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

[hairyharold]

the mystery of the yellow E-X cards....i came across this on COMC. it looks like a few are miscolored as well, but not all. personally i think they are sunkissed cards but who knows.

http://www.comc.com/Cards/Football/1998/Metal_Universe_EX_2001_Preview,sr,i12

 

[flagshipchromecollector]

the mystery of the yellow E-X cards....i came across this on COMC. it looks like a few are miscolored as well, but not all. personally i think they are sunkissed cards but who knows.

http://www.comc.com/Cards/Football/1998/Metal_Universe_EX_2001_Preview,sr,i12

I'd always thought they were smoke stained or just discolored over time. I don't think they are a true variant.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

If I can find some lying around I'll put em out in our 105 degree AZ sun and see what happens. I do agree with those that have them, the coloring looks very consistent, but I am curious what happens.

Ryan

 

[carrsallstars]

Sun test

It is not and won't be in a holder. We'll see what happens.

I also have an extra Essential Credentials future, so I will leave that on the windowsill as well.

Of course I am kidding about the essential credentials!!

 

[clarkfan]

It is not and won't be in a holder. We'll see what happens.

I also have an extra Essential Credentials future, so I will leave that on the windowsill as well.

Of course I am kidding about the essential credentials!!

Anyone have a real smokey bar they frequent? I think a good smoke test needs to happen too. Super Nintendo's were notorious for changing color to a nasty yellow/goldish brown when exposed to a overly smokey house. I'm wondering if a similar plastic was used in the making of the cards. Although, I'm still on the variation side of the argument for now. Keep us posted!

 

[cbrandtw]

Look up, there is something flying over your head...

Ryan

Post of the day. Thank you Ryan

 

[BunchOBull]

I'm not saying it's impossible that they were some sort of variation or proof, but I really hate throwing that word around with absolutely no definitive backing (proof) of such a claim.

Yellowing can occur very evenly. I can't find any dark examples at the moment, but acetate cards can turn gold.

 

[Joey_peapod]

The EX cards are 100% a variant. I had the Griffey. It's very Similiar to the credentials in coloring. It's not just a card
that changed color. For anyone that's personally had one you know it was made that way for whatever reason

 

[clarkfan]

Bunchobull's example is a pretty good one. If you go to COMC and search that particular acetate set, the tones varying from crystal clear to yellow or dark gold is very common and can easily be seen just by looking at the listings on COMC. Like I said, I still lean towards a variation on the EX one, but this could easily be the case of bad conditions affecting the card in the long term. Too many people have said they have a "GOLD" Super Nintendo from this exact sort of plastic degredation.

http://www.comc.com/Cards/Baseball/1994/Studio_Silver_Series_Stars,sr,i12

 

[BunchOBull]

I disagree that it's 100% a variant; I don't know how we can say this so definitively without documentation to prove it. I'll post a card this evening that will show the exact same gold tone in an acetate card stored away from sunlight for all these years. It turned yellow from the simple degredation of the plastic.

 

[BunchOBull]

These are not from my collection, but someone was kind enough to share them with me so I could show them here.

 

[BunchOBull]

The big difference between these Studios and the EXes is that the image on the Studios is printed on the plastic and suffers degradation in time. The EXes have a cardboard overlay that isn't subject to the same chemical breakdown, therefore the image remains crisp, giving the illusion of a purposeful variation.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

The foil is the giveaway that not all of these golds are intentional. You can see what looks almost like burning on the foil on a few, some kind of defect/damage that looks like what might happen if the card sat in the sun getting baked for a while. See the edges of the foil on the Mussina, and the Manny, which has a spotty look that lacks the vivid foil of the "regular" E-Xs.

 

[mrdallas]

Picked up a few low end Jeter inserts but Love the Elite Prized. Harder than I would have thought to track down. Seller had it listed right but the wrong picture. He told me it was the prized so I trusted him. Came in today and sure is the prized. Apparently someone else bought his base elite that he had mixed up the pictures. I am happy but I imagine the other person who thought they got a steal may not be so happy

 

[Joey_peapod]

These are not from my collection, but someone was kind enough to share them with me so I could show them here.

ive held the EX version. I'm sure if you held the Thomas you could tell it was just yellowed. I have a set of 98 and 99 EX that sat in my parents house for about 10 years. They are both chain smokers lol. No issues. The EX cards where a solid color not just yellowed

 

[clarkfan]

Has anyone tried to remove the cardboard top of one of the gold EX's of some crappy player or cheap one to see if the gold color is consistent all the way through the card? I would think if you see 2 tones of gold on the card once the top cardboard cutout of the player is removed from the card, that might prove or disprove one way or the other. I don't have any of these, so my knowledge lies from this thread, but it might be worth a try if someone has a crappy player in hand.

 

[hairyharold]

Has anyone tried to remove the cardboard top of one of the gold EX's of some crappy player or cheap one to see if the gold color is consistent all the way through the card? I would think if you see 2 tones of gold on the card once the top cardboard cutout of the player is removed from the card, that might prove or disprove one way or the other. I don't have any of these, so my knowledge lies from this thread, but it might be worth a try if someone has a crappy player in hand.

whats up with this chipper? edges are getting that golden yellow color.

http://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998...c2d2e34-3a1d-4acc-b122-b8198bad473a&size=zoom

 

[chris19978]

whats up with this chipper? edges are getting that golden yellow color.

http://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998...c2d2e34-3a1d-4acc-b122-b8198bad473a&size=zoom

Not even the same color and I have seen cards change color around the edges but never on the entire card. You almost have to own one so you can see as scans don't show the color off to me.

 

[chippercards.com]

Looks like that Chipper came from a smoker's house! Gross.

 

[Ghumbs]

Picked up a few low end Jeter inserts but Love the Elite Prized. Harder than I would have thought to track down. Seller had it listed right but the wrong picture. He told me it was the prized so I trusted him. Came in today and sure is the prized. Apparently someone else bought his base elite that he had mixed up the pictures. I am happy but I imagine the other person who thought they got a steal may not be so happy

[MENTION=6554]chris19978[/MENTION] Still need the Elite?