1996/97 Skybox Autographics Set Progress - Page 3

Italy61587 · 06-20-2020, 02:44 PM

Kittles off the list. Slowly but surely marking them off

volblorx8634 · 06-21-2020, 10:05 AM

Man, good luck with this, itll be a sight to behold when it's done. Is your issue finding the ones you're missing or simply finding ones that aren't astronomically priced?

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Italy61587 · 06-22-2020, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by volblorx8634

Man, good luck with this, itll be a sight to behold when it's done. Is your issue finding the ones you're missing or simply finding ones that aren't astronomically priced?

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Price is mostly what's stopping me from getting them all for the most part. Cheapest one to get is sprewell right now which i keep losing my 50 cents on ebay lol.

Although it seems as the Damon Stoudamire is the one to least be available for sale

Italy61587 · 10-18-2020, 05:03 PM

Finally knocked sprewell off the list. 10 remaining.

Italy61587 · 10-26-2020, 08:20 PM

A pic of the latest. Still chipping away

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Italy61587 · 10-15-2023, 09:46 AM

Knocked Grant Hill off!!

Down into the single digits!

duron · 10-16-2023, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Italy61587

Knocked Grant Hill off!!

Down into the single digits!

And I don’t mean to beat my story into the ground, because I’ve mentioned it multiple times, but I thought you’d get a kick out of this if you weren’t already aware…
I wound up selling my McCloud, and just days after letting it go, guess who reached out to me looking to buy it.

His son.

Italy61587 · 10-18-2023, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by duron

And I don’t mean to beat my story into the ground, because I’ve mentioned it multiple times, but I thought you’d get a kick out of this if you weren’t already aware…
I wound up selling my McCloud, and just days after letting it go, guess who reached out to me looking to buy it.

His son.

No way!! lol

What you end up getting for it?

duron · 10-18-2023, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Italy61587

No way!! lol

What you end up getting for it?

I forget, I was more disappointed I wasn’t able to get it to him. Talk about cards “going to a good home.” I was so pissed lol, awful timing.

I should still have our dms saved, almost want to reach out and ask if he ever found another copy.

mondogenerator · 10-19-2023, 01:02 AM

the face when you have 3 of the ones on the list

in saying that, i do have 2x blacks and a blue of damon - the other black was potentially to another damon collector, but never know! shoot me a dm maybe

the pip n kg are keepers too

Italy61587 · 10-19-2023, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mondogenerator

the face when you have 3 of the ones on the list

in saying that, i do have 2x blacks and a blue of damon - the other black was potentially to another damon collector, but never know! shoot me a dm maybe

the pip n kg are keepers too

These look sick!

Italy61587 · 10-19-2023, 03:29 PM

Here’s the Hill I picked up

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carl2001 · 10-20-2023, 01:26 AM

Sweet set

bjho852 · 10-20-2023, 12:26 PM

Nice Grant Hill. Neat signature.

Bob Ross · 10-20-2023, 12:35 PM

I remember that Grant Hill card from when this set released. It was such a grail of mine at the time.

Great set my friend.

duron · 10-20-2023, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Ross

I remember that Grant Hill card from when this set released. It was such a grail of mine at the time.

Great set my friend.

Even the 97-98 Hill Autographics was on fire.

Friend pulled it and I prob tried to trade him for it 2 years straight.

Italy61587 · 10-20-2023, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by carl2001

Sweet set

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by bjho852

Nice Grant Hill. Neat signature.

His signature is almost robotic, so consistent

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Originally Posted by Bob Ross

I remember that Grant Hill card from when this set released. It was such a grail of mine at the time.

Great set my friend.

It was THE card at the time. I remember this card gracing the cover of most skybox products at the time, particularly NBA hoops which had a giant picture of this card on the box. Glad I finally got one.

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Originally Posted by duron

Even the 97-98 Hill Autographics was on fire.

Friend pulled it and I prob tried to trade him for it 2 years straight.

Sure was. Great card

csmtampa · 10-24-2023, 08:48 AM

I'll always have a soft spot for the Grant Hill

Back in 1997 I was a middle schooler and we would ride our bikes to the park. There were 2 large dumpsters and we would go in the paper one trying to find sports magazines. One day we went in there and there was a smaller box of cards. We took the box to a friends house and went in order picking which cards we wanted. Low and behold there was a Grant Hill Autographics in it! No one thought the Hill card was actually autographed and I ended up with it! I eventually traded it to the card shop.

