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Up for sale is a 2009-10 Panini Hall of Fame Dream Team Game Threads memorabilia card of Magic Johnson of USA Basketball, card number 2, hand numbered 198/750. Photographed here front and back exactly as you will receive it.
Serial numbered 198/750. The print run is stamped on the card itself: 198/750. Only seven hundred and fifty copies of this card exist anywhere in the world. That is the number on this specific card, not a general description of the parallel — it is photographed and you can read it for yourself.
What the manufacturer certifies. The back of the card carries the manufacturer\'s own wording, quoted here exactly: “The enclosed swatch is guaranteed by Panini America, Inc.”
What the back does and does not claim. Panini guarantees the swatch, and I have quoted its wording above word for word. Read it closely: it certifies the material, but it does not tie it to a particular game or event. So this is real, manufacturer-guaranteed jersey material — and it is not described as game-worn. I am quoting rather than paraphrasing because that distinction is worth real money in this hobby and you should have it before you offer.
The look. Portrait, red white and blue. A USA BASKETBALL block sits at the top with the player\'s number in a star, Magic Johnson\'s photograph fills the middle in a USA jersey, a round jersey window is let into the lower third and DREAM TEAM is set in caps at the foot.
Magic Johnson. Five championships, three Finals MVPs and three league MVPs, and a career that changed what a point guard could be at 6-foot-9. Twelve All-Star selections, ten All-NBA teams, two assists titles, a steals title and 138 triple-doubles, with 10,141 career assists. Hall of Fame, 2002.
About 2009-10 Panini Hall of Fame. Panini built this one around the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame itself, and the checklist reads like the enshrinement list: burgundy and cream card stock, the Hall\'s own seal struck into the design, and sets devoted to signatures, game-worn fabric, scoring leaders and the 1992 Dream Team. It is a product aimed squarely at collectors who care about the history rather than the current rookie class.
Condition. This card has been inspected front and back under direct light and is in near mint or better shape. Corners are sharp, the edges are clean, the surface is free of creases, dents and print defects, and the memorabilia window and foil are intact with no lifting. It has been stored in a penny sleeve inside a rigid top loader and has not been handled outside of protection. Please study the photographs closely — they are of the exact card you will receive, not a stock image, and they are the most accurate description of condition I can give you.
Shipping. Your card ships free. It travels in a penny sleeve inside a rigid top loader, secured against a stiffener, sealed in a team bag and sent inside a bubble mailer with the corners protected. Orders placed on a business day go out the same day or the next; weekend orders go out on Monday. Tracking is uploaded the moment the package is scanned. I ship every card the way I would want a card of mine to arrive.
About this listing. Top Shelf Trading AZ is a one-person operation in Arizona. Every card is photographed by hand, examined under light, and described by someone who has actually held it. If you have a question about this card — condition, the numbering, the material, the signature, anything — message me and you will get a real answer from a person. Offers are welcome. Thanks for looking.
