Card Identification Forum

The 1980-81 Fleer Basketball Stickers are giving me fits. We don't have a lot of collectors that have these, so anything info is slim.

I have a lengthy 3 page IR to submit on the cartoon and puzzle backs, but in putting together the SS, I noticed an additional issue .... many cards have a solid look, but many also have a striped look. Very noticeable

That looks like the texture left by old picture albums. Is it raised and slightly sticky? 

No, it's just a different look.... not raised or textured or sticky... both backs feel the same but look different with the stripes, strangest thing!

Could be the adhesive burning through. Without seeing in hand I'm not sure.

On so many different stickers? I'll examine closer. They are pretty uniform diagonal stripes.

It does look like some sort of chemical staining.  Images are too small to really tell.

They were all made by the same source so a repeating pattern is to be expected. Take a look at the 74-75 logo stickers to see how the adhesive has burned through them. Being cloth it's significant damage.

I don't know, these are different, seems more like, can't explain. Too uniform for stains or burning. I'm still looking at VARs?

The adhesive stains/burning WOULD be uniform.