Everything We Love About 1990s Baseball Cards ❤️
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- The 1990s is often thought of as the "Junk Wax Era". While most cards from the 90s are not very valuable, there are a few sets and years that have extremely sought after parallels, inserts, and other cards that are worth collecting. In this video the Spitballin' team shares their favorite cards from the 1990s that are under the radar for collectors.
Was born in 85 so love 90's cards. Have a bunch I need to go through at my dads house.
@@jonsmith479 Chris here - that sounds like a fun project!!
Born in 1983 so I was big in the 90's. My dad actually pulled a 1997 New Pinnacle Press Plate Chipper Jones Magenta at our local shop. Still have it in my collection. The 90's inserts were the best.
Thanks guys!!
@@nickschmidt454 wow - what a pull!!!
Chris and Jeff look like what I imagine my face is every time the Mrs. drags me shopping. Like "we're here, but we are NOT trying anything on!"
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@@jeffreyfarmer9173 💯💯
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-“How do I look.”
-“Yes, of course darling.”
@@mauriciobori 👏👏
Great stuff! Love the certified mirror red, blue, gold cards; plus the beginnings of the PMGs. One thing I try to grab when I see them for a good price is the 1996 and 1997 Game Jersey cards from Upper Deck. These were the first time pieces of game-used jerseys being included in packs. They are super rare and if you can find them with multiple color swatches, they will command good $$$. Really groundbreaking at the time.
@@TheProfessorsDugout Chris here - I remember those were amazing when they debuted.
The Mantle/Griffey autos too.
Everyone collects their own way of course, but for me, the joy of 90s cards is that there's so many of them, and everyone was trying to one-up the next company by making often ridiculous parallel sets that either look great, make me laugh, provide a huge nostalgia rush, and sometimes all three at once. AND they're almost all extremely affordable (which makes it more fun). There's no need to sweat the cost of the cards.
I don't collect for investment at all. I'm all about getting great looking cards of my favourite players. Considering how expensive modern cards have become, it's such a treat to be able to collect 90s cards of my favourite player growing up, and knowing that even if I'm priced out of modern cards, I'll probably NEVER run out of fun cards of him to add to the collection.
If dealers and resellers start pretending that 90s parallels are now investment cards after decades of saying that they're worthless, it could very well ruin the one affordable and truly care-free area of the hobby that I've found so far. Crossing my fingers that doesn't happen.
Nothing beats 90s innovation and inserts. I'm not just taking expensive Yacht owners PMG cards. Even the lower end inserts like Lords of the Diamond die cuts, Flair Hot Gloves etc were awesome. Now with a monopoly in place, you wont see innovation and competition to make great cards unfortunately much anymore. 90s rocked! Thank you for talking about them.
@@chrisc4264 Chris here - Agreed! Flair Hot Gloves and a lot of the Leaf inserts like Statistical standouts were so good!!
Agree, 1999 Bowman cheap box and has late bloomers inser. Pulled 2 per box and I love them. Pulled the Walker this past week, and sending that pack fresh beauty off to get graded. Glossy back and the front is amazing. I'll dangle it over Scotties head once it comes back.
Atomic refractor was the 1st true parallel IMO after the base refractors from 1993. What we still have today and Sapphire being a blue version of an atomic.
@@TheCardDeal Chris here - was 1997 the first year of the atomics in Bowman’s Best?
Ty’s overview of key 90s parallels and inserts was great. I’m a part 90s and part modern collector and appreciate both for what they are.
@@JohnNP3 glad you enjoyed it!
Chris here - I feel like I have a lot more to learn
Great segment guys. I think NFL Legends by Upper Deck was an amazing set, black and white action photos of all the “legends”. Amazing autograph checklist too !
I also have an extremely rare 1997 Jerry Rice Playoff Shield insert, only 4 have been graded…mine is still in its natural state so there are at least 5 copies..so rare people don’t even know about it to chase it.
