View Full Version : Completing the Cup Rainbow


RGM81
03-16-2009, 05:22 PM
Today's a very special day for the Josh Gorges collection. Thanks to a great member here I now have all versions of Josh's Cup RCs. So let's take a little look at the bunch of them!

The Cup /199 (x2!)
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg16/RGM81/Josh%20Gorges%20PC/GorgesCup127.jpg
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg16/RGM81/Josh%20Gorges%20PC/GorgesCup45.jpg

The Cup Platinum /25
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg16/RGM81/Josh%20Gorges%20PC/0506CupPlatinum.jpg

The Cup Black Rainbow 1/1
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg16/RGM81/Josh%20Gorges%20PC/GorgesCupBlackRainbow.jpg

And the new guy in town . . .

The Cup Gold Rainbow /6
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg16/RGM81/Josh%20Gorges%20PC/scan0016.jpg

Thanks to all for looking!

wolf1bh
03-16-2009, 05:36 PM
awesome rainbow!

gladdyontherise
03-16-2009, 05:43 PM
Sweet Cards!!!!!!

guy3050
03-16-2009, 05:56 PM
very very nice,I'm thinking of doing the same with vanek since I have his black rainbow
anyways congrats on getting all 4 together quite a accomplishment

MyBiggestFan
03-16-2009, 06:16 PM
Awesome collection! Nice work!

Austin
03-16-2009, 06:18 PM
very nice, congratz

quiet-things
03-16-2009, 06:23 PM
Congrats Richard! That's quite impressive

geschrocks33
03-16-2009, 06:24 PM
Great rainbow, congrats!

doniceage
03-16-2009, 08:41 PM
For a pc guy that has to be nice to get all those. Thanks for sharing Rich.

DON

RGM81
03-16-2009, 10:53 PM
For a pc guy that has to be nice to get all those. Thanks for sharing Rich.

DON

It's made all the sweeter knowing that there are only 4 players from that set whose Gold Rainbow has a lower print run. I don't know why, but I just think that's really awesome.

hossa18sens
03-16-2009, 11:20 PM
Very nice. Congrats on the Bow.

Love those 1/1 Black

leafsfandan
03-16-2009, 11:26 PM
wow.. thats awesome.. great job

Sharks0809
03-17-2009, 01:41 AM
awesome and there sharks cards!:) old but still good, nice pick ups

RGM81
03-17-2009, 07:22 AM
LOL I'm not going to lie, it's very strange having soooo many Sharks cards in my PC, but I'll definitely take them!

MI5
03-17-2009, 07:43 AM
Good job! I've always been a fan of the 1st-year Golds and Black Rainbows...very sharp! I've actually had the Gold 3/6 on my watchlist for a while...lol, I don't collect Josh, but it's just a cool-looking and very short-printed card. Do you mind me asking how much you gave up for your copy?

Joshua

RGM81
03-17-2009, 08:54 AM
Substantially less than the guy on eBay who has the 3/6. He was looking for $195 if I remember correctly. The guy that sold me mine was attempting to build the Gold Rainbow set for a while but had to give up on it as the challenge was just too much, so he's helped out a few people with the PCs.

MI5
03-17-2009, 09:39 AM
Substantially less than the guy on eBay who has the 3/6. He was looking for $195 if I remember correctly. The guy that sold me mine was attempting to build the Gold Rainbow set for a while but had to give up on it as the challenge was just too much, so he's helped out a few people with the PCs.

Yeah, $195 is his BIN. Did you get yours from Joel (JoelCarry) by chance? Last I knew, he was building the Gold sets as well. I sure wish that they would have included Filppula in the Gold set, but for whatever reason, he was 1 of only 2 or 3 players that didn't have a Gold parallel. :confused0024:

RGM81
03-17-2009, 09:49 AM
Yep got it from Joel. Strange that no Filppula in there - ever sent UD an email inquiring why?

MI5
03-17-2009, 10:36 AM
Yep got it from Joel. Strange that no Filppula in there - ever sent UD an email inquiring why?

Ugh...too bad to hear that he threw in the towel...he had to have been getting pretty close. :ashamed0001:

As for asking UD...I gave up trying to get them to answer questions long ago. :rant: The biggest mystery to me (that nobody there seems to know anything about) is why the Filppula Hot Prospects auto RC /999 redemptions were never fulfilled...yet I have both his shield/auto 1/1 and one of his White Hot patch/auto /5's from the same set...:confused0024::suspicious:

RGM81
03-17-2009, 10:50 AM
Maybe he only signed 6 stickers? LOL

MI5
03-17-2009, 11:35 AM
Maybe he only signed 6 stickers? LOL

That would seem to be the most logical explanation...but to this day it's still anybody's guess. :confused0024:

RGM81
03-17-2009, 11:39 AM
Definitely. Maybe Filppula and Andrei Kostitsyn have the same agent.

scottkoz20
03-17-2009, 11:51 AM
very, very cool Richard!

Wingsfan-13
03-17-2009, 12:08 PM
Nice I'm trying to do Kopecky -the 1/1 though...LOL

MI5
03-17-2009, 01:15 PM
Nice I'm trying to do Kopecky -the 1/1 though...LOL

:whistle::winking0071:

Prime B
03-17-2009, 01:51 PM
Big ups to you on a awesome accomplishment!

SkyFire47
03-17-2009, 05:24 PM
congrats, those look great together!

littlekane1088
03-17-2009, 07:16 PM
AMAZING! Congrats! FYI, the Golds are #'d out of the player's #.

RGM81
03-17-2009, 07:42 PM
Yes I know, makes this one all the sweeter. It's rarer than the Ovechkin!

Nucks4cup
03-17-2009, 09:19 PM
Congrats on a sweet Rainbow.

I would actually like to know how many collectors have the rainbow for there players over the years?

RGM81
03-18-2009, 08:59 AM
Probably not too many. You'd have to have some seriously deep pockets and/or great luck in order to get some of these guys. Even some of the lower-end players would be a challenge on the Gold Rainbow due to their jersey numbers, and of course the Black Rainbow 1/1 is the great equalizer.

Nucks4cup
03-18-2009, 05:06 PM
Probably not too many. You'd have to have some seriously deep pockets and/or great luck in order to get some of these guys. Even some of the lower-end players would be a challenge on the Gold Rainbow due to their jersey numbers, and of course the Black Rainbow 1/1 is the great equalizer.

I know over the years i have seen a few. I say congrats again though on joining the club. Maybe we should make a cup rainbow badge. lol