tonsofcommons
Active member
I want to preface this post by saying that no one did anything wrong, there are no issues, and I am NOT complaining about anyone or any cards. But this card is a perfect example of something that annoys me.
I love the 90 with a passion. Everything about the hobby for me personally stems from collecting early in my life, and even though I was collecting in the 80's, it really was the 90's that is the root of the passion as a player collector!!. For me the 80's and 90's rare cards always relates to being a player collector, so when I see a player collector with a great card, I get all warm and fuzzy inside. THe cards have a special glow, an aura. Angels sing and dance above said card. But when I see a rare card being shown off of guy that no one cares about, I am annoyed. Why would anyone show off a card of a nobody? If there is no connection to the player (even a set collector I can live with) it's just a common. A set filler. I know we need commons to make our players harder to get. They have their place, but not to be shown off!?! A 1997 Mirror Gold of a nobody in not interesting to me at all. They are actually dull, and dingy. An instant winner of Vinny Castilla is just nonsensical. IT's a common. No better than a blank filler card. But when it is attached to a collector, then I just have a totally different feeling about it.
That's what I feel when Gwynn cards pop up!
You never know who people collect. If you would have told me 2 years ago that there was someone that collected Rusty Greer & Richard Hidalgo, I would have fell over laughing.
These are still amazing cards, regardless of the player.