2003 PLAYOFF PORTRAITS SAMPLE vs PROMO

Maybe you all know about this already, maybe not. I thought I was buying my second sample card but here's what came in.....



No mention of this paper thin, blank back that came with it



and here's a the scan of the sample card I had



WTF? I'm on eBay almost every single day and I find out about this card thirteen years later?

Great pick up

That's pretty cool! I like stuff like that!

2003 Playoff Portrait Promos

I've always like the 2003 Playoff Portrait set. I did a base set plus one 144 card Beige set plus a complete 72 PROMO set. The PROMOS were far more difficult to find that
the Samples. Not sure how many Smape card there were . There might have been one for all 144 card in set..not sure about that but I do know there were 72 PROMO cards.

One day I will go back and work on the Beige #d to 100 cards (I think I have 47 of those)

Blank backed promos were given to dealers while another has "sample" and were glued onto the sealed boxes.

Also, in the October 2003 Beckett, a card was included with "sample" printed in dot matrix.

Not sure where the promo stamped came from.

Got the above info from SCD annual, might not be totally accurate.

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Nice addition , esp adding stuff you didn't even know existed.

Ryan

Thanks for the reply guys. I like it more now that Togaman thinks it's harder to find than the sample card. I have to agree with him because I have two samples and this is my first promo..

Also if the sample card is one of the ones inserted into becketts then there is a silver and a gold foil version...

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The promo cards were inserted one per absolute box.



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BBCgalaxee said:

The promo cards were inserted one per absolute box.



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Yes, I pulled one (can't remember who) it was in a penny sleeve in the box as a box loader

So if there's 72 different cards and only one per box, that'll make them pretty rare.

Now add that these boxes are probably non existent now and were really pricey back then and you have some rare cards.

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Now that I think about it, I got a Bagwell and I gave it away a few years ago on here.

Saw this on COMC and thought the font of the word "Sample" was all wrong.


2003 Playoff Portraits - [Base] - Beckett Inserts Samples #93 - John Olerud
Courtesy of COMC.com

I'd only ever heard of DPL Beckett Samples coming in silver and gold foil versions. A little research led me to this old thread, as well as the baseballcardpedia.com entry for 2003 Playoff Portraits. Apparently these particular Beckett Samples were issued in only the black dot matrix-type font, not silver and gold foil versions. I picked up the card and knocked two off my wantlist -- the silver and gold foil were replaced by the single Sample version.

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Somewhere I have a bunch of these samples.. When I come across them, I'll scan a few in..

Here's what I have on my R. Alomar checklist for promos for this set. There's the SAMPLE from Beckett, PROMO from Absolute boxes, blank back from dealers, red from Atlantic City national, and green from the Chicago fan fest. There are a bunch of red and green ones on ebay now and a handful on comc.

Pinbreaker if you find the SAMPLE Alomar let me know!

Thanks (@Olerud363) for bringing this Post back. I actually found a second PROMO Ripken card for $22.50 delivered seconds after I read Banjar's post looking for the Red. Cheaper than what I paid for the first one back in 2015.

Gonna bring up an old conversation up with the below post as I'm trying to get stuff updated for my registry
I'd also appreciate learning new info if someone has some

What I am wondering is does any dealer or person still have the dealer letters they mailed with the blank back 2003 Playoff Portraits items ?

I have a bunch of the blank back dealer cards, just can't locate the letter. Willing to PayPal some funds for it if you have it- even if its a photocopy
I just need that letter as proof of the source to get my Clemens and others slabbed

Figured I'd also add some pictures as this thread comes up whenever I search for 2003 Playoff Portraits Samples or Promos . Seems a lot of Red X's


Info / checklist regarding the 2003 PLAYOFF PORTRAITS BECKETT SAMPLES



Examples below from my Roger Clemens PC of both my Yankees #15 version and Red Sox #141 versions
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Also- an actual magazine copy in my possession with the 2003 Playoff Portraits SAMPLE card still inside
I'm sure @olerud363 will appreciate who it has inside of course
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Info / checklist regarding the 2003 Playoff Portraits promos

I included my Clemens and a Bagwell as examples. There is no #141 Red Sox promo- just the first 72 cards got inserted and stamped PROMO
I have also included an example of the thin sheet that came with the card as well when found inside the 2003 Absolute baseball packs. Couldn't locate any unopened Absolute boxes in storage would have loved to crack one
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So far I have been unable to dig up my 2003 PLAYOFF PORTRAITS DEALER BLANK BACK info from back then
If anyone has the dealer sheet info - even a picture copy will do, I can print it out
Be willing to PayPal some your way for the help

The back is very different on these from a box topper version. The box topper versions to me at least have a waxy feel and are fairly thick in some cases and thin in others- no rhyme or reasons
These are normal thin card stock and smooth
They are not waxy or bright, more like a poster board feel and duller
Example of my Clemens DEALER BLANK BACK below
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Very cool! Good luck tracking down the letter.


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Heres a Clemens PROMO and Pujols PROMO I got from the owner of a longtime LCS when he closed out and sold off to another guy probably 6 or 7 years ago (who ran it into the ground btw and now its closed). He loaded me up on a lot of Clemens stuff for free as I had been a regular since the late 80s.

here is mine