Took me 22 years to complete this rainbow.

[RocketRichard]

I started collecting Dan Cloutier cards 22 years ago, i started in 2002.. I'm not sure if anyone remembers me from back in the day, but I'm still semi-involved in the hobby!


I haven't been as active these past few years as I now have two little ones to take care of, but i always take a few minutes every evening to browse ebay for cards I always wanted as a kid. It's rare I find anything.


I'm sure every player collector who collects a player from the 90s/2000s era has these kinds of cards on their wantlists. The kind of card you've never seen, and think you never WILL see. I know I have quite a few on my list. These are the kinds of cards that I believe a kid may have opened up in a pack and stuffed into a box of commons not knowing how special the card was, for it to never see the light of day again.


Until one day, it pops up.


1999/2000 Ultimate Victory
-Base
-Ultimate Victory
-Ultimate Victory Gold #/100
-Ultimate Victory 1/1

They are still out there folks. Keep searching!

 

[GabbyGuy]

Way to go! Patience pays off! :beer:

--Curt

 

[Avalanchefan21]

Congrats!!! What a find

Love your closing thought

 

[SNobles]

Wow, that’s unbelievable. Those cards looks so beautiful in person.

Congratulations on landing it. Glad to see you are still plugging away in the hobby.

 

[27Leafs27]

Congrats on persevering, always nice to nail that last card down,great job.
Cheers,Dan.

 

[The Big M]

Woo Hoo! This should give all of us player collectors hope that our multi-decade search will end in success!
Well done...
Michael.

 

[Netorack]

Oh yeah! That is something to remember, congrats.

 

[capsfan30]

Wow congrats! That set was a beauty for sure.

 

[odjickfan]

Pretty cool rainbow, congrats!

 

[SkyFire47]

Congrats on finally completing it after all these years.

 

[spooner9ball]

Beauty!!

 

[peulyen]

Congrats on finally putting this to bed! Well done on the perseverance. That's commendable! Kids nowadays don't have that kinda patience!

How did you find it? Were you checking ebay every day for all these years?

Congrats again on the feat!
:beer:

 

[nhlderek]

What an incredible rainbow to finally find the pot of gold. Congrats on completing an awesome achievement!

 

[mjanko3800]

Congrats on the final piece!

 

[parco10]

Beautiful!!!

 

[bamlinden]

Yes! What a great find. Congrats!
I can completely relate. And I totally agree…keep on searching.

 

[Bossy22]

Amazing, great job!!!

 

[langway05]

Way to go! Patience pays off! :beer:

--Curt

Chris

I couldn't have said it better. :dance:

 

[JohnnyDrama]

Insane rainbow to complete, especially all these years later.

 

[creasecollector]

The hobby that keeps on giving. even all these years later... As a fellow player (goalie) collector, I really love this post. Congrats on hunting down your white whale. We collectors live for moments like these!!

Keep up the good work, and thanks for teaching us another lesson in patience! :beer: