Does anyone else here collect/like 1990s parallel (plus Fleer/Ultra inserts)insert sets?

Estil · June 8, 2009 3:28PM

As you know, my main goals right now are the finish up my 1974-79 sets in PSA 7 keys (or PSA 8 for 1978-79) as well as collect the major set runs from the 1990s (up till about 1995 or so). That being said, I was wondering if anyone else here is into 1990s parallel insert sets. These are what I have so far (the first four are my favorites):

1992 Leaf Black Gold set
1993 & 1994 Finest Jumbo All-Stars set
1994 Score Gold Rush set
1995 Score Platinum set
1995 Bowman Gold subset
1995 SP Platinum set (want to add 1994 SP die-cut set)
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Ultra Gold Medallion sets (includes all SP's!)
1996-97 Mantle Finest set, 1997 Mays Finest set (want to add Clemente/Ryan/Aaron Finest sets)

And the sets I'd like to get in this order (besides the ones above that extend current runs):
1993 Upper Deck Gold Holograms
1994 Upper Deck Electric Diamond
1996 Fleer Tiffany
1992-94 Topps Gold
1994-? Collectors Choice Silver Signature

Anyone else into 1990s parallel insert sets?

CDsNuts · June 8, 2009 4:04PM

Anybody who spends money on a 1995 Score Platinum set is a sucker.

NickM · June 8, 2009 7:11PM

I'm occasionally working on the Collectors Choice Gold Signature sets and Stadium Club 1st Day Issue/First Day Production sets, plus I will end up picking up others - I don't pay much attention to the 1-per-pack parallels.
I am seriously working on the Upper Deck MVP Gold Script and (when I see them, which is seldom) Super Script sets.

Nick

jacksoncoupage · June 8, 2009 8:27PM

<< Anybody who spends money on a 1995 Score Platinum set is a sucker. >>

Why is that?

Estil · June 8, 2009 9:29PM

<< I'm occasionally working on the Collectors Choice Gold Signature sets >>

Then you'd better place a bid on this: 426 1994 Collector's Choice Gold Signatures Maybe it'll be enough to finish or almost finish your set?

swartz1 · June 8, 2009 10:57PM

<< Anybody who spends money on a 1995 Score Platinum set is a sucker. >>

yeah...who the heck would want series two...

series one is where its at...

TomGshotput · June 8, 2009 11:06PM

Were 92 Topps Gold the first parallel cards?

Have a box of 93 Topps Gold, well over half the series one set, and a few from series two (no Jeter). Thought about making a set out of it. Then realized you could just buy one for $50

TomGshotput · June 8, 2009 11:15PM

Actually, 1991 Desert Shield would be the first parallel, 1992 the first parallel insert. Is that correct? Or anything earlier?

Estil · June 8, 2009 11:23PM

<< Were 92 Topps Gold the first parallel cards? >>

That along with the 1992 Leaf Black Gold set. Truely a beautiful set.

MrVintage · June 9, 2009 12:42AM

I love the 90's parallel and inserts sets. Here are some of my favorites
1995 sp holoview red die cut football, 1994 Score The Cycle baseball, 1992 Fleer Rookie Sensations baseball, and of course my favorite is the 99 bowmans best atomic refractors which I'm currently working on (27% complete)

prscott933 · June 9, 2009 12:46AM

<< 

<< Were 92 Topps Gold the first parallel cards? >>

That along with the 1992 Leaf Black Gold set. Truely a beautiful set. >>

Nice to see you have a full set of that now. I'm still working on mine.

Nathaniel1960 · June 9, 2009 2:02AM

I am thinking of collecting the Donruss Elites from 1991 to 1994?. I am kicking myself for passing up 1992 Elite "commons" for $3 each at a show a few years back. I pulled a Boggs Elite in 1992 and was so psyched. The card shop owner offered me $100 on the spot and I laughed. I'd take that deal now. Of course, who knew back then. I saw him plunk down $50 for a 1991 U.D. Hank Aaron Heroes hologram the same day he bought about 300 Gd-VG Old Judges for $1000.

prscott933 · June 9, 2009 2:07AM

I have thought about doing the Elites as well but always get side tracked before I get started. They were such awesome pulls back in the day so having a whole set seems ridiculous!

kwtoz · June 9, 2009 2:12AM

<< Anybody who spends money on a 1995 Score Platinum set is a sucker. >>

You are so wrong. This is a really pretty set.

