1997 Pinnacle XPress Swing For The Fences
Gold Redemption #54
Another example of a crazy and difficult to play contest from Pinnacle
Brands.
The weird part, and many collectors noted it back then, was that Pinnacle
didn't change the winning cards except to add gold foil and upgrade
to a glossy stock. The unbelieveable part: They reprinted the
mail-in instructions onto the winning card backs. Wow.
Slack laziness taken to an extreme. <shaking head in dismay>
Also another clear sign that the wheels were beginning to come off the
cart for Pinnacle as a reputable company.
2005 Playoff Prestige Playoff Champions Redemptions
(seen above - AL Champions version, 12 Issued)
A very difficult player collector set to build. Redemptions were
limited and collectors rarely break up sets unless a financial incentive/hardship
is in play.
There are a total of 11 possible variations.
The
list of total sets produced:
American League West - 17
American League East - 20
American League Central - 27
American League Wild - 13
American League Champions - 12
National League West - 18
National League East - 18
National League Central - 21
National League Wild - 15
National League Champions - 7
World Series Champions - 19
1997 Topps Stadium Club Firebrand Mail-In/Exchange
Don't ask me why - but I like the mail-in card better than the actual wood card itself. <laughing> ;-D
This can be a somewhat tough-ish card to get nowadays, so keep an eye out. And don't forget to talk to guys who busted this product back then.
1996 Leaf Greatest Hits #8
From a series of eight die-cut plastic cards, each individually numbered to 5,000. Number eight was the only one not available in packs. Instead, collectors had to send in a box worth of wrappers and a small fee to Leaf/Pinnacle in order to complete their set.