for those of you who know about the
11 card set that was distributed to some folks who turned out for the filming of "major league" in milwaukee, you know that they are scarce and expensive and rarely come up for sale. when they do, they are almost always offered as complete, sealed, sets.
i first noticed the set when i refined
my steve yeager want list. yeager played duke temple in the movie (while also serving as a tutor of sorts to tom berenger who played the catcher), and so he was featured in the set on a couple of cards.
a few months ago, a saved ebay search revealed that someone had broken up a set and was selling singles, including this beauty that i was able to land:
this particular seller was the hero i needed to be able to add this elusive card to my steve yeager collection. unfortunately, i did not see the other card picturing yeager (along with andy romano and james gannon) among those for sale. still, this is a great add to my collection!
Nice pick up. Have always liked that set. I figure the scarcity lends to this fact, as the set does not have a stellar design.
ReplyDeleteOn an unrelated note, I assume you'd mention receiving your redemtions of the Garvey DK cards. I have seen a couple cards selling and assumed they were redemptions, but not sure. I have 1 each myself and have not yet tried to redeem them.
I've received my first two redemptions. I redeemed a third a few weeks ago (it was for another /10 version), and when that one arrives I will probably do a post.
DeleteNone of the cards I have seen sell were serial numbered that i could tell. Were yours?
Deletemine were either holo blue (#/25) or purple (#/10). the serial numbering didn't appear on the redemption card, but the color did. I didn't pick up a "base" redemption card, just three parallels with a dupe of one.
DeleteThis is something I never knew existed.
ReplyDeletesame. I had to dig deep on the steve yeager checklist to find out about the set.
DeleteI've seen these but never saw any I could even come close to affording. They blow the water out of that tiny Major League insert set from Archives a few years back.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping for a Duke Temple card in that insert set, but was disappointed.
DeleteSurprised nobody wrote about this set a few years ago when Topps released their Major League trading cards. Like Night Owl... I've never seen these. I'd love to add a set to my collection... but I'm not even going to try since they sound like they're pricey.
ReplyDeleteI had always passed on the complete sets that came up for sale due to price. Maybe someday you will find an affordable set for your collection.
DeleteThere is also another 4 card set that is larger in size and easier to find, featuring Major League characters. I think it originally came with a package of powdered Gatorade.
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