PROMOS/SAMPLES/PREVIEWS/PROTOTYPES/PRE-PRODUCTIONS/TESTS

[sportscardtheory]

WOWZZERS

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0389829364

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0389829602

Nice sales, clarkfan! Where the heck did you even find these???

This tells part of the story...

http://www.calripkenjr.net/2012/02/1992-donruss-super-dk.html

Cool read. Thanks!

 

[KLARNOLD]

Since it is Valentine's Day, how many of you have these unperforated Valentine's Cards in your collection?

 

[sportscardtheory]

Never seen this before.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-OPC-PRE-PR ... 500wt_1285

 

[Be8el0ve]

Since it is Valentine's Day, how many of you have these unperforated Valentine's Cards in your collection?

I don't but I'll take yours if you don't want it.

 

[nevermore]

Picked this up, haven't been able to locate many examples of these listed online, let alone a sealed set (except mine). I have learned they were distributed to hobby dealers, so there can't be too many of these around making me think these are pretty rare. My Google search also lead me to quite a few want-lists with these on them making it seem that not many player collectors have these. There was a Nomo three-card set posted earlier in this thread, but haven't seen any other examples.

Would appreciate input regarding these Complete Player Samples. Thanks in advance.

 

[Jack Straw]

I have never seen a Griffey sample set. For the longest time I thought
it was just one of those cards that didn't exist like the 93 Donruss Triple Play Preview.
It exists I guess, but not with the word PREVIEW is not on there anywhere..

 

[jbrown]

Picked this up, haven't been able to locate many examples of these listed online, let alone a sealed set (except mine). I have learned they were distributed to hobby dealers, so there can't be too many of these around making me think these are pretty rare. My Google search also lead me to quite a few want-lists with these on them making it seem that not many player collectors have these. There was a Nomo three-card set posted earlier in this thread, but haven't seen any other examples.

Would appreciate input regarding these Complete Player Samples. Thanks in advance.

*EDIT* Here the ones I listed a while back:

[ebay:slifhacl]130626356991[/ebay:slifhacl]
[ebay:slifhacl]360425091894[/ebay:slifhacl]

No bids, no watchers, and not very many page views. I don't think they are very rare.

Good luck with your acution.

 

[clarkfan]

Picked this up, haven't been able to locate many examples of these listed online, let alone a sealed set (except mine). I have learned they were distributed to hobby dealers, so there can't be too many of these around making me think these are pretty rare. My Google search also lead me to quite a few want-lists with these on them making it seem that not many player collectors have these. There was a Nomo three-card set posted earlier in this thread, but haven't seen any other examples.

Would appreciate input regarding these Complete Player Samples. Thanks in advance.

Some players are a lot harder to find than others. Nomo is one of the easiest, along with Clemens. I think some of them are severely short printed or already scooped up into private collections, b/c some players you never see (Cal Ripken, Jeter, Manny, Thomas, Griffey)

 

[nevermore]

Not exactly what I was hoping to hear, but thanks for the info guys.

 

[chief7575]

I don't think I had stumbled across this thread before. Here are the few I have or know of.

92 Score/Pinnacle promo panel with Fryman/Bagwell/Strawberry/Dawson

1995 Topps Pre-Production and Pre-Production Spectralite

1996 Leaf Steel Gold and Silver promos

1996 Aficionado 1st Pitch Preview

1998 Pinnacle Certified Mirror Gold

2002 Leaf Rookie and Stars Silver Sample

2003 Donruss Sample Silver and Gold

2003 Leaf Sample Silver and Gold

 

[SouthSideSluggers]

Here is a Sportflix Cal Ripken Jr Promo

Nolan Ryan (I think this was a Promo at one of the Nationals)

 

[bustin_knuckles]

Here is a Sportflix Cal Ripken Jr Promo

I think that Ripken was cut from the box unless I am not remembering correctly. I remember busting a box when they came out and cutting that from it. I still have mine somewhere.

 

[ktho540]

I think if Clarkfan wrote a book on sportscard promos...I would definately buy it!!!

 

[brian46256qqv]

1997 New Pinnacle Promo Album. Has cards 1-24 which appear to be just the regular cards also has 6 random inserts with the the top right corner cut off and an information sheet about the product.

 

[Jack Straw]

Wow thats pretty cool. Have you ever taken the cards with the clipped corners
out to see if the backs are marked? Of course I would love a scan of the Griffey
back and front if you have time?

 

[brian46256qqv]

They appear to be just the regular inserts with the corners clipped.

 

[Be8el0ve]

 

[Be8el0ve]

1997 New Pinnacle Promo Album. Has cards 1-24 which appear to be just the regular cards also has 6 random inserts with the the top right corner cut off and an information sheet about the product.

 

[magicpapa]

I like that Pinnacle Folder

 

[Zan]

The oldest one here? From 1939