I was able to get a full Series 1 set via redemptions. Unfortunately, quality control wasn't great. Team set errors weren't uncommon. The checklists had several errors also. I was able to find the missing cards, so now I really do have a full set.

prscott933 · June 9, 2009 2:53AM

rlankhaar · June 9, 2009 4:03PM

I'm working on a 1996 Select Certified Football Master Set (all of the mirrors and parallels) - 96% complete at the moment.

Boopotts · June 9, 2009 9:42PM

<< Anybody who spends money on a 1995 Score Platinum set is a sucker. >>

I wipe my ass with Score Platinum sets.

BunchOBull · June 9, 2009 10:07PM

As a player collector whose formative years in the hobby spanned the '90s, they are an important focus of my collection.

I collect some complete sets, but I tend to do complete runs, year by year, of similarly themed parallels...just finished a Stadium Club 1st Day Issue run recently.

I also collect the non-1st Day Issue Stadium Club parallels, and I've even gone as far as to collect 1st Day Issues of the checklists that mention Frank Thomas on them.

CDsNuts · June 9, 2009 11:50PM

In all seriousness, I'm going to scan some stuff I've been working on later today because the only three people that would ever care about any of the stuff I bought are posting in this thread.

Nathaniel1960 · June 10, 2009 12:48AM

Found a BIN on Ebay last night, three 92 Elites for $15 delivered. I think it was Joe Carter, Terry Pendleton and someone else. Also a sweet Ripken Auto Elite is going off soon. He signed 5000 of those bad boys. Talk about cramps.

swartz1 · June 10, 2009 12:51AM

<< 

<< Anybody who spends money on a 1995 Score Platinum set is a sucker. >>

I wipe my ass with Score Platinum sets. >>

I hope just series II...

Stone193 · June 10, 2009 6:17AM

<< I am thinking of collecting the Donruss Elites from 1991 to 1994?. I am kicking myself for passing up 1992 Elite "commons" for $3 each at a show a few years back. I pulled a Boggs Elite in 1992 and was so psyched. The card shop owner offered me $100 on the spot and I laughed. I'd take that deal now. Of course, who knew back then. I saw him plunk down $50 for a 1991 U.D. Hank Aaron Heroes hologram the same day he bought about 300 Gd-VG Old Judges for $1000. >>

I pulled a Frank Thomas back then - wish I had sold it!

I sent it to a board member who said it was creased - never noticed it - he said he was sending it back - but never did - to be honest - I was giving it as a present but was just interested how I missed a crease in it.

The Elites were cool cards IMO.

As a side note - the parallel sets may have been one of the major contributors to masses of collectors being turned off to modern cards - for one thing - no one really knows how much was printed - my guess? Enough to last about 2 centuries!

Estil - I do agree - the 92L prarallel were good looking - I still have a pile - if memory serves, a while back I looked to see if I had any for your set but came up zip.
Good luck on your quest.

mike

Estil · June 11, 2009 4:30AM

<< 
As a side note - the parallel sets may have been one of the major contributors to masses of collectors being turned off to modern cards - for one thing - no one really knows how much was printed - my guess? Enough to last about 2 centuries!

Estil - I do agree - the 92L prarallel were good looking - I still have a pile - if memory serves, a while back I looked to see if I had any for your set but came up zip.
Good luck on your quest.

mike >>

But the neat thing about the parallel sets is that they're much more limited edition than the standard set. For example, for every 14-15 regular 1992 Leaf set, there's only one Black Gold set. That is, only 7% of all the 1992 Leaf cards are Black Gold. No wonder that set was worth over $200 back when it first came out!

1980scollector · June 11, 2009 5:13AM

I am working on the 1991 donruss elite set

I have

Ryan Sandberg Signature Series /5000
Nolan Ryan Legend Series / 7500

I have Brett, Canseco, Drabek, Henderson, Matt Williams and Dawson

I need two to complete set- Bonds and Fielder

I have two 92 elites and will work on the one next.

As a kid I pulled a Henderson and Brett-I sold them for around 100 and 175.

Later my father bought me a Barry Bonds Elite for 100.00 for making the honor roll in school. The only time he ever did anything like that and sure enough I traded it later on.

