Showoff a card from your PC that you have rarely seen elsewhere

SteveO21 · 08-24-2018, 10:23 AM

I'm not talking 1/1's or even stuff /10 or less. I'm more so talking about cards that were hard to pull inserts or stuff with print runs big enough that you should see more of them out there but don't for some reason. I've got a couple cards in my PC that aren't SUPER rare based on print run but I have hardly ever seen then posted anywhere else. I'm talking eBay, COMC, here on BO, anywhere. Makes me wonder how many of them are stashed away in PCs or are still sitting in packs/boxes/cases somewhere totally unearthed. I'll post a couple I've got that got me thinking about this topic...

First, is this Stoudamire. Cards from this set are incredibly tough to find these days. It's an 18 card set and the cards were really tough pulls at 1:180 packs. They're also extremely condition sensitive, so finding one with decent corners & edges is nearly impossible. I've seen 2 copies of the Stoudamire since like 2016. I ended up owning both at one point and have since sold one. The Jordan from this set sells upwards of $200-300, while most of the others go anywhere from $10-50. A lot of collectors who weren't in the hobby back in the mid-to-late 90's don't even know about these but for those of us who do they're a hidden treasure.

1996-97 SKYBOX PREMIUM LARGER THAN LIFE #B18 DAMON STOUDAMIRE by SMosley21x, on Flickr

The other card that really got me thinking about this topic is the one below. It's got a print run of /40 but I swear I've only ever seen 2-3 of them pop up. I was looking for one for a loooong time and then finally saw this one on eBay about a year ago and snatched it up at right around $20. It's one of Artest's very few autos from his time with the Pacers. He has 7 total different autograph cards in a Pacers jersey. Between those 7 cards there are 6 cards that are serial numbered to a total of 151 copies of those signed cards and they're all from 2005-06 product releases and then there is one card that doesn't have a stated print run. It's also a rookie year auto for Granger and Sarunas. My card plus the 4 listed on Worthpoint (dating back to 2006) make for 5 confirmed sightings out of the 40 in the print run. There are 2 in BGS' pop report (a 9 and a 9.5 both graded back in 2006). So, either a bunch of these are still in unopened products or people have stashed them away/forgot about them.

2005-06 Upper Deck Trilogy TriMarks #GJA Danny Granger/Sarunas Jasekevicius/Ron Artest /40 by SMosley21x, on Flickr

nfunk · 08-24-2018, 01:06 PM

I never see this one

OnCard243 by Nate Flesher, on Flickr

the27guy · 08-24-2018, 01:15 PM

Steveo!

Nice idea.

I didn't even know that Russ existed!

I thought about it for a minute and tried to think or a card that there are a bunch (at least 25) that you just never see and I came up with this one.

Although there's 50, I don't know where a single other copy is. Anyone else have one here or know someone who has one?

AlabamaSlamma · 08-24-2018, 01:28 PM

Very cool idea.

Since I bought this ~4 years ago, I've seen 1 McGrady and 1 Kobe come up for sale. No more.

TheDoctor32 · 08-24-2018, 01:32 PM

20180408_094337 by Markus Sturm, auf Flickr

buckunteer · 08-24-2018, 01:34 PM

ok this thread idea clearly works because that Russ and that Larry Legend are both stunning autos and I can't recall having seen either one before. Nice stuff!

Since I can't figure out how to crop and then save something on flickr and I'm too impatient to keep working at it...just focus on the card on the right.

old Mitches 1 by Steven Seeberg, on Flickr

1987-88 Kansas State set. Good luck finding another one lol

SteveO21 · 08-24-2018, 01:40 PM

Nice stuff, guys!

