whats the longest youve waiteed for a card to surface???

[rum151man]

just curious whats the longest anyone has waited for a certain card to surface and what card was?

 

[MansGame]

Cool idea for a thread... I've never seen an Albert Belle red crusade for sale or trade

 

[95vr4]

Still waiting for these to surface although I didn't get to collect Jackie Robinson that early.

2000 Upper Deck Brooklyn Dodgers Master Collection Mystery Pack Inserts #JRDS Jackie Robinson Bat/Duke Snider Bat/35

2000 Upper Deck Brooklyn Dodgers Master Collection Mystery Pack Inserts #JRBC15 J.Robinson Bat-Cut AU/5

2001 SP Legendary Cuts Game Bat Combo #JRRC Jackie Robinson/Roy Campanella

 

[TNP777]

15 years and counting

 

[TBTwinsFan]

2001 Mankato Mashers Curtis Granderson - I will never find that card
2010 Willmar Stingers Jordan Smith - I won't ever see a copy of this either.


Those are pretty much the only two.

 

[Superfractor]

It's only natural that some of those supers I will never see; but the most recent was the Wheeler superfractor - since '09 - which is on the way.

Here are the ones I've never seen; that I would love to add:

1. Postle. Auto. Super '05
2. Alan Johnson Auto. Super '08
3. Tulo Red-Ref. Base 1/1 '05.

 

[1st4040]

still waiting... the card isn't numbered and is an oversized boxtopper

1997 Upper Deck power package jumbo Jose Canseco

 

[PadresFan86]

10 months

http://www.ebay.com/itm/130727407895?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

[jumbojohnny]

Five years and counting.

 

[Sean_C]

I'm sure the two Ryan Sweeney collectors can cross one card off of their "longest you've waited" lists.

 

[Tom Oates]

12 years and counting! It's shown up but it's always out of my price range...

 

[BunchOBull]

My largest success story took nearly 20 years to fulfill. As a kid, the 1992 Donruss Elite set featuring Frank Thomas was my "dream" card; way out of my league. Anyway, when I finally got my first copy in the early 2000s, I was stoked, but always held out hope that his jersey serial number would surface (card number 00035/10000). Being his first serial numbered card in a mainstream release, and being such a needle in a haystack with their being 10,000 copies, well, I never thought it could happen.

Then, last December for $40 BIN, this was listed. Talk about quick clicking.

 

[DBacks08]

I have the complete rainbow of 2011 Gypsy Queen Mark Reynolds cards... all the mini variations, the Topps Vault blank back 1/1, and three of the four printing plates. I have a feeling I'm going to be waiting for a while for the Cyan Press Plate....

Also waiting on the Canary 1/1 for my 2011 Topps Chrome Rainbow:

I imagine it'll be years before they surface AND I'm able to afford to buy them.

 

[thefatguy]

6 years now for a 1/1

 

[Junior Griffey]

I've never seen the Jonathan Sanchez superfractor from 05 Bowman Chrome, the Pedro Beato superfractor auto from 06 BDP or the Beato 06 Sterling red refractor auto. I prospected both of these guys pretty heavily, but never saw any of these.

 

[RogerMarisCollector61]

Cool thread. I'm still waiting for a 2009 updates & highlights Pedro Martinez printing plate