BGS Submission Result Number Fourteen - 2006 Allen and Ginter : John Wooden Mini Frame Autograph (#/200) Now Graded Gem Mint 9.5

2006 Allen and Ginter Wooden

It's a very tense time when I submit an autograph of a person that will probably be my only one for my collection so its basically my only shot at a gem mint grade and once again this all hold true here. I would have put this great looking Wooden card near that top of the list as I see no issues whatsoever but with my history of totally hitting it or totally missing it I will leave it here. Seems like I get gem mints or near mints returns and totally bypassing the mint bench marker. With only a handful of these out there I really hope this card earns the former and not the former. I am confident just not too much.

13 posts down and 4 left as we have arrived to the biggies that if I received anything less than a gem mint grade I would be highly disappointed. The late great Wooden is up 1st as even though it is "numbered" (no actual number on card) to 200 it is the biggest print run of the 4 left.

This was probably my last and best chance to acquire this card at a reasonable "price" as the seller had multiples and she had sold them all and this was the last one. There are a couple more on eBay but at BIN with high prices attached to them. Her and I went back and forth and she said this was one of her best if not best copies that she had and thought it would grade out to a 9.5 if submitted which of course was my intention. I have had a real hit and miss history with A and G and was hoping this would fall under the hit category. Beckett agreed with me and gave it a 9.5 overall and a perfect autograph 10 grade. That's what I'm talking about. My one and only Wooden autograph in my collection has been certified as gem minty. Woo hoo.

Thank you for reading and have a blessed day.

-Penguin

Card of the Day - 2006 Allen and Ginter : John Wooden Mini Frame Autograph (#/200)

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The wizard of Westwood has finally found a place in my collection.

When it came to college athletics as I grew up I gravitated towards the Bruins of UCLA as they were dressed in blue like my beloved Dodgers. I never went to college there but I had a lot of friends that did. As I grew up I became friends with and had co workers who went to USC which made me even love the Bruins more. While the basketball program has had its fair share of superstars come and go as they left their mark and created the legacy of UCLA basketball the one name that will always be associated with the program is John Wooden.

John still owns the record of most titles won by a coach (10) as the next closest is only half way there with 5. I do not collect coach/manager autographs (other than past baseball players) but when I re entered the hobby I knew at some point I wanted a Wooden autograph to call my own. I would have gone the COA IP route but found out that Wooden had an Allen and Ginter issue that had his on card John Hancock. Problem though was that these did not pop up on eBay very often and when they did they were snatched up before I could get my hands on them. Though these are not numbered the reported print run is only 200. How many would I ever see at a reasonable price?

This copy came up by the same seller that had been selling off her whole collection of Wooden's the past few months but she put up a note stating it was her last one. I could have waited for another but I wanted to nail this autograph down once and for all and I was all in. 7 days later I finally was the proud owner of a John Wooden autograph and as stated in her auction she thought it was one of the finer copies in her possession and when I received it in hand I can say she is correct. Looks great and it's earmarked for BGS. John was/is the gold standard for college coaching and hopefully his card here earns a gold banner from BGS.

A closer look of autograph

Thank you for reading and have a blessed day.

-Penguin

Card of the Day - 2006 Allen and Ginter : Robinson Cano Mini Frame Autograph

A Yankee makes a rare appearance on the blog.

I know that Mr. Cano is a Mariner now but if I was to had his autograph (which I wanted to) it would have to be with him in pinstripes. I am sure he will have a decent career in Seattle but to me I will always associate him with New York.

If healthy Robinson will probably join the 3000 hit club and might even make the Hall of Fame. I have seen this card on eBay numerous times but each time something else came up that was more pressing or the end price was too much for me. I even saw it in BGS graded form and wanted in on that but those went for even more. This card happened to be on a BIN auction but there was another copy that was ending in a little over a day on a traditional auction. I put both on my watch list to see which one I could win and when the traditional one reached a higher price than this BIN version I quickly snatched this one up. I always find it funny when a card gets bid up higher than a BIN one that is going for a lower amount.

Card arrived in great condition and I have even put into my BGS pile. Debating if I send it but at the very least it will get the raw review treatment.

Thank you for reading and have a blessed day.

-Penguin