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...of inserts, or inserts in general in an attempt by card companies to feed collector demand for these unique parallels and distinguish their product offering fr The contrived scarcity issue has led some collectors to personally establish a new guideline between wha

...the July 13, 1990 issue contained 332 pages; however, the January 22, 2010 issue was only 36 pages long. ...ten-point scale. In order for a card to qualify for an "SCD 11" grade, a collector must have submitted an unopened pack directly to SCD Grading. An SCD repre

...th employees with little, if any, experience in sports cards at any level (collector, dealer or otherwise). By 1997 this lack of understanding of how The Hobby ...(Grand Prairie, Texas) as Pinnacle. Playoff used their football license to issue successful sets under old Donruss names of Elite and Leaf. Playoff applied

Aronstein was an ardent card collector who had put out card sets for several years in the 1970s, mostly minor leag ...ick by testing the baseball card waters by printing an unlicensed 630-card collector's set using the 1953 Bowman set as a model. The '53 Bowman's have always be

...CM'' grew in popularity in parallel with The Hobby as a whole, with many a collector treating the price guide section in much the same way investors looked at t

Collector's Box: 20 packs per box ($69.99) !Collector's Box Odds

...clusively from Perez-Steele Galleries through a wrapper redemption offer. Collector's could obtain the set for $9 and three 1986 Donruss wrappers. Each card m ...own right and are not typically included in a complete set of the regular issue 1986 Donruss cards. The three cards are sequentially-numbered as a continu

The 1976 Taylor/Schmierer Bowman 47 set is a 115-card collector issue released in two series. The set is done in the style of the [[1948 Bowman] [[Category:Collector Issue]]

...1887 World Series is an 18-card set inserted into the Fall 1976 issue of ''Collector's Quarterly'' -- a prominent Hobby magazine of the day. The set was printe

...SSPC 1963 Mets is an 18-card set inserted into the Summer 1976 issue of ''Collector's Quarterly'' -- a prominent Hobby magazine of the day. The set was printe

1979 Diamond Greats is a 399-card Collector Issue produced by photographer Jack Wallin and released in four series of 100 car [[Category:Collector Issue]]

...a lawsuit to Topps regarding [[1976 SSPC]]. From then on, TCMA could not issue cards of active MLBPA players. [[Category:Collector Issue]]

...e regular Topps issue. These 792 cards are differentiated from the regular issue by their glossy fronts and very clear backs. These sets were only available ...s" from the "Winning Pitch" game insert cards. For 25 runs and 75 cents, a collector could send in for one of the eight different five card series plus automati

1972 Classic Cards is a 120-card collector's issue released by a company in Flint, Michigan. The set was issued in four serie

* Retail Collector's Kit: 26 assorted packs of series 1 and 2, one oversize Score Rules card, ...bering and card design parallel the corresponding cards within the regular issue 1995 Score set, but these Trade cards feature the players in their new unif

...compromised. (By placing the Match-the-Stats card on top of a flashlight, collector's could see the correct answers). In order to protect the integrity of the ...ssued in factory set form only. The set is an exact replica of the regular issue 1992 Topps set (not including the Traded set).The cards, however, measure c

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...rst series jumbo cards were available only via redemption from Upper Deck. Collector's had to send in ten first series wrappers plus $3 to the UD redemption cen ...ry Ballot was inserted into every fourth Series One pack which allowed the collector to vote for the players they wanted to see in a proposed 1999 Upper Deck te

The front of the card features the same photo as the basic issue card but is adorned with a bold gold foil MVP Promotion logo. The back feat ...sing Finest technology. All three players are printed on the back, but the collector has to peel off the opaque protector to reveal who is on the front.