That Westbrook is a beauty. That year of products is near and dear to my heart because that's when I first got HEAVY into my first player collection (Brandon Rush) so I'm very familiar with all of those releases like Ultimate that year that had just BEAUTIFUL designs and the print runs were low without being impossible. The one from that year that for some reason has always stuck out in my mind as being the sort of set that you hardly ever see pop up is the Exquisite Year One autos. They featured that year's rookie class and were /10. I had the Rush back then and I only ever saw 1 other copy of it. You still don't see cards from that set pop up too often. For example, there is only 1 (Joe Alexander) from the set currently listed on eBay and none in the sold listings. The design is so classy looking. Feels like you should have it on display with some leather hardbound books or something.

If anyone out there has a copy of the Brandon Rush I'd love to add that one back to my collection.

bdrr · 08-24-2018, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlabamaSlamma

Very cool idea.

Since I bought this ~4 years ago, I've seen 1 McGrady and 1 Kobe come up for sale. No more.

hehehehehehehehehe

theLUCKYshow · 08-24-2018, 02:24 PM

This is one of my favorites. Ghost-like qualities.

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karlsta26 · 08-24-2018, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the27guy

Steveo!

Nice idea.

I didn't even know that Russ existed!

I thought about it for a minute and tried to think or a card that there are a bunch (at least 25) that you just never see and I came up with this one.

Although there's 50, I don't know where a single other copy is. Anyone else have one here or know someone who has one?

Hey Adam, here's my copy, not quite as well centered as yours though.

2001-02 Topps Chrome Black Refractor #95 Michael Jordan by Karlsta26, on Flickr

SteveO21 · 08-24-2018, 03:53 PM

Bang!

2 of those ridiculous MJ's within the first page. That's nuts.

the27guy · 08-24-2018, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karlsta26

Hey Adam, here's my copy, not quite as well centered as yours though.

2001-02 Topps Chrome Black Refractor #95 Michael Jordan by Karlsta26, on Flickr

HEY! Look at that!!!! Now that is awesome.

Did you happen to grab that gold finest that was up a month ago or so?

The Zodiac · 08-24-2018, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlabamaSlamma

Very cool idea.

Since I bought this ~4 years ago, I've seen 1 McGrady and 1 Kobe come up for sale. No more.

I have never seen this card before. Sweet!

The Zodiac · 08-24-2018, 04:06 PM

ljandkg · 08-24-2018, 04:52 PM

Awesome idea. That Westbrook!!

Anyway, here's one.

These ones with 3 types of memorabilia are /25.

thecomebacker · 08-24-2018, 05:05 PM

Ok, here's one. Stars from this set don't pop up much these days.
But what's more rarely seen about the card is Rodman's Near Perfect Auto.

Jpayne7787 · 08-24-2018, 05:25 PM

2012 prizms are getting harder and harder to find. I found this Noah in a random prizm lot not too long ago

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Mcfly from 1985 · 08-24-2018, 05:55 PM

Nice idea. Now for my pick, i started collecting amare since he was drafted until 2008ish when i sold my collection. I swear in those 6 years i never seen one of them on ebay or any forums. I use to only focus on only collecting amare rookie stuff. Anyways but since coming back around 2 months ago i have come across 2 of these. One just popped up so looking to upgrade this one. Numbered to 75 btw.

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kenji003 · 08-24-2018, 05:58 PM

I hope someone can challenge me with this one. I haven't seen 2nd copy of this as of now

https://flic.kr/p/ZsV1CN

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AbraCalabro · 08-24-2018, 07:07 PM

This card pretty much never shows up, although there is a copy that showed up multiple times recently (same card) from a Japanese seller and it has been sold and relisted sold and relisted sold and relisted multiple times for some reason. Aside from that, I have never seen one listed for sale anywhere in the past 5+ years, ever.

Per Leximo, these were pulled from boxes of Japanese Collector's Choice and included only three players in the set, Kemp, Penny and Jordan. These were the Big 3 for U.D. back in those days. The Japanese international variants over all are my favorites because of the unique text.

sotexcollector · 08-24-2018, 07:48 PM

I would consider these two being some of the rares inserts in my pc. I have yet to see another Melo or Rudy Gay pmg green. Both of these players only have one pmg produced and it is from this set.