@@edkeefe4914 Chris here - nice! I was ripping nfl packs in the mid 90’s and working on a steve Young PC. Some of those playoff inserts were really groundbreaking back then!
This was such a great episode! I would love to have a follow up with Fleer Brilliants 24K and other sets that people love. For the auto set from the 90’s: 99 SP Authentic Sig edition has always been a popular choice especially for baseball!
@@CDGSports Chris here - thanks for the recommendation! I’ll check those autos out.
Finance bros of the card world. Love it. keep it going gentlemen.
@@starscreamjesse2121 🍻🍻
Ty breaking the first rule of late 90s golden era collectors, we don't teach boomers/xoomers/zoomers about late 90's golden era cards! 😂
That Larry walker gem masters pickup by Scottie was freaking wild though, big congrats there!
@@chrishayes4166 😂😂😂
Really like deep dives on 90’s more than anything. So many interesting facets.
@@Al-ImprovEd2022 thanks for watching!
Chris here - despite collecting into the mid 90’s there clearly a lot from the end of the decade I missed out on!
My grail card as a kid was 93 finest refractor mike mussina. I got one in an 8 and love it. I keep growing my mussina collection while keeping just to Orioles cards and I love it.
@@stephenbronson I love those! Congrats on landing your grail!
His 1997 Score Hobby Reserve Collection Rock and Fire card is really Awesome!!!
@@johngarcia1340 Chris here - thanks I’ll take a look
Thank you for doing 90s!! GZ on those larry walker cards -- DREAM Cards - i would love to see the griffey 1 of 1 come for sale
@@matthewcook2097 oh am , have any Griffeys surfaced?
Need more videos or cards in hand. Can’t be understated the difference in hand, especially when trying to convince someone
I liked the 90’s because (starting with 1993) they finally understood overproduction. Starting in 1993, you had high end sets to collect but not outrageous prices like today. I remember ripping packs of 1996-97 Topps Chrome Basketball, 1997 Bowman Chrome Baseball, 1995 SP Basketball, 1993 SP Football, etc. These base rookie cards still hold their value and the refractors (which was very rare) are worth alot these days.
I will always say the hobby is in the ultimate catch 22. When it’s super popular now and late 80’s, the companies are forced to overprint to meet demand. Or they come up with perceived scarcity like today of endless parallels. The mid 90’s were great time to collect because you had a mass exodus of the hobby in 1991-92, so they weren’t forced to overproduce the sets after that. You can have a 1996 Topps Chrome Base Iverson PSA 8, 9, 10 now and the card held its value. Or his refractor which is super expensive. You can’t say that about cards today with some of the pop counts. I miss when the hobby wasn’t popular! Lol
@@chrisolivo6591 Chris here - yes it’s a definite Catch-22.
One refractor per box was exiting in 1996. But not anymore.
We just have to be a little more savvy than those days.
Personally, I can justify buying a topps chrome box. What about you?
Great discussion gents. Like Chris said the cost is just so high it’s hard to get one you want and then again the fakes out there as well
@@4TheGame2016 Chris here - yeah it’s a little late to jump in I think.
I think…
Thanks for watching!
My favorite episode so far. Love the 90s stuff.
@@michaelvoyer3844 that’s great! Thanks for watching!
The one thing I always couldn't understand is why there was such little exposure to the decade of the 90s in this sports card community on CZcams. Based off the age demographic of most of us collectors. This is the era we grew up watching and an era of baseball that we loved more than anything we've been a part of so I would think collectors would want to connect to this. We've become so wrapped up in the two worlds of baseball that one we weren't apart of(vintage) or two is all about investing and flipping. Granted, there's nothing wrong with that but it's just odd to me is all.
On another note, these rare cards from the 90s have ballooned up so much in price over the last few years that it's put me outside of my comfort zone to purchase them. I personally think they have some of the best-looking cards and best made quality cards of any era but from an investing and collectors' perspective I think the prices are just a little too extreme now. Then again, all eras are sort of similar now to an extent.
