ππβπ ππ π πππππ: The 11-year-old collector who pulled the Paul Skenes 1/1 Debut Patch card has DECLINED the Piratesβ offer.
— Topps (@Topps) January 24, 2025
The Pirates offer included:
- Two Pirates season tickets behind home plate for the next 30 years
- Meet & Greet with Paul Skenes
- Two Paul Skenes⦠pic.twitter.com/oRBhhD647j
I guess this card is one a kind and has a patch that Skenes wore in his debut.
30 years of Pirates tickets behind home plate is a heck of a lot of games, but undrestandable for someone his age to pass on. He wouldn't be able to go very much until he was a good bit older and I doubt there's a ton of scalping night to night there.
He's only 11 - if he were 13+, the exclusive experience with Skenes' girlfriend hanging out in her suite for a game probably would have sealed the deal.