CeddieB
Verified Trader,
It's been a little while, here are the additions to my Flames PC since June.
To start it off, a few Artifacts #'d to 100 or less:
Some OPC Black #'d to 100:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
A bunch of UD Exclusives. The 99/00 Bure and 01/02 Shantz are the first I've picked up from those years.
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
3x The Cup Gold /25
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
And now the reason for my silly title - I was able to pick-up a whole bunch of SP Authentic Flames cards via FB groups. First, a few low numbered parallels, and my first FWA Black:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
FWAP's! Phaneuf & Nystrom came in a IG deal for my BGS 9 Ovechkin YG, the others were in the FB deal:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr]
A non-RC SPA patch auto:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
I thought this was sorta cool - I added the Mark Giordano Limited FW, and a Beckett Authenticated auto'd FW - call it a DIY FWA (FB deal):
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
And the biggest card from the SPA FB deal, the 2016-17 Matthew Tkachuk FWA in a BGS 9.5:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
Not SPA, but a cool looking, low #'d ICE patch Tkachuk:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
And to finish off, here are the top 3:
#3: 2020-21 OPC Red Blank Back 1/1 - just the 2nd Flame I've seen from the set; I missed out on the Lucic but picked up the Monahan on ebay for what I thought was a steal:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
#2: UD 30th Anniversary 1/1 Buyback - 2014-15 Corban Knight YG. Funny how this one worked out. I had seen this card on ebay for months and made several fair offers, but the buyer wasn't budging. Then out of the blue, a fellow Flames collector (from the FB SPA deal above) had landed it in a trade and made it available for some PC pieces he was chasing. So now I have a 1/1 Corban Knight YG rainbow:
Untitled by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
#1: 2019-20 UD Buybacks Auto - 2017-18 Sean Monahan Artifacts Black Fight Strap 5/5. I've been working on the 17-18 Artifacts Flames non-auto parallels, and I'm up to 59/67 now. I had 3 of the 6 Blacks (#'d 2/, /3 or /5) but hadn't seen a Monahan. So when I saw this pop up locally I jumped on it - I don't normally do Artifacts autos since they are stickers, but with this hard-signed I think it's pretty sweet.
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr
Thanks for looking!
To start it off, a few Artifacts #'d to 100 or less:
Some OPC Black #'d to 100:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on FlickrA bunch of UD Exclusives. The 99/00 Bure and 01/02 Shantz are the first I've picked up from those years.
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr3x The Cup Gold /25
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on FlickrAnd now the reason for my silly title - I was able to pick-up a whole bunch of SP Authentic Flames cards via FB groups. First, a few low numbered parallels, and my first FWA Black:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on FlickrFWAP's! Phaneuf & Nystrom came in a IG deal for my BGS 9 Ovechkin YG, the others were in the FB deal:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr]A non-RC SPA patch auto:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on FlickrI thought this was sorta cool - I added the Mark Giordano Limited FW, and a Beckett Authenticated auto'd FW - call it a DIY FWA (FB deal):
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on FlickrAnd the biggest card from the SPA FB deal, the 2016-17 Matthew Tkachuk FWA in a BGS 9.5:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on FlickrNot SPA, but a cool looking, low #'d ICE patch Tkachuk:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on FlickrAnd to finish off, here are the top 3:
#3: 2020-21 OPC Red Blank Back 1/1 - just the 2nd Flame I've seen from the set; I missed out on the Lucic but picked up the Monahan on ebay for what I thought was a steal:
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on FlickrQ3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr#2: UD 30th Anniversary 1/1 Buyback - 2014-15 Corban Knight YG. Funny how this one worked out. I had seen this card on ebay for months and made several fair offers, but the buyer wasn't budging. Then out of the blue, a fellow Flames collector (from the FB SPA deal above) had landed it in a trade and made it available for some PC pieces he was chasing. So now I have a 1/1 Corban Knight YG rainbow:
Untitled by Neal Brandemark, on Flickr#1: 2019-20 UD Buybacks Auto - 2017-18 Sean Monahan Artifacts Black Fight Strap 5/5. I've been working on the 17-18 Artifacts Flames non-auto parallels, and I'm up to 59/67 now. I had 3 of the 6 Blacks (#'d 2/, /3 or /5) but hadn't seen a Monahan. So when I saw this pop up locally I jumped on it - I don't normally do Artifacts autos since they are stickers, but with this hard-signed I think it's pretty sweet.
Q3 Flames Pickups by Neal Brandemark, on FlickrThanks for looking!
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