Chasing that Cardboard Rainbow

by Billy Kingsley - 18 cards (Last updated on Jan 25, 2018)

The concept of collecting a Rainbow is getting every different version parallel for a specific card. This became possible in the late 1990s when sets started having more than one parallel, and now is nearly impossible with 1/1s and printing plates. I've only completed 4 at the time of this writing (1/11/18) all of which are NBA. Naturally I'm not considering the cards that had only one parallel. List was inspired by the Card of the Day on day of typing. List title inspired by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCPpOba2O4g

1997-98 Bowman's Best #22 Checklist Front

1. 1997-98 Bowman's Best #22 Checklist

Pulled when new.

$1997-98 Bowman's Best - Refractors #22 Checklist Front$

2. 1997-98 Bowman's Best - Refractors #22 Checklist

Had to buy this one, I think

$1997-98 Bowman's Best - Atomic Refractors #22 Checklist Front$

3. 1997-98 Bowman's Best - Atomic Refractors #22 Checklist

Pulled when new. The first time I ever was consciously aware of getting all the different parallels, although the term/concept of "Rainbow" didn't exist yet.

1997-98 Fleer #90 Stojko Vrankovic Front

4. 1997-98 Fleer #90 Stojko Vrankovic

Base card- gold foil, textured

1997-98 Fleer - Traditions Crystal #90 Stojko Vrankovic Front

5. 1997-98 Fleer - Traditions Crystal #90 Stojko Vrankovic

Crystal- one per pack, silver foil, glossy

1997-98 Fleer - Traditions Tiffany #90 Stojko Vrankovic Front

6. 1997-98 Fleer - Traditions Tiffany #90 Stojko Vrankovic

Tiffany- blue holofoil, one per box, glossy. I don't remember how I got all three of these, probably from packs when the set was new. I didn't remember having all three versions until I came across them in my collection.