2001 Studio

Description

2001 Studio is a 200-card set released by Donruss-Playoff. This was the first Studio set after a two-year absence due to the bankruptcy of the line's previous owner Pinnacle Brands. The final fifty cards in the base set make up a Rookie subset, with each Rookie serial-numbered to only 700 copies. Each 18-pack Hobby box could be expected to yield two game-used memorabilia cards, a Rookie subset card, and one 5" X 7" Private Signings autograph packaged as a box-topper.

While the design of the set was in the spirit of 1990s Studio, the $10/pack price tag and the extreme difficulty of collecting a set saddled with 50 "gimmicked" rookies led many collectors to take a pass on this product.

2001 Studio does feature "true" rookies of Ichiro and Albert Pujols; however, most of the other "Rookie" subset cards are of players that had their RCs previous to 2001 or had little impact -- including some who never even played in a Major League game.

Distribution

Hobby: 18 packs plus one Private Signings autograph per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $10).

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	200	-	?
short set	150	-	?
Rookies	50	700	1:18
Proofs	200	25	?
Diamond Collection	47	-	1:18
Diamond Cut Collection	47	75	?
Diamond Collection Autographs	6	25	?
Leather & Lumber	47	-	1:18
Leather & Lumber Combos	47	25	?
Warning Track	34	-	?
Warning Track Off the Wall	35	25	?
Warning Track Autographs	7	25	?
Masterstrokes	28	200	?
Masterstrokes Artist's Proof	28	25	?
Round Trip Tickets	20	25	?
Private Signings 5 X 7	48	varies	one-per-box

Checklist

Base Set

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Rookies

Each Rookie is serial-numbered to 700 copies.

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Parallels

All 200 base cards are available in a Proof parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

Chicago Collection

Collectors who attended the March, 2002 Chicago Sun-Times card show and opened packs of 2001 Studio at Donruss-Playoff's corporate booth would receive a specially-marked "Chicago Collection" parallel. Each Chicago Collection card is serial-numbered to five copies; but only the first 150 base cards were printed.

Autographs & Game-Used

Diamond Collection

Each Diamond Collection (jersey) is also available in a Diamond Cut Collection (jersey patch) parallel, which is serial-numbered to 75 copies. Six players (see below) signed the first 25 copies of their Diamond Cut Collection card.

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Autographs

The following six players signed 25 copies of their Diamond Cut Collection card.

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Leather & Lumber

Each Leather & Lumber card features a piece of a game-used bat and is also available in a Combo parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies. Leather & Lumber Combos have a piece of a bat and either a piece of a batting glove or a baseball.

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Warning Track

Each Warning Track card features a piece of Three Rivers Stadium's outfield wall -- which was demolished after the 2000 season. An Off the Wall parallel serial-numbered to 25 copies is also available.

NOTES:

• Not all players in this set played at Three Rivers Stadium.
• Hank Aaron's card (#WT26) is not in the base Warning Track set; only in the Off the Wall set.

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Autographs

Each Warning Track Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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Masterstrokes

Masterstrokes features both a piece of a game used jersey and a bat. All are serial-numbered to 200 copies with an Artist's Proof parallel (serial-numbered to 25 copies) also available. Six players autographed all 25 of their Artist's Proof cards (see below).

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Artist's Proof Autographs

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Round Trip Tickets

Round Trip Tickets features a piece of Three Rivers Stadium's home plate. Each is serial-numbered to 25 copies. Five cards (#RT7, #RT10, #RT13, #RT18, and #RT19) are all autographed.

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Private Signings 5 X 7

Inserted into each sealed Hobby box as a box topper is a Private Signings autograph. Each card measures 5" X 7".

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