Well after a prolonged saga my 120th Garnett #21 or jersey #'d card is here. And thank $^$%^ for that as it has been a long time coming, but now that it's here I'm reminded just what a cool hobby this is.......
I was first made aware of this card about 2 years ago when a French KG collector told me he had 3 #21 cards, what they were (all AWESOME), and that they were PC. Being the respectful (cough!) gentleman I am I took him for his word and wished him all the best.
As there have been virtually no #21 KG cards on ebay I have struck hard times and decided to contact collectors I knew had #21 cards. Matthieu was one of them.
Let me start by saying he has the best KG completist collection I have seen. I collect KG collections! They're all in my favourites - ones from China, France, Taiwan, Oz, US and his is the best.....I google KG one day and I noticed he was developing a website. It had a wantlist and I realised I had about 8 cards he needed (HUGE LIGHTBULB MOMENT
I get in touch suggesting my 8 cards for 1 of his I wanted - He was polite but said No - the only way he'd trade it is if I replaced his actual card which was rare enough in itself! I hunted like the DOG I am and the only one I'd ever seen was at burbank (YES THAT'S RIGHT - WHERE THOSE #$%^# FIT IN) Anyway they had the card overpriced as usual. Patrick (LJBIGGESTFAN) said he might be able to talk them down and he did by about $15. I figured I'd pay the price they were asking for the jersey #'d version so I said yes to Patrick getting it for me as I figured that'd be the only way I'd be able to land Matthieu's card....
Luckily I was wrong. The same night Matthieu decided he'd do the 8 cards for his #21 card. I was stoked!!
Funnily enough (I won't be much longer!!!) Burbank decided to renege on their deal and UP THE PRICE AGAIN!! Patrick pm'ed me asking if I was still interested and I gave him the big HELL NO!!!
A week later it is here and it is GOOOD!!! Thanks for reading (or skipping if u got bored!)
Here's #120 (and #121 is on the mail!)
From 99-00
It's plain and simple.....
Thanks for looking and hope u like it half as much as I do....
Al
I was first made aware of this card about 2 years ago when a French KG collector told me he had 3 #21 cards, what they were (all AWESOME), and that they were PC. Being the respectful (cough!) gentleman I am I took him for his word and wished him all the best.
As there have been virtually no #21 KG cards on ebay I have struck hard times and decided to contact collectors I knew had #21 cards. Matthieu was one of them.
Let me start by saying he has the best KG completist collection I have seen. I collect KG collections! They're all in my favourites - ones from China, France, Taiwan, Oz, US and his is the best.....I google KG one day and I noticed he was developing a website. It had a wantlist and I realised I had about 8 cards he needed (HUGE LIGHTBULB MOMENT
I get in touch suggesting my 8 cards for 1 of his I wanted - He was polite but said No - the only way he'd trade it is if I replaced his actual card which was rare enough in itself! I hunted like the DOG I am and the only one I'd ever seen was at burbank (YES THAT'S RIGHT - WHERE THOSE #$%^# FIT IN) Anyway they had the card overpriced as usual. Patrick (LJBIGGESTFAN) said he might be able to talk them down and he did by about $15. I figured I'd pay the price they were asking for the jersey #'d version so I said yes to Patrick getting it for me as I figured that'd be the only way I'd be able to land Matthieu's card....
Luckily I was wrong. The same night Matthieu decided he'd do the 8 cards for his #21 card. I was stoked!!
Funnily enough (I won't be much longer!!!) Burbank decided to renege on their deal and UP THE PRICE AGAIN!! Patrick pm'ed me asking if I was still interested and I gave him the big HELL NO!!!
A week later it is here and it is GOOOD!!! Thanks for reading (or skipping if u got bored!)
Here's #120 (and #121 is on the mail!)
From 99-00
It's plain and simple.....
Thanks for looking and hope u like it half as much as I do....
Al