1996 Select Certified - Revision history

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Inter-League Preview

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	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Inter-League-Preview/6/Derek-Jeter-Rey-Ordonez.jpg?id=0da53c19-9bfa-4a9a-bef2-78b132157de7&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Inter-League-Preview/6/Derek-Jeter-Rey-Ordonez.jpg?id=0da53c19-9bfa-4a9a-bef2-78b132157de7&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	This 25-card set featured hypothetical match-ups fans could look forward to when Inter-League Play began in 1997. ~~Additional copies~~ of cards ~~#7 and #8~~ were distributed as promos with the word "SAMPLE" printed on ~~them~~.		This 25-card set featured hypothetical match-ups fans could look forward to when Inter-League Play began in 1997. Samples of all 25 cards were distributed as promos with the word "SAMPLE" printed on the back.

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Insertion Ratios

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	\|[[#Base_Set\|Base]]\|\|144\|\|50,991*\|\|6:1		\|[[#Base_Set\|Base]]\|\|144\|\|50,991*\|\|6:1
	\|-		\|-
	\|Certified Red\|\|144\|\|1~~,800~~*\|\|1:5		\|Certified Red\|\|144\|\|1800*\|\|1:5
			\|-
			\|Artist's Proof\|\|144\|\|500*\|\|1:18
	\|-		\|-
	\|Certified Blue\|\|144\|\|180*\|\|1:50		\|Certified Blue\|\|144\|\|180*\|\|1:50
	\|-
	~~\|Artist's Proof\|\|144\|\|500*\|\|1:18~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|Mirror Red\|\|144\|\|90\|\|1:100		\|Mirror Red\|\|144\|\|90\|\|1:100
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	\|Mirror Gold\|\|144\|\|30\|\|1:300		\|Mirror Gold\|\|144\|\|30\|\|1:300
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[#Select_Few\|Select Few]]\|\|18\|\|~~1,200~~*\|\|1:60		\|[[#Select_Few\|Select Few]]\|\|18\|\|1200*\|\|1:60
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[#Inter-League_Preview\|Inter-League Preview]]\|\|25\|\|~~1,234~~*\|\|1:42		\|[[#Inter-League_Preview\|Inter-League Preview]]\|\|25\|\|1234*\|\|1:42
	\|}		\|}

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Parallels

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	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Blue/93/Pedro-Martinez.jpg?id=46e7b52f-595f-4de8-aa44-1674b761c81f&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Blue/93/Pedro-Martinez.jpg?id=46e7b52f-595f-4de8-aa44-1674b761c81f&size=original&side=front&.jpg
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Gold/118/John-Wasdin.jpg?id=d4e57278-63ae-4280-8890-fc88525a982d&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Gold/118/John-Wasdin.jpg?id=d4e57278-63ae-4280-8890-fc88525a982d&size=original&side=front&.jpg
	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Gold/118/John-Wasdin.jpg?id=d4e57278-63ae-4280-8890-fc88525a982d&size=original&side=back&.jpg<br />~~

	* Certified Red (limited to 1800 copies)		* Certified Red (limited to 1800 copies)

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	~~[[File:96scbox.jpg\|frame\|1996 Select Certified Box]]~~

	=Description=		=Description=

	1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996. This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow"]].		1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996. This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow"]].

	This set is one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.		'96 Select Certified also redefined the standard for rarity for subsequent baseball card sets - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands. However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed ''and'' drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified\|a year prior]]. As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that gave rise to cards numbered to ten, five, or one (e.g., [[1997_Flair_Showcase#Masterpiece\|Flair Masterpieces]]).

	~~This set~~ also redefined the standard for rarity for subsequent baseball card sets - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands. However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed ''and'' drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified\|a year prior]]. As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that gave rise to cards numbered to 10, 5, or 1 (e.g., [[1997_Flair_Showcase#Masterpiece\|Flair Masterpieces]]).

	=Distribution=		=Distribution=
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	==Base Set==		==Base Set==

	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base/61/Edgar-Martinez.jpg?id=cdb5f776-a9fa-4132-8b73-9c6061856ae5&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base/61/Edgar-Martinez.jpg?id=cdb5f776-a9fa-4132-8b73-9c6061856ae5&size=original&side=front&.jpg
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base/61/Edgar-Martinez.jpg?id=cdb5f776-a9fa-4132-8b73-9c6061856ae5&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base/61/Edgar-Martinez.jpg?id=cdb5f776-a9fa-4132-8b73-9c6061856ae5&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1996) AND (setname = 'Select Certified');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1996) AND (setname = 'Select Certified') AND (num < 100);
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>
	==~~Parallels~~==		==='96 Rookies===

