2012 Allen & Ginter Mini Question

[sandman43103]

I recently purchased a Matt Garza from '12 A&G that the seller states was a "Retail Gold". When I got it, it looks the same as all the minis that I got from retail packs, retail rack packs and a retail blaster.

Does anyone have a scan of a "Retail Mini" and the Regular Hobby mini of the same card? All of the regular (non-A&G-back, black-bordered, etc.) eBay minis all look the same to me. Here's what Beckett lists:

2012 Topps Allen and Ginter #347 Matt Garza SP
2012 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini #347 Matt Garza
2012 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini A and G Back #347 Matt Garza
2012 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini A and G Red Back #347 Matt Garza/25
2012 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Black #347 Matt Garza
2012 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Framed Silk #35 Matt Garza/10
2012 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini No Card Number #347 Matt Garza
2012 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Wood #347 Matt Garza/1



Is this an eBay-ism...selling retail minis as a premium or are they the same as the ones in Hobby boxes?

 

[Trishlp]

They are different I opened 13 of the value packs and they have 3 exclusive gold mini's per rack pack. I can scan 1 later for you.
Trish

 

[sandman43103]

They are different I opened 13 of the value packs and they have 3 exclusive gold mini's per rack pack. I can scan 1 later for you.
Trish

Thanks...I'd appreciate that.

 

[Trishlp]

The only one I have the regular mini of and the gold is Kate Upton. The gold mini looks like the black mini where there is no border where the regular has the card stock border.

 

[HoosierBuddy]

So, the Gold is on the left? Are the black minis BLACK?

And is Kate's Gold mini available? 'Cause I wants it.

 

[Trishlp]

The gold is on the left. The black looks like the gold but is black. I'll PM you about the Gold - don't want to hijack the thread.

 

[HoosierBuddy]

Ah. Okay. I thought I had a Black mini, but it looked a lot like what you said was gold. So I thought maybe the BLACk minis were solid black again, and I had a gold. But now I see that the blacks and golds have similar designs, just a different color. I miss the solid black minis.

 

[sandman43103]

The gold is on the left. The black looks like the gold but is black. I'll PM you about the Gold - don't want to hijack the thread.

Trish-

Thanks for the scans and clarification. Feel free to hijack away...I may not be the only with questions and we all may learn from your wisdom.

 

[BoomerSooner]

I highly encourage everyone to post additional Kate Upton images in the name of education.

 

[JJLevitsky]

Looks like the gold minis scan similar to the black. I HATE all this parallel stuff. Glad I dont do minis.

Thanks,

Jeff