The Beatles were wrong... money CAN buy me LOVE.

[sanjosefuji]

A few years ago, I stopped buying cards in hopes of turning a profit. The fact is... I'll never recover half of the money I've spent on cardboard since I was a kid. Which is why I try my best not to think about "making money" when I buy cards.


But... that doesn't mean I don't get excited about a bargain every now and then.


Here's a 2008-09 Topps T51 Murad printing plate I picked up off of eBay two summers ago for $12.50 (+ $2.75 shipping):

They say sometimes an image can jog your memory... which is exactly what happened when I saw this highlight from last night's Clippers-Timberwolves game:




I totally forgot that I purchased that card, after watching that highlight, I started to wonder if I owned any nice cards of Kevin Love. Then I remembered I purchased this graded printing plate.


Later, I looked up his stats and was shocked to see the year he's put together so far:

Points Per Game: 24.7 (5th in NBA)
Rebounds Per Game: 14.5 (2nd in NBA)
Minutes Per Game: 39.6 (1st in NBA)
Double-Doubles: 15 (1st in NBA)
Total Efficiency Points: 416 (3rd in NBA)
Efficiency Ranking: 27.73 (2nd in NBA)

Hopefully, he'll continue to produce and have a solid career. Then I'll be able to turnaround, sell this card, and possibly retire a few years earlier. Just kidding!


Now it's time for your feedback. Obviously, I haven't been keeping up with the NBA this season, so I'm interested in hearing your take on Mr. Love.

As a player, is he a minor star, semi star, star, or super star?

Legit or one year wonder?

Overrated or underrated?

Okay... I'm starving. Time to grab some dinner. Happy Saturday everyone. Sayonara!



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[key2win]

Wow that was a steal for a Rookie Printing Plate and graded!

[azdbacks1998]

yep, love is having a great year! Nice pick up on the 1 of 1...and graded so high!! I dont think its anything to quit your day job for , but im sure you could get a nice return on that!

Nice work!

[sanjosefuji]

Yeah... the grading alone counts for half of the price. Although had I been the guy who pulled this plate, I never would have spent the money to have it graded.

Wow that was a steal for a Rookie Printing Plate and graded!

Lol... yeah, I'm not quite ready to retire from teaching. And even if one day, I do flip it for a small profit, it'll never make a dent into my "losses"

yep, love is having a great year! Nice pick up on the 1 of 1...and graded so high!! I dont think its anything to quit your day job for , but im sure you could get a nice return on that!

Nice work!