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Any '95 Ultra collectors out there? (FB)

shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,607 ✭✭✭✭
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I cracked open a box last night, hoping to get a Rod Smith that would grade an 8 or a 9. Sadly, both Smiths are 8's at best as they were the bottom card in the pack. I did pull a lot of nice cards though, including 2 Terrell Davis rookies that are candidates for a 10. Let me know if you're interested in anything from this set.
"My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."

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  • FabfrankFabfrank Posts: 2,312
    Hi andy. All those late 90's Ultra carda are tough. The UV coating makes them stick together, and pieces of one card will peel off onto another when separating them. Someone once suggested to put them in a freezer or fridge so that they "cool off" and separate on their own. Never did this but might be worth a try.
    Baseball is my Pastime, Football is my Passion
  • jradke4jradke4 Posts: 3,573 ✭✭✭
    what has always seem to work for me is a little slight crack of the deck before spilting the cards. Not enough to crease them just enough to loosen them up.
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  • gregm13gregm13 Posts: 5,798 ✭✭✭
    I'll take any Marino cards you find...

    Greg M.
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  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,607 ✭✭✭✭
    Are there any other defining rookies (best ones available of a possible HOF'er) in this set besides Rod Smith?
    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    i've got a boatload of these...i'll check what i have and see if they are all stuck together.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,607 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>i've got a boatload of these...i'll check what i have and see if they are all stuck together. >>



    If you (or anyone else reading this thread) has a Rod Smith worthy or a 9 or, even better, a 10, I'd be interested.
    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
  • JasP24JasP24 Posts: 4,645 ✭✭✭
    Ive got a Rod Smith 9...lol

    Not available though..

    Jason
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    according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,607 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Ive got a Rod Smith 9...lol >>



    Don't even get me started on that one. It should have been mine in the first place!!!
    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
  • JasP24JasP24 Posts: 4,645 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Ive got a Rod Smith 9...lol >>



    Don't even get me started on that one. It should have been mine in the first place!!! >>



    LOL..I think everyone has owned this particular PSA 9 BUT you..lol

    You should have been more polite and cordial to that seller..Just because he didn't ship your card for 2 weeks, thats no reason for you to e-mail and ask him why!!

    Jason
    I'm here to question, not to inspire or build up. To live how I want, as I see fit,
    according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    I could use the following cards from 1995 Ultra:

    #49-Jeff Blake
    #71-Troy Aikman
    #72-Charles Haley
    #73-Michael Irvin
    #74-Daryl Johnston
    #75-Robert Jones
    #76-Leon Lett
    #77-Russell Maryland
    #78-Jay Novacek
    #79-Darrin Smith
    #80-Emmitt Smith
    #81-Kevin Smith
    #82-Erik Williams
    #83-Kevin Williams
    #84-Sherman Williams
    #85-Darren Woodson
    #115-George Koonce
    #246-William Fuller
    #290-Natrone Means
    #365-Deion Sanders ?
    #366-Wade Wilson ?
    #378-Randy Jordan
    #393-Derrick Fenner
    #428-Eric Bjornson
    #429-Sherman Williams
    #480-Jeff Blake ES
    #483-Troy Aikman ES
    #484-Michael Irvin ES
    #485-Emmitt Smith ES
    #542-Carlester Crumpler EE

    Thanks for any help.

    James
    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭
    any gradeable emmitts?
    thanks
    matt

    1994 Pro Line Live

    TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject

  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,607 ✭✭✭✭
    James,

    I have some of the cards you're looking for. I'll get a list to you in a day or 2.

    I found 2 Marinos and zero Emmitts.
    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    Many thanks--I look forward to hearing from you.image
    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
  • ssgunnipssgunnip Posts: 335
    I have a Rod Smith 10! The freezer tip does work. I used it with success on the 1994 Playoff Football wax. If you think the Ultra sticks, you should see the Playoff. Interestingly, I thought of this on my own and when I told Mr. Hart at bbcexchange, he acted like it was common knowledge. Taking it a step further, if after leaving the cards in the freezer they still wont seperate, you can use a clothes steamer or tea kettle steam to seperate the ice cold cards.They literally fall apart from each other when the steam hits them after being in a freezer.

    Anyone want the Rod Smith PSA 10, I will trade it for a 1972 Roger Staubach #200 PSA 9. LOL
  • FabfrankFabfrank Posts: 2,312
    I have a Rod Smith 10! The freezer tip does work.

    Time to buy a separate freezer. I have a LOT of this product to unstick.image
    Baseball is my Pastime, Football is my Passion
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,607 ✭✭✭✭
    Well Frank, I'll put my request in now for a Rod Smith 10 candidiate or 2. You should be getting to those cards sometime in the next year or so right? image
    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
  • FabfrankFabfrank Posts: 2,312
    You should be getting to those cards sometime in the next year or so right?

    Only if all the planets are alignedimage
    Baseball is my Pastime, Football is my Passion
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,607 ✭✭✭✭
    James,

    I have 9 cards on your list, including a few dupes:

    #365-Deion Sanders (3)
    #366-Wade Wilson (2)
    #378-Randy Jordan (2)
    #393-Derrick Fenner
    #429-Sherman Williams
    #480-Jeff Blake ES (2)
    #483-Troy Aikman ES
    #484-Michael Irvin ES
    #542-Carlester Crumpler EE

    I also got some hot pack all rookie thing. Apparently they're fairly rare, but I know nothing about them.

    Andy
    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    PM sent--thanks!

    As for the "All-Rookie Hot Packs"--they were a parallel version of the "All-Rookie Team" insert set. They apparently came as complete set inserts at a rate of one in 360 packs.
    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,607 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>As for the "All-Rookie Hot Packs"--they were a parallel version of the "All-Rookie Team" insert set. They apparently came as complete set inserts at a rate of one in 360 packs. >>



    Thanks. Are they worth anything?
    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    I'm not sure what the marketplace would show regarding past sells of the hot pack cards, but I don't think they would be worth much more than the regular all-rookie cards. Sorry I can't be of more help on those.
    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
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