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See the first card up there on the left? Yeah, it's kinda hard to make out, but it's a Tim Hudson. It has an autograph. A quick look tells you that it might not be TIM'S autograph, but there's an autograph on there. When you flip the card over, you find this on the back:
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That's right!! A Chris Harris official autograph! And, you can see, plain as day, this one is a 1/-1!! Talk about your "before they were" card!! This one is numbered BEFORE there were numbers! Wait, perhaps it means I actually owe Chris an autograph...
These cards came in a big ol' bubble envelope. Why? Because I bought 'em, that's why! See, StaleGum listed a bunch of things on eBay for sale. I helped kick off the sale by bidding on everything that was available for 99 cents. Well, as my luck runs on eBay, I won several of Chris' auctions whether I meant to or not. It turns out, winning them was a cool thing. The other cards in the photo above include: Topps 2008-09 Hardwood Pau Gasol (35/75), Razor Black Border Andrew Cashner (Cubs, 045/200), a stack of 2008-09 Hardwood cards, Topps 08-09 Hardwood Relic Kevin Martin (75/75), 2008 Topps Triple Threads Derrick Mason (099/249), Mayo Cut Plug Sims and Northcutt. Those have "Y" on the back. I have no idea why. I don't collect football or basketball. That means these will find their way into good homes eventually!
Next up, we have a stack of 2008 Razor draft picks. The top row features Cleveland's picks (Christian Friedrich, Lonnie Chisenhall, Trey Haley, Cord Phelps. The rest are just randomly selected guys from the stack. I like the design of these, though they remind me of an Upper Deck, I think.
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I am not a big non-sport collector, but getting a mini Mayo Cut Plug of the Andrea Gail is VERY cool! I loved "The Perfect Storm," and when I showed the card to my wife, she instantly recognized the name of the boat. The other boat is the RMS Carpathia.
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The last two stacks of cards are another group of 08-09 Topps Hardwood...
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Thanks to Chris for the auctions and for the ultra rare autograph!!
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