Vinny407 · 08-24-2018, 08:05 PM

I have tons of rare Darrell Armstrong's, but this one was on my radar for years. Every once in a while an MJ, or Kobe gold parallel would pop up, but Darrell being more obscure, I never thought one would ever pop up. There's maybe 1 or 2 of these on EBay every once in a while. It's probably my favorite in my PC of him so far

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jam92102 · 08-24-2018, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ljandkg

Awesome idea. That Westbrook!!

Anyway, here's one.

These ones with 3 types of memorabilia are /25.

That’s sweet. Is it actually serial numbered or is that the print run?

Great idea OP, I’m loving this thread!

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theLUCKYshow · 08-24-2018, 09:41 PM

Just unearthed this Allan Houston 2003 UD Glass /100. Last sale I can find is from 2006. Anyone been looking for this?

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mondogenerator · 08-24-2018, 09:58 PM

cool idea for a thread - the larger than life's are nice - got a few of the damons for just that reason :P

here's some that fall into that into that category - hard to find non SN stuff.

08-24-2018, 10:23 AM	#1
SteveO21 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: near the cards Posts: 10,810 vintagepacers Steve_O_21	Showoff a card from your PC that you have rarely seen elsewhere I'm not talking 1/1's or even stuff /10 or less. I'm more so talking about cards that were hard to pull inserts or stuff with print runs big enough that you should see more of them out there but don't for some reason. I've got a couple cards in my PC that aren't SUPER rare based on print run but I have hardly ever seen then posted anywhere else. I'm talking eBay, COMC, here on BO, anywhere. Makes me wonder how many of them are stashed away in PCs or are still sitting in packs/boxes/cases somewhere totally unearthed. I'll post a couple I've got that got me thinking about this topic... First, is this Stoudamire. Cards from this set are incredibly tough to find these days. It's an 18 card set and the cards were really tough pulls at 1:180 packs. They're also extremely condition sensitive, so finding one with decent corners & edges is nearly impossible. I've seen 2 copies of the Stoudamire since like 2016. I ended up owning both at one point and have since sold one. The Jordan from this set sells upwards of $200-300, while most of the others go anywhere from $10-50. A lot of collectors who weren't in the hobby back in the mid-to-late 90's don't even know about these but for those of us who do they're a hidden treasure. 1996-97 SKYBOX PREMIUM LARGER THAN LIFE #B18 DAMON STOUDAMIRE by SMosley21x, on Flickr The other card that really got me thinking about this topic is the one below. It's got a print run of /40 but I swear I've only ever seen 2-3 of them pop up. I was looking for one for a loooong time and then finally saw this one on eBay about a year ago and snatched it up at right around $20. It's one of Artest's very few autos from his time with the Pacers. He has 7 total different autograph cards in a Pacers jersey. Between those 7 cards there are 6 cards that are serial numbered to a total of 151 copies of those signed cards and they're all from 2005-06 product releases and then there is one card that doesn't have a stated print run. It's also a rookie year auto for Granger and Sarunas. My card plus the 4 listed on Worthpoint (dating back to 2006) make for 5 confirmed sightings out of the 40 in the print run. There are 2 in BGS' pop report (a 9 and a 9.5 both graded back in 2006). So, either a bunch of these are still in unopened products or people have stashed them away/forgot about them. 2005-06 Upper Deck Trilogy TriMarks #GJA Danny Granger/Sarunas Jasekevicius/Ron Artest /40 by SMosley21x, on Flickr

08-24-2018, 01:06 PM	#2
nfunk Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,789 nfunk82 nfunk	I never see this one OnCard243 by Nate Flesher, on Flickr __________________ PC's: Revolution Galactic, LeBron, Matthew Stafford, & Shiny Stuff Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/130031161@N07/albums/with/72157664643757362 Instagram: nfunkcollection

