A few weeks back, The Diamond King ran his own unique twist on the Big Fun Game. The BFG is a Napkin Doon creation that has seen a few iterations, but it is still alive in several forms, and for that, he is always with us.
The DK ran a fun one where he gave every player a balance - 100 DK$ - and you essentially bid on the items he posted. Players could also receive bonus DK$ for answering trivia questions or unlocking hidden moments of the game.
I only one won lot - I was a little too stingy with my DK$ - but I came home with a good one.
I feel bad because I sniped a fellow blogger, but it just so happened I was near my phone as the bidding was coming to a close, so I took care of business.
The item I wanted centered not only around basketball RCs, but had a few MJs as well. Fitting that I won it for 45 DK$, a strategic number I used because one of the Jordans was of him wearing #45:
The real apple of my eye was a RC of this guy:
Dirk was a player I really enjoyed watching, and the chance to score a beautiful Flair RC of him was too much to pass up.
This was the second most interesting card to me, for obvious reasons. Any Kobe adds right now are solid.
I had never seen these M3 rookie cards, They are pretty fun. In doing a little research, the ones with LeBron are obviously the most sought after. I liked the ones with Melo and D-Wade, though.
Next, some RCs of guys in a college product. Fun cards. You've got a beardless James Harden, right before his college career was brutally ended by Syracuse. You've got Derrick Rose, who I saw play for Memphis at MSG and I was convinced OJ Mayo was going to be better. Then you've got Pierce and Duncan. Sweet!
The DK also threw in a few non-auction items, including a signed Tino USA RC and a few others. I asked if he had a story behind the Tino, but just said it came from a cheap box at a show once, The signature looks legit to me though.
This was indeed a fun game. Just wish I didn't keep 62 unused DK$!
I collected baseball cards from the late '80s through 2002. Then I went to college and when I came out, I was lost. There were too many brands, sets, choices, relics, autos, parallels, variations. It was a turn off. However, I slowly made my way back. So here is my attempt to venture back into the hobby. I'll buy a few packs of cards here and there, comment on some cards I have, send out some TTMs, and follow the progress of my Topps Yankees Project.
Voting for the Dirk rookie. The Kobe might be worth more, but it just looks weird to me.
ReplyDeleteI briefly thought about bidding on this lot, but you and Matt seemed to want it more, so I figured I'd let you two "battle" it out.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the cards, and thanks for playing!
ReplyDeleteThat Fleer Metal Tino is cool. I like the Star Williamsport card of him too. But yeah... the Dirk rookie was the catch of the day.
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