I regret that trade and wanted it(Bonds) to be the final piece to my quest.

The 1991 elite was back then and always has been my favorite insert set of all time.

Nathaniel1960 · June 11, 2009 5:41AM

Interesting, my dad is not really a fan of the hobby, and he asks me once a month if I sold my collection yet because "the bottom is falling out of the market" but he did buy me an 86 Donruss Rookies Set for Christmas in 1986/87 and I was blown away. How did he know about them? Turns out he walked into the card shop and asked.

When I opened the set they were all way O/C. But a 12 yr old could give two squirts.

CDsNuts · June 11, 2009 5:45AM

Here are some of my treasures that will be worthless in 20 years. Most of these sets are complete or need one or two cards:

1991 & 1992 Donruss Elite (I have the Sandberg auto but didn't feel like digging it out. Need 1991 Canseco if anybody has one)

1995 Select Artist's Proofs (only need Mattingly if anybody has one)

1993 Select Chase Stars and Chase Rookies (Also have Aces which is a very underrated and tough set)

1993 Select Rookie/Traded Inserts (Impossible to pull)

1992 Fleer Team Leaders (Only found in underproduced racks)

1992 Stadium Club Beam Team

And of course, these ultra scarce 1994 Pinnacle series two inserts that came in a hotpack Roger sent me. Obviously they need no explanation; you all know what they are

I won't steal estil's thunder by scanning the 95 Score Platinum set since he got his first and paid about 25% of what I paid for mine. Right now I'm working on the 93 refractor sets and the 93 first day production sets.

billwaltonsbeard · June 11, 2009 5:53AM

that Butt Face MacFarlane card is SUPER rare! Most packs contained the pixilated version.

saucywombat · June 11, 2009 7:35AM

those 94 Pinnacles really have me laughing. The Keith Mitchell especially.

the 93 select dufex cards are mighty fine.

Good stuff CDNuts.

The only cards I have on the set registry are 90's parallel or inserts so yea I guess I'm a fan.

CDsNuts · June 11, 2009 7:40AM

those 94 Pinnacles really have me laughing. The Keith Mitchell especially.

My hands were literally shaking when I pulled the Keith Mitchell with pirahna biting his crotch. I've turned down multiple offers from Olbermann and Spence for it.

BunchOBull · June 11, 2009 10:26AM

Anything from the '90s with foil (dufex or holo) and any great parallels like Artist's Proofs are gold to me. Excellent display...the '92 Thomas Elite is one of my favorite all time cards and I'd love to own a copy of the Ripken auto one day.

I also want to clarify that the person who Mike sent the Thomas Elite card to was not me.

BunchOBull · June 11, 2009 10:29AM

I picked this up recently...'97 Mirror Image INVERTED...I can't find the refractor or atomic refractor to save my life, but I did pick up a Chipper MI Inverted refractor the other day.

And in the style of early Elites...

hammered · June 11, 2009 5:08PM

CDsnuts that is a fine selection of rare subsets and I congratulate you.
My own personal quest to accumulate worthless tripe:
All PSA 10 and self-subbed
Been trying for Van Poppell with zero luck. Todd just has bad Karma

saucywombat · June 12, 2009 12:11AM

Those 91 Leaf Gold Rookies are tough - very impressive.

I'm still laughing about those 94 Pinnacles.

saucywombat · June 12, 2009 12:39AM

My most recent sub featuring 90's parallels. Pretty good results.

