The Super Sweet Early 00's Thread

ASTROBURN · Aug 3, 2011

Since you guys are so full of information, heres a personal favorite set from my collection. A couple of questions arise...

1. Why all the diff versions?
2. Whats the story behind the Challenge cards?
3. Why have 2 different card numbers when they look exactly alike?

Diamond Kings 108 - 108 18 of 50

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108 Challenge - 108 Blue Frame 040 of 100

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108 Red Frame - Diamond Kings 348

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348 Challenge - 348 Red Frame

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predatorkj · Aug 3, 2011

Donruss went a little crazy as did other card manufacturers. You think that's bad, just wait until you get close to finishing off any type of run like this and then you can't find the last few cards because half of them aren't listed right and the other half you miss all on your own. It gets pretty insane.

AndruwHRJones · Aug 3, 2011

Not sure what the deal is with your Bagwell cards looking the same? Maybe they thought they had two portraits and found out later they only had one? Either way, my Andruw's have 2 different portraits. As for all of the different types of each, who knows, it was a crazy time in the card business. 2005 may have been the craziest year in cards. There were so many sets out that year, it was crazy! As for the challenge set, I have never heard where those came from or how they were distributed.

Jack Straw · Aug 4, 2011

The challenge cards were some sort of exchange set.. You had to mail in
a set of cards and the embossed the word challenge on them and maied
them back? Or something close to that?

Be8el0ve · Aug 13, 2011

Goes well with this...

ASTROBURN · Aug 14, 2011

I remember seeing this game at Target and reading the list of players on the back of the box. Dang, there was Baggy. Aw crap, am I gonna have to pay 18 bucks for this game to get his card?

Nope. Thanks ebay!

olerud363 · Aug 14, 2011

I knew this thread existed but couldn't find it! I guess I didn't dig deep enough. Anyways, a few recent pick-ups for my PC.

2002 Donruss Elite Status Chicago National, #4/5. Neat card, has a little blank matte area where the Elite Status serial numbering would usually be near the upper right corner. Embossed National logo on the front, stamped number 4/5 on the back.

2002 Studio All-Star Fanfest. Didn't even know they existed until I saw this on eBay. Checked Beckett.com and they just were added to the listings in the spring.

2002 Leaf Shirt Off My Back. From a recent FCB group sub. I haven't seen many patch versions of this card, and I can't really identify where on the jersey this patch would have come from (looks like the top of an "S" but it's too small to be from the "Mariners" name on the jersey chest), so I submitted mainly for authentication. I was very pleasantly surprised by the grade!

gracecollector · Aug 14, 2011

ASTROBURN said:
Since you guys are so full of information, heres a personal favorite set from my collection. A couple of questions arise...

1. Why all the diff versions?
Donruss thought that having a 1/1 per 12 box case drove sales, and also low numbered parallels

2. Whats the story behind the Challenge cards?
Something like 240 sets made for a contest - think you had to complete a full base set.

3. Why have 2 different card numbers when they look exactly alike?
Are they DK and DK Update? Really doesn't matter though, that's just dumb.

And to think, 2005 was much less complicated than 2004.

joey12508 · Aug 14, 2011

AndruwHRJones · Aug 15, 2011

Couple of oddball items from 2001:

Card came with the bobblehead, wonder how many cards were kept? Haven't seen many.

Atlanta Journal Constitution 9 x 12, very hard to find these too.

ASTROBURN · Aug 15, 2011

Combine baseball cards with high gas prices... BAM! I'll fill up for a baseball card

olerud363 · Aug 19, 2011

I've started to take a liking to stamped show cards, as long as the seller doesn't try to pass them off as super-premium cards at super-premium prices. I've been picking up a few Oleruds for my PC for a few bucks apiece. My latest one:

ASTROBURN · Aug 20, 2011

olerud363 said:
I've started to take a liking to stamped show cards, as long as the seller doesn't try to pass them off as super-premium cards at super-premium prices. I've been picking up a few Oleruds for my PC for a few bucks apiece. My latest one:

Thats cool. Ive recently gotten these and I thought I was getting regular ones. They are just embossed, no foil stamping like yours...

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I know this is the 00's thread, but we are showing off show stamps

ASTROBURN · Aug 20, 2011

But I do have this foil stamped Biggio from a National. Stamped 1 of 1 on it...

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bigalbert · Aug 21, 2011

Here's a set of Ripken from 2000 Paramount-

Russ S. · Aug 21, 2011

Newest Ripken addition.
FINALLY!!

2003 SPx Combos Patches /90

Gwynn545 · Aug 21, 2011

Russ S. said:
Newest Ripken addition.
FINALLY!!

2003 SPx Combos Patches /90

:shock: :shock: Awesome! There's actually 90 of those out there????????

Russ S. · Aug 21, 2011

Gwynn545 said:
Russ S. said:

Newest Ripken addition.
FINALLY!!

2003 SPx Combos Patches /90

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:shock: :shock: Awesome! There's actually 90 of those out there????????

I've seen 4 or 5 total over the years.
Hard to find one with the Gehrig pinstripe.

MOFNY · Aug 26, 2011

If anyone has any early 00s Oswalts let me know! I have lots to trade.

BunchOBull · Aug 26, 2011

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