I really didn't know what to call this thread - nothing really does justice to what I have been given.
I'll get some other stuff out of the way first....
Firstly this is some mail I've been waiting to show since about August....
I picked this one up on ebay......
#21/199
Goes well with this one....
#21/75 -
A nice pair of underpants!!
Always like putting little sets together....
Then I got this one.....
#21/99 - also adding to my Duncan #21 collection! (Now at.....2)
A while back I also bought this privately off an ebay seller....
#21/50
Cost me nearly as much as it's friend here....
This one is #21/25....
Then last month I was able to win a pretty neat card....
The cool thing being it's jersey numbered and from 99-00 - Old school jersey #'d cards are like hens teeth - impossible to find
Here it is....
Since about August though my #21 collection has been drifting towards the abyss. I've gotten something like 11 cards all year and most those came in about Feb or March.I was truly losing interest in the hobby - and that's after 7 years of DAILY focus on my collection. Having 4 kids on top of that I was thinking seriously about pulling the pin and selling up. There is another KG jersey #'d collector in Japan who would have taken itall in a heartbeat.
Then an opportunity came about
Two awesome cards came on ebay - a #21/25 03-04 Exquisite jersey, and a #21/25 06-07 dual patch/auto KG/D Howard. I had money and I was ready to win one!!!!
, hopefully the exquisite.
I lost them both via snipes and was crushed.
I wrote about it here at the end of October....
http://www.ozcardtrader.com.au/forum/basketball-general-discussion/108706-demoralised.html All the good wishes were terrific and I also received several pm's from people as well....
A week or 2 after that Matty sends me a pm asking for my addy as someone as something to send me..... I duly oblige with interest as anyone does who has received such a message. I had NO mail coming in so I was curious as to what was in the post. However nothing arose so after a while I thought nothing of it....
Then a week ago he says the sender is about to send me something.....
It arrived today and to be honest I am still stunned. I know I'm going on a bit but this card deserves it....
It came up on ebay about 6 months ago and I SOOOOOOOO wanted it. I thought it would be beyond me financially - it was within a day!!
It skyrocketed up past $100 and finished well beyond anything I could afford. I think it went for between $170-200 but I would be guessing. I also had no idea who won it.
There were a number of reasons why I wanted it but I'll let this video do the talking.........
Take 3 minutes and watch it
This card was made in 04-05, well before KG was a Celtic - some genius at Upper Deck saw the similairities between the desire of KG and Bill Russell and put them together on a card.... as far as I know it's the only Twolves KG/Russell card - there are plenty of them now he's a Celtic of course.......I know there's a /5 version of this card but there aren't 21 of those!
I have no idea who sent me this card - Matty wouldn't tell me but I honestly got a bit of grit in my eye there for a second. I've worked very hard on my collection and this card is now one of, if not the jewel in it.....
Without further ado cos you're probably ready to see wtf I'm talking about!!!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for whoever sent me this.
I know you knew it'd mean a lot to me but it means more than you think. I'm gonna keep collecting because of you, even at 10 cards a year, I'll be gunning for 200.
Another reason I REALLY wanted this card is because I have these from the same 04-05 set.......
and
I am still gobsmacked.
I looked back in my little collection bible and ironically (u can't make this up) I have been gifted 21 cards!
This one takes the cake though.
To my secret Santa - thanks again - I know you're address but not your identity!!!!
Merry Xmas everyone.
I'll get some other stuff out of the way first....
Firstly this is some mail I've been waiting to show since about August....
I picked this one up on ebay......
#21/199
Goes well with this one....
#21/75 -
A nice pair of underpants!!
Always like putting little sets together....
Then I got this one.....
#21/99 - also adding to my Duncan #21 collection! (Now at.....2)
A while back I also bought this privately off an ebay seller....
#21/50
Cost me nearly as much as it's friend here....
This one is #21/25....
Then last month I was able to win a pretty neat card....
The cool thing being it's jersey numbered and from 99-00 - Old school jersey #'d cards are like hens teeth - impossible to find
Here it is....
Since about August though my #21 collection has been drifting towards the abyss. I've gotten something like 11 cards all year and most those came in about Feb or March.I was truly losing interest in the hobby - and that's after 7 years of DAILY focus on my collection. Having 4 kids on top of that I was thinking seriously about pulling the pin and selling up. There is another KG jersey #'d collector in Japan who would have taken itall in a heartbeat.
Then an opportunity came about
Two awesome cards came on ebay - a #21/25 03-04 Exquisite jersey, and a #21/25 06-07 dual patch/auto KG/D Howard. I had money and I was ready to win one!!!!
, hopefully the exquisite. I lost them both via snipes and was crushed.
I wrote about it here at the end of October....
http://www.ozcardtrader.com.au/forum/basketball-general-discussion/108706-demoralised.html All the good wishes were terrific and I also received several pm's from people as well....
A week or 2 after that Matty sends me a pm asking for my addy as someone as something to send me..... I duly oblige with interest as anyone does who has received such a message. I had NO mail coming in so I was curious as to what was in the post. However nothing arose so after a while I thought nothing of it....
Then a week ago he says the sender is about to send me something.....
It arrived today and to be honest I am still stunned. I know I'm going on a bit but this card deserves it....
It came up on ebay about 6 months ago and I SOOOOOOOO wanted it. I thought it would be beyond me financially - it was within a day!!
It skyrocketed up past $100 and finished well beyond anything I could afford. I think it went for between $170-200 but I would be guessing. I also had no idea who won it.
There were a number of reasons why I wanted it but I'll let this video do the talking.........
Take 3 minutes and watch it
This card was made in 04-05, well before KG was a Celtic - some genius at Upper Deck saw the similairities between the desire of KG and Bill Russell and put them together on a card.... as far as I know it's the only Twolves KG/Russell card - there are plenty of them now he's a Celtic of course.......I know there's a /5 version of this card but there aren't 21 of those!
I have no idea who sent me this card - Matty wouldn't tell me but I honestly got a bit of grit in my eye there for a second. I've worked very hard on my collection and this card is now one of, if not the jewel in it.....
Without further ado cos you're probably ready to see wtf I'm talking about!!!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for whoever sent me this.
I know you knew it'd mean a lot to me but it means more than you think. I'm gonna keep collecting because of you, even at 10 cards a year, I'll be gunning for 200.
Another reason I REALLY wanted this card is because I have these from the same 04-05 set.......
and
I am still gobsmacked.
I looked back in my little collection bible and ironically (u can't make this up) I have been gifted 21 cards!
This one takes the cake though.
To my secret Santa - thanks again - I know you're address but not your identity!!!!
Merry Xmas everyone.
...and your KG #21 collection is .... well it's ok.
