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BBCgalaxee
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Hard to imagine the hobby without a chrome branded product, but it could have happened.
From 1991 to 1993, Wild Card produced basic football and basketball cards, but in late '93 they produced "Super Chrome" football cards.
No, they weren't extra large chrome cards despite the name, just basic sized cards using Chrome stock.
And they were blazing hot selling for at least triple the srp of $3 a pack, Until the NFL announced that they were not licensed.
Long story short, Wild Card license
was revoked right before this was released and in a world which lived and died by a price guide, these cards no longer were listed thereby killing interest.
Now, had there been no problem and wild card continued to make these cards, Topps would not have named their cards "Chrome" so as to avoid stepping on a
Competitor and risk a law suit.
So maybe the hobby would have Topps and Bowman Prizm instead.
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From 1991 to 1993, Wild Card produced basic football and basketball cards, but in late '93 they produced "Super Chrome" football cards.
No, they weren't extra large chrome cards despite the name, just basic sized cards using Chrome stock.
And they were blazing hot selling for at least triple the srp of $3 a pack, Until the NFL announced that they were not licensed.
Long story short, Wild Card license
was revoked right before this was released and in a world which lived and died by a price guide, these cards no longer were listed thereby killing interest.
Now, had there been no problem and wild card continued to make these cards, Topps would not have named their cards "Chrome" so as to avoid stepping on a
Competitor and risk a law suit.
So maybe the hobby would have Topps and Bowman Prizm instead.
Sent from my SM-G950U using Freedom Card Board mobile app