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Upper Deck, they made a very splashy entrance
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Jack of all Trades

Upper Deck, they madea very splashy entrance into the world of baseballcards, and they...

Upper Deck, they made
a very splashy entrance into the world of baseball
cards, and they took a hot prospect, made him number 1 in their set, and it just sparked a frenzy

Full Transcript

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Upper Deck, they made a very splashy entrance
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into the world of baseball cards,
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and they took a hot prospect,
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made him number 1 in their set,
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and it just sparked a frenzy.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:27
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
R2-G2,5’7 Films

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Movie Summary

An investigative look on the baseball card scandal during the 1990's.
- It's almost like the premium card, - Jack of all Trades 00:17
- It's almost like the premium card,
hey-how-it-going-tom - Jack of all Trades 00:09
hey-how-it-going-tom
- Stu. Yeah, I'm a senior in high school, 17-years-old, - Jack of all Trades 00:09
- Stu. Yeah, I'm a senior in high school, 17-years-old,
- Uh, Upper Deck Card Shop. - So it was actually just - Jack of all Trades 00:05
- Uh, Upper Deck Card Shop. - So it was actually just
And Upper Deck was a trading card company - Jack of all Trades 00:06
And Upper Deck was a trading card company
And in June of '88, they brought me on - Jack of all Trades 00:06
And in June of '88, they brought me on
- You're the guy that actually created - Jack of all Trades 00:06
- You're the guy that actually created
- But there it is, right there, - Jack of all Trades 00:05
- But there it is, right there,
So, I had figured at some point in the '89 season, - Jack of all Trades 00:06
So, I had figured at some point in the '89 season,
You saw, you saw ahead into the future, Griffey was your guy. - Jack of all Trades 00:05
You saw, you saw ahead into the future, Griffey was your guy...
So this is the polaroid picture of the actual slide, - Jack of all Trades 00:11
So this is the polaroid picture of the actual slide,
Back in the day, in '89, - Jack of all Trades 00:14
Back in the day, in '89,
It was a $400 case cost, and as soon as somebody got it, - Jack of all Trades 00:09
It was a $400 case cost, and as soon as somebody got it,
And that ended up allowing them to make more product, - Jack of all Trades 00:08
And that ended up allowing them to make more product,
- So there's a real rumor - Jack of all Trades 00:06
- So there's a real rumor
There's probably at least a million cards of Griffey. - Jack of all Trades 00:04
There's probably at least a million cards of Griffey.
If you want to look up at this sheet, here, - Jack of all Trades 00:08
If you want to look up at this sheet, here,
Somebody could have run a 100-up sheet of an $18 card, - Jack of all Trades 00:11
Somebody could have run a 100-up sheet of an $18 card,
- Yeah, so it's like printing $20 bills, - Jack of all Trades 00:05
- Yeah, so it's like printing $20 bills,
- And if you had 100 $100 bills running at one time, - Jack of all Trades 00:06
- And if you had 100 $100 bills running at one time,