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  spinotron---the Kobe collector

I am a pairing collector, a style not commonly seen nor deliberately done within the hobby. I do not like sitting on eBay chasing fillers in a set, single-picking without pattern can get less challenging after a while, and collecting Kobe/Jordan and being a completist normally do not belong in the same sentence. So I set myself to collect the issues I like, and find a few more cards of players I appreciate under the same set/theme. I have showcased some pairings on forums. Now I will take a step further, triple pairing collecting. A triple is a perfect size for a showcase unit, and hopefully you will agree with me after seeing this webpage.

Here are 53 nice triples (or quads, 9 or 12) generated by possibly mildly re-using some of the cards under different themes, which I apologize in advance.

Please treat it as a neck exercise for incorrect orientations, as I want those triples look uniform in layout. The ordering of those triples on the page has been delibrately random to make showcase less monotonous.
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SMH, where is loyalty?
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Congrats on getting in the HOF!!
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KG-Kobe 90s Ultra MP triple pairing
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Kobe 1/ USA themed pairing. First Kobe in a USA solo auto set, first Kobe's USA inscription (under Panini, not the "go USA" before under UD as if it is a cheer) and first Kobe USA prizm gold refractor.
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First year jersey numbered Immaculate acetate patches 1/1. "What if" pairing!
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Russell only has triple patch version. This triple consists of jsy, 1st and last numberings. They have some consecutive jersey numbers, 6, 7 and 8.
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OK era championship numbered triple pairing. NBA's most dominant duo plus the logoman who put them together out of magic (pun intended).
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Showtime era championship numbered pairing. Panini's titleists analogue and also in the initial immaculate release.
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Jsy numbered 99-00 Game Jersey Auto hand numbered.
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Too bad that Kobe does not have dual auto patch /2 version. Finally got the front sides of the cards right!
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MJ's second threepeat Finals opponent alphas and Kobe fake super teammates
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Three rarest true jersey number 14/25 among parallels of Lakers’ future leaders.
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Thunder (super) rave
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96 class jsy numbered triple.
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01-02 and 02-03 Fleer MP
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23/23 MJ's rivalry.
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A gem streak of rarest credentials in first three years. Self-graded the third one.
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The historical trifecta. The earliest Fleer, UD and Topps 1/1 (first non-plate 1/1 for Topps).
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A back scan worth taking.
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3 AI jsy numbered cards.
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Celtics' big three. End of an era.
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All 1/10.
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Top three 2011 draft, rookie.
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Top three 2012 draft, rookie.
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3 jsy numbered KG. First jsey auto, first patch and first auto on swatch/jersey.
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Special numbered SS.
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Matching number emblems. All three are tough defensively. All three have rings.
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The second year Ultimate logo and matching number to 7/10 for both base and USA, Knicks jsy number.
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Three sharp shooters and a great thunderous show while it lasted.
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First Kobe rainbow containing a 1/1.
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Top 10 running back of all time. Row 1, 2, and 3 from first two years of Flair MPs.
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Miller 1/1 from three decades. The one on the right is the first Miller 1/1 in several years.
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Without MJ in the set, the rest big threes in two Bulls threepeat eras form a triple.
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Super Bowl MVPs from the last three years.
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Panini auto triple (highest numbered version in parallel).
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First numbered, jsy numbered and last numbered respectively.
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A Kobe prizm numbered full set. First colume of cards are 8/10, and rest are 1/. Two 8 and Four 1 = 24.
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Second year Panini 1of1 triple.
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Five first ever MJ in each category
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Exquisite Auto Patch triple from the first year of Exquisite and with print run /25 or less.
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