@@Kaneda383 Chris here - I wonder if the steroid era keeps some collectors away from really digging into the cards. I do know quite a few people who won’t touch bonds or clemens stuff. To each their own.
You’re right about the prices. Some of these cards look amazing, but odds I can jump in on one are pretty slim.
Thanks for watching!!
Look at the view count of videos relating to the products that no longer contain an active player... most people are putting up content for the views (not hating on it, just what I see). There are definitely exceptions like all things, such as Jake Roy, who goes by 90sbballcards here on youtube.
Totally love this comment. I would explore 1995 and 1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold, Red and Blue cards. You can get PSA 9’s for a good price and they are amazing in hand
@@pcwithdpz thanks for the recommendation! I’ll check those out
@@SpitballinCards I know Larry is in the set. Glad you are exploring this era. So many amazing cards. Another very cool set is 1998 Donruss Prized Collections /55. Foil tech is out of this world. Not sure if Larry is in that set but could be
Yes!!!!!!.....This is something that I think a lot of collectors will consider. Two I think of right off the bat, Magglio Ordonez and Victor Martinez. Two mid late 90's players who just all around solids players.
Love both of those guys!
@@BaseHeadSports Chris here - definitely two key guys for fantasy players!
Full cast!!! We're in for a treat
Here we go!!
90s basketball 🏀 cards were straight 🔥 and some baseball ⚾
@@NinjaSquirrel30 thanks for the support!!
Dam Scott! You rattling off all those Larry Walker cards...I wanna buy you a beer next time we meet! Welcome to the 90s!!! :-)
@@duanetomka6559 🍻🍻🍻
I'd like to commend Jeff's hair for doing it's own thing during the entire discussion.
@@wesdub it’s got a mind of it’s own!!
Jeff here: Ha! It's gotten a little out of control -- all gone by next show! 💪
Think you guys will ever put an audio version of this show on podcast platforms like itunes?
Also. 90's cards are great. So are early 2000's. Love that 2005-2010ish era.
We are on Spotify!
I miss the 90s. Those were good times all around.
Who doesn't?!
I haven’t even watched 5 minutes, and I am already saying great video ❤
haha, thanks for tuning in!
@@DarinsCards thanks for watching! I hope we didn’t blow it at the 7th minute!
First off, huge fan of the channel, guys! I tune in to every video you put out, but this one was the best for me so far because even though I do collect vintage all the way through present day cards, the 90s is hands down the era for me. So many awesome sets/subsets, more competition between the brands, not having to just focus on just RC for value, the era of "firsts" in the hobby, etc. I would love if you did more videos on the 90s as your research is always very good because your team is what I refer to as (and I truly mean this in a respectful way) some really cool nerds! Scotty, happy to see you getting excited about the 90s era, and hoping you dive into it more in the future. But, regardless if you all do or do not post more videos like this one in the future, I will still gladly tune in. Keep up great work!
Jeff here: Thanks for the feedback, and glad to take on the "nerd" moniker!
@@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin Ha! Cool smart dudes just doesn't have as good of a ring to it
@@robertarnold9594 thanks for watching!!
Chris here - I appreciate the nickname! Much nicer than how our wives describe us!!
Really enjoyed guys! 96 Leaf Signature Series is a great auto product.
@@SplendidSports Chris here - oh man, I’ll check that set out. Thanks!
Gentlemen, great video!!! Keep this topic rolling…
@@isaacmartinez9303 thanks for watching!!
I have many late 90’s cards and really enjoyed this discussion. I’d love to hear a discussion on autograph sets. Thanks for doing this!
@@rickauclair705 Chris here - there are some good auto set recommendations in the comments. Hopefully we can do a video on them too!
Thanks for watching!
I 90's cards 😎👍
@@KeyKiller74 🍻🍻
Scott! You should do research on PSA's guarantee its not as great as you think. There is a whole list of things they say they won't guarantee.
FANTASTIC!
