Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Card of the Day - 2013 Topps Five Star : Gerrit Cole Base Autograph (136/353)


Gerrit has been on my look out list for a couple years now and with 353 copies of this card I have tried multiple times to acquire it on the cheap but prior to now I have always come up short. With the season that he is having I decided it was time to raise my price ceiling a tad before the cost really starts not to feel like a bargain.

The card books for a high of $40 but I was trying to pick it up in the high teens for almost 2 years now but no such luck. I didn't care what product line his autograph would be on but it had to be an on card variety and each time I came back to this Five Star card. Even with the big print run there never seems to be more than a couple on the bay at any given time and more recently they were on BIN auctions so when this one came up on a reasonable traditional auction with a small enough starting price I put it on my watch list and hoped to finally pick up a Cole autograph.

Two bids is all it took and I finally picked up this card after years of trying. I had no intention of getting this graded as the $40 book value is a little on the low side when I consider getting cards slabbed but this came in what appears to be gem mint condition I might do at least a raw card review. We shall see.


136
of
353

Thank you for reading and have a blessed day.

-Penguin

2 comments:

  1. You are right about that card. For the amount is costs to acquire and the larger print run you think it would be east to obtain......not really the case.

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    1. Probably harder after tonight if they beat the cubbies which I think they will. Im actually more "afraid" of your team than the Cardinals this year but I sort of want the redbirds so we can slay our playoff "demons". Great luck to you guys tonight though

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