Description

1998 Donruss Preferred is a 200-card set that is probably best remembered for its packaging. Like the previous year's set, it is fractured into the following subsets: Similar to 1996 & 1997 Finest, the set is fractured into 100 "Grand Stand" (steel), 40 "Mezzanine" (Bronze, 1:3/packs), 30 "Club Level" (silver, 1:12), 20 "Field Box" (Gold, 1:23) and 10 "Executive Suite" (platinum, 1:65) cards.

Each five-card pack was distributed in a collectible "tin" box.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 "tins" per box, five cards per "tin" (MSRP: $4.99). Boxes were large gold tins numbered to 199.

Retail: Five cards per "double-wide" tin (MSRP: $5.99). 24 tins per box. Boxes were blue cardboard.

Reviews

http://drewsbbcards.blogspot.com/2011/02/2-quick-boxes-of-1998-donruss-preferred.html

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Total Cards	200	-	5:1	5:1
Grandstand	100	-	4:1	4:1
Mezzanine	40	-	1:6	1:6
Club Box	30	-	1:12	1:12
Field Box	20	-	1:23	1:23
Executive Suite	10	-	1:65	1:65
Preferred Seating	200	-	?	?
Precious Metal	30	50	?	?
Title Waves	30	varies	?	?
Great X-Pectations	26	2700	?	?
Great X-Pectations Die-Cut	26	300	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Ken Griffey, Jr. EX
2 Frank Thomas EX
3 Cal Ripken, Jr. EX
4 Alex Rodriguez EX
5 Greg Maddux EX
6 Mike Piazza EX
7 Chipper Jones EX
8 Tony Gwynn FB
9 Derek Jeter FB
10 Jeff Bagwell EX
11 Juan Gonzalez EX
12 Nomar Garciaparra EX
13 Andruw Jones FB
14 Hideo Nomo FB
15 Roger Clemens FB
16 Mark McGwire FB
17 Scott Rolen FB
18 Vladimir Guerrero FB
19 Barry Bonds FB
20 Darin Erstad FB
21 Albert Belle FB
22 Kenny Lofton FB
23 Mo Vaughn FB
24 Tony Clark FB
25 Ivan Rodriguez FB
26 Larry Walker CB
27 Eddie Murray CB
28 Andy Pettitte CB
29 Roberto Alomar CB
30 Randy Johnson CB
31 Manny Ramirez CB
32 Paul Molitor FB
33 Mike Mussina CB
34 Jim Thome FB
35 Tino Martinez CB
36 Gary Sheffield CB
37 Chuck Knoblauch CB
38 Bernie Williams CB
39 Tim Salmon CB
40 Sammy Sosa CB
41 Wade Boggs ME
42 Will Clark GS
43 Andres Galarraga CB
44 Raul Mondesi CB
45 Rickey Henderson GS
46 Jose Canseco GS
47 Pedro Martinez GS
48 Jay Buhner GS
49 Ryan Klesko GS
50 Barry Larkin CB
51 Charles Johnson GS
52 Tom Glavine GS
53 Edgar Martinez GS
54 Fred McGriff ME
55 Moises Alou GS
56 Dante Bichette CB
57 Jim Edmonds CB
58 Mark Grace ME
59 Chan Ho Park ME
60 Justin Thompson ME
61 John Smoltz ME
62 Craig Biggio CB
63 Ken Caminiti ME
64 Deion Sanders ME
65 Carlos Delgado GS
66 Dave Justice CB
67 J.T. Snow GS
68 Jason Giambi CB
69 Garret Anderson ME
70 Rondell White ME
71 Matt Williams ME
72 Brady Anderson ME
73 Eric Karros GS
74 Javy Lopez GS
75 Pat Hentgen GS
76 Todd Hundley GS
77 Ray Lankford GS
78 Denny Neagle GS
79 Henry Rodriguez GS
80 Sandy Alomar, Jr. ME
81 Rafael Palmeiro ME
82 Robin Ventura GS
83 John Olerud GS
84 Omar Vizquel GS
85 Joe Randa GS
86 Lance Johnson GS
87 Kevin Brown GS
88 Curt Schilling GS
89 Ismael Valdes GS
90 Francisco Cordova GS
91 David Cone GS
92 Paul O'Neill GS
93 Jimmy Key GS
94 Brad Radke GS
95 Kevin Appier GS
96 Al Martin GS
97 Rusty Greer ME
98 Reggie Jefferson GS
99 Ron Coomer GS
100 Vinny Castilla GS
101 Bobby Bonilla ME
102 Eric Young GS
103 Tony Womack GS
104 Jason Kendall GS
105 Jeff Suppan GS
106 Shawn Estes ME
107 Shawn Green GS
108 Edgardo Alfonzo ME
109 Alan Benes ME
110 Bob Higginson GS
111 Mark Grudzielanek GS
112 Wilton Guerrero GS
113 Todd Greene ME
114 Pokey Reese GS
115 Jose Guillen CB
116 Neifi Perez ME
117 Luis Castillo GS
118 Edgar Renteria GS
119 Karim Garcia GS
120 Butch Huskey GS
121 Michael Tucker GS
122 Jason Dickson GS
123 Todd Walker ME
124 Brian Jordan GS
125 Joe Carter GS
126 Matt Morris ME
127 Brett Tomko ME
128 Mike Cameron CB
129 Russ Davis GS
130 Shannon Stewart ME
131 Kevin Orie GS
132 Scott Spiezio GS
133 Brian Giles GS
134 Raul Casanova GS
135 Jose Cruz, Jr. CB
136 Hideki Irabu GS
137 Bubba Trammell GS
138 Richard Hidalgo CB
139 Paul Konerko CB
140 Todd Helton FB
141 Miguel Tejada CB
142 Fernando Tatis ME
143 Ben Grieve FB
144 Travis Lee FB
145 Mark Kotsay CB
146 Eli Marrero ME
147 David Ortiz CB
148 Juan Encarnacion ME
149 Jaret Wright ME
150 Livan Hernandez CB
151 Ruben Rivera GS
152 Brad Fullmer ME
153 Dennis Reyes GS
154 Enrique Wilson ME
155 Todd Dunwoody ME
156 Derrick Gibson ME
157 Aaron Boone ME
158 Ron Wright ME
159 Preston Wilson ME
160 Abraham Nunez GS
161 Shane Monahan GS
162 Carl Pavano GS
163 Derrek Lee GS
164 Jeff Abbott GS
165 Wes Helms ME
166 Brian Rose GS
167 Bobby Estalella GS
168 Ken Griffey, Jr. GS
169 Frank Thomas GS
170 Cal Ripken, Jr. GS
171 Alex Rodriguez GS
172 Greg Maddux GS
173 Mike Piazza GS
174 Chipper Jones GS
175 Tony Gwynn GS
176 Derek Jeter GS
177 Jeff Bagwell GS
178 Juan Gonzalez GS
179 Nomar Garciaparra GS
180 Andruw Jones GS
181 Hideo Nomo GS
182 Roger Clemens GS
183 Mark McGwire GS
184 Scott Rolen GS
185 Barry Bonds GS
186 Darin Erstad GS
187 Mo Vaughn GS
188 Ivan Rodriguez GS
189 Larry Walker ME
190 Andy Pettitte GS
191 Randy Johnson ME
192 Paul Molitor GS
193 Jim Thome GS
194 Tino Martinez ME
195 Gary Sheffield GS
196 Albert Belle GS
197 Jose Cruz, Jr. GS
198 Todd Helton GS
199 Ben Grieve GS
200 Paul Konerko GS

