Cards have taken a backseat in my nightly schedule since my trip to the WWU last weekend. My daughter's basketball season is in full gear right now. I believe she has at least 3 games each week for the next month. By the time we get home each night and complete homework it is well past 9:30 or 10. I may check out a ball game or Sportscenter afterwards, but it is usually to bed shortly there after because I roll out of bed by 5 in the morning. Last night she had little homework, so I managed to flip through the mail and scanned the contents of a trade package from a Trading Bases member.
I am still missing some mid 1990s Finest base cards. I love the design on these 1995 cards. Green and a chrome finish are winners in my book.
I am not a huge fan of the pale green border on this 1996 Emotion card. I am pretty sure this is the first time I have seen Dauntless on the front of a card.
Ozzie Smith almost seems to be glowing on his 95 Select Certified card. Not a bad looking card, but the gold version is way better. You may ask why I have a David Bell Indians card here.
I guess since it has a Cardinals logo on the back it was included on the team checklist. I wish the card companies back then would either wait until the player was pictured in the uniform to match the logo, or just not produce a card of said player. The Topps cards that showed a player in one uniform but had small print on the front that said now with team x drove me crazy.
The highlight of the package for me was this 1996 SPx Ozzie. I am a sucker for hologram cards, and the die cut just adds to the overall coolness. This card also completed my team set.
Score for you! Love the 90s Finest-where are reasonably priced boxes? Who knows-hopefully I will find one.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I remember buying boxes of 1998 and 1999 Finest at shows for close to $80. Always hated when the set was split up into 2 series.
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