sammy sosa

eBay – 1990 Donruss and Score Sammy Sosa RC

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Today’s goodies in the mail came a day early according to USPS tracking. I picked up 1990 Donruss and 1990 Score Sammy Sosa rookie cards. Both of them are graded PSA 9 which is inline with my other Sosa cards. This puts me at 75% now on the PSA Sammy Sosa rookie set. The Fleer and Topps should be here next week and I can’t wait to share the deal I snagged for those cards!

Cards in this order:

1990 Donruss Sammy Sosa #489 RC PSA 9
1990 Score Sammy Sosa #558 RC PSA 9

eBay – 1990 Leaf Sammy Sosa RC

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I’m getting closer to completing my PSA graded Sammy Sosa rookie card set. I found a PSA 9 Leaf card on eBay for $10 w/free shipping. That was the limit I was shooting for so I pulled the trigger. It was scheduled to be delivered today and despite getting the USPS alert for it being delivered, it was not in the mailbox.

I immediately knew the mail carrier had accidentally put it in the wrong mailbox. I checked the USPS website and they don’t allow a missing mail complaint until 7 business days after the item shipped. Now it was up to my neighbors to do the right thing and deliver the package to me or at least give it back to USPS.

While eating dinner this evening, I heard a knock on the door. My next door neighbor had found the package in his mailbox and returned it to me unopened. Awesome!

This card puts me at 50% in the PSA Sosa rookie card set. The rest have been ordered and I’m anxiously awaiting their arrival by the end of the month.

Cards in this order: 1990 Leaf Sammy Sosa RC #220 PSA 9

eBay – 1990 Upper Deck Sammy Sosa RC

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I’m sure everyone is sick of me posting about Sosa, but I enjoy collecting his cards. Today’s mailbox contained the 1990 Upper Deck Sammy Sosa rookie card. This one is graded PSA 9 which is what my other graded Sosa cards have been. This card had a scary journey apparently as it was delayed a day by USPS for an unknown reason. It also had a slight hole in the bubble mailer, ironically right where it said do not crush!

The card and slab seemed in great condition though so the bubble mailer did its job. I like this card because Sosa has a nice big smile on his face. He had one of the best smiles in baseball.

This card puts me at 37.5% completion of the 8-card PSA Sosa rookie card set.

Cards in this order: 1990 Upper Deck Sammy Sosa RC #17 PSA 9