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)