This show just warmed my heart! I specialize in only the “high pop” wax era cards, mostly 90s inserts and refractors of Maddux. Well done with this episode showcasing the ultra high end 90s sets! While it’s fun to look at the eye popping stuff that most can’t afford, so much about the 90s “innovation era” was unique and special in contrast with some of the ultra modern cards that seem to use the same tired recycled designs, autos, and parallels. I would like to see more of the affordable, “attainable” inserts that were still crazy innovative and amazing during the 90s era.
I find the idea of the “Topps bias” simply FASCINATING. It blew my mind a little bit when I realized that some ultramodern collectors view Donruss, Pinnacle, or Fleer/Skybox 90s cards in the same light that I currently view unlicensed ultra modern Panini baseball cards. I find that VERY interesting!
When I was collecting back in the 90s, with the exception of Finest and Stadium Club, I always considered Topps to be vastly inferior when compared to the other competing brands like Pinnacle, Donruss, Fleer/Skybox, Select, and Upper Deck. Heck, Pacific was a weird company that innovated like crazy! Topps always had the history and nostalgia going for it, but other companies were innovating in amazing unique ways. As a kid, I always put Topps flagship just above Score, Fleer, and the super low-end products like Triple Play (diet Donruss) & Collector’s Choice (diet Upper Deck), but below just about everything else out there. Maybe this is part of why I find the concept of the Topps bias so intriguing.
@@HighPopProfessor thanks for watching!
Chris here - and I remember Pinnacle sets usually looking great. No binders and great images (like Bob Hamelin!). Upper Deck SP was a favorite but it got expensive.
Certified was right at the end of my initial collecting days.
Skybox though, I never got into it. So to think of now as having these high end premium inserts just feels strange!
I agree with the Professor here as I usually do 😀, except with that Maddux was better than Pedro! 😂
@@SplendidSports there’s a debate for the ages!!
@@SplendidSports 😂😂😂 18 gold gloves… just sayin’…
@@SpitballinCards Fleer was struggling in the early 90s into ‘95. With the exception of their amazing Pro-visions inserts, their early 90s designs were terrible. the first “premium” Fleer/Skybox collaboration was ‘95 Emotion, which had thick, premium cardstock and compelling inserts, although nothing that holds significant value today.
1995 Score Platinum Team Set Parallel's Are Great Cards - Available By Redemption Only
@@kevinblackhurst8981 Chris here - thanks for the recommendation! I’ll check those out
Love all the info! It's no only overwhelming to get into these cards, but it's also hard to find good sources explaining these sets in depth.
Definitely checking out precious metal gents as well! Thanks guys!
@@mikescardboard thanks for watching!
Chris here - I’ll do some more research too!
Love this. I started doing this with arod bc Griffey was just too expensive. Star rubies, credentials, flair showcase row 0. Just lots of fun stuff
@@BCcards Chris here - I was a big fan of Arod in the late 90’s. Ten years later, sadly not as much.
Enjoy your hunting!
As someone who was born late 90s and just started collecting baseball cards March 2023 I love 90s Topps finest design but idk the players 😂 so a good set for me is Topps finest flashbacks and getting the current players on that design
@@jorgescards18 Chris here - I LOVE FINEST FLASHBACKS!! The first set in 2020 was the final straw that pulled me back into the hobby completely.
Thanks for mentioning them!
Well done
@@godisgreat8462 thanks for the support!!
90s auto sets -- 1998 sp authentic chaligraphy (would be my go to), 1997 donruss millennium marks (larger checklist) - other small checklist sets are cool too. and the first jersey/bat auto cards. all in the 90s. But it was all born here
@@matthewcook2097 Chris here - 1997 Donruss Signature briefly brought me back! I just thought the idea was so cool. Ripped a few packs and never got anybody I’d heard of.
Some things never change!
I appreciate the video but will admit I’m totally lost understanding the sets, names, etc… Ill need a much more basic intro to 90’s cards for sure 😂
Jeff here: right there with you! 🤣
@@SportsMDCards Chris here - this was a primer for sure. If I’m being honest, I’m not sure how much i remember and it’s only been 6 days.
