Tuesday, April 2, 2013

McCovey Monday - #35 2002 Fleer Fall Classics 24k Gold 1/1

My favorite player of all time is Hall of Famer Willie McCovey.  I have amassed a collection of over 1100 different  McCovey cards since I started collecting him in the late 1980s.  I will show off one of my favorite cards every Monday.  Stretch was one of the most feared hitters of all time and I am excited to show off my collection.

I haven't really found too much in the way of new McCovey cards to chase after recently.  Seems like most of what I don't have is quite pricey and I am more focused on my vintage Giants and completing some sets to dish out serious cash on a new McCovey relic or auto.  I still scan eBay occasionally to look for a deal or pass the time and a week or two back I decided to take a flier on this card.  I put in a $2 bid and ended up with this card for $1.04 plus $1.99 shipping:

 This is a 2002 Fleer Fall Classics card where some guy slapped some gold foil on the front, enclosed the card and a COA in a penny sleeve and top loader then stuck a gold sticker on it to seal it up.  See it is very official and even has this nice long explanation.
I am really not sure why I bought this, I guess I can add another card to my McCovey checklist as this is a "different" card that the base card I already have.  I do have to admit the card itself is very nice looking and the foil placement doesn't detract too much. My big dilemma now is how to store this.  I have a majority of my McCovey cards in a binder and this won't fit.  I can't bear the thought of peeling off the official sticker so I guess it has to go in the box with the few cards too thick to fit in binder pages.  At least I only spend 3 bucks on it.

In other news, today was opening day and my Giants didn't have the best showing.  I am a half full guy so here is my perspective (after being ticked off for a few hours) - Kershaw always kills us so we were probably bound to lose any way, Cain looked very good, Panda had a couple hits so he can't be that injured and I got to watch the game.  I don't get to see too many Giants games in Angels/Dodgers-land so any chance I get to watch the good guys in Orange and Black it is a bonus.  One thing I love about baseball is that there are 162 games so it is easy to set one loss aside and focus on tomorrow.  Go Bumgarner and Go Giants!

Happy Opening Day!!!

3 comments:

  1. Interesting find @ a reasonable price. If the guy has a Gwynn, I'd pick it up for my PC.

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  2. Always great to see McCovey cards. Met him years ago 1989 when he could still walk around the stadium. I was there during the Cubs/Giants playoffs. He had been chased for autographs - he said no more. I said fine - I would be honored to shake hands - he got this big grin on his face and stuck out his big paw to shake.

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