The FIRST Rare Insert Set

marinocollector · 02-19-2018, 05:47 PM

It was the mid-90s... every one was gaga for refractors and shiny things. Manufacturers were making scarce parallels as low as only 20 made! Things seemed to have no limit to having an ultra rare limited parallel being made. They even started incorporating game used on to cards! Things were insane! Then in 1997, Upper Deck created another industry first. In 1997 Upper Deck Football they included an insert where only 100 of each card were made. Up until now, the scarcest manufactured cards were all parallels. With the rarest of inserts having print runs only as low at 500. Put it quite frank, a card with a print run of 2000 was rare, let alone a set with only 2000 total.
To give a little more background… as of 11/25/22, only 12 of the 2000 cards were graded between psa and BGS… and out of those 12, only 6 of the 20 cards in the set have been graded.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO!
AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF COLLECTING!
I give you the first ultra rare insert set, limited to only 100 made, 1997 Upper Deck Football MVPs Gold COMPLETE set!!!!

WilsonCollector · 02-19-2018, 05:56 PM

I have never seen that set before awesome! Thanks for sharing.

altaeria · 02-19-2018, 06:32 PM

nice!

jrfillini · 02-19-2018, 07:21 PM

Awesome progress on that set.

But I'm begging you to please get your flickr in order because you've got an enthusiastic follow right here.

Stifle · 02-19-2018, 08:12 PM

For all the cards I have ever seen or forgotten about, I have never seen these even in a Beckett. Thank you for letting the rest of us in on this hidden Treasure of a insert set.

BSUBEAVERS06 · 02-19-2018, 08:25 PM

Good luck finishing that up. For some reason i still havent picked up the Watters from it.

Joshtastic · 02-19-2018, 08:27 PM

Good looking set right there! Hope you find those missing three sooner than later!

Rookiemonster · 02-19-2018, 08:42 PM

Great job ! As a guy how collected football cards at that era I gotta say I’ve never even seen those . Cool set

marinocollector · 02-19-2018, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrfillini

Awesome progress on that set.

But I'm begging you to please get your flickr in order because you've got an enthusiastic follow right here.

I know not how to! I need to really take the time to learn!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stifle

For all the cards I have ever seen or forgotten about, I have never seen these even in a Beckett. Thank you for letting the rest of us in on this hidden Treasure of a insert set.

Beckett never had a pic of this set. Wait until you hear about this in the next post....

Quote:

Originally Posted by BSUBEAVERS06

Good luck finishing that up. For some reason i still havent picked up the Watters from it.

Dude... buy it... this is one of those... one shot or a long wait sets... I’ve worked on this set for over 2 years and most all I’ve seen only once or twice... the Marino is why I did this set...

I collected Marino hard core. I had EVERY Marino insert, except this one card. My history with this Marino is....

First seeing it in 2003. Didn’t know what it was at first as I never saw one. I was in college. By 2003 all inserts had already started dropping as GUd and Autos became the thing. A basic insert /100 would sell in the 30-50 range. It sold for over $120. I was shocked. Fast forward to 2007 one was listed by Burbank for $200. I still needed a lot of inserts so I didn’t buy it. And Burbank didn’t list with a picture. So I never bought it. One didn’t pop up again until December 2013. A $60 BIN caused much rejoicing. I slowed dow on and sold off a lot of Marino due to a divorce, but this one I couldn’t let go. I made a low ball offer on the Farve 1/100 and it was accepted. Picked up a lot very quickly and everyone I could find since then. I took too long to decide on the set, if I decided sooner, I would only be missing the Aikman. Grab the Ricky. Don’t be me. Lol.

quorthon13 · 02-20-2018, 03:47 PM

Those are cool, just picked up one for my Seahawks PC:

1997 Upper Deck - MVP Gold #MP10 - Ricky Watters /100
Courtesy of COMC.com

seth2720 · 02-20-2018, 04:24 PM

Those are sharp cards. When the madness began...1997 was an amazing year.

MFaulkCollector · 02-20-2018, 05:06 PM

Stop posting these terrible cards. They are ugly and overvalued. Nobody cares about them

marinocollector · 02-20-2018, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MFaulkCollector

Stop posting these terrible cards. They are ugly and overvalued. Nobody cares about them

Shut up and find me the last three. Or send me your banged up playmakers theatres

TimBuckTwo · 02-20-2018, 11:48 PM

Go with imgur. it is easy.

Take picture with iphone use your cord to load through your computer to site.

That said, I don't think I have ever seen any of those.

TheFrenzy · 02-20-2018, 11:54 PM

Imgur even has a simple phone app so you can just upload straight from your phone.