Big 90's collector here - the 1/1 chase was never my game. I've always been more about serial #ed firsts, lasts, and jersey serial #s. My Helton collection (all of my Rockies player collections actually) was always focused on those 3 specific serial #s. That said, the Walker 1/1 Metal Scott owns is a true beaut. Most underappreciated parallel from the 90's in my opinion - 1998 Leaf Fractal Materials Z2-Axis /20. Especially the Wood Z2-Axis - they are amazing and rare.
@@audaldas Chris here - hey man, I didn’t know you were a big Rockies collector like Scott.
1998 Leaf Fractal Materials - was that a high end product? Did it come in a tin? I’m having some flashbacks maybe
@SpitballinCards Chris it was the last Leaf product of 1998 before they went bankrupt. Every card is serial #ed, the rarer cards were die cut.
@@audaldas sounds cool! I’ll check eBay for some visuals.
Check out the Essential Credentials podcast. 90’s gold mine of info
Thanks for the tip!
@@southerncardcollector9051 thanks!
The biggest issue I have is lack of knowledge about certain years. I collected from around 87-96 then 04-08 and then 2020-now. It took me about 2 years to figure out the modern stuff and how to best spend my money. I have just started diving back into the early 2000's.
The 90's are something I am interested in though, because it was the players I grew up with.
@@mnplumberman Chris here - I’m right there with you. I definitely made some
Bad buys before I started really doing some research. Felt better spending money after doing the work.
04-08 - I hope you’ve got some nice Kershaw!!
Those side cards of the 90s seems to crazy in price when they talk about how overproduce the 90s sports cards are.
@@fliplife67 Chris here - late 80’s to early 90’s base sets were printed FOREVER!
Then there were just soooo many sets coming out by 1995.
It’s interesting to see which sets have held value and which have been forgotten.
just got my mosaic choice black and gold fuscia prizm 1/1 rc auto of duran, sticker auto'd and un licensed still a sick card for the pc. pumped!!
@@timsfgiantsmem9382 Chris here - any 1/1 for the PC is a great pick up, even with a (shudder) sticker.
If I could convince myself Walker played without regularly using PED's I would super collect him.
@@baldurathustrayggdrasil2420 Chris here - I think we ask ourselves the same thing about pretty much any player form that era.
It was what it was. We all enjoyed it!
I collect Kobe and Derek Jeter and I love that I can get awesome 90s inserts for my Jeter collection for a fraction of what the NBA cards would go for (Soul of the Game, Planet Metal, Platinum Portraits, Stardate 2000).
@@Sportscardwhatever Chris here - it’s really interesting that some cards are popular in one sport and not others.
We hobby people are very particular!!
I also recently dipped into the 90s market. For me it was pulling the meaningless /150 parallels and finding little to no excitement with modern boxes. I find especially with big names likes of griffey and Jeter more collectors will eventually find the appeal.
@@LeoMcGregor1 Chris here - meaningless serial numbered cards is pretty much a Topps marketing slogan these days.
I get the desire to rip an older product. Sounds fun!!
Dig the 90s content 👌
@@jessmansportscards thanks for tuning in!
Skybox Essential Credentials. Enough said. I'm collecting all the Tony Gwynn parallels and willing to pay thousands for them. 👀
@@tubenachos Chris here - I’ve been hearing that from a few people since we posted this video. Not the Gwynn part, but about Essential Credentials.
Even the 1997 Score Hobby Reserve Collection True Grit Foil card? They are drying up fast!
Welcome to the 90s insert club.
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In 1998 Fleer Ultra series 1 they issued 5 redemption cards for a full set of Platinum Medallions /100. The 100 of 100 set hit eBay soon after product release and I scooped up the entire 7 card series 1 Rockies team set. This was when the Blake Street Bombers (Walker, Galarraga, Bichette, Burks, Castilla) were a popular thing, and all of them are represented in this team set. Ultra series 2 had the same thing with 5 redemptions for a full set of Platinum Medallions /98 (for some reason they dropped the series 2 serial # to 98). I found the 98 of 98 complete Rockies team set about 2 years ago from a guy who had been sitting on the complete set for a long time. Bought the series 2 Rockies team set to complete the entire '98 Platinum Medallion team set all serial #ed lasts (13 cards total). I don't think I've ever seen any other team sets out there with all matching serial #s.
