1993 Nabisco All-Star Autographs
Nabisco Ernie Banks autograph
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The Details
Let me cut right to the chase.
In my opinion, the 1993 Nabisco All-Star Autographs set is the MOST underrated oddball food issue set of the 1990s.
Back in 1993, Nabisco partnered with the MLBPAA to run a promotion where collectors could send in two UPC codes and $5 and get an on card autograph of an all-time MLB great.
That is right. You could get an auto of a current or future Hall of Famer by purchasing two bags of Oreos and a $5 check. Here was the checklist for the promotion with an eBay link for each:
The complete six card set of 1993 Nabisco All-Star Autographs
Collectors could request up to a maximum of 24 cards per order form! Can you imagine getting 24 on card autos of these guys for $120?
The only real negative of these cards is that they did not have an MLB license, so there are no logos in the photos. Upon fulfillment, collectors received the signed cards and a certificate of authenticity.
Other Interesting Notes
Nabisco Willie Stargell COA
According to Sports Collector’s Daily, the promotion generated 112,096 orders for 238,773 cards. Don Drysdale had signed approximately 25,000 cards just before he died from a heart attack in the summer of 1993 making his card a bit tougher to find. That means the other 5 players signed over 42,000 each on average.
Prior to Drysdale’s passing, Ernie Banks was the most requested auto.
Current Values
The cards are super cheap!
This is why I call this set the most underrated oddball food issue set of the 90s.
1993 Nabisco Don Drysdale card back
Complete six card sets typically run between $150-$300 on eBay depending on condition and whether or not the certificate of authenticity for each card is included.
An eBay search for singles shows they typically run from $10-$20 with the “short printed” Drysdale reaching $20-$30.
The cards are not rare, but it’s hard to pass up an on-card HOF auto for that price!
The promotion went so well, they ran it back again in 1994 with a crop of 6 new players.