1990 Donruss Blue/White Test

[RAZOR-Z]

If there were a Canseco on there I'd be having some adrenaline/anxiety attacks right about now! -

 

[tunahead]

If there were a Canseco on there I'd be having some adrenaline/anxiety attacks right about now! -

Pretty much the feeling I had when viewing the video for the first time. I noticed the Ripken right away

 

[olerud363]

Saw a blue Olerud in the video. Also saw one on eBay a while ago but I can't recall what it sold for.

I've adopted the philosophy that there are plenty of "official" cards for me to chase. I need to draw the line somewhere so printer's test issues, executive golds, and whatever else pops up during the current wave of never-before-known-about production scraps doesn't make the cut.

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[tunahead]

Saw a blue Olerud in the video. Also saw one on eBay a while ago but I can't recall what it sold for.

I've adopted the philosophy that there are plenty of "official" cards for me to chase. I need to draw the line somewhere so printer's test issues, executive golds, and whatever else pops up during the current wave of never-before-known-about production scraps doesn't make the cut.

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These aren't quite a "current wave of never-before-known-about" issue though, Blue/White tests have been around for quite awhile, there just aren't a lot of them.

 

[BunchOBull]

If I had the money, those sheets would never be cut up and would likely never be seen for a long time. That said, I don't, and they'll get cut up in time.

Wish I could find a 1990 Topps sheet with the blackless streak...

 

[tunahead]

...those sheets would never be cut up and would likely never be seen for a long time.

That's almost more sad than them being cut up though!

 

[henderson939]

Why dont some pc guys get together and purchase the sheets and have them cut up? I would be in for the Rickey.

 

[henderson939]

What kind of money will the sheets bring?

 

[Hendersonfan]

I'd say > $1K

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[RStadlerASU22]

I've emailed like he asked and PMd him and haven't heard a response

Ryan

 

[Mozzie22]

Why dont some pc guys get together and purchase the sheets and have them cut up? I would be in for the Rickey.

I'm in for the Ozzies.

 

[tunahead]

I would say these will go for between $5k and $10k. This is the first time some of these players have been seen on the blue side.

For reference here are some of the singles that sold this past November:

Ozzie Guillen / Nolan Ryan (King of Kings) - $3,250.99
Carmen Castillo / Nolan Ryan (5,000 K's) - $2,949.00
Kevin Hickey / Will Clark (AS) - $1,941.56
Kevin Hickey / Will Clark (AS) - $1,890.77
Dean Palmer / Ryne Sandberg (AS) - $1,376.01
Luis Quinones / Ozzie Smith (AS) - $258.30
Oil Can Boyd / Mark McGwire (AS) - $255.05
Manny Lee / Tony Gwynn (AS) - $255.00
Tony Gwynn (AS) / Manny Lee - $200.01
Dave Justice / Ed Whitson (DK) - $163.00
Dave Justice / Ed Whitson (DK) - $158.06
Oil Can Boyd / Mark McGwire - $157.50
Jim Traber / Bo Jackson (AS) - $141.50
Ed Whitson (DK) / Dave Justice - $137.50
Larry Walker / Jack Morris - $125.88

 

[RStadlerASU22]

A few players carried those prices , a few thousand but under 5 would be my estimate. As more enter the market I am not sure the prices hold. Clark Aqueous dropped almost $1000 by the time a few hit , that's just my opinion

Ryan

 

[tunahead]

I forgot to take into account the creases when I made my estimate, but I still think this can hit $5k easily. First time these cards have been seen on the blue side:

Nolan Ryan (5000ks)
Nolan Ryan (King of Kings)
Cal Ripken (AS)
Mike Schmidt (ATG)
Ryne Sandberg (AS)
Kirby Puckett (AS)

I think those will definitely push the value of this. Although with so many potential high $ stars on there, it may break the bank for quite a few people and thus limit the ceiling on this. I'm not sure we'll start seeing a bunch of these pop up like the Aqueous Test. From what Chandy (one of the original finders of these) has told me, he only received a fraction of the B/W Test cards compared to the Aqueous.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

Yeah I didn't look at all the creases but depending on what cards that will hurt, I know you mentioned Ripken. It'll be interesting.

Ryan

 

[tunahead]

If anyone is curious, here is how I had come up with most of my list previously.

I had obtained these images of some color proof test sheets for the 1990 Donruss set as I hadn't been able to find any images of normal uncut sheets. From the list I already had (from watching auctions and other sales) I was able to label these sheets and fill in the blanks. The images weren't complete however and I had to create my own sheet for 66 of the cards based on the data I had. The recent uncut sheet helped be make a few corrections and verify that all the inverses did in fact exist.







Yes, I'm a nerd...

 

[RAZOR-Z]

Awesome Job!

 

[RAZOR-Z]

I forgot to take into account the creases when I made my estimate, but I still think this can hit $5k easily. First time these cards have been seen on the blue side:

Nolan Ryan (5000ks)
Nolan Ryan (King of Kings)
Cal Ripken (AS)
Mike Schmidt (ATG)
Ryne Sandberg (AS)
Kirby Puckett (AS)

I think those will definitely push the value of this. Although with so many potential high $ stars on there, it may break the bank for quite a few people and thus limit the ceiling on this. I'm not sure we'll start seeing a bunch of these pop up like the Aqueous Test. From what Chandy (one of the original finders of these) has told me, he only received a fraction of the B/W Test cards compared to the Aqueous.

So do you know if this was sold privately?

 

[RStadlerASU22]

So do you know if this was sold privately?

I tried contacting the KC guy 3 times, as he asked , and didn't get a reply. It seems as more of spam to draw interest to find it on eBay over moving it now..??

Ryan

 

[George_Calfas]

Why would the owner not drum up interest? Plus now there is a bunch of collectors bantering about the ending prices, value of cut up etc. Marketing 101 and probably increased the sell price a solid percentage or allowed the owner the fleece a buyer in a private sale.