Fast forward to my teen years and I was working part time at the LCS in my town. We had a huge area with .50 packs. I was leaving and decided to grab 2 random packs. In the basketball pack I ended up hitting a 1997-98 Autographics Grant Hill. I need to pick these 2 Grant Hills up for nostalgia purposes haha

AlwayzRight · 10-30-2023, 02:25 AM

I know someone with a CLEAN raw Nash. PM me if interested.

Beavers98 · 10-30-2023, 09:32 AM

Solid set progress. Guy I know and I bought some skybox boxes for very cheap when we were young. He pulled the G.Hill. Crazy time. Nice card.

Italy61587 · 10-31-2023, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by csmtampa

I'll always have a soft spot for the Grant Hill

Back in 1997 I was a middle schooler and we would ride our bikes to the park. There were 2 large dumpsters and we would go in the paper one trying to find sports magazines. One day we went in there and there was a smaller box of cards. We took the box to a friends house and went in order picking which cards we wanted. Low and behold there was a Grant Hill Autographics in it! No one thought the Hill card was actually autographed and I ended up with it! I eventually traded it to the card shop.

Fast forward to my teen years and I was working part time at the LCS in my town. We had a huge area with .50 packs. I was leaving and decided to grab 2 random packs. In the basketball pack I ended up hitting a 1997-98 Autographics Grant Hill. I need to pick these 2 Grant Hills up for nostalgia purposes haha

NO WAY!!! x2

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Originally Posted by AlwayzRight

I know someone with a CLEAN raw Nash. PM me if interested.

PM sent

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Originally Posted by Beavers98

Solid set progress. Guy I know and I bought some skybox boxes for very cheap when we were young. He pulled the G.Hill. Crazy time. Nice card.

Thank you. Very cool.
I remember a classmate of mine when I was in 6th grade pulled the scottie pippen. Brought it to school and we were amazed

duron · 11-01-2023, 08:01 AM

Lol, that dumpster diving story is nuts.

But it’s also depressing that the card shops always won in that era. You could pull the best card in a product and it would still end up with them in exchange for a bunch more packs, or a full box.

I guess the gambling / chase aspect of the hobby has always been prominent but in different ways.

csmtampa · 11-01-2023, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by duron

Lol, that dumpster diving story is nuts.

But it’s also depressing that the card shops always won in that era. You could pull the best card in a product and it would still end up with them in exchange for a bunch more packs, or a full box.

I guess the gambling / chase aspect of the hobby has always been prominent but in different ways.

It was the first basketball card in my collection

And it’s definitely true that shops ended up with mostly everything traded back to them pre eBay days!

If I remember correctly my first online purchase was in 1998 on Yahoo auctions…then eBay shortly after. The good old days haha

duron · 11-02-2023, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by csmtampa

It was the first basketball card in my collection

And it’s definitely true that shops ended up with mostly everything traded back to them pre eBay days!

If I remember correctly my first online purchase was in 1998 on Yahoo auctions…then eBay shortly after. The good old days haha

I had a friend that was buying stuff early on eBay, I want to say 98 or 99. Can’t remember which singles, but I def regret not doing the same. I broke a couple boxes around that time but stopped altogether soon after.

bigsmooth · 11-28-2023, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by duron

I had a friend that was buying stuff early on eBay, I want to say 98 or 99. Can’t remember which singles, but I def regret not doing the same. I broke a couple boxes around that time but stopped altogether soon after.

I started building the 90’s Autographics sets back in 2010 and thought I got in at a good time, still missing a few only because of price and not rarity. Wish I would have started sooner as well plucking them off eBay but glad I got the ones I did because apparently they have become increasingly scarce

06-20-2020, 02:44 PM	#51
Italy61587 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lombard, IL (Greater Chicago) Posts: 3,234 glaspi2	Kittles off the list. Slowly but surely marking them off __________________ Collecting Bulls Autos & Rare Patches! Also Collecting 1996-97 & 2000-01 AUTOgraphics! BULLS PC: https://glaspi2.imgur.com

06-21-2020, 10:05 AM	#52
volblorx8634 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: OC Posts: 4,114 kd35durant	Man, good luck with this, itll be a sight to behold when it's done. Is your issue finding the ones you're missing or simply finding ones that aren't astronomically priced? Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk __________________ PC: Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Indians Looking for these cards: 1. 2018-19 National Treasure Tim Duncan Game Gear /10 (non-trim) 2. 2016 Kawhi Leonard Hoops Base Parallels (and Bird's Eye View Gold /10)

