2001 Pre-Parkie Autographs

[caseyjames]

Hey everyone-

I have a question about an apparently unreleased set of Pre-Parkies that was released in 2001. On eBay, seller Doug Laurie sells autographed versions of these cards of some old timers (and some deceased). I was wondering what the story was on this set? Is it legit? Is the seller legit?

I can't seem to find much info and was hoping someone could shed some light on the matter. If they are legit, it would go a long way in my hard-signed autos of HOFer collection.

Cheers!

[reoddai]

If you mean these:
http://i13.ebayimg.com/07/i/001/0d/db/53bb_12.JPG

Then they are legit. Back in the 90's, Dr. Brian Price of ITG wanted to do a Parkhurst set. He started designing cards and collecting autographs. The set fell through and he sold some (back door) and others were re-used.

Here's that same auto re-slabbed into a 04-05 Ultimate card:
http://i.ebayimg.com/21/!Bvor88wEGk~$%28KGrHqR,!jgEv1+0CqBLBMFWBDy9y!~~_12 .JPG

You can also find them as cut autos in other ITG sets. I can't find any to show you right now though, but they exist.

But yup, they are legit, but not officially released except as slabbed cards.

Cheers,
reoddai