PROMOS/SAMPLES/PREVIEWS/PROTOTYPES/PRE-PRODUCTIONS/TESTS

[jszczech]

Those are the executive samples from that time period.

 

[gracecollector]

Those are the executive samples from that time period.

Yes. DLP marked one of each card it made, including GU cards, with the SAMPLE stamp and submitted them to MLB for licensing approval. They've trickled out into the hobby for many years. The font used for "SAMPLE" changed appx. 3 times during the years they did it (roughly 2001-2005).

 

[olerud363]

How can someone distinguish those from the Beckett samples from the same era? The font looks the same and a couple pictured look like gold samples.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

How can someone distinguish those from the Beckett samples from the same era? The font looks the same and a couple pictured look like gold samples.

Ah ok, so that's what they are. It rings a bell now, thanks all!

The Beckett "sample" font is smaller than these executive/ approval "sample" font.



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[DeliciousBacon]

Yes. DLP marked one of each card it made, including GU cards, with the SAMPLE stamp and submitted them to MLB for licensing approval. They've trickled out into the hobby for many years. The font used for "SAMPLE" changed appx. 3 times during the years they did it (roughly 2001-2005).

There's an ebay seller (whose name escapes me at the moment) who has a ton of these. I've picked up a dozen or so Glaus Samples, for about $3 each. The font looks pretty fruity on a few of them though, made me question the legitimacy at first.

 

[ASTROBURN]

Tried asking in the 2000s thread... Now ill try here.

Can anyone shed some light on these "promo" stamped versions of Showdown? Are these legit promos?

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Tried asking in the 2000s thread... Now ill try here.

Can anyone shed some light on these "promo" stamped versions of Showdown? Are these legit promos?

They are legit, but I don't know a whole lot about them. I picked up a few lots on ebay from a guy who sells mainly non-sports Wizards of the Coast products. The Standard Catalog has some of these promos listed, but not for all years.

 

[ASTROBURN]

They are legit, but I don't know a whole lot about them. I picked up a few lots on ebay from a guy who sells mainly non-sports Wizards of the Coast products. The Standard Catalog has some of these promos listed, but not for all years.

thanks! I didnt see it cataloged, so i was wondering if someone decided to get fancy with a foil stamper to make a few bucks off of cheap cards.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

thanks! I didnt see it cataloged, so i was wondering if someone decided to get fancy with a foil stamper to make a few bucks off of cheap cards.

The card # is the giveaway, the P prefix is on all the Promos I have. I can't even be sure of how many cards are in the Promo sets; the 2004 must have at least 57, I think the 2003 set has 60. Some unstamped Strategy cards exist as well, with different card numbers.

 

[ASTROBURN]

The card # is the giveaway, the P prefix is on all the Promos I have. I can't even be sure of how many cards are in the Promo sets; the 2004 must have at least 57, I think the 2003 set has 60. Some unstamped Strategy cards exist as well, with different card numbers.

So there are promo versions (maybe) of this? So the number would have a PS22, or P22?

 

[DeliciousBacon]

So there are promo versions (maybe) of this? So the number would have a PS22, or P22?

I can't figure how to get this scan from my original post on these to post here: http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=35693&d=1400894866

The Promo Samples I have are numbered Sx/S6.

 

[ASTROBURN]

http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=35693&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1400894866

Thanks, but the pic is too small. Can barely see the stamps, let alone the numbers.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Thanks, but the pic is too small. Can barely see the stamps, let alone the numbers.

Try this one: http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=35693&d=1400894866

 

[ASTROBURN]

Thanks!

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Did I just buy an unmarked Puckett Promo?

 

[michaelstepper]

Have some samples in my griffey collection then these... no clue how I got them, some late 90's reprint collection?

 

[ASTROBURN]

Did I just buy an unmarked Puckett Promo?

Looks like it to me. That copyright logo is well enough away from the leaf logo that I believe it to be a promo.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

That kirby looks like a promo version to me too

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[DeliciousBacon]

What do you guys make of this? I picked it up in a huge mixed lot; looks like some of the Pinnacle Samples of these era, but I'm not 100%.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

"Officially", it's a sample but in reality it's a regular pack issued card which pinnacle clipped instead of stamping "sample"

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