Show Off Your Rare 2000’s Inserts Thread

[OhioLawyerF5]

A few of my non-Larkin 2000s:

[NYBBFAN]

Originally Posted by Mephisto

I love these. If only I had not had such a long break collecting and had the foresight to buy Pujols and Ichiro 10 years ago. 😂
I know some people don’t like the design but due to the Ichiro and Pujols rookies this design is iconic and the print run being 50 makes adding players I collect a bit funner and challenging.

I would love to land a Pujols some day. I was the underbidder on the last one that sold on eBay. The 2001 Elite Aspirations was my consolation prize, so I’m pretty content.

[Brazenways]

2000 inserts = ICHIRO

Fun one I picked up a couple of years ago. Stilled kind of bummed about the grade, I subbed with a min8 at the time, and the group subber missed it.

[mantlefan7]

Nothing better than 90’s inserts, but those early to mid 2000’s are pretty close… Here’s a few of my favorite Yankees inserts from the 2000’s



























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[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by mantlefan7

Nothing better than 90’s inserts, but those early to mid 2000’s are pretty close… Here’s a few of my favorite Yankees inserts from the 2000’s

Just had to sneak in a 90s card didn't you?

[NYBBFAN]

Hey it says 2001, hard to argue with that.

[mantlefan7]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Just had to sneak in a 90s card didn't you?

Whoops - what the heck? Sorry about that!


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[corockies]

Originally Posted by mantlefan7

Nothing better than 90’s inserts, but those early to mid 2000’s are pretty close… Here’s a few of my favorite Yankees inserts from the 2000’s

This serial # is suspect - there were lots of fake and/or backdoored copies of cards with this serial # font during this time. Have you done any research into this card and confirmed the serial # against other copies? Sorry not trying to stir the pot but I'd rather you have solid information on your cards, especially one of this caliber.

EDIT - To clarify, this particular font of serial # started showing up on cards 2002 - 2005 across numerous Donruss / Leaf / Playoff brands. Most of the cards seem like legit copies but had the serial #s added afterward, much like the backdoored 1998 Flair Legacy cards.

2nd EDIT - found a copy on eBay - this is what the serial # font should look like:

[Wade Mulroy]

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[mantlefan7]

Originally Posted by corockies

This serial # is suspect - there were lots of fake and/or backdoored copies of cards with this serial # font during this time. Have you done any research into this card and confirmed the serial # against other copies? Sorry not trying to stir the pot but I'd rather you have solid information on your cards, especially one of this caliber.

EDIT - To clarify, this particular font of serial # started showing up on cards 2002 - 2005 across numerous Donruss / Leaf / Playoff brands. Most of the cards seem like legit copies but had the serial #s added afterward, much like the backdoored 1998 Flair Legacy cards.

2nd EDIT - found a copy on eBay - this is what the serial # font should look like:

Yes, I bought the original 30/50 copy off of eBay when these cards came out in 2001. The font is different, but it is 100% legit. When I received the original card, there was a hair that was in the card (I think it was the Gehrig side). It was almost like when you shellac something, whatever is underneath is captured. It was made into the card, and f you tried to pick the hair out, it would’ve ruined it. I contacted Donruss, and they agreed to replace it. They sent this card back, with the same serial number, but as you pointed out, in a different font. One of these days, I’ll try to track down the letter that they sent to me.


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[corockies]

Originally Posted by mantlefan7

Yes, I bought the original 30/50 copy off of eBay when these cards came out in 2001. The font is different, but it is 100% legit. When I received the original card, there was a hair that was in the card (I think it was the Gehrig side). It was almost like when you shellac something, whatever is underneath is captured. It was made into the card, and f you tried to pick the hair out, it would’ve ruined it. I contacted Donruss, and they agreed to replace it. They sent this card back, with the same serial number, but as you pointed out, in a different font. One of these days, I’ll try to track down the letter that they sent to me.


