1997 Pinnacle Card in a Can

pap344 · 03-20-2025, 02:42 PM

Hey forum. Cleaning out the back of the closets and pulled this out. I bought it many years ago and put it away. Fast forward to today am curious to see what it is worth. I don't think it is worth much, but wanted to get opinions on it.

Case is factory sealed and there are 48 cans inside.

Thoughts?

mikejones · 03-20-2025, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by pap344

Hey forum. Cleaning out the back of the closets and pulled this out. I bought it many years ago and put it away. Fast forward to today am curious to see what it is worth. I don't think it is worth much, but wanted to get opinions on it.

Case is factory sealed and there are 48 cans inside.

Thoughts?

Football ones are better. You can pull autographs out of them. Baseball, you can't. Just paralles and inserts.

Dielon · 03-20-2025, 03:09 PM

I opened a ton of these as a kid. Pulled just one Diamond Edition parallel. Its weird to buy these and have to wait until you get home to open these with the can opener. This product was a strange concept.

YouTheManNick · 03-20-2025, 04:19 PM

Unopened cases for football and hockey have sold on ebay from anywhere between $100 and $300.

They are pretty neat. I helped a friend of a friend break down his dad's card collection after the dad passed away a few years ago and he had 3 unopened cans. The guy gave them to me as part of his way of saying thanks. I still have 'em.

crazy4kinsler · 03-20-2025, 04:54 PM

They're cool to open if you find one in the wild. Heck, I'd take a Rangers can if I could find one. And you can hit some rarities in this stuff.

bigdog2003 · 03-20-2025, 05:10 PM

Didn’t they do limited gold cans? Or am I remembering wrong

Archangel1775 · 03-20-2025, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdog2003

Didn’t they do limited gold cans? Or am I remembering wrong

You're thinking Donruss Preferred, which do come in metal rectangular boxes. What he has are literal soda can looking.

Quake · 03-20-2025, 05:54 PM

I have a few of these around purely for the novelty aspect.

Here's the back of a can of cards from 1998 Pinnacle.

OhioLawyerF5 · 03-20-2025, 07:13 PM

Those cans are highly sought after by 90s collectors. Diamond Editions are very rare and expensive, so collectors champ at the bit to pop open some cans. They would sell instantly on a 90s facebook group I'm in. If you open them and pull a Larkin Diamond Edition, I'm a buyer.

Jazz Chisholm · 03-20-2025, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Those cans are highly sought after by 90s collectors. Diamond Editions are very rare and expensive, so collectors champ at the bit to pop open some cans. They would sell instantly on a 90s facebook group I'm in. If you open them and pull a Larkin Diamond Edition, I'm a buyer.

The 90’s-2004 rare insert group? Cause that’s where I was gonna recommend he go lol. Those Diamond Editions are on a lot of collectors’ want lists

OhioLawyerF5 · 03-20-2025, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazz Chisholm

The 90’s-2004 rare insert group? Cause that’s where I was gonna recommend he go lol. Those Diamond Editions are on a lot of collectors’ want lists

Yep. Just sent the link.

Chris P · 03-20-2025, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdog2003

Didn’t they do limited gold cans? Or am I remembering wrong

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Originally Posted by Archangel1775

You're thinking Donruss Preferred, which do come in metal rectangular boxes. What he has are literal soda can looking.

The 1998 version of Pinnacle Inside did have gold cans that were more limited

Scarlet Knight · 03-21-2025, 02:19 PM

I love these cards! 1997 Pinnacle Inside Diamond Edition. 1:63 cans, 150-card set. Odds of getting a particular player: 1:9,450. Your hands will be sore after opening that many cans! LOL

This Randy Johnson is a PSA 10. Unreal, considering it's a die-cut card. PSA Pop 1.

I also have a Mike Piazza (ungraded)...

eastbayak · 03-21-2025, 02:30 PM

Man I loved the Pinnacle cans as a kid. Didn’t even care about the cards inside as much as I did the player on the can (but still preferred a sealed one to an opened one).

Skipscards · 03-21-2025, 02:34 PM

A case of 48 sold on eBay in January for $125 + shipping.

eastbayak · 03-21-2025, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Skipscards

A case of 48 sold on eBay in January for $125 + shipping.

That seems low, I’d happily pay that for a case.

Scarlet Knight · 03-21-2025, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by eastbayak

That seems low, I’d happily pay that for a case.

Indeed. I would have grabbed it at that price.

atk825 · 03-21-2025, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Scarlet Knight

I love these cards! 1997 Pinnacle Inside Diamond Edition. 1:63 cans, 150-card set. Odds of getting a particular player: 1:9,450. Your hands will be sore after opening that many cans! LOL

This Randy Johnson is a PSA 10. Unreal, considering it's a die-cut card. PSA Pop 1.

I also have a Mike Piazza (ungraded)...

Needs more dufex

Skipscards · 03-21-2025, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by eastbayak

That seems low, I’d happily pay that for a case.

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Originally Posted by Scarlet Knight

Indeed. I would have grabbed it at that price.

