100 Days of Barry Larkin

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Day 81: Barry Larkin 2004 Playoff Honors Auto /25.


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[OhioLawyerF5]

2001 Elite Primary Colors Blue Die-cut /50

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

2001 Elite Primary Colors Blue Die-cut /50

Great card. I believe I have the Red. I'm out and about right now, I'll look for it when I get home.

Edit: I have the Red base card /975 (not die cut).

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Day 82: 1998 Evolution Revolution. I've had this forever. Cool card, but annoying to display and view.







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Day 83: 2005 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia "Absolutely Ink" Spectrum Prime Triple Relic Auto /25. Long name, beautiful card!



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[OhioLawyerF5]

Thanks, Tim, for helping me get one step closer to completing the Epix run. I only have the hard ones left.

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Edit: I realize I posted the wrong description of the picture. Here it is amended.
Day 84: 2002 Donruss Studio Private Signings /25. Odds 1:346.



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[OhioLawyerF5]

I don't really collect game used cards much, but I wanted to add a bat card to the collection. So I picked up this 2002 Certified Materials Mirror Blue.

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Day 85: 2003 Upper Deck Rookie Debut Solid Contact relic. Odds 1:24.


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Day 86: 2003 Fleer Patchworks Numbers Game relic. Odds hobby = 1:33. Odds retail = 1:213. There is also a numbered parallel of this card to /300.


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[OhioLawyerF5]

2003 E-X Essential Credentials Future (unstamped copy)

[OhioLawyerF5]

This beauty showed up in the mail today!

1998 Donruss Collections Elite Prized Collections

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Saw these over Christmas and had to have them. Looking for the next two letters D & S.



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[OhioLawyerF5]

Well, it took forever for the last one I was waiting on to make its way through the mail system. But here they are in all their glory!

The GER is pop 2, and the Gold Refractor w/ peel is pop 3, none higher (there are a couple 10s without peel).

Bronze base, Bronze Refractor
Silver base, Silver Embossed
Silver Refractor, Silver Embossed Refractor
Gold base, Gold Embossed
Gold Refractor, Gold Embossed Refractor

[todeen]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Well, it took forever for the last one I was waiting on to make its way through the mail system. But here they are in all their glory!

The GER is pop 2, and the Gold Refractor w/ peel is pop 3, none higher (there are a couple 10s without peel).

Bronze base, Bronze Refractor
Silver base, Silver Embossed
Silver Refractor, Silver Embossed Refractor
Gold base, Gold Embossed
Gold Refractor, Gold Embossed Refractor

We're not worthy!

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[OhioLawyerF5]

Included in each 1994 Topps "Baker's Dozen" factory set, was a cello-wrapped three-card "sampler" of a MLB player. Each player is represented by his 1994 Bowman, Finest, and Stadium Club cards. These cards are identical to their regular issue counterparts except for a special "Topps Superstar Sampler" emblem on their backs.

Here is Larkins Superstar Sampler unopened pack!

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2001 Leaf Limited Lumberjacks /500. Game used odds 1:9 packs.



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2002 Topps 206 framed relic. Odds: 2 per box.


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[OhioLawyerF5]

Recent pickup: 1998 Donruss Collections Preferred Prized Collections. Stated print run of 55.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Recent pickup: 1998 Donruss Collections Preferred Prized Collections. Stated print run of 55.

very cool. I want to get all the Prized Collections. I think they are well done.

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[KJA]

Very nice, I will have to post some of my Larkins, I have quite a few auto's, my dad used to work with his sister so I got hooked up with some auto's when I was a kid.

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Originally Posted by KJA

Very nice, I will have to post some of my Larkins, I have quite a few auto's, my dad used to work with his sister so I got hooked up with some auto's when I was a kid.

Join the conversation! we love to see new items!

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[OhioLawyerF5]

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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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

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.

Very happy for you! Very awesome. Also a very nice addition to this thread.

Does the card look equal to or better than the photos provided by the seller?

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[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by todeen

Very happy for you! Very awesome. Also a very nice addition to this thread.

Does the card look equal to or better than the photos provided by the seller?

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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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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

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!

That's great!

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[REG1976]

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

[KJA]

Just a couple

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Originally Posted by KJA

Just a couple

Love the Kahns set. The 1991 set is an obvious hole in my collection. Thanks for sharing.

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Picked up a real beauty! Die-cut /89.



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[OhioLawyerF5]

Recent mailday: 1999 Bowman's Best Atomic Refractor /100

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Recent mailday: 1999 Bowman's Best Atomic Refractor /100

Great card. I didn't know that set had #'d cards. Is it stamped? Or just suspected print runs.

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[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by todeen

Great card. I didn't know that set had #'d cards. Is it stamped? Or just suspected print runs.

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It is stamped. The regular refractors are serial numbered /400, and the atomic refractors are serial numbered /100.

[Balticfox]

How does an Atomic Refractor differ from a regular Refractor other than the serial numbering?

