2001 Donruss ANNIVERSARY ORIGINALS BOX TOPPER Gary Sheffield Graded Rookie Card

Description: Offered here is a tough-to-find box topper coming out of 2001 Donruss. After a near 3-year absence, the Donruss brand was resurrected by Playoff, once they obtained MLB licensing, after purchasing the Donruss/Leaf names in bankruptcy court from the defunct Pinnacle Corp. Once cleared to produce baseball cards, Playoff started working on a grand re-introduction of the ‘Donruss’ name. Not only did they produce a set for 2001, but they also retroactively produced limited sets for the missing years 1999 and 2000, whose cards would be sealed within packs of 2001 product. In addition, to observe the 20th Anniversary of the Donruss brand, Playoff repurchased previously released Donruss Rookie Cards on the secondary market. Those cards were sent to Beckett for grading, were slabbed, then inserted into 2001 Donruss Hobby boxes, as a box topper. Sadly, whatever points Playoff earned for ‘creativity’ they lost for ‘execution’, due to poor card quality selection, with most graded scores coming back in the 7 To 8 range. But still, the idea was forward thinking and unique in the Industry. Each Buy-Back can be identified by Beckett’s label for each graded card designating it as “2001 DONRUSS ANNIV. ORIGINALS.” This is the 1989 Donruss Rookies RC of Gary Sheffield. As you can see from the photos it graded out as NM-MT+ 8.5, with sub-grades on the back. If you are a fan of Sheffield, or of originals ideas within the Hobby, this might be something for you! Thank you for looking at my listing. Item will be wrapped securely, and shipped in a padded mailer. U.S. bidders only, please. Standard shipping rate is $4.95. Of course, we do offer combined shipping for those who can't buy just one! Just add .50 for each item, after the initial charge, for auctions closing within a 48-hour period.

Price: 9.99 USD

Location: Azusa, California

End Time: 2024-12-07T06:37:34.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD