before there was wal-mart black or target red or toys r us purple. there was k-mart gold. back in 2008, topps included gold-ish bordered cards in packs sold exclusively at k-mart. i think the local k-mart here was still open then, but i didn't got there much. i did pick up a 2008 chin-lung hu k-mart parallel insert recently, however.
it was part of an oddball-ish lot on ebay that was tailor made for a dodger collector like me. without any big hits or big names, it sat at it's low opening price the whole time, so i got it for a song. here's a sepia parallel of jeff kent's 2006 topps triple threads card
the lot also included this black bordered 2012 topps gypsy queen jackie robinson mini
there were a couple of other cards in the lot, too. i like finding these things that, for some reason, sellers think will create a bidding war. keep 'em coming is all i can say.
You could've got that Hu card from me for free. So many people have sent me it, I figured another Dodger fan couldn't have possibly not had it.
ReplyDeleteThat Hu card was actually a KMart Exclusive insert, not a parallel card. They were Rookie Variation cards that could only be found in blasters sold at KMart. Hard to find in Chicago as there aren't as many left. Was able to get a complete set out of it.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
JayBee Anama
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I bought quite a few 2008 Topps blasters at K-Mart in search of those gold inserts.
ReplyDeleteCome to think of it, that's probably the last time I've bought cards at a K-Mart.
These are great cards. I've never seen those K-Mart cards before! I think the last K-Mart is like 10 minutes from my Mom's house.
ReplyDeleteThat solves that mystery. Someone sent me one of a Mariner long ago, but no one seemed to know what it was. You always learn something new when you read the blogs.
ReplyDeletethanks for the comments, guys.
ReplyDeletejaybee - i knew it wasn't a parallel from the card number and the bit of research that i did, but i went ahead and typed that anyway!