Anyone know how "Rare" the 04 AFLAC "Player Issue" cards are

Randy Shields said:

And you sir get a Thanks for your help. I know I can always count on you. And for what 12-14 years now?

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Jaypers said:

Randy Shields said:

And you sir get a Thanks for your help. I know I can always count on you. And for what 12-14 years now?

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14 years -- our first contact and business deal was for a box of 1995 SP Top Prospects.

I was just checking my inventory, and discovered the Hellickson AFLAC "error" card I bought a few months ago said "For Promotional Use Only". Paid $300 for it.

Then last night, I won another Hellickson, only this one was stamped "Player Issue". Paid significantly less -- $24.

Both are errors, but which one is more rare, and what's the print run? How weird would it be if it was the latter?

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Jaypers said:

That depends on which player you're talking about.

There were a few that accidently made it into 2004 Bowman AFLAC sets - Austin Jackson, Jeremy Hellickson, Petey Paramore, Buster Posey, just to name a few. Not sure just how rare these are. I just won a Hellickson (my 2nd) last night.

As for Justin Upton's Bowman Originals AFLAC Buyback auto, I believe the serial numbering plays a part. If I'm not mistaken, #s 1-250 and 751-1000 say "For Promotional Use Only", while the middle numbers say "Player Issue". I own two of the latter.

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Mudcatsfan said:

Jaypers said:

That depends on which player you're talking about.

There were a few that accidently made it into 2004 Bowman AFLAC sets - Austin Jackson, Jeremy Hellickson, Petey Paramore, Buster Posey, just to name a few. Not sure just how rare these are. I just won a Hellickson (my 2nd) last night.

As for Justin Upton's Bowman Originals AFLAC Buyback auto, I believe the serial numbering plays a part. If I'm not mistaken, #s 1-250 and 751-1000 say "For Promotional Use Only", while the middle numbers say "Player Issue". I own two of the latter.

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Per the Uptons, I have saved about 100 images from ebay to show that 1-500 and 750-1000 were "For Promotional" and 500-750 were "Player Issue" meaning the Player issue is 3x as rare. At least in the case of the Uptons, that is the case.

That doesn't prove anything about Hellicksons, and the others.

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mrwhitesox30 said:

I've been collecting Petey Paramore ever since his first cards came out, and the Aflac that I won is the first one that I've ever seen.

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