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95-96 Select Certified hockey card question

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thirstydeer

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Thursday, July 22, 2021 5:42 PM

I am collecting 95-96 Pinnacle Select Certified cards and traded for #69 Felix Potvin. I noticed on the back of it printed across most of the stats area "S A M P L E". Does anyone know an explanation for that? I traded for a bunch but this is the only one with this 'anomaly'.

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C2Cigars

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Thursday, July 22, 2021 5:48 PM
Not an anomaly, it's a sample. https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/216709/cid/13728531/1995-96-Select-Certified---Samples-69-Felix-Potvin ------------------------------- *Someday my cards may double in value and then be worth half of what I paid for them.*

thirstydeer

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Thursday, July 22, 2021 5:56 PM
Oh it's an insert set of some kind. Got it, thanks. ------------------------------- Made for your enjoyment: check out my user lists ... including my list of hundreds of in-person or through-the-mail autographed hockey cards available for trade/sale!

vrooomed

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Thursday, July 22, 2021 8:12 PM
No, it's a Sample. Like a promo. Not inserted in packs. thirstydeer wrote: Oh it's an insert set of some kind. Got it, thanks. ------------------------------- -- Dan -- Note: Please see my profile for more info regarding trading (section updated 3/4/2024). I have added a large portion of my inventory to the site, and currently have trading turned on (details are in my profile).

thirstydeer

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Friday, July 23, 2021 2:14 AM
So how would one get such a card back when it was released? ------------------------------- Made for your enjoyment: check out my user lists ... including my list of hundreds of in-person or through-the-mail autographed hockey cards available for trade/sale!

suomibear8

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Friday, July 23, 2021 5:49 AM
Likely it was given to a dealer, and hit the secondary market that's way. ------------------------------- ~Aaron~ Please check "My Finnish Flash Collection" to see which cards I am looking for with my PC - willing to trade or buy anything I need. 2,174 unique Teemu cards....and counting (Last updated 22 April 2024) 828+ different Brett cards....and counting

vrooomed

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Friday, July 23, 2021 7:06 AM

Card shops and distributors would gets these, usually a couple months in advance of the release. Sometime card companies sent 1 card, sometimes 2 or 3, and in other cases, 10 or more. It varied from company to company and from product to product.

Then, some of the recipients would have regular customers of certain players (or teams), and when those customers would come in or contact them, they would include them in other sales to the customers (or give them directly - or sell them - there was nothing on or about them stating that they couldn't be sold.)

thirstydeer wrote:

So how would one get such a card back when it was released?

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