They sure don't make them like they use too...97 SP Authentic Sign of the Times

aandbcards · 02-06-2014, 07:50 PM

I already had the Franco but I always wanted the Bettis. Got it for a great deal. They really don't make cards like these anymore.

Chaz · 02-06-2014, 07:52 PM

Not gonna lie, I do not like those hahaha

tnarg · 02-06-2014, 07:53 PM

Nice Gabe Kaplan!

Alldaydaley25 · 02-06-2014, 07:56 PM

Those are great cards!

trixstar · 02-06-2014, 07:59 PM

Hey Hey Mista Kotter

aandbcards · 02-06-2014, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tnarg

Nice Gabe Kaplan!

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Originally Posted by trixstar

Hey Hey Mista Kotter

No joke right. His rookie card is boss too!!!

brianshaft · 02-06-2014, 08:40 PM

Very nice! That design is definitely up there with (imo) the 97 skybox autographics and 2000 spa sign of the times. Way better than the garbage they come up with these days!

HBMC · 02-06-2014, 11:06 PM

Not to mention these were harder than hell to pull.

phreak9 · 02-07-2014, 12:51 AM

awesome Bettis!!

someone on the BO forums mentioned that SP Authentic didnt sell that well or for that much/book that high when they first came out. how long did it take for them to catch on? how many years after 1998 manning?

csmtampa · 02-07-2014, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by phreak9

awesome Bettis!!

someone on the BO forums mentioned that SP Authentic didnt sell that well or for that much/book that high when they first came out. how long did it take for them to catch on? how many years after 1998 manning?

The rookies definitely sold well from the beginning. You only got 1 per box and they were sp'ed. 1998 was pretty much the year they took off because of the Manning/Leaf hype.

cking · 02-07-2014, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by csmtampa

The rookies definitely sold well from the beginning. You only got 1 per box and they were sp'ed. 1998 was pretty much the year they took off because of the Manning/Leaf hype.

I wonder if the Colts still feel they made the right decision?

csmtampa · 02-07-2014, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by cking

I wonder if the Colts still feel they made the right decision?

The funny thing is I collected Leaf lol

I remember selling a Manning Bowman Chrome refractor for $200. Then turned around and used that money to buy more Leaf.

Only people who were in the hobby back then know how much some of these players sold for. Manning's Topps Chrome refractor was a $250 card in 1998. Rookies were actually worth something when you pulled them.

I remember prices well because I sold them at the shop I worked at, as well as on ebay.

srt4eh · 02-07-2014, 01:51 AM

I remember pulling the redemption for the Bettis a couple years after expiration and UD was nice enough to honor it. Still one of my favorite Bettis cards of all time. Nice pickup

cking · 02-07-2014, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by csmtampa

The funny thing is I collected Leaf lol

I remember selling a Manning Bowman Chrome refractor for $200. Then turned around and used that money to buy more Leaf.

Only people who were in the hobby back then know how much some of these players sold for. Manning's Topps Chrome refractor was a $250 card in 1998. Rookies were actually worth something when you pulled them.

I remember prices well because I sold them at the shop I worked at, as well as on ebay.

Safe to say San Diego got hosed on that deal

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phreak9 Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,236	awesome Bettis!! someone on the BO forums mentioned that SP Authentic didnt sell that well or for that much/book that high when they first came out. how long did it take for them to catch on? how many years after 1998 manning? __________________ So many cants

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srt4eh Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Fort Campbell, KY Posts: 323 srt4eh srt4eh	I remember pulling the redemption for the Bettis a couple years after expiration and UD was nice enough to honor it. Still one of my favorite Bettis cards of all time. Nice pickup __________________ 3,928 different Jerome Bettis cards as of 1/4/2019.

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Chaz Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 6,776	Not gonna lie, I do not like those hahaha

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tnarg Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 15,625	Nice Gabe Kaplan!

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trixstar Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Seattle Posts: 24,197 stunner316	Hey Hey Mista Kotter

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brianshaft Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Starved Rock Country Posts: 2,715	Very nice! That design is definitely up there with (imo) the 97 skybox autographics and 2000 spa sign of the times. Way better than the garbage they come up with these days!