Broncoboys7 · 02-21-2018, 06:35 PM

I honestly thought I knew every football card set from them mid-1980s until the mid 2000s because of my Elway/Broncos collection, but I have absolutely never heard of these before. Very cool.

BSull83 · 02-21-2018, 08:13 PM

I didn't even know what this card was when I bought it. I collected all through the 90s and had never seen it, even being a know it all teenager. When I saw it pop up I was quick to get it and am glad I did. A very nice card that looks great on display.

BSUBEAVERS06 · 02-21-2018, 08:52 PM

Got mine yesterday as well.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

marinocollector · 09-28-2019, 10:11 AM

Now offering a $25 bounty each to whoever can help me find the last two I need. Troy Aikman and Marcus Allen.

altaeria · 09-28-2019, 10:39 AM

Ohhhhh...
Now I know exactly what inspired your signature.

TheFrenzy · 09-28-2019, 12:08 PM

1997 and 1998 were beautiful years for the hobby. Probably my nostalgia talking, but I'd probably rate them #1 and #2 all-time as far as quality, innovation, and fun for collecting.

And it looks like Upper Deck really took things to next level in 98 with their Quantum /25's. I might have to pick up some of those some day.

I feel you in the search for /100's. It's been almost four years and just this week I found my 45th out 50 2005 Topps Chrome "Golden Anniversary" refractor (Michael Strahan). Who knows how long it will be before I can find the last five listed in my signature. But hey, chasing long-forgotten inserts is way more fulfilling than rushing from overpriced, over-hyped rookie to overpriced, over-hyped rookie—right?

Best of luck on your search.

seth2720 · 09-28-2019, 11:37 PM

gotta love the 90's!!!

marinocollector · 04-07-2020, 03:46 PM

Out of all of my projects... I really just want to finish this one.

Added individual pics in the OP

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

lecreccio · 04-08-2020, 08:25 AM

Good luck finding the last few. I understand your quest as a fellow rare set collector. This set is not only rare but unknown to most collectors so that’s another obstacle. I have never seen one in person so I am no help, sorry. They will pop up eventually so you’ve got that going for you. GL

TimBuckTwo · 04-08-2020, 09:02 AM

Good luck with the final 2. You can dooooooo iiiiittttt !

02-19-2018, 07:21 PM	#4
jrfillini Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 940	Awesome progress on that set. But I'm begging you to please get your flickr in order because you've got an enthusiastic follow right here. __________________ For fans of amateurish photography and questionable money management: https://www.flickr.com/photos/157024318@N06/albums

02-19-2018, 08:27 PM	#7
Joshtastic Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,262 Instagram: @robertmathiscollector	Good looking set right there! Hope you find those missing three sooner than later! __________________ Collecting - 1) All Robert Mathis 2) Nyheim Hines 1/1 (Colts Uniform)

02-20-2018, 03:47 PM	#10
quorthon13 Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: TJack Island Posts: 598 quorthon13 quorthon13	Those are cool, just picked up one for my Seahawks PC: 1997 Upper Deck - MVP Gold #MP10 - Ricky Watters /100 Courtesy of COMC.com __________________ --------------------------------------- https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL0cfRFV-OSQ4sV1CVnus2CJLdTwUTDM7c

02-20-2018, 04:24 PM	#11
seth2720 Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,364	Those are sharp cards. When the madness began...1997 was an amazing year. __________________ Happily collecting the 90's (also buying 2000/01 auto memorabilia cards and 2000 prestige award winning materials triple autos

02-21-2018, 08:52 PM	#18
BSUBEAVERS06 Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Northern Minnesota Posts: 248 BSUBEAVERS06	Got mine yesterday as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by BSUBEAVERS06; 02-21-2018 at 09:01 PM.

02-19-2018, 05:47 PM	#1
marinocollector Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Locally Posts: 8,300	The FIRST Rare Insert Set It was the mid-90s... every one was gaga for refractors and shiny things. Manufacturers were making scarce parallels as low as only 20 made! Things seemed to have no limit to having an ultra rare limited parallel being made. They even started incorporating game used on to cards! Things were insane! Then in 1997, Upper Deck created another industry first. In 1997 Upper Deck Football they included an insert where only 100 of each card were made. Up until now, the scarcest manufactured cards were all parallels. With the rarest of inserts having print runs only as low at 500. Put it quite frank, a card with a print run of 2000 was rare, let alone a set with only 2000 total. To give a little more background… as of 11/25/22, only 12 of the 2000 cards were graded between psa and BGS… and out of those 12, only 6 of the 20 cards in the set have been graded. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO! AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF COLLECTING! I give you the first ultra rare insert set, limited to only 100 made, 1997 Upper Deck Football MVPs Gold COMPLETE set!!!! __________________ There's 100 made! Lets hope that one of the .00000001% of the world population that actually own this card decides that today is the day they offer it for sale. Last edited by marinocollector; 11-26-2022 at 11:36 AM.

