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Title:Sports Memorabilia
Notice:Wanted: 3.*; For_sale: 4.*; Traded: 5.*
Moderator:SCHOOL::KOPACKO
Created:Wed Aug 27 1986
Last Modified:Thu May 08 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:730
Total number of notes:8547

268.0. "1991 Fleer Ultra Baseball" by --UnknownUser-- () Wed May 08 1991 10:12

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268.1anyone planning an order?DDIF::TANCILLlong may you runThu Jun 13 1991 17:5318
    
    In keeping with John's 269.55 reply, is anyone trying to put
    together an order for fleer ultra?  I would like to get a box
    or two and it would be nice to get a price break by being part
    of a larger order.  I know of one dealer who just bought several
    cases, but these early cases are going for 2 1/2 times the factory
    price, which translates to somewhere between $50-$70/box.  I would
    like to pay no more than $50, anyboby putting together an order?
    
    If not and some of you are interested in boxes, I can at least
    approach this dealer with say a five or six box order and see what
    kind of price we could get.  If you're interested send me mail, no
    obligation is implied, once you know the exact price you can decide
    not to take the box if it's more than you wanted to spend. (I may do
    this myself)  
    
    jeff
    
268.2REFINE::ASHEWhat happened to Rockwell?Thu Jun 13 1991 18:031
    I'd be interested in a box...
268.3Me too....SBGPX2::BELISLEMike Belisle MRO4-1/H20 297.3324Thu Jun 13 1991 18:140
268.48^)CERBUS::KARLSONOnly 195 shopping days until Xmas!Thu Jun 13 1991 18:318
    
    You mean you didn't tell everyone where you were getting them for
    $25/box, $40/2 boxes John ...
    
    Fer shame.  I can't believe you're not sharing with your fellow
    inves... er, I mean collectors!
    
    								-rjk
268.5you can trust me ;-)DDIF::TANCILLlong may you runThu Jun 13 1991 19:1014
    Of course I wouldn't mark it up for my fellow 
    noters/collectors/patron "saint's" of the hobby :-)  
    
    Seriously, on the ultra's my price would be your price, half the 
    reason I asked is that I'm not thrilled with my price.  I wanted to 
    see if anyone was putting something together that could be a better
    deal.  I won't be making anything on the deal, except perhaps some 
    future good will with this dealer if I can do some business with him.
    
    Since most seem to trust fleer (ultra will be 15% of normal 1991
    production), does anyone know what that math translates to?
    
    jeff
    
268.6$60/boxDDIF::TANCILLlong may you runThu Jun 13 1991 19:2610
    
    I just "locked" in at $60/box.  I will pick up 5 boxes total
    this saturday for sure, I'm going to open 2 myself, that leaves
    3.  First right of refusal goes to replies .2 & .3, walt and mike
    let me know if you definitely want them.  Assuming the "market" does
    go nuts overnight we could probably get more at this price if others
    are interested.
    
    jeff
    
268.7Pass, sorry...REFINE::ASHEWhat happened to Rockwell?Fri Jun 14 1991 00:021
    Nah, not for that price...
268.8taken offlineDDIF::TANCILLlong may you runFri Jun 14 1991 01:054
    
    Ok, if anyone is interested please contact me by mail (not thru
    this note).
    
268.9ultrasDDIF::TANCILLlong may you runSun Jun 16 1991 22:2925
    
    The cards themsleves are nice looking, I like the fronts with their
    gray top and bottom boarders, pictures running full to the sides.
    Nice photos for the most part on the fronts, the backs contain 3 
    additional photos, one face shot in center with two in-action body
    shots on either side. Not really much exciting on the back.
    
    My one complaint about the cards is that the stock seems very thin,
    for cards that are selling for $1.50-$2.00 a pack you think you could
    get thicker stock that wasn't quite as prone to getting bent.  I saw
    more then a few people open bent corner packs (perhaps this particular
    dealer had dropped his box). 
    
    As John mentioned in the base note there are three subsets:  great
    performances, prospects, & the gold 'ultra team'.  The gold cards are
    a 10 card subset with the normal three photo back on the front, with
    the backs containing a full narrative on the player.
    
    The going price was $50/box, a have a few boxes left if any is
    interested at that price.  If anyone puts something together for
    less please let me know, I have two sets to make (I for my oldest 
    and one for Dad).
    
    jeff
    
268.11but look at the sides!DDIF::TANCILLlong may you runMon Jun 17 1991 16:547
    
    They do win the award for nicest looking cards while laying on their
    sides in a box.  Looking at a stack from an angle, the fronts are a
    multi-colored spectacular, the back when in order a hip rainbow of
    colors.  Certainly that's worth $1-$2/pack right there! :-)
    
    jeff
268.13by the box?DDIF::TANCILLlong may you runTue Jun 18 1991 14:5414
    
    I essentially bought n boxes at the going (retail) rate sunday, 
    which was $50/box.  This dealer grabbed early shipment of cases 
    at the beginning of last week in hopes the price would go up by last 
    weekend, instead it came down since everyone else had their cases by 
    then also.  I got a few boxes for $50 since this dealer has done me
    a few favors recently, so I did him one by buying a few off him @ $50.
    Good thing is now I consider us even.  
    
    I haven't tried calling ads in SCD, I was under the impression there
    that you need to deal at the case level rather than a few boxes, no?
    
    jeff
    
268.14SBGPX2::BELISLEMike Belisle MRO4-1/H20 297.3324Tue Jun 18 1991 15:026
	jeff

	A couple dealers in SCD had 'boxes' for $35...

	I hoping that in a month or so, they'll be down to $30
268.17CERBUS::KARLSONOnly 180 shopping days until Xmas!Fri Jun 28 1991 11:446
    
    You mean, not even ***** U P P E R    D E C K ***** the "living
    set", the collector's choice, the elite set, doesn't have
    Sloc in their set?
    
    My image of them is shattered ...
268.19New Sub-SetOAW::ITZKOTopps '73 #613Fri Jun 28 1991 23:495
    Heathcliff Slocumb is being released as a special autographed sub-set
    for the Desert Storm set.
    
    
                                         -pj- 
268.20CERBUS::KARLSONOnly 179 shopping days until Xmas!Sat Jun 29 1991 10:532
    
    1 card per every 75 cases, right?
268.21Couldn't find Speedy eitherFRAGLE::GUTIERREZTue Jul 02 1991 17:2212

		I couldn't find my favorite Cuban player either, his 
	name is Juan "Speedy" Gonzalez.  You talk about Rickie Henderson,
	this guy would put Rickie to shame.  He was so fast, he had to
	slow down just to allow his shadow to catch up with him.

		One time he got a hit, and before his bat hit the ground,
	he was already standing on first base.  This was back in Cuba
	in the good old days before Castro spoiled everything, so there
	is no way for you guys to confirm this, you will have to just
	take my word for it.  
268.23It'not the same guyFRAGLE::GUTIERREZTue Jul 02 1991 18:155
	Yes, I know there is a Juan Gonzalez in the majors, but even
	though he is no slouch, his middle name is not "Speedy", and
	it isn't the same player.

268.25ROCK::GRONOWSKIthe dream is always the same...Fri Jul 05 1991 15:284
    
    Can these cards be purchased as a set?
    
    Paul
268.26no factory'sDDIF::TANCILLlong may you runFri Jul 05 1991 16:475
    
    Hand collated, no sets direct from Fleer.
    
    jeff
    
268.28Time to retire the nicknameOAW::ITZKOTopps '73 #613Tue Jul 09 1991 02:108
    RE: .21
    
    Castro shut Cuba down in 1961. Speedy's got to be at least 49 or 50 by
    now.
    
    
    
                                           -pj-
268.29CERBUS::KARLSONOnly 152 shopping days until Xmas!Fri Jul 26 1991 12:2516
    
    Credit to The_Saint for this one ...
    
    Fleer
    Ultra
    Cards
    
    F
    U
    C
    
    Fark
    U
    Collectors
    
    
268.30Second PrintingASDS::KELLYTue Aug 27 1991 14:542
    Did Fleer announce a second printing of these Cards???
    
268.32CERBUS::KARLSONOnly 120 shopping days until Xmas!Tue Aug 27 1991 15:072
    
    Semantics ...
268.33Ultra Fleer Traded setPHAROS::MATOSTue Oct 29 1991 12:525
    	I heard Fleer Ultra is coming out with a Factory Baseball
    Rookie & Traded set, 120 card set for about $25 - $28 price
    range.
    
    Miguel
268.34IRDEV::CCARROLLThu Nov 14 1991 19:195
Has anybody seen the Fleer Ultra Update set?  It's listed in Becketts
but I haven't found it at any of the local shops or at the Greenville show
last weekend.

Celinda
268.35update set is outDDIF::TANCILLlong may you runMon Dec 09 1991 15:4518
    
    The Ultra update set is out around here (nh), 120 cards plus a set of
    the stickers.  This set is packed with everyone they forgot or missed
    in the original 1-400.  Players like Bagwell, Juan Gonzalez, Scott
    Erickson, Knoblauch, Luis Gonzalez, Ivan Rodriguez, Brian Hunter, etc.
    
    Saw them for $19 this weekend at a show, not bad if you go by the 
    value Beckett's is attechig to this set already ($15-$22 in november,
    $16-$24 in the new december baseball beckett's i think).  I picked up
    one for the collection to go with my 1-400, the nicest thing about
    them is that unlike many Ultra's from the low number wax, these update
    cards are all mint condition, no frayed scraggly edges, they look nice.
    
    jeff
    
    p.s. John, you'll want to grab a few dozen sets for your favorite
    hurler, Heathcliff :-)