[sconnienation3]

Got a nice surprise package from Alan over the weekend--lots of older, hard-to-find cards of some of my PC guys, all of which I needed. In addition, six were guys I had NO cards of at all. Also got a Paul Gruber auto (his ONLY one--1992 Pro Line Portraits) and a Tarek Saleh auto (his ONLY one--1997 Genuine Article--I'd never even seen one of these!).

And the icing on the cake--four 2011 Certified Lee Evans parallels, which leaves me needing ONLY the Mirror Gold Materials (plus 1/1s) to complete the total rainbow! Some scans below: Alan sent me the Platinum Red, both Blues, and the Platinum BLACK!

Base:


Reds (Mirror #/250)


Blues (both #/100)


Golds (both #/25)


Emeralds (all #/5)


And even a couple of the Blacks! (all 1/1s)


And I already have the full FOTG set:




Thanks again Alan!

[bigtrip18]

My turn. Mine was steel related

[alanch]

Glad you both enjoyed the surprise packages. Had fun putting them together!

[savagenate]

Nice! Collectors like you blanch are what keep collecting going and fun!

[jplarson]

Nice! Collectors like you blanch are what keep collecting going and fun!

He's a guy that gives +1 effort and a credit to our hobby!

[alanch]

I honestly just have a blast helping out with collections and surprising friends on here when I can.

Since my PC's are pretty specific, I don't get to add to those as much outside of TTM's, so helping other collectors out helps feed the collecting habit a bit. Even if I'm not in a financial position to pick something up for someone, I really enjoy helping their search and finding leads for them. Just the love of the chase I guess.

[jonathani]

Glad you both enjoyed the surprise packages. Had fun putting them together!

You are a gift to the hobby.