Player Collectors-What 90s cards are the toughest to find for you?

[BiggioBrooks755]

We all love the 90s, but some of the oddball or other inserts are super tough to find. Which cards are the ones that are tough for you to find?

For Biggio, I will go with 1992 High 5/1992 Hit The Books and 1993 Finest ReFractor (at resonable price)

How about you?

 

[DaClyde]

All those Pacific parallels can be a pain. Probably half of the remaining Roberto Kelly cards I need are Pacific cards.

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

Those are a pain...esp the early years

 

[thelesquad]

I thought the 1992 High 5's were fairly common. Looks like Biggio is part of the Astros panel. Predator may have a full astros panel he can show.

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

I thought the 1992 High 5's were fairly common. Looks like Biggio is part of the Astros panel. Predator may have a full astros panel he can show.

Would love to see it

 

[DaClyde]

The Bagwell is fairly common because he comes in either the NL Infielders or NL Superstars set. The Astros team set is one of the few I've never seen on eBay.

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

Anyone have an example of what these cards look like?

 

[BluesBroSJ]

The topps superstar sampler set of David Justice. Missed a buy it now on ebay for 15$ a few years back. Haven't seen another copy since.

 

[olerud363]

Without a doubt the 90's card that tops my "probably will never own" list is the 96 Pinnacle Aficioniato First Pitch Preview. Others that are more annoying than impossible to find include 98 Topps Tek and the Pacific parallels.

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[1st4040]

1997 Upper Deck Power Package Jumbo Jose Canseco PP18.. I've only ever seen a couple players from this set and I don't know any Canseco collector who owns a copy. These are so rare to see that I wonder if the whole set even exists. Would love for someone to dig one out of somewhere so I could get my hands on it!! I could make a list of the other tough 90s inserts I still need but it would be all the usual suspects that most player collectors search for and pay a kings ransom for.

 

[predatorkj]

I've seen plenty of the bagwell power package jumbo inserts. Not sure how rare his are but everyone seems to have a hell of a time.

As far as pacific parallels go, Burbank has helped me tremendously with those. There are still plenty I need but the gaps are narrowing.

As for the Bagwell high 5 as well as the Biggio... I've never even seen one. I own a sealed All Star 4 card panel(thanks to a generous board member here), as well as a few loose copies and a promo version. Never have I seen or come into contact with anyone who has the Astros team panel. Supposedly the Caminitti collector has his but no dice on the Bagwell or Biggio. There is a guy I deal with out of Victoria Texas and he always has all the mega hard to find Astros stuff and he doesn't have any either. I've been looking for a long time and this is one of the last cards I need to have everything through 1995 knocked out.

I'm torn on whether or not they exist. I'm thinking they do but a lot of this type of stuff only seems hard to find because it's probably in a storage unit or attic of an ex-dealer who went out of business long ago. Looking at antique malls and flea markets is a great source for these things because generally those are the places you find stuff from junk wax years.

As for hard to find 90's stuff, I'd say just your run of the mill low numbered inserts and of course anything that is 1/1. There are still some cards considered rare that I don't have. But they are quite prevalent for being so rare. It's just that I'm not paying some crazy ass price just because the seller did and now he needs to recoup his investment. That's their issue, not mine.

 

[CatdaddysCards]

I can't find a single Moustakas from the 90's

 

[DaClyde]

Anyone have an example of what these cards look like?

There are loads of examples on eBay, this is my Winfield:

 

[George_Calfas]

These

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[TBTwinsFan]

Aqueous is the killer for me.

One sold for under $20, so they are quite affordable, it's just a matter of finding one.

That's '80s, my bad.

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

There are loads of examples on eBay, this is my Winfield:

Nice looking card

Also, on my 19888 list is the Score and Fleer glossy...Just a matter of finding one cheapish

 

[brian46256qqv]

1995 Pinnacle Holographic Artist Proof. I have only seen three this Ripken, Bonds Swing Men and Frank Thomas.

 

[TNP777]

'97 Pinnacle Inside Diamond Edition
1990 Venezuelan Sticker
1992 Smokey the Bear
1995 Score Gold Rush redeemed
1997 Score Team Collection Premier Club
1998 Score Team Collection Platinum

 

[Jack Straw]

93 Pinnacle Cooperstown Promo
92 Score Proctor & Gamble Sample
98 Upper Deck Eminent Prestige Jumbo ( not sure they exist )

 

[carrsallstars]

The 98 Pacific Online winners are nearly non existent...have never seen either Manny Ramirez...