"Rare" 90s inserts

[ThoseBackPages]

[quote="George_Calfas":1mka11tw]And then there were 4!
This is the first time I have ever seen this card.
[ebay:1mka11tw]280312604378[/ebay:1mka11tw]

What the hell...that's an amazing price for the seller.[/quote:1mka11tw]

Fry, George has been working on that set for TWELVE years. if he says hes NEVER SEEN a copy for sale before, theres a reason it went for $225+

GREAT PICKUP GEORGE!!!!

 

[Fandruw25]

so there's only 30 of them out there right.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Those aren't the numbered ones from what I can tell. Where did you hear that only 30 existed? I know the pin totally certified had the print run of 30 but these appear to be just the basic pin certified gold.

 

[predatorkj]

so there's only 30 of them out there right.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Those aren't the numbered ones from what I can tell. Where did you hear that only 30 existed? I know the pin totally certified had the print run of 30 but these appear to be just the basic pin certified gold.

I have heard tales of even the pinnacle certified having more than 30 copies.Either way...I'd never pay for one like I would a regular card from that era numbered that low.

 

[Philip J. Fry]

[quote="George_Calfas":1snnj6qb]And then there were 4!
This is the first time I have ever seen this card.
[ebay:1snnj6qb]280312604378[/ebay:1snnj6qb]

What the hell...that's an amazing price for the seller.

Fry, George has been working on that set for TWELVE years. if he says hes NEVER SEEN a copy for sale before, theres a reason it went for $225+

GREAT PICKUP GEORGE!!!![/quote:1snnj6qb]

Yes, but he grabbed the Tony Clark a few weeks ago for less than $10!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:

 

[sevencostanza]

[quote="George_Calfas":30hmx3a6]

Dont make me start scanning these

Doooo it. Doooo it.

Same Player, notice pose.
Yes they are all gold:

[/quote:30hmx3a6]

Sweet.Sweet.Sweet.


Love the look of these as well:

 

[ronfromfresno]

Not really an insert but a McDonalds give away only in Idaho.

 

[rarecardcollector]

Well I thought I'd add to the boards....picked this up the week before it came out that he was on 'roids....got the card in the mail the day before the story came out...regardless though, sweet cards!!!

 

[George_Calfas]

so there's only 30 of them out there right.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Those aren't the numbered ones from what I can tell. Where did you hear that only 30 existed? I know the pin totally certified had the print run of 30 but these appear to be just the basic pin certified gold.

No , the Mirror Golds are not numbered. The 1996 version was printed to 30 and everyone ASSUMED 1997 was 30 as well, not true, obviously.

The numbered versions are from Totally Certified, completely different print from Certified thought the checklist was the same. The two sets should not be confused because the values are EXTREMELY different.

 

[LaneyB]

Well I thought I'd add to the boards....picked this up the week before it came out that he was on 'roids....got the card in the mail the day before the story came out...regardless though, sweet cards!!!

Those are nice cards, what did they set you back?

 

[ajw]

Ron asked me a question about one of my Will Clark cards, and I posted this in the Will Clark thread. I hope this cross-posting is OK, as I figure it might be of interest to this thread, as well. Also, I'd like to see what the board knows about the 1995 Score Gold Rush Redemption cards. Any idea how many are out there?

Drew I saw on your site you have a 1995 Score Gold Rush redeemed....what's the story with that card? And do you have a scan of the back?

Ron, I'm pretty sure I picked that up from a Beckett Marketplace dealer a year or two ago. (I spent a ton of cash there in the last three years.)

Here's what one Ebay seller has to say about the Gold Rush and Redeemed cards:

Parallel to the basic Score issue, these cards were inserted one per foil pack and two per jumbo pack. The fronts were printed in gold foil and the backs contain the Gold Rush logo. As part of the Gold Rush program, one Platinum Team Redemption card was randomly inserted in Score packs at a rate of one in 36. This redemption card and up to four Gold Rush team sets (and $2) could be redeemed for platinum versions of the team set(s). The Gold Rush sets that were sent in would be returned with a stamp indicating they were already used for redemption purposes. The Platinum Upgrade offer was good through 7/13/95 for series 1, 10/1/95 for series 2.

So, it seems the card I have, which has a stamped Pinnacle logo in the bottom right corner, was sent in by a collector for the platinum redemption. They stamp the card (punch goes all the way through, so you can now see through the card) and return it.

I guess?

Anyone know for sure? Maybe I'll post this to the 90's insert thread and see what people have to say.

Anyway, here's the card. Regular Gold Rush on the left, Redeemed on the right. I'm nearly certain the card is identical in every way other than the redemption stamp, but I'll try to check for you.

As a note, I hate the way these cards scan.

For good measure, here are the base and platinum versions, as well:

One last comment: I hated those blue Rangers uniforms. I much, much preferred the red uniforms. Shockingly, I don't recall them asking for my opinion at the time.

 

[rarecardcollector]

Well I thought I'd add to the boards....picked this up the week before it came out that he was on 'roids....got the card in the mail the day before the story came out...regardless though, sweet cards!!!

Those are nice cards, what did they set you back?

Got 'em in a large trade, I had to give up a LOT in trade to get them though.

 

[sevencostanza]

Well I thought I'd add to the boards....picked this up the week before it came out that he was on 'roids....got the card in the mail the day before the story came out...regardless though, sweet cards!!!

Those are nice cards, what did they set you back?

Got 'em in a large trade, I had to give up a LOT in trade to get them though.

Wow. Those are stunning.

 

[KillerBeeFan]

Pretty excited about my latest Biggio pickup.

1997 Bowman's Best Mirror Image Atomic Refractor INVERTED

I've never seen the "inverted" atomic refractor version for sale before. Anyone know how rare these are?

Best part is that it wasn't listed as the "inverted" version, so I picked it up cheap.

Phil

 

[sevencostanza]

A new pick-up that I consider to be the highlight of my collection(Never thought it would surface/become available). Scan is horrible and doesn't do it justice:

 

[Jastermereel]

A new pick-up that I consider to be the highlight of my collection(Never thought it would surface/become available). Scan is horrible and doesn't do it justice:

I hate to tell you this, but there is more than one copy of these "1/1's" out there.

 

[Cobra29svt]

I hate to tell you this, but there is more than one copy of these "1/1's" out there.

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[thenumberonemetfan]

I hate to tell you this, but there is more than one copy of these "1/1's" out there.

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I think this is what he means

two different pictures but the same player and set.

 

[sevencostanza]

Jaster, are you referring to something along these lines? (Great sites by the way, if either of these collector's are on these boards)

David Justice

Matt Williams

 

[Cobra29svt]

I hate to tell you this, but there is more than one copy of these "1/1's" out there.

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I think this is what he means

two different pictures but the same player and set.

But different card #'s too. I hope that's what he's talking about.

 

[gracecollector]

A new pick-up that I consider to be the highlight of my collection(Never thought it would surface/become available). Scan is horrible and doesn't do it justice:

Interesting note on the 1998 Score R/T 1 of 1's - I believe there were two "1/1" cards produced for each player. I've seen the second one to my Grace below in person; it was identical to mine in every way. The David Justice super collector has both copies in his collection (http://home.cogeco.ca/~smt/1-of-1/1998-score-one-of-two.html). The Matt Williams collector has both copies of his (http://home.cogeco.ca/~smt/1-of-1/1998-score-one-of-two.html).

Its my belief there was 1 set in the retail packs and 1 set in the hobby packs, but I could be wrong.

EDIT - Sorry, for redundancy. This got posted while I was typing