MINT 9 1996 FINEST 350 DEREK JETER REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 305 KEN GRIFFEY JR. REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 234 RYNE SANDBERG REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 165 CAL RIPKEN JR. REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 46 ROGER CLEMENS REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 11 MIKE PIAZZA REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 1 GREG MADDUX REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1998 FINEST 16 GREG MADDUX NON-PROTECTED REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1998 FINEST 157 ALEX RODRIGUEZ REFRACTOR
MINT 9 2006 BOWMAN CHROME 218 RONNIE BROWN XFRACTOR
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1992 ACTION PACKED 81 STERLING SHARPE
GEM MINT 10 1999 FINEST 84 BARRY BONDS REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1995 FINEST 317 PETE HARNISCH REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 44 BRADY ANDERSON REFRACTOR
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1995 FINEST 235 MARTY CORDOVA REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1995 FINEST 208 RUBEN SIERRA REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 106 ALLEN WATSON REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1995 FINEST 153 MIKE HENNEMAN REFRACTOR
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1995 FINEST 91 DEAN PALMER REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 16 CARLOS DELGADO REFRACTOR
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1995 FINEST 146 KEVIN MITCHELL REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 150 LUIS GONZALEZ REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 32 BRETT BUTLER REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 136 RAY LANKFORD REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1995 FINEST 104 BOBBY BONILLA REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1995 FINEST 250 MARK GRUDZIELANEK REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 251 ALEX GONZALEZ REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 251 ALEX GONZALEZ REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 260 JON NUNNALLY REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1995 FINEST 265 MARK WHITEN REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 269 TREVOR HOFFMAN REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 270 PAUL SORRENTO REFRACTOR
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1995 FINEST 313 JOHN SMOLTZ REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1995 FINEST 315 CHRIS HAMMOND REFRACTOR
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1995 FINEST 161 ROBERTO HERNANDEZ REFRACTOR
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1995 FINEST 36 EDGAR MARTINEZ REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1995 FINEST 249 DAVE WINFIELD REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 141 REX HUDLER ARTIST'S PROOF
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 149 DARRYL STRAWBERRY ARTIST'S PROOF
MINT 9 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 128 HECTOR CARRASCO ARTIST'S PROOF
MINT 9 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 132 CARLOS DELGADO ARTIST'S PROOF
MINT 9 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 135 LANCE PAINTER ARTIST'S PROOF
MINT 9 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 99 JACK MORRIS ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 115 BRIAN JOHNSON ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 114 JOE HALL ARTIST'S PROOF
N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 116 KEVIN JARVIS ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 77 STEVE DREYER ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 76 ALEX GONZALEZ ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 78 ROBERT EENHOORN ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 83 STEVE TRACHSEL ARTIST'S PROOF
MINT 9 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 92 DENNIS MARTINEZ ARTIST'S PROOF
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 55 RAY HOLBERT ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 56 KEITH LOCKHART ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 61 CARLOS RODRIGUEZ ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 68 MATT WALBECK ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 69 DAVE STATON ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 70 WILLIAM VANLANDINGHAM ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 72 DOMINGO CEDENO ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 75 JAMES HURST ARTIST'S PROOF
MINT 9 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 40 MELVIN NIEVES ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 54 JIM CONVERSE ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 SPORTFLICS 2000 ROOKIE/TRADED 6 DELINO DeSHIELDS ARTIST'S PROOF
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 5 JIM KELLY REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 12 JERRY RICE REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 125 CORNELIUS BENNETT REFRACTOR
NEAR MINT 7 1994 FINEST 174 ANDRE REED REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 190 KEN NORTON REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 200 MARVIN JONES REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 208 JOHN TAYLOR REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 212 STEVE EVERITT REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 214 RODNEY HAMPTON REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 217 TERRY KIRBY REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 1 EMMITT SMITH
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 77 STEVE YOUNG REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 77 STEVE YOUNG REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 69 RANDALL CUNNINGHAM REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 79 MICHAEL IRVIN REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 89 CLAY MATTHEWS REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 91 BRUCE SMITH REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 92 REGGIE WHITE REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 44 BARRY SANDERS REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 45 JASON ELAM REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 57 DARRELL GREEN REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 149 JUNIOR SEAU REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 152 PHIL SIMMS REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 158 IRVING FRYAR REFRACTOR
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1994 FINEST 139 JACKIE SLATER REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 99 BOOMER ESIASON REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 101 CORTEZ KENNEDY REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 108 DANA STUBBLEFIELD REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 113 ART MONK REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 116 TIM BROWN REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 119 JOHN ELWAY REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 72 TOM GLAVINE REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 18 KIRBY PUCKETT REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1996 FINEST 218 FRED McGRIFF REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 193 WILL CLARK REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 162 MARK McGWIRE REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 9 ALBERT BELLE REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1996 FINEST 122 ANDY PETTITTE REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 115 JUAN GONZALEZ REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1996 FINEST 97 TIM SALMON REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 238 CRAIG BIGGIO REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 309 GARY SHEFFIELD REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1996 FINEST 155 WADE BOGGS REFRACTOR
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1995 FINEST 257 BOB HIGGINSON REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 241 BO JACKSON REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 329 MIKE KELLY REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 275 ELLIS BURKS REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 263 BOB WICKMAN REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 330 KARL RHODES REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 331 ALLEN WATSON REFRACTOR
NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1994 FINEST 332 DAMION EASLEY REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 333 REGGIE JEFFERSON REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 334 KEVIN McREYNOLDS REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 336 BRIAN HUNTER REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 337 TOM BROWNING REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 338 PEDRO MUNOZ REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 339 BILLY RIPKEN REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 340 GENE HARRIS REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 341 FERNANDO VINA REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 342 SEAN BERRY REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 344 B.J. SURHOFF REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 345 DOUG DRABEK REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 346 JODY REED REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 348 STEVE FARR REFRACTOR
GEM MINT 10 1994 FINEST 349 ERIC ANTHONY REFRACTOR
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1994 FINEST 350 PETE SMITH REFRACTOR
MINT 9 1994 FINEST 173 WADE BOGGS REFRACTOR

