The 2006-07 rookie class was in my opinion one of the weakest in the decade, hobby impact wise. LaMarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy, Rudy Gay, Rajon Rondo, Kyle Lowry, Paul Millsap, those are the biggest names looking back. Not a bad group of players, but many of the top picks didn’t have all-star careers like you’d… Read More Parallels and Relics Galore: 2006-07 Bowman Elevation
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: 1999-00 Topps Series 1 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack Series 1 base set contains 110 base cards, 10 rookies inserted 1 in 5 MVP Promo, 1 in 336 packs Record Numbers, 1 in 12 packs Season’s Best, 1 in 12 packs Patriarchs, 1 in 22 packs Picture Perfect, 1 in… Read More Wednesday Wax: 1999-00 Topps Series 1 Hobby
Several boxes on the way for the next several editions of Wednesday Wax, some of which are older breaks that should provide some interesting pulls: 1999-00 Fleer Force One of my favorite products back in the day. Forcefield rookie parallels are #’d to 100 and the chance at insert parallels is what prompted picking up… Read More Wednesday Wax Update: Upcoming Breaks
The Set: 1995-96 Fleer Flair Hardwood Leaders Set Odds: 1:1 Series One packs Key Cards: Michael Jordan $8.00 Shaquille O’Neal $3.00 Why I Like It: This was the first insert set I tried to put together. Despite these being inserted one per series 1 pack, opening that many packs to complete a 27 card insert set… Read More Insert Set Flashback: 1995-96 Fleer Flair Hardwood Leaders
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