...s was issued as a factory set and was available as a regular set, and as a premium "Gold" set. The regular set contained the first 40 cards in the base set a
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...'93 with [[1993 Finest|Topps Baseball's Finest,]] one of the first "super-premium" card sets. Although Topps does not have exclusive use of this technology,
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...et. One important note is that factory sets must remain sealed to keep any premium value that they might have over hand-collated. Kind of dumb, but true. The
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...along it's sides. Also known as "borderless" cards, most premium and super-premium cards are issued in a "full bleed" format.
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...ector's Edition," these cards (like the Topps Tiffanies) were printed on a premium white card stock and finished with a high glossy coating. Unlike the Tiffan
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...t it is thought to stand for "Special Production," "Short Printed," "Super Premium," or, in the case of the 2000 baseball set, "Shitty Product." In the 1993-'
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'''SPx:''' In 1996 Upper Deck introduced a new super-premium product called SPx. Billed as "SP to the X degree," SPx was marketed as a b
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'''Tiffany:''' From 1984 to 1991 Topps produced a special high grade "premium" version of its Topps, Topps Traded and Bowman sets. Dubbed the "Tiffany" s
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...uld be willing to pay. People who like autographed cards will likely pay a premium if the card is autographed.
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...s graded if they are in "Gem Mint" condition, which commands a significant premium; however, this grade designation is very hard to obtain (and especially so
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...Bowman set, Topps upgraded the quality of the set to a Stadium Club-esque "premium" level, and printed the set to order resulting in a drastic cut in producti
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Fleer's super premium flagship set, called Flair, began production in 1993 with an announced prod
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===Premium Non-GU Bat Barrels===
SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2007) AND (setname = 'UD Black Premium Non-GU Bat Barrels Natural Pearl');
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...if you can even find one at all. Even ripped "shells" still demand a high premium. A ripped copy of #RIP2 Dontrelle Willis (#7/10) sold on EBay in January 20
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==Donruss Introduces Premium Cards in 1990==
In 1991, Topps and Fleer introduced their own premium card sets ([[1991 Stadium Club]] and [[1991 Ultra]], respectively) and, fol
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...ir (originally titled "Fleer Limited") was Fleer's first foray into "super-premium" cards and was designed to compete with [[1993 Finest|Topps' Finest,]] and
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The set was the first "super-premium" brand in the Hobby as it was the first set that:
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...Mint cards are very tough to find in mint condition and as such command a premium.
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...op is friendly bases its prices in reality, with the exception of a little premium on high-end new wax.
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...rospects subset. As with the [[1999 Skybox Premium|previous year's Skybox Premium,]] all 50 Prospects have a short-printed "horizontal" variation.
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...ie. Juan LeBron's card (#12T), which has Beltran's photo, does sell for a premium, but is NOT Carlos Beltran's rookie card.
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|1998 Skybox Premium Intimidation Nation||?||-||1:90
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|Auto Dual Materials Premium||30||one-of-one||?
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A 5" X 7" jumbo parallel was issued to Hobby dealers as a premium. The checklist is sequentially-numbered differently, but they are, in esse
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...ations. Those cards with a distinctive "green tint" are valued at a slight premium as they are basically the result of a flawed printing process occurring ear
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...sheet format, singles that are (very, very, carefully) cut out, command a premium.
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1991 Ultra was Fleer’s foray into the premium brand market to compete with Upper Deck and Leaf. The complete base set con
...remarks such as “a general yawn”, “may not seem as exciting as other premium sets” and “crying for help”. He also bemoaned the absence of rookie c
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...variation types are relatively minor and seem equally common, there is no premium value for either type.
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2002 Fleer Premium is a 240-card set released in April, 2002. Cards numbered from 201 through
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...99 Skybox Premium]]. The last 35 base set cards (#201-#235) make up the "Premium Prospects" subset, with each card serial-numbered to 1999 copies.
|Premium Prospects||35||1999||1:12||?
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...fronts is oriented differently from that of the regular wax pack cards. No premium or discount exists for either version.
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This 132-card standard-size set was issued by Topps as a premium "high-end" parallel to their regular issue. This set was printed in the Top
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...rd set released August 23rd, 1993. Part of the first generation of "super-premium" baseball card sets (along with [[1993 Finest]] and [[1993 Flair]]), the se
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...rds - the smallest Donruss base set to that point. Donruss continued as a premium-level brand and produced a borderless design coupled with a home plate-shap
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...of the Junk Wax Era. Donruss reconfigured their annual flagship set as a "premium" level product, to directly compete with [[1994 Stadium Club|Topps' Stadium
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...iffany), the Leaf factory set cards are not marked as being from a special premium set nor are they printed on upgraded cardstock. It's just a regular Leaf b
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...nnacle was the brand's inaugural issue and was Score's first attempt at a "premium" baseball card product. It was a 620-card set released in two 310-card ser
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...cards were distributed; however, they were more than likely included as a premium in retail-repacks.
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...atly improved the quality of the Leaf set -- putting it on par with other "premium" products (e.g. Stadium Club and Ultra). All 550 cards are printed on full
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...an edition of Donruss. In 1990, Donruss would reintroduce the brand as a "premium" product, creating one of the landmarks of The Junk Wax Era.
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...ard set released in August, 1996. Originally intended as a $5/pack "super premium" product along the lines of Fleer's Flair brand, low initial orders led Fle
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<nowiki>** </nowiki>Odds of finding a "premium" autograph or game-used card in an SP Collection pack: 1:20.
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{{Premium}}
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...a glossy teal overlay and offered collectors the chance to get an upgraded premium version of the basic 2000 Topps. Each factory set contained a total of 619
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...from the first two years, Pinnacle Brands, Inc. continued the release its "premium" flagship product that was known for its excellent photography and gold foi
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...ed that the Rold Gold cards were printed in shorter supply and trade for a premium over the 1972 cards.
