UD Griffey what is going on

[D. Bergin]

Isn't it also a pretty much accepted theory that Upper Deck printed a boatload of extra Griffey Jr. cards?


....or did my tinfoil hat get the better of me just now?


Randy Johnson was a beast. He was his era's Nolan Ryan....but better. Also, no steroid stink on him like Clemens. Just didn't capture peoples imaginations outside of inside baseball people for whatever reason.

[jacksoncoupage]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Isn't it also a pretty much accepted theory that Upper Deck printed a boatload of extra Griffey Jr. cards?


....or did my tinfoil hat get the better of me just now?


Randy Johnson was a beast. He was his era's Nolan Ryan....but better. Also, no steroid stink on him like Clemens. Just didn't capture peoples imaginations outside of inside baseball people for whatever reason.

You don't even need a tinfoil hat, UD employees/exec outright stated that McWilliam ordered them to do so in Card Sharks.

When I worked in a shop during the late 90s to mid 00s, a guy walked in with an 800ct box of them. I thought this was insane at the time but I have since read several others sharing similar stories of seeing these 800cts at card shows at that time as well.

[packs]

Thread needs a card:

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by packs

Thread needs a card:

Fair enough!

[Rich Klein]

Just a note to add to this

"You don't even need a tinfoil hat, UD employees/exec outright stated that McWilliam ordered them to do so in Card Sharks"

Yesterday was Pete Williams' birthday. I'm sure he'd be pleased to see people still remember his work on Card Sharks

Regards
Rich

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Just a note to add to this

You don't even need a tinfoil hat, UD employees/exec outright stated that McWilliam ordered them to do so in Card Sharks

Yesterday was Pete Williams' birthday. I'm sure he'd be pleased to see people still remember his work on Card Sharks

Regards
Rich

It was a great book -- one that piqued my interest in getting back into the hobby.

[BioCRN]

The sheer popularity of the 89 UD Griffey Jr being so great that it outweighs the sheer amount of cards is kinda impressive. Even paying $50+ for raw or $70+ for a PSA 8 seems far too much compared to how many are out there, but the prices keep holding.

It's also a testament to junk wax that a totally rare occurrence of Pedro Martinez only having 1 RC issued by any company (91 Upper Deck Final) can be had raw for a couple bucks and a PSA 10 for around $40.

Top 20 all-time pitcher, no other option but this for his RC...$40 for what is considered a "best of the best" example.