Only took 27 years to get this card.

[nosterbor]

I was so excited when it popped up on ebay last week. I could not hit the BIN fast enough. Thought someone would pay before me. Got it Yesterday. I have 2 golds since 1997. To me it was like getting a 1998 crusade red.

1 - 1994 National Convention Promo Silver Juan Gonzalez/5000

 

[dstrawberryfan39]

Sweet pick-up!! Just got one I waited 22 years for!

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[nevermore]

Nice find! Looking at the date, this must have been the last big convention during the last peak of collecting, 1 week before the 1994 strike.

 

[banjar]

That if effin' fabulous. Congrats! I'm with you, it's almost as satisfying to find one of those elusive little oddballs as it is to harpoon a white whale.

FYI Robbie Alomar had a promo card from that same show, and I've had the silver version since 1994. But funny enough, I had the opposite problem when it came to the gold. I'd always heard that a gold existed, but never seen one until a couple years ago when it popped up on ebay.

BTW - does your gold version also say "1/5000" on it? And, are the background square foil patterns oriented 45 degrees from the silver? Just curious, since that's how the Alomars are.

 

[nosterbor]

Yes on the 5000.
The foil does seem different. from the gold to the silver.

 

[Austin]

Cool card. I’ve never seen those before.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

So if they made 5000, did 4950 get thrown out after the show?

 

[banjar]

Maybe...that would explain why they are so hard to find.

So if they made 5000, did 4950 get thrown out after the show?

 

[banjar]

Cool. Thanks for posting the pics. Wonder what other players had these promos?

Yes on the 5000.
The foil does seem different. from the gold to the silver.
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[EtherealSOC]

Congratulations!

 

[MansGame]

I was so excited when it popped up on ebay last week. I could not hit the BIN fast enough. Thought someone would pay before me. Got it Yesterday. I have 2 golds since 1997. To me it was like getting a 1998 crusade red.

1 - 1994 National Convention Promo Silver Juan Gonzalez/5000

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CONGRATS!!!