Inserted into each April 2002 issue of ''Beckett Baseball Card Monthly'' was a 2002 Leaf Sample card. Like mos ...ee below) -- that was distributed to attendees of the 2002 National Sports Collector's Convention in Rosemont, Illnois. Each card is embossed with the NSCC log

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==Collector's Choice== * [[1998 Collector's Choice]]

...oming 1998 Score baseball release. These samples are parallel to the basic issue cards except for the large, black "SAMPLE" text running diagonally across t ...all eligible shops were mailed a "Score with Score" contest ballot box and collector entry forms. Over the next several months, store customers could then fill

...sent out to give collectors a preview of the design of Topps' 1993 regular issue cards. The sheet measures 8" by 11" and features nine standard-size cards. ...umbo pack, and ten per factory set. The cards are identical to the regular-issue 1993 Topps baseball cards except that the gold-foil Topps Gold logo appears

...ng the set. These promo cards are easily distinguished from their regular issue counterparts as "SAMPLE" is diagonally printed across the front and the bac Collectors speculate that these were test issue, alternative versions of the Artist's Proof parallels that were scrapped bu

...7-year run where the "premium" brand began in the early-1990s, peaked with collector popularity in the mid-1990s, and fell by the late-1990s. Responsible for s ...distinct gold-colored foil instead (i.e., was not a printing error/shading issue). The back of the Griffey has the same appearance as regular HIH inserts a

...ps between August 31st and December 31st, 2000. Topps would then mail the collector a check for $125. ...s top prospects with on-card autographs with the Topps Certified Autograph Issue Stamp. All cards are available in three different color parallels.

Each copy of the November, 2002 issue of ''Beckett Baseball Card Monthly'' contained a 2003 Donruss Sample card. ...e March, 2003 Chicago Sportsfest at Donruss-Playoff's corporate booth. Any collector that opened three 2003 Donruss packs at the Donruss-Playoff booth received

...zine. Each card featured famed television sports announcer and noted card collector Keith Olbermann -- who consulted with Topps on the 206 set. These five car

Collector's Box: 20 packs per box ($69.99) !Collector's Box Odds

...ke any ordinary Bowman Chrome base card, in that, the "Certified Autograph Issue" logo in the upper-left corner on the front is replaced by a "Bowman Chrome ...il December 31st, 2002 to claim their parallel. The Uncirculated card the collector received was chosen at random, as nowhere on the redemption card does it st

...acle was a 200-card, single-series set released in June 1997. Rather than issue a second series of [[1997 Pinnacle]], the parent company decided to release As part of a promotion, any collector that put together all four press plates of the same card for the front or b

...brand name was to have been retired with the new [[1994 Collector's Choice|Collector's Choice]] set inheriting the "flagship set" mantel. Upper Deck eventually ...Two Hobby packs. The cards are nearly identical to the basic [[1994 SP]] issue. Card fronts differ in that the region name is at bottom right where the te

Randomly inserted into each copy of the March, 2003 issue of 'Beckett Baseball Card Monthly' was one 2003 Leaf promo card. The promo ...parallels to collectors who attended one of three 2003 mega cardshows. A collector who opened three packs of any 2003 D-P baseball product at their booth woul

...s. They're novelty items, and this time, they may find their niche in some collector's shoe boxes." ...tflics pricing debuted in the March 1986 ''Beckett Baseball Card Monthly'' issue at $40 for the set. In the "Owner's Box" editorial Dr. James Beckett said,

1976 SSPC is a 630-card "collector's issue" released by TCMA. Dubbed the "Pure Card" set, the designed was based loos ===Collector's Quarterly Samples===

...rds WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Pinnacle Certified Mirror Red Test Issue') AND (num < 100); ...rds WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Pinnacle Certified Mirror Red Test Issue') AND (num BETWEEN 100 AND 135);

...nine-card set that was inserted as a sheet into the Spring 1976 issue of ''Collector's Quarterly'' -- a Hobby periodical of the day.

...box had a panel containing anywhere from two to four cards, requiring the collector to cut the panels up if they wanted the "cards." [[Category:Food Issue]]

...Hardees Discs is a 24-disc food issue distributed by the fast food chain. Collector's received one 3" disc with the purchase of a Coca-Cola product.

==1994 Collector's Choice== ==1996 Collector's Choice==

Collector's Box: 20 packs per box ($69.99) !Collector's Box Odds

Collector's Box: 20 packs per box ($69.99) !Collector's Box Odds

Collector's Box: 20 packs per box, five cards per pack. ($69.99) !Collector's Box Odds

Collector's Box: 20 packs per box, five cards per pack. ($69.99) !Collector's Box Odds