Showing posts with label 1999 Finest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1999 Finest. Show all posts

Monday, May 1, 2017

Jim Thome card #199 1999 Topps Finest #268

  • This shall forever remain in its protective coating.  One bad experience has killed my curiosity for life.
  • Bio on the back:  "Thome calls himself a very simple, very average guy."  Probably one of the big reasons that I collect him.  Nothing flashy, just a steady career with 600+ home runs as part of a few very potent hitting teams.
  • Checked out prices on COMC, relatively cheap for the base version of this card, ranging anywhere from 55 cents to $1.50.  Refractor, well the only copy of this refractor will set you back almost $6.
  • Looking forward to spring cleaning on COMC, hoping to add some good cards to my Thome and Sakic collections on the cheap.
- Robert

Friday, February 24, 2017

Jim Thome card #174 1999 Topps Finest #4

  • Don't think in this case that Jim got all of the ball.  He's looking straight ahead instead of up.  Maybe a liner to center for a single?
  • Bio on the back:  First at-bat off the disabled list after missing six weeks with a broken hand, Jim hit a homer.  
  • Jim's '99 Finest card is listed in Beckett for a buck, the entire 300 card set is pretty reasonable at $60.  This would be one of those sets that you'd be better off buying complete rather than trying to find singles on the cheap...
- Robert