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01-17-2012, 08:43 PM
how "rare" are the "ultra rares"
i was going through some cards and came across a 2008 UD Frank Thomas starquest ultra rare. I went looking on ebay and COMC but didnt see any. How rare are these?? I also noticed it has a scratch off on the back, what what that for???
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01-17-2012, 09:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-17-2012, 09:23 PM by djohn.)
RE: how "rare" are the "ultra rares"
According to Beckett Annual, the Ultra Rare were 1:24 retail/Target and 1:36 Walmart. There are a few on eBay right now including a couple Pujols for under $10. So they don't seem that rare.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=2008...m270.l1313
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01-17-2012, 09:44 PM
RE: how "rare" are the "ultra rares"
I laughed at the description of those. When I was PC'ing Lincecum I came across them frequently and they are hardly 'ultra rare'. What's more rare: 'ultra rare' or 'super rare'?
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01-17-2012, 10:27 PM
RE: how "rare" are the "ultra rares"
(01-17-2012, 09:44 PM)petesahuttt Wrote: I laughed at the description of those. When I was PC'ing Lincecum I came across them frequently and they are hardly 'ultra rare'. What's more rare: 'ultra rare' or 'super rare'?
Yeah im noticing that its just the name thats rare lol. I think the ultra rares are but im not sure. I found a super rare among the ones i was going through, but the ultra rare looks rarer lol
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01-17-2012, 10:35 PM
RE: how "rare" are the "ultra rares"
I think there might even be one rarer than the 'ultra rare' but who cares, wouldn't you like to see UD producing MLB cards again?
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01-18-2012, 09:08 AM
RE: how "rare" are the "ultra rares"
It's like the term "short print", which I have seen defined as being a card that has a print run of 1/4 - 1/3 lower than the standard print run. So if the original print run was 50,000, then you could, technically, have a "short print" card that has 40,000 copies made. They intentionally use relative terms
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01-18-2012, 09:18 AM
RE: how "rare" are the "ultra rares"
Mild Print! Silly Print..lol
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01-18-2012, 09:39 AM
RE: how "rare" are the "ultra rares"
lol theres one rarer than the ultra rare!!!! and yes id love to see upper deck back!
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01-18-2012, 12:31 PM
RE: how "rare" are the "ultra rares"
To heck with the "Super Rare" and the "Ultra Rare". I'd like mine "Well Done".