Weird Pack Break - 1993 Baseball Aces Playing Cards - Odd/Amazing Hit?

esaslo · 03-21-2010, 07:57 AM

So I had this pack of 1993 Baseball Aces Playing Cards sitting around for forever -- and a friend wanted to play some cards. Not being able to locate a deck of playing cards, I figured, what the heck.

The deck is set up with different players representing different cards. Now the interesting part: the two wild cards:

I've done some research, and can't find either any other examples of a signed card coming out of this release -- or any proof they did a special insert set with this. (The one wild card was also in the center of the deck, which is extremely odd for playing card collation.)

Any thoughts/comments? I thought it was pretty cool. But would love more information if anyone had it!

Zeeck · 03-21-2010, 08:03 AM

I have no idea, but a great place to find people who might know about this card is the PSA boards. There are a handful of crazy Cal collectors there that might have an idea

esaslo · 03-21-2010, 08:07 AM

Can I ask you for the link to that board?

Wouldn't it be something if it was accidentally inserted -- an aborted marketing attempt?

Zeeck · 03-21-2010, 08:18 AM

Hopefully it's not against policy here on these boards to post links to other sites, but I've found the people there to be very useful in getting information about rare issues:

PSA Message Boards

If you go to the set registry board, there's usually a thread on the first page for Cal Ripken. In fact, here's a link to that thread:

http://forums.collectors.com/message...hreadid=579324

iluvfish2 · 03-21-2010, 08:58 AM

There are autographs in this! I'm not sure they came with COA's so you may have a super pull!

esaslo · 03-21-2010, 10:28 AM

Any idea how rare / how many of them there were? I can't even find an article on their being autos in this set, let alone an example of someone selling one.

Thanks - I love this board, you guys are fantastic.

iluvfish2 · 03-21-2010, 10:42 AM

in my big beckett it states

"A few players signed some limited cards for this set. Due to market scarcity, those cards are unpriced but more information is greatly appreciated."

It lists autographs of Ripken (Wild Card), Pendleton (3 Diamonds), and Fred McGriff (Jack of Clubs)

It might even be worth an email submission to beckett.

frozenntimesports · 03-21-2010, 10:46 AM

That sucker is rare, I know a big time / big mouth Ripken collector and he didn't know it existed until I sent him this link.

esaslo · 03-21-2010, 11:09 AM

Thanks for the heads up on Beckett -- do I just use their general Customer Service address, or is there a special email to use?

dustyshelf · 03-21-2010, 11:30 AM

crazy pull!

iluvfish2 · 03-21-2010, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esaslo

Thanks for the heads up on Beckett -- do I just use their general Customer Service address, or is there a special email to use?

general email I would assume.

esaslo · 03-21-2010, 02:43 PM

Is there a chance that this is Cal's first authorized autographed insert card? I was doing some research and couldn't find anything from him prior to 1997.

(Wouldn't it be something if this was _the_ first; i.e., he only signed one of these for Baseball Aces?)

I sent an email to Beckett -- sent it to the editor, rather than customer service -- figured it'd have a better chance of not being lost in the ether.

danmecum51 · 03-22-2010, 03:58 AM

wow, that is pretty amazing. I wonder if he signed 1 wild card or 2... would be interesting to track down some information on this product.... very cool

purejd86p · 03-22-2010, 11:13 AM

I remember this pack of playing cards back in the day I had about five decks of these and I ended up giving them to my cousin's. My luck I gave away an auto lol!!!!. Congrats on the great pull that is going to be worth a hole lot of greenbacks.

bziddy · 03-22-2010, 11:35 AM

BOPG doesn't show a value for the Ripken AU.

bziddy · 03-22-2010, 11:40 AM

Interesting -- none of the Autos has been graded by PSA -- around 8 of the non-auto'd Ripkens have been graded.

pearljam_cubbies · 03-22-2010, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esaslo

Is there a chance that this is Cal's first authorized autographed insert card? I was doing some research and couldn't find anything from him prior to 1997.

(Wouldn't it be something if this was _the_ first; i.e., he only signed one of these for Baseball Aces?)

