A Risky Maradona Rookie Purchase: Did It Pay Off?

Buying raw cards from overseas is always a gamble, but buying a 1977 Maradona Football Disc raw from Argentina is on another level of risk.

Today on Searching for Soccer, I’m joined by James (@MadCityCollector) to unpack the story behind how he found a Maradona Rookie and what makes it so special.

James shares the sketchy details of how this disc arrived and the stress of overnighting it to PSA to see if it was a high-grade treasure or a total fake.

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