Conference school::sports_memorabilia

    John,
    
    I too have been seeing Fleer everywhere from grocery stores to gas
    stations. Last year I entered a note about how Fleer was going to re-
    do thier distribution so that Fleer cards would be more readily avail-
    able. They're trying to grab a bigger market share (you know, saturate
    the market like Donruss and Topps). Up until last year, it was hard for
    the small stores to get cards, so Fleer was relatively hard to find.
    Now, the new guy in charge has adopted a Topps-like approach to getting
    the cards to the market trying to get them distributed everywhere and
    grabbing some visibility.
    
    John D.

    SCD had an interview with the new guy at Fleer ( whatever his name is)
    and he said that Fleer would make the cards more available this year
    but not oversaturate the market, whatever that means.
    
    John

    It means, they will put out only 1 billion sets, 5Million waxes, and
    50thousand variation cards. The dealers will ease them sloooowly, not 
    to effect the price to much.  

    re 96.3 
    	
    ALRIGHT, finally a complement on a 90' set of cards.  I do not usually   
    buy fleer, but I am starting too! 
     This is the greatest hobby in the world!
         
                    Ben Montgomery

    
    Went to B.J.'s last nite in Salem to pick up more DONRUSS
    pakcs but they sold out last week. They just got the 1990 FLEER 
    cards in and they were going for $12.98 a box (36 ct),I picked up
    3 boxes and lucked out with alot of great cards,anyone interested
    better get up there,the guy told me that they sold over 400 boxes
    in about 5 hours............Good Luck
    
    John
     
    
    
    
    
    

    These stores have to be selling these BB cards at a loss!  In marketing
    terms, the BB cards are a LOSS Leader, to bring customers in the store
    for the hope to sell them something else.  And Fleer Packs use to
    be hard to find, now, go to your local furniture store, or BJ's
    Wholesale Warehouse, and buy a case or two.  The Dealers must be
    pulling out their hair?  How can they compete with the likes of these
    giant marketeers??  And Fleer use to sell only to hobby stores or
    dealers, now, there everywhere, EXXON gas stations even has them.
    The new owners must be trying to increase market share, and what better
    way than through these outlets.  

    I recently bought Fleer Wax Boxes at Osco's for $12.00. They said they
    will repeat this sale several times through out the year.  They also
    had Donruss, Topps and Score at the same price.
    
    

    Is there an error with this card,or am I seeing things ? 1990
    Fleer #275, sure looks like Roger Rocket or is it Wes 
    gardner.............
    
    
                                    John
    

    
    I bought a pack of 1990 fleer cards the other day that looked
    completely different than some earlier 1990 fleers that I had 
    bought. 
    
    Did they redesign the cards for a second series? or am I seeing things?
    
    -dennis

    looks like I spoke too soon, cards are the same; I think I got mixed up
    looking at an 89 fleer; -d

        Does anybody have a list of errors in the 
	1990 Fleer Baseball Set?

    I know of two.
          #621 player of the decade George Brett (10 .390 hitting seasons)
          MT $4.00  corrected .50
    
    	  #630 Player of the decade Will Clark (total bases (32))
          MT $5.00  Corrected .60
    
    		Ben
    

      All others are uncorected.
    485 Joey Bell Rc
    530 Carlton Fisk
    564 Rickey Jordan
    629 Jose canseco 88 

    Could someone tell me what the Cal Ripken variation is?  Card #624.

    Thanks
    Mike

    
>>    Would you believe they spelled his name wrong (Ripkin) ?
    
    Thanks John
    

	I purchased several 1990 Fleer Baseball Cello packs over the
	weekend and made a discovery.... I got a 'Soaring Star' card
	inside one of the packs. Has anyone collected all 12 of these
	or bought these cards at any shows... It was the first time
	I've every see or heard of them

	Mike

    I've seen sets for sale ranging from 8-12$. I picked up one last
    year for 9$. I don't have a list of who's in it with me though.
    
    John

	Thanks John

	I wanted to pickup a set, but was unaware of a good price.. Now
	that I know, all I have to do is find one.

	Mike