SoCal Autograph Odysses

 I recently added the NHLs all-time leading goal scorer Alex Ovechkin's autograph card to my growing collection. This is an on-card auto numbered /25 from Upper Deck. I used some of the funds I've generated from my Lamine Yamal rookie sales to acquire this card. My list of greats continues to grow.

 I recently sold a handful of my Lamine Yamal rookie cards that I'd bought when he was still a relative unknown for a good haul of cash. I then turned that cash into some cool autograph acquisitions, as autographs remain my main chase in the hobby. In particular, I think that the on-card Marks of Excellence Soccer autographs will have long term value increases as soccer goes up in general, and as collectors start to realize how hard it is to find on card soccer autos in general. I've already discussed the awesome Wayne Rooney Marks of excellence I hit in a break  here . I recently also decided to start accumulating more of these autographs so I acquired an Alessandro Del Piero Marks of Excellence auto numbered /50. It's a beautiful card and signature.

 I recently got an influx of autograph cards from a few breaks I was in. All of these cards are from breaks that involved 2025-26 Topps Chrome Premier League. I absolutely love these cards so have been taking some of the cheaper teams in breaks. I've been taking three to give teams in a break and have still been getting pretty good value.  This is a great card here. I took Spurs in a case break and hit this Luka Modric gold wave auto /50.  I hit this Claude Makelele /75 purple wave auto from a random auction where I got Chelsea assigned to me in a two box break. Another legend auto. I hit both of these legend goalkeeper gold autos /50 in the same break where I took Everton for $40 in a case break. Neville Southall was one of the elite goalies of his era. Hitting two of his autos was awesome and easily paid for that spot many time over. As you can see, one is true gold and one is gold wave. I hit this true gold Chris Wood gold /50 auto in a break where I had Nottingham For...

 I have been budgeting my resources for the hobby as it can get very expensive very quickly, and as such, I have been selling some of my non autographed cards. Yes, that mean I've been participating in more breaks and yes, I have hit a lot of cards that I'm now going to share. That also means I purchased a couple of really cool cards directly to keep in my own collection, and I'll be posting about those when they are shipped to me. As far as Fanatics live breaks, I participated in a case break of Premier League Topps Chrome and the first four autographs were all my teams. Saying that was a great start to that break would be a bit of an understatement. I've been avoiding the real expensive teams lately and been getting multiple teams at the same price or less combined than I would pay for a Liverpool spot, for example. This strategy has worked incredibly well, as I hit over 60 numbered cards, about ten autographs, and a huge case hit anime of Brighton forward Kaoru Mitom...