2005 Topps Chrome Football Forum

It came today!  I have waited since March 23rd for the 2005 Topps Chrome Golden Greats Refractor John Elway card to be delivered from Australia.  The routing had many delays, a month plus of no updates, and several extra stops, but it is here and scanned in for your enjoyment as well.

Why is this a big deal, well...  

As I have had more time at home than usual like most people, I have searched for certain player's cards more than usual.  I'm a Joe Montana fan and a search for refractors led me to the 2005 Topps Chrome Golden Greats set and the Refractors.  I usually do not like kitschy styled cards and these certainly are with the retro Las Vegas style and deep 70's colors.  I usually do not like cards that the player only occupies a third of the card.  I usually like parallels of base set cards, versus inserts.  So Golden Greats Refractors did not fit my usual searches.  BUT I LOVE THEM.  Even better, my wife thinks they are pretty, which is nearly carte blanche approval to buy any I find!  I think.

So I now have (7) of ten of these cards and the set is fun to look at in the collection summary (and all ten for the regular chrome set as well).  And if any of you have the Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, or Ronnie Lott then let me know before my wife changes her mind.

https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/40270/2005-Topps-Chrome---Golden-Anniversary-Golden-Greats-Refractors

I'm having a great day & I hope you are as well,

Greg

A "good news" post that is blank... that sums up 2020....

Yah, I always hit return.......  It's posted now, Ha.

Nice! Gld it finally made its way to you. Oh the stories it could tell about its journey! :)

Mostly water..... I've flown it many time. Oh the stories I could tell about flying Sydney to Houston non-stop..... or to LA, either way

Oh, and congrats on getting the card in hand...great news

Congratulations! It's always fun to snag a card you've been after for a while. I picked up one via COMC this week that I've been chasing since 1996, and will get to me 8 of 10 in the set...they have both of the other two I need but I can't bring myself to spend $30 per card. 

I'm also waiting on a package from Australia that's in it's 5th week of waiting, but the dealer said it's taking exceptionally long right now...usually takes 3 weeks. 

That story made my day!  Always happy to hear when a collector gets a card that is meaningful to them.  Nicely done!

Well Billy are you going to share what card that was you just got?  It's about good news today.

It is the Tiny Archibald autograph from the 1996-97 Topps Stars rookie reprint autographs set. Just need Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe to get the complete set...of course I won't actually count the Tiny until it's in my hands, and who knows when that will be?

My worst Pacific flight story is the sad one of watching a doctor try to save another passangers life, sadly they did not succeed, poor elderly lady had a massive heart attack. It was so sad as her husband sat with her the last 5 hours of the flight. We all had to wait for the paramedics to take her from the plane. It was heart breaking. =( Thankfully the rest were much more mundane. How about the time that the airline decided that broke back mountain was a great choice for the in cabin movie list ..... got to avoid it twice!!! I have family who are of the rainbow and love them dearly, however I like to choose what I watch lol, now Pracilla Queen of the Desert is a great movie. You'll never watch a Matrix movie without smirking again. LOL