@@audaldas Chris here - what a collecting accomplishment!!
"What's my entry point?" Chris' comment that sticks with me. I missed this entire generation of cards and came back to the hobby last fall, it is daunting. As a Pedro collector, seeing the Crusade Red ($6.2k) or the Fleer Brilliant 24k gold ($5.2K) sell for those amounts recently (and the Star Rubies Phil showed), it can be enough to make you want to walk away. But for every Crusade Red there's a Crusade Green, for every Select Mirror Gold, there are the still limited Blue and Red which look fantastic. I think Scottie is right, with time, there are places to hit in this space, this was just way too much to pack into 30-40 minutes and when you show Griffey's going for $15-20k, or Scottie hitting a 1 of 1 and stating how insane that is (congrats BTW) it does look like it's too late. I'd recommend the Essential Credentials podcast as they have several of their episodes on collecting 90s insets on a budget. There are a ton of fantastic looking cards of your favorite players for under $100. huge shout out to Ty for dropping the knowledge on the design team, that's the stuff I could listen to all day. Any time anyone wants to talk about Dufex, I'm all in!
@@sfosoxfan Chris here - I love those pinnacle Dufex cards from the mid 90’s. They seemed so cool at the time.
The 1995 Mark Messier Rink collection parallel is one dufex card I buy whenever I see it! Core memory!!
@@SpitballinCards 100% tracks. I mean the 1995 Select Certified - Gold Team Dufex were the Stadium Club gold minted of their time.
@@sfosoxfan I’ll take a look!
@@SpitballinCards Sadly, no Chipper, but front and back images: www.tcdb.com/Gallery.cfm/sid/463/1995-Select-Certified---Gold-Team?PageIndex=1
Nice discussion. Given that PSA is focused on manual grading, they have a lot of variation and mistakes are made. How do we as consumers hold them accountable if there are grader's notes and slabs that are like fort Knox? Where is our recourse for resubmission, a la Jeff's example where they resubmitted their card?
Accountability is a huge issue when one company is a near-monopoly. There is little to no recourse when they make a clear error - except like we did with the Miggy PSA 6, crack and pay them AGAIN for another opportunity to get it right. 🤷🏻♂️
And now, even that option sucks as the new slabs are a job to crack.
90s over those lame photo variations all day :) but I dig the fact that people love different things. I only do 90s and 2018 topps. Cheers
Oooh, I like how you get 2018 Topps mixed in there! 💪
@@no30036 that’s very specific!
Chris here - why 2018? Ohtani?
The 2000 Essential Credentials set really burned me as a Rockies collector - Todd Helton is the /1 Credentials Future, and Ben Petrick is the /1 of the Credentials Now. It made ever going after any of these a real challenge for me personally.
@@audaldas Chris here - was Ben Petrick supposed to be good?
@@SpitballinCards Chris he was pretty hyped for a catching prospect. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's in his mid 20's and forced into early retirement. Sad story. As far as I know he's still alive and doing well.
Good information
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@@Cryptoinvestor-pv4fy thanks for checking it out!
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See if you can find any 1999 Upper Deck Black Diamond Mystery Numbers Emerald. These are great, and super rare.
@@audaldas Chris here - I’ll look into it!
Thanks!
Plz do a 90s autograph episode 🤝🏻
@@michaelvoyer3844 Chris here - I’d love to get into that more. Those are some cards in more likely to try and chase down.
Great idea!
@@michaelvoyer3844 some good 90’s auto sets have been recommended by other viewers in the comments.
all of these cards, you have to see in hand or on video, pics do NOT do justice
Jeff here: I keep hearing that from the guys. I'll have to seek some out.