I sent an email to Beckett -- sent it to the editor, rather than customer service -- figured it'd have a better chance of not being lost in the ether.

He actually had a Donruss Elite auto before then. It was either 91 or 92 (the gold ones)

This card is awesome though.....I remember when Big Lots used to have those decks for 25 cents each....wish I wouldve known there were autos in them!

esaslo · 03-22-2010, 01:35 PM

At 25 cents each it would have been better than lottery tickets!

It's just awful there's no clean information on the autos anywhere.

Thanks for the direction on the other autos -- found one on eBay, 92.

MoonlightGraham · 03-22-2010, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iluvfish2

in my big beckett it states

"A few players signed some limited cards for this set. Due to market scarcity, those cards are unpriced but more information is greatly appreciated."

It lists autographs of Ripken (Wild Card), Pendleton (3 Diamonds), and Fred McGriff (Jack of Clubs)

It might even be worth an email submission to beckett.

I sold a Greg Maddux on ebay about 4 years ago... it was not a Wild card, but I can't remember what the card number/suit was. I sold it as having been issued, but I could find no offical substantiation, so I offered a 45 day refund to allow for authenticity, and never got the card back; I suspect the purchaser still has a VERY rare card. If anyone ever finds out all of the cards that were "decked out", I believe that a completed set would be extremely difficult to assemble.

esaslo · 03-22-2010, 02:38 PM

Can I inquire as to how much you sold the Maddux for?

Grid · 03-22-2010, 04:10 PM

Does it say anywhere on the card that it is autographed? Or is the autographed one any different than the non-auto? Besides the graph that is.

esaslo · 03-22-2010, 04:23 PM

Just what you see in those two pictures I posted -- they're exactly the same, save for the autograph.

SCR · 03-22-2010, 04:25 PM

That's awesome. Who said you can't get stuff out of early 90's wax.......... at least on a rare occasion!

MoonlightGraham · 03-22-2010, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esaslo

Can I inquire as to how much you sold the Maddux for?

Like your Avatar, it was for peanuts... lol -I don't remember exactly, but I am thinking between $25-35...

esaslo · 03-22-2010, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoonlightGraham

Like your Avatar, it was for peanuts... lol -I don't remember exactly, but I am thinking between $25-35...

I guess I should seriously consider the offer I got of $4,000.00 then?

03-21-2010, 07:57 AM	#1
esaslo Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 1,498 esaslo	UPDATED: Weird Pack Break - 1993 Baseball Aces Playing Cards - Odd/Amazing Hit? So I had this pack of 1993 Baseball Aces Playing Cards sitting around for forever -- and a friend wanted to play some cards. Not being able to locate a deck of playing cards, I figured, what the heck. The deck is set up with different players representing different cards. Now the interesting part: the two wild cards: I've done some research, and can't find either any other examples of a signed card coming out of this release -- or any proof they did a special insert set with this. (The one wild card was also in the center of the deck, which is extremely odd for playing card collation.) Any thoughts/comments? I thought it was pretty cool. But would love more information if anyone had it! Last edited by esaslo; 08-14-2010 at 01:12 PM. Reason: update links

03-21-2010, 08:07 AM	#3
esaslo Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 1,498 esaslo	Can I ask you for the link to that board? Wouldn't it be something if it was accidentally inserted -- an aborted marketing attempt? __________________ I'll save you the PM: Yes, I collect Peanuts Fine Art.

03-21-2010, 08:58 AM	#5
iluvfish2 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 26,685 iluvfish2 iluvfish2	There are autographs in this! I'm not sure they came with COA's so you may have a super pull! __________________ Blowouts Resident Wade Boggs Super Collector

03-21-2010, 10:28 AM	#6
esaslo Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 1,498 esaslo	Any idea how rare / how many of them there were? I can't even find an article on their being autos in this set, let alone an example of someone selling one. Thanks - I love this board, you guys are fantastic. __________________ I'll save you the PM: Yes, I collect Peanuts Fine Art.

