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BBCgalaxee

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Sep 9, 2011
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Came upon some articles in old magazines.

In 1991, topps made FOUR MILLION of every card.

Score nearly hit the three million mark!

There was no mention of donruss but you know it was similar which explains why elite inserts were impossible despite numbered to ten grand.
 

DeliciousBacon

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Apr 23, 2011
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So out of that 4 million, how many copies of some of the scarcer varations exist? Even if they're 1/1000th of the PR, that still makes for 4000 copies of the Whiten, Drabek, or Hoiles variations.
 

predatorkj

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Aug 7, 2008
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IMO, even though there may be four million of every card, how many of those have been messed up, thrown away by people disgusted by their valuelessness, or cards ruined sitting in storage units out in the heat for years and years? I know there is still a lot out there but I know a lot of people who have just thrown this stuff away or given it to kids who practically ruin it because it's pretty much worthless. Eventually, it'll get hard to find in nice condition at the very least.

Think about a set like 93 fleer or any of the stadium club cards from 91, 92, or 93. Those things stick together in packs badly now. Not to mention they are mostly found being sold by sellers out at flea markets and such who've had this stuff in their garage or storage units forever. The cards are ruined. Stuck together like cardboard bricks.

The general value of these cards and the conditions they are kept in is an enemy that may increase their value.
 

nosterbor

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Jun 20, 2010
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IMO, even though there may be four million of every card, how many of those have been messed up, thrown away by people disgusted by their valuelessness, or cards ruined sitting in storage units out in the heat for years and years? I know there is still a lot out there but I know a lot of people who have just thrown this stuff away or given it to kids who practically ruin it because it's pretty much worthless. Eventually, it'll get hard to find in nice condition at the very least.

Think about a set like 93 fleer or any of the stadium club cards from 91, 92, or 93. Those things stick together in packs badly now. Not to mention they are mostly found being sold by sellers out at flea markets and such who've had this stuff in their garage or storage units forever. The cards are ruined. Stuck together like cardboard bricks.

The general value of these cards and the conditions they are kept in is an enemy that may increase their value.

Right on.
 

Philip J. Fry

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Aug 9, 2008
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And then you have designs like this:

fleer1991-89F.jpg
 

Brewer Andy

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Aug 10, 2008
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I'm in the minority but I didn't mind the '91 Fleer. Maybe just fond memories of getting a full wax box for Christmas '90. A whole box was huge for a kid back then. It was better than '88s Funfetti, '89s Depressing Period, and '90s So-plain-are-you-sure-this-isnt-last-years-Topps designs IMO
 

smapdi

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Aug 7, 2008
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I have to admit, I never understood the hatred towards 1991 Fleer. Mustard and Ryder Truck are common adjectives, but is it really ugly? I mean, objectively, it's a clean and simple design. Is it just the yellow is too bright for some people? Is the largely unused space around the names bothering? Are the proportions of the first and last names jarring? It's not my favorite, but of all the 1991 sets, it's nowhere near the worst, IMHO.
 

Bob Loblaw

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Aug 21, 2008
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I have fond memories of 1991 Fleer.

It has to do with skipping school and stopping at a Rite-Aid to buy condoms. And, because I didn't just want to buy the condoms alone, I bought a bunch of mustard colored Fleer baseball cards. Which, in retrospect, was probably worse.

I always think of that day when I see 91 Fleer.
 

RiceLynnEvans75

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Feb 9, 2010
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I have to admit, I never understood the hatred towards 1991 Fleer. Mustard and Ryder Truck are common adjectives, but is it really ugly? I mean, objectively, it's a clean and simple design. Is it just the yellow is too bright for some people? Is the largely unused space around the names bothering? Are the proportions of the first and last names jarring? It's not my favorite, but of all the 1991 sets, it's nowhere near the worst, IMHO.

For me it's just too much yellow that is a little too bright for my tastes. No biggie though and people will probably be able to recall that set many years from now while forgetting the vast majority of everything else BECAUSE of this design. I probably would have liked it more if the yellow and black were reversed.
 

hive17

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Aug 7, 2008
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I'm in the minority but I didn't mind the '91 Fleer. Maybe just fond memories of getting a full wax box for Christmas '90. A whole box was huge for a kid back then. It was better than '88s Funfetti, '89s Depressing Period, and '90s So-plain-are-you-sure-this-isnt-last-years-Topps designs IMO

Since I'm kind of on board with you about that year, ask yourself this: did you like the way the yellow complimented your team's uniform, since the most iconic part was blue and yellow.

I think that had some impact on me.
 

hive17

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Aug 7, 2008
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I have fond memories of 1991 Fleer.

It has to do with skipping school and stopping at a Rite-Aid to buy condoms. And, because I didn't just want to buy the condoms alone, I bought a bunch of mustard colored Fleer baseball cards. Which, in retrospect, was probably worse.

I always think of that day when I see 91 Fleer.

If you'd have bought a candy bar and driven away in a panel van, I'd call the cops.
 

Keyser Soze

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Nov 9, 2010
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I have fond memories of 1991 Fleer.

It has to do with skipping school and stopping at a Rite-Aid to buy condoms. And, because I didn't just want to buy the condoms alone, I bought a bunch of mustard colored Fleer baseball cards. Which, in retrospect, was probably worse.

I always think of that day when I see 91 Fleer.

You're in the minority. I think condoms and baseball cards were mutually exclusive purchases for most teenagers
 

Brewer Andy

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Aug 10, 2008
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Since I'm kind of on board with you about that year, ask yourself this: did you like the way the yellow complimented your team's uniform, since the most iconic part was blue and yellow.

I think that had some impact on me.

Certainly didn't hurt! Not as well as say an '88 Donruss but Crew cards looked a bit nicer than the Reds cards.
 

uniquebaseballcards

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I'd much rather have an ugly design that makes me smile when I remember it than something I don't remember at all.

Here's to you '91 Fleer!
 

TBTwinsFan

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Nov 8, 2009
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IMO, even though there may be four million of every card, how many of those have been messed up, thrown away by people disgusted by their valuelessness, or cards ruined sitting in storage units out in the heat for years and years? I know there is still a lot out there but I know a lot of people who have just thrown this stuff away or given it to kids who practically ruin it because it's pretty much worthless. Eventually, it'll get hard to find in nice condition at the very least.

Think about a set like 93 fleer or any of the stadium club cards from 91, 92, or 93. Those things stick together in packs badly now. Not to mention they are mostly found being sold by sellers out at flea markets and such who've had this stuff in their garage or storage units forever. The cards are ruined. Stuck together like cardboard bricks.

The general value of these cards and the conditions they are kept in is an enemy that may increase their value.

The other side of this is, how many are sitting in boxes, unopened?
 
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