Wrapped in Plastic, It's Fantastic!

When 2015 Topps Archives Signature Series was announced I didn't give it much thought. It's not really the type of product I chase. But then I saw them popping up on eBay and some of the cards in the checklist caught my eye. In particular I wanted to grab a Jim Abbott card with a buyback from the 1990 Topps Baseball set. I have a small Jim Abbott player collection, but I have somehow failed to blog about it. The 1990 Topps Baseball set was my initiation to baseball cards so I've got a soft spot for the design. I bid on several copies of this card and eventually got one in my price range. It's way off-center, but I am not too bothered by that. This one is serially-numbered # 45 / 46 and features an autograph just above the nameplate. I do wish the autograph was a little more visible, but I still really like this card, big clunky sealed case and all.

Since I got this card I've noticed a couple of other cards from the Archives Signature Series set that I might pick up if I get a chance. I'm not chasing the low print run, high dollar cards. It's mostly fan favorite-type guys who have cards in the set that I find interesting for one reason or another. Luckily the ones I'm chasing all have relatively high print runs, like this Jim Abbott one. The product also has a Rookie Debut card in the 1990 design for Abbott with a nice action photo, but I think it was limited to 12 copies and I just wasn't going to get one of those in my self-imposed price range.