1998 Team Pinnacle Collector's Club

magicpapa · May 13, 2012

The Team Pinnacle Collector's Club was an attempt by Pinnacle Brands to create a "club" similar to Topps' Stadium Club. For $29.95 collectors would receive a tin box containing...

An exclusive 30-card set featuring 10 baseball, football, and hockey cards.

Three Pinnacle Mint football coins.

An exclusive members t-shirt.

A Pinnacle-branded lucite screw-down card holder.

A one-year subscription to Sports Cards magazine.

A membership card.

Access to an exclusive website (www.teampinnacle.com) for members only.

Club members were to have received a quarterly newsletter along with club-exclusive promo cards and other offers.
Just a couple of months after Team Pinnacle started, Pinnacle Brands went bankrupt and the club was discontinued. Playoff, which purchased Pinnacle's assets in bankruptcy court, chose not to continue Team Pinnacle.

noaskiecards · May 13, 2012

magicpapa · May 13, 2012

I was lucky enuff to find a Baseball set a few years back, but for the life of me I have no idea what happened to all of them ......hehe

magicpapa · May 13, 2012

PURDY!!!

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]As you can see this is a 1998 Team Pinnacle issue. Fine, no problem. Well...okay one big problem. <g>[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Pinnacle already issued a "Team Pinnacle" card. It could be found in boxes of 1998 Pinnacle Plus.
(it features Andres Galarraga on the reverse side)
So the question is: What issue was this supposed to have come out from?[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I have a theory.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Now, look at the card pictured above. Notice the logo? Not the front - the back side. The one in the black bar portion of the graphics, near the bottom of the card. Well, that exact same logo is only found on cards and collectibles issued through the short-lived Pinnacle Collector's Club. Check it out yourself:

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bear0555 · May 13, 2012

Anyone know why there are two versions of the base card? There's one with and one without the card number.

Jack Straw · May 13, 2012

The base card to what set?
Lance's site is awesome!
And of course the Griffey from that set.. Would love it wonder how many where produced?

magicpapa · May 13, 2012

Jack Straw said:
The base card to what set?
Lance's site is awesome!
And of course the Griffey from that set.. Would love it wonder how many where produced?

that yours???

magicpapa · May 13, 2012

bear0555 said:
Anyone know why there are two versions of the base card? There's one with and one without the card number.

the cards I posted above were the 10 card baseball set, there was a 4 card promo set also
[h=1]1998 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle Collector's Club Promos[/h] This four-card set originally to have been issued to members of the Pinnacle Collector's Club. Ultimately the cards were released after the company's bankruptcy. Each card reads "Team Pinnacle" at the bottom of the cardfront with the player's name above the image on the front.

1998 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle Collector's Club Promos #1 John Elway
1998 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle Collector's Club Promos #2 Ken Griffey Jr
1998 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle Collector's Club Promos #3 Derek Jeter
1998 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle Collector's Club Promos #4 Eric Lindros

clarkfan · May 13, 2012

There are other players besides those 4 with 2 different. I've seen 2 different Ripken's and 2 different Gretzky's. So, possibly the promo's have a larger checklist or more got backdoored.

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magicpapa · May 13, 2012

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Jack Straw · May 13, 2012

magicpapa said:
that yours???

Lol I wish... thejuniorcollection.com

gradedeflator · May 13, 2012

My only one...no number on back. haven't seen another to compare if there is a version with number.

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magicpapa · May 14, 2012

gradedeflator said:
My only one...no number on back. haven't seen another to compare if there is a version with number.

get that from Art?

gradedeflator · May 14, 2012

Nope, it was an ebay pickup (same seller sold a Ripken at around the same time that went for big $$$). Did Art have one? if so I must have missed it

KLARNOLD · May 14, 2012

I sold all my baseball a few years ago but still have some of the hockey from this set. I threw away the original shirt last year because it was worn out with a bunch of holes.

magicpapa · May 15, 2012

got this email from a buddy..........

"A question was asked about the unnumbered versions - the answer is: In addition to the three (3) packs of Club cards representing baseball, football and hockey - there was an additional pack of Promos. The pack contained several unnumbered cards. I'm not exactly sure how many cards were in the set since I broke them up years ago. I can confirm the pack contained these players: Derek Jeter Mike Piazza Cal Ripken Dan Marino Wayne Gretzky Peter Fosberg

magicpapa · May 15, 2012

gradedeflator said:
Nope, it was an ebay pickup (same seller sold a Ripken at around the same time that went for big $$$). Did Art have one? if so I must have missed it

yes,I sent Art the Piazza from the set I had

bear0555 · May 15, 2012

magicpapa said:
got this email from a buddy..........

"A question was asked about the unnumbered versions - the answer is: In addition to the three (3) packs of Club cards representing baseball, football and hockey - there was an additional pack of Promos. The pack contained several unnumbered cards. I'm not exactly sure how many cards were in the set since I broke them up years ago. I can confirm the pack contained these players: Derek Jeter Mike Piazza Cal Ripken Dan Marino Wayne Gretzky Peter Fosberg

Thanks for the info. I didn't know much about the card I picked up recently but this really helps to shed some light.

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Calripkenjrcollector · May 16, 2012

Are these Ripkens for sale? Nice....

clarkfan said:
There are other players besides those 4 with 2 different. I've seen 2 different Ripken's and 2 different Gretzky's. So, possibly the promo's have a larger checklist or more got backdoored.

tunahead · May 16, 2012

Calripkenjrcollector said:
Are these Ripkens for sale? Nice....

They were on eBay a month or 2 ago... I believe the pair sold for around $160

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