I am trying to collect a full set of ruby parallel cards from the 1993 AD&D card set. Obviously this is a challenging and long term objective that at first I was intimidated to even attempt, as I'm sure many others are too. The first thought is "well that would nice but it's impractical and there's no point in trying"  but I believe through teamwork and trading perhaps anyone who wants to can obtain a ruby set. I've already helped one person over at the nonsport forums complete his ruby set. He had been working on it since the cards came out, over 20 years, and he only needed 3 more cards which I had doubles of and gave to him.

For people who don't know what the ruby cards are here's a picture for reference



At the bottom, below the "premium backed" chase cards, you see four of what I'm talking about. These cards came only 1 per pack, which means the number of each ruby card printed is a mere twelfth of the total for each card. Given the numbers of standard cards printed in the other sets, I'd say the number of each ruby parallel printed is around 10,000 which by trading card standards would make each one of them rare.

I have many doubles of ruby paralells from series 3. I'm mostly looking for ruby parallels from series 1. If anyone is interested in selling or  trading their ruby parallel post here and let us know, because with not many 93 boxes left out there trading is the only way someone is going to complete this set.

I understand, that's why I wrote "by trading cards standards". I hope you'll go back and read the complete sentence so you won't be angry at me.  
To put things in perspective by trading card standards 20,000 printed of a card is considered a limited run. Normally >100,000 of each card are printed.

I've heard of a few people having ruby sets but I've never actually seen the splendor of one. Can you post some pictures? Also do you have any doubles you'd be willing to sell?

That's really neat Blackmoor. I've only read of two other people besides you who claim to have a ruby set, and one is the guy who I helped complete his set by giving him the last cards he needed. He told me he'd been working on it for over 20 years. To find one for $40, even years ago, even when the cards first came out, is incredible. What about the 60 card chase set, do you have that too? For me just that 60 card chase set was pretty hard to complete in regards to finding the last few cards and everything, although I do have a lot of doubles of chase set cards now (foils, premium backs, stickers and the like) so I could help anyone looking to complete their own 60 card chase sets too.

I know what you mean about not opening boxes. I'll not be opening my three either. On the one hand I really want to, because it's fun to open them, but at the same time with how nice the box art is I'd rather just keep them on display.