Yep. I couldn't believe it. Persistence paid off.

I can see that sentiment. What made me think about the whole thing was all the Panini Black Box 1/1's they gave out at the National.

I watched a movie the other day where a character had a valuable sports card, and it prompted me to look up valuable football cards. I saw that the 1975 Walter Payton rookie card is valuable, and I thought, "I have that one." So I dug around in the closet, and sure enough, I have it.

Anyone got an idea how this would grade out? When I looked at it I thought it was pretty much perfect, but when I took photos I can see a few imperfections around the edges.

https://i.imgur.com/hlROt01.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/dksMa5Y.jpg

i don't know what the grade is, but i will die if i don't find out who the mystery bear is.

Give me some casino cash and I'll give you a hint. I know the answer.

well shit i'm already a 100 grand in the hole and i've never been to the casino. how does one give casino cash?

You may have a gambling problem.

We used to pass casino cash around a lot, but it's been ages. I don't remember how now.

I'll give you a hint for free. He played defense.

There's a button in the casino to transfer money. I have paid your debts, and you are now a free man. Perhaps at some point in the future I will request that you do me a favor in return.

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mike ditka?

i don't like horses. remind me too much of donks. so i hope i don't wake up with a donk head next to me some day.

Ditka was a tight end, which is a position that traditionally plays offense.

This player was a pro bowler.

Its a card I would totally treasure, but if you check eBay on what its going for... you'll probably be disappointed

Sooo many great old cards like that have been devalued to the point of absurdity, just hang onto it and pass it down

I'll play ! I guess Dick Butkus ?

Getting warmer. It's a front seven player. Not a Hall of Famer. He had a short run of dominance.

ditka, payton and jim mcmahon are the only bears i could name. and i know that guy that died that they made the sad movie about but i don't know his name. and refrigerator. and trubisky lol.

It seems like there are decent but trivial prices for decent cards, and then it goes up exponentially as you approach perfection. This card's really good looking so I would think it's on the upper end of the range. But I think it's not at the top-end range where I can buy a car.