First comc mailday

After 20 odd years out of collecting (how many of us have done this!), and a short stint in between; coming back was something of a shock to see how the hobby has changed. It is astonishing for me to see how much this stuff can go for, when back in the day a good players base card/insert was enough. So I decided early on to set a couple of boundary's to my collection. Basically a monthly budget and trying to collect players whose cardboard isn't too expensive. Started out with a few group breaks to ease in and picked up some Steven Adams cards (I'm a kiwi). Picked up some nice Devin Booker cards and then watched as half the Suns team fell to injury, Booker picked up minutes and his cards picked up prices (most are now to much for me but I grab the occasional bargain once in a while). I eventually settled on a few selected sets, mostly auto's and here is what 6 months of bargain hunting on US soil looks like

Getting to the pointy end of this set and picked up most of em from this forum


These in sapphire are harder to find then I expected


Love this set


A few randoms I got cheap


Steven 'squashed balls' Adams.




And probably my favorite set






Thanks for the look/read and if you have any of these sets, please hit me up.

All the sets you are collecting look really nice! Good move with the budget restrictions it is a very good way to enjoy the hobby without getting consumed by it!

Some pretty decent sets there mate, I'm a big Court Kings fan myself, love the arty approach and textured finish.

Great start back into the hobby! I think many of us share your story, I came back into it again since 2013 when Birdman joined the Miami Heat and I was like 'hey this guy looks pretty cool' and started searching autos of him on ebay...I thought I would spend less but I have gone the opposite direction haha DOH! On the brighter side I met him earlier this year after an NBA game!

Nice choices of sets there buddy.

Appreciate the comments.
This also came in the other day, thanks to @GoMoto
One of the many bigger names in the set

Aronzo33 said:

Great start back into the hobby! I think many of us share your story, I came back into it again since 2013 when Birdman joined the Miami Heat and I was like 'hey this guy looks pretty cool' and started searching autos of him on ebay...I thought I would spend less but I have gone the opposite direction haha DOH! On the brighter side I met him earlier this year after an NBA game!

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Yeah I remember reading your post. What an awesome experience.
My wife keeps saying she wants to send me to a NBA game, will see how that pans out lol. Might have to settle for NBL

Delly said:

Appreciate the comments.
This also came in the other day, thanks to @GoMoto
One of the many bigger names in the set

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Ive got a Kobe, if you're interested.

Nice lot of autos.