Seguin Cup 99s Different Colour Autos

[johnferguson12]

How many silver autos, blue autos, and other colours are there for the 10-11 Seguin Cup /99? Are there 25 silver autos?

Thanks,

John F

[creasecollector]

No idea if there were print runs associated with the colour of ink. Could be just a random occurrence. Maybe he needed to switch up the sharpie?

[sjw241]

I forget where I read it, but supposedly the blue autos are rarer than the silver. Not a helpful post I know, but I did read it somewhere.

[bdiam]

Of the /99 Sequin Cup RC's, (23) are signed in Silver, while the remaining (76) are signed in the standard Blue Ink.

I believe that both the Hall /99 and the Eberle /99 were "Redemptions" (or at least a large majority were), so given the choice of having Sequin also appear as a redemption, was not an option that UD wanted. He signed all of his Rainbow RC's /19 in Blue and the majority of the /99 in Blue as well, so for once, UD made a smart choice and allowed the silver exceptions to also be inserted, as opposed to having 3/6 RC's /99 in their premier product be redemptions. At least, this is what I recall reading back when.

[Zorro]

Of the /99 Sequin Cup RC's, (23) are signed in Silver, while the remaining (76) are signed in the standard Blue Ink.

I believe that both the Hall /99 and the Eberle /99 were "Redemptions" (or at least a large majority were), so given the choice of having Sequin also appear as a redemption, was not an option that UD wanted. He signed all of his Rainbow RC's /19 in Blue and the majority of the /99 in Blue as well, so for once, UD made a smart choice and allowed the silver exceptions to also be inserted, as opposed to having 3/6 RC's /99 in their premier product be redemptions. At least, this is what I recall reading back when.

So the silver autos was not something that UD wanted to happen? You'd think that such a company would make sure that all autos are the same colour (if that's their intention). I think they can afford to give the player a stack of blue sharpies lol

[gomaz]

Rarity aside, the blue auto'd versions are waaaaay nicer than the silver. I would never want one with the silver auto in my PC. Same for the few guys in 03-04 Premier who also had silver autos (Bergeron I think).

By my account, the fact that the silvers exist means that the blue are rarer than they would otherwise be and therefore makes them more valuable (because you have to avoid the silvers), at least by my thinking.

[RGM81]

So the silver autos was not something that UD wanted to happen? You'd think that such a company would make sure that all autos are the same colour (if that's their intention). I think they can afford to give the player a stack of blue sharpies lol

They can give them any colour Sharpie they want. If a player grabs a particular pen and is going with it, he's going to go with it. I've worked many an autograph session and sometimes you have to stop the guy from signing to get him to switch over to a different pen.

[bdiam]

So the silver autos was not something that UD wanted to happen? You'd think that such a company would make sure that all autos are the same colour (if that's their intention). I think they can afford to give the player a stack of blue sharpies lol

I wasn't there, so I don't know what actually happened but in addition to the RC /99 and the Rainbow RC /19, Sequin also signed Honorable Numbers inserts and likely Signature Patches inserts(?), so it's conceivable that UD gave him a couple of pens and that he ran them dry or perhaps one or two of them were blotchy? Rather then "mailing it in" like many players do, he wanted to fulfill his obligation and thus, finished-up his commitment by signing a few inserts in Silver.

As I posted earlier, with two of the RC's /99 already being redemptions, having a few Silver versions inserted into the packs, was a much better business decision then having another RC /99 be a redemption.

I haven't tracked sales of late but for the first 3-4 years, the Silver autographs have always brought more then the Blue versions. If you look at the rarity of a Cup RC /99 for starters and then think about the fact that a Silver autograph is only /23, that is a considerably rarer card to have in your collection.

I will also add that unlike many players, Sequin actually has respect for the hobby and the people who participate in it. I had never known this until I saw a clip where the Stars actually use him on "allot" of their promotions and fan interactions - he's great with people and will take pictures and sign whatever he is given. The Bruins made Claude Julien happy by trading a franchise player - now they have (3) number two centers, a jerk of a coach and no #1 center - genius!

[rinkrathobbies]

I wasn't there, so I don't know what actually happened but in addition to the RC /99 and the Rainbow RC /19, Sequin also signed Honorable Numbers inserts and likely Signature Patches inserts(?), so it's conceivable that UD gave him a couple of pens and that he ran them dry or perhaps one or two of them were blotchy? Rather then "mailing it in" like many players do, he wanted to fulfill his obligation and thus, finished-up his commitment by signing a few inserts in Silver.

As I posted earlier, with two of the RC's /99 already being redemptions, having a few Silver versions inserted into the packs, was a much better business decision then having another RC /99 be a redemption.

I haven't tracked sales of late but for the first 3-4 years, the Silver autographs have always brought more then the Blue versions. If you look at the rarity of a Cup RC /99 for starters and then think about the fact that a Silver autograph is only /23, that is a considerably rarer card to have in your collection.

I will also add that unlike many players, Sequin actually has respect for the hobby and the people who participate in it. I had never known this until I saw a clip where the Stars actually use him on "allot" of their promotions and fan interactions - he's great with people and will take pictures and sign whatever he is given. The Bruins made Claude Julien happy by trading a franchise player - now they have (3) number two centers, a jerk of a coach and no #1 center - genius!

The Seguin blue ink versions sell for considerably more than the silver ones.

[creasecollector]

I'd like my cards w/blue ink usually. For it looks a lot nicer (depending on the card, obviously), but the blue seems to be the go-to colour, especially for those Cup RPA's. Rarity aside though, each collector has a preference if more than one colour is availible I guess.