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...card set, released in May, 2003. Patchworks replaced [[2002 Fleer Premium|Premium]] in Fleer's release calendar. The set consists of 90 veterans (#1-#90) wi
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==Fleer Premium==
* [[2002 Fleer Premium]]
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1991 Stadium Club is a 600-card set that marked Topps first truly "premium" quality set. The set was issued in two separate series of 300 cards each.
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...obby Reserve is printed on a thicker gauge of cardstock and foil stamped. Premium Stock/Hobby Reserve also had exclusive inserts.
Series One Premium Stock: 10 packs per box, 30 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99; Hobby only)
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...98. This final product offering marked the end of a 7-year run where the "premium" brand began in the early-1990s, peaked with collector popularity in the mi
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...reland (the same facility as the regular Traded sets) and was printed on a premium glossy cardstock.
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These premium inserts parallel the more common Game Gear jersey cards. Unlike those cards
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...iod specified on the card, it was then eligible to be redeemed for a super premium Cell Card of the same player. The postmark expiration date for exchanging w
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...reads were ten redemption cards good for a one-of-one Singular Swatch -- a premium game-used Relic "book" style card. Not much is known about these cards, be
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...s sets of the era, cards are hard to find perfectly centered and command a premium.
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...panels measure 2 1/2" X 4 11/16". Uncut panels and whole boxes command a premium over cut-out single cards.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> P-GU: Odds of finding a "premium" game-used memorabilia card serial-numbered to 250 copies or fewer: 1:12/pa
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1999 SkyBox Premium is a 300-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets in the Summer of 19
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...set produced by Pinnacle Brands in December 1992. Seeking a niche in the premium, mid-price market, Select was marketed at a level below the Pinnacle Flagsh
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...l, [[1999 Skybox Molten Metal|Molten Metal,]] [[1999 Skybox Premium|Skybox Premium,]] and [[1999 Skybox Thunder|Skybox Thunder]]) toward a younger audience.
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...other's write-up on their back. The black backs sometimes sell for a small premium versus the red backs.
Card #1 Andy Pafko carries a significant premium and very condition sensitive. PSA has graded over 1,000; the highest grade
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...and Hobby history. The Finest brand was Topps' first attempt at the super-premium card market and competed with Fleer's [[1993 Flair|Flair brand]] and Upper
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1997 UD<sup>3</sup> ("UD Cubed") is a 60-card premium set released in mid-April, 1997. The base set is broken up into three disti
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...her Willie Mays. The set was made available in specially-marked Ultra-Pro premium card storage products. The first six cards were exclusive to 100-packs of
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...sed in August, 1995. Zenith was Pinnacle Brands' first foray into a "super-premium" product to compete with Topps' Finest, Fleer's Flair, Donruss' Leaf Limite
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1996 Zenith is a 150-card "super-premium" set released by Pinnacle Brands in August, 1996. The set contains the sub
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...d double laminated. This was the inaugural year of Pinnacle Brands' super-premium brand and the precursor to one of the most influential sets in baseball Hob
In a further effort to establish a look and feel of a super-premium brand, the packaging was complex relative to other baseball cards sets. The
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...s, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified|a year prior]]. As a result, this
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...allels exclusively made for Darvish. Autograph cards have commanded a high premium ranging from a few hundred to over a thousand for low serial numbered paral
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...lusively to Hobby dealers. This set was Donruss' first attempt at a "super-premium" product, and is printed on what Donruss called "SpectraTech" (foil-board w
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...set was produced for "fans with a passion for the game" and marketed as a "premium" release, but only lasted for a single year. All base cards featured a sep
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1995 Summit is a 200-card, Hobby exclusive set. This set is a premium product issued by Pinnacle Brands and produced on thicker paper than the re
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...known exactly how many of the 550 cards have silver versions, nor has any premium been established for them. Also, all of the American League Home Field Adva
...ed. Because of the Jordan card, Series One Central Hobby packs sold for a premium throughout the Summer of 1994.
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...D did not include any exclusive inserts, the factory sets carry no special premium over a hand-collated set.
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Due to the relative scarcity of Jumbo packs, Gamers sold for a premium throughout the mid-90s.
...o the relative scarcity of Magazine Jumbo packs, Clean Up Crews sold for a premium throughout the mid-90s.
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...01 Fleer Authority]] (AUTH), [[2001 Fleer Game Time]] (GAME), [[2001 Fleer Premium]] (PREM), and [[2001 Fleer Showcase]] (SHOW).
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...Much like with their Flair brand, Fleer upgraded E-X into a $200/pack mega-premium brand. Unlike Flair, E-X remained strictly Hobby-only. Each seven card "p
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...acks of [[2007 Topps Opening Day]] (#ARHR76-ARHR100) sell for a tremendous premium.
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Each 21-tin sealed Hobby box contains the entire 20-card set plus one of six Premium Series inserts.
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In addition, each Cramer's Choice Premium card is also available in the following parallels.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Stated odds of finding a "premium" autograph: 1:5/tins<br />
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...pack. Packs with star players showing on the top or bottom can sell for a premium.
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An album to hold these cards was available as a premium. The album could only be obtained by sending in five wrappers and 25 cents.
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|Back 2 Back Jacks Premium||10||one-of-one||?
|Future Threads Premium||30||one-of-one||?
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...2-card set that was exclusively distributed at Major League ballparks as a premium with the purchase of a New Era hat. Collectors who bought a New Era hat (a
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...All cards are cut-out of the statue's packaging. In-tact boxes sell for a premium, as do in-tact boxes still with the statue.
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