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

[gradedeflator]

Yes you are correct I can post scans later don't have full rainbows of my guys but the toughie mirrors are out of the way

Tracking down both golds has been difficult

I finally landed this toughie. Now I need some visual proof to clarify what is really out there with these inserts. I know there are 2 versions of the Red. Are there 2 versions of the regular Gold as well? And I am almost certain there is only 1 version of the mirror. But please confirm.

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[NY Tony]

I finally landed this toughie. Now I need some visual proof to clarify what is really out there with these inserts. I know there are 2 versions of the Red. Are there 2 versions of the regular Gold as well? And I am almost certain there is only 1 version of the mirror. But please confirm.

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Love this set

 

[magicpapa]

I finally landed this toughie. Now I need some visual proof to clarify what is really out there with these inserts. I know there are 2 versions of the Red. Are there 2 versions of the regular Gold as well? And I am almost certain there is only 1 version of the mirror. But please confirm.

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Yes just The 1 Mirror Gold, Cardpedia has a few thing wrong in this statement , but the only 1 card is right

• Mirror Gold (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

NOTE: Since the Mirror Gold cards have holographic foil on BOTH sides of the card, only one version of each card exists.

I'm still in need of the other Griffey Gold I got this one

 

[magicpapa]

Love this set

[h=1]1998 Pinnacle Plus[/h]
This product was the last baseball card set Pinnacle Brands would ever release, as they went out of business just a few weeks later.

 

[athletics07]

A couple new Z-Gold additions:

 

[magicpapa]

Sold my Griffey /100 years back.

 

[gradedeflator]

I agree only one version of the Mirror cards exists, but I wouldn't say that BOTH sides of the card have holographic foil.

Every single Mirror card i've handled has the same design - only the front of the each has the holographic foil, the back of each is normal (no foil, nothing shiny)

here's my Mike Piazza run. as you can see, i'm missing the gold version that has Piazza gold / I-Rod foil. I believe the reverse exists (with Piazza foil). The Piazza side of the card is the front, the I-rod is the back. and i have seen versions of this card where the front is not foil and the back is (see the Kenny Lofton / Andruw Jones ebay listing below:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-Pinnacle-Plus-Team-Pinnacle-Gold-9-Kenny-Lofton-Andruw-Jones-Indians-Brave-/361055515723?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item541095f44b&nma=true&si=mbti3CK10qRHV7nYiFFDvYLaLmY%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Yes just The 1 Mirror Gold, Cardpedia has a few thing wrong in this statement , but the only 1 card is right

• Mirror Gold (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

NOTE: Since the Mirror Gold cards have holographic foil on BOTH sides of the card, only one version of each card exists.

 

[RustyGreerFan]

I accidentally got into a bidding war with a fellow board member on this one and had to pay over $100:

What really drew me to it was that it was maybe the only one I've seen without print lines. Most of them have one vertically and one horizontally.

But when I got it in hand I also noticed that it felt different than the Ripken I had in my collection temporarily. The Ripken had a thicker stock and the surface was smooth as silk. Always regretted selling it. Still the best card I've ever owned by far.

 

[NY Tony]

I accidentally got into a bidding war with a fellow board member on this one and had to pay over $100:

What really drew me to it was that it was maybe the only one I've seen without print lines. Most of them have one vertically and one horizontally.

But when I got it in hand I also noticed that it felt different than the Ripken I had in my collection temporarily. The Ripken had a thicker stock and the surface was smooth as silk. Always regretted selling it. Still the best card I've ever owned by far.

Different stock as in a fake card

 

[RustyGreerFan]

Different stock as in a fake card

I'm not sure I would go that far, but you always run into that question when you have an unnumbered insert. More likely it was just normal variance, but I don't have another Mirror Gold to compare it to right now.

 

[spcollector]

So... the mirror golds are not serial numbered???

 

[mrmopar]

How do you "accidentally" get into a bidding war?

I accidentally got into a bidding war with a fellow board member on this one and had to pay over $100:

 

[MansGame]

^^^Haha

 

[Fandruw25]

How do you "accidentally" get into a bidding war?

You don't realize certain people still need a card . lol

 

[RustyGreerFan]

You don't realize certain people still need a card . lol

Yeah, I didn't think you'd be going for it since the Lofton side was the mirror. Had we discussed in PMs I would have backed down and the bidding would have been much lower. I think I was able to determine that from the bid history. But since I had to pay up, I'm not as willing to give it up. Plus it's one of the most beautiful cards in my collection and is on the front page of my favorite album.

At the time we discussed how appropriate the final price was, and George nailed it when he said it was probably fair because you never know when this card this rare might show up again. I haven't seen one hit ebay since then, and precious few of the others (like that A-Rod).

 

[carrsallstars]

FYI I just picked up a 1995 Bowman's Best Manny Ramirez refractor without the refractor designation. For this particular issue, they seem to be pretty hard to find. The seller has a few others listed, some stars: McGwire, Larkin, Bags, Belle etc if anyone is looking for them. http://stores.ebay.com/hucklebuck-cards?_dmd=1&_nkw=1995+best

 

[Ashburn Alley]

Mentioned in the MT that I picked up a big Daulton collection. Looks like I added a bunch of Daultons I needed and a few doubles of some hard to get cards. Very happy I found these.

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[joey12508]

Mentioned in the MT that I picked up a big Daulton collection. Looks like I added a bunch of Daultons I needed and a few doubles of some hard to get cards. Very happy I found these.

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nice, legacy's are a cool set.

 

[gracecollector]

Some Topps Proshooters Marbles got listed, about 8-9 different. Prices are high, but I picked up the Grace for $33. 2 Checklists (A&B) and a wrapper sold for $256 in August!

 

[Ashburn Alley]

nice, legacy's are a cool set.

I just need the 1/1 and I'm set.