bigunitcards
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found all 3 of these in the course of a week. Red & blue have the pesky start & stop lines though
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Oh Super Sweet 90's Inserts.... #3
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Joey_peapod
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Wow that's crazy people must have missed that because that should have def been higher. Griffey i know would bring some serious loot.
Jeter market must not be as strong as I thought. He has 2 97 platinum golds on eBay that I thought where in line with what they should be and they have been up for weeks.
cbrandtw
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Yeah the guy cost me some cash with his stellar performances on the field, and then because of his less than stellar actions off the field and his choice of words, I surely wouldn't come out ahead if I sold my collection right now but I sure have had a great time putting it together. I still get excited finding a card of his I need from the 90's. I am one of those guys who collects and doesn't necessarily invest. I tried that a long, long time ago and lost every time. My wife questions me why I still buy the Alex cards I need to complete the quest I started way back in 1996. With all that being said, I did buy multiples of high end cards 15+ years ago and sold the duplicates and some super, super rare ones with prices that probably would have caused a divorce if I didn't sell.
I actually picked up that Red Ripken (and the Purple) on the same day, coincidentally. My snipe was a lot higher than $818, I really thought I got a steal at that price. I actually can't believe Griffey is quoted at 5-10x that amount, makes me want to buy another Ripken!
goobmcnasty
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MansGame
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I know we have talked about this before but how the hell do we tell the difference online or eBay between the 1998 Stadium Club Triumvirate Luminescent and Illuminator?!
goobmcnasty
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It's tough to tell from a single picture, but...
The cheapest ones, the luminous, are like a base chrome card.
The second tier, the luminescent, are like chrome refractors.
The toughest, most expensive, the illuminators, are transparent (see-through) with a refractor-ish gleam on parts of the card.
If you see rainbow/refractor, it's (at the very least) a luminescent.
MansGame
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Yea, the third one, illuminator, I'm having trouble figuring out a way to ask the seller(s) what to do in order to tell me which it is... most times the person has no idea what they have....
goobmcnasty
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I'd ask him: "When you hold it up to a light, is the whole card transparent." Or maybe shoot me a link to the auction first. I've (successfully) identified and snagged 3 Griffey Illuminators that were listed wrong, based on a photo. Some might say I'm a pretty big deal. I don't want to brag, but I agree with them.
Haha.
Haha.
MansGame
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How about this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151588240810?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Doesn't look transparent to me...
Doesn't look transparent to me...
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Two ways to ask:
Luminescent - refractor finish on front only
Illuminator - refractor finish on front and back
Luminescent - background is all leather
Illuminator - silhouette "cutout" of the player on the back
Luminescent - Illuminator
MansGame
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^^Looks like visually a player cutout on the back, that is a giveaway. The card I posted on eBay has the refractor finish on the front but doesn't look like it is the card. Thanks guys! What a pain in the a$$ to locate and lock down for my PC.
hairyharold
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from my experience
luminescent, the card itself has a refractor finish, but the player doesn't.
illuminator, the player image has a refractor finish, the card does not
luminescent, the card itself has a refractor finish, but the player doesn't.
illuminator, the player image has a refractor finish, the card does not
chris19978
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I actually picked up that Red Ripken (and the Purple) on the same day, coincidentally. My snipe was a lot higher than $818, I really thought I got a steal at that price. I actually can't believe Griffey is quoted at 5-10x that amount, makes me want to buy another Ripken!
If I can get the Jeter for that price I am jumping all over it.
That's a luminescent not an illuminator. Illuminators are see through like Tek cards or topps clear/acetate cards.
goobmcnasty
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Yeah, he actually has several good pictures of it to where if it was an illuminator, you'd be able to see through it to the item behind it.
bigunitcards
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2 super sweet cards arrived today. '98 Select Numbers has such a 90s look, I love it. According to what I've read it would have been #/291 if released (291Ks in 97). Be interested to know if anyone can ballpark how many made it out the fire escape.
Also, this isnt the '97 Finest Die-cut/Embossed Gold Refractor (just the regular refractor here), but there is one on eBay with a grotesque asking price. Anyone know est. print run on that rarest version?
Also, this isnt the '97 Finest Die-cut/Embossed Gold Refractor (just the regular refractor here), but there is one on eBay with a grotesque asking price. Anyone know est. print run on that rarest version?
Joey_peapod
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its estimated that there are 31 of the Gold Embossed Refractors
goobmcnasty
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These are so freaking nice-looking. I have a few Griffeys from this set (5-Star, Jersey Numbers) but have never seen one of his like this. Anyone know if it exists?
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