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White whale inserts from the '90s which are NOT 1/1 cards

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carrsallstars

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Def weird for that type of PR

1. Maybe all 3000 weren't released

2. Not many were kept because of the oversize

3. Something I've thought about is there is only 3000 total in the whole set , not individual. 3000 on the kits seems real low, so it's probably more towards 90,000 kits (3000 x 30), but it seems like if 90,000 total Jumbos existed you'd see more

Ryan

The annoying large size might be a factor here- I agree. It's one card where the rarity just doesn't add up with the print run. A few other things to point out on this issue: the cards actually are serial #/d out of 3000. Doesn't mean that they all got released/printed/distributed evenly or even at all. But there's this: with a total print run of 90,000 cards issued, there are only 6! up for sale between ebay, comc and the Beckett marketplace. That's an amazingly low rate. Of course there is one 1995 score collector's kit for sale on Amazon for $24.99. You get a score rule jumbo AND 26 Score I and II packs! ;)
 

magicpapa

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http://www.beckett.com/forums/thread-1566229.html
PLAYER SPECIFIC: 1996 LEAF PREFERRED STEEL BRONZE PROTOTYPE #47

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RStadlerASU22

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The annoying large size might be a factor here- I agree. It's one card where the rarity just doesn't add up with the print run. A few other things to point out on this issue: the cards actually are serial #/d out of 3000. Doesn't mean that they all got released/printed/distributed evenly or even at all. But there's this: with a total print run of 90,000 cards issued, there are only 6! up for sale between ebay, comc and the Beckett marketplace. That's an amazingly low rate. Of course there is one 1995 score collector's kit for sale on Amazon for $24.99. You get a score rule jumbo AND 26 Score I and II packs! ;)

I have 2 Clark's and have seen only a handful of others of his.

Last year a seller had some lots (5-15 each) of Ripken , maybe Mattingly and I think he still has Javy Lopez available.

But def not a bunch have hit the market

Ryan
 

magicpapa

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The annoying large size might be a factor here- I agree. It's one card where the rarity just doesn't add up with the print run. A few other things to point out on this issue: the cards actually are serial #/d out of 3000. Doesn't mean that they all got released/printed/distributed evenly or even at all. But there's this: with a total print run of 90,000 cards issued, there are only 6! up for sale between ebay, comc and the Beckett marketplace. That's an amazingly low rate. Of course there is one 1995 score collector's kit for sale on Amazon for $24.99. You get a score rule jumbo AND 26 Score I and II packs! ;)

and a Folder ;)
 

Topnotchsy

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I'd love to find a 1999 Stadium Club quad auto...
 

MansGame

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[MENTION=7109]RAZOR-Z[/MENTION] said it first but now I have to make room in my Top 10 for the 1996 Leaf Preferred Steel Bronze Promo.... Beckett just added those to player checklists yesterday and Belle is included :evil:
 

tunahead

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Just skimmed the thread but didn't see it mentioned
1998 UD Retro Quantum Leap /50

And I know these were mentioned, it's one of my favorite cards:
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MansGame

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Just skimmed the thread but didn't see it mentioned
1998 UD Retro Quantum Leap /50

And I know these were mentioned, it's one of my favorite cards:
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Love the instant win. It is a card where people might not even know what they have haha... makes it frustrating because you if they don't you won't see it for sale and if they do, they'll ask for an arm and a leg.
 

tunahead

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Love the instant win. It is a card where people might not even know what they have haha... makes it frustrating because you if they don't you won't see it for sale and if they do, they'll ask for an arm and a leg.

Now if I could just find a '97...
I got lucky with the '98, I think I paid less than $40 and it was an eBay auction.
 

chief7575

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Thanks for posting this! I had seen a set of these forever ago and wanted more info about it. Always figured it was a special 1/1 set that somebody won. Now I wonder if there are more than 1 copy out there.

Adding this to the white whale list - probably similar story / print runs as the 1997 Score Stand and Deliver gold with red letter set.

this is the 1998 Score All-Score Team Gold. Not mine.

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Topnotchsy

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I don't know even want to think what I would have to shell out for the Chipper/Rolen/Jeter/ARod I need for my PC. In my 19 years of collecting Alex, this card still eludes me.

Only hope is that most people don't know that it exists. (To be honest, I've wondered myself...) I'd be happy to pick up pretty much any of them. It would basically be the card that captures the childhood dream more than any other...
 
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