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

[Fandruw25]

Didn't even know there were blues in 1998. Beckett only shows a gold Totally Certified and red certified for Larkin in 1998. Are there other ones out there?

No idea. With the pinnacle bankruptcy and fleer going under who knows how many true versions exist. This is the only blue I've ever seen.

 

[AndruwHRJones]

No idea. With the pinnacle bankruptcy and fleer going under who knows how many true versions exist. This is the only blue I've ever seen.

Why don't you cut it in half, I will give you $25 for half an Andruw.

 

[ManOfSteal]

Just got this in a few days ago. Thanks Clarkfan!!

 

[PadresFan86]

Anybody have a 1995 Donruss Press Proof of Caminiti? 2000 of these made and I haven't seen one since I started collecting him 7 months ago.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Just got this in a few days ago. Thanks Clarkfan!!

Congrats! Almost as nice as my Chili Davis

 

[Gwynn545]

I couldn't pass this up for only $5 dlvd...not a steal, but just something you don't see too often.
1994 Upper Deck All-Star Jumbos Gold:

 

[ASTROBURN]

98 Collectors Choice...note the UD logo in the bottom right.

I looked thru my doubles, didnt have any. So is this a legit card I should be looking for?

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[ASTROBURN]

Show off your silvers and golds!

Dont have the silver yet, but I have bronze and a gold. Here's my gold

 

[Rocketman12]

I looked thru my doubles, didnt have any. So is this a legit card I should be looking for?

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I have noticed these before, and I believe the Series One (1-265) cards with the diamond-shaped holograms to be from factory sets. All of the Series Two cards that I have seen have the diamond holograms. So, I think UD printed the Series One cards for packs with the home plate holograms first, then the Series Two cards for packs with the diamond holograms, then finally the factory set cards with the diamond holograms. Does anyone have a factory set that they could open and confirm this? Or does anyone even have a 1998 Collector's Choice #202 Kerry Wood? The Kerry Wood cards were only issued in factory sets, so if this theory is correct, they should all have the diamond holograms.

 

[Gwynn545]

I have noticed these before, and I believe the Series One (1-265) cards with the diamond-shaped holograms to be from factory sets. All of the Series Two cards that I have seen have the diamond holograms. So, I think UD printed the Series One cards for packs with the home plate holograms first, then the Series Two cards for packs with the diamond holograms, then finally the factory set cards with the diamond holograms. Does anyone have a factory set that they could open and confirm this? Or does anyone even have a 1998 Collector's Choice #202 Kerry Wood? The Kerry Wood cards were only issued in factory sets, so if this theory is correct, they should all have the diamond holograms.

I see your Gwynn / Thomas diamond holo on COMC for $4... very sneaky, Rocketman... I think it's more than a theory!

 

[Rocketman12]

I see your Gwynn / Thomas diamond holo on COMC for $4... very sneaky, Rocketman... I think it's more than a theory!

I did go check COMC when I saw them mentioned and picked up a few. If that's sneaky, then I am guilty as charged. However, I think we've all seen many times that when something gets mentioned in this thread as being rare, higher prices follow shortly thereafter. Though, if the theory is correct, these are probably not as rare as they seem, as I imagine there is a significant number of unopened factory sets sitting around.

 

[magicpapa]

sent theses out to player collectors a few years back

 

[thelesquad]

I couldn't pass this up for only $5 dlvd...not a steal, but just something you don't see too often.
1994 Upper Deck All-Star Jumbos Gold:

That's awesome! I don't think I've ever seen a Sandberg.

 

[katieneack]

Larkin is on the back of this card - The gold are tough to find. I actually picked mine up cheap from Burbank:

 

[clarkfan]

Just got this in a few days ago. Thanks Clarkfan!!

Your welcome. Does that finish off 1996 for you???

 

[clarkfan]

98 Collectors Choice...note the UD logo in the bottom right.

Are they both card #35 Fandruw? It could be from the 1998 uncataloged but definitely existing Wal Mart packaged team sets. They have a diamond hologram (not the baseball diamond holo). Andruw is card #3 in that set. They are similar to the Choice Team sets they made in 1997, just a lot harder to find.

 

[AndruwHRJones]

I also have both, only one diamond version as well:

 

[clarkfan]

Not for sale, but this is the other one with a diamond holo rather than baseball diamond holo I mentioned a post or two ago:

 

[clarkfan]

Here you go.

 

[AndruwHRJones]

Here you go.

Very interesting, never seen or heard of this card before. Yet another card to add to my list. Thanks for sharing!