Looking at cards not only brings back memories of specific seasons, games, or plays, it can also remind us of different times in our lives. Three cards made their way to my mailbox recently, each from different eras in my collecting history, and also three different eras in my life. Arena Vision is a set… Read More Three Cards, Three Eras
Parallels of all different colors and types have come and gone over the years, and they are more prevalent today than ever before. A popular parallel in many Panini products is Cracked Ice, and they are stunning parallels, for sure. When we look back at similar parallels from other companies, the Topps Atomic Refractors definitely… Read More Cracked Ice Before There Was Cracked Ice: 1999-00 Flair Showcase Elevators
The Set: 1997-98 Fleer Key Ingredients Set Odds: 1 in 2 series one retail packs Key Cards: Shaquille O’Neal $1.50 Scottie Pippen $1.00 Why I Like It: I actually didn’t know this set existed until recently, but its metallic looking finish jumped out at me. These players are the ‘Keys’ to their teams, and each… Read More Insert Set Flashback: 1997-98 Fleer Key Ingredients
The Set: 2002-03 Fleer Hot Shots 24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack Base set contains 100 Basic cards, 29 Give and Go, 39 All-Stars 27 Rookie Hats-Off /350 6 Vince Carter Hats-Off /350 6 Rookies /350 Hot Hands Parallels /199, Rookies /99 Give and Go Dual Event/Game Used /50 All-Stars Triple Event/Game Used… Read More Wednesday Wax: 2002-03 Fleer Hot Shots
The Set: 1997-98 Ultra Jam City Set Odds: 1 in 8 series 1 packs Key Cards: Kobe Bryant $8.00 Shaquille O’Neal $4.00 Kevin Garnett $3.00 Why I Like It: Oh man, how to get started. How sweet would a modern-day Jam City set be? Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard, LeBron, etc… highlighting a set of the… Read More Insert Set Flashback: 1997-98 Ultra Jam City
The 1999-00 Fleer Feel the Game sets were some of the earliest basketball game used card sets released. The Fleer Focus versions inserted at just 1 in 288 packs. At those odds, I am surprised that the Grant Hill card pictured above has a high book value of only $20. These can be had at… Read More Pickup of the Week, 1999-00 Fleer Focus Feel the Game
The Set: 1995-96 Fleer Total D Set Odds: 1 in 5 Series 1 packs Key Cards: Michael Jordan $8.00 Shaquille O’Neal $3.00 Scottie Pippen $2.00 Why I Like It: I opened more packs of 1995-96 Fleer than I’d care to admit in my early collecting days. I was drawn to the set because of its… Read More Insert Set Flashback: 1995-96 Fleer Total D
The Set: 1994-95 Fleer Series 1 24 packs, 21 cards per pack Base set contains 236 base cards, 1 Toronto Raptors logo card, 3 checklists Rookie Sensations 1 in 3 packs All-Defensive 1 in 9 packs League Leaders 1 in 11 packs Pro-Visions 1 in 5 packs Triple Threats 1 in 9 packs Award Winners 1 in… Read More Wednesday Wax: 1994-95 Fleer Series 1
The Set: 1994-95 Flair Series 1 24 packs, 10 cards per pack Base set contains 158 base cards, 14 USA cards, 3 checklists Hot Numbers 1 in 5 packs Scoring Power 1 in 8 packs Center Spotlight 1 in 25 packs Our Break: 163 out of 175 base cards, 73 duplicates Hot Numbers (5): Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon… Read More Wednesday Wax: 1994-95 Flair Series 1
The Set: 2000-01 Fleer Mystique Player of the Week Set Odds: 1 in 5 packs Key Cards: Kobe Bryant $5.00 Shaquille O’Neal $2.50 Why I Like It: There was a gap between 1997 and 2000 where I stopped collecting. Fleer Mystique was one of the sets that brought me back. The cards were shiny, beatifully… Read More Insert Set Flashback: 2000-01 Fleer Mystique Player of the Week
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