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1991 Donruss INC #435 Andre Dawson AS PSA Sample:
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Anyone know about the ginter?
No info anywhere online or in books
 

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"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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I knew Pinnacle did it this way, but is this an actual Sample, or something someone did with a pair of scissors at one point? I've never seen a setlist for this year's Samples.
 

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That was common with a number of mid 90s Pinnacle brands promos. Often they would come inside sealed cello packs. Some had holes punched, others can the corner clipped.
 

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That was common with a number of mid 90s Pinnacle brands promos. Often they would come inside sealed cello packs. Some had holes punched, others can the corner clipped.

Someone here had a promo booklet, with several base and inserts with clipped corners. It was a neat piece, I've never seen another; never seen any with holes punched either, but that's something I'd like to see.
 

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I knew Pinnacle did it this way, but is this an actual Sample, or something someone did with a pair of scissors at one point? I've never seen a setlist for this year's Samples.

All the one's I've had look machine cut. The "corner clip" is exactly a 45º angle, the edges are the same as the rest of the card, and the size of the missing portion is exactly the same. I think Pinnacle had a die machine for cutting these. They don't look hand done to me at all.

I've found 2-3 of these in those retail variety boxes over the years, always in the ones with the bulk card lots that are mostly early 90's junk.

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I believe it was 94 Pinnacle FB that had holes punched. I was collecting James Jett at the time and he was one of the promos.
 

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I don't chase in the least bit because these cards can be made by anyone with a scissor.

Yes I do have several which are still sealed in the original wrapping but have no desire to add more.

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Got this. Printed on consruction type paper. It got a bit wrinkled in transit. Different colored borders and photos from what they actually went with.
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Got this. Printed on consruction type paper. It got a bit wrinkled in transit. Different colored borders and photos from what they actually went with.
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Have to like ad sheets with different cards than the ones that actually got printed. The proofs for those cards that never got made are hiding somewhere.
 

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I searched high and low for the 1993 UD 5th Anniversary Frank Thomas card with the gold border that showed up in card ads until I finally realized it was just an image and that none of the real cards had the gold border on them.
 

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Picked these up yesterday. First Maddux I have ever seen. Have seen photos of the Frank on multiple occasions. Third Ripken I have owned. The other two I have sold for $75 and $80 in the last couple of years. I also own the Boggs and Mondesi. There's a Puckett on COMC right now that athletics07 (I think) has listed. Never seen a Bagwell or Joe Carter.

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I haven't posted in a while, so here's a bunch of harder to find promos
 

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I love the "rookies & CHASE" ones because obviously Donruss renamed the product.

I read they did so because MLB didn't like the gambling feeling "Chase" gives out.

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I will be listing a 1998 Pinnacle Epix Orange PROMO sometime Sunday December 14th, 2014.
 

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