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

[RStadlerASU22]

^^^ Not to bad of run there

Ryan

 

[nkdbacks]

I actually received my first Longevity this week, pretty excited to finally pick one up. Not the best player, but we can pretend it's 1998 and he is, right?

 

[Joey_peapod]

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[athletics07]

I actually received my first Longevity this week, pretty excited to finally pick one up. Not the best player, but we can pretend it's 1998 and he is, right?

Got your 2nd today?

 

[shadowking86]

No fair showing off the Longevity cards. I missed out on my player a couple of weeks ago. I do have a Jason Varitek in my Red Sox collection though.

 

[nkdbacks]

Got your 2nd today?

You know me so well

After I made you that offer I immediately thought "why do I care about $0.75" and just cancelled it and bought it. I was so pumped to find it, another rare Jay Bell off the list, two in one week!

 

[mrdallas]

My Longevity contributions...Mike Piazza has 4 cards in the set, so I finally completed the run last year.

oh yeah, the first one above also looks like this on the back - got the hookup from another boardmember about 4 years ago...

appreciate if anyone has tips on how to scan these bad boys better? i am using a canon canoscan 9000f, take the card out of sleeve, put face down vertically oriented and leave the lid up. I am not sure what setting I can / should change to scan cards with more foil / holographic finishes. thanks in advance!

Sweet Holofoil. This may sound a little different on the scanning option… BUT I have noticed with some of the older holo type cards, Especially the 1998 Donruss prized collections using a smart phone with a flash can make them pop pretty nice. I am not fortunate enough to have any of the longevities holofoil's so I am not sure if it uses a similar technology. I feel that sometimes a scan doesn't do some of these cards their due justice. Here is a comparison of a scan compared to my smart phone pictures of the precious metals which scans do not do them justice IMO

 

[RustyGreerFan]

Love the Longevity Holofoil and Precious Metals!

Just a reminder that I'm collecting 1997 Score Reserve Collection. It had been a long time since I'd picked any up that I've needed. Commons can be really tough to find, so I got lucky when all four cards a seller listed at auction recently were ones I needed. I was surprised that no player or team collectors fought me.

You can always find my want list in my sig. [MENTION=2418]George_Calfas[/MENTION] - I still need that Nomo if you ever run across it!

 

[mrdallas]

Shoot I wish I would have seen those HAHA. Kidding. LAst thing I need to do is start another darn parallel set When did Jim Eisenreich play for Florida/Miami. I guess I should say who didnt that guy play for. LOL

Love the Longevity Holofoil and Precious Metals!

Just a reminder that I'm collecting 1997 Score Reserve Collection. It had been a long time since I'd picked any up that I've needed. Commons can be really tough to find, so I got lucky when all four cards a seller listed at auction recently were ones I needed. I was surprised that no player or team collectors fought me.

You can always find my want list in my sig. @George_Calfas - I still need that Nomo if you ever run across it!

 

[gradedeflator]

now i'm curious about these 98 e-x color variants that a few others have mentioned - i just saw this pedro martinez #15 /39 sell on ebay for $349 (i was neither seller nor buyer)

the color appears clearly inverted from the normal version of the card

any add'l thoughts?

That was me! Now let's get it recognized by Beckett so I can sell mine

 

[patrick182]

now i'm curious about these 98 e-x color variants that a few others have mentioned - i just saw this pedro martinez #15 /39 sell on ebay for $349 (i was neither seller nor buyer)

the color appears clearly inverted from the normal version of the card

any add'l thoughts?

Looks like each was scanned with different scanners, giving them unique finished products. I bet if you had them both in hand, they would look identical.

 

[Joey_peapod]

Looks like each was scanned with different scanners, giving them unique finished products. I bet if you had them both in hand, they would look identical.

That's defintely not the case. Neon green isn't goingto show up clear on a different scanner

 

[carrsallstars]

That's defintely not the case. Neon green isn't goingto show up clear on a different scanner

I was about to post, agreeing with you. But Patrick is right. I just checked and my Manny in hand looks like the bottom Pedro (middle is neon yellow) , and the eBay scan looks like the top Pedro ( middle is white). Somehow the scanner must be making the middle section look white/clear instead of yellow. Also, I have owned three 98 essential now Manny's and they all look the same.

Sent from my XT1080 using Freedom Card Board mobile app

 

[athletics07]

That's defintely not the case. Neon green isn't goingto show up clear on a different scanner

I sold a couple lately and yes. Open or closed scanner changed the colors. Had to put in a black back to get colors to match.

 

[carrsallstars]

Atomic Bomb:

 

[gradedeflator]

I sold a couple lately and yes. Open or closed scanner changed the colors. Had to put in a black back to get colors to match.

got it, thanks guys for the observations. i thought maybe it was a rare variant and therefore warranted the $350 price tag. if it's the same as the regular, then i'm less worried. but congrats to the seller on the sale!

 

[bigalbert]

I was looking thru my cards tonight and came across this one. These cards are very nice.
I've always liked the shine of these 24k's.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

I was looking thru my cards tonight and came across this one. These cards are very nice.
I've always liked the shine of these 24k's.

I agree , it's one of my favorites in my Clark collection

Ryan

 

[magicpapa]

 

[mrdallas]

I was looking thru my cards tonight and came across this one. These cards are very nice.
I've always liked the shine of these 24k's.

Sweet Ripken, I have never seen one of the Ripken's before. I am curious, I imagine the scans do not do these cards justice either… Is the finish glossy, shiny?
And great Griffey M.P. another beauty right there...