The Rarest NBL card ever to exist

[Coopz05]

For those who don't know the story; '92 Stops were the very first ever NBL set released.

They were only released for sale for a single day, before they recalled ALL the boxes in Australia and removed all #55 Tiny Pinder's after Pinder launched legal action.

I've only ever seen 3x Tiny's in 20yrs with less than 100 known to have been pulled, with far less than that, believed to have survived to now.

Anyway, needless to say, this is the most expensive base card I have ever purchased, but it does complete my 1992 Stops set

 

[OutlawNinja]

Damn nice effort mate.

 

[rishgoon]

Nice one. Did Pinder himself launch legal action though? Or did the NBL pull the card after he got locked up?

 

[Coopz05]

@rishgoon interesting thought...

Well, they never removed any Al Green's over the years, so its doubtful.

 

[wjrwebber]

Didn't he get busted for kiddy fiddling or something?

 

[rishgoon]

Didn't he get busted for kiddy fiddling or something?

Nah was rape from memory.

 

[skip20]

Good one mate - I have something rare on its way to you as we speak! ;-)

 

[penny collector]

That is an awesome effort not only hunting that down but completing that set!!

 

[NBASIMMO]

good job coopz, out of curiosity - what price ballpark was it?

 

[IfIcouldbelikeChauncey]

If my memory serves me correctly, I think he got busted for being a "peeping tom". I could be wrong on this though

 

[Glayam20]

Awesome!

 

[Coopz05]

If my memory serves me correctly, I think he got busted for being a "peeping tom". I could be wrong on this though

Nope. That's Al Green.

It breaks my heart that 'peeping tom' is what 99% of the population think of, when they hear Al's name. He is one of the best imports to ever lace up his boots in this country, and paved the way for most great imports that followed him

 

[KB.]

Love the story behind this addition mate.

 

[benjones1842]

Hey guys, I'm new here and acquired a few packs of the 92 nbl stops.
would the tiny pinder be likely to be in them?
The rear of the pack says to send a money order to claim the Perth back to back card as well as the logo card. I believe after the recall these 2 cards came part of the set in packs purchased.

 

[Coopz05]

Unfortunately not. All unopened packs and boxes were returned to stops to have all the Pinders removed.

Trust me, Ive bought numerous boxes over the years just in case

Never a Tiny to be seen. But heaps of the back to backs and logo cards in their place

 

[benjones1842]

[QUOTEthought05, post: 1651360, member: 8231"]Unfortunately not. All unopened packs and boxes were returned to stops to have all the Pinders removed.

Trust me, Ive bought numerous boxes over the years just in case

Never a Tiny to be seen. But heaps of the back to backs and logo cards in their place[/QUOTE]
Ok, i yhought

 

[benjones1842]

Ok that sux cause i have 78 unopened packs in the original box.
I honestly thought they'd be there cause of the money order note on the rear stating they'd send you the other 2 cards but anyways, $40 for 80 packs is still not a bad pickup.