The Super Sweet Early 00's Thread

[nosterbor]

Mirror Red Matsui rookie! I have been partial to the 2003 LCM versus other years. The full color background makes these pop. I was in Cooperstown late in the summer of 2003 when I purchased the latest Beckett issue, The back cover ad still remains engraved in my mind. It introduced me to the concept of a rainbow in collecting.


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Love the add. You can change the headline in that Beckett to FLASH IN THE PAN!

 

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im guessing is that embossed? if so, is that why the low grade?
sweet card.

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Has the 2002 Chicago National embossing stamp on front, silver foil label 4/5 on back

The low grade is because the Butchers of Santa Ana - aka "unknown PSA party/system" caused some damages
Don't get me started. Traveling and when I return my damage pics will have to be taken and a claim made

PSA in the last year has consistently damaged multiple corners and on die cuts the "internal system" disaster they have developed damages the center and edges of numerous items. If I were to guess from a distance== the middle where it juts upwards. Will not know until I get home. I cannot tell from my wife's pics, or see any flipped corners. She says the middle is damaged so I'll believe her

Pisses me off since just 5 exist.

 

[Letch77]

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Has the 2002 Chicago National embossing stamp on front, silver foil label 4/5 on back

The low grade is because the Butchers of Santa Ana - aka "unknown PSA party/system" caused some damages
Don't get me started. Traveling and when I return my damage pics will have to be taken and a claim made

PSA in the last year has consistently damaged multiple corners and on die cuts the "internal system" disaster they have developed damages the center and edges of numerous items. If I were to guess from a distance== the middle where it juts upwards. Will not know until I get home. I cannot tell from my wife's pics, or see any flipped corners. She says the middle is damaged so I'll believe her

Pisses me off since just 5 exist.

Be sure to keep us updated...wondering what they do to make it right. Did you take pics before you sent it in?

 

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Figured I'd show off another 2000's CC Sabathia insert
Been slabbing CC, Bernie, and Ichiro lately
Will move on to others later
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Purchased years ago when I was set building. Knew the instant it got here I had a shortie
But it was authentic so I decided to slab and protect it. Smart of me since slabs were just $5.50 back when
One of those check marks you just have to check off . Pacific has always made great sub sets

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To keep the thread going ==>

If you look at the 2000 Ultra Swing Kings subset you will find SIX Hall of Famers

Also has the most popular players in the last 30 years in Mark McGwire, a borderline HOF in Nomar , Sammy and Arod
I'd say the subset has it all in terms of great reasons why to collect it
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Some more cards to keep the thread moving- self explanatory 2000 PARAMOUNT HOLO-SILVER's # to 99

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[Therion]

I love Pacific

 

[nevermore]

2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Paul O'Neill Autograph #/21

First time ever seeing this card in nearly 20 years of collecting O'Neill. Absolutely stoked to add this to the collection.

 

[magicpapa]

2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Paul O'Neill Autograph #/21

First time ever seeing this card in nearly 20 years of collecting O'Neill. Absolutely stoked to add this to the collection.

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welcome to the group

 

[joey12508]

like this thread. make me remember how hard some cards are to find.

 

[nevermore]

welcome to the group
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Thanks Magic! Awesome Griffey!! Glad to find the crash numbered version. Apparently, a standard, non-numbered, autographed version also exists according to BaseballCardPedia. However, I have never seen one.

@joey12508 I enjoy seeing the odds on older inserts. For this set, plain jerseys were about one per hobby case, auto odds are not listed. Nice Bernies, the 40-Man set, such an underrated set.

 

[magicpapa]

i missed out on a 1998 years ago for 1K

 

[magicpapa]

the patch cards are like 1:10000

 

[heavy_hitter]

2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Patch 1/1 Masterpiece Jose Canseco His Best Patch | eBay

The best possible Jose Canseco Patch Card that you could possibly ever own. Series 1 which features the 1/1 printed on the card vs the series 2 that have it hand written. Canseco is only in series 1.

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I'd love to see what this would go for at auction.

I also miss UD's dot matrix serial numbering.

 

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@heavy_hitter -- definitely miss the dot matrix printed stuff as well


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Couple of Griffey Refractors from the 2000 TOPPS CHROME series floated by my scanner recently
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[jszczech]

@heavy_hitter -- definitely miss the dot matrix printed stuff as well


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Couple of Griffey Refractors from the 2000 TOPPS CHROME series floated by my scanner recently
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Awesome Griffey’s

 

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More 2000's goodness that had crossed the desk scanned for insurance reasons
Now at PSA of course- some 2001 E-X Essential Credentials Now of Adrian Beltre
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Couple more Topps Chrome refractors this time more Griffey came by the desk
Scanned for insurance reasons as always
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Couple more 2000 Topps Chrome Power Players Refractors that were scanned I finally processed the scans for
Underappreciated set with vivid colors. More scans to follow catching up after the week from hell at work
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