GU/Patch Card Question

[miguelcabrera]

I just got into the hobby last august and was wondering


When did the first GU set come out (bat or jersey) and what is that set?
How much were the first GU cards going for?

same with patch cards

When and what was the first patch set?
How much were they going for?


CUrious minds want to know

thanks

 

[beefycheddar]

First Game Used Card was 1997 Upper Deck. Griffey, Tony Gwynn and Rey Ordonez were in it.

 

[jeremy]

First Game Used Card was 1997 Upper Deck. Griffey, Tony Gwynn and Rey Ordonez were in it.

for baseball correct, the first game used were in racing cards in 96 i think

patches were in 98? maybe

as far as prices i dont know but the first gu i ever bought was a 2001 private stock juan gonzalez bat card when it first came out. got it for 10.51 which was a steal LAWLS

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[beefycheddar]

First Game Used Card was 1997 Upper Deck. Griffey, Tony Gwynn and Rey Ordonez were in it.

for baseball correct, the first game used were in racing cards in 96 i think

patches were in 98? maybe

as far as prices i dont know but the first gu i ever bought was a 2001 private stock juan gonzalez bat card when it first came out. got it for 10.51 which was a steal LAWLS

YOU KNOW

If we really are going non-mainstream I think a Marilyn Monroe set from around 1993 had pieces of a dress of hers or something if I remember correct.

 

[BunchOBull]

First Game Used Card was 1997 Upper Deck. Griffey, Tony Gwynn and Rey Ordonez were in it.

This was one of the first as well...also 1997...first patch for sure. I'm not sure which was released first though, the UD or the Leaf.

 

[beefycheddar]

First Game Used Card was 1997 Upper Deck. Griffey, Tony Gwynn and Rey Ordonez were in it.

This was one of the first as well...also 1997.

Yes, those were released later in the year than the Upper Deck. I think the Upper Deck may have even been released in late 1996, where as Leaf was in the summer of 1997.

 

[BunchOBull]

Ah, you answered my edited statement.

 

[beefycheddar]

Ah, you answered my edited statement.

No prob, I had one of those Thomas' back in the day. I think I traded it for a Drew Bledsoe Mirror gold from 1996 or 1997. Pretty sure it was a 1996 since I traded a Tony Gwynn 1997 Mirror Gold for the 1997 Bledsoe. I bought one of those Thomas Game used, a Griffey SPX Auto, and the Gwynn for like 300 at one point in 1997 and book was like 2000 for them. Of course the Bledsoe's I got are worth about 60 or less each now.

 

[Cobra29svt]

Ross beat me to it.



Taken from FrankThomasCollection.com

"• One of the first memorabilia cards issued by a major manufacturer.
• First to use the entire jersey - including the patch, numbers, and nameplate.
• First to include the "outside of the bat" showing the hit marks and even the imprinted barrel type.
• First to use the sweatband.
• First to use the entire cap.
• First to..."

 

[BunchOBull]

lol Chad and I are scraping by on this set...we're proud of what we've got though.