Card of the Day - 2005 Topps : Brett Butler Retired Players Autograph

I have a list of past Dodgers that I want to acquire a card that has their autograph on it and Brett has been near the top of that list for a long time. The main reason is that other than this card ( that I have seen multiple times on eBay )I think I might have seen one other different one to chose from that shows him in Dodger blue.

I have lost out on this card numerous times as there was no way I was going to throw $9+ at it as that is usually the price the auctions ended at. This card also seems to be encased in the plastic that Topps sent it out in. Nothing wrong with that but I was going to and have cracked it opened already and put it in my own case. Maybe people were paying a premium for the fact that it was in a sealed case. 

A seller from our friends up north had this up and unlike the other copies of this card there was minimal action. Once again probably because it was come from a foreign country which seems to slow traffic on transactions from buyers from the USA. Doesn't bother me I might have waited an extra week or two as I picked this up for a mere $3.51. Another steal in my eyes and another check off on my checklist of wants.