Sunday 12 September 2010

1996 Pinnacle Series 2- hobby

This is a moment of caveat emptor- "Let the buyer Beware". An e-bay lesson harshly learnt. Packs being a rare commodity in the UK, any packs of baseball cards and I will throw in a bid. Seeing the listing for two 1996 Pinnacle packs my brain inserted the words unopened and so a bid followed. I didn't check the description or the postage. No other bids and I became suspicious, they were in fact opened packs, the seller kindly listed all the cards and the postage was £3.00. They could take a holiday in the Maldives and return tanned and relaxed for that price. Lesson learnt.
All was not lost, I still need a few Red Sox from this set:
#28 Mike Greenwall
#78 Mo Vaughn
#141 Mo Vaughn
#247 Roger Clemens
#290 Dwayne Hosey
#303 Mike Greenwell
#330 Tom Gordon
#366 Mike Stanley
Pack 1:
#211 Craig Biggio Astros
#244 Derek Bell Astros
#262 Albert Belle Indians
#228 Jim Abbott Angels
#275 Alex Rodriguez Mariners
#296 Ismael Valdes Dodgers
#311 Erik Hanson Blue Jays
#315 John Smoltz Braves
#344 Andy Benes Cardinals
#383 Wilton Guerrero Dodgers
Pack2:
#201 Frank Thomas White Sox
#211 Craig Biggio Astros (what are the chances?)
#244 Derek Bell Astros (mental note -read descriptions)
#262 Albert Belle Indians (carefully!)
#308 Hal Morris Reds
#335 Paul Molitor Twins
#347 Julio Franco Indians
#378 Jason Kendall Pirates
#382 Osvaldo Fernandez Giants
#399 Chase checklist

So no Red Sox and three doubles in two packs. A quick check could have saved me the embarrasment.

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