Catching up on Additions-Baseball

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 I've recently added a few autographs to my baseball collection, as well. The first is a Panini auto of Ronald Acuna Jr., which is much cheaper than it otherwise would be since Panini doesn't have the Major League Baseball license like Topps does. 

To be honest, you can't even really tell there that are no Braves logos on this card and what I like even more about it is that it is an on card auto. 

The other player I added via purchase was Jarred Kelenic, the kid playing for the Mariners that is having a post hype breakout this year. The aqua colored card is numbered /75 and the other one was numbered /225. Since I bought low on both of these, I do plan of flipping one to make my money back on both combined. Both of these autographs are also on card. 

These Kelenic cards come from the Topps Inception set, and the teal one in particular is a beautiful card. 

I also went prospecting with another player, Colorado Rockies rookie Ezequiel Tovar, though that gamble hasn't paid off quite to the same extent that the Kelenic cards have so far. I purchased Tovar's 1st Bowman chrome auto. It was also inexpensive, but I was hoping he'd have a better rookie year up until this point.
Lastly, I did pull an autograph out of some retail product, 2023 Optic baseball. Like the Acuna above, it's not licensed but it is also an on card autograph and it's a rated rookie of Jake Burger.  Burger has actually had a pretty good 2023 season for the White Sox, so while there is little monetary value associated to the card, it's still a decent pull.





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