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Quick: When’s the last time a Rookie Card of an offensive lineman sold for more than $450?
That’s a rhetorical question, of course, but chances are it’s never happened. Welcome to the wonderful world of 2011 Playoff Contenders Football Rookie Tickets Short Prints. To be sure, there’s likely not a more astute collection of collectors on the planet than the one that builds Playoff Contenders Football sets every year.
So not long after the 2011 edition released a few weeks ago, Playoff Contenders enthusiasts wasted little time in identifying the Rookie Ticket RC of Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyron Smith as one of the shortest SPs in the set. How else to explain one selling in late February for the staggering sum of $475? Others have sold for $427.50, $416.12 and $374.95, making the one that closed at $267 on February 23 seem like a bargain.
The fact of the matter is that Smith’s is the shortest RC in the set with a print run of just 23 total copies.
What follows is Panini America’s official list of Rookie Ticket Short Prints limited to 400 copies or less that were randomly inserted in 2011 Playoff Contenders Football. Take a look:
#185 Tyron Smith, Dallas Cowboys — 23
#140 Jeremy Kerley, New York Jets — 82
#102 Aaron williams, Buffalo Bills — 99
#115 Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers — 99
#116 Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints — 99
#118 Cecil Shorts III, Jacksonville Jaguars — 99
#119 Charles Clay, Miami Dolphins — 99
#128 DeMarco Sampson, Arizona Cardinals — 99
#146 Julius Thomas, Denver Broncos — 99
#155 Jake Ballard, New York Giants — 99
#160 Nathan Enderle, Chicago Bears — 99
#162 Owen Marecic, Cleveland Browns — 99
#187 Weslye Saunders, Pittsburgh Steelers — 99
#196 Jacquian Williams, New York Giants — 99
#106 Aldon Smith, San Francisco 49ers — 102
#103 Adrian Clayborn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 114
#148 Kealoha Pilares, Carolina Panthers — 127
#157 Martez Wilson, New Orleans Saints — 134
#179 Stephen Burton, Minnesota Vikings — 140
#161 Niles Paul, Washington Redskins — 152
#122 D.J. Williams, Green Bay Packers — 171
#141 Jimmy Smith, Baltimore Ravens — 173
#105 Akeem Ayers, Tennessee Titans — 188
#171 Ronald Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles — 192
#183 Tyler Sash, New York Giants — 193
#135 Greg McElroy, New York Jets — 204
#165 Prince Amukamara, New York Giants — 213
#130 Dion Lewis, Philadelphia Eagles — 224
#151 Lance Kendricks, St. Louis Rams — 298
#167 Rahim Moore, Denver Broncos — 316
#199 Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals — 343
#163 Phil Taylor, Cleveland Browns — 371
* Bolded lines indicate cards were inserted as redemptions
You can find additional coverage of 2011 Playoff Contenders Football SPs and variations here:
Panini America Asks: What’s the Difference Between these 2011 Playoff Contenders RCs?
Panini America Unveils the Remaining 2011 Playoff Contenders Football RC Variations
SP Reveal: 2011 Playoff Contenders Football Rookie Ticket Variations & Rookie Ink
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