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Pearl Jam 1998's Best of the Best

As of lately there have been various 1998 Pearl Jam posters that have been sold via 10c, ebay, collectionzz etc. Regardless of where they were sold, traded, or exchanged for, it always raises a debate as to pricing and particularly current and future values. That being said, this post is NOT about pricing or value, it is about which are the Best of the Best. The most sought after or desired, the cream of the crop. The ones you wish you had hanging on your walls or already do.

I have compiled a list of 25 posters below for easy reference. This list DOES NOT contain all of the 98's, just the ones I notice people most commonly bringing up in threads and are ISO. These are only Show specific posters (not promos, Yield Firehouse etc). It would be interesting to try and narrow down the top 5 or 10 greatest 1998's. Feel free to add any 1998 posters that you don't see on the list and you feel are your favorites.

I know Chris (Tempo) posted a thread a while back asking people what their PJ Grail is (this was a great thread), this is similar, but only for 1998 PJ posters.

The below list is ONLY a reference and posters are listed alphabetically. Go ahead and pick your Top 3 or 5 all-time Bad Boys. There really are some awesome posters and this must be the reason we love chasing them and dropping some heavy moola to own them. Have fun and please keep it clean.  

Pearl Jam Adelaide 98 Sutton

Pearl Jam Columbia 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Dallas 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Detroit 98 Ames

Pearl Jam East Lansing 98 Ames

Pearl Jam East Rutherford / NYC 98 Ames

Pearl Jam East Troy Chicago 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Hartford 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Knoxville 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Las Vegas 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Mansfield 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Melbourne 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Minneapolis 98 Sutton

Pearl Jam Missoula 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Montreal / Toronto 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Noblesville 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Perth 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Pittsburgh 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Raleigh 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Sacramento 98 Ames

Pearl Jam San Diego 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Seattle 98 Ames

Pearl Jam St. Louis 98 Ames

Pearl Jam Vancouver 98 Ames

Pearl Jam West Palm Beach 98 Ames

***As I mentioned above, there are more 98's that are not on this list, go ahead and list them if they stand out as your faves. ***

Cheers

SDL

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    cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,640
    No order....

    Camden
    W Palm Beach
    Rapid City
    Bonner Springs
    Hartford

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    cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,640
    edited March 2019
    Took this pic this morning   Man if i could go back and just send that money order....


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    SJD3232SJD3232 Posts: 2,200
    Took this pic this morning   Man if i could go back and just send that money order....


    Whoa.. yeah, no kidding.  Especially the Vancouver.
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    tubes10stubes10s Posts: 512
    I'll throw in a vote for Raleigh 98.  My first ever show.  My sister went too and bought a poster, but I didn't buy one.  Years later, I continued going to shows and got into collecting posters, but she kinda lost interest, but even still, wouldn't let me have that poster.  One year for Christmas, she finally gave me the poster all framed up!  
    8-31-98 - Raleigh
    8-3-00 - Virginia Beach
    4-16-03 - Charlotte
    5-27-06 - Camden 1
    5-28-06 - Camden 2
    5-30-06 - DC
    6-17-08 - Virginia Beach
    6-22-08 - DC
    5-13-10 - Bristow
    10-27-13 - Baltimore
    10-29-13 - Charlottesville
    4-18-16 - Hampton
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    SweetDaddyLouSweetDaddyLou Posts: 1,190
    SJD3232 said:
    Took this pic this morning   Man if i could go back and just send that money order....


    Whoa.. yeah, no kidding.  Especially the Vancouver.

    Shannon beat me to it, I love the Vancouver, only 300 were made.
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    PB11041PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,765
    Took this pic this morning   Man if i could go back and just send that money order....


