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2006 SPx Paul Maholm Auto 1/1

I've been on a nice run of keeping my overall card spending down.  The card above is the most I've spent on a baseball card in over two months ($15).  Kind of funny its Paul Maholm.. 

Every so often I talk about having eBay tunnel vision when something pops up that I know I want to add.  This was one of those cases.  I have an odd fascination with the pitching staff from the Jason Bay era Pirates.  Guys like Maholm, Zach Duke, Ian Snell and Tom Gorzelanny are all guys that I really enjoy collecting.  I have most of the "common" cards, so my hunt usually consists of lower numbered parallels. 

When dealing with these players usually your main worry is that the shipping will probably cost more than the card itself.  With this being a 1/1 I knew I was going to spend a little more money, but you just never know how high things will get.  Thankfully $15 was a manageable amount.  In my mind I was thinking $10ish, but I wasn't going to let $5 stop from getting a nice addition.  

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More Fun Relics

As I get cards sorted, several predominant themes have begun to present themselves. First and foremost I have a shitload of cards.  I knew this already, but this project further cemented the fact that this is going to take forever.  Good thing I like to sort cards. 

Among said shitload is a bunch of relics.  While many are the nondescript plain white jersey type, I have dug up some more fun varieties.  Take these Paul Maholm Future Game relics. 

Boring traditional white jersey variety....

Darkish blue variety.....

Super fun lettering variety....

Bright orange variety.

I remember buying these from the same seller on eBay so I know these were boxed away somewhere. At least I kept them together and even threw them in the same team bag for ease of discovery.  That is probably the best way you can describe my collection.  Organized mess!

I'll probably draw the winner for my treasure contest tomorrow or Tuesday.  Join in on the fun here.

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