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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Year: 1994

“ Interesting design. I've never seen it before. I like how the name wraps around the team logo. The name appears to be done in foil, too. This design was not used in the NBA, which is unusual for the time, most of the companies tried to create an overall theme for each year. ” -Billy Kingsley

“ Good job of camouflaging the stats on the back. ” -NJdevils

“ Yankees pinstripes. 'Nuf said. ” -jlaz10

“ He resembles a dictator of some sort. ” -revnorb

“ Leggo my Eggo, Gallego! ” -DanD

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HowlingFury

Posts: 137
Joined: Nov 2013

Sunday, July 27, 2014 3:16 AM
1994 Fleer is a beautifully clean design. Too bad the presses were set on infinity. ------------------------------- Oh, there's a clock in my head and despite what it said, another one on the wall. They don't agree at all...

jupiterhill

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Joined: Jun 2013

Sunday, July 27, 2014 8:27 AM

As a whole, I liked most of the looks of the sets in 1994. It was also in my opinion the last great year of trading. After the strike, the trading card industry as a whole suffered. Because of that, they had to start (so they thought) adding insert sets by the bunches to bring the fans back. I think it hurt the products more than it helped. Two or three insert sets are fine, but not fifty. Same goes with parallels. I could do without any parallels. It was like they abandoned the collectors to appeal to the ones trying to make a profit and to kids, that without proper introduction to card collecting, will never become fans of the hobby. Sorry, stepping off my soapbox.

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suomibear8

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Sunday, July 27, 2014 9:51 AM
A nice, clean design. I liked the Fleer sets in the early 90's. ------------------------------- ~Aaron~ Please check "My Finnish Flash Collection" to see which cards I am looking for with my PC - willing to trade or buy anything I need. 2,175 unique Teemu cards....and counting (Last updated 2 May 2024) 828+ different Brett cards....and counting

HowlingFury

Posts: 137
Joined: Nov 2013

Sunday, July 27, 2014 12:27 PM

It took me years to appreciate crazy amounts of inserts. Why do I love them now? Because after you've completed (or buy) the base set, there's something else to shoot for.

jupiterhill wrote:
As a whole, I liked most of the looks of the sets in 1994. It was also in my opinion the last great year of trading. After the strike, the trading card industry as a whole suffered. Because of that, they had to start (so they thought) adding insert sets by the bunches to bring the fans back. I think it hurt the products more than it helped. Two or three insert sets are fine, but not fifty. Same goes with parallels. I could do without any parallels. It was like they abandoned the collectors to appeal to the ones trying to make a profit and to kids, that without proper introduction to card collecting, will never become fans of the hobby. Sorry, stepping off my soapbox.

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Oh, there's a clock in my head and despite what it said, another one on the wall. They don't agree at all...

Billy Kingsley

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Joined: Aug 2011

Sunday, July 27, 2014 5:27 PM

Funny you should say that, because after the first NBA Lockout the cards were never as much fun for me either. (The first lockout occurred during the 1998-99 season). The actual gameplay deteriorated as well. After the second lockout (2011-12) the gameplay has gone back to pre first lockout, but unfortunately, the cards are pretty much the same if not worse, due in large part to the fact that only one company has the license.

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