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NEVER Released! Leaf Steel "SILVER" Promotional Cards (also see Special Offers below!)
Looking for GREAT items for your collection?
visit our BRAND NEW ebay store! & view our eBay auctions! http://stores.ebay.com/ufg http://tinyurl.com/4pag9 ************************************************** ***** * see below for FREE SPECIAL OFFERS ************************************************** ***** We have just listed a nice selection of these SUPER RARE 1996 "SILVER" Promos of the Leaf Preferred "LEAF STEEL" product .. (LEAF STEEL was the revolutionary new HOBBY-FIRST standard-sized STEEL card product, created with collector-safe flat edges, and was collector-friendly, fitting into STANDARD card sleeves, collector pages & holders!) in our ebay auctions & ebay store .. http://stores.ebay.com/ufg http://tinyurl.com/4pag9 FIRST .. SOME BACKGROUND .. ************************************************** ***** Here is one of those really RARE opportunities for player & team collectors to get in on the ground floor, and acquire a truly rare item, which is not only super rare, but also was never intended to be released to the collecting public! Although prepared & first displayed Tuesday June 26, 1996 at the Donruss Corporate booth at the 1996 Anaheim National (NSCC) Convention, Pinnacle opted to distribute ONLY the "GOLD" Promos (GOLD's then and now .. have always been quite hard to find, and in high demand!) through their distributors & brokers network (to dealers) on Friday August 2, 1996 .. retaining the "SILVER" Promos for internal use only (& possibly only for Pinnacle execs, a secret "little detail" not known until years later!) .. Until very recently, just a couple examples of these SILVER Promos managed to find their way into the hobby .. and thus, not only was the general public unaware of the existance of these SILVER Promos, they also were never catalogued in any sportscard price guide. Why didn't Pinnacle release BOTH sets, which would NOW be the typical thing to do? Some background is in order .. Pinnacle had just acquired Donruss/Leaf in late-1995, and was operating Donruss separate from Pinnacle operations. Donruss traditionally created promo card sets with twelve cards or less, while Pinnacle was on the cutting edge trying all kinds of new promotional methods & products, never before tested in the sportscard hobby. So when Pinnacle launched one of their brand new test products .. Leaf Preferred (a one year product, with six card packs retailing for $3.49) .. as Pinnacle aimed for a brand new quality image, the "GOLD" STEEL promos were selected for the promotional splash, with an unprecented 77 different promo card set! Talk about creating a BIG hobby buzz .. and .. HUGE promo card chase! NOW .. in 2004, with a small number of sets (have seen some accounts ranging from "as few as" FIVE to TEN sets, to 10 to 25 sets) finally making it into the hobby arena, player and team collectors are scrambling to secure examples for their collections before this very rare supply dries up .. possibly a ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME opportunity! As most collectors are well aware, prices of other "hard to find" and "never released" Pinnacle promos & products have soared once the circulating supply dries up, as it most certainly will in due time for these "never released" SILVER promos. In fact, sales for a number of players have already been noted in the $100 to $200+ range, understandable since IF these promos had been available in the mid-1990's, even commons would have started in the $50-$100 range, and many stars would have started out in excess of $500 retail. So don't miss out on this present "ground floor" opportunity! Remember to surf or search for our upcoming listings! (better yet .. bookmark our ebay auctions & ebay store pages .. http://stores.ebay.com/ufg http://tinyurl.com/4pag9 You won't want to miss these !!! IF you are interested in a DIRECT PURCHASE, prefering NOT to 'mess with' AUCTIONS, or IF you require a card picture, or IF you have any other related or un-related questions, please email .. .. ************************************************** ***** * SPECIAL OFFER #1: Just for reading this article, visiting our auctions or eBay store .. Send us an email with your email address .. let us know what you read or visited (and .. your comments are welcomed!) Get your FREE COPY of 'retro' Leaf Steel promo card news, originally published in 1996! .. at the same time, you MAY request to be added to email list for upcoming offers of YOUR favorite players .. ************************************************** ***** NOW .. THE LISTINGS .. ************************************************** ***** 1996 Leaf Preferred Steel SILVER "Promotional Card" PROMOS Player Checklist (77 of your favorite players): 1 Frank Thomas - Chicago White Sox http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634405 2 Paul Molitor - Minnesota Twins http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634523 3 Kenny Lofton - Cleveland Indians http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634465 4 Travis Fryman - Detroit Tigers http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634616 5 Jeff Conine - Florida Marlins http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634432 6 Barry Bonds _ San Francisco Giants http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634383 7 Gregg Jefferies - Philadelphia Phillies http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634423 8 Alex Rodriguez - Seattle Mariners http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634438 9 Wade Boggs - New York Yankees http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634485 10 David Justice - Atlanta Braves http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635794 11 Hideo Nomo - Los Angeles Dodgers http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635858 12 Roberto Alomar - Baltimore Orioles http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635883 13 Todd Hollandsworth - Los Angeles Dodgers http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635898 14 Mark McGwire - Oakland Athletics http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635867 15 Rafael Palmeiro - Baltimore Orioles http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635875 16 Will Clark - Texas Rangers http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635814 17 Cal Ripken Jr - Baltimore Orioles http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635840 18 Derek Bell - Houston Astros http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635846 19 Gary Sheffield - Florida Marlins http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635849 20 Juan Gonzalez - Texas Rangers http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634638 21 Garrett Anderson - California Angels http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634416 22 