    I know right.  I didnt buy at the shows I was at, mostly because I didn't want to get something and have it get ruined.  Then my mind drifted and I never imagined the scarcity and price these would fetch.
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    FiveBelowFiveBelow Lubbock, TX Posts: 1,184
    My number 1 probably wouldn't make the cut for most, but for my style it is a near perfect design. Ames nailed it on the Yield Tour IMO, top 7 because 5 isn't enough...
    1. Noblesville
    2. East Rutherford / NYC
    3. Vancouver
    4. Dallas
    5. Adelaide
    6. Raleigh
    7. Hartford







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    Horse2345Horse2345 Posts: 3,227
    Biased because i was there but love the Vancouver
    UBC 92, Vancouver 93, Vancouver 98, Seattle 02, Vancouver 03, Vancouver 05, Gorge 06, Gorge 06,Seattle 09,Seattle 09, Vancouver09, Montreal 11, Toronto 11,Toronto 11, Vancouver 11,Vancouver 13, Seattle 13
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    front spacerfront spacer Earth Posts: 3,246
    1. Raleigh
    2. Seattle
    3. Noblesville
    4. Cleveland
    5. East Lansing
    Indy - 08.17.98
    Indy - 08.18.00
    Indy - 06.22.03
    Indy - 05.07.10
    EV StL - 07.01.11
    Alpine Valley - 09.03.11, 09.04.11 (PJ20)
    ATL - 09.22.12 (Music Midtown Festival)
    EV Jax - 11.24.12
    Chicago - 07.19.13
    Pittsburgh - 10.11.13
    Moline - 10.17.14 (The No Code Show)
    Milwaukee - 10.20.14 (The Yield Show)
    FtL - 04.08.16
    Miami - 04.09.16
    Tampa - 04.11.16
    Lexington - 04.26.16
    Chicago - 08.20.16, 08.22.16
    Chicago - 08.18.18, 08.20.18
    Boston - 09.02.18, 09.04.18
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    andyfarrimondandyfarrimond Posts: 1,959
    I'm not a big fan of the majority of 98 prints, but my top 5 would be:
    Mansfield
    Hartford
    St Louis
    Las Vegas
    Maui
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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,378
    Love the KC print
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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    jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,834
    1. MSG
    2. Hartford
    3. Pitt
    4. Indy
    5. Mansfield
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    andrew68andrew68 Toronto Posts: 1,791
    1. Vegas
    2. Melbourne
    3. Pitt
    4. St Louis
    5. Missoula 

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    ST66483ST66483 Posts: 687
    1 Cleveland
    2 Missoula / East Lansing
    3 Raleigh
    4 Seattle submarine 
    5 Hartford
    6 Mansfield

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    LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 7,756
    MSG.
    I was there but didnt even know they sold that stuff. Ahhh to be young and cool again.
    Will be interesting if I live another 20 years what will.the prices be at...thinking they will tank...prob why soooo many people are selling off.
    I'm not in it for the cash but when times are tight who knows.
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    cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,640
    The line was longer for food than it was for merch.  
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    PM16037PM16037 Ballston Spa, NY Posts: 1,145
    Yeah like someone said before, these will all be at estate sales for almost the original prices soon! hahah
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    Mansfield, Massachusetts (September 16, 1998) / Saratoga Springs, New York (August 27, 2000) / Albany, New York (April 29, 2003) / Mansfield, Massachusetts (July 02, 2003) / Mansfield, Massachusetts (July 03, 2003) / Boston, Massachusetts (September 28, 2004) / Boston, Massachusetts (September 29, 2004) / Kitchener, Ontario (September 11, 2005) / London, Ontario (September 12, 2005) / Hamilton, Ontario (September 13, 2005) / Albany, New York (May 12, 2006) / Hartford, CT (May 15, 2010) / Wrigley Field (July 19, 2013) / Worcester, MA (October 15, 2013) / Worcester, MA (October 16, 2013) / Brooklyn, NY (October 19, 2013) / Boston 1 (August 05, 2016) / Boston 2 (August 07, 2016) / MSG, NY (September 11, 2022)
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    LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 7,756
    Honestly hope to enjoy mine till I die. No 98s though...
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    KS80184KS80184 Posts: 385
    So many good ones in 1998.  
    1. Seattle
    2. Raleigh
    3. Noblesville
    4. Adelaide
    5. Mansfield
    6. East Lansing
    Detroit (sentimental favorite- first show)

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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,975
    1-Seattle


    2-Melbourne

    3-Hartford

    4-Noblesville

    5-Las Vegas


    Honorable Mention for my first PJ show...

