Oh Super Sweet 90's Inserts.... #3

[Gjb70]

I always buy every box of 97 Finest series 2 I see, one popped up Friday I got for $50 dlvd. Pulled this gem!! Not Griffey but will do! First good pull out of about of 10 boxes.

Awesome card. Is there any information you guys have on approximate print runs of these? Really want to find a Belle one day but have never even seen one come up. I found an old thread from 2009 but it doesn't have too much definitive info...

 

[George_Calfas]

Awesome card. Is there any information you guys have on approximate print runs of these? Really want to find a Belle one day but have never even seen one come up. I found an old thread from 2009 but it doesn't have too much definitive info...

34 is the appoximate number. Few people have suggested 27 and others 50.

 

[RustyGreerFan]

34 is the appoximate number. Few people have suggested 27 and others 50.

And whatever went out the back door

 

[Joey_peapod]

I really wish I had the extra money to buy all 15 that popped up last week prob never see lots like that again where your able to get a nice chuck of the set.

 

[Gjb70]

34 is the appoximate number. Few people have suggested 27 and others 50.

Ok that makes sense. I remember 97/98 finest embossed refractors were numbered in basketball (/263 for silver and /74 for gold IIRC), so I figured along those same lines. But based on what I've seen, baseball seems to be a little tougher than those odds.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

Bringing back some Dufex love with some throw-ins from a deal...










Ryan

 

[viper]

Those Dufex cards are sweet! Nice score Ryan

 

[tidel144]

Bringing back some Dufex love with some throw-ins from a deal...

Ryan

If only they had made a dufex parallel of the regular-sized set...and gold dufex /100. That would have been super sweet.

 

[Sum10Wong]

Pack fresh!!!

 

[George_Calfas]

^Winner

 

[athletics07]

Anyone have much experience with boxes of Fractal Materials? Picked up a box, excited to crack - my first, but only 4 of the 18 packs had a fractal materials card. Was this collation a common issue? Don't have any reason to doubt the packaging, just a big bummer. It started out well enough, first pack: Z2! ....of, Alex Fernandez.

 

[RudyGayExquisite]

I have 3 boxes of 97 Finest Series 2 on the way.

Does anyone know what Gold Embossed Refractor star players were in each series.??

 

[viper]

Pack fresh!!!

SWEET!!!! What year?

 

[corockies]

Anyone have much experience with boxes of Fractal Materials? Picked up a box, excited to crack - my first, but only 4 of the 18 packs had a fractal materials card. Was this collation a common issue? Don't have any reason to doubt the packaging, just a big bummer. It started out well enough, first pack: Z2! ....of, Alex Fernandez.

Are you sure you aren't confusing the plastic /3250 cards with base cards? Because each plastic materials card is #ed to /3250, while each base is /3999. Most boxes averaged 85-90% of the materials card being plastic if I remember correctly (haven't opened any of this product in many, many years).

 

[corockies]

SWEET!!!! What year?

1995

 

[athletics07]

Are you sure you aren't confusing the plastic /3250 cards with base cards? Because each plastic materials card is #ed to /3250, while each base is /3999. Most boxes averaged 85-90% of the materials card being plastic if I remember correctly (haven't opened any of this product in many, many years).

Certain. 14 of the 18 packs were all Fractal Foundations (bluish foil) base cards /3999. Total of 50 base cards from the box.

 

[corockies]

Certain. 14 of the 18 packs were all Fractal Foundations (bluish foil) base cards /3999. Total of 50 base cards from the box.

That's rough man sorry to hear that. At least you got a Z2 - those weren't one per box.

 

[athletics07]

That's rough man sorry to hear that. At least you got a Z2 - those weren't one per box.

Yea, the player selection was solid on the other 3 materials as well: Thome Leather Die-Cut, Henderson Nylon and Clark Leather. Almost as though all the plastic /3250 were subbed for foundations /3999. In that light, suppose I can't be too disappointed. About once a year a get a wax itch. I love boxes with a solid floor but also with the upside wildcard. After busting a '98 Leaf R&S, '97 Leaf Series 2 and '98 Fractal Materials in the past week...back to singles for me!

 

[George_Calfas]

I have 3 boxes of 97 Finest Series 2 on the way.

Does anyone know what Gold Embossed Refractor star players were in each series.??

#326-350
http://www.baseballcardpedia.com/index.php/1997_Finest

 

[Sum10Wong]

1995