[POD] Is Your Grail Card Closer Than You Think? - Ep. 2.34

<p>Google AI defines a <em>Grail Card</em> as “<strong>a card that is highly sought after due to its rarity, high value, or personal significance to the collector. It represents a pinnacle of the collecting pursuit, often involving a long and dedicated search. The specific card that constitutes a ‘grail’ is subjective and varies from collector to collector.”</strong></p><p><em>Each Happy Hobby Sports Card Newsletter For Collectors has a handful of great sports card subjects, helping sports card collectors working with limited budgets!</em></p><p>Our Patrick Imhoff shares the steps he took to finally add his grail card to his collection: 2005 Upper Deck Sidney Crosby Young Guns Rookie Card PSA 9!</p><p>Here are some of the bigger value cards Patrick sold:</p><p>* 2024 Bowman Chrome 1st Auto SGC 9.5 <strong>Dylan Crews</strong>: $200</p><p>* 2020-21 Upper Deck Young Guns <strong>Kirill Kaprizov</strong>: $40</p><p>* 2024 Topps Update Black Gold Black /299 <strong>Elly De La Cruz</strong>: $64</p><p>* 2023 Topps Chrome Image Variation SP SGC 10 <strong>Shohei Ohtani</strong>: $191</p><p>* 2023 Bowman Draft 1st Refractor Blue /150 <strong>Luke Keaschall</strong>: $28</p><p>* 2024-25 Upper Deck Young Guns <strong>Macklin Celebrini</strong>: $70<a target="_blank" href="https://gonos.substack.com/p/is-your-grail-card-close#footnote-8-167403991">8</a></p><p>* 2021 Bowman Draft 1st Chrome Auto <strong>Bubba Chandler</strong>: $170</p><p>* 2025 Bowman Chrome 1st Refractor Green Shimmer /99 <strong>Josue Briceno</strong>: $30</p><p>* 2022 Bowman Draft 1st paper Green /99 <strong>Cole Young</strong>: $25</p><p>* 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome Mood Ring Superfractor 1/1 <strong>Elijah Green</strong>: $300</p><p>In total, he sold 52 cards between March 24 and June 13 , when he hit his magic number.</p><p><em>We’d love to hear what your grail cards are — and we’re talking about attainable cards, not T206 Honus Wagner! Let’s hear them in the comments below!</em></p><p><strong>***Important Card-Collecting Articles on DavidGonos.com***</strong></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-rookies-from-each-topps-baseball-set/">Best Baseball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1941</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-basketball-rookie-cards-from-each-nba-season/">Best Basketball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1948</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://davidgonos.com/best-football-rookie-cards-from-every-nfl-year/">Best Football Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://davidgonos.com/best-hockey-rookie-cards/">Best Hockey Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1951</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://davidgonos.com/sports-card-supplies/">23 Best Sports Cards Supplies To Buy</a></p><p><strong>Connect with David Gonos on:</strong></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/davidgonoswriter/">Facebook</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/davidgonos">Twitter/X @DavidGonos</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/davidgonos/">Instagram @DavidGonos</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@davidgonos.cards">TikTok</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://linktr.ee/gonos">Link Tree</a></p><p>Email me: <a target="_blank" href="mailto:gonoscards@gmail.com">mailto:gonoscards@gmail.com</a></p><p>Have a #HappyHobby!</p><p>Podcast Music: "<a target="_blank" href="https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626"><strong>I dunno</strong></a>" by grapes - 2008 - Licensed under Creative Commons <a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"><strong>Attribution (3.0)</strong></a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://gonos.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">gonos.substack.com</a>