2001 Fleer Genuine
Description
The inaugural Fleer Genuine set was released in May 2001. The base set consists of 130 cards, the last 30 making up the rookie and prospect-laden and serial-numbered "Genuine Upside" subset.
Genuine was designed to compete with similar $5/pack products like SP Authentic, and the parallels between SPA and Genuine are striking -- not the least of which is the product's name. Each 24-pack Hobby box of Genuine should yield one card from each of three insert sets, two Genuine Upside cards, and three of "hits." Also randomly inserted into packs were 500 redemption cards good for an uncut sheet autographed by Derek Jeter.
Like most 2001 sets, the Genuine Upside subset is full of prospects who never panned out and marginal Major Leaguers. Although Genuine does include an Ichiro RC, Albert Pujols was not included.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs per box, 5 cards per pack (MSRP $4.99).
Reviews
http://oldschoolbreaks.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/2001-fleer-genuine-baseball-review/
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base (Short Set) | 100 | - | 5:1 | ? |
| Genuine Upside | 30 | 1500 | ? | ? |
| At Large | 15 | - | 1:23 | ? |
| High Interest | 15 | - | 1:23 | ? |
| Pennant Aggression | 10 | - | 1:23 | ? |
| Autographics | ? | - | 1:24 | ? |
| Autographics Silver | ? | 250 | ? | ? |
| Autographics Gold | ? | 50 | ? | ? |
| Genuine Coverage Plus | 12 | 150 | ? | - |
| Final Cut | 18 | - | 1:30 | ? |
| Material Issue | 19 | - | 1:30 | - |
| Names of the Game | 35 | 50 | ? | ? |
| Names of the Game Autographs | 23 | 100 | ? | ? |
| Tip of the Cap | 12 | 150 | ? | - |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Derek Jeter
- 2 Nomar Garciaparra
- 3 Alex Rodriguez
- 4 Frank Thomas
- 5 Travis Fryman
- 6 Gary Sheffield
- 7 Jason Giambi
- 8 Trevor Hoffman
- 9 Todd Helton
- 10 Ivan Rodriguez
- 11 Roberto Alomar
- 12 Barry Zito
- 13 Kevin Brown
- 14 Shawn Green
- 15 Kenny Lofton
- 16 Jeff Weaver
- 17 Geoff Jenkins
- 18 Carlos Delgado
- 19 Mark Grace
- 20 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 21 Dave Justice
- 22 Brian Giles
- 23 Scott Williamson
- 24 Richie Sexson
- 25 John Olerud
- 26 Sammy Sosa
- 27 Bob Higginson
- 28 Matt Lawton
- 29 Vinny Castilla
- 30 Alex Gonzalez
- 31 Manny Ramirez
- 32 Brad Radke
- 33 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 34 Richard Hidalgo
- 35 Al Leiter
- 36 Freddy Garcia
- 37 Juan Encarnacion
- 38 Corey Koskie
- 39 Greg Vaughn
- 40 Rafael Palmeiro
- 41 Vladimir Guerrero
- 42 Troy Glaus
- 43 Mike Hampton
- 44 Jose Vidro
- 45 Ryan Rupe
- 46 Troy O'Leary
- 47 Ben Petrick
- 48 Mike Lieberthal
- 49 Mike Sweeney
- 50 Scott Rolen
- 51 Albert Belle
- 52 Mark Quinn
- 53 Mike Piazza
- 54 Mark McGwire
- 55 Brady Anderson
- 56 Carlos Beltran
- 57 Michael Barrett
- 58 Jason Kendall
- 59 Jim Edmonds
- 60 Matt Williams
- 61 Pokey Reese
- 62 Bernie Williams
- 63 Barry Bonds
- 64 David Wells
- 65 Chipper Jones
- 66 Jim Parque
- 67 Derrek Lee
- 68 Darin Erstad
- 69 Edgar Martinez
- 70 Kerry Wood
- 71 Omar Vizquel
- 72 Jeromy Burnitz
- 73 Warