I cannot believe this only happened a couple months ago, but here goes ... I'll *TRY* to make this short & sweet
Years ago, a friend showed me this card:
This is a 1998 Pinnacle Certified Red prototype. He recently told me that he believed this to be a one of a kind, and I believed him, because I've NEVER seen another.
Then this popped up on ebay:
A MIRROR RED version!!!!
No matter what it was going to take, I was going to make it mine. Then I saw this ...
I researched the seller and found out he was in Dallas. I had a very hard time getting a hold of him, and then I remembered I knew a dealer guy in Dallas. On a whim ... after about 2 years or so not talking to him, I texted him. He knew the seller! He got me in touch with him, but nothing panned out
The very next day, I received a message from the guy I knew. "Tanner, why didn't you say you were looking for that card? I think I have it!"
Uhmmm ... yeah right. A unicorn that didn't exist for 20 years until last week? No way, but thanks.
After a few days, we spoke on the phone and he said he would get me a pic.
HE HAD IT!!!!!!
AND MORRRRRRE!!!!!!!!!!
These cards have never been seen before ... nor did anyone know they existed, so I was able to add the entire run to my collection.
It was the most bizarre deal ever with plenty of twists and turns, for a complete rainbow of the most beautiful of rainbows. Definitely a holy grail find for me!
Happy does not even begin to describe what I felt/feel
I ended up writing a story on it here:
http://tanmanbaseballfan.com/2017/10...en-before.html as well as for Sports Collectors Daily. Shortly thereafter, Ryan Cracknell of Beckett Magazine wrote an article for Beckett on them as well.