Well its been about 20 years in the making but I finally hit the major milestone I've been attempting for a long time. 24, Griffey's initial jersey number. I can remember getting his 24th different card in 1991 at the age of 11. That was fun. Then when I hit 240 different cards I was stoked! I'd roughly estimate that happened in about 1995. So 13 years in the making I give you 2,400 different Ken Griffey Jr. cards. Here's a brief breakdown...
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KEN GRIFFEY JR.
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Total Different Cards : 2,400
Total Book Value : $9,871.20
Total Value N/A Cards : 34
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Total Autographed Cards : 4
Total Game Used Cards : 68
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Lowest Numbered Griffey : 2008 Moments and Milestones Blue /10
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Highest Book Value Card : 1989 Bowman Tiffany #220 $100
Highest Book Value Card : 1992 Classic Best Autographs /3100 #AU1 $100
Highest Book Value Card : 2004 UD Etchings Combo Etchings Auto Copper Foil /90 #KG2 $100
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Favorite Autograph : 2006 Sweet Spot Update Veteran Signatures Red Stitch Blue Ink $80.00
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Favorite Game/Used : 2007 SPX Winning Trio Patches 5/25 #WT41 w/ Frank Thomas (A's) and Ivan Rodriguez (Tigers) - $N/A All Multi Colored Patches
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Most Notable For : Spotlighted collection by focusing on every single card through 1994, including oddballs, minor league, and unlisted cards.
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Most Elusive Card : Can't seem to hunt down the 1994 Topps Superstar Sampler Set. Will pay $50 for this!
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Well what more can I say then my next major milestone is right around the corner! I'm $128.80 away from hitting $10,000 listed on Beckett for different Griffey's. Man I love this hobby!
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Mahalo and Aloha, Brad
5 comments:
Congrats and keep on truckin, man. I hear you about the Superstar Sampler. I finally found one on ebay for Barry Larkin in 2006 and paid 38 in a bidding war. For 3 cards in a plastic wrapper.
Wow, congrats. That's a lotta Griffeys. What is the Superstar Sampler? I've never heard of it before.
Congratulations! Awesome collection of a nice player. Always liked Griffey.
Thanks all. Dayf - 1994 Topps released a 3 card sealed set of a single player in their Sealed Sets. You would get 1 of 80 players per set. Each 3 card set has that inparticular players 'Promotional Samples' of Bowman, Stadium Club, and Topps Finest in the pack. The front of the cards is identical to their standard cards however the back of the cards has a small 'Superstar Sampler' seal. Hope this helps! Aloha, Brad
I sent you a trade list to the gmail account you have for this blog. Let me know what up.
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