Kyrie Irving National Treasures Sneaker Swatches Autograph 06/60
The Ultra rare on-card autographed game used shoe cards from 2013-14 National Treasures. The card features a patch from Kyrie’s game used shoe – something you just don’t see in cards. There are so many jersey cards out there, but very few shoe cards, and even less with on-card autographs.
Limited to just 60 cards with no parallel sets to dilute the limitation, this is a very rare card.
Kobe Bryant 2003-04 UD Glass Auto Focus (SP)
BGS 9.5 GEM MINT
Autograph Graded 8
This was a tough card to pull out of a gorgeous looking set. Kobe was one of the few short-printed players in the set. Each card is made of thick plastic with an autograph that you can uniquely see from both sides. The card is perfectly centered, and preserved. We had it RAW card reviewed by Beckett Grading Services and it received a 9.5. The autograph received an 8 since it is a little light like many of them.
This ultra rare insert from 2012-13 Flawless is a GEM. It features a bold blue on-card signature from Grant Hill and a stunning patch from his Clippers Jersey. The insert is numbered to 25 and has one of the most impressive patches we’ve seen on any of his cards in this set.
2012-13 Panini Flawless Basketball Box Make up (1 pack per box, 10 cards per pack)
Packs have retailed between $1,250 and $3,000 since release.
The release of this new premium set has set into motion some of the craziest secondary-market sales the sports card industry has seen in many years. It reminds us of Upper Deck’s Exquisite Collection. A truly flawless looking product with incredible patches and on-card autographs. It is certainly one of the most scrutinized products in hobby history.
No card in the set will is numbered higher than 25. Flawless Basketball was released in October of 2012 and promptly sold out to hobbyists worldwide. The packs came in individual briefcases as if you were transporting money for a secret deal. Well as it turns out, these cards are fetching serious money – in some cases more than can fit in the briefcases the cards once came in.
Each pack came with:
GRANT HILL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Grant Hill was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the third pick in the NBA draft after graduating from Duke in 1994. In his first season, he averaged 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.77 steals per game, and became the first Pistons rookie since Isiah Thomas in 1981–82 to score 1000 points.
He shared the NBA Rookie of the Year Award honors with Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks, becoming the first Piston since Dave Bing in 1966–67 to win the award. In his second season (1995–96), he once again led the All-Star fan balloting, this time edging Michael Jordan (Jordan’s first All-Star game after returning since retiring in 1993).
During the 1995–96 season, Hill showcased his all-round abilities by leading the NBA in triple-doubles (10). He also won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta as a member of the U.S. men’s basketball team, where he had the team’s fifth highest scoring average (9.7) and led the team in steals (18). In 1996–97 season, Hill averaged 21.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He became the first player since Larry Bird in 1989–90 to average 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in a season, an accomplishment that has not been duplicated since.
On June 1, 2013, Hill announced his retirement from professional basketball after 19 seasons in the NBA. He later joined NBA TV as an analyst.
