THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS POST, JUST HANG ON AND ENJOY THE RIDE
1999 SKYBOX E-X CENTURY CADE MCNOWN
CATEGORY - SHINY
CADE WAS JUST ONE IN A LONG LINE OF CHICAGO BEARS QB FLOPS BUT 99 E-X CENTURY IS MY SECOND FAVORITE DESIGN IN THE BRAND SO I SNATCHED IT UP. MY PERSONAL E-X POWER RANKINGS:
1) 1997 E-X 2000 MAYBE THE BEST LOOKING SET EVER
2) 1999 E-X CENTURY THE SWOOSH, THE WILD NAME FONT, THE DOUBLE LOGO. I LOVE IT
3) 1998 E-X 2001 PRETTY FANTASTIC, BUT I PREFER 1999'S VERSION JUST A TINY BIT MORE
4) 1995 EMOTION THE FIRST 'HIGH-END' SET THAT REALLY GRABBED ME BY THE NUTS AND SQUOZE. PROBABLY SHOULD BE RANKED LOWER BUT NAH
5) 2003 E-X THE LAST GASP FOR E-X, VERY NICE WITH THE CLEAR STOCK PLUS THAT SECOND LEVEL HOLOFOIL
6) 2001 E-X SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT, SUPER THICK WITH A SPARKLY BACKGROUND
7) 1996 EMOTION XL THIS SET DEFINITELY TAKES 1995'S CONCEPT TO THE NEXT LEVEL BUT THE FRAME IS A LITTLE AWKWARD TO ME. A TRANSITIONAL SET
8) 2002- E-X THE YELLOW PLASTIC CARD STOCK IS NOT ATTRACTIVE AND THE MULTIPLE LEVELS WERE TRADED FOR AN ODD TEXTURE THAT DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT
9) 2000 E-X TOOK A DESIGN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AMAZING ON ACETATE STOCK AND CHEAPSKATED IT WITH A STRAIGHT HOLOFOIL FRONT THAT TOO OFTEN STARTED PEELING OFF THE CARD. THE MOST DISAPPOINTING SET
10) 2004 E-X FLEER HAD GIVEN UP AT THIS POINT AND ABANDONED THE THEME OF THE BRAND. NO HOLOFOIL, NO ACETATE, JUST SOME ETCHED FOIL THAT LOOKS LIKE AN UPPER DECK RIPOFF. SADNESS
1994 COMIC IMAGES BORIS 4 FRANKENSTEIN
CATEGORY - MONSTER
ANOTHER PICKUP FOR THE MONSTER BINDER. BORIS VALLEJO'S TAKE ON OUR FAVORITE COBBLED TOGETHER CHUM MAKES FRANKIE LOOK LIKE YOUR UNCLE DENNIS WHO'S HAVING A ROUGH TIME AFTER LOSING HIS JOB FROM THE AUTO PARTS STORE BUT HE'S HANGING IN THERE THE BEST HE CAN. HE REALLY NEEDS SOME NEW DUDS SO HE CAN START GOING ON SOME INTERVIEWS THOUGH
1992 STUDIO PETE HARNISCH, HUBIE BROOKS
CATEGORY - COMPLETED THIS GODDMAN SET
I HAVE ENOUGH 93 STUDIO CARDS FOR FIVE SETS BUT I COULD NEVER COMPLETE THE DANG THING. UNTIL NOW. TIME TO START ON A SECOND SET SINCE THIS STUFF ISN'T GOING TO STOP SHOWING UP IN JUNK BOXES LOL. THESE ARE ALSO THE CARDS RESPONSIBLE FOR SPURRING ON MY COMC PURCHASE IN THE LAST POST
2001 PACIFIC AURORA CHRIS CHELIOS
CATEGORY - PLAYER COLLECTION
PACIFIC AURORA WAS ALWAYS A WEIRD LOOKING SET BUT IN 2001 THEY WENT FULL VAPORWAVE AND IT'S KINDA AWESOME. THIS WAS SADLY THE LAST AURORA SET FROM PACIFIC, NO EXTREMELY AESTHETIC BASEBALL CARDS FOR US
1993 FLEER ULTRA CARLOS BAERGA ULTRA ALL-STAR
CATEGORY - INSERT
