Oh Super Sweet 90's Inserts.... #3

[Ghumbs]

What a great buy! This was a buy it now,i guess the 1st bidder thought they could get it for less. The seller put another of the same on and i snapped it up with a Buy it now at $60 when it was just listed. should have them in tomorrow. I just love this stuff.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270852790701?ss ... 1423.l2649

The auction i won.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270853378138?ss ... 1497.l2649

Those are retail boxes, right?

yes

Does anyone ever hit Crusades from them?

 

[nosterbor]

What a great buy! This was a buy it now,i guess the 1st bidder thought they could get it for less. The seller put another of the same on and i snapped it up with a Buy it now at $60 when it was just listed. should have them in tomorrow. I just love this stuff.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270852790701?ss ... 1423.l2649

The auction i won.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270853378138?ss ... 1497.l2649

Those are retail boxes, right?

yes

Does anyone ever hit Crusades from them?

I have pulled 2 out of 10 case's both greens.

 

[MansGame]

What a great buy! This was a buy it now,i guess the 1st bidder thought they could get it for less. The seller put another of the same on and i snapped it up with a Buy it now at $60 when it was just listed. should have them in tomorrow. I just love this stuff.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270852790701?ss ... 1423.l2649

The auction i won.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270853378138?ss ... 1497.l2649

Those are retail boxes, right?

yes

Does anyone ever hit Crusades from them?

I have pulled 2 out of 10 case's both greens.

Amazing how tough they are to pull... How crazy would it be to pack pull a red today :shock:

 

[TNP777]

this popped up in my Ultra Platinum saved search:

1996 Fleer Ultra Prime Leather Press Print Plate 1/1 Kirby Puckett

I hadn't been paying close enough attention to realize printing plates had been issued in any product before '97. Guess I shouldn't be surprised.

 

[gracecollector]

this popped up in my Ultra Platinum saved search:

1996 Fleer Ultra Prime Leather Press Print Plate 1/1 Kirby Puckett

I hadn't been paying close enough attention to realize printing plates had been issued in any product before '97. Guess I shouldn't be surprised.

I think that's a bankruptcy one, not pack issued. Fleer sold its inventory of plates in bulk in bankruptcy liquidation auction.

 

[jszczech]

this popped up in my Ultra Platinum saved search:

1996 Fleer Ultra Prime Leather Press Print Plate 1/1 Kirby Puckett

I hadn't been paying close enough attention to realize printing plates had been issued in any product before '97. Guess I shouldn't be surprised.

I think that's a bankruptcy one, not pack issued. Fleer sold its inventory of plates in bulk in bankruptcy liquidation auction.

Yeah that is exactly what it is. I have a couple that I have bought over the last couple years but I think they are pretty crappy so tend to stay away from them.

 

[BunchOBull]

Truthfully, I think it's an aftermarket job.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

Pinnacle Press Plates made their public debut in 1997

i remember because i was Super Collecting Joe Sakic up until that point, and when 97/98 Pinnacle Hockey had those (damn) printing plate 1/1s i knew the possibility of owning every pack issued Sakic died.

 

[Jastermereel]

Truthfully, I think it's an aftermarket job.

This is correct. It was made by someone with no affiliation to the card companies.

 

[jszczech]

Truthfully, I think it's an aftermarket job.

This is correct. It was made by someone with no affiliation to the card companies.

Yeah that was my thought when I bought my first one. I have only bought one other since then.

 

[nosterbor]

Looks legit to me. If that was a Juan it would go well over $100.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Looks legit to me. If that was a Juan it would go well over $100.

The fact that the seller specificially says "These are not pulled from packs!! Please don't ask ~~" raises some red flags.

 

[Jastermereel]

Looks legit to me. If that was a Juan it would go well over $100.

You know what they say about a fool and his money.

 

[nosterbor]

Looks legit to me. If that was a Juan it would go well over $100.

You know what they say about a fool and his money.

Sell this fool a Juan.

I can tell a fake printing plate in hand. " Don't ask. " If it was a fake i would send it back.

 

[BunchOBull]

All I'll say is that the finished '96 Ultra Prime Leather issue has certain after-printing traits...namely heavy embossing/debossing. The fact that the "printing plate" shows highlights at embossed surfaces and doesn't adequately delineate printed shadow suggests it's a mere copy of a final production piece that's been etched onto the surface of a piece of metal.

"Telling" a fake plate in hand is less to do with knowing what the texture of a printing plate looks like and more to do with an understanding of offset printing and after-printing enhancements. Even the fakes appear as "etched" metal.

Even that Classic Juan shows "highlights" on the etching.

 

[predatorkj]

I don't touch plates unless they are listed in the beckett data base. It's too easy to make plates and I don't have time to chase ghosts or wonder if they are real. If I do have any questions about them, I can always just ask my dad(did printing for over 30 years). He'll at least have a pretty damn good guess.

 

[Jastermereel]

Looks legit to me. If that was a Juan it would go well over $100.

You know what they say about a fool and his money.

Sell this fool a Juan.

I can tell a fake printing plate in hand. " Don't ask. " If it was a fake i would send it back.

Obviously you can tell since you like the fake one mentioned above.

 

[bigalbert]

Missed on one of my top 5 most wanted last nite. I did a manual bid with 10 seconds left and the little wheel kept spinning and spinning and didn't trigger the bid. Waited a long time for this one to surface and now the wait continues.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-LEAF-D...0641728204?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item4cfbc862cc

 

[MansGame]

Missed on one of my top 5 most wanted last nite. I did a manual bid with 10 seconds left and the little wheel kept spinning and spinning and didn't trigger the bid. Waited a long time for this one to surface and now the wait continues.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-LEAF-D...0641728204?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item4cfbc862cc

Been there done that..... ::facepalm::

 

[flagshipchromecollector]

Missed on one of my top 5 most wanted last nite. I did a manual bid with 10 seconds left and the little wheel kept spinning and spinning and didn't trigger the bid. Waited a long time for this one to surface and now the wait continues.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-LEAF-D...0641728204?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item4cfbc862cc

Use gixen next time.