I've been a fan of
Shawn Kemp since the 3rd grade, back when I used to collect all his cards. Up until I started collecting sports cards again in 2009, the most I ever spent on a single card was one of Kemp. I paid a whopping $10 for it on a playground. I remember my Mom got me a Shawn Kemp #40 Sonics jersey for my birthday when I was a kid too. I don't have the jersey anymore, I think, but it's still probably the coolest present I've ever received. Even as a kid I wanted a Shawn Kemp signature, and now I own what is undoubtedly one of my all-time top-five "Holy Grail" cards:
2012-13 Leaf Metal Basketball, Shawn Kemp prismatic autograph, #'d 08/50. Reign Man! Original Lob City.
I spent a little over $20 for this card. Hell, I would've gladly paid more than that to acquire a Shawn Kemp auto. I'm happy that Leaf got him to sign though, because it was pretty tough to obtain Kemp's autograph cards at a reasonable price prior to this. Now to get a Gary Payton autograph card to complete the awesome duo?