Enjoyed this one... do an autographs version...I feel like "Autographics" would fall into the lower-upper echelon of 90's pack pulled auto cards, yet they always seem underpriced when you look at how many auto cards those players have vs. today's players.
Thanks for the content!
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@@dsphillips16 🍻🍻
Another confusing parallel card is 1998 Stadium Club Triumvirate (1st year) with Luminous, Luminescent, and Illuminator. There’s no way I can tell them apart raw (it’s not labeled even on the back) and so my search is only with PSA graded and even then I’m spending a lot of time comparing to understand better.
Fleer Brilliants 24kt gold, no mention?!?!?
Also 1/1 Mirror Artist Proofs from 1998 Pinnacle Plus are freaking incredible. Best 1/1 outside of the 1999 Gem Master.
Question from the cheap seats: where can I get a 1990’s PMG, Flair Legacy or Atomic Refractor of Jarred Kelenic?? I’m looking everywhere on eBay and COMC but I can’t find any… 😤
@@theseatownfunkpodcast1332 😂😂😂
Check your spelling maybe??
All 5? What a show lineup, wonder what the show budget is to get a lineup like this...
-$10
@@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin 😅
1999 Upper Deck Century Legends had a 1/1 base parallel called MVP. My dad pulled the Vinny Castilla. Otherwise, I’m sure I wouldn’t know of the parallels existence.
Any of you guys know the print run of 1997 Bowman’s Best Atomic Refractors? I didn’t realize the 1998 ones were numbered, usually the first year is more limited, but maybe that’s not the case.
@@thekeithy4999 Chris here - no idea on the print run, but damn those cards look really good!
I forgot to mention. You asked about an autograph set. I would point you towards the same 1999 century legends set. Epic Signatures. The photography isn’t crazy, just an upper body close up of the players, but they left a massive spot for the signatures. Some players used every bit of that space and the autographs are huge and bold for several guys. Plenty of Braves legends in that set too.
@@thekeithy4999 oh cool!!
Thanks! I’ll give them a look
I have a bunch of 90's cards in boxes at home. I know most of it is probably worthless, but what would be the best way to go through the cards and figure out if any of them are worth something? Look up the sets? The players? Just look at the back of the cards and see if anything is numbered? Thanks.
While these 90s inserts are cool, the biggest drawback is that card manufacturers absolutely flooded the market with this stuff. You couldnt put together a comprehensive list of all the 90s inserts without spending countless hours thoroughly doing due dilligence on the matter. After the 90s, it got ludicrous. Todays product, you cant even keep up with the number of a set of inserts in one single product, let alone all the other different products released. Its insane theres even any value to todays inserts, so with that being said: 90s inserts are the way to go compared to modern inserts. We are in the junk-parallel/insert era.
@@vintagecollector5340 Chris here - we are absolutely in a junk parallel/junk auto era. Just way too many cards.
Joey Peapod has a small channel but really breaks down 90's Griffey very well.
@@JeffsCardJourney yeah that didn’t really end well. Very disappointing.
@@SpitballinCards Huh?
@@JeffsCardJourney he’s not exactly a respected hobby personality anymore.
But his Griffey collection was insane!
@@SpitballinCards ahhhh. Gotcha. Didnt know that.
I'm with Jeff, I got out early 90's and at that time the rookie card of a player was his most desired card. I couldn't tell you who the rookies in the 90's even were outside of Jeter and Ahole Rod, so for that reason it doesn't interest me to collect 90's cards.
It's crazy to me a players 6-10th year card holds that much value.
@@mangobango6970I'd rather have a rare 6th year card of Kobe than his base Topps rookie. I'm after inserts but most of them I can't afford
@@chrisc4264 I get that to some degree, basketball is completely different than baseball imo
@chrisc4264 I somewhat understand that, basketball is a different beast. Way fewer basketball players versus baseball players each year
@@mangobango6970 Chris here - don’t forget Chipper!!
