LINDEN CARD OF THE WEEK - This UM12 Chase Is Getting Ridiculous

There are times in my collecting life when things just seem to fall into place.  It's not that I go out looking for it.....it just happens.

Case in point - ITG's Ultimate Memorabilia 12th Edition.

When I started the quest in the spring, I knew there would be a tidy sum of Linden cards to chase.  Twenty-three cards in total (including a pair of redemption cards) would serve for a very tall task.  And while I feel very happy with my progress, I never would have imagined where I am at to this point.

I'm well over the halfway mark of 16 cards in hand, but that's not the incredible part.  FIVE of the 16 cards are 1/1's.

F-I-V-E!!!

2012/13 In The Game

Ultimate Memorabilia 12th Edition

Draft Day Gold (w/ Modano & Selanne)  1/1

This beauty hit ebay a few weeks back and I immediately had a bead on it.  The other Linden collectors I know seem to have distanced themselves from the 1/1's from UM12.  I think it has to do with the fact that I am hoarding them (it wasn't planned that way).

With this fifth 1/1, I am left with just 3 1/1 cards remaining in UM12.  I know the whereabouts of one of them (and they are asking waaayyyy too much).  The idea of hitting the complete rainbow (all the cards from the release) is not only a possibility......but a high possibility.  Definitely more than any other product release I have encountered to date.

There's a lot that will have to happen still, but if the past few months have been any indication - there are a number of people looking out for me.

What a cool chase it's been.