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Originally posted by David R:
Wolfie, no one seems to know why certain 1993-1994 SkyBox promos are so tough to find. I can think of these:

Creators Master Series P0
Ultraverse Master Series H1
DC Cosmic Teams P1
Blackball Comics P01 and P02

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Originally posted by promoking:
There are many promos that in the last few years have been purposely short printed and dubbed rare. That's not what I would consider rare! It's an attempt by a manufacturer to reward a good client or to manipulate scarcity through rarefied distribution venues.
Frankly, there is NO difference between these alleged rare promos of which we know the exact number made and any other artificially "limited edition" collectible card.
I am not knocking anyone for wanting to collect these newly minted short printed cards for the pure pleasure of owning one, but I for one will not be sucked in by these marketing techniques especially when it comes to collecting promo cards.
It has been my experience as a collector for over 40 years of varied collectibles including cards, stamps and comic books that most items whose scarcity is extrinsically dictated rather than established by forces outside the control of those who have the most to gain, almost invariably lose their value over time. I would be lying if I did not want, when the time comes, to sell my collection for at least what I invested in it and I wouldn't mind a little profit as well. we all know how passionate we can be about these pieces of cardboard and that most of us spend more money on this hobby than we wish to admit to almost anyone...
So, if you refer back to my original list none of the cards mentioned were intentionally produced for the sole purpose of making them rare, to the best of my knowledge. each was labeled as rare because although there were probably hundreds if not thousands made, due to various but unique circumstances each became rare in its own right. That is the criterion that establishes, in my opinion, rarity.

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Originally posted by David R:
Sometimes you stumble across great promo finds at Philly

Around 2010, I found the unreleased Dr. Who promos by Inkworks in a box for like $2-3 each, along with the unreleased 1960s Lost in Space promo for the 2nd set that never came out

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Originally posted by Kryten67:

The Rarest Promo Set I Know of is 1994's Sandman - "The Endless" SILVER PROMO Chase Set (LIMITED to 50 Sets) Diamond Distributon sent to Dealers who Ordered Large Quantities of This......

I don't have an Image of this set with the SILVER Borders.... Here is the Broze set inserted into Packs

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Originally posted by wolfie:

I don't think there are any promos hiding out there anymore, if they exist they are known about and because of the global selling place called the internet it is fairly easy to see just how often these things come up for sale.

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Originally posted by vampy:
what about the Rittenhouse cards done for the startrek shows for the vip guests
there promos and autos do they class as promos and sometimes theres only 5 to eight handed out, I recently got hold of an unsigned auto card promo for one of the shows ?

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Originally posted by aeolus14ummbra:

I did trade/give out a few of them on the Mego Museum forum