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610.0. "93-94 Stadium Club Basketball " by SEND::TANCILL (Sponsered by nobody) Tue Nov 30 1993 19:28

    
    93-94 Stadium 1 is out, a redesigned card front and back is the
    first thing you'll notice.  Players have regular cards and then
    there are some triple/double cards marking the dates the player
    had a triple/double.  These cards in particular look a little
    too much like a fun pack card, especially the backs.  It seems
    Topps may have been going for a "MTV" type hip look, perhaps to
    appeal to younger collectors.  However, the younger collectors 
    are quickly getting priced out of the market for these as the
    packs and boxes are coming out fairly pricey.
    
    They have Super Team cards just like football does, first day
    production and also a beam team cards (27 in all).  Odds are
    1:24 for each of the inserts, so you're supposed to get one of
    each per box.  That is what happened to me, although a dealer
    I spoke with opened one box and got 2 of each, 1 of each near
    the top of the box and 1 of each near the bottom.  Mine were
    all near the middle.  It may be that the inserts are randomly
    dumped into a box fairly close together and there is a chance
    that you can get 2 each if your first ones are near the bottom
    (or top).  Your mileage may vary however, as another guy told
    me today he open one box and got two super team cards and no first
    day and no beam team.
    
    The photography and quality of shots is pretty good (imho), but
    I can't decide whether I like the overall look.  A mixed reaction.
    
    I'll post some more details once I sort through them, some tidbits:
    
     - You won't make a series 1 set from one box (180)
     - There are several subsets within the series 1 set:
    
    	- Draft picks (saw Bradley but like ultra no webber mash hardaway)
    	- triple/doubles
    	- higHCourt (players who are stoned I guess)(ugly backs)
    
    
    Oh yeah, prices:  $60/box and $3/pack, but this is "just came
    out gotta have it" hype.  Without most of the big rookies, I
    don't see series 1 holding up, unless it truely is in short
    supply (doubt it, I'm sure we'll see WalMart jumbos eventually 
    and the wharehouses have yet to get their shipments).  I think
    people were hungry for new basketball, ultra looks the same so they
    are chasing SC (at least this week).  I can't believe the beam teams
    will hold up as a big deal this year, although I've already seen
    the Shaq beam team out for $100, know of one that sold for $65.
    
    John's SportsCards in Tyngsboro got them yesterday, had them out
    for $2/pack, today at lunch the posted price was $2.25, although
    John almost always gives people a price break when you buy several
    packs.  He may keep bumping up the price though as other dealers
    are buying boxes from him and charging $3/pack and also because
    his case is rapidly disappearing.
    
    jeff
    
    
    
    

    Dealer I talked to said that cases are already over $1100 but he
    agrees with Jeff...it's the early hype. He said retail and jumbo's will 
    be out with in the week.
    
    S

    Saw it at $55/box in Framingham.  My luck continued:  1 pack - 
    Shaq, Shaq HC, Jordan, Malone HC and Blount rookie...