2010 Bandai Owners League 03 Baseball Forum

I've done some rudimentary searching online and not found any information on this, so I figured I would post a forum item and see if anyone has some knowledge of it before I go to far entering into the database. <P>

These cards are numbered on the back as follows:  "OL0x yyy/zzz", where x is the series of the set, yyy is the card number represented in three digits (so card #17 is 017), and zzz is the total number of cards in that series.  Series 3 has 180 cards, and card number 25 is Tatsuro Iwasaki.  So I have that card, and on the back it is numbered "OL03 025/180"...life is grand. <P>

But then I also have that card and on the back it is numbered "OL03 025/180C".  Amongst the four series of cards that year, I have several with this C distinction.  Before I just list it as a variant for the few cards I have, I figured I would reach out to the community and see if anyone has any knowledge.  I'll also try to PM some of the folks who have some cards in this set already and direct them to this entry to see if they have any idea about it.  <P>

Any thoughts from the group?  <P>

--Kent

Received this message back from my friend:

"I believe the C just designates it as a black border. There are no parallels in the OL sets as far as I know. So there should be no other OL03 025 card. There are some other subsets which continue the same numbering (Ramirez is 003 but is an ST card) and some inserts (the Legend inserts have an L prefix: OL03L001 for example). There are also promo sets and the Masters series but those have unique numbering too. "

Well, thank you for the info, but I don't think it quite matches up.  I can confirm that there are black border and white border cards within each series, but I see no evidence that the same player/card is available in both colors.  It's just that they took half the cards and made them white, I think, and the other half they made black. And the numbering on both colors follows the same format I used above, without a C at the end.

And I definitely have--as one example--a card numbered "OL01 187/240" and another numbered "OL01 187/240C". Both with black border, same player, same photo, etc.  Now most of the card is in Japanese lettering, which is not in my wheelhouse, but from what I can see the only differences on the two cards are a)the number I typed above having a C at the end, and b)the code that players are supposed to enter into their computer/phone to play the game; that entry code is different on every card printed, of course.  

I don't have any inserts for these sets, so I don't know about those.  I just have the "normal" cards and the "cards with a C".

If your friend knows of any resources I could investigate, let me know please.  I'll try to dig some more, as well.  I may even try reaching out to Bandai.

Thanks, both to you and your friend.

Kent

Im looking at my Owners League copies of Lee Seung Yeop but myine are straight forward.  I dont have any with a C at the end.  Ill also look to see what I can find.  I also asked DaClyde for his advice. 

Not a clue what the suffix means.  I checked all of my cards, and none have it.  I'll have to go digging around on Bandai's website or on Yahoo Auctions.