Friday, January 02, 2009

1994: Last Great Year -- Fleer



Since I already wrote about it as part of the "Always Be Collecting" Fleer tribute, I'll kick this love-fest off by reprinting my 1994 Fleer blog post from last March.




1994 Fleer


Base Set: 720 (one series)
Inserts:
  • All-Rookies: 9 cards (complete set available via a 1:200/pack redemption card)
  • All-Stars: 50 cards (1:2, wax exclusive)
  • Award Winners: 6 cards (1:37)
  • Golden Memories: 10 cards (one-per-"Blue" pack; jumbo version numbered to 10,000)
  • League Leaders: 12 cards (1:17)
  • Lumber Company: 10 cards (1:5, jumbo exclusive)
  • Major League Prospects: 35 cards (1:6)
  • Pro-Visions: 9 cards (1:12)
  • Rookie Sensations: 20 cards (1:4, jumbo exclusive)
  • Tim Salmon: 15 cards (cards #1-12: 1:30; cards #13-15 available via a wrapper redemption offer)
  • Smoke 'n Heat: 12 cards (1:30)
  • Team Leaders: 28 cards (1:6)
Autogamers: Tim Salmon Autographed (total of 2500 cards)

Packaging: 36 pack, 15-card waxboxes; 24 pack, 21-card jumbo boxes; 24 pack, 23-card Wal-Mart exclusive "Blue" packs.
Notable Cards: Nolan Ryan Smoke 'n Heat, Pro-Visions set.
Other Notes:
  • Hands down, the greatest Fleer baseball set ever.
  • The Gold Standard of what a base-level baseball card product should be.
  • Classy and clean white-bordered set.
  • First year of UV coating on both sides of the card, and gold foil stamping on each card.
  • Over 200 inserts, each seeded at the rate of one-per-pack.
  • Complete Pro-Visions set forms a nine-card mosaic.
  • Debut of fin-sealed foil packaging.
Full Set: $50 (NmMT)


1994 Fleer Update

Base Set: 200 cards
Inserts:
  • Diamond Tribute: 10 cards
Notable Cards: Alex Rodriguez's second best RC (enough said).
Other Notes:
  • Last Fleer Update factory set for four years.
Full Set (factory): $50 (NmMT)

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