08-24-2018, 01:28 PM	#4
AlabamaSlamma Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 7,326	Very cool idea. Since I bought this ~4 years ago, I've seen 1 McGrady and 1 Kobe come up for sale. No more. __________________ "You stand out as crazy on the internet. Do you know how hard that is?" https://610sportscards.smugmug.com/The-Collection IG: @610sportscards

08-24-2018, 01:34 PM	#6
buckunteer Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 5,575 scuba_34 buckunteer	ok this thread idea clearly works because that Russ and that Larry Legend are both stunning autos and I can't recall having seen either one before. Nice stuff! Since I can't figure out how to crop and then save something on flickr and I'm too impatient to keep working at it...just focus on the card on the right. old Mitches 1 by Steven Seeberg, on Flickr 1987-88 Kansas State set. Good luck finding another one lol __________________ I collect Michael Jordan, Mitch Richmond, and Ohio State football and basketball cards in their OSU uniforms! I strongly prefer 90s era cards and use newer cards primarily as trade bait.

08-24-2018, 01:40 PM	#7
SteveO21 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: near the cards Posts: 10,810 vintagepacers Steve_O_21	Nice stuff, guys! That Westbrook is a beauty. That year of products is near and dear to my heart because that's when I first got HEAVY into my first player collection (Brandon Rush) so I'm very familiar with all of those releases like Ultimate that year that had just BEAUTIFUL designs and the print runs were low without being impossible. The one from that year that for some reason has always stuck out in my mind as being the sort of set that you hardly ever see pop up is the Exquisite Year One autos. They featured that year's rookie class and were /10. I had the Rush back then and I only ever saw 1 other copy of it. You still don't see cards from that set pop up too often. For example, there is only 1 (Joe Alexander) from the set currently listed on eBay and none in the sold listings. The design is so classy looking. Feels like you should have it on display with some leather hardbound books or something. If anyone out there has a copy of the Brandon Rush I'd love to add that one back to my collection. Last edited by SteveO21; 08-24-2018 at 01:43 PM.

08-24-2018, 01:15 PM	#3
the27guy Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 14,679 the27guy the27guy	Steveo! Nice idea. I didn't even know that Russ existed! I thought about it for a minute and tried to think or a card that there are a bunch (at least 25) that you just never see and I came up with this one. Although there's 50, I don't know where a single other copy is. Anyone else have one here or know someone who has one?

08-24-2018, 01:32 PM	#5
TheDoctor32 Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Germany Posts: 24	20180408_094337 by Markus Sturm, auf Flickr

08-24-2018, 02:24 PM	#9
theLUCKYshow Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Novato, CA Posts: 5,455 theluckshow	This is one of my favorites. Ghost-like qualities. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk __________________ Always looking for high end Harry Giles AKA the Future

08-24-2018, 03:53 PM	#11
SteveO21 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: near the cards Posts: 10,810 vintagepacers Steve_O_21	Bang! 2 of those ridiculous MJ's within the first page. That's nuts.

08-24-2018, 04:06 PM	#14
The Zodiac Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 835 the_zodiac_collection aprude	__________________ -Aries The Zodiac Collection Boston Celtics Auto's Past & Present Super Collector https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376773@N02/albums/with/72157690713393666

08-24-2018, 04:52 PM	#15
ljandkg Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New Zealand Posts: 4,428	Awesome idea. That Westbrook!! Anyway, here's one. These ones with 3 types of memorabilia are /25. __________________ Garnett jersey #'d count - 424 https://www.flickr.com/photos/152215151@N02/albums/72157685722278255 'KG is a mercenary and Eric Williams was a better Celtic.' - someone on Blowout

08-24-2018, 05:05 PM	#16
thecomebacker Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: CA, USA Posts: 2,043	Ok, here's one. Stars from this set don't pop up much these days. But what's more rarely seen about the card is Rodman's Near Perfect Auto. __________________ lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Collecting Bulls Players 3 Color GU Patch Cards.