Parallels

Preferred Seating

Inserts

Great X-Pectations

1 Jeff Bagwell / Travis Lee 2700
2 Jose Cruz, Jr. / Ken Griffey, Jr. 2700
3 Larry Walker / Ben Grieve 2700
4 Frank Thomas / Todd Helton 2700
5 Jim Thome / Paul Konerko 2700
6 Alex Rodriguez / Miguel Tejada 2700
7 Greg Maddux / Livan Hernandez 2700
8 Roger Clemens / Jaret Wright 2700
9 Albert Belle / Juan Encarnacion 2700
10 Mo Vaughn / David Ortiz 2700
11 Manny Ramirez / Mark Kotsay 2700
12 Tim Salmon / Brad Fullmer 2700
13 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Fernando Tatis 2700
14 Hideo Nomo / Hideki Irabu 2700
15 Mike Piazza / Todd Greene 2700
16 Gary Sheffield / Richard Hidalgo 2700
17 Paul Molitor / Darin Erstad 2700
18 Ivan Rodriguez / Eli Marrero 2700
19 Ken Caminiti / Todd Walker 2700
20 Tony Gwynn / Jose Guillen 2700
21 Derek Jeter / Nomar Garciaparra 2700
22 Chipper Jones / Scott Rolen 2700
23 Juan Gonzalez / Andruw Jones 2700
24 Barry Bonds / Vladimir Guerrero 2700
25 Mark McGwire / Tony Clark 2700
26 Bernie Williams / Mike Cameron 2700

