mouschi
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BTW @K34PuckettAddict your cards look awesome! Do you know if other players exist in the versions you have?
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BTW @K34PuckettAddict your cards look awesome! Do you know if other players exist in the versions you have?
Hmmm, I'd say yes it's a PSA thing vs a real sample, but not 100%. Regardless it's a neat item.
Ryan
Just bought in a collection recently.
Thanks @mouschi. I've only ever seen 2 Nolan Ryan's listed for sale on eBay once or twice while I was looking for the Puckett's. With the exception of the three Josh has, the other Puckett's that sold on eBay have all sold for at least $350 or better. I had to pay $400 each for the last two that that I needed. Given the fact that these were supposed to be destroyed, it's entirely possible the other players never made their way out to the public. Since it took me forever to find my Puckett's and I had to pay around a grand for my four standards, I woulda ended a pair of those blankback/fronts the moment I saw them. He's keeping the Puckett's even though I offered the same price he's asking for the Ryan's.
You can tell by the backs of my four that they had to be at the last stage of getting that MLB license since they included it on the backs.
I know there are Mattingly and Nolan Ryan's out there for sure. I have 3 of the 4 Puckett's.
Hmmm, I'd say yes it's a PSA thing vs a real sample, but not 100%. Regardless it's a neat item.
Ryan
Did anyone see their player available from those 1992 Ace Novelty Prototype blank back/fronts listed on eBay recently?
I had no idea there were that many players available and wonder if standard issue versions of their cards even exist? Does anyone have the standard issue of their guy? I was fortunate to find the four different Puckett's, but it took me until 2011 to finally find them all.
From what I know about that standard versions, Ace Novelty who used to make those crazy haired Troll dolls from the late 80's and early 90's along with other tchotchkes petitioned MLB for a license to sell cards. Why not, everyone seemed to be making them back then... I heard they made it pretty far in the process with the prototypes they created. They presented to MLB, but were denied the license and were supposed to destroy the cards. Fortunately, some of them made it out at some point in the production or after they were denied the license.
I used to see the 4 Puckett cards on want lists that I found over the years and couldn't find any pictures or information about them. I eventually found them all for my own personal collection. I managed to buy one from eBay in the late 90's and added the other three through offline deals from big time Puckett collectors who sold off their collections.
What blows my mind are these cards are prototypes at their very core, and these blank back/fronts may very well be pre-production prototypes and at the very least unfinished prototypes. They're super cool if you ask me, but then again I chased the standard Puckett's for years. I'd wager given the circumstances surrounding these cards, they'd have to be among the rarest cards of the early 90's. I wish he had Puckett's available for sale!
Clarkfan, do you have any knowledge about them? I've always been fascinated with these cards and would love to hear anything else about them or see more pictures of them.
Here's a picture of my four.
Have any of you guys seen the 1995 Score sample cards with the word SAMPLE in black letters rather than the white letters?
I believe PSA handed out these SAMPLE cards at various Nationals and Conventions. I had several at different times.