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- From: mark@tc.fluke.COM (Mark D. Nagel)
- Subject: Re: Which BKBALL CARDS do you like?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.212607.10485@tc.fluke.COM>
- Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:26:07 GMT
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- In <1gt5shINNmgb@malibog.hal.COM> rc@hal.COM (Rolland Crunk) writes:
-
- >In article <105220092@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> csm@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Chris Miller) writes:
- >>Now that all of the new basketball cards are out, I'm curious as to which
- >>cards people like the best, based purely on the look and feel of the card.
- >>Here are all of the major cards out this year (that I can think of) in the
- >>order that I would put them:
- >>
- >>1. Upper Deck
- >>2. Stadium Club
- >>3. Fleer Ultra
- >>4. Skybox
- >>5. Hoops
- >>6. Topps
- >>
- >>What do you think?
- >>
- >>Chris
- >>
-
- >1. Upper Deck
-
- > I generally like the cards mainly because of their choice of
- > shots. Better than last years low series but not as good as
- > last years high series. However, I am *really* frustrated
- > with their decollation. I recently purchased a box and was
- > almost 50 cards short of completing a set. Every pack I opened
- > has at least two cards duplicated in the pack; one pack alone
- > had 6 duplicates. This has left a sour taste in my mouth with
- > UD and I doubt if I'll make further purchases.
-
- I have also decided to forgo buying any UD this year. I feel like I got
- taken on both the Football and Basketball inaugural sets. They just plain
- over-produced. Now, this year I hear that they have cut back on production.
- Don't think I want to find out.
-
- >2. Stadium Club
-
- > I like these alot. Their choice of pictures is pretty good, and
- > IMO, they are the best of any previous TSC sets. The only thing
- > that bothers me is lies concerning the players rookie card on
- > the back. Since Topps hasn't been producing basketball cards
- > since the early 80s, they list most of the players rookie card
- > as their 93-93 offering. It seems to me they could have done
- > something different on the back of their cards considering the
- > inaccuracy of this information (I think everyone realizes that
- > Michael Jordan's RC is not 92-93 Topps). If nothing else they
- > should have captioned it "First Topps Card" instead
- > of "Rookie Card".
-
- From what little I have seen of these cards, I don't think that they are as
- sharp as the Fleer Ultras. I like the stats though.
-
- >3. Fleer Ultra
-
- > Though IMO their picture selection is not as good as UD ot TSC
- > this is still my favorite offering this year. I was also quite
- > please that I was able to complete two sets from one box.
-
- I always thought Fleer`s selections were pretty good. Perhaps, as you say,
- maybe not as good as UD (or TSC). Anyway, I took to these cards right away.
-
- >4. Skybox
-
- > I've never really been a fan of Skybox, but I think I like this
- > years better than last years. They simply look better (IMHO).
- > Nothing I can really get excited over though...
-
- I agree here too. A big improvement this year for Skybox. The rookie cards
- are great.
-
- >5. Hoops
- >6. Topps
-
- > Haven't bought either one.
- >
-
- Hoops are cleanly designed: Just the way I like em. Good stats and trivia on
- the backs.
-
- Topps regulars, are, well... what do you expect for $.69 per pack (going rate
- around here). I pretty much decided against them when I found out there isn't
- any Kemp in the first series. Gotta wonder what Topps was thinking about here!
- Anyone know if the TSC's first series has a Kemp in it?
-
- >rc
-
- >PS: You forgot Fleer's regular set.
-
- Fleer elevated this years card from bottom of the barrel, to "a better looking
- bottom of the barrel" card. Actually, I think that I like them better than the
- Topps card.
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