Precious Metals

1 Ken Griffey, Jr. P
2 Frank Thomas P
3 Cal Ripken, Jr. P
4 Alex Rodriguez P
5 Greg Maddux P
6 Mike Piazza P
7 Chipper Jones P
8 Tony Gwynn G
9 Derek Jeter G
10 Jeff Bagwell P
11 Juan Gonzalez P
12 Nomar Garciaparra P
13 Andruw Jones G
14 Hideo Nomo G
15 Roger Clemens G
16 Mark McGwire G
17 Scott Rolen G
18 Barry Bonds G
19 Darin Erstad G
20 Kenny Lofton G
21 Mo Vaughn G
22 Ivan Rodriguez G
23 Randy Johnson S
24 Paul Molitor G
25 Jose Cruz, Jr. S
26 Paul Konerko S
27 Todd Helton G
28 Ben Grieve G
29 Travis Lee G
30 Mark Kotsay S

Title Waves

1 Nomar Garciaparra 1997
2 Scott Rolen 1997
3 Roger Clemens 1997
4 Gary Sheffield 1997
5 Jeff Bagwell 1997
6 Cal Ripken, Jr. 1997
7 Frank Thomas 1997
8 Ken Griffey, Jr. 1997
9 Larry Walker 1997
10 Derek Jeter 1996
11 Juan Gonzalez 1996
12 Bernie Williams 1996
13 Andruw Jones 1996
14 Andy Pettitte 1996
15 Ivan Rodriguez 1996
16 Alex Rodriguez 1996
17 Mark McGwire 1996
18 Andres Galarraga 1996
19 Hideo Nomo 1995
20 Mo Vaughn 1995
21 Randy Johnson 1995
22 Chipper Jones 1995
23 Greg Maddux 1995
24 Manny Ramirez 1995
25 Tony Gwynn 1995
26 Albert Belle 1995
27 Kenny Lofton 1995
28 Mike Piazza 1993
29 Paul Molitor 1993
30 Barry Bonds 1993

Tins

Tin Packs

Each five-card Hobby pack came packaged in one of 24 collectible tins. A few tins will have the words "Preferred Honor" on the front; however, they do not contain different cards. Each tin is available in the following versions.

Green

Silver (serial-numbered to 999)

Gold (serial-numbered to 199)

Tin Boxes

Each 24-tin Hobby box was packaged in one of 24 oversized tins, which parallel the smaller tin packs and are available in the following versions.

Green (serial-numbered to 999 lids)

Gold (serial-numbered to 199 lids)

1 Todd Helton
2 Ben Grieve
3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
4 Alex Rodriguez
5 Greg Maddux
6 Mike Piazza
7 Chipper Jones
8 Travis Lee
9 Derek Jeter
10 Jeff Bagwell
11 Juan Gonzalez
12 Mark McGwire
13 Hideo Nomo
14 Roger Clemens
15 Andruw Jones
16 Paul Molitor
17 Vladimir Guerrero
18 Jose Cruz, Jr.
19 Nomar Garciaparra
20 Scott Rolen
21 Ken Griffey, Jr.
22 Larry Walker
23 Frank Thomas
24 Tony Gwynn

Double-Wide Tins

The retail version of 1998 Donruss Preferred was packaged in a plain corrugated cardboard box, with 24 "Double-Wide" tins per box. The checklist and player images used are identical to that of the Hobby tin packs, but the retail Double-Wide packs paired up two players at a time.

9 Vladimir Guerrero / Jose Cruz
8 Andruw Jones / Paul Molitor
7 Hideo Nomo / Roger Clemens
6 Juan Gonzalez / Mark McGwire
5 Derek Jeter / Jeff Bagwell
4 Chipper Jones / Travis Lee
1 Todd Helton / Ben Grieve
2 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Alex Rodriguez
3 Greg Maddux / Mike Piazza
10 Nomar Garciaparra / Scott Rolen
11 Ken Griffey, Jr.
12 Tony Gwynn / Frank Thomas