10-18-2020, 05:03 PM	#54
Italy61587 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lombard, IL (Greater Chicago) Posts: 3,234 glaspi2	Finally knocked sprewell off the list. 10 remaining. __________________ Collecting Bulls Autos & Rare Patches! Also Collecting 1996-97 & 2000-01 AUTOgraphics! BULLS PC: https://glaspi2.imgur.com

10-26-2020, 08:20 PM	#55
Italy61587 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lombard, IL (Greater Chicago) Posts: 3,234 glaspi2	A pic of the latest. Still chipping away Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Collecting Bulls Autos & Rare Patches! Also Collecting 1996-97 & 2000-01 AUTOgraphics! BULLS PC: https://glaspi2.imgur.com

10-15-2023, 09:46 AM	#56
Italy61587 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lombard, IL (Greater Chicago) Posts: 3,234 glaspi2	Knocked Grant Hill off!! Down into the single digits! __________________ Collecting Bulls Autos & Rare Patches! Also Collecting 1996-97 & 2000-01 AUTOgraphics! BULLS PC: https://glaspi2.imgur.com

10-19-2023, 01:02 AM	#60
mondogenerator Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 1,361 meshuggah unida	the face when you have 3 of the ones on the list in saying that, i do have 2x blacks and a blue of damon - the other black was potentially to another damon collector, but never know! shoot me a dm maybe the pip n kg are keepers too __________________ Collecting Damon Stoudamire - IG @damonstoudamirecollector https://www.flickr.com/photos/damonite/albums trade stuff for DS here -> https://www.flickr.com/photos/damonitesecondary/albums/72157709510200157

10-19-2023, 03:29 PM	#62
Italy61587 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lombard, IL (Greater Chicago) Posts: 3,234 glaspi2	Here’s the Hill I picked up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Collecting Bulls Autos & Rare Patches! Also Collecting 1996-97 & 2000-01 AUTOgraphics! BULLS PC: https://glaspi2.imgur.com

10-20-2023, 01:26 AM	#63
carl2001 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,329 cardcollectorcarl	Sweet set __________________ I collect BASKETBALL cards and old sealed boxes.

10-20-2023, 12:26 PM	#64
bjho852 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,097	Nice Grant Hill. Neat signature. __________________ Instagram (IG): bjho852

10-20-2023, 12:35 PM	#65
Bob Ross Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 4,712	I remember that Grant Hill card from when this set released. It was such a grail of mine at the time. Great set my friend.

10-24-2023, 08:48 AM	#68
csmtampa Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4,257	I'll always have a soft spot for the Grant Hill Back in 1997 I was a middle schooler and we would ride our bikes to the park. There were 2 large dumpsters and we would go in the paper one trying to find sports magazines. One day we went in there and there was a smaller box of cards. We took the box to a friends house and went in order picking which cards we wanted. Low and behold there was a Grant Hill Autographics in it! No one thought the Hill card was actually autographed and I ended up with it! I eventually traded it to the card shop. Fast forward to my teen years and I was working part time at the LCS in my town. We had a huge area with .50 packs. I was leaving and decided to grab 2 random packs. In the basketball pack I ended up hitting a 1997-98 Autographics Grant Hill. I need to pick these 2 Grant Hills up for nostalgia purposes haha

10-30-2023, 02:25 AM	#69
AlwayzRight Member Join Date: Sep 2023 Posts: 17	I know someone with a CLEAN raw Nash. PM me if interested.

10-30-2023, 09:32 AM	#70
Beavers98 Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 10,995 beavers98	Solid set progress. Guy I know and I bought some skybox boxes for very cheap when we were young. He pulled the G.Hill. Crazy time. Nice card. Last edited by Beavers98; 10-30-2023 at 09:42 AM.

11-01-2023, 08:01 AM	#72
duron Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NYC Posts: 12,005 drewtang duron	Lol, that dumpster diving story is nuts. But it’s also depressing that the card shops always won in that era. You could pull the best card in a product and it would still end up with them in exchange for a bunch more packs, or a full box. I guess the gambling / chase aspect of the hobby has always been prominent but in different ways. __________________ IG: Darz90sCardz PC: MJ/Penny