Collectible of the Week: 2012 Phanatic Bank SGA
The Phillie Phanatic's annual birthday celebration is one of the season's highlights for kids and collectors alike. For kids of course, you have appearances by the Phanatic and his mascot friends. And collectors look forward to a great SGA to add to their shelves. To see the popularity of the birthday SGAs to collectors you need to look no further than eBay "sold listings" where you will many relics from past celebrations...
One of the more popular birthday SGAs from the recent past is the 2012 Phanatic Bank. Given out to all fans 14-years and younger on April 29, 2012, the bank features the Phanatic's head mounted on a home plate base. At the time I ranked it as the season's second best promotion - and I think that judgment has stood. While not an overly valuable collectible, it remains a desired target for Phillies and Phanatic collectors - and is a regularly available at $10-20.