	~~All 144 base cards are available in the following parallels~~:		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base/100/Derek-Jeter.jpg?id=a25089f3-2c5c-478b-8e44-9c2beff4aeb2&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base/100/Derek-Jeter.jpg?id=a25089f3-2c5c-478b-8e44-9c2beff4aeb2&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	* '''Certified ~~Red''~~' (~~limited to 1,800 copies~~)		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	~~https:~~/~~/img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Red/44/Shawn-Green.jpg?id~~=~~29b3a843-995b-4b58-a195-869bfb182fad&size~~=~~original&side~~=~~front&.jpg~~		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1996) AND (setname = 'Select Certified') AND (num BETWEEN 100 AND 134);
	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Red/44/Shawn-Green.jpg?id~~=~~29b3a843-995b-4b58-a195-869bfb182fad&size~~=~~original&side~~=~~back&.jpg~~		</sql2wiki>
			===Pastime Power===

			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base/139/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=a6326c0c-648c-4640-86e0-1eeb3cf45867&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base/139/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=a6326c0c-648c-4640-86e0-1eeb3cf45867&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	* '''Certified ~~Blue''~~' (~~limited to 180 copies~~)		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	~~https:~~/~~/img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Blue/134/Ruben-Rivera.jpg?id~~=~~37f28705-95c1-4c96-b795-faee380c7160&size=original&side=front&.jpg~~		SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1996) AND (setname = 'Select Certified') AND (num > 134);
	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Blue/134/Ruben-Rivera.jpg?id~~=~~37f28705-95c1-4c96-b795-faee380c7160&size~~=~~original&side~~=~~back&.jpg~~		</sql2wiki>
			==Parallels==

			All 144 base cards are available in the following parallels:

	* '''Artist's Proof''' (limited to 500 copies)		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Red/44/Shawn-Green.jpg?id=29b3a843-995b-4b58-a195-869bfb182fad&size=original&side=front&.jpg
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Artists-Proof/120/Chan-Ho-Park.jpg?id=270154ff-773a-457e-a447-330a757f11bb&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Artists-Proof/120/Chan-Ho-Park.jpg?id=270154ff-773a-457e-a447-330a757f11bb&size=original&side=front&.jpg
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---~~Artists-Proof~~/~~120~~/~~Chan-Ho~~-~~Park~~.jpg?id=~~270154ff~~-~~773a~~-~~457e~~-~~a447~~-~~330a757f11bb~~&size=original&side=~~back~~&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Blue/134/Ruben-Rivera.jpg?id=37f28705-95c1-4c96-b795-faee380c7160&size=original&side=front&.jpg


	* '''Mirror Red''' (limited to 90 copies)
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Red/40/Travis-Fryman.jpg?id=12ba9f34-2fff-4de2-8a60-348da9c823a6&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Red/40/Travis-Fryman.jpg?id=12ba9f34-2fff-4de2-8a60-348da9c823a6&size=original&side=front&.jpg
	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Red/40/Travis-Fryman.jpg?id=12ba9f34-2fff-4de2-8a60-348da9c823a6&size=original&side=back&.jpg~~


	* '''Mirror Blue''' (limited to 45 copies)
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Blue/93/Pedro-Martinez.jpg?id=46e7b52f-595f-4de8-aa44-1674b761c81f&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Blue/93/Pedro-Martinez.jpg?id=46e7b52f-595f-4de8-aa44-1674b761c81f&size=original&side=front&.jpg
	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Blue/93/Pedro-Martinez.jpg?id=46e7b52f-595f-4de8-aa44-1674b761c81f&size=original&side=back&.jpg~~


	* '''Mirror Gold''' (limited to 30 copies)
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Gold/118/John-Wasdin.jpg?id=d4e57278-63ae-4280-8890-fc88525a982d&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Gold/118/John-Wasdin.jpg?id=d4e57278-63ae-4280-8890-fc88525a982d&size=original&side=front&.jpg
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Gold/118/John-Wasdin.jpg?id=d4e57278-63ae-4280-8890-fc88525a982d&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---Mirror-Gold/118/John-Wasdin.jpg?id=d4e57278-63ae-4280-8890-fc88525a982d&size=original&side=back&.jpg<br />

	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-~~Certified~~-Edition---Base---~~Mirror~~-Gold/144/Ryan-Klesko.jpg?id=e2fa2c17-d864-42d8-b9bf-7effbae0e960&size=original&side=front&.jpg~~		* Certified Red (limited to 1800 copies)
	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Select-Certified-Edition---Base---~~Mirror-Gold~~/144/Ryan-Klesko.jpg?id=e2fa2c17-d864-42d8-b9bf-7effbae0e960&size=original&side=back&.jpg~~		* Artist's Proof (limited to 500 copies)
			* Certified Blue (limited to 180 copies)
			* Mirror Red (limited to 90 copies)
			* Mirror Blue (limited to 45 copies)
			* Mirror Gold (limited to 30 copies)

	Although the cards are not serial-numbered, many collectors believe that the announced production figures are accurate.		'''NOTE:''' Although the cards are not serial-numbered, many collectors believe that the announced production figures are accurate.

