Quick reader question....... Did I get a Vincent Lecavalier card?
Wait for it....
I know you're wondering.....
Did I break my box curse......
Nope.......
No Vinny base cards, no Vinny retro parallel, no Vinny sticker (is there even a Vinny sticker?) and no Vinny Rainbow parallel. I broke down last week and bought a Vinny Rainbow Black parallel on eBay last week because I knew there was no way in hell I was ever going to pull that.
In fact it was a pretty how-hum break. Lots of base that I believe I need (I'm sure it will end up as a bunch of dupes instead) and some basic inserts, including a Corey Crawford sticker that is totally getting stuck somewhere in the Chicago downtown area.
With about six packs left I started to think that I wasn't going to get anything special, and I was ok with that. One doesn't break O-Pee-Chee for excitement. Then, in an unassuming regular sized pack out popped this gem:
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| 2010 World Juniors goal scorer Matt Donovan |
That's right - a MATT DONOVAN rookie card! Perhaps the greatest hockey player from Edmond, Oklahoma EVER. Maybe the only NHL'er ever from Edmond? I don't know, that would require research and I don't do research here. Flipping over the card to see where he was from was exhausting.
After unearthing that gem (and quickly ensconcing it in a plastic hard case) I reluctantly went back to see what else was in the pack (as if it mattered). There wasn't anything else of note....just some card that someone scribbled on. I mean c'mon don't you know what writing on a card does to it value? Look at this!
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| No hits in O-Pee-Chee? I beg to differ! |
Felicitations, indeed my bilingual trading card company!
I beat the odds (stated at 1:6,212) and finally added a signature of the greatest hockey player of all time. It's a sticker, but done in a way that you can barely tell looking at it. A young Gretzky looks like he's building up a head of steam on his way to scoring his 34th goal of some random season.
Will I keep it? Will I sell it? will I trade it? I'm not sure, gonna enjoy it for awhile and see what comes along.
9 comments:
congrats!
OPC has been really good this year.
Whoa! Mega hit!
Fantastic hit!! congrats!
Nice hit man. I might have to buy some OPC now, which I'll end up trading away to everyone since I have no desire to put that monster together.
You got a Gretzky autograph AND no one yelled at you. Congratulations!
If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it. Way to go, dude. You knocked that one out of the park.
damn, congrats!
Sal, that's the first thing I thought about....it only took about 15 years,but I finally got Gretzky's autograph.
Awesome! I had a Gretzky autograph from the first SPX set. But an ex-girlfriend never gave it back. There is definitely a thrill pulling a Gretzky autograph. I can still remember the feeling as if it was yesterday. Congrats!
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