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    2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,141
    That 98' St.Louis is amazing. My favorite PJ item that doesn't contain music.
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    CridderCridder Posts: 165
    My first love, will always be my first love...
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    CridderCridder Posts: 165
    Knoxville and Pittsburgh are my other two ;)

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    EH14457EH14457 Orlando, FL Posts: 227
    My top 5 (which I owned at one point or another before selling them for way less than they're worth now):
    1. Maui
    2. Las Vegas
    3. Mansfield
    4. Hartford
    5. Noblesville

    Unlikely I'll ever shell out the cash to own them again. Bummer.  :s

    10/7/96 (FL), 9/22/98 (FL), 9/23/98 (FL), 8/9/00 (FL), 8/10/00 (FL), 8/12/00 (FL), 4/11/03 (FL), 4/12/03 (FL), 4/13/03 (FL), 7/8/03 (NY), 7/9/03 (NY), 7/12/03 (PA), 7/14/03 (NJ), 10/8/04 (FL), 8/5/07 (IL), 11/27/12 (FL), 12/6/13 (WA), 4/8/16 (FL), 4/9/16 (FL), 4/11/16 (FL), 8/5/16 (MA), 8/22/16 (IL), 8/8/18 (WA), 8/10/18 (WA), 9/25/21 (CA), 9/26/21 (CA), 5/3/22 (CA), 5/12/22 (CA), 5/13/22 (CA), 9/18/23 (TX), 9/19/23 (TX), 10/23/23 (WA), 10/24/23 (WA)

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    My top 5:
    Pitt
    St Louis
    Hartford
    Knoxville
    Raleigh
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    My top 5:

    1. Raleigh (I was there, have the poster. EV's quote about the poster from Pearl Jam vs. Ames Bros: "I love Mudhoney, but I've always disliked this poster - We're a serious band!"  :s
    2. San Diego
    3. Dallas
    4. Hawaii
    5. Missoula
    Raleigh, NC., 8/31/98, Charlotte, NC., 8/4/00, Greensboro, NC., 8/6/00, Mountain View, CA., 10/31/00, Raleigh, NC., 4/15/03, Charlotte, NC., 4/16/03, Mountain View, CA., 10/25/03, Asheville, NC., 10/6/04, Philadelphia, PA., 10/3/05, Washington D.C, 5/30/06, Virginia Beach, VA., 6/17/07, Philadelphia, PA., 10/28/09, Charlottesville, VA., 10/29/13, Charlotte, NC., 10/30/13, Memphis, TN., 10/14/14, Greenville, SC., 4/16/16, Hampton, VA., 4/19/16, Raleigh, NC., 4/20/16, Columbia, SC., 4/21/16, Boston, MA., 8/5/16, Boston 9/2/18 & 9/4/18., Nashville, TN., 4/2/20., Nashville, TN., 9/16/22.

    EV Solo - Washington, D.C., 8/17/08, Atlanta, GA., 6/24/09, Orlando, FL., 11/27/12.
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,975
    No love for that Scuba guy w the Knife, huh?!?

    That is one bad ass poster.
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    2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,141
    No love for that Scuba guy w the Knife, huh?!?

    That is one bad ass poster.
    I'd put that one in my top 5 for sure.
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    SweetDaddyLouSweetDaddyLou Posts: 1,190

    1. Las Vegas (who doesn't love Ghost Rider with 'Yield' written across his belt!)

    2. Dallas

    3. Sacramento

    4. Mansfield

    5. Perth

    Honorable mentions: Vancouver, Raleigh

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    Amir1978Amir1978 Posts: 143
    Mansfield;
    Maui;
    Raleigh;
    San Diego;
    Cleveland

    I kinda miss the average size of those posters too
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