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NOW in my TENTH Year of collecting Mark Brunell, this is my Mark Brunell Card Collection site! Check out these links: Premium serial numbered cards #1 (1st one printed), #8 (His Jersey #), and Last card in print run (Last one printed)! From these premium serial numbered cards come these specialties: Trifectas and Quads page!
At last count, I think I have over 5,000 unique cards in my collection (including different color variants and premium # cards)! In the collection, I have 200+ #1/1 cards (including printing plates)! I have about 95% of the 3,318+ "listed" Cards on Beckett. Look around the site - feel free to contact me at jaderock1@yahoo.com if you have something that I might be interested in.
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Cardboard Story #18: 9/9/09
Today's NEW addition brings us - 1998 Collectors Edge Odyssey Quarter 3 of 3 #213 (#1/150)! What makes it special is this?
In 1998 Collector's Edge accidently stamped all Hologold parallels out of #/150 that were released in packs. That was fine with Quarter 1 cards, but Quarter 2 was supposed to be #/50, Quarter 3 was supposed to be #/30 and Quarter 4 was supposed to be #/20! Although the mis-serial numbered card were out of #/150, the correct number of cards were issued for each Quarter.
Collector's Edge said they would issue replacements with the correct serial # provided customers turned in the mis-numbered one which would then be destoryed. In the summer of 2007, I completed a QUAD - that is premium serial # cards: #1, 8, 11 and last number as seen below.
Unfortunately, the addition of 1998 Collectors Edge Odyssey Quarter 3 of 3 #213 (#1/150)
shows that this card was:
A. Never turned in for redemption which means that CE created a complete run of replacements vs replacing individual error cards as they were turned in
OR
B. Not destroyed after it was redeemed.
In either case, although serial numbered differently, I now own two of the "same" hologold card (#1/150) and (#1/30)! Kinda cool if you ask me!
Cardboard Story #17: 8/28/09
From time to time, I get random people that contact me about Mark Brunell cards they have. Most times I have what they are offering. In the rare occasions that I actually need/want the card, it's usually offered to me at "out of their minds" requests such as "need an Adrian Peterson SPA Gold Auto/Patch," "PSA or BGS Gem Mint Graded Joe Montana RC" or "looking for a HDTV"! Once all those disappointing and greedy inquiries are done with, I do get a legit sane person every blue moon. This story is one of them!
A guy from Minnesota emailed me about a "1998 Collector's Edge Odyssey Single Edge #1/1 card." He said it was from a wax box that he bought from the now defunct Shinders chain back in 1999-2000. I was ecstatic because I already own two of the three Mark Brunell #1/1s from this set. As always, I ask for front and back scans/pictures of the offered card.
Here's the scan: 1998 Collector's Edge Single Edge Quarter 1 of 3 #64 (#1/1)
 
I noted to myself, "That's not the Single Edge Quarter 3 of 3 I need!?! Don't I have that already?!?" Immediately, I made a special trip to the offsite bunker and searched thru the boxes and boxes of cards I had. Voila...I DO have that card!?!
Regardless, after informing him that the card wasn't a true #1/1, we still discussed a trade and came to an agreement. But like most who contact me, he hadn't collected for years and had never sent any cards in the mail before. With my history of bad luck with poor packaging by sellers and traders, I sent him his cards (Main card was an Adrian Peterson, LaDainian Tomlinson and Terrell Owens Triple Threads Jersey #/9) and a care package that included a prepaid return bubble mailer to me along all the supplies with step by step packing instructions. Within a week, the trade was completed...wow a smooth problem free transaction!!! A rarity!!!
Here are the two IDENTICAL #1/1 cards side by side!
It is the 1st Collector's Edge double #1/1 I've encountered (not counting printing plate many of which I have multiples plates of the same color). Over the past years, I've seen various Single Edge "proofs", that is cards in various stages of completeness, but none that are 100% complete.
Although you are seeing double #1/1s of the same card, it's not the 1st of it's kind in my collection. Previously, in 2006 I completed these double/triple #1/1 sets: See Cardboard Story #8 Multiple 1998 Score #1/1 Masterpieces
New Additions/Arrivals:
November 2009
   
1999 UD MVP Power Surge IP Auto, 2002 Fleer Authentix IP Auto, 2002 Gridiron Kings Chicago Collection (#1/5) and 2000 Ultra Gold (Guest Appearance)!
 
2003 Pros & Prospects Dual Autograph Chris Simms and Mark Brunell (#11/250) and 2000 Topps Gold Label Holiday Match Ups - Tennessee Titans variant!
  
2000 Donruss Elite Throwback Threads Proofs Dual Jersey (w/ Fran Tarkenton) and Single Jersey (both not serial #d)
Signed Index card from 1991 Washington Huskies - autographs include: David Hoffman, Steve Hoffman, Ernie Conwell, and Mark Brunell
October 2009
 
2004 SPX Yellow Printing Plate #1/1 and 2000 Aurora Printing Plate
 
2000 Private Stock PS2000 Panel w/ Peyton Manning and 2001 Private Stock PS2001 Panel w/ Drew Bledsoe
  
2000 Donruss Elite Throwback Threads Proof, 2000 Momentum X Proof and 2000 Prestige Highlight Reel Gold Proof
1999 Autographed Real Deal 8 x10 Photo of Mark Brunell and Fred Taylor (#11/500)
September 2009
 
1999 Skybox Premium 2000 Men ERROR (#101/100), 1998 Collector's Edge Odyssey Hologold (#1/150) and 1998 or 1999 Collector's Edge Gameball Blank Back Proof
  
1996 Collector's Edge Game Gear Shoe Blank Back Proof, 1997 Collector's Edge Fury Castle Non Die Cut Proof and 1998 Collector's Edge Supreme Markers Blank Front Proof
  
1998 Collector''s Edge T3 Blank Back Proof, 1999 Collector's Edge Supreme Blank Back Proof and 1999 Collector's Edge T3 Match Print Photo
August 2009
  
2005 Topps Total Back Printing Plate w/ LaDell Betts and Chad Morton #368 (#1/1), 1999 SP Authentic Semi Blank Back and 2002 Crown Royale Triple Threads Jersey Gold w/ Brett Favre and Donovan McNabb (#1/25)!
 
2000 Fleer Traditions Glossy IP Auto and 1998 Playoff Absolute Retail IP Auto
 
1989 University of Washington Huskies Team Issue and Player 8"x10" Photos
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