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

How does an Atomic Refractor differ from a regular Refractor other than the serial numbering?

Most of the time it is a very obvious different refractor pattern. With the 1999 Bowman's Best Atomics, the atomic pattern is subtle. The pattern is in the vertical lines on the card. It's extra "shiny" inside the lines with a crystal-like effect. It's hard to capture in pictures.

This is the more traditional atomic pattern:



They likely decided that pattern wouldn't look very good with the vertical lines of the 1999 design and went a different direction

Here they are side by side (regular on left, atomic on right:

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Been a while since I posted, but picked up a good one tonight on ebay. 2001 Topps Chrome Golden Anniversary Refractor. Odds = 1:100, and it's a 50 card set! Yikes. 5000 packs to possibly get the player you desire. And I got it for $8.75. Feels like a steal. Base Retrofractor is 1:12 packs. I'll post better pictures when it arrives.

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[OhioLawyerF5]

Great pickup!!!

I love getting rare card for cheap.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Here they are in all their glory, the 3 Call to Arms and the 3 unreleased high number prototypes.

Wow, those are absolutely dazzling!

But I don't understand. How "unreleased" were those 3 high number prototypes? How then did you get them?

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Wow, those are absolutely dazzling!



But I don't understand. How 'unreleased" were those 3 high number prototypes? How then did you get them?

Cards #131 - #200 in the set were produced by Donruss for future 1998 and 1999 baseball products, but were never officially released due to the bankruptcy of Pinnacle Brands. However, prototypes of all 70 of these known, unreleased Crusades emerged on the secondary market shortly after Pinnacle's bankruptcy. None of these unreleased prototype Crusades are serial-numbered. While Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) instructed Pinnacle Brands - which included the Donruss and Leaf products - to destroy its baseball card inventory after the bankruptcy filing, some Donruss employees collated and kept these unreleased Crusades and sold them to Dave and Adam's Card World, a sports card and collectibles store. In turn, they sold the entire lot to a private collector, which then traded hands again to another private collector. Had these Crusades not been backdoored, collectors may have never seen these.

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.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Larkin mailday!

1996 Bowman's Best Atomic Refractor

Now I only need the 1998 to complete the atomic refractor run.

[OhioLawyerF5]

1999 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems /50

I'm so excited to knock off one big one from the "Buy It When I See It" list. My first Larkin PMG!!!

These cards are gorgeous in hand. I had always thought I preferred the 1998 PMG, and I still think they are beautiful, but these shine in a very unique way. Not the bold molten gold of a 96 Mirror Gold, or the pristine smoothness of a Crusade, or the crystal clear reflection of a Limited Exposure, but a gritty shimmer that gives the feeling that something magical lurks just below the surface. I can't stop looking at it.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

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.

Great score! Now all you need is as many of the variants as you can get of the other 69 players.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

1999 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems /50

I'm so excited to knock off one big one from the "Buy It When I See It" list. My first Larkin PMG!!!

Actually even the base Metal Universe cards are wild cool!

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Wanted to post about this auction sale from Goldin's of a 1998 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Barry Larkin. It came up for discussion in the Barry Larkin Facebook group, and the comment was that this is the highest priced Larkin card in a public sale. $7500 hammer price, but with buyers premium it comes to $9150. (sorry about the crappy photo. click the link for a better image)

1998 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems #180 Barry Larkin (#20/50) - PSA NM-MT 8 on Goldin Auctions https://share.google/kej1msTmoacUPauDE

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by todeen

Wanted to post about this auction sale from Goldin's of a 1998 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Barry Larkin. It came up for discussion in the Barry Larkin Facebook group, and the comment was that this is the highest priced Larkin card in a public sale. $7500 hammer price, but with buyers premium it comes to $9150. (sorry about the crappy photo. click the link for a better image)

1998 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems #180 Barry Larkin (#20/50) - PSA NM-MT 8 on Goldin Auctions https://share.google/kej1msTmoacUPauDE

I bowed out quite early on that one. While it is at the top of my want list, it sold for $1300 in 2023 and $3000, also in 2023. That is not a $9k card. Something crazy is happening with the PMG market. I'm concerned that the pumpers from the basketball PMG market are branching over to baseball and setting massive comps for these cards to try to flip them for astronomical prices. I was (not)coincidentally offered a PSA 8 98 PMG the very next day after this auction ended in a private sale. The asking price? 12k!!! I would just about guarantee this is the same card and the buyer is just trying to flip it. Little do they realize that if you are outbidding all the Larkin collectors out there, we aren't going to be buying it for more than it ended at. If I passed at $9k (heck, I would have passed at $5k), then I sure as heck am not going to pay $12k for it. The Larkin market is strong, but we are a small group. This card is likely to bounce around between PMG investors for quite some time because no one wants to take a loss and get it into the hands of a collector. I just hope the other cards on my want list don't end up being infiltrated by the basketball investor market before I get them. Prices are already ridiculously high enough.

/rant

Back to my regularly scheduled search for a reasonably priced 98 PMG.