Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Always Be Collecting: 1998 Fleer Tradition


1998 Fleer Tradition

Base Set: 600 cards (350 in the first series, 250 in the other)
  • Short Set: 535 cards (310 in the first series, 225 in the other)
  • Smoke 'n Heat: 10 cards (1:6, series one)
  • Golden Memories: 10 cards (1:6, series one)
  • Tale of the Tape: 20 cards (1:4, series one)
  • Unforgettable Moments: 25 cards (1:4, series two)
Inserts:
  • Vintage '63: 128 cards (one-per-pack Hobby pack; Classic '63: numbered to 63; cards #1-63 and a checklist in series one, #64-126 and a checklist in series two)
  • Diamond Standouts: 20 cards (1:12, series one)
  • Lumber Company: 15 cards (1:36, series one retail exclusive)
  • Power Game: 20 cards (1:36, series one)
  • Rookie Sensations: 20 cards (1:18, series one)
  • Zone: 15 cards (1:288, series one)
  • Decade of Excellence: 12 cards (1:72; Rare Tradition: 1:720, series two)
  • Diamond Tribute: 10 cards (1:300, series two)
  • In the Clutch: 15 cards (1:20, series two)
  • Mickey Mantle Monumental Moments: 10 cards (1:68; Gold: numbered to 51, series two)
  • Promising Forecast: 20 cards (1:12, series two)
Packaging: 36 pack, 12-card Hobby waxboxes, 20 pack, 10-card retail waxboxes.
Notable Cards: Mickey Mantle's first Fleer card, Maggilo Ordonez and Mike Lowell RCs.
Other Notes:
  • Fleer flagship brand renamed "Fleer Tradition."
  • Mickey Mantle's first Fleer card -- released three years after his death.
  • First short-printed base set cards.
  • One-per-pack "Diamond Ink" cards allowed collectors to save "points" and redeem them for autographed baseballs.
Full Set: $150 (NmMT)


1998 Fleer Tradition Update

Base Set: 100 cards (one series)
Packaging: factory set
Notable Cards: J.D. Drew and Troy Glaus RCs.
Other Notes:
  • First Fleer Update factory set since 1994.
Full Set (factory): $15 (NmMT)

1 comment:

capewood said...

I wonder if anyone was able to get enough of those Diamond Ink cards to actually get a baseball?

Cliff
www.capewood.blogspot.com