The best part of receiving birthday packages from the card community has been the originality and thought that fellow collectors have put into what they have sent. I oftentimes tell my friends that I would much rather receive a nicely written note instead of them spending their hard-earned money on me. I got a package from my little buddy, Nick, on Friday and loved what he sent along.
I had cleaned him out of Orioles stuff long ago, so Nick scrambled to find some things that he gelt would suffice as a birthday gift, but he really could have just stopped at the above Topps custom card. The card features Nick from several years ago when he met Houston Astros ace, Dallas Keuchel. Nick signed the card and personalized it to me. For someone so young, you can tell that Nick has practiced his autograph for quite a while. The card is awesome. Nick actually is a very talented ballplayer. He messages me after each game that he plays, and they always seem to be wins. I hope to hear his name called in a couple years during the MLB Amateur Draft. I'll already have a pretty sweet auto!
Nick sent along some prospect cards that he had been holding onto recently. This Patrick Leonard from 2013 Bowman Platinum is a really nice card. It's not numbered, but the jumbo relic and auto are still nice.
Bowman Inception is probably one of the most appealing to the eye of any product you will see. I watched my buddy Robert bust several cases of this at the National, and the cards just looked amazing. I was really happy that Nick sent this along, this card looks great.
Not a prospect or an auto, this Masterpieces Randy Johnson relic is still a nice card. Masterpieces was always a great offering from the last days of Upper Deck. This is one of those products that I wish Panini or Topps would buy the rights of (can they do that?) and re-release into the market.
Finally, here is a really good prospect auto from 2016 Chrome. I'm not a Red Sox fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I recognize that Owens is a pretty good prospect. I know a lot of Red Sox fans who would want this, but since it was a gift from Nick, I won't let this leave my collection. I will likely redeem it soon.
I met Nick through Instagram maybe two years ago and completed a couple trades with him. We talked off and on after our initial dealings, but really hit it off earlier this year. We pretty much talk every day. He has to be one of the funniest people I have ever met; not for sheer comedy alone, but the fact that when Nick has something on his mind, he is not afraid to speak it. Usually, that elicits some pretty candid responses from others in our Skype calls. Nick cracks me up. He is also amazing with my son, Chris. Nick is always reaching out to Chris and chatting with him. I think it is good for Chris. Maybe one day, he will work on giving more than one-word responses.
Thank you so much for the birthday package, Nick! I really appreciate it!
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