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Originally Posted by eastbayak

That seems low, I’d happily pay that for a case.

Here it is:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16707284052...Bk9SR-zxga63ZQ

Here’s one for $140

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37596041194...Bk9SR9zR-623ZQ

Scarlet Knight · 03-21-2025, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Skipscards

Here it is:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16707284052...Bk9SR-zxga63ZQ

Here’s one for $140

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37596041194...Bk9SR9zR-623ZQ

I'm only interested in the 1997 cans because of the die-cut Diamond Edition cards. The 1998 DE cards aren't die-cut.

Skipscards · 03-21-2025, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Scarlet Knight

I'm only interested in the 1997 cans because of the die-cut Diamond Edition cards. The 1998 DE cards aren't die-cut.

Ah. Make sense. Die cut is cool. But the 98s are cool too.

Hallco · 03-21-2025, 08:03 PM

I worked at a card store in the late 90s. When these were released, people would call on the phone and say.... "Do you have Prince Albert Belle in a can?". Those crazy kids!

magicpapa · 03-21-2025, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dielon

I opened a ton of these as a kid. Pulled just one Diamond Edition parallel. Its weird to buy these and have to wait until you get home to open these with the can opener. This product was a strange concept.

quackhead · 03-22-2025, 08:17 PM

I remember these. I had an opened Tony Gwynn can I used as a pencil cup on my desk, back in the day.

03-20-2025, 02:42 PM	#1
pap344 Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 7	1997 Pinnacle Card in a Can Hey forum. Cleaning out the back of the closets and pulled this out. I bought it many years ago and put it away. Fast forward to today am curious to see what it is worth. I don't think it is worth much, but wanted to get opinions on it. Case is factory sealed and there are 48 cans inside. Thoughts? Attached Thumbnails

03-20-2025, 03:09 PM	#3
Dielon Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,163 dielonthug	I opened a ton of these as a kid. Pulled just one Diamond Edition parallel. Its weird to buy these and have to wait until you get home to open these with the can opener. This product was a strange concept. __________________ Looking for all CHAD GREENWAY that I currently don't have! https://sportscardalbum.com/u/Dielonthug

03-20-2025, 04:19 PM	#4
YouTheManNick Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,610 trapjaw73 YTMN	Unopened cases for football and hockey have sold on ebay from anywhere between $100 and $300. They are pretty neat. I helped a friend of a friend break down his dad's card collection after the dad passed away a few years ago and he had 3 unopened cans. The guy gave them to me as part of his way of saying thanks. I still have 'em. __________________ They're = they are. Their = possession. There = "I went there." Two = 2. Too = "Me too." To = "He went to the card show." Your = "your cards." You're = "you're welcome."

03-20-2025, 04:54 PM	#5
crazy4kinsler Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 16,464	They're cool to open if you find one in the wild. Heck, I'd take a Rangers can if I could find one. And you can hit some rarities in this stuff. __________________ Twitter & Instagram: @et_cardcollectr Just created a new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=et_cardcollectr

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03-20-2025, 05:54 PM	#8
Quake Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 92	I have a few of these around purely for the novelty aspect. Here's the back of a can of cards from 1998 Pinnacle. __________________ WTB 2012 Topps Chrome variation cards!

03-20-2025, 07:13 PM	#9
OhioLawyerF5 Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 7,114	Those cans are highly sought after by 90s collectors. Diamond Editions are very rare and expensive, so collectors champ at the bit to pop open some cans. They would sell instantly on a 90s facebook group I'm in. If you open them and pull a Larkin Diamond Edition, I'm a buyer.

03-21-2025, 02:19 PM	#13
Scarlet Knight Member Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: New Jersey Posts: 312	I love these cards! 1997 Pinnacle Inside Diamond Edition. 1:63 cans, 150-card set. Odds of getting a particular player: 1:9,450. Your hands will be sore after opening that many cans! LOL This Randy Johnson is a PSA 10. Unreal, considering it's a die-cut card. PSA Pop 1. I also have a Mike Piazza (ungraded)... Last edited by Scarlet Knight; 03-21-2025 at 02:28 PM.

03-21-2025, 02:30 PM	#14
eastbayak Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 16,433 eastbayak	Man I loved the Pinnacle cans as a kid. Didn’t even care about the cards inside as much as I did the player on the can (but still preferred a sealed one to an opened one).

03-21-2025, 02:34 PM	#15
Skipscards Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: In Tribute To The Great Ryno Posts: 30,218 jlankf2 jmp4	A case of 48 sold on eBay in January for $125 + shipping. __________________ Go Royals!! #RoyalsIn2015 <---It Happened!! #TEAMZinck Sometimes it is astounding that we are able to persist in a world so full of morons.

03-21-2025, 08:03 PM	#22
Hallco Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,777 hallco	I worked at a card store in the late 90s. When these were released, people would call on the phone and say.... "Do you have Prince Albert Belle in a can?". Those crazy kids!

03-22-2025, 08:17 PM	#24
quackhead Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: CA Posts: 4,908	I remember these. I had an opened Tony Gwynn can I used as a pencil cup on my desk, back in the day.