Exquisite discussion thread

[2010GBPackers]

Originally Posted by oshmeehan

I'll bite, since I probably should have posted this when I got it almost 2 years ago. Write up/story about this card from my IG (ersancollector) as well



2005/06 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rainbow RC #'D 1/1

Today comes a post that I wasn't sure was ever going to happen. Actually owning this card had eluded me for nearly 18 years. Short story time....

This card was pulled back in the Summer of 2006, shortly after Exquisite had released. It just so happened that the card was pulled by a customer at the local cardshop I had been frequenting for over a decade, @pricescollectibles. The owner of Price's, knowing that I collected Ersan, e-mailed me letting me know a customer pulled the card and had it listed on eBay. Unfortunately for me, shortly after it got listed the listing was pulled and the card was purchased by exquisite613, @jtnbafan. Back in the old eBay days you were able to directly message users, so I of course asked if I could purchase the card for more than Jim paid for it. Graciously he declined but let me know that if he ever decided to sell it then he would let me know.

Young me clung onto this hope for a few years, but slowly realized as each year passed, that I probably wouldn't be seeing this card again anytime soon. As the years went by, I continued collecting Ersan as hard as ever. Fast forward to a few years ago and news came out that exquisite613 began selling off his extensive Exquisite collection. This gave me and other fellow player collectors new hope that someday they may be able to acquire some of the cards that were in this collection for 15 years.

I would gradually see cards that I knew were in exquisite613's collection come up for sale and/or be posted on Instagram, however the Ersan still hadn't popped up again.

Fast forward to about a month and a half ago and I see on the PSA registry that the Ersan was just graded. A couple weeks later it shows up for auction on @goldinco along with some other 1/1's from the set. After a long 3 weeks waiting for the auction to end, I was able to secure the card for a lot more than I had thought, hoped, or wished for, but finally it is home!

Now that's a long time coming!! Wow, what a relief to finally secure it, I'm sure. $3k, though. Wheww! Congrats!

[patchgenie]

Originally Posted by 2010GBPackers

Now that's a long time coming!! Wow, what a relief to finally secure it, I'm sure. $3k, though. Wheww! Congrats!

must be living in bizarro world

[Archangel1775]

Originally Posted by oshmeehan

I'll bite, since I probably should have posted this when I got it almost 2 years ago. Write up/story about this card from my IG (ersancollector) as well



2005/06 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rainbow RC #'D 1/1

Congrats! You're a true fan! I recall selling you an Ersan /5 Auto or Mem. No idea what year and might have been Flawless but I recall that you really wanted it. I was just perusing my collection and found a box of base Exquisites that brought me to this thread.

[oshmeehan]

Originally Posted by patchgenie

must be living in bizarro world

As I mentioned, definitely more than I thought it should/would go for as well, but justifiable in my world as the only cards I purchase are of Ersan and ever since his career ended it has been like a couple cards a year that I don't already have that I purchase. :-)

[oshmeehan]

Originally Posted by Archangel1775

Congrats! You're a true fan! I recall selling you an Ersan /5 Auto or Mem. No idea what year and might have been Flawless but I recall that you really wanted it. I was just perusing my collection and found a box of base Exquisites that brought me to this thread.

Yep! Looks like it was from Flawless! Have a couple PM's it looks like still and I think it was a card you picked from a group break at the time?

[nbahobbyaddict]

Originally Posted by oshmeehan

I'll bite, since I probably should have posted this when I got it almost 2 years ago. Write up/story about this card from my IG (ersancollector) as well



2005/06 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rainbow RC #'D 1/1

This is incredible. next to 2003, I would say 2005 had the prettiest designs for the 1/1 rookie rainbows. gorgeous card.