When it comes to collecting, my mother was the one who would buy me packs of cards at the grocery store and the local pharmacy when I was a kid. My dad never understood my fascination with sports cards, but he's the reason I'm a Green Bay Packers fan. I've told this story before, so I won't bore you with it again.
But I wanted to showcase the latest addition to my Green Bay Packers PC:
2004 Fleer Greats of the Game Autographs #GBA-BS
Bart Starr played his final NFL game the year before I was born, so outside of NFL Films, I never had the opportunity to see him play. But the guy is a legend, so I obviously knew who he was. Plus he's one of my father's favorite players from back in the day.
I've had this particular autograph in my crosshairs for a long time. Fleer Greats of the Game's on-card autographs are always welcome additions to my collection, but this card doesn't pop up very often. According to Beckett it's a short print that usually sells in the $200+ range.
It just happened to pop up on one of my eBay searches as an auction. Although I wasn't expecting to win it, I still threw down a bid with a few seconds remaining and ended up being the highest bidder. It wasn't cheap, but it's a awesome addition to my Green Bay Packers collection. Plus it reminds me of my parents and our mutual love for the Packers.
Happy Tuesday and sayonara!
12 comments:
Greats of the Game! It's a beauty for sure. Here's to the moms (and dads) who bought us cards when we were kids :)
Great card! And he has a nice signature as well.
Thank goodness for NFL Films, otherwise most of us wouldn't have been able to see just how great a lot of these guys were. And that is a very cool autograph, of course all of the Fleer Greats are, but still...
Beautiful! Green Bay sure has had their share of legendary quarterbacks.
Great looking card. "Waiting for a Star to Fall" by Boy Meets Girl was a song guilty pleasure of mine on a side note.
My mom was like this too. I’d watch my siblings with the understanding she’d bring me a pack back from the grocery store or CVS.
Mine too! Such a great sax solo.
You can never go wrong with on-card autos! Congrats!
Wow, I'm not even a football collector and I'd be proud to own that one. A real beauty Fuji, congrats!
Sweet card. Awesome tribute.
Growing up as a Baltimore Colts fan I considered the Pack as our #1 rival and my hatred for Starr and the rest was real. Having long grown out of that foolishness I've come to really appreciate and admire how great a quarterback Bart Starr was. That's a really sweet pick-up. Congrats.
dennis - heck yeah! there's a real good chance i wouldn't be a part of this community and hobby without my mom's support and my dad's hard earned money (used to buy me those packs)
angus - love it when you can see each letter of their name
jon - so true. i could sit around and watch nfl films all day. well. got way too much on my plate right now... but i wish i could sit around and watch nfl films all day
hackenbush - yeah. their fans have been pretty lucky. now if they can just get rodgers some receivers to throw to ;)
bulldog and defgav - embarrassed to admit this, but i know the words to that song ;)
the lost collector - like dennis said... here's to all of the awesome moms (and dads) around the world who bought packs of cards for their children
sumomenkoman - thanks. probably the last starr signature i'll be adding to the collection. glad it's a nice one
shoeboxlegends - thank you. i feel the same way about legendary athletes who play sports i don't collect.
marc - thank you.
commishbob - lol. reminds me of how i felt about joe montana and jerry rice as a kid. couldn't stand those guys... but i'd gladly add their signatures to my collection these days.
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