1994 Fleer Marvel Masterpieces Hildebrandt Brothers Non-Sport Forum

So I was very excited yesterday to open some packs of 1994 Marvel Masterpieces that I bought from some random sellers on eBay. The main reason I bought the packs is because I wanted some empties to display in my binder with the set. I chose these specific packs because they were known to contain the gold holofoils that are missing from my collection. Out of six random packs, I got two gold holofoils! Whoo hoo.

In pack four it was Scarlet Witch and since these were randomly selected packs from different boxes I thought I was lucky to get even one (the odds were 1:4, so I'm probably not as lucky as I think I am). At any rate I proceeded to open pack five, and before I had sifted through all the cards that sure sign of a "hit" caught my eye. A single card in the back in reverse. Sure enough as I sort through the deck of 14 cards (jumbo packs) I see the words "Spider-Man" emblazoned on the back. Boom! My second holofoils was a winner, all I have to do is turn it over and bask in the warm rays of sunlight reflecting off each glittery speck of the foil border. But alas, my moment of triumph turned to dispair as I flipped the card... fresh out of the pack, it looked like it had been folded right down the middle...

The rest of the pack was in mint condition, it was just this one card. SONOFAB----!

Seriously though, who else has had something like this happen before? I mean, I'm sure most of you have had this happen, but how much did the card mean to you? In my case it was not a big deal. It was a card I needed but it wasn't a particularly rare card and I didn't (and still don't) plan on selling it.

-Happy hunting!

Dang! That's super unfortunate. I've had some really bad edges, and on the first gold holofoil I ever pulled it was in horrible condition. I've also had some packs where the card bricking was so bad it ruined the power blasts. The speckling looked like a snowstorm it was so bad. My guess is they were stored in high humidity or something. I can tell you one thing though; it seems like it's the chase cards that always end up having the issues. Maybe it's because those are the ones that I'm more excited about. Haha. 

However, I just bought a couple packs from a seller last week and they were in perfect condition. Hardly any bricking, and I managed to pull a near perfect Apocalypse Power Blast that I still needed.

This is by far my favorite set from the 90s. I'm slowly working on completing the base signatures set. Going to nab some of the jumbo boxes here pretty soon if I can get them at a relatively decent price. Seems like the regular boxes are the way to go right now. My goal is to someday have all the signature cards, and a set of all the holofoils. I need a couple more power blasts in good enough condition, and I have the base set. I'm currently working on the prototype for a custom framed setup to put them on the wall for if I ever complete what I consider to be the full set. I might cave in and end up buying individuals once I get close enough. 

Good luck and happy hunting!

happens in the packaging process the holofoils are different then the base and occasionally get caught in the rollers.