03-21-2010, 10:42 AM	#7
iluvfish2 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 26,685 iluvfish2 iluvfish2	in my big beckett it states "A few players signed some limited cards for this set. Due to market scarcity, those cards are unpriced but more information is greatly appreciated." It lists autographs of Ripken (Wild Card), Pendleton (3 Diamonds), and Fred McGriff (Jack of Clubs) It might even be worth an email submission to beckett. __________________ Blowouts Resident Wade Boggs Super Collector

03-21-2010, 08:03 AM	#2
Zeeck Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 36 tcg_zeeck	I have no idea, but a great place to find people who might know about this card is the PSA boards. There are a handful of crazy Cal collectors there that might have an idea

03-21-2010, 08:18 AM	#4
Zeeck Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 36 tcg_zeeck	Hopefully it's not against policy here on these boards to post links to other sites, but I've found the people there to be very useful in getting information about rare issues: PSA Message Boards If you go to the set registry board, there's usually a thread on the first page for Cal Ripken. In fact, here's a link to that thread: http://forums.collectors.com/message...hreadid=579324

03-21-2010, 10:46 AM	#8
frozenntimesports Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 11,113	That sucker is rare, I know a big time / big mouth Ripken collector and he didn't know it existed until I sent him this link.

03-21-2010, 11:09 AM	#9
esaslo Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 1,498 esaslo	Thanks for the heads up on Beckett -- do I just use their general Customer Service address, or is there a special email to use? __________________ I'll save you the PM: Yes, I collect Peanuts Fine Art.

03-21-2010, 11:30 AM	#10
dustyshelf Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 1,275 bozemanbreaker	crazy pull! __________________ PM if you have any Alex Gordon or Nelson Rodriguez

03-21-2010, 02:43 PM	#12
esaslo Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 1,498 esaslo	Is there a chance that this is Cal's first authorized autographed insert card? I was doing some research and couldn't find anything from him prior to 1997. (Wouldn't it be something if this was _the_ first; i.e., he only signed one of these for Baseball Aces?) I sent an email to Beckett -- sent it to the editor, rather than customer service -- figured it'd have a better chance of not being lost in the ether. __________________ I'll save you the PM: Yes, I collect Peanuts Fine Art.

03-22-2010, 03:58 AM	#13
danmecum51 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,100	wow, that is pretty amazing. I wonder if he signed 1 wild card or 2... would be interesting to track down some information on this product.... very cool __________________ MAKE YOUR OWN CARDS! BUYING ALL TOMMY THORPE USA panini cards

03-22-2010, 11:13 AM	#14
purejd86p Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SacTown Posts: 4,490	I remember this pack of playing cards back in the day I had about five decks of these and I ended up giving them to my cousin's. My luck I gave away an auto lol!!!!. Congrats on the great pull that is going to be worth a hole lot of greenbacks.

03-22-2010, 11:35 AM	#15
bziddy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,963	BOPG doesn't show a value for the Ripken AU. __________________ They called me Mr. Glass.

03-22-2010, 11:40 AM	#16
bziddy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,963	Interesting -- none of the Autos has been graded by PSA -- around 8 of the non-auto'd Ripkens have been graded. __________________ They called me Mr. Glass.

03-22-2010, 01:35 PM	#18
esaslo Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 1,498 esaslo	At 25 cents each it would have been better than lottery tickets! It's just awful there's no clean information on the autos anywhere. Thanks for the direction on the other autos -- found one on eBay, 92. __________________ I'll save you the PM: Yes, I collect Peanuts Fine Art.

03-22-2010, 02:38 PM	#20
esaslo Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 1,498 esaslo	Can I inquire as to how much you sold the Maddux for? __________________ I'll save you the PM: Yes, I collect Peanuts Fine Art.

03-22-2010, 04:10 PM	#21
Grid Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 13,334 Gridiron-Gladiators	Does it say anywhere on the card that it is autographed? Or is the autographed one any different than the non-auto? Besides the graph that is.

03-22-2010, 04:23 PM	#22
esaslo Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 1,498 esaslo	Just what you see in those two pictures I posted -- they're exactly the same, save for the autograph. __________________ I'll save you the PM: Yes, I collect Peanuts Fine Art.

03-22-2010, 04:25 PM	#23
SCR Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 153 SportsCardRadio	That's awesome. Who said you can't get stuff out of early 90's wax.......... at least on a rare occasion!