2024 Topps Chrome Jackson Merrill Blue Raywave #d 130/150
2010 Bowman Chrome Prospects Purple Refractor Stephen Strasburg #d out of 250(?)
2013 Topps Chrome Red Hot Rookies autograph #d to 25.
Long time readers of the blog may remember that I once did group breaks. I used to type out every card. I had a metric shit ton of time on my hands in 2013 I guess. Either way I pulled this during the group break that featured 2013 Topps Chrome and couldn't have been more excited. The odds of pulling this card were astronomically low and I don't want to think about it too much. Just take the W's when you get 'em. Bundy was a top 5 MLB prospect at the time and I can only imagine what I could have gotten for it at the time. Bundy was good but fizzled a bit at the end of his career. The most recent sale on COMC was for $6.28.
WOMP WOMP. 2022 Bowman Chrome Green Refractor Rookie Autograph Wander Franco #d 94/99.
This is where the tragedy of this countdown begins. When 2022 Bowman first came out in May of 2022 Wander was the about hottest player on the planet at the time. I went down to Target on my lunch break to buy a blaster if they had any. Cards were really hard to find in retail outlets at the time (still kind of are) so to my surprise, they did have blasters and a box of loose retail packs. I had worked some OT that week so decided to treat myself. I stuck to the plan and bought 1 blaster, and the treat was 4 (big spender) of the 24 packs in the fresh retail box. Checked out, and ran back to my car in a total downpour. It wasn't safe to really leave the parking lot and drive right back to work so I sat there and opened the 4 retail packs. First pack and BOOM: Wander Green Auto. I texted my closest card collecting buddies with shaking fingers. The main dilemma was how to protect the card 'til I got home. This card is the reason I now carry a team bag full of penny sleeves and toploaders in my car and truck! It was really tough to focus on getting work done for the rest of the afternoon. I did the math and to Pull a green Wander was like 1 in 596,000 packs. I estimated at the time I could have sold it for about ~$2000 and the wife said we could go on a nice vacation off the profits. (sighs, DEEP sighs). I remember telling her the sky is the limit for him. No reason to sell because I learned my lesson by selling my 2011 Topps Update GOLD Mike Trout FOR ~$80 back in 2012. (Deep Breaths). Fast forward to 2023 Wander was one of the best players in the league, an All-Star and on his way to stardom. THEN the foot of destiny kicked me in the ass. The only stardom Wander can hope for now is the Dominican Republic Penile League Hall of Fame. Then maybe I can take the wife on a nice vacation to the Burger King drive thru. (hyperventilation ensuing)
So there you have it, every good pack pulled card I've held onto has turned into a pumpkin. I'll probably be selling the high dollar stuff as soon as I pull them from now on and just buy the cards I want with the profits. Anybody interested in a Jackson Merrill Blue Raywave? (Passes Out)
That Merrill is sweet! Hope it comes back a 10 and he goes on to have a HOF career.
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