	==Inserts==		==Inserts==

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Distribution

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	20 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99).		20 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99).

	Based on the insertion odds for the Mirror parallels, there were a total of 3,~~240~~ boxes distributed.		Based on the insertion odds for the Mirror parallels, there were a total of 64,800 boxes distributed.

	=Insertion Ratios=		=Insertion Ratios=

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Description

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	1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996. This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow"]].		1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996. This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow"]].

	~~Further, this~~ set is ~~also~~ one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.		This set is one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.

	This set also redefined the standard for rarity for subsequent baseball card sets - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands. However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed ''and'' drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified\|a year prior]]. As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that gave rise to cards numbered to 10, 5, or 1 (e.g., [[1997_Flair_Showcase#Masterpiece\|Flair Masterpieces]]).		This set also redefined the standard for rarity for subsequent baseball card sets - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands. However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed ''and'' drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified\|a year prior]]. As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that gave rise to cards numbered to 10, 5, or 1 (e.g., [[1997_Flair_Showcase#Masterpiece\|Flair Masterpieces]]).

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Description

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	=Description=		=Description=

	1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996. This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow."]]		1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996. This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow"]].

	Further, this set is also one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.		Further, this set is also one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.

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Description

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	=Description=		=Description=

	1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996.		1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996. This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow."]]

	~~This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow."]]~~ Further, this set is also one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.		Further, this set is also one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.

	This set also redefined the standard for rarity for subsequent baseball card sets - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands. However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed ''and'' drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified\|a year prior]]. As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that gave rise to cards numbered to 10, 5, or 1 (e.g., [[1997_Flair_Showcase#Masterpiece\|Flair Masterpieces]]).		This set also redefined the standard for rarity for subsequent baseball card sets - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands. However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed ''and'' drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified\|a year prior]]. As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that gave rise to cards numbered to 10, 5, or 1 (e.g., [[1997_Flair_Showcase#Masterpiece\|Flair Masterpieces]]).

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Description

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	This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow."]] Further, this set is also one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.		This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow."]] Further, this set is also one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.

	This set also redefined the standard for rarity for ~~all~~ baseball sets ~~up to modern day~~ - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands. However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed ''and'' drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified\|a year prior]]. As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that gave rise to cards numbered to 10, 5, or 1 (e.g., [[1997_Flair_Showcase#Masterpiece\|Flair Masterpieces]]).		This set also redefined the standard for rarity for subsequent baseball card sets - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands. However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed ''and'' drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified\|a year prior]]. As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that gave rise to cards numbered to 10, 5, or 1 (e.g., [[1997_Flair_Showcase#Masterpiece\|Flair Masterpieces]]).

	=Distribution=		=Distribution=

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	1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996.		1996 Select Certified was a 144-card hobby-only set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996.

	This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow."]] Further, this set is also one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards ~~was founded~~ from this set.		This set contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to [[Rainbow\|"chase the rainbow."]] Further, this set is also one of the most influential in the baseball Hobby because it was the first set that introduced very low print run parallels, which in turn generated an immense following and high-end prices on the secondary market for the various parallel singles due to extreme demand that still exists today. The Modern Hobby practice of producing multiple colored parallels of base cards spawned from this set.

	This set also redefined the standard for rarity for all baseball sets up to modern day - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands. However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed ''and'' drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified\|a year prior]]. As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that ~~spawned~~ cards ~~that were~~ numbered to 10, 5, or 1 (e.g., [[1997_Flair_Showcase#Masterpiece\|Flair Masterpieces]]).		This set also redefined the standard for rarity for all baseball sets up to modern day - up to the time this set was released, only a handful of inserts/parallels had either announced print runs or serial-numbering, which ranged from the high hundreds to high thousands. However, '96 Select Certified pushed the envelope by limiting the number of boxes distributed ''and'' drastically limiting the availability of all parallels, especially its Mirror parallels, which successfully contributed to establishment of the brand as a super-premium one, as intended [[1995 Select Certified\|a year prior]]. As a result, this set could be viewed as the impetus for the low serial numbering/print run craze that soon followed and harmoniously coincided with the "Insert Mania" wave of the mid-to-late 1990s that gave rise to cards numbered to 10, 5, or 1 (e.g., [[1997_Flair_Showcase#Masterpiece\|Flair Masterpieces]]).

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