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I know there's a rolling mailday thread, but let's see some 90s cards. From super aesthetic low end to what is now considered high end. Let's see what you've got. Should be able to click the pics for a link to the gallery, for some reason when linking/embedding photos, the quality is lower.

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Some Toine's!

Couple of Truths!

Outstanding!!!

Great photos of great cards!!!

Toine Titanium and the Pierce Prodigy are my favorites.

A couple of my favorite sets already highlighted here. Good ish.

It’s also worth noting that Prodigy refractors do not green. Beauty of a set.

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:11 pm A couple of my favorite sets already highlighted here. Good ish.

It’s also worth noting that Prodigy refractors do not green. Beauty of a set.

I really want a Kobe Prodigy Refractor

ChrisP57 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:24 pm

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:11 pm A couple of my favorite sets already highlighted here. Good ish.

It’s also worth noting that Prodigy refractors do not green. Beauty of a set.

I really want a Kobe Prodigy Refractor

I’ll let you know if I ever move mine.

There’s a guy on BO selling one but the ask is insane.

Only have Penny left from this set. Love the contrast between the foil center and glossy border on these

AbraCalabro wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 1:04 pm Outstanding!!!

Great photos of great cards!!!

Toine Titanium and the Pierce Prodigy are my favorites.

Thanks! Appreciate it! Thanks for starting this thread. Looking forward to more posts from you!

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:11 pm A couple of my favorite sets already highlighted here. Good ish.

It’s also worth noting that Prodigy refractors do not green. Beauty of a set.

Oh wow, didn't know that about the Prodigy refractors. Learning something new in this hobby everyday. Thanks for sharing that.

Another favorite of mine. Soul Of The Game!

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:52 pm Only have Penny left from this set. Love the contrast between the foil center and glossy border on these
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Love the G. Hill - this is one of the most colorful sets out there and a joy to look at. I remember being disappointed when I got the Kemp and realized that it wasn't a dual layer card where the metallic / etched part was part of the back layer, like the EX-L cards.

Hondo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:41 am Thanks! Appreciate it! Thanks for starting this thread. Looking forward to more posts from you!

Thanks dude! Enjoying your posts as well!

Hondo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 10:00 am
Another favorite of mine. Soul Of The Game!

Those cards are groovy! Nice card. Great thing about Walker is that he's got so many amazing cards and they're fortunately not super expensive. I wonder if there are color variations from card to card on the Soul of the Game cards, i.e. 94/95 TSC Beam Team?


Quick little run from 97/98 SP Authentic

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Fun topic idea. Given I know AbraCalabro is not fond of 90s Topps I'll leave the Topps post for later and do everything but Topps for now. Mostly random embossed inserts I like enough to keep

1995-96 Skybox Meltdown
My all time favorite player in a beautiful foil. Pics don't do Meltdowns justice.


1996-97 Fleer Flair Hardwood Leaders
I think these were 1 a pack, so they were easy, but they were clean.


1996-97 Flair Class of Ninety-Six
Insert set I hand collected in the 90s because of it's beauty. Weren't tough to pull, but are dope nonetheless.


1997-98 Ultra Heir to the Throne
My #2 PC player of all time. I was chasing this in packs back in 1998. Ended up with it, but somehow over time part of the embossed paper on top rubbed off or peeled off on a sleeve or something (dunno). I'll eventually replace it, but it's too cool and won't leave the PC.


1997-98 Z-Force Boss / Super Boss
Who could forget the Boss and Super Boss sets? Easy to pull but still catchy. Embossed. During the pandemic I sold off most of the hand collected set and Super Boss extras I put together back in the 90s but still kept a few.


1997-98 Z-Force Fast Track
Insert set I completed because it was so cool with the fuzzy lettering. Like some other insert sets I sold a bunch of them during the pandemic, but kept a few including this.

Great cards so far everyone! I’m going to throw in a couple I don’t think have been covered yet.

This is late 90’s, 99-00 to be exact, but greats cards and great set. This is the Topps Gold Label class 2 / red label parallel /50. There were three classes to these and even the base look great imo. Definite Flair Showcase vibes with the picture in picture design.
Here’s two 98 Chrome inserts. Instant Impact and Newcomers. I liked the insert designs that year since it retained the “90’s-esque” design with the crazy colors/“swirly” backgrounds for lack of a better way of describing it lol, but also managed to keep them from looking too overly early 90’s.

AbraCalabro wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:34 pm

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:52 pm Only have Penny left from this set. Love the contrast between the foil center and glossy border on these
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Love the G. Hill - this is one of the most colorful sets out there and a joy to look at. I remember being disappointed when I got the Kemp and realized that it wasn't a dual layer card where the metallic / etched part was part of the back layer, like the EX-L cards.

Wait a sec, aren’t they dual layered though? A couple months ago I took some pics comparing them to the Natural Born Thrillers because I thought they were basically the same template (and dope as hell together).

Hondo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 10:00 am
Another favorite of mine. Soul Of The Game!

Those cards are groovy! Nice card. Great thing about Walker is that he's got so many amazing cards and they're fortunately not super expensive. I wonder if there are color variations from card to card on the Soul of the Game cards, i.e. 94/95 TSC Beam Team?

Yessir! Lot's of nice 90's Walker cards that don't break the bank. And As for The Soul Of The Game card, from what some buddies told me and minimal research LOL, there are different color variations from card to card.

Love all the Kemp cards you're posting. He was one of my favorite non-Celtics player to watch back in the day because the Mid 90's Celtics was awful.

1997-98 Ultra Heir to the Throne
My #2 PC player of all time. I was chasing this in packs back in 1998. Ended up with it, but somehow over time part of the embossed paper on top rubbed off or peeled off on a sleeve or something (dunno). I'll eventually replace it, but it's too cool and won't leave the PC.


