1999-2000 Stadium Club

[EwingisKing]

I am a bit confused on this issue. I have these three cards, but my list doesn't make sense, unless the card SN#/25 is missing from my master list. Question is- Top card is the Chrome Refractor ($5 book price), Second card is the First Day Issue ($15 BV) and third card can only be the Chrome First Day Issue Refractor however- it doesn't say FDI on the front???? I have had this card for some time so I do not think it was a fake, but who knows. Any help on this? Off topic-why can't I hit enter to make a new paragraph?

[pwaldo]

Don't really know but this auction has the first day issue stamp on the #D/25:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-00-STAD...p2047675.l2557

Could somebody have just taken a regular refractor and then using a machine stamp it #D to 25 on the back? Or is the refractor gold? Can't tell from the scan.

[EwingisKing]

I guess anything is possible. I am not sure if these refractors are supposed to be "gold", it doesn't have it in my master list description, and searches for other 1999-2000 TSC FDI refractors do not say "gold" And if it is a fake, they did an excellent job putting the serial number exactly where it is supposed to go. Thanks for your insight, appreciate it.

[pwaldo]

I guess anything is possible. I am not sure if these refractors are supposed to be "gold", it doesn't have it in my master list description, and searches for other 1999-2000 TSC FDI refractors do not say "gold" And if it is a fake, they did an excellent job putting the serial number exactly where it is supposed to go. Thanks for your insight, appreciate it.

My mistake. It isn't a gold parallel. I was thinking of something else.

These 2 examples have the FDI marking (though it is tough to see in the scans):

http://www.comc.com/Cards/Basketball...Thomas/1527172

http://www.comc.com/Cards/Basketball...n_TRAN/1527295

If there is no other difference other than the stamp on the front then it might be a fake if these sell for a lot. If not I can't see somebody going through that trouble for nothing though.

[EwingisKing]

Well, the last Ewing FDI refractor went for $180. However, I had this for some time and if I paid for it, it wasn't more than $20. So either it is fake and I missed the specifics, or it is an error. Again, thanks, this helps. Will just sell it as a regular refractor.