Expo Pickups & Collection Milestone

[Ferrian1]

Expo pickups you say??? Wasn't that last week?? Thought you couldn't make it??? There's my ego coming through, nobody knew I wasn't there in the first place, regardless I wasn't. I had however organized a significant deal with a Beckett member, and the friendly folks at Gamebreakers agreed to broker the deal on my behalf, so I stopped in the shop and picked up this wonderful loot from Greg Brown, that's just put my Havlat collection over the top. Not everything is scanned here, there were around 70 cards (some I hadn't heard of). The more major items are scanned and shown off below:

Czech World Cup, eTopps - not encased

Heads-Up Silver /27, Titanium Retail Jersey

Parkhurst Triple Jersey, MVP ProSign

02-03 Pacific Nights /10, 01-02 BAP Ultimate Memorabilia Waving the Flag

Heads-Up Quad Jersey Gold /30

Topps OPC Chrome Refractor Blue /35, Topps OPC Chrome Refractor Red /35

Topps Chrome Red Refractor /25, Millenium Sig Series Emerald /10 (yes it is Emerald, didn't scan worth a ****)

Gold Label Class 1 Gold /99, 01-02 BAP Memorabilia Emerald /10

04-05 Upper Deck High Gloss Silver /10 and Gold /5 versions!!!

is this best in show?

02-03 BAP Signature Series Auto Jersey /10

or is this?

04-05 UD All World Five Auto - Stastny/Palffy/Hemsky/Steen/Havlat /10


While there, I found that Gamebreakers didn't just bring back my package, but a couple of others that I could use (and could work out a deal for):

Havlat Priority Signings - Spezza Expo Parallel

This puts the Havlat collection at 90.1%
I've got 410 of 455 cards, with another 8 incoming
That leaves only 37 outstanding cards, if you can help with these let me know:

2000-01 BAP Memorabilia Emerald 403 Martin Havlat
2000-01 SPx Spectrum 110 Martin Havlat
2000-01 Titanium Draft Day Promos 134 Martin Havlat
2000-01 Topps Chrome OPC Refractors 248 Martin Havlat
2000-01 Topps Chrome Refractors 248 Martin Havlat
2000-01 Topps Chrome Refractors Blue 248 Martin Havlat
2000-01 Topps Gold Label Class 3 Gold 109 Martin Havlat
2000-01 Vanguard Holographic Gold 135 Martin Havlat
2000-01 Vanguard Holographic Purple 135 Martin Havlat
2000-01 Vanguard Premiere Date 135 Martin Havlat
2001-02 Atomic Blue 68 Martin Havlat
2001-02 BAP Signature Series Jersey Autographs GUMHA Martin Havlat
2001-02 SP Authentic Sign of the Times HHS Havlat/Hejduk/Sykora
2001-02 UD Victory Gold 247 Martin Havlat
2002-03 BAP Memorabilia Emerald 115 Martin Havlat
2002-03 BAP Signature Series Team Quads TQ20 Patrick Lalime/Marian Hossa/Martin Havlat/Jason Spezza
2002-03 Pacific Blue 266 Martin Havlat
2002-03 Pacific Heads-Up Purple 86 Martin Havlat
2002-03 Pacific Jerseys Holo-Silver 37 Martin Havlat
2002-03 Parkhurst Gold 59 Martin Havlat
2002-03 UD Artistic Impressions Retrospectives Signed R61 Martin Havlat
2002-03 UD Victory Silver 146 Martin Havlat
2002-03 UD Vintage 281 Senators CL (Havlat/Hossa)
2002-03 UD Vintage Green Backs 281 Senators CL (Havlat/Hossa)
2002-03 Upper Deck Beckett UD Promos 366 Martin Havlat
2002-03 Upper Deck MVP Gold 128 Martin Havlat
2003-04 UD Honor Roll Signature Class SC10 Martin Havlat/24
2003-04 Upper Deck MVP Canadian Exclusives 291 Martin Havlat
2004-05 SP Authentic Previously Signed Buybacks 162 Martin Havlat/Marian Hossa
2004-05 SP Authentic SOTT FS-SEN Hossa/Alfredsson/Spezza/Havlat/Hasek
2005-06 UD Artifacts Frozen Artifacts Dual Pewter /10 FA-MH Martin Havlat
2005-06 UD Artifacts Frozen Artifacts Patches Silver /5 FP-MH Martin Havlat
2005-06 UD Artifacts Green /25 72 Martin Havlat
2005-06 UD Victory Black 134 Martin Havlat
2005-06 Upper Deck Game Jersey Patch card P-MaH Martin Havlat
2005-06 Upper Deck Notable Numbers N-HV Martin Havlat

 

[MGiuseffi1969]

Those are some unreal cards. Congrats. Time to update the completion % in your sig. Mike

 

[g-force]

Wow, simply amazing acquisitions. There are some extremely tough cards in there regardless of what the serial numbers say. Best of the show IMO, the Heads UP silver or Quad jersey gold /30. Those just didn't show up at all.

 

[TurcoCollector3]

Incredible bunch of cards Those Topps Chrome and OPC Chrome refractors are next to impossible to find! Nice pickups!

 

[Ferrian1]

Thanks guys, and Mike - I usually updat the sig monthly - so it's been a great month, new banner on Dec. 1

 

[budscweizer16]

Wow, ur Havlat collection puts mine to shame. Do u happen to have any doubles? plmk

 

[PenaltyMan]

The 0wn3dometer is off the map!
Awesome lewt, good sir!

 

[27Leafs27]

Josh , most impressive additions to your collection. You won't find too many people better than Greg, he is as nice in person as online. Congrats on getting your completion % so low.
Dan.

 

[easton55]

Wow Josh, as another player collector, I know I dream about pulling in at once a pile like that. Incredible haul for you!

 

[Big Tall]

Those are some incredible additions to your PC, good on ya!

 

[peacefrogdog]

Is the 04-05 SP Authentic HOssa/Havlat buyback auto you need the same card as the 01-02 SP Authentic Hossa/Havlat dual auto?

Rene

 

[Ferrian1]

Rene - yes it is (just with the little silver buyback hologram on the back and certificate), do you have one?

 

[danvincent78]

Those are some hard to find beauties. Congrats on getting over 90%!! That is a definite accomplishment.
Daniel

 

[peacefrogdog]

I have the 01/02 version, but not with the hologram.