Kerry's Cardboard:2003 Fleer Ultra Platinum Medallion /100

We go from one former NY Giants QB yesterday, to another former one today in the newest Kerry's Cardboard addition.

I have Kerry Collins as a saved search on eBay so I can keep track of cool cards and watch them when I see them. I don't always have the funding to grab them, but when I do, I try to add the toughest ones first.

Today's card is a Platinum Medallion. There were no odds on these back in 2003 Fleer Ultra, but they are numbered to 100 so they are not easy to find. Just like any of the Ultra Platinum Medallions throughout the years.

The front of the card has a silver/platinum tint to it.

 

The back is numbered to 100 and has the words Platinum Medallion. Wouldn't it be nice if some of today's products listed what they actually are? Especially Mosiac. Some of those parallels are really hard to tell.

This is so far the only Platinum Medallion I own of Kerry. I will need to chase the others down at some point.

In comments today, let me know your best Platinum Medallion you own!

Eli's Cardboard:2017 Panini XR Orange /75

Without having my Eli Manning collection on TCDB or on a spreadsheet, it has grown to the point that I have no clue what I have or don't have unless I physically look through two binders and a box. 800 plus cards is hard to remember.

So, when I go to add more, I try to chase numbered cards as those are the easiest to remember that I have or don't have.

In a recent shopping on Burbank Sportcards, that was my approach.

That's where I found today's card. An "eBay" 1/1 with this being the first orange parallel card out of the 75 made from Panini XR 2017.

 

Back of the card is the same.

I have many others coming up from this mail day as well.

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Show Me The Way: 1998 UD Choice Prime Choice Reserve /100

Welcome back for a new Show Me The Way.

Today, I am showing you my latest numbered Way I landed in a mail day from Burbank Sportcards Beckett Marketplace.

I don't know if you are a 90's player collector or not, but I am finding it tougher and tougher to land some of the parallels and inserts for my player collections as prices have been driven up.

So, today's card, I felt $8 was a little steep for, but with only 100 out there and only 2 I have ever seen listed, it was better to snatch it up before it becomes a missing piece.

I couldn't find the odds-on landing one of these 1998 UD Choice Prime Choice Reserve parallels, so I assume they were randomly inserted.

The card features a shiny overlay with the words Prime Choice Reserve and the number 100 written.

Back of the card has the numbering. This one is 80/100.

This was one of two new pickups from Burbank. I have more on the way soon as well.

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Last Minute Grab

I am so far behind on making this post, I grabbed this lot back on my birthday ten minutes after getting an eBay gift card as my gift.

Normally, I don't like to spend those that fast. I like to drag it out a little bit.

But, when I went to searches for my daily check in and my Eli Manning one popped up with a cheap lot ending, I took a chance and was shocked to had won it as cheap as I did.

For $10.75, I landed a 6 card Eli Manning lot that included,

 

A rookie year, 2004 Fleer Platinum Youth Movement

2005 Zentih Spellbound /100 (I really want the other two letters now)

2005 Playoff Honors Accolades /699

2008 Elite Elite Stars /800

2006 Prestige Xtra Points /100

And then the card that really had me at hello,

2004 Playoff Honors Rookie Quad relic (rookie relic) /250

Back of card.

I don't know about you, but this was a steal. Try looking these up individually and see for yourself.

I will need to update my Eli Manning card numbers soon.

Thoughts on my steal of a mail day and if you have had any recently in comments below!

Rodney's Cardboard:2021 Illusions Trophy Collection Rainbow Thus Far

I thought I would recap my chase so far for the 2021 Illusions Trophy Collection Rodney Hampton chase.

And yes, Rodney's Cardboard has returned to this blog. It feels right here and not anywhere else.

Here are the cards in this chase so far,

Here are the /25, /10, /5 and the 1/1.

Once again, I am only missing the /35 which is on eBay but overpriced at $70. However, it would finish up this rainbow. But, still, overpriced and has been for months. The seller has never once put the price down.

Thoughts on this chase and if you would buy the /35 just to finish up the rainbow if you were in my shoes?