Which sets from the 1993-2003 time period will still be talked about 20-30 years from now ?

dtkk49a

Okay, there are some no brainers. 93 Finest comes to mind. But which other sets do you think will be remembered 20 years from now?

For some reason, I can't think of too many.

sportcardsfanatics

2001 Bowman Chrome comes to mind right off.

The big UD basketball product a couple of years back. my mind went blank.

XanaduNow

I still think there will always be a certain amount of demand for those '93 SPs and the '94 SP baseball. 1995 Bowman's Best comes to mind.

Will they set the hobby on fire? No. But they'll contionue to be popular especially when PSA registry set collectors start to focus on them the way others are with the vintage now. Remember, with each new generation comes a new batch of nostalgia.

Arthur

Carew29

"Remember, with each new generation comes a new batch of nostalgia." I 'll quote Garth on this one--"When monkeys fly out of my b*tt"

Griffins

Heritage or this years A & G set.

Allen

The A&G does not fall in the range......

I think 1995 Bow Best is stacked, I also second 93 SP with Jeter and Damon and 94 with Arod and wagner. Probably 1992 Bowman. 1993 Finest has no rookies to carry it, if jeter was in it, then you would have something. Also 1997 Bowman Chrome as it is stacked with star and tons of semi star rookies. 1999 BC is in the same boat.

Boopotts

I'm going with 2003 Exquisite basketball.

bjork73

It's hard to imagine SP Authentic sets from 1998 on won't at least have people talking about individual cards from those sets. 03-04 Exquisite Collection basketball will also stand the test of time, as will 2006 Exquisite football.

Allen

<< <i>03-04 Exquisite Collection basketball will also stand the test of time, >>



Much like what people said about 00-01 UD Ultiamte Collection Basketball.....

shouldabeena10

For Football, I think the 1997 Upper Deck Legends Autograph set has a pretty good shot at still being popular 20 years from now. It's got a great mix of HOF'ers, money cards and enough SP's to make it tuff to complete. It's also has some of the best photo's around of the football players.

I think it would greatly help the popularity of the set if PSA would let them get graded at the reglar price, rather than the expensive PSA/DNA route, but either way ... I think it will still be a popular set.

Mike

fiveniner

Heritage sets.

digicat

<< <i>"Remember, with each new generation comes a new batch of nostalgia." I 'll quote Garth on this one--"When monkeys fly out of my b*tt" >>



Look around the registry. You've got plenty of guys who are battling it out with massive modern company/team/player sets who's cards are more often than not, worth less than the grading fees. Nostalgia is a driving force in this hobby.

For me, nostalgia isn't Babe Ruth, 1952 Topps, Mickey Mantle, or Willie Mays. It's not even Reggie Jackson or Pete Rose... it's Will Clark, Matt Williams, Ryne Sandberg, Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken Jr, etc.

I was at a Sacramento Rivercats game a few months ago, when Dan Johnson came to bat for the 'Cats. He ripped a line-drive homer over the right field fence into the fans sitting on the grassy hill (you sit on what ever you bring with you). Anyways, I commented to my wife about how Johnson was recently demoted from Oakland due to his hitting problems, but somehow turned it all around and was dominating minor league pitching. A little kid sitting behind me, asked me "Does he hit homers like Nick Swisher? Cuz Nick Swisher hits big giant home runs! Nick Swisher is the best!"

I don't give Swisher much of a second thought, but who knows. This kid, in 20 years, might talk about how Nick Swisher was his childhood hero, etc, and maybe he'll try to build a registry set for him. That's nostalgia.