Remember Fleer Metal? They were awesome. Scans inside.

[Austin]

The Leaf Metal threads reminded me of this.
Remember the Fleer Metal and Fleer Metal Universe sets from the late '90s?
They were so cool because some had fantasy backgrounds, other years had a normal metal chrome look.
I have the '96, '97 and '98 complete sets in binders.
One of my favorite brands of all time.
Here's some Google images I found. Scans don't do them justice.

 

[DeliciousBacon]

Best part of the Metal sets were these...

 

[FLOUR]

I wouldn't mind busting open some of that product if it was at a reasonable price. A basketball Fleer Metal box just went for over $300. Just insane.

 

[Austin]

I wouldn't mind busting open some of that product if it was at a reasonable price.
A basketball Fleer Metal box just went for over $300. Just insane.

The '96-97 set has Kobe Bryant's rookie, so it might have been that set.
The baseball Metal sets and boxes are relatively cheap because they contain no major rookies.

 

[FLOUR]

It was this...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-98-Skybox- ... 35b5cb8c0e

I know there's PMGs in those, but aren't they seeded like one or two per case? And even if you did pull one, it would most likely be a scrub.

 

[TBTwinsFan]

I bought a few of those proof cards... I need to find them and get them displayed.

 

[bballcardkid]

Funny as I was thinking the same thing recently. I really do miss how the texture played a pivotal role in how the card looked. Manufacturers in the 90's seemed to get it, but now they don't. The following card looks so much more advanced as far as the effort and technology that's been put into creating it, and the surface texture just gives an artistic touch. I miss products like this.

 

[gracecollector]

 

[smapdi]

I hated the designs on the later years. Ballplayers in the jungle? Riding dinosaurs? Fighting UFOs? The abstract designs were OK. And the finish did make everything pop. But the inserts were sweet.

 

[js0000001]

Anyone have a scan of the Mariano Rivera Metal with the world trade centers background?

 

[nevermore]

 

[js0000001]

thanked

 

[RL24]

I hated the designs on the later years. Ballplayers in the jungle? Riding dinosaurs? Fighting UFOs? The abstract designs were OK. And the finish did make everything pop. But the inserts were sweet.

But......... this is the only card I have that shows Rickey wearing his Space Helmet!!

:lol:

Being such a hard core player collector all these years, I didn't know about the other crazy things in this set. I'd love to see a player riding a dinosaur! YEEEEHHAAAAAWWW!

 

[jlyles]

One of my favorite cards. Never thought much about him being in a forest.

 

[RL24]

/\ I wouldn't think about it either. If he had on a Space Helmet though, trust me... it's the first thing you notice.

 

[wlalocal71]

 

[ASTROBURN]

Yeah, my scanner definitely doesnt do these cards justice.

Is it wise to hold a bat in a Lightning storm?

 

[aminors]

It was this...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-98-Skybox- ... 35b5cb8c0e

I know there's PMGs in those, but aren't they seeded like one or two per case? And even if you did pull one, it would most likely be a scrub.

Yeah, but the shot of hitting a card that's right around $10K is enticing enough to some people.

 

[magicpapa]

I bought a few of those proof cards... I need to find them and get them displayed.

were they like the 93 refractor proofs?? scams??

 

[padremurph]

Would love to get my paws on a Gwynn PMG but I haven't seen one pop up and I have a feeling that if it did, it would be WAY out of my budget.