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I am excited as a collector can be! Today, I finally completed the Larkin run from my all-time favorite set: 1998 Donruss Crusade.
The Red Call to Arms is finally mine! This is only the second copy of this card to be seen publicly that I am aware of. I'm not a collector of special serial numbers, but this is jersey number 11/25. ![]() ![]() Here they are in all their glory, the 3 Call to Arms and the 3 unreleased high number prototypes. ![]() |
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Does the card look equal to or better than the photos provided by the seller? Sent from my SM-S926U using Tapatalk
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That's an interesting question. When the card was at auction back in July, the pictures were terrible, but I noticed the damage on the top edge. I asked for more pictures, and they sent close ups of the damage that made it look severe. When it failed authentication due to the damage not being disclosed, I thought it must be very noticeable. Then I was shocked when it came back a PSA 7 when it was re-listed. But this time, I didn't want it to get away. A little edge damage wasn't going to deter me from a card that has only surfaced twice since 1998. When I finally got it in hand, I see why it got a 7. It's not nearly as bad as it looked. From the right angle, it looks bad because the card is so shiny. But as you can see in my picture, it's not that noticeable most of the time. I was worried I would buy the card of my dreams and be disappointed every time I look at it. But thankfully, it's not that bad, and I love it!
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Barry Larkin, Joey Votto, Tris Speaker, 1930-45 Cincinnati Reds, T206 Cincinnati Successful deals with: Banksfan14, Brianp-beme, Bumpus Jones, Dacubfan (x5), Dstrawberryfan39, Ed_Hutchinson, Fballguy, fusorcruiser (x2), GoCalBears, Gorditadog, Luke, MikeKam, Moosedog, Nineunder71, Powdered H20, PSU, Ronniehatesjazz, Roarfrom34, Sebie43, Seven, and Wondo |
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I got this from the local Dairy Queen during the promotion in 1992, the person who worked there got tired of handing out the cards, so I got this advertisement and what was left of the cello packs @ 3
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Just a couple
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Love the Kahns set. The 1991 set is an obvious hole in my collection. Thanks for sharing.
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Barry Larkin, Joey Votto, Tris Speaker, 1930-45 Cincinnati Reds, T206 Cincinnati Successful deals with: Banksfan14, Brianp-beme, Bumpus Jones, Dacubfan (x5), Dstrawberryfan39, Ed_Hutchinson, Fballguy, fusorcruiser (x2), GoCalBears, Gorditadog, Luke, MikeKam, Moosedog, Nineunder71, Powdered H20, PSU, Ronniehatesjazz, Roarfrom34, Sebie43, Seven, and Wondo |
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But I don't understand. How "unreleased" were those 3 high number prototypes? How then did you get them? ![]()
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While many collectors believe that one copy of the Red and Purple and two copies of the Green of each player from this unreleased portion of the set exist, this is more of an exception than the norm. The large majority of players only have one of each color, with some players not having one or two colors confirmed to exist. Most players in the initial Crusade set (#1 - #100) were to have a "base" and "Call to Arms" (CTA) card, for all three colors. The first Crusade "type" for each of these players were released in packs of 1998 Donruss, Leaf, and Donruss Update; however, the second Crusade "type" for many players were part of this unreleased set. For example, the Ken Griffey, Jr. CTA Crusade was one of these unreleased cards that emerged on the secondary market after the bankruptcy - Griffey, Jr. had a "base" Crusade that was officially released in packs but his CTA subset was to be featured in sets that were never officially released. Unlike the CTA Crusades that were inserted into packs, all unreleased CTA cards are sequentially-numbered. Because of the popularity of the Crusade set in general and potential rarity of the unreleased Crusades specifically, these command also strong premiums in the secondary sales market over the pack-issued Crusades. It should be noted, there are a few exceptions to the rule with these unreleased cards. Rickey Henderson (#166) and Vinny Castilla (#138) both do not have a Crusade that was released in packs but have a Crusade in this Unreleased set. Both of Mo Vaughn's Crusades (#12 & #196) - pack-issued and in the unreleased set - were the CTA version; Vaughn does not have a "base" Crusade. All player cards between #131 and 200 have been accounted for although some players do not have all 3 color parallels. Barry Larkin has all 3. I was fortunate enough that a dealer in a facebook group I'm in acquired the whole Larkin set and posted them all for sale at once. I snapped them up as soon as I saw the post. |
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