Speedy Hot Rods and a HUUUUUUUUUGE PC additi

Another nice array of cards there Skip. That Payton is a spin out, i was offered the Logoman version a while back but couldn't bring myself to pay the asking price especially for a card with 3 different teams involved with it.

Every card has its price! For me Payton = Sonics so I know where you're coming from....

Alright sounds good man.

Pm coming soon mate.....

Plenty of great stuff in there mate. That Okafor patch is pretty insane. Nice work.

Finally a patch almost worthy enough to rival some of yours!

Lots of random goodness as always Skip. No one could ever say that your maildays are boring. Always enjoy looking at what you have accumulated

Welcome to OCT stranger! Think you're long overdue for a mailday too!

 

[Wattsup]

Re: The not so secret Santas! Fat Spuds, Speedy Hot Rods and a HUUUUUUUUUGE PC additi

Some great cards in this lot.
For mine the pick o the bunch is the payton '3 Team' card, truly mind boggling logic there from the manufacturer!

 

[siladee]

Re: The not so secret Santas! Fat Spuds, Speedy Hot Rods and a HUUUUUUUUUGE PC additi

If your ever looking to sell those Topps signature let me know!! Two of the ones I still need for my set chase