Any info? 1993 baseball aces playing card autos

minors4me · April 6, 2011 9:51PM

does anybody have any information about the autographs that were randomly inserted into the 1993 baseball aces playing card set? apparently 3 players (cal ripken jr. fred mcgriff and terry pendleton) signed a very small number of cards and were inserted into the deck of cards. here's a link to a unsigned ripken ripken does anybody own one of these, or know someone that does? anybody ever seen one? know how many were signed? if you have any type of information on these cards please provide it here. thanks for any help you can contribute.

minors4me · April 6, 2011 10:00PM

sorry link isn't working, if someone could post it for me i would appreciate it. http://cgi.ebay.com/Cal-Ripken-1993-US-Playing-Card-Wild-Card_W0QQitemZ350452836579QQcategoryZ213QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp5197.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo=LVI&itu=UCI&otn=1&po=LVI&ps=63&clkid=8285740948907932186

jeffcbay · April 6, 2011 10:06PM

Check out the Ripken Set Registry Thread on pages 83 & 84. Apparently it sold for $6500. lol

minors4me · April 6, 2011 10:19PM

yes, that is one of the reasons i am asking. another one was found in a card shop in portland and sold yesterday for a undisclosed amount (assuming 4 figures). i personally think both buyers are crazy, however nobody seems to know much about them or how rare they really are which is why i thought i would try here.

brianwintersfan · April 6, 2011 10:25PM

Ripken

jlzinck · April 6, 2011 10:56PM

One of the Ripken auto's was reported to be bought this week for $150

New one pulledRipken #2

Ripken #1

saucywombat · April 7, 2011 3:16AM

I would not invest a ton in these things because there apparently is nothing that denotes the base card from the AUTO. If these things start gaining some attention people will get the cards signed by Ripken (which even if differentiated from earlier versions of his signature - diminish the appeal) or straight up forge his signature on those base cards. And there seems to be no production or # of sigs information.

$400-$500 seems right to me - $2000 grand really stretching it - $6500 really getting carried away

Toro · April 7, 2011 10:25AM

Of there is nothing that sets it apart from the regular version, I wouldn't be surprised if someone has forgeries ready to put into the hobby.

Ironmanfan · April 7, 2011 1:26PM

Okay, from my collection is an original cardboard display "point of purchase" sign from the promotion back from 1993. As noted, one deck in each display contains an autographed card (not sure by just one of the players listed or all of them). Anyways, I would suspect that there are a few hundred signed copies of each:

IMF

minors4me · April 7, 2011 5:28PM

minors4me · April 7, 2011 5:33PM

Big thanks Ironman, that helps alot.

do you have any idea how many decks were in that display case? thanks again for the pic.

Ironmanfan · April 7, 2011 9:37PM

<< <i>Big thanks Ironman, that helps alot.

do you have any idea how many decks were in that display case? thanks again for the pic. >>

The display was a floor model one and I would imagine that there was at least 100 decks of cards in it (I recall getting this in a "Phar Mor" in Shillington, PA)

IMF

Ironmanfan · April 7, 2011 10:04PM

and while I'm not certainly speaking for Cal, I guarantee you that to do an autograph deal with him (i.e. 1992 Elite), you'd have to have a few hundred from him to sign to do it (in other words, he wouldn't have signed just 10 or something along those lines).

IMF

ripkenintheminors · April 8, 2011 12:29AM

Thanks IMF. I knew you would have the definitive answer on this!

gkrcard · September 20, 2011 9:05AM

I have an authenticated card, 1993 Baseball Aces Cal Ripken signed. JSA Cert X36418, overall 8.5, autograph 9. Any clue on the best way to market this one.

Any info? 1993 baseball aces playing card autos

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