Official MIKE PIAZZA Collector's Thread

[Jack Straw]

Those are nice! Wow is right!

 

[Cobra29svt]

WOW!

Never seen those. Congrats

 

[gradedeflator]

Thanks guys. Yeah, they are definitely fun to look at...

separate topic - anyone here pick up any of the Piazza stuff ebay seller cutsignaturesandmore has been listing on ebay? Lot of neat stuff, including a significant number of jersey numbered cards. I've picked up a few here and there but nothing big, just stuff to fill out rainbows and the like.

I was hoping to land the 98 Ultra Platinum Medallion #485 PZ but missed it. Seems like a random assortment of buyers, with a couple of guys whose IDs I don't recognize but they went big on a few cards!

 

[gradedeflator]

mailday...I think this may have been Mike's first 1/1 in a Marlins uniform...not sure exactly when 1998 Ultra Series 2 was released, but according to baseballcardpedia.com 1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars was released in December of that year.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

mailday...I think this may have been Mike's first 1/1 in a Marlins uniform...not sure exactly when 1998 Ultra Series 2 was released, but according to baseballcardpedia.com 1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars was released in December of that year.

You deffinatly have put together a nice group of Piazza stuff man. 90s 1/1s are a great addition.

Ryan

 

[patrick182]

Really impressive stuff guys. Those Crusades are incredible.

I have this because of the obvious.

 

[gradedeflator]

Wowzers, that is a tough one. Nice grade too.

Last raw one I saw sold in the $50-60 range, i missed out. I'm sure it was a Griffey or Frank guy that bid it up

Really impressive stuff guys. Those Crusades are incredible.

I have this because of the obvious.

 

[BoyWonder089]

Really awesome stuff everyone! I just picked up a lot of 150+ Piazza cards. No GU or autos, but it was a fun lot of base and inserts to sort through. Here is the entire lot if anyone wants to look through it:

http://s1374.photobucket.com/user/BoyWonder0895/library/Mike Piazza

A couple of my favorites:

 

[Resident Bay Fan]

Here is my contribution for the weekend--I love these cards, but also wanted to show as a setup to something more exciting early in the week...

Are these the ones you bought from me?

 

[heavy_hitter]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2004-ABSOLU...rMNw7pIpoV8Irw%2FIo14%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Mike Piazza Marlins Patch (with Pudge) numbered to 5 sold for $200.

 

[gradedeflator]

hey Art, the Red isn't (the one I got from you was #20 /25, this one is #5 /25). I think the Purple is and the Green is not.

Are these the ones you bought from me?

 

[gradedeflator]

I thnk that was a pretty good price. Not a lot of Marlins patch cards and arguably the two best catchers of that generation. argument can also be made for Posada.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2004-ABSOLUTE-MIKE-PIAZZA-IVAN-RODRIGUEZ-D-4-5-DUAL-PRIME-PATCHES-LOGO-RARE-/131132643291?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=qP1dYZHqrMNw7pIpoV8Irw%2FIo14%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Mike Piazza Marlins Patch (with Pudge) numbered to 5 sold for $200.

 

[gradedeflator]

just some of my faves for the weekend...


Love these Rookie Year materials cards...

this one came from Resident Bay Fan a few years back...

 

[ASTROBURN]

Wowzers, that is a tough one. Nice grade too.

Last raw one I saw sold in the $50-60 range, i missed out. I'm sure it was a Griffey or Frank guy that bid it up

or it could have been a Bagwell guy. Some of his stuff has been extra active lately. This is one i need too.

Picked this up at the flea market today. I am pretty sure this is Piazza on the cover. Can you guys verify this for me? And anyone need it?

 

[gradedeflator]

Finished these two rainbows. Just got in the 1997 Score Stand and Deliver Gold with Silver Letters and the 2000 E-X Green and Red.

 

[Joey_peapod]

What was the deal with the stand and delivers and the 3 different tiers?

and those crusades are really sick!!

 

[gradedeflator]

Here's a link to Beckett's description of the 1997 Score Stand and Deliver. The Gold foil with silver letters were part of a redemption program. I believe an estimated 225 sets were made of the Gold foil with silver letters, for the Gold foil with red letters it is unknown (perhaps <25). Picked it up from a boardmember who bought a fully-framed set sometime last year.

http://www.beckett.com/baseball/1997/score-stand-and-deliver/?ref=cj

Randomly inserted in series two packs at a rate of 1:71 (retail) and 1:47 (hobby reserve), this 24-card set features color player photos printed on silver foil card stock. The set is broken into six separate 4-card groupings. Groups contain players from the following teams: 1-4 (Braves), 5-8 (Mariners), 9-12 (Yankees), 13-16 (Dodgers), 17-20 (Indians) and 21-24 (Wild Card). The four players featured within the Wild Card group are from "lesser" teams not given a shot at winning the World Series. Each of these cards, unlike cards 1-20, has a "Wild Card" logo stamped on front. Collectors were then supposed to gather up the particular group that won the 1997 World Series, in this case - the Florida Marlins. Since none of the featured teams won, the 4-card Wild Card group was designated as the winner. The winning cards could then be mailed into Pinnacle for a special gold upgrade version of the set, framed in glass.

 

[BunchOBull]

Recently got a 1998 Elite Prime Numbers sample too.

 

[gradedeflator]

[MENTION=2840]BunchOBull[/MENTION], how rare are those samples exactly? I know you've had them for a while but would love the backstory if there is one.

some recent pickups - had been looking for this one for a while, then like 3 popped up on ebay in one month earlier this year...

and a biggie...

 

[BunchOBull]

@BunchOBull, how rare are those samples exactly? I know you've had them for a while but would love the backstory if there is one.

My understanding is that the Prized Samples are more rare than the pack inserted Preferred Prized collections; something like 30-50 of each produced. That said, I don't remember where and when I received those figures, but they're tough for sure. The Elite Prime numbers are much more plentiful, but still not overly available.



That perfect 10 is HUGE! Congrats!