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02-25-2009, 04:41 PM
By Brandon Caballero
2/24/2009 8:49:29 AM
Anthony Petrello, a 22-year-old college student from the Cleveland area, recently pulled the card of a lifetime out of a pricey pack of Razor Oval Office trading cards. Here’s his story …
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I am an average collector. When I do buy products, it’s usually more high-end boxes just for the thrill of pulling "The Hit.” Before today, my best pull was a Marshawn Lynch rookie card from UD Premier. I am a huge Cleveland sports fan and know this is the Cavaliers’ year. I purchased Razor Oval Office after reading and studying about the product. I became somewhat obsessed with forums, who was pulling what, and how I could go about owning a box. After I had seen others busting on YouTube, and cards starting to show up on eBay, I located three possible contenders for who would get my business.
As I clicked submit on PayPal to Bigt’s Sportscards, all I was thinking was Abe and George. In fact, I had been thinking about that card since the first time I looked at the checklist and tried to imagine my reactions as I were to open the box and see it, where I would disperse the money... School? A new car? After I had realized how much I spent, I began calling texting and sending IMs to people asking if they wanted in on my box for a percentage of the profits. (That’s me already assuming this box was making money.) Thursday finally came ... I had yet to tell my parents or girlfriend of how dumb I truly was.
After it had arrived, I rushed home and ran downstairs broke out the camera and prepared myself. Before I opened the box I knew the only dual Lincoln card is blue, with George Washington. So I opened the box, heart pounding, not even knowing what I would pull. For all I knew I could get a George Bush. I took the velour bag off the card and what did I see but an upside down Abe Lincoln picture. But wait, this card is BLUE. I KNOW WHO IS ON THE OTHER SIDE, GEORGE WASHINGTON! I freaked! I finished the video ran upstairs explained to my parents what the hell just happened and called anyone I could.
A few of my friends advised me to call Beckett. I called Dave at Beckett Select Auctions, and I agreed to start it at $10K with no reserve. I knew having Beckett’s name on the auction would do much better than me doing it myself, and I wouldn’t have to mess with all the offers & stuff. Now I am here waiting for the outcome of what this card is truly worth.
If I could do this all over again, I may have said to myself “What are you doing?” and completely forgot about the idea. But for some reason I had this desire to bust this. On Wednesday, as I waited for the box I thought about if I should even open it and maybe I should just resell it on eBay and take the small loss. I believe in karma and I believe everything happens for a reason. This was meant to be, and it’s weird to say I am holding not only one of the rarest cards ever but some American history. Two of our greatest presidents signed documents and I own them... weird. A weird side note, this box was busted on Abe's Birthday! And now as it turns out, the auction begins on Washington’s birthday! Karma?
The auction ends 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 1. Click here to see the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&adtype=3&item=300295132722
Click here for the YouTube vid: http://beta.beckett.com/group/476738/?tab=tabArticles&p=554487&utm_source=022509hobbyemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Top%20Story#ViewArticle
2/24/2009 8:49:29 AM
Anthony Petrello, a 22-year-old college student from the Cleveland area, recently pulled the card of a lifetime out of a pricey pack of Razor Oval Office trading cards. Here’s his story …
http://beta.beckett.com/imageserver/imageserver.aspx?u=45f0fa42-1ccf-4356-a599-e4d2c648a94b&f=Picture-144.jpg
I am an average collector. When I do buy products, it’s usually more high-end boxes just for the thrill of pulling "The Hit.” Before today, my best pull was a Marshawn Lynch rookie card from UD Premier. I am a huge Cleveland sports fan and know this is the Cavaliers’ year. I purchased Razor Oval Office after reading and studying about the product. I became somewhat obsessed with forums, who was pulling what, and how I could go about owning a box. After I had seen others busting on YouTube, and cards starting to show up on eBay, I located three possible contenders for who would get my business.
As I clicked submit on PayPal to Bigt’s Sportscards, all I was thinking was Abe and George. In fact, I had been thinking about that card since the first time I looked at the checklist and tried to imagine my reactions as I were to open the box and see it, where I would disperse the money... School? A new car? After I had realized how much I spent, I began calling texting and sending IMs to people asking if they wanted in on my box for a percentage of the profits. (That’s me already assuming this box was making money.) Thursday finally came ... I had yet to tell my parents or girlfriend of how dumb I truly was.
After it had arrived, I rushed home and ran downstairs broke out the camera and prepared myself. Before I opened the box I knew the only dual Lincoln card is blue, with George Washington. So I opened the box, heart pounding, not even knowing what I would pull. For all I knew I could get a George Bush. I took the velour bag off the card and what did I see but an upside down Abe Lincoln picture. But wait, this card is BLUE. I KNOW WHO IS ON THE OTHER SIDE, GEORGE WASHINGTON! I freaked! I finished the video ran upstairs explained to my parents what the hell just happened and called anyone I could.
A few of my friends advised me to call Beckett. I called Dave at Beckett Select Auctions, and I agreed to start it at $10K with no reserve. I knew having Beckett’s name on the auction would do much better than me doing it myself, and I wouldn’t have to mess with all the offers & stuff. Now I am here waiting for the outcome of what this card is truly worth.
If I could do this all over again, I may have said to myself “What are you doing?” and completely forgot about the idea. But for some reason I had this desire to bust this. On Wednesday, as I waited for the box I thought about if I should even open it and maybe I should just resell it on eBay and take the small loss. I believe in karma and I believe everything happens for a reason. This was meant to be, and it’s weird to say I am holding not only one of the rarest cards ever but some American history. Two of our greatest presidents signed documents and I own them... weird. A weird side note, this box was busted on Abe's Birthday! And now as it turns out, the auction begins on Washington’s birthday! Karma?
The auction ends 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 1. Click here to see the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&adtype=3&item=300295132722
Click here for the YouTube vid: http://beta.beckett.com/group/476738/?tab=tabArticles&p=554487&utm_source=022509hobbyemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Top%20Story#ViewArticle