Latest revision as of 21:00, 16 May 2022

Description

1993 Donruss Elite Dominators was a 20-card insert set that was separate from, but supplemental to, the 1993 Donruss set, offered exclusively for sale on the Shop at Home television network.

In a series of programs broadcast during December 8th - 13th, 1993, viewers were offered the opportunity to purchase a factory-sealed box of either 1993 Donruss Series One or Series Two that came with one Elite Dominator insert card placed in an envelope and shrink-wrapped directly to the box. Each box of 1993 Donruss retailed for $99 plus $6 for postage and handling. Shop at Home also offered a box of without the Elite Dominator card for only $89. (What a deal, huh?)

5000 serial-numbered sets were produced and half (2500) of the Nolan Ryan, Juan Gonzalez, Paul Molitor, and Don Mattingly cards were autographed by the player. The entire print run of 100,000 Elite Dominator cards were reportedly purchased by Shop at Home. Excess inventory was offered for sale periodically by the network.

Distribution

One Elite Dominator plus one 1993 Donruss Series One or Two box (SRP: $99). Exclusive through the Shop at Home Network.

Checklist

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Each card is serial-numbered to 5000 copies. For the four players that signed for this set (see below), the first 2500 copies were autographed, while the remaining 2500 were not.

1 Ryne Sandberg 5000
2 Fred McGriff 5000
3 Greg Maddux 5000
4 Ron Gant 5000
5 David Justice 5000
6 Don Mattingly 2500
7 Tim Salmon 5000
8 Mike Piazza 5000
9 John Olerud 5000
10 Nolan Ryan 2500
11 Juan Gonzalez 2500
12 Ken Griffey, Jr. 5000
13 Frank Thomas 5000
14 Tom Glavine 5000
15 George Brett 5000
16 Barry Bonds 5000
17 Albert Belle 5000
18 Paul Molitor 2500
19 Cal Ripken, Jr. 5000
20 Roberto Alomar 5000

Autographs

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Nolan Ryan, Juan Gonzalez, Paul Molitor, and Don Mattingly autographed the first 2500 copies of their Elite Dominator card.

AU6 Don Mattingly 2500
AU10 Nolan Ryan 2500
AU11 Juan Gonzalez 2500
AU18 Paul Molitor 2500

Donruss
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Junk Wax Era: 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993
Post Junk Wax Era: 1994 - 1995 - 1996
Pinnacle Brands Era: 1997 - 1998
Donruss-Playoff Era: 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005
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Optic: 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022

All-Stars: 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989
Highlights: 1985 - 1986 - 1987
The Rookies: 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2014 Donruss The Rookies Update
Baseball's Best: 1988 - 1989 - 1990

Other Donruss Brands: 1983 Donruss HOF Heroes - 1984 Donruss Champions - 1985 Donruss HOF Sluggers - 1987 Donruss Opening Day - 1988 Donruss Team Books - 1989 Donruss Traded - 1990 Donruss Learning Series - 1993 Donruss Elite Dominators - 1997 Donruss Team Sets - 1998 Donruss Collections -1998 Donruss Days - 2002 Donruss Originals

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 =Description=
-Donruss Elite Dominators is a 20-card set, offered exclusively for sale on the Shop at Home television network.
+Donruss Elite Dominators was a 20-card insert set that was separate from, but supplemental to, the [[1993 Donruss]] set, offered exclusively for sale on the Shop at Home television network.
-In a series of programs broadcast December 8th-13th, 1993, viewers were offered the opportunity to purchase a factory-sealed box of either [[1993 Donruss]] Series One or Series Two, which included one Elite Dominator card produced especially for the promotion, shrink-wrapped directly to the box.  Each box retailed for $99 plus $6 for postage and handling.  (Shop at Home also, at this time, offered a box of 1993 Donruss without the Dominator card for "only" $89.  What a deal!)
+In a series of programs broadcast during December 8th - 13th, 1993, viewers were offered the opportunity to purchase a factory-sealed box of either [[1993 Donruss]] Series One or Series Two that came with one Elite Dominator insert card placed in an envelope and shrink-wrapped directly to the box.  Each box of 1993 Donruss retailed for $99 plus $6 for postage and handling.  Shop at Home also offered a box of without the Elite Dominator card for ''only'' $89.  (What a deal, huh?)
-serial-numbered sets were produced and half of the cards for Nolan Ryan, Juan Gonzalez, Paul Molitor, and Don Mattingly were signed by the player. The entire print run of 100,000 cards were reportedly purchased by the Shop at Home network and were to be offered periodically over the network.
+serial-numbered sets were produced and half (2500) of the Nolan Ryan, Juan Gonzalez, Paul Molitor, and Don Mattingly cards were autographed by the player. The entire print run of 100,000 Elite Dominator cards were reportedly purchased by Shop at Home.  Excess inventory was offered for sale periodically by the network.
 =Distribution=
-One Elite Dominator plus one 1993 Donruss Series One or Two waxbox (SRP: $99).  Exclusive through the Shop at Home Network.
+One Elite Dominator plus one 1993 Donruss Series One or Two box (SRP: $99).  Exclusive through the Shop at Home Network.
-=Reviews=
 =Checklist=
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-'''NOTE:''' Each card is serial-numbered to 5000 copies.  For the four players who signed for this set (see below), the first 2500 copies were autographed, while the remaining 2500 were not.
+Each card is serial-numbered to 5000 copies.  For the four players that signed for this set (see below), the first 2500 copies were autographed, while the remaining 2500 were not.
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-The following four players autographed 2500 copies of their Elite Dominator.
+Nolan Ryan, Juan Gonzalez, Paul Molitor, and Don Mattingly autographed the first 2500 copies of their Elite Dominator card.
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