Card of the Day - 2014 Topps Tribute : David Wright Base Autograph Blue Parallel (2/50) BGS Graded Gem Mint 9.5

With me changing my collection wants, AGAIN, I was in the market to acquire another David autograph. I had one already which happen to be a Five Star card but with me wanting to have my cards in BGS cases and more for storing purposes I moved that one on eBay with the intention of getting a replacement fairly quickly and thankfully that came to pass.

The only non Dodger players I am going after now are players that are in the Hall of Fame or have a very good chance to get there. David falls into that category as at the end of 2015 he will "only" be 33 and has already amassed over 1700 hits and has an average near 300. If he has a healthy 5 more years in him he has a good chance to be near 3000 hits and probably close to 400 home runs to boot. In my opinion that makes him a future member of the Hall of Fame. Probably not fist ballet but eventually.

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The Five Star that I had of David's was a limited (#/20) silver signature and sold promptly. Now to find an encased copy to replace it and the same day the Five Star sold this Tribute card went for sale on eBay. Starting price of 99 cents with a traditional 7 day auction so I was primed and ready to pick this up. Final day and the high bid was still $15 less than what I sold the Five Star for. Put my bid in with a few seconds to spare and was declared the winner a few seconds after that. Final cost was $7 less than the Five Star sale. Nice swap in my opinion as this card fits nicely in my BGS case.

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Thank you for reading and have a blessed day.

-Penguin

Card of the Day - 2013 Topps Five Star : David Wright Silver Signings Autograph Red Parallel ( 9 / 20 )

Even when I was just collecting signed balls I always wanted to have a David Wright autograph in my collection. The few times the Mets were in town I struck out and all the pre-authenticated ones on eBay were too pricey for my liking. Well now that I have been back in the card hobby I have kept my out for an on card autograph of David. Until now I have had no luck as I kept losing auction after auction. That streak has finally ended.

Other than Bowman Chrome, Five Star is now the brand I go to for autographs. The base card's value is set at $50 while the blue parallel is at $60. With a combined print run of 90 I probably lost out on about 20. I decided one day to look at the red parallel and see what was out there. Book would probably be at $65-70 if there was a value attached to it so that is what I worked with. Found this on a BIN for $60 but it also included a best offer. I wanted a bargain so I sent him a very low offer and it sat there for two days and with a few hours left till it expired he accepted. I knew the card would not be perfect hence the low offer but it does look better in person that in pics. A little fray here and there but not much else. Near mint for sure but no matter as I've finally gotten my hands on an autograph of Mr. Wright.
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