Editing Elite

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'''Elite:''' Series of inserts, and later a stand-alone product, released by Donruss. Beginning in 1991, Donruss included a series of ten serial-numbered inserts into their base brand (eight "Elite Series" cards numbered to 10,000, a Nolan Ryan "Legends Series" card numbered to 7500, and a "Signature Series" card autographed by Ryne Sandberg and numbered to 5000). Donruss continued with a second batch of ten Elites in '92 and would continue with them until Donruss' final year of 1998.  Little known Hobby fact: In 1991, Fleer was set to release a new "high-end" brand called "Fleer Elite." But after Donruss released the Elite inserts, Fleer was forced to change the name to "Fleer Ultra."

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Beginning in 1997 Donruss produced a new premium set under the Elite name. Donruss Elite, the card set, featured high quality cards, and plenty of serial-numbered inserts, most notably, the Passing the Torch autographed inserts. 

Both the Elite inserts and the Elite brand were both resurrected by Donruss-Playoff in 2001 and would remain an annual release until 2005 when the company lost their license.

===DEEE===

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'''DEEE'''  An acronym referring Donruss Elite Extra Edition, a popular baseball prospector's brand.  The brand had its roots in a controversial pay-per-redemption program in [[2001 Donruss Elite]], then appeared as inserts in [[2002 Donruss Elite|2002 Donruss The Rookies]] and [[2003 Donruss Elite|2003 DLP Rookie/Traded]], than finally appeared as a stand-alone brand in 2004.  Even after Donruss-Playoff lost their MLBP/MLBPA licensing, DEEE has been released every year since 2007 as a draft picks product with collegiate licensing and can be seen as Donruss-Playoff/Panini's answer to [[BDP&P|Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects.]]

Despite the fact that, with the exception of [[2015 Panini Elite|2015,]] there has not been an "Elite" brand, Elite Extra Edition has remained an annual late-season staple.

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