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Memories of pulling specific cards?
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RE: Memories of pulling specific cards?
My best memory of pulling a card was not from a pack but from a box. A box of Corn Flakes. In 1970 I pulled a 3-D card of Willie McCovey, well, actually it fell out of the box into my cereal bowl. That card changed my life and sent me off on this 46+ year non-stop journey of collecting baseball cards. Willie McCovey has no idea how much impact he had on me. I would say next to my daughter and Jesus Christ, Willie McCovey is the individual that most impacted my life.
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As far as pulling a memorable card from a pack, in 2001 I stopped at a K-Mart on my lunch break and bought one pack of Topps cards. I opened it at a red light on my way back to work and noticed I had a 1991 Bowman card in my pack. Upon closer inspection I realized it was the card commemorating "The Shot Heard Around the World" and it was signed in gold Sharpie by both Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca. That was the first autographed card I ever pulled. I eventually traded it for a Ken Griffey Jr. autograph. It booked around $200 when I pulled it in 2001. Books around $60 now and probably still resides in Greekgoony's collection.
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One other memorable pull was a 2008 Topps Moments and Milestones Red Albert Pujols card. To date it is the only 1/1 I've ever pulled and it just happened to be my favorite current player.
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I collect Hall of Fame baseball player cards and cards of current and retired superstars.



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Memories of pulling specific cards? - by hempick - 12-18-2016, 07:24 PM
RE: Memories of pulling specific cards? - by zeprock - 12-19-2016, 01:50 PM

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