08-24-2018, 05:25 PM	#17
Jpayne7787 Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 6,671 Jpayne7787	2012 prizms are getting harder and harder to find. I found this Noah in a random prizm lot not too long ago Generated from my Apple iPhone using tools.rackonly.com __________________ IG BST Jaypayne_cards Rockets PC IG golden_rockets_pc Looking for gold refractors, vintage and Anthony Edwards for bkb, Pujols/Ichiro RCs and Luis Robert for baseball

08-24-2018, 05:55 PM	#18
Mcfly from 1985 Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 306	Nice idea. Now for my pick, i started collecting amare since he was drafted until 2008ish when i sold my collection. I swear in those 6 years i never seen one of them on ebay or any forums. I use to only focus on only collecting amare rookie stuff. Anyways but since coming back around 2 months ago i have come across 2 of these. One just popped up so looking to upgrade this one. Numbered to 75 btw. Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk

08-24-2018, 05:58 PM	#19
kenji003 Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: rancho cucamonga Posts: 604 iverson0531	I hope someone can challenge me with this one. I haven't seen 2nd copy of this as of now https://flic.kr/p/ZsV1CN Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/144182080@N08/? need cards:iverson 1997-1998 fleer ultra platinum #258 /100, iverson 1998-1999 skybox/fleer autographics black, iverson 1998-1999 skybox premium star rubies #31 /50

08-24-2018, 07:07 PM	#20
AbraCalabro Temporarily Suspended Join Date: May 2013 Location: Believe in Saint Abra. Posts: 10,748	This card pretty much never shows up, although there is a copy that showed up multiple times recently (same card) from a Japanese seller and it has been sold and relisted sold and relisted sold and relisted multiple times for some reason. Aside from that, I have never seen one listed for sale anywhere in the past 5+ years, ever. Per Leximo, these were pulled from boxes of Japanese Collector's Choice and included only three players in the set, Kemp, Penny and Jordan. These were the Big 3 for U.D. back in those days. The Japanese international variants over all are my favorites because of the unique text. __________________ -FREE TRISTAN- LeBron Exquisite /99 - altered & damaged - A master class in corruption. NEVER FORGET: https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1255123

08-24-2018, 07:48 PM	#21
sotexcollector Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,811	I would consider these two being some of the rares inserts in my pc. I have yet to see another Melo or Rudy Gay pmg green. Both of these players only have one pmg produced and it is from this set. __________________ Players: PG13,Carmelo Anthony, R.Gay, Aldridge, J.Taylor, Rockets, Spurs, IG below. paul_george_13_sotex rudy_gay_22_sotex

08-24-2018, 08:05 PM	#22
Vinny407 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Orlando Fl Posts: 1,520	I have tons of rare Darrell Armstrong's, but this one was on my radar for years. Every once in a while an MJ, or Kobe gold parallel would pop up, but Darrell being more obscure, I never thought one would ever pop up. There's maybe 1 or 2 of these on EBay every once in a while. It's probably my favorite in my PC of him so far Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk __________________ Always looking for Any and all Orlando Magic!!

08-24-2018, 09:41 PM	#24
theLUCKYshow Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Novato, CA Posts: 5,455 theluckshow	Just unearthed this Allan Houston 2003 UD Glass /100. Last sale I can find is from 2006. Anyone been looking for this? Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk __________________ Always looking for high end Harry Giles AKA the Future

08-24-2018, 09:58 PM	#25
mondogenerator Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 1,371 meshuggah unida	cool idea for a thread - the larger than life's are nice - got a few of the damons for just that reason :P here's some that fall into that into that category - hard to find non SN stuff. __________________ Collecting Damon Stoudamire - IG @damonstoudamirecollector https://www.flickr.com/photos/damonite/albums trade stuff for DS here -> https://www.flickr.com/photos/damonitesecondary/albums/72157709510200157