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

[chris19978]

You may want to go buy post number. On my phone, this is page 790.
This is post # 15599

Your talking about Nelson's Jeter one it's a nice card I know I will never get.

 

[Hendersonfan]

Try post 15513

I remember seeing that card a few days ago (when it was posted). Didn't pay attention to what it actually was. So the double was foil and had gold/bronze logo, triple is silver foil with silver logo, and home run is gold foil.

 

[goobmcnasty]

Thome and Ozzie always seemed tough. Even tougher is condition. I tried to make a set in PSA but high grades are hard and the ROI is not there to justify the cost.

I meant pre-production vs superstar samplers. Which set seems to be tougher to find?

 

[chippercards.com]

Both the Pre-Prod and the Superstar Samplers are regularly available on ebay. The best way to get the SS is via sealed factory sets. This one here just closed for $23 with shipping: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-Topps-...033644?hash=item4d3e8ee3ec:g:JP4AAOSwL7VWpRDX

I meant to throw in a bid but got distracted. Statistically, once you factor in a ~$5 sale price for the rest of the set, just buying the set for the SS 3 card pack can become a viable business proposition with the ~10 players that can sell for big money, about 15 players where you will at least break even or end up making $10, and then the rest of the sets are bums and you will probably lose $10. On enough random chances I think this model will pay.

The pre-production sets tend to sell for significantly less than the SS sets as their sale price is not even close. And like someone else on here said, the checklist for the Pre-Prods is...um...lacking in superstars. Hell, there are TONS of the pre-prods available on sportlots (including 8 Trammells and 1 Ozzie), below is a c/p:
[TABLE="width: 70%, align: center"]
[h=1]1994 Finest Pre-Product Baseball cards[/h][TR="bgcolor: #FFCC99"]
[TH="width: 5%"]Expand[/TH]
[TH="colspan: 6"]Set Name[/TH]
[TH]Card Nbr[/TH]
[TH="colspan: 4"]Card Description[/TH]
[TH]Total
Qty[/TH]
[TH]Low
Price[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Deion Sanders[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.50[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Alex Fernandez[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.83[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Steve Finley[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$2.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]47[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Dave Hollins[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$0.75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]52[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]David Cone[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$2.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]61[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Orlando Merced[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]62[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Brian McRae[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$0.85[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]66[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Mike Mussina[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]76[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Mike Stanley[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$2.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]78[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Mark McGwire[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$8.50[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]79[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Pat Listach[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$0.40[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]90[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Jeff Russell[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]93[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Jose Guzman[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$2.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]100[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]John Smoltz[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.95[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]102[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Jim Thome[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$3.50[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]121[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Moises Alou[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$2.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]125[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Devon White[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]126[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Ivan Rodriguez[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$3.75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]130[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Dave Magadan[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$2.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]136[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Ozzie Smith[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$20.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]141[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Chris Hoiles[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]149[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Jim Abbott[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.98[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]154[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Edgar Martinez[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$3.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]159[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Alan Trammell[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$2.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]166[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Scott Erickson[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$2.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]168[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Scott Cooper[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]169[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Rod Beck[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$0.66[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]177[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Dean Palmer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.50[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]182[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Todd Van Poppe[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$2.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 10%, colspan: 2"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 12"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: left"]1994 Finest Pre-Product[/TD]
[TD]185[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 4, align: left"]Paul Sorrento[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.00[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[joey12508]

Maybe I am too old school, but I am the only one who finds most of these inserts repulsive? I can't stand the fake backgrounds, all the lasery stuff going on. I guess I prefer a players to be pictured on the field or at bat.

 

[gradedeflator]

sunday morning mic drop

 

[athletics07]

sunday morning mic drop

Great price and great scan! Forgot to set my snipe!

 

[gradedeflator]

thx! and phew, glad you forgot to set your snipe

 

[AUTaxMan]

Bunch of 1997 Mirror Golds just hit COMC if you are looking for your guy.

 

[George_Calfas]

Love the Omar at $100.

 

[JoshHamilton]

So last night I was cleaning out my watch lists and noticed something in my saved checkout cart. I'm guessing I didn't have the funds when the card was listed and forgot about it. I overpaid, but this officially puts me into single digits...336/345 I believe.

It's the Club edition. Deceptively difficult to find.

 

[AUTaxMan]

So last night I was cleaning out my watch lists and noticed something in my saved checkout cart. I'm guessing I didn't have the funds when the card was listed and forgot about it. I overpaid, but this officially puts me into single digits...336/345 I believe.

It's the Club edition. Deceptively difficult to find.

Congrats. You can't really appreciate the difficulty of collecting the semi-star until you've done it. So much stuff just goes unlisted since sellers believe there's a lack of interest.

 

[chris19978]

Congrats. You can't really appreciate the difficulty of collecting the semi-star until you've done it. So much stuff just goes unlisted since sellers believe there's a lack of interest.

But on the positive side it's much cheaper to get than others. I would have to sell my soul for some of the cards I want.

 

[Skippy100]

Thanks for the heads up AUTaxMan! I just picked up the 1997 Pinnacle Certified Mirror Gold Chipper Jones that has always been out of my price range for me. I can tell it has a print line in the scan but at that price I couldn't pass it up.

1997 Pinnacle Certified Mirror Gold #59 - Chipper Jones
Courtesy of COMC.com

 

[George_Calfas]

So appearantly the 1999 Finest unnumbered gold refractors are also NOT die cut. The listing kinda mentions no die cut but it was not clear to me until today. 5-4-3-2-1 until some relist their cards as "Executive Proofs."

 

[AUTaxMan]

Thanks for the heads up AUTaxMan! I just picked up the 1997 Pinnacle Certified Mirror Gold Chipper Jones that has always been out of my price range for me. I can tell it has a print line in the scan but at that price I couldn't pass it up.

1997 Pinnacle Certified Mirror Gold #59 - Chipper Jones
Courtesy of COMC.com

Same here. Mine's got a couple of lines but I'll take it for the price.

 

[predatorkj]

But on the positive side it's much cheaper to get than others. I would have to sell my soul for some of the cards I want.

Try collecting some of the no-namers. They are really hard to track down. Especially older oddballs. I'd rather collect a bigger name player. At least I'd have a fighting chance.

 

[Brewer Andy]

Try collecting some of the no-namers. They are really hard to track down. Especially older oddballs. I'd rather collect a bigger name player. At least I'd have a fighting chance.

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[Michael.petkus]

Hi everyone. I joined the forum today after lurking for many years. This is BY FAR my favorite thread on any forum. I have to say, the commitment, passion, and knowledge of those sharing their cards here is so cool. I learn something new all the time here.

I primarily collect Ryne Sandberg cards, and tough 90's inserts and parallels are among my favorite items of his to chase. Here are some of my favorites. Thanks!

 

[RStadlerASU22]

Hi everyone. I joined the forum today after lurking for many years. This is BY FAR my favorite thread on any forum. I have to say, the commitment, passion, and knowledge of those sharing their cards here is so cool. I learn something new all the time here.

I primarily collect Ryne Sandberg cards, and tough 90's inserts and parallels are among my favorite items of his to chase. Here are some of my favorites. Thanks!

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Welcome and great 1st post. That PMG looks great!

Ryan