✹The PERENNIAL Shohei Ohtani Thread✹ - Page 1216

Chris P · 08-14-2025, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sandyfrank

Fantastic card, congrats man

Thank you!

hermanotarjeta · 08-15-2025, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris P

Been wanting one of these for the longest time and finally picked one up!

This card has a special place for anyone who has been in the hobby for over thirty years - congrats for landing that beauty!

Chris P · 08-15-2025, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

This card has a special place for anyone who has been in the hobby for over thirty years - congrats for landing that beauty!

Thanks Hermano!

NYRE2PECT · 08-15-2025, 10:35 AM

Happy Shohei Ohtani day!

It’s my annual day of remembrance for making a really good decision four years ago.

No ragrets (except for the fact that I had to turn in my big baller card)!

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Trueblue · 08-15-2025, 10:37 AM

Icons 10!!

Good on you for staying with the adult men Shohei fan club

NYRE2PECT · 08-15-2025, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

Icons 10!!

Good on you for staying with the adult men Shohei fan club

I have lived vicariously through you the last four years...I love Sho, but it's best for me to stay in the shallow end with my floaties on, nice and tight.

Trueblue · 08-15-2025, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

I have lived vicariously through you the last four years...I love Sho, but it's best for me to stay in the shallow end with my floaties on, nice and tight.

Oh the high-end market is so much worse than you remember four years ago. So many flippers/liars and people trying to make a quick buck. You don't need that.

hermanotarjeta · 08-15-2025, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

Happy Shohei Ohtani day!

It’s my annual day of remembrance for making a really good decision four years ago.

No ragrets (except for the fact that I had to turn in my big baller card)!

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

BOOM!

Dynasties are impressive.

ThoseBackPages · 08-15-2025, 10:58 AM

RIP to that fantastic collection!

NYRE2PECT · 08-15-2025, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

Oh the high-end market is so much worse than you remember four years ago. So many flippers/liars and people trying to make a quick buck. You don't need that.

Certainly don’t need that and I truly enjoy my simple collection.

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boxbuster7 · 08-15-2025, 11:11 AM

nice collection!

can I have a few?

Qubits · 08-15-2025, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

I have lived vicariously through you the last four years...I love Sho, but it's best for me to stay in the shallow end with my floaties on, nice and tight.

I had to come to a similar realization earlier this year. I still love Shohei but I'm exclusively buying low-end "raw" singles these days.

I did allow myself to keep two slabs each worth <$1k each at the time:

I still enjoy looking through my Ohtani binder (which is nearly full with a second one on deck to add more) and going to local shows to scour the value boxes for cards to add to it.

Mister2Bits · 08-15-2025, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

This card has a special place for anyone who has been in the hobby for over thirty years - congrats for landing that beauty!

I've been on the lookout for a base refractor but I believe they have the same print run as the Golds and are super tough!

hermanotarjeta · 08-15-2025, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister2Bits

I've been on the lookout for a base refractor but I believe they have the same print run as the Golds and are super tough!

Yes, the base refractor is truer to the original and is just as difficult to hunt down.

NYRE2PECT · 08-15-2025, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Qubits

I had to come to a similar realization earlier this year. I still love Shohei but I'm exclusively buying low-end "raw" singles these days.

I did allow myself to keep two slabs each worth <$1k each at the time:

I still enjoy looking through my Ohtani binder (which is nearly full with a second one on deck to add more) and going to local shows to scour the value boxes for cards to add to it.

I <3 my binder, too, and those are sweet keepers!

Let’s go Sho!

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Mister2Bits · 08-15-2025, 05:50 PM

PSA day today. Grades just popped. Little underwhelming but you win some and lose some...

FatboyWu · 08-15-2025, 07:23 PM

[QUOTE=NYRE2PECT;19992583]Happy Shohei Ohtani day!

It’s my annual day of remembrance for making a really good decision four years ago.

No ragrets (except for the fact that I had to turn in my big baller card)!

Damn.

hermanotarjeta · 08-15-2025, 08:14 PM

[QUOTE=FatboyWu;19993093]

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Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

Happy Shohei Ohtani day!

It’s my annual day of remembrance for making a really good decision four years ago.

No ragrets (except for the fact that I had to turn in my big baller card)!

Damn.

There’s got to be a tiny bit of ragret…..

FatboyWu · 08-15-2025, 08:30 PM

[QUOTE=hermanotarjeta;19993159]

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Originally Posted by FatboyWu

There’s got to be a tiny bit of ragret…..

I'm not seeing it.

NYRE2PECT · 08-15-2025, 08:49 PM

[QUOTE=hermanotarjeta;19993159]

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Originally Posted by FatboyWu

There’s got to be a tiny bit of ragret…..

No sir.

I am incredibly wealthy (blessed) in the global economy.

I am a poor in the collectors economy.

Life-changing money, no. Too good to pass up when you come from where I come from, yes.

NYRE2PECT · 08-15-2025, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister2Bits

PSA day today. Grades just popped. Little underwhelming but you win some and lose some...

Love those 83's M2B

!

Jwax13 · 08-16-2025, 08:36 AM

Received the Clearly back as a replacement from Topps.

I’ve since upgraded.

Rage · 08-16-2025, 11:43 AM

That's a very nice upgrade!

GabrielCards · 08-16-2025, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jwax13

Received the Clearly back as a replacement from Topps.

I’ve since upgraded.

Awesome RC Auto!

Chris P · 08-16-2025, 12:51 PM

Now that I got my Finest Flashback Gold in, here's an updated pic of my Ohtani collection

08-15-2025, 10:35 AM	#30379
NYRE2PECT Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: San Antonio Posts: 8,149	Happy Shohei Ohtani day! It’s my annual day of remembrance for making a really good decision four years ago. No ragrets (except for the fact that I had to turn in my big baller card)! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Primarily retired from collecting, but doing a Greatest Sho-man binder thing. I do love California Angels baseball.

08-15-2025, 10:58 AM	#30384
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 90,384 ThoseBackPages	RIP to that fantastic collection! __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

08-15-2025, 11:11 AM	#30386
boxbuster7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 12,841 boxbuster777	nice collection! can I have a few? __________________ Psa 9 > psa 10

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Mister2Bits Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Florida Man Posts: 5,324 mistertwobits mistertwobits	PSA day today. Grades just popped. Little underwhelming but you win some and lose some... __________________ Collecting: Ohtani, Judge \| Skateboarding Cards, Autographs & Decks

08-16-2025, 11:43 AM	#30398
Rage Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: CA Posts: 3,471 santacruzbaseballcards1	That's a very nice upgrade! __________________ Check out my eBay store

08-15-2025, 10:37 AM	#30380
Trueblue Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: socal Posts: 6,775	Icons 10!! Good on you for staying with the adult men Shohei fan club

08-15-2025, 07:23 PM	#30392
FatboyWu Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Baltimore Posts: 741	[QUOTE=NYRE2PECT;19992583]Happy Shohei Ohtani day! It’s my annual day of remembrance for making a really good decision four years ago. No ragrets (except for the fact that I had to turn in my big baller card)! Damn.

08-16-2025, 08:36 AM	#30397
Jwax13 Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Posts: 303	Received the Clearly back as a replacement from Topps. I’ve since upgraded.

08-16-2025, 12:51 PM	#30400
Chris P Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,952	Now that I got my Finest Flashback Gold in, here's an updated pic of my Ohtani collection