I like to think that I do an okay job of sticking to my goals and keeping on track without straying too much in my collecting. Every so often though I stumble across something that doesn't really fit but I just have to have, either because it's an interesting piece, or just too good a bargain to pass up. Today's card is a case of both....
About three weeks ago, as the Royals were beginning their amazing run to the World Series, I stumbled across this on-card autograph of young pitching stud Yordano Ventura while trolling eBay. Yordano's actually taking the mound tonight in probably the biggest game for the Royals franchise in three decades. I'd been casually watching this fire-balling phenom progress all season long, and with the Royals qualifying for post-season play in his rookie season I decided to make a play at this one if I could get it on the cheap.
Obviously I won the card, since I'm posting about it, but I bet you'd be surprised how little it set me back. How about less than $3!
$2.75 for an on-card autographed rookie of a 23-year-old World Series starter that regularly hits triple digits on the radar gun! I'd call that a bargain.
I posted a Giants card last night, and they won Game 1, so my superstitious self feels like maybe this post will help Kansas City this evening. Yes, like 90% of the baseball world I'm on the Royals bandwagon. When I don't have a horse in the race I go for the underdog, and besides it's hard not to root for a team that hasn't seen post-season in nearly as long as I've been on this Earth!
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3 comments:
For some reason the Chrome autos have been selling cheap. I've purchased a few Polanco's for around 10 bucks.
The base cards sell high for the first two weeks or so, then the price plummets.
The set is not the "new thing" right now, as UPdate has taken hold, and rabid collectors change their sights very quickly. Refractors are still going higher than expected, though.
Nice bargain - you can't go wrong at that price.
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