vladguerrero · August 5, 2009 11:54AM

1995 Bowman's Best Refractors are awesome...

rexvos · August 5, 2009 12:08PM

is the 92 Leaf Gold set complete? I have about 1/2 to 2/3 of one sitting on my coffee table.

Brian48 · August 5, 2009 12:14PM

1991 Topps Desert Shield. It's the only set from the '90s that I still like.

BunchOBull · August 5, 2009 12:17PM

slantycouch · August 5, 2009 12:21PM

That Desert Shield Thomas is nice!

I bought two unopened Desert Shield packs off eBay a few years back. There was really no way of telling if they were legit, and once I got them I couldn't help it, so I ripped them. Nothing great, but I recently sent a few off to PSA and they each came back 9's. I've always liked that set.

EB22 · August 5, 2009 12:35PM

I collect late 90's inserts, but I do basketball only...

Estil · August 5, 2009 3:45PM

<< is the 92 Leaf Gold set complete? I have about 1/2 to 2/3 of one sitting on my coffee table. >>

Yes, my set is complete. Though it could use a few upgrades though.

TheCARDKid · August 6, 2009 6:12AM

Those 91 Leaf gold rookies bring back some memories (not very good ones).

Picture a 13 year old kid trying to piece together this "hot set" one card at a time. With a 13 year olds bank account. Very hard to do and very expensive back in 91 and 92. This is when the Todd Van Poppel was one of the hottest cards in 91. The Ryan Klesko was like $13. They were all so expensive.

Pieced together, the whole thing was $135-160 I think. Seemed like a can't lose insert set at the time. I still have about 1/2 the set, but they arent even gradable, most of them would be nr mint. The gold borders were always so delicate.

saucywombat · October 1, 2009 12:25PM

Bump for the 94 Pinnacle inserts from CDNuts

Meteoriteguys Tamrick Vanover got me thinking.

BunchOBull · October 1, 2009 12:27PM

Just need the inverted Atomic Refractor now!

goodtricks · July 22, 2012 8:10AM

Anyone actively putting any of these sets together?

Thinking about starting a few....

saucywombat · July 22, 2012 10:12AM

<< Anyone actively putting any of these sets together?

Thinking about starting a few.... >>

such as?

Albertdidit · July 22, 2012 11:20AM

Im a big fan of 90's inserts. So many great looking ones... hard to choose what to post..but here are a few from my collection. Enjoy

vladguerrero · July 22, 2012 11:59AM

1995 Bowman's Best Refractors - Baseball

Albertdidit · July 22, 2012 12:09PM

I like the 95 but for some reason into the 96 baseball and football atomics more.

still seeking a thomas 96 atomic.

BunchOBull · July 22, 2012 1:49PM

This was an awesome Secret Santa gift from Adam (K) a couple of years ago.

BunchOBull · July 22, 2012 1:52PM

Finished this parallel rainbow last year:

Base, Steel, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Grand Finale (limited to 50)

Does anyone else here collect/like 1990s parallel (plus Fleer/Ultra inserts)insert sets?

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