Toughest non #ed card to find for your player collection?

[Greg Cleveland]

Sorry Klarnold...

 

[RAZOR-Z]

2001 Fleer Triple Crown "Purple"

Supposedly /100 - Never seen one of Canseco - Can anyone help me out?

 

[joey12508]

That one was really tough for me too. Took 10 years.

i had six cases of those cans with no electric opener. and still couldnt find a bernie. finally one pop up on ebay i grabbed it, havent seen another.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Since I dont have scans, I will list my Top 10 from 1988 to 1991:

1988 Fleer Glossy #U-89
1988 Score Traded Glossy #103T
1989 O-Pee-Chee #49-Card is actually Alan Trammall
1989 Topps Tiffany #49
1990 Bowman Tiffany #78
1990 Fleer Canadian #224
1990 Topps Tiffany #157
1991 Astros Mothers #5
1991 7-11 Coins #T1
1991 Topps Tiffany #565

There's 7 copies of the 1990 Bowman Tiffany on COMC right now, starting at a buck. Think I got mine off of there for a quarter.

What's the deal with the 1989 OPC? Is it a wrong-back error? Never heard of this being an issue before.

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

There's 7 copies of the 1990 Bowman Tiffany on COMC right now, starting at a buck. Think I got mine off of there for a quarter.

What's the deal with the 1989 OPC? Is it a wrong-back error? Never heard of this being an issue before.

I actually have no idea on the OPC...Never seen one myself

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Clemens Donruss precious metals and 1990 Idaho Score McDOnalds. can be found once in a while, but not at prices I will pay for a Score card that ugly lol

Hey, another Rhode Islander! That makes three that I know of (you, me, and Bill Menard). Welcome aboard!

Those Score McDonald's are not easy finds. I keep hoping to stumble across a few in a dime box somewhere, but no luck. There's five players in that set I collect, and I'm going to have to pay big money for most of them if I ever want them (especially Will Clark and George Brett).

 

[jimfalbo21]

I need these to complete my 2010 Topps Rainbow, including 1/1 Platinum...alas I can never find either!

2010 Topps Target Andrew McCutchen #110
2010 Topps Red Border Andrew McCutchen #110 (yes #'d to 299, but I've never seen one)

 

[ChasHawk]

There are several cards I've convinced myself don't even exist...

2011 Topps Heritage 1962 Buybacks #577 Dave Nicholson SP

2009 Upper Deck 1989 20th Anniversary Buybacks #205 Andre Dawson

 

[DeliciousBacon]

I need these to complete my 2010 Topps Rainbow, including 1/1 Platinum...alas I can never find either!

2010 Topps Target Andrew McCutchen #110
2010 Topps Red Border Andrew McCutchen #110 (yes #'d to 299, but I've never seen one)

I would not be surprised to find out that most of the Red Borders just do not exist. They're something I don't go crazy looking for, but I barely ever see a Red for anyone I collect for 2010 Topps (and there's at least 50 cards in that set that are in my PCs).

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

I would not be surprised to find out that most of the Red Borders just do not exist. They're something I don't go crazy looking for, but I barely ever see a Red for anyone I collect for 2010 Topps (and there's at least 50 cards in that set that are in my PCs).

How can a card just not exist, just because you cant or dont see one?

 

[ChasHawk]

How can a card just not exist, just because you cant or dont see one?

I have never seen a single copy of either card I listed above, yet both mfgs claim they are out there IN QUANTITY.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

How can a card just not exist, just because you cant or dont see one?

You'd be surprised how possible it is for a card to just not exist. There's a whole thread about it here somewhere, cards that are on a checklist but cannot be proven to exist.

These Red Border don't turn up in large quantities (I think they were 5 per special factory set), and given the relatively low numbers and the method of release, the odds of any more than a few random small groups popping up are slim. There could be plenty sitting in unopened factory sets, but Topps would have had to make almost 40,000 of these specific sets to have a PR of 299 on each card. I'm somewhat skeptical.

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

Of they dont exsist why are they on the checklist?

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Of they dont exsist why are they on the checklist?

Many, many reasons, but mostly it comes down to the card companies screwing something up one way or another.

 

[jimfalbo21]

I would not be surprised to find out that most of the Red Borders just do not exist. They're something I don't go crazy looking for, but I barely ever see a Red for anyone I collect for 2010 Topps (and there's at least 50 cards in that set that are in my PCs).

I think most of them are stuck in sealed factory sets? Regardless I've seen several 2011 and 2012 McCutchen red borders and zero 2010's...very frustrating. And where is the Tops Target? Someone out there HAS to have one in a commons box somewhere!

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[gradedeflator]

Off the top of my head -

Mike Piazza
1993 Finest Refractors
1995 Finest Refractors
1996 Select Mirror Gold and Mirror Gold PP (although there is one on ebay with a $2,499 price tag)
1996 Collector's Choice Gold Signature TC #406 (checklist card from Series Two)
1997 Collector's Choice Crash The Game Instant Win
1999 Topps MVP Promotion #340
1999 Topps MVP Promotion #459 (Piazza/Kendall/IRod)
2000 Topps MVP Promotion

Pedro Martinez
1999 Topps MVP Promotion #95

There's probably more, but that list will keep me busy...

 

[ChasHawk]

Of they dont exsist why are they on the checklist?

Mfgs give beckett bad information.

Beckett adds cards to checklists that don't exist.

There's two possibilities right there.

 

[magicpapa]

1997 Pinnacle Inside Diamond Edition. I've only seen one since release date, and I missed it by a matter of hours on COMC.

I picked up this one, emailed Onionrign9, but never heard back.... ended up going to another collector here

I have no Griffey, but did find a Crime Dog for my son

and DID have a Mo

 

[henderson939]

I picked up this one, emailed Onionrign9, but never heard back.... ended up going to another collector here

I have no Griffey, but did find a Crime Dog for my son

and DID have a Mo

How the "Crime Dog" is not in the hall is beyond me. Nice cards. I have the Henderson, but its the only one I have ever seen.

 

[Superhuskiefan1]

This friggin' Grady Sizemore
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From a regional Target exclusive Back To School set, only ever saw 1 on ebay and let someone else grab it because I figured it'd be common. Or at least obtainable. They have different photos from regular Topps, and are popular with player collectors, at least those who have even heard of them.

I own the Griffey and Ichiro buts thats only because I bought the Set when they came out and they were in the same 2 pack together. I bought it because im a mariners fan and Griffey fan and thought the Ichiro photo was really cool never realized how hard these things are for player collectors.