THERUSSIANRCKT
Verified Trader
It was a great time at the Expo once again and fun meeting up with everyone. A BIG THANKS to all who helped me track down the AO cards! Especially Chris (VegasPuck) who seems to know my wantlist better than I do. There were a few times where I think Chris was actually holding people hostage until I could make my way over to them. I certainly would not have done as well as I did without his help!
I pretty much accomplished everything on the list. Starting with the reason for the thread title…I have seen quite a few collectors attempt to collect an entire print run of a card and thought it might be a fun side project. I wanted to choose a card that I like and one that I thought would not be easy, but not impossible. Not sure why I like this card so much. It is a parallel with a sticker auto…maybe it is just the color scheme – nevertheless, I like it. With the help of a good friend, I was able to pick up the last piece of the puzzle at the Expo. So, here it is:
Alexander Ovechkin 07/08 Spx spXtreme Radiance 3/5
And all 1 thru 5:
Next on the list was to get the AO Priority Signings from the UD Redemption program. It didn’t look good once I found out it has a print run of only 4. But the good luck continued (I should say a friend’s luck became my good luck):
Lastly…Superlative. With most of the cards having a print run of 9 copies, I figured I would be chasing down cards for months. Fortunately, everyone seemed to like the product enough to keep busting it throughout the weekend. I opened 12 myself and didn’t pull a single AO card, so I had to hunt them down. By the end of the show, I had all 8 of the redemption cards in hand and almost all of the pack inserted cards. The few that I did not find at the Expo are already in the mail. I am happy to put this one to bed early. What I have so far is here if you want to check it out:
http://www.alexanderthegr8.net/2007-08Super.html
Thanks again to everyone who helped me out!
I pretty much accomplished everything on the list. Starting with the reason for the thread title…I have seen quite a few collectors attempt to collect an entire print run of a card and thought it might be a fun side project. I wanted to choose a card that I like and one that I thought would not be easy, but not impossible. Not sure why I like this card so much. It is a parallel with a sticker auto…maybe it is just the color scheme – nevertheless, I like it. With the help of a good friend, I was able to pick up the last piece of the puzzle at the Expo. So, here it is:
Alexander Ovechkin 07/08 Spx spXtreme Radiance 3/5
And all 1 thru 5:
Next on the list was to get the AO Priority Signings from the UD Redemption program. It didn’t look good once I found out it has a print run of only 4. But the good luck continued (I should say a friend’s luck became my good luck):
Lastly…Superlative. With most of the cards having a print run of 9 copies, I figured I would be chasing down cards for months. Fortunately, everyone seemed to like the product enough to keep busting it throughout the weekend. I opened 12 myself and didn’t pull a single AO card, so I had to hunt them down. By the end of the show, I had all 8 of the redemption cards in hand and almost all of the pack inserted cards. The few that I did not find at the Expo are already in the mail. I am happy to put this one to bed early. What I have so far is here if you want to check it out:
http://www.alexanderthegr8.net/2007-08Super.html
Thanks again to everyone who helped me out!
Plus that Priority Signing ain't nuthin' to be sneezed at.... :dance:
