Thursday, November 14, 2019

This fan's favorite

As the onslaught of 2019 Tino Martiez cards continues, I've found the best strategy is to wait a few weeks before pursuing.

The autographs in the newer products were going for quite a lot, as Tino is a guy that generally didn't have a ton of autographs on the market. As they tend to do, Topps changed that and has flooded the market with Tinos. In turn, it's driven prices down.

I was impatient at first, but now know to wait a few minutes until the next Topps release comes out, and now I'm able to score cards like this for much less I would have been a month or two ago.
Topps Archives Fan Favorites feels like the most natural set for Tino to actually be included in a 2019 Topps set. It was fun to see this design again, and I don't recall ever seeing this photo. Double win in my book.

He's certainly always been my favorite, and I'm glad I have card that reflects that.


3 comments:

  1. Nice grab. Consider yourself lucky that you don't feel obligated to track down every parallel lol.

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  2. You nailed it. Archives Fan Favorites was designed for guys like Martinez. I need to add this card to my Fan Favorites collection.

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  3. I agree. This is the perfect set for guys like Tino. I have a list of similarly talented Cubs I wish Topps would consider for this set.

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