Mo Vaughn - Boston Red Sox http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634506 23 Robin Ventura - Chicago White Sox http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634571 24 Carlos Baerga - Cleveland Indians http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634395 25 Tim Salmon - California Angels http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634599 26 Matt Williams - San Francisco Giants http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634378 27 Fred McGriff - Atlanta Braves http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634410 28 Rondell White - Montreal Expos http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634588 29 Ray Lankford - St Louis Cardinals http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118634548 30 Len Dykstra - Philadelphia Phillies http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637569 31 J T Snow - California Angels http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637555 32 Sammy Sosa - Chicago Cubs http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637526 33 Chipper Jones - Atlanta Braves http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637579 34 Bobby Bonilla - Baltimore Orioles http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637427 35 Paul Wilson - New York Mets http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637533 36 Darren Daulton - Philadelphia Phillies http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637548 37 Larry Walker - Colorado Rockies http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637560 38 Raul Mondesi - Los Angeles Dodgers http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637590 39 Jeff Bagwell - Houston Astros http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637480 40 Derek Jeter - New York Yankees http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639886 41 Kirby Puckett - Minnesota Twins http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639910 42 Jason Isringhausen - New York Mets http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639880 43 Vinny Castilla - Colorado Rockies http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639982 44 Jim Edmonds - California Angels http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639892 45 Ron Gant - St Louis Cardinals http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639885 46 Carlos Delgado - Toronto Blue Jays http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639874 47 Jose Canseco - Boston Red Sox http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639900 48 Tony Gwynn - San Diego Padres http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639915 49 Mike Mussina - Baltimore Orioles http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639905 50 Charles Johnson - Florida Marlins http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639085 51 Mike Piazza - Los Angeles Dodgers http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639023 52 Ken Griffey Jr - Seattle Mariners http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639056 53 Greg Maddux - Atlanta Braves http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639066 54 Mark Grace - Chicago Cubs http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639045 55 Ryan Klesko - Atlanta Braves http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639013 56 Dennis Eckersley - St Louis Cardinals http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639079 57 Rickey Henderson - San Diego Padres http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639033 58 Michael Tucker - Kansas City Royals http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639040 59 Joe Carter - Toronto Blue Jays http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118639052 60 Randy Johnson - Seattle Mariners http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637460 61 Brian Jordan - St Louis Cardinals http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637477 62 Shawn Green - Toronto Blue Jays http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637522 63 Roger Clemens - Boston Red Sox http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637488 64 Andres Galarraga - Colorado Rockies http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637455 65 Johnny Damon - Kansas City Royals http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637511 66 Ryne Sandberg - Chicago Cubs http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637538 67 Alan Benes - St Louis Cardinals http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637486 68 Albert Belle - Cleveland Indians http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637443 69 Barry Larkin - Cincinnati Reds http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118637466 70 Marty Cordova - Minnesota Twins http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635828 71 Dante Bichette - Colorado Rockies http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635810 72 Craig Biggio - Houston Astros http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635806 73 Reggie Sanders - Cincinnati Reds http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635904 74 Moises Alou - Montreal Expos http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635833 75 Chuck Knoblauch - Minnesota Twins http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635800 76 Cecil Fielder - Detroit Tigers http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635835 77 Manny Ramirez - Cleveland Indians http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=5118635822 ************************************************** ***** * SPECIAL OFFER #2: Place a bid on any "Leaf Steel SILVER Promo" above .. ... PRIOR to the closing day .. Send us an email with your email address, your eBay bidder ID, & item# your bid was placed on .. Receive FREE COPY of 'retro' PROMO CARD NEWS [PCN/3] .. ************************************************** ***** from ROOKIES ... to RARITIES ... Super Cards for Collectors, Specialists & Investors (since 1969) Fulfill Your Collecting Desires! Favorite Players ~ Team Collectors ~ Hometown & College Alumni Acknowledged Researcher / Hobby Contributor / Specialist { in .. Beckett .. in .. Krause/SCD } Super Rarities & the Hard-to-Find ~ Inserts ~ Parallels ~ Game Jerseys & Patch Cards ~ Promos ~ Prototypes ~ Salesman's Samples ~ Proofs ~ Samples ~ Test Issues ~ Errors ~ Variations ~ Oddball ~ Rookies ~ Specialty Issues ~ and ~ much, much, more! ~ ************************************************** ***** Many more singles, team lots, group lots, complete sets, rarities & special items will be available & coming soon! Be sure to watch out for them! (or ask!) Email us with any special requests, questions, needs! email .. eBay store .. http://stores.ebay.com/ufg eBay auctions .. http://tinyurl.com/4pag9 ================================================== ===== |
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