It does feel weird that these cards released years after rookies are so valuable.
But look at the 93 Refractors - similar situation.
Do like discussion videos. Thanks
@@ThorsTradingCards-dk5oz thanks for watching!
IMO whenever I hear people trying to convince me that the 1990s inserts/parallels are so great it feels like an elitist sales pitch. Most of the desirable cards are going to be owned by high level collectors who have the access/connections to make these deals and/or the massive amount of funds to secure the cards in the first place. There is one late 1990s parallel set I am currently putting together but in all likelihood I will always be priced out of the Griffey, Jeter etc.
As an outsider to 90s cards, this makes sense to me. Plus, all the new verbiage to learn!
@@gcheath19 Chris here - I know and like some Lower end 90’s inserts and parallels. But yeah, these 1/1, high end cards are just stories. No chance to own for me either.
All this talk about Ohtani and Harper for NL MVP, with a sprinkle of Ozuna. Might be time to take a look at the WAR board and talk more about 22 year old Elly De La Cruz. Would love to see some more discussion on him. Just realized this is not on discussion for this video... just saying.
Jeff here: Appreciate the comment! As far as Elly, he barely sneaks into the BWAR Top 10 (at #10), even with his position boost. He's also on an underperforming team and on a record strikeout pace. I just don't seem him getting much top-of-the-ballot consideration though he may get some down-ballot votes. He sure is exciting though!
@@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin Agree on the team, wish the Reds would go all in. But maybe they just need to let the players grow another year or two. Appreciate the feedback. Fangraphs WAR views him in a much better light. When talking about sports cards in the hobby, very few players have the absolute ceiling that Elly has. In my opinion, he has surpassed Julio Rodriguez and Corbin Carroll and sits right behind Gunnar Henderson(who is still not getting enough love) and Bobby Witt. Maybe Julio Rodriguez vs Elly could be a fun debate. -Justin
@@justinmcnelly3281 Yeah, would love to see both Elly and JRod have monster second halves this year. And totally agree on Elly’s ceiling being sky high - if he can just get the Ks under control, he could put up some monster numbers.
While I completely agree that I am biased, I do not believe Elly has to be better in the 2nd half to have a crazy season. He has 15 home runs and 43 stolen bases in 89 games. Half a season is 82 games. So just ball parking that pace puts him at 27 home runs and 80 stolen bases as a 22 year old with about 6 WAR. The strikeouts are just part of the package, and the package is a top 20 player in the game as a 22 year old .
Just saying, there have been videos about investing in every other player above Elly. But nothing on him. I would love to hear the opinions of the group. Of course, I might have missed a video on him, I'm not sure.
Way too much parallel talk, not enough actual inserts.
@@johns.8246 next time!
The 1993 Finest Refractor of Frank Thomas hasn’t “hulked”… all the All-Star cards in that set had a green background to begin with.
@@hamnertime Chris here - as a Thomas fan that card was always on my list but never got close to one.
no more 90's talk please lmao
@@lilcoop7712 😂😂
Best about a 5 man show I get to watch my favorite 2 guys too bad I have to watch the 1 I dislike 😈
@@mauriciobori oh boy. Poor Phil. Rough to call him out like that! 😂😂😂
@@SpitballinCards 😂😂😂😂
Alot of those cards look like crappy insert sets that they produce today. No offense, just not a fan
@@mangobango6970 Chris here - they’re trying hard to convince me.
I just don’t know. I get that so much stuff was overprinted in the 90’s - the truly rare should stand out.
Maybe I need to see these all in person.
@@SpitballinCardsDON'T DO IT
@@mangobango6970 😂🍻
@SpitballinCards no one's saying you can't appreciate 90s cards if that's your jam, but there will always be external forces looking to pull you in different directions. STAY FOCUSED on what YOU love. I mean they don't collect ssp's the way you and Jeff do, but they appreciate them.
@@mangobango6970 love that mantra - stay focused!
Great video, guys 😁
@@Adaptation49.42 thanks for watching and commenting!
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