Random Card of the Day

I still don't understand why this set's name was Platinum. There is nothing Platinum or even fancy/shiny about this set. It is some form of Fleer Tradition that was used around the same time that this set was released. This is about the time that Fleer/Skybox lost a ton of ground to the other companies too. Fleer and Skybox really should have stuck with their releases of Fleer Premium, Ultra, Metal/Metal Universe, Impact, and Dominion from that era. Those 5 brands would have probably led to a longer life for the companies after they merged. They were all affordable products that were interesting to both the young and old collectors. I certainly understand the fall of Fleer/Skybox much better now.

Fleer fell because of the super high end sets. They spent more money than they had on trying to aquire things to cut up and put on a "super-premium" high priced set that never came out. Specifically, they were buying up, among other things, the team logo placquards that  were set up at the draft lottery for the NBA. 

The Platinum name was first used in place of Tradition to reference the anniversary of Fleer's first set. Of course, Tradition had been added to the flagship Fleer for some reason in the late 1990s. For a short time both Platinum and Tradition were released, 

Love these retro sets. I think I have said that before. This one is the 1960 Fleer Football design.