Man i remember pulling the Van Horn from a pack and was so excited that i just hot the jackpot!

Wow, I completely forgot Heir to the Throne is embossed. For whatever reason I don’t think I’ve seen one of those in hand since release.

Here’s a set that I didn’t really appreciate until later on when I got one in hand…

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:32 pmHere’s a set that I didn’t really appreciate until later on when I got one in hand…

Those are sick. I kinda regret selling my Tim Duncan one.

FrankAZHP wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:29 pm

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:32 pmHere’s a set that I didn’t really appreciate until later on when I got one in hand…

Those are sick. I kinda regret selling my Tim Duncan one.

Covid pump sale? If so I don’t blame you, I should’ve sold a LOT more stuff than I did. Could’ve bought nearly everything back with money to spare.

I can’t remember if I posted this here before, but let’s just say I was happy with the BIN price.

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:53 am

FrankAZHP wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:29 pm

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:32 pmHere’s a set that I didn’t really appreciate until later on when I got one in hand…

Those are sick. I kinda regret selling my Tim Duncan one.

Covid pump sale? If so I don’t blame you, I should’ve sold a LOT more stuff than I did. Could’ve bought nearly everything back with money to spare.

I can’t remember if I posted this here before, but let’s just say I was happy with the BIN price.

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Woah, nice! That's my favorite year of SP. I always liked that they made buybacks of those.

FrankAZHP wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:17 am Fun topic idea. Given I know AbraCalabro is not fond of 90s Topps I'll leave the Topps post for later and do everything but Topps for now. Mostly random embossed inserts I like enough to keep

1996-97 Fleer Flair Hardwood Leaders
I think these were 1 a pack, so they were easy, but they were clean.

lol, your thoughtfulness is appreciated

That Hardwood Leaders brings back so many memories man, I love 95/96 releases in general, but the Hardwood Leaders set is one of the first ones I ever completed. I also remember being pissed off that they included Payton instead of Kemp.

mindcycle wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:56 am Great cards so far everyone! I’m going to throw in a couple I don’t think have been covered yet.

This is late 90’s, 99-00 to be exact, but greats cards and great set. This is the Topps Gold Label class 2 / red label parallel /50. There were three classes to these and even the base look great imo. Definite Flair Showcase vibes with the picture in picture design.

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100% Agreed and probably just as confusing for newcomers lol. Class 1, 2 and 3, Row 0,1,2, etc. But those are beauties, Dice was actually probably my third favorite player, Kemp, KG, Dice.

Hondo wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:12 pm

Hondo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 10:00 am
Another favorite of mine. Soul Of The Game!

Those cards are groovy! Nice card. Great thing about Walker is that he's got so many amazing cards and they're fortunately not super expensive. I wonder if there are color variations from card to card on the Soul of the Game cards, i.e. 94/95 TSC Beam Team?

Yessir! Lot's of nice 90's Walker cards that don't break the bank. And As for The Soul Of The Game card, from what some buddies told me and minimal research LOL, there are different color variations from card to card.

Love all the Kemp cards you're posting. He was one of my favorite non-Celtics player to watch back in the day because the Mid 90's Celtics was awful.

1997-98 Ultra Heir to the Throne
My #2 PC player of all time. I was chasing this in packs back in 1998. Ended up with it, but somehow over time part of the embossed paper on top rubbed off or peeled off on a sleeve or something (dunno). I'll eventually replace it, but it's too cool and won't leave the PC.


Man i remember pulling the Van Horn from a pack and was so excited that i just hot the jackpot!

Those are neat. Certainly nicer than the Flair rookie set from that year, which had water inside the cards lol.

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:32 pm Wow, I completely forgot Heir to the Throne is embossed. For whatever reason I don’t think I’ve seen one of those in hand since release.

Here’s a set that I didn’t really appreciate until later on when I got one in hand…
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I want to add one of these soon. Does your copy have the dreaded finger print issue?

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:53 am

FrankAZHP wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:29 pm

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:32 pmHere’s a set that I didn’t really appreciate until later on when I got one in hand…

Those are sick. I kinda regret selling my Tim Duncan one.

Covid pump sale? If so I don’t blame you, I should’ve sold a LOT more stuff than I did. Could’ve bought nearly everything back with money to spare.

I can’t remember if I posted this here before, but let’s just say I was happy with the BIN price.

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SICK!!!!!!!!!!

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 2:00 pm

AbraCalabro wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:34 pm

darz90scardz wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:52 pm Only have Penny left from this set. Love the contrast between the foil center and glossy border on these
0F984073-3661-4178-9EFE-7DA2C455B206.jpeg

Love the G. Hill - this is one of the most colorful sets out there and a joy to look at. I remember being disappointed when I got the Kemp and realized that it wasn't a dual layer card where the metallic / etched part was part of the back layer, like the EX-L cards.

Wait a sec, aren’t they dual layered though? A couple months ago I took some pics comparing them to the Natural Born Thrillers because I thought they were basically the same template (and dope as hell together).
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I sold my Kemp, so I can't check, but I remember being super disappointed in it not being dual layered.

310_David Robinson

7_Dikembo Mutombo

18_Rik Smits

95_Shaquille O'Neal

217_Alonzo Mourning

33_Patrick Ewing

55_Antoine Walker

187_Dikembe Mutombo

Abra, great cards and even better photos!

Nothing fancy, but growing up I remember these were very tough to pull/find in good condition. Both are highest grade and the TMac is pop 3. I dont care much for grades but this was the first set that I found to be condition sensitive.

Oh yea, Mutombo’s snowballs. Classic… pause.