02-19-2018, 05:56 PM	#2
WilsonCollector Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 1,520	I have never seen that set before awesome! Thanks for sharing. __________________ I am Largentcollector on other forums.

02-19-2018, 06:32 PM	#3
altaeria Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: CenterCityPhiladelphia Posts: 1,934 altaeria altaeria	nice!

02-19-2018, 08:12 PM	#5
Stifle Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: I've met great collectors throughout MI and N. Indiana / CHI. Posts: 9,441 Stifle	For all the cards I have ever seen or forgotten about, I have never seen these even in a Beckett. Thank you for letting the rest of us in on this hidden Treasure of a insert set.

02-19-2018, 08:25 PM	#6
BSUBEAVERS06 Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Northern Minnesota Posts: 248 BSUBEAVERS06	Good luck finishing that up. For some reason i still havent picked up the Watters from it.

02-19-2018, 08:42 PM	#8
Rookiemonster Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 387	Great job ! As a guy how collected football cards at that era I gotta say I’ve never even seen those . Cool set

02-20-2018, 05:06 PM	#12
MFaulkCollector Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,995	Stop posting these terrible cards. They are ugly and overvalued. Nobody cares about them

02-20-2018, 11:48 PM	#14
TimBuckTwo Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,160	Go with imgur. it is easy. Take picture with iphone use your cord to load through your computer to site. That said, I don't think I have ever seen any of those.

02-20-2018, 11:54 PM	#15
TheFrenzy Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texan in AZ Posts: 44,115	Imgur even has a simple phone app so you can just upload straight from your phone.

02-21-2018, 06:35 PM	#16
Broncoboys7 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,961 BroncoBoys7	I honestly thought I knew every football card set from them mid-1980s until the mid 2000s because of my Elway/Broncos collection, but I have absolutely never heard of these before. Very cool.

02-21-2018, 08:13 PM	#17
BSull83 Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Montana Posts: 334 bsull83 bsull83	I didn't even know what this card was when I bought it. I collected all through the 90s and had never seen it, even being a know it all teenager. When I saw it pop up I was quick to get it and am glad I did. A very nice card that looks great on display.

09-28-2019, 10:11 AM	#19
marinocollector Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Locally Posts: 8,300	Now offering a $25 bounty each to whoever can help me find the last two I need. Troy Aikman and Marcus Allen. __________________ There's 100 made! Lets hope that one of the .00000001% of the world population that actually own this card decides that today is the day they offer it for sale.

09-28-2019, 10:39 AM	#20
altaeria Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: CenterCityPhiladelphia Posts: 1,934 altaeria altaeria	Ohhhhh... Now I know exactly what inspired your signature.

09-28-2019, 12:08 PM	#21
TheFrenzy Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texan in AZ Posts: 44,115	1997 and 1998 were beautiful years for the hobby. Probably my nostalgia talking, but I'd probably rate them #1 and #2 all-time as far as quality, innovation, and fun for collecting. And it looks like Upper Deck really took things to next level in 98 with their Quantum /25's. I might have to pick up some of those some day. I feel you in the search for /100's. It's been almost four years and just this week I found my 45th out 50 2005 Topps Chrome "Golden Anniversary" refractor (Michael Strahan). Who knows how long it will be before I can find the last five listed in my signature. But hey, chasing long-forgotten inserts is way more fulfilling than rushing from overpriced, over-hyped rookie to overpriced, over-hyped rookie—right? Best of luck on your search.

09-28-2019, 11:37 PM	#22
seth2720 Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,364	gotta love the 90's!!! __________________ Happily collecting the 90's (also buying 2000/01 auto memorabilia cards and 2000 prestige award winning materials triple autos

04-07-2020, 03:46 PM	#23
marinocollector Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Locally Posts: 8,300	Out of all of my projects... I really just want to finish this one. Added individual pics in the OP Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ There's 100 made! Lets hope that one of the .00000001% of the world population that actually own this card decides that today is the day they offer it for sale.

04-08-2020, 08:25 AM	#24
lecreccio Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,988 sirsellsalot2010 lecreccio	Good luck finding the last few. I understand your quest as a fellow rare set collector. This set is not only rare but unknown to most collectors so that’s another obstacle. I have never seen one in person so I am no help, sorry. They will pop up eventually so you’ve got that going for you. GL

04-08-2020, 09:02 AM	#25
TimBuckTwo Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,160	Good luck with the final 2. You can dooooooo iiiiittttt !