THERE'S AN ARGUMENT TO BE MADE THAT THE REAL DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN VINTAGE AND MODERN CARDS IS WHEN COMPANIES STARTED CREATING THEIR DESIGNS ON A COMPUTER. I'M PRETTY SURE I USED THIS EFFECT IN MSPAINT A FEW TIMES BACK BEFORE THE VERSION INCLUDED WITH WINDOWS WAS NERFED TO FORCE YOU TO BUY A FANCY GRAPHICS EDITOR TO DO THIS KINDA STUFF. LIKE BAERGA HIMSELF, THIS CARD AIN'T GREAT BUT IT IS DEFINITELY VERY EARLY 90S
1994 UPPER DECK HOLOVIEW F/X ANDY VAN SLYKE
CATEGORY - HOLOGRAM
I'VE NEVER BEEN A FAN OF 1994 SP BUT THESE HOLOVIEW F/X INSERTS ARE FRIGGIN AMAZING. MAYBE THE SECOND BEST SET WITH FLUFFY CLOUDS AS A DESIGN ELEMENT
EVEN THE BACKS LOOK GOOD. DAMN, UPPER DECK WAS THE BEST WHEN THEY WERE FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS
1991 FLEER ULTRA WILL CLARK, DOUG DRABEK ULTRA TEAM
CATEGORY - INSERT
LATE 80S SUPERSTARS, HELL YEAH. I COMPLETED THE ULTRA BASE SET WITH A KENNY ROGERS CARD I PICKED UP AT BASEBALLCARDSTORE DOT CA, NOW IT'S TIME TO FINISH THE ULTRA TEAM SET. WILL I DO IT BY THE END OF THE YEAR? NO, NO I WON'T. THE LAST CARD I NEED WAS ONE OF THE LAST CUTS MADE WHEN I SPENT MY LAST FIVE BUCKS ON COMC
2015 PANINI AMERICANA CALVIN BOREL WINNER'S CIRCLE
CATEGORY - INSERT
FOR SOME REASON THERE WAS A TRUCKLOAD OF 2015 PANINI AMERICANA PACKS AT DOLLAR TREE A FEW YEARS AGO AND I BOUGHT WAY TOO MANY OF THEM BUT NOT QUITE ENOUGH TO FINISH THE BASE SET. THIS GOT ME A LOT OF INSERTS THOUGH INCLUDING THIS DIE-CUT SET PAYING TRIBUTE TO WINNING JOCKEYS. I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN THIS CARD EVEN IF I HAD NEVER SEEN A CARD OF THE STUFF, THAT SMILE ON CALVIN'S FACE IS TOO GREAT. YOU GET TO SMILE LIKE THAT WHEN YOU WIN THREE KENTUCKY DERBIES INCLUDING A SUPER LONG SHOT
2015 MAGIC: THE GATHERING FATE REFORGED SCROLL OF THE MASTERS
CATEGORY - RARE
MAYBE THE MOST BORING MAGIC: THE GATHERING CARD I'VE BOUGHT IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS BUT IT'S A RARE AND IT'S GOT A LITTLE HOLOGRAM ON IT. MAYBE ALL THOSE MONSTERS AND WITCHES I COLLECT WOULD ENJOY SOME NEW BOOKS
1993 TOPPS GREG MADDUX ROGER CLEMENS ALL-STARS
CATEGORY - WANTLIST
PRETTY SURE THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I'VE BOUGHT THIS CARD. I'LL FUCKIN DO IT AGAIN, SEE IF I DON'T
UP NEXT: WE DIAL THINGS WAAAAY BACK, MANY OF YOU MIGHT FIND IT BORING OR EVEN DISTASTEFUL
3 comments:
Lots of fun variety right there!
The run of 1997-99 E-X sets were awesome. Every card from those base sets looked like you were holding onto a valuable insert. I'm a big fan of those SP Holoview inserts as well.
Love the '99 EX.
Suprised no one did more acetate sets over the years. There's Clear View(?) now, but it's not quite the same.
Switch out a couple of the shiny sets for clear acetate! That might make me buy some.
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