Heritage Collections

[Kobe101]

Mailday

[Bhenry4]

Damn dude, you're going nuts. Nice stuff!

[Jim2Cat5]

Originally Posted by Josephcb09

This thread wouldn't be complete without this card:

Dang Joe! Never seen one of those before. What's the value of a card like this?

[Josephcb09]

This is the only one I have ever seen come up for sale since the product came out in 2001. I'm pretty sure I know of one other but I haven't seen a scan of it, so who knows for certain.

The card is numbered to 25 but there is a Beckett article from 2001 that states there were 5 inserted as live box toppers and 5 redemptions put into the 2001 product (the beckett article pictures one as 6/25). 10 seems like a much more likely print run than 25, given the scarcity.

The guy I bought it from said it was a box topper and he pulled it from a hobby box in 2001. He still had the original card saver and sleeve it was found in.

With all that being said I would say there is a huge variance in prices this card could realize. I would think minimum would be $5,000 and that's because I would buy everyone I could find at that price. I would think realistically one would bring $10,000 and if it went for $15,000-$20,000, I wouldn't be shocked.

Originally Posted by Jim2Cat5

Dang Joe! Never seen one of those before. What's the value of a card like this?

[Skipscards]

Originally Posted by Josephcb09

This is the only one I have ever seen come up for sale since the product came out in 2001. I'm pretty sure I know of one other but I haven't seen a scan of it, so who knows for certain.

The card is numbered to 25 but there is a Beckett article from 2001 that states there were 5 inserted as live box toppers and 5 redemptions put into the 2001 product (the beckett article pictures one as 6/25). 10 seems like a much more likely print run than 25, given the scarcity.

The guy I bought it from said it was a box topper and he pulled it from a hobby box in 2001. He still had the original card saver and sleeve it was found in.

With all that being said I would say there is a huge variance in prices this card could realize. I would think minimum would be $5,000 and that's because I would buy everyone I could find at that price. I would think realistically one would bring $10,000 and if it went for $15,000-$20,000, I wouldn't be shocked.

I think the floor would be $10,000. And if Olbermann doesn't have one yet you could put that floor even higher.

[Orange October]

That Mays autoproof is insane

[Josephcb09]

KO has told me directly that he does not have one yet.

Originally Posted by Skipscards

I think the floor would be $10,000. And if Olbermann doesn't have one yet you could put that floor even higher.

[Skipscards]

Originally Posted by Josephcb09

KO has told me directly that he does not have one yet.

There you go. I suspect he'd likely set the market if one showed up then.

[HeritageKing]

KO has never chased autographs. He probably wouldn't even be interested. I always heard there were 25 autoproofs. Beckett never knew squat back in those days and topps actually still gave out info on print runs. Even so, 25 or 10, these just never showed up in boxes.

There was also some confusion with the Mays autographs that year. He signed a number of un numbered red inks. These were used as replacements for Eddie Mathews and Larry Doby redemptions....back in the day when topps would replace cards with Mays autographs!! I remember as late as 2003 when you could call topps customer relations department and get a lady on the phone who had a binder that listed all of topps available cards for redemption replacement. She would let you know what she had and you would tell,her which card you wanted.

That Mays is a beauty. Is the ink fading? Thanks for sharing.

[Kobe101]

Last bigger Mailday for a lil bit

[udkdon]

My only Heritage cards

[Josephcb09]

I remember those days too Kev. I think her name was Kathy.

And the signature on the Autoproof isn't the bold blue, like on the newer autographs but it doesn't look faded at all in person, just darker. It hasn't left the safe since I got it back from PSA. I always thought it was from the ink soaking into 60 year old paper but who knows.

Originally Posted by HeritageKing

KO has never chased autographs. He probably wouldn't even be interested. I always heard there were 25 autoproofs. Beckett never knew squat back in those days and topps actually still gave out info on print runs. Even so, 25 or 10, these just never showed up in boxes.

There was also some confusion with the Mays autographs that year. He signed a number of un numbered red inks. These were used as replacements for Eddie Mathews and Larry Doby redemptions....back in the day when topps would replace cards with Mays autographs!! I remember as late as 2003 when you could call topps customer relations department and get a lady on the phone who had a binder that listed all of topps available cards for redemption replacement. She would let you know what she had and you would tell,her which card you wanted.

That Mays is a beauty. Is the ink fading? Thanks for sharing.

[HeritageKing]

Originally Posted by udkdon

My only Heritage cards

Very nice, and hard to get grades too.

[Josephcb09]

Kev, nice signature

Originally Posted by HeritageKing

Very nice, and hard to get grades too.

[Firerunner4]

Originally Posted by udkdon

My only Heritage cards

Absolutely beautiful HOF'ers!

[parkerj33]

Looking forward to adding to this thread....will post soon....

[parkerj33]

Originally Posted by HeritageKing

Think of how many real one autos lurk in that case...maybe even a Mays auto proof

likely only one auto...1:142...there are 8x24= 196 packs in that case.

[Josephcb09]

Annnnnnd now it's a party.

What's up Jimbo?

Originally Posted by parkerj33

Looking forward to adding to this thread....will post soon....

[parkerj33]

Originally Posted by Josephcb09

Annnnnnd now it's a party.

What's up Jimbo?

hey joe all is well ole buddy. Great pics, thanks for sharing! nice to see my 2002 mays relic auto again! Still need an 01 chipper blue ink, and a 2012 koufax blue ink. howard doesn't have his anymore!

[parkerj33]

Originally Posted by pnft17

Wow can't be many sealed
Of 2001 cases
Around!!! Cool seeing some unopened stashed.

joe i never get tired of seeing your autoproof....thanks for sharing this true rarity.

as for unopened 2001 cases, they are out there. i know a friend who has 3 of them (2 hobby, 1 retail) and about 20-30 individual boxes. now THAT's a party!

[chfu3030]

Thread of the year so far imo

[Firerunner4]

Originally Posted by chfu3030

Thread of the year so far imo

+1, incredible

[HeritageKing]

I know what the odds said, but I remember pulling a good amount of autos from boxes in 01.

Anyone remember the toys r us packs loaded with only low number sp's?

[Josephcb09]

Agreed. I would think there is 3-4 autos per case

Originally Posted by HeritageKing

I know what the odds said, but I remember pulling a good amount of autos from boxes in 01.

Anyone remember the toys r us packs loaded with only low number sp's?

[Kobe101]

Originally Posted by Firerunner4

+1, incredible

Agreed!! Would love to have this keep going and members post their mail when they get Heritage cards!