Against the Grain Purchases

I don't go outside my collecting comfort zone much these days.  My personal wild west era of collecting (mid 2000's) was fun, but lacked focus.  At that time I was single and had my first "real job" so I purchased everything I liked.  That mental alarm I have now that stops me from making expensive/stupid purchases didn't exist.  Marriage, kid and mortgage have a way of changing how you do things.

Fast forward to today and my non Pirates/WVU purchases are mainly locating cards for my blogging pals, and box breaks with Brian (HSCA) and Kevin (Card Papoy).  My current reorganization has only reinforced my decision to consolidate.

Of course this all leads to showing off a recent purchase.......one that has nothing to do with my core sporting interests.

2014 Allen & Ginter Anthony Bourdain Auto

I've wanted this card for a long time.  It has been saved in my eBay searches for several years. While plenty have shown up via best offer, auctions have few and far between.  Patience pays off.

I believe this is only the second time I've purchased one of these Ginter non athlete autos.

For some reason I really wanted this Dr. James Andrews card.  Maybe I'll just start Tweeting it to my friends when a pitcher on their favorite teams needs Tommy John surgery .

 I pulled this one out of a retail box....

I wouldn't have purchased this card myself, but it was definitely a unique pull.

I'm not sure where I was getting at with this post other than the fact I'm pumped to have the Bourdain auto.  Sometimes it is fun to change it up some.

Thanks for reading.