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Since these cards are as popular as an expired redemption card, I won't be shocked if this is the only post.
From 1986 to 1990 (plus 1994) Sportflics was a fully licensed pack issued Baseball card product. It also was the true first premium card product.
As a kid, I remember really collecting the 1986 issue and it being pretty hot and valuable. The Canseco card was the most valuable followed by the "Big Six" cards featuring 6 of the hottest players at the time.
Despite packs only having a few cards per, the sheer amount of stars in the set made it seem like nearly every pack contained a star player as many super stars appeared on multiple cards.
Considering that neither Donruss nor Fleer could be found near me back then, theres no question this product was my favorite at the time.
The following year I still bought some packs but much less because 1987 Topps ruled everything in my neighborhood (and with me).
I don't think I bought another Sportflics pack after 1987 and they really lost popularity real quickly in the hobby, so much so that by the early 1990s, they were not even listed in Beckett.
Even today, despite being by far the rarest cards between the major companies, they hold nearly zero value except for a few.
The funny part is that despite being nearly all worthless, the 1986 Robin Yount with a Yankees logo is one of the most valuable pack issued cards of the entire decade and for a while, the 1994 Alex Rodriguez artist proof was also very very pricey.
And lastly, Barry Larkin and Rafael Palmeiro both had cards in 1986, a year before all the other companies issued one.
From 1986 to 1990 (plus 1994) Sportflics was a fully licensed pack issued Baseball card product. It also was the true first premium card product.
As a kid, I remember really collecting the 1986 issue and it being pretty hot and valuable. The Canseco card was the most valuable followed by the "Big Six" cards featuring 6 of the hottest players at the time.
Despite packs only having a few cards per, the sheer amount of stars in the set made it seem like nearly every pack contained a star player as many super stars appeared on multiple cards.
Considering that neither Donruss nor Fleer could be found near me back then, theres no question this product was my favorite at the time.
The following year I still bought some packs but much less because 1987 Topps ruled everything in my neighborhood (and with me).
I don't think I bought another Sportflics pack after 1987 and they really lost popularity real quickly in the hobby, so much so that by the early 1990s, they were not even listed in Beckett.
Even today, despite being by far the rarest cards between the major companies, they hold nearly zero value except for a few.
The funny part is that despite being nearly all worthless, the 1986 Robin Yount with a Yankees logo is one of the most valuable pack issued cards of the entire decade and for a while, the 1994 Alex Rodriguez artist proof was also very very pricey.
And lastly, Barry Larkin and Rafael Palmeiro both had cards in 1986, a year before all the other companies issued one.
I loved Sportflics/Sportsflix but was bummed because only Ken Griffey Sr. (not Jr.) made the cut. I would've killed for a Junior!
