What cards have surprised you?

[ethicsprof]

not a card but a T206 pack---
I was pleasantly surprised when i received my American Beauty pack
and it was the same size as my Piedmont, Sweet Cap, and Old Mill.
The argument that the AB cards were slimmer than the rest of the 206s
due to their coming from a smaller pack flew away on the wings of Ritchey's dove. From then on, Jon Canfield has mentored me.
Best,

barry

[jcmtiger]

I was surprised by these 3 cards, won in an action in the 1980's thru SCD for $265.00.

[Brian Van Horn]

About 13 years ago I won a lot of 26 E126 cards from Sports Collector's Digest auction by Coach's Corner. I had never seen the cards before and I was surprised they were bigger than other caramel cards.

[paul]

So Coach's Corner used to sell legitimate cards? That's the biggest surprise of all.

[HRBAKER]

I have been surprised a few times when buying an item from a seller in Ohio on ebay which turned out to be real upon receipt.

[three25hits]

Wonderful borders on the green and bat-off Cobbs.

[drc]

When you get them in person, some issues are higher quality than you expected and some are lesser. Considering the many cheapo Post WWII team issues and such, a pleasant surprise that comes to mind is 1967 Dexter Press. Nice, good looking premium.