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LWMM

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Feb 21, 2009
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I would not be surprised to find out that most of the Red Borders just do not exist. They're something I don't go crazy looking for, but I barely ever see a Red for anyone I collect for 2010 Topps (and there's at least 50 cards in that set that are in my PCs).

Those red border cards are surprisingly hard to find. I've only seen one seller sell them of Gomes in the past few years, and the 2012 parallel (orange border) seems equally rare. Only seen something like 4-5 of them, and all right when the sets came out. I'm not sure why this is---maybe as [MENTION=6243]jimfalbo21[/MENTION] suggested, they're in sealed factory sets---but I wouldn't be surprised if all red border cards purported to exist actually do. Keep in mind that while it's easy for cards on a checklist to actually not exist, it's also easy for cards (especially ones not worth more than a dollar or two) to not get listed for extreme lengths of time.
 

gracecollector

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Aug 7, 2008
6,559
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Lake in the Hills, IL
i had six cases of those cans with no electric opener. and still couldnt find a bernie. finally one pop up on ebay i grabbed it, havent seen another.

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That's a 1998 though, not a 1997. The 1998's are a little easier to find in my experience. The saw-toothed die-cut 1997's are really tough.

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gpenko826

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Feb 15, 2011
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The 2003 Topps Fan Favorites buybacks of a 1993 Topps Sandberg/Baerga all star card. Never seen one listed anywhere, never seen one at a show, all I know is that it's on the checklist. I'm down to 10 or so Baergas to have every non 1/1 ever made, and this is one of the most frustrating ones.

Greg
 

gracecollector

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Aug 7, 2008
6,559
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Lake in the Hills, IL
The 2003 Topps Fan Favorites buybacks of a 1993 Topps Sandberg/Baerga all star card. Never seen one listed anywhere, never seen one at a show, all I know is that it's on the checklist. I'm down to 10 or so Baergas to have every non 1/1 ever made, and this is one of the most frustrating ones.

They are just embossed like this:
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Consider yourself lucky! For some reason, they did every Topps card of Don Zimmer as an "Autoproof" buyback in that product. Look at what I have to find for my Zim PC:

2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #1 Don Zimmer 55 Bowman/1
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #2 Don Zimmer 55/5
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #3 Don Zimmer 56/9
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #4 Don Zimmer 58/5
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #5 Don Zimmer 59/17
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #6 Don Zimmer 60/14
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #7 Don Zimmer 61/24
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #8 Don Zimmer 62/1
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #9 Don Zimmer 63/29
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #10 Don Zimmer 64/14
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #11 Don Zimmer 65/14
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #12 Don Zimmer 73 MG/3
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Don Zimmer AutoProofs #13 Don Zimmer 78 MG/11

Only 2 so far:
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Weird they numbered these but not the non-auto'ed buybacks.
 

Calripkenjrcollector

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Dec 12, 2009
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National City, California
1995 UD Electric Diamond Gold. Only know of 1 in existence.

This, among other Ripken's like:
95 Leaf Statistical Standout - Promo
96 Collector Choice 421 Gold
96 Donruss #110 Press Proof
96 Leaf Limited Pennant Craze - Promo
97 Pinnacle Certified - All Mirrors
97 Pinnacle Inside Diamond Edition
97 SPx Grand Finale
97 Studio Hard Hat - Sample
97 Topps All-Stars
98 Upper Deck Clearly Dominant
98 Zenith Z-Gold
98 Zenith Z-Team Gold
and many, many more.....
 

DeliciousBacon

Well-known member
Apr 23, 2011
3,444
94
Warwick, RI
This, among other Ripken's like:
95 Leaf Statistical Standout - Promo
96 Collector Choice 421 Gold
96 Donruss #110 Press Proof
96 Leaf Limited Pennant Craze - Promo
97 Pinnacle Certified - All Mirrors
97 Pinnacle Inside Diamond Edition
97 SPx Grand Finale
97 Studio Hard Hat - Sample
97 Topps All-Stars
98 Upper Deck Clearly Dominant
98 Zenith Z-Gold
98 Zenith Z-Team Gold
and many, many more.....

97 Topps All-Stars? Aren't those incredibly common, or is there another set with the same name? There's 9 Ripken All-Stars on COMC right now.
 

djrulz

Active member
Aug 7, 2008
1,193
1
Jamestown
These have been tough to find for my Harold Reynolds collection:
1989 Alaska Goldpanners All-Time AS '80s (Team Issue) #36
1989 Upper Deck Show Samples
1991 Sports Heroes Postercards
 

henderson939

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Dec 14, 2009
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New Jersey
I have a few that I would love to cross off.

92 Legends sample
93 Cooperstown Promo
97 Select Co. Promo
98 Pacific Online Winner (not sure if Henderson exists)
99 SP Signature Gold-no auto(Golds were auto'ed, but not for every player. Not sure if this exists)
00 Pacific Paramount Platinum Blue
01 Pacific Extreme LTD.
 

Hendersonfan

New member
May 2, 2011
4,118
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Buckeye Country
I have a few that I would love to cross off.

92 Legends sample
93 Cooperstown Promo
97 Select Co. Promo
98 Pacific Online Winner (not sure if Henderson exists)
99 SP Signature Gold-no auto(Golds were auto'ed, but not for every player. Not sure if this exists)
00 Pacific Paramount Platinum Blue
01 Pacific Extreme LTD.

99 SP wasn't auto'd. So not sure of the auto version (unsigned) exists or not.

Sent from my DROID X2 using Freedom Card Board mobile app
 

DaClyde

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Jan 17, 2010
1,614
58
Huntsville, AL
Hensley Meulens:

1993 Topps/R&N China Porcelain card
1994 Chiba Lotte Marines Menko - FOUND!
2011-2013 SF Giants black & white team issue

Dave Winfield
1974 Padres Dean's Photo
1976 Padres Dean's Photo
1977 Padres Schedule Card (waist-up batting stance) - FOUND!
1979 Padres Team Issue
1985 MSA Subway Disc #23
 
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vwnut13

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Apr 19, 2009
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Vermont
Not unnumbered, but it's an "unnumbered" variation to a numbered card.

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These cards had a mixture of Red/White/Blue swatches. The majority of the Jersey was Red, the sides were Blue, and the underarm was white.

I passed up a couple of the whites when the product was released as they were selling for more than I wanted to pay. I didn't find another white one until I after I had purchased the Laundry Tag 1/1, the Flag Patch 1/1, and the Patch #/5.
 

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