Card Identification Forum

I bought a box of cards on FB Marketplace on a whim (roughly 2500 cards for less than $30 including shipping).  I really didn't expect much even though the ad said "many numbered cards".  It was true, but mostly mid-90's era Collector's Edge cards, etc.  I haven't completely gone thru everything in the box yet, but there are a lot of duplicates and some Promos.  The cards are all football except for a handful (some Ed Belfour hockey promos, a couple basketball cards, and some "women of sport" tennis/softball cards).  For a penny a card, not a bad haul with a dozen or so Browns cards to add to my PC.  Even a 1970's Jack Youngblood 7-11 disc. 

Anyway, one of the cards that grabbed my attention is the one pictured above.  It's identical to the standard 1991 Pinnacle Bryce Paup base card, but there's a blue foil stamp "1 of 1 Exclusive Collection" on it.  As I said, I didn't really pay anything for it, but does anyone know if this is legitimate or who/why someone would stamp it on the card?  Paup had a decent run in the second half of the 1990's with the Bills, but we're not talking about a HOFer here.  

Third party aftermarket.

Kinda what I expected...basically a throw away card for me at this point.  As I said, I paid basically nothing for it, but figured I'd get a second opinion,  Given that the bulk of the cards are in the 1995-1997 range (right during Paup's career peak) I figured someone might have tried to pump up the value of his rookie card by pretending it was somehow rare or unique.  The woman selling the cards clearly just wanted them out of the house and didn't know what she had, and she didn't misrepresent it in any way, so I doubt it was her.  Oh well, I clearly still got my money's worth on the box even if this card ends up in the trash...

Thanks Dan.

Some Packers fan might want it for the novelty. I wouldn't trash it if I were you.

Aftermarket. If it was an expo, buyback or something like that, they would identify what's supposed to be. i.e. "2012 Whatever Expo 1 of 10" or "Rediscover Topps". In that case, it cannot be more vague. It looks to me like someone who would spray paint the word "Ferrari" or "Lexus" on the trunk of an old Hyundai Pony or Geo Metro.

Reminds me of Burbank Sportscards "Gem Collection" marketing scam.

Both are using the same blue foil... Are we getting closer to the source?

What do you have against my "Ferrari" althib? 😜

I'd love to get some of these baseball stamped 1/1 cards some day. Surely someone must have a ton they don't want. I'd even trade some Ebay fake hockey printing plates for them.

Really? 

Burbank did that huh?

Have stamp, will create 1 of 1's

Is this the equivalent of spitting in your own face?

Or maybe a better title would be 

Sales By Any Means Necessary