1994 Upper Deck Football Forum

  I joined the TCDB in Dec of 2013.  My main collection focus is and has been since the '90's, football player, Herschel Walker.  When I found this wonderful site, my goal was to collect as many different Walker cards as I could, and also to upload any images of those cards to the site, that weren't already there.

Through the administration and all the great members here, I became aware of the multitude of parallel and insert cards for Herschel, many of which I never knew existed.  One of these parallels which always intrigued me, was the 1994 Upper Deck Electric Gold #262.  For me, it was like seeing a unicorn. I was able to acquire the Electric Silver parallel, and upload that image shortly after I joined here, but the quest for the Electric Gold remained elusive and unfulfilled.  

It got so bad, that I actually purchased a couple more Electric Silver examples, and when I stared long enough at the card I was about to purchase, could have sworn that the buyer made a mistake, and that it was actually Electric Gold.  Kind of like seeing an oasis in the desert.  Only when I got the card in hand, did I realize I came up short once again.

Through some research, I was able to find out that Electric Gold cards were inserted 1 in every 37 packs.  Not exactly plentiful.

Still, after looking at the Electric Gold checklist, I noticed that several members had uploaded images of Electric Gold cards of other players.   Still, Herschel's space for that card remained blank.  Not EBay, COMC, SportsLots, Burbank Sportscards, Dave & Adam's, or numerous other sources could help me fill in that blank space in my collection.

So I am happy to say that the missing space is today filled.  After six plus years, something I never thought I'd find was found.  That, in a nutshell, is what I love about this hobby.

This card was by no means expensive, I have spent a lot more on individual cards, but I can truly say that I derived as much pleasure from this discovery and addition to my collection, than from any other card in it.

It may be that I suddenly come upon several more examples of this very card in the near future, though I doubt it.  Even so, nothing will replace the thrill of the initial discovery.

                                                                                                                          Yours in collecting,

                                                                                                                                      Banny

Congratuations on your find.

Nice!  Thanks for sharing.

Congrats! Persistance paid off. When the 1996 Playoff Contenders football came out, I purchased many boxes and completed the Open Field and Pennant cards but one leather card was still elusive. I could never find it listed. I had literally given up because it was just a common card which might explain why it was never posted. Several years later i was going through my set and remembered that card was missing. A quich eBay search, and one was available! WOO HOO! I won the bid and actually drove to get the card, about an hour from where I lived.

Nice!

Congrats on the find — always a great feeling to secure an elusive card.

And this is sure to happen

It may be that I suddenly come upon several more examples of this very card in the near future, though I doubt it.  Even so, nothing will replace the thrill of the initial discovery.

                                                                                                                          Yours in collecting,

                                                                                                                                      Banny

Reminds me of when I was a kid and collecting rugby cards. The final card I needed for the set (Walter Little All Black) eluded me for weeks  — which felt like a lifetime when you are 10! I finally traded about 50 of my duplicates for it only to have my younger brother pull it from a pack the very next day!

Nowehere near your length of search but that still makes me laugh to this day.

Congratulations, Banny, and may your white whale find be much more enjoyable than Captain Ahab's.

You didn't tell us where you found it!

That's pretty awesome. Congrats. Nothing like pure joy when you find what you haven't been able to for a long time. I hope one day I will have the same joy in finishing my 1998 Flair Showcase baseball Row 0 and Row 1 sets. I need a total of 7 cards between the two rows.

Nice.