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That's great to hear. This is actually the first time I've ever heard of a confirmed copy from DLP with this font. It makes many if not most of the others out there qualify as possible replacement copies. This was kind of a big debacle back in the day as there wasn't enough information out there about the varying serial # fonts.

[mantlefan7]

Originally Posted by corockies

That's great to hear. This is actually the first time I've ever heard of a confirmed copy from DLP with this font. It makes many if not most of the others out there qualify as possible replacement copies. This was kind of a big debacle back in the day as there wasn't enough information out there about the varying serial # fonts.

I noticed it right off the bat that the font was different, but I was just happy that they replaced it for me! I honestly didn’t think they’d do anything and I’d just have a card with a hair made into it😁

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by corockies

That's great to hear. This is actually the first time I've ever heard of a confirmed copy from DLP with this font. It makes many if not most of the others out there qualify as possible replacement copies. This was kind of a big debacle back in the day as there wasn't enough information out there about the varying serial # fonts.

Originally Posted by mantlefan7

I noticed it right off the bat that the font was different, but I was just happy that they replaced it for me! I honestly didn’t think they’d do anything and I’d just have a card with a hair made into it😁

If you could find that letter and post it that would be amazing for documenting the replacements for future people doing research on these. It could prove invaluable to people who have legit replacement copies but people claim they're fakes. Just having that resource online would be good. Maybe it can even be added to baseballcarpedia.

[mantlefan7]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

If you could find that letter and post it that would be amazing for documenting the replacements for future people doing research on these. It could prove invaluable to people who have legit replacement copies but people claim they're fakes. Just having that resource online would be good. Maybe it can even be added to baseballcarpedia.

I’ll just have to do some searching. I know I wouldn’t have thrown it away. There was some email communication, but that’s long gone. I’ll post whenever I find it.

[Wade Mulroy]

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[NYBBFAN]

Originally Posted by mantlefan7

I noticed it right off the bat that the font was different, but I was just happy that they replaced it for me! I honestly didn’t think they’d do anything and I’d just have a card with a hair made into it😁

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

If you could find that letter and post it that would be amazing for documenting the replacements for future people doing research on these. It could prove invaluable to people who have legit replacement copies but people claim they're fakes. Just having that resource online would be good. Maybe it can even be added to baseballcarpedia.

The letter would be extremely helpful. I had (have?) similar suspicions about another Donruss card from 2001.

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[NYBBFAN]

Wade - amazing stuff. The Musial/Pujols 1/1 is nuts!

[nevermore]

Donruss Recollection Collection autographs remain as some of my favorite cards from the era. One of the first insert sets to incorporate hard signed base cards into packs. They were released within different DLP sets over a few years, but the largest checklist from 2004 was nearly 1600 cards. This gave an opportunity to get certified cards of player with otherwise no autos up to that point. Some were 1/1s and others with print-runs into the hundreds making it a fun chase.

[corockies]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

If you could find that letter and post it that would be amazing for documenting the replacements for future people doing research on these. It could prove invaluable to people who have legit replacement copies but people claim they're fakes. Just having that resource online would be good. Maybe it can even be added to baseballcarpedia.

Ikoncards really tricked a lot of people with his at home serial # stamper. So many base cards turned into Ikon 1/1's that fooled many collecting at the time. If you ever encounter any cards with this serial # font on them, they are more than likely Ikon stamped:

[TBTC Baseball]

Turn Ahead the Clock uni!

[Mephisto]

[Mahomie]

Edit: whoops! just realized this thread is for inserts

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by Mahomie

Edit: whoops! just realized this thread is for inserts

Show what you've got. We're not picky. We just like seeing cards.

[mrmojorisin71]

The cards below are all rare 1990s Moises Alou from Flair Showcase Legacies, to E-X essenstial credentials, to Topps Gold Label red labels and a 1/1.


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[jdandns]

Good stuff!

To piggyback on ScooterD's Jackie Robinson cut sig/bat relic from Page 1, here's a Brooklyn Dodgers jersey card from 2003 Donruss Elite: