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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

534.0. "Topps Basketball "ARCHIVE" Set" by MARLIN::MATOS () Wed Feb 17 1993 17:16

    This note is for the 1993 Topps "Archives" Basketball Set.
    
    It's describe as the missing years of Topps Basketball from 1981 -
    1991. There are 150 Archive Quality Basketball Cards selected for
    inclusion in this special series. Collect 139 NBA stars John Stockton,
    and Derrick Coleman Featured in Rookie Year Photographs with Topps Card
    designs from each of the players Rookie Year. A special 11 card subset
    comprised of the #1 Draft Picks from 1981 - 1991 completes the series.
    
    1993 Topps "ARCHIVES" Basketball Foil Boxes
    - 150 Card set
    - 24-packs/box
    
    Coming out sometime  april/May
    
    Anyone interested I'm going to pre-order at $35 a box need the money
    by next Tuesday 2/23.
    
    Miguel 
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534.1FUTURE::JST_ONGEJohn St.Onge USDSL DTN 275-2715Wed Feb 17 1993 20:474
    Miguel, Rotman's has them listed at 32.99$ in the latest SCD. Of course
    there'll be tax also.
    
    John
534.2FUTURE::JST_ONGEJohn St.Onge USDSL DTN 275-2715Mon May 17 1993 16:555
    Saw these this weekend at a small show.  Dealer wanted 136$ a box. It
    must have a Shaq card in it or something. I passed, but picked up the
    Fleer Ultra Baseball set they had for 15$.
    
    John
534.3ROYALT::ASHEI must have got lost...Mon May 17 1993 19:525
    What's the point of these? Will they be on the back of th TSC cards
    next year?
    
    They had them for $2/pack in Albany.  I still passed.
    
534.4FUTURE::JST_ONGEJohn St.Onge USDSL DTN 275-2715Mon May 17 1993 21:384
    You're probably right Walt since the box said "The Rookies". There
    was a #1 Draft Pick set so Shaq is probably in it.
    
    John
534.5Not too bad ...FUTURE::JST_ONGEJohn St.Onge USDSL DTN 275-2715Wed May 19 1993 01:109
    I went to a small show in Fitchburg tonight. I picked up a set of
    these, an extra set of the #1 Draft Picks subset and an extra set
    of checklists  for  22$. I thought the draft picks were an insert
    set at first, but they're part  of  the regular set (#'s 1-11). I
    liked the 1981-1984 cards.  The 1987's weren't done too well. The
    #1 Draft Picks were a nice subset though. Worth picking up at the
    right price.
    
    John
534.6DUGROS::ROSSHey, ho, hey, ho, hey, hoMon May 24 1993 13:4320
I bought a box this past weekend for $29.   Got one complete set, 13 cards 
short of a second set.   Also got two master photo redemption cards (one was
packed on top of the packs inside the box, the other was in a pack).   Can
redeem each card for 3 master photo cards of the draft pick subset.   There
are 4 of the master photo redemption cards (I got Coleman and Daugherty). The
master photo set includes all 11 #1 draft pick cards plus a montage card of
all 11.   

I like this set for several reasons:
	
	1. Has the college stats on the back  (only negative on that is
		that they don't include assists)
	2. Has the first year pro stats as well
	3. While some of the designs are lousy, others look great
	4. The draft pick cards (#1-11) show all the first round picks
	   for each year on the back.   Interesting to see just how
	   many of the selected players are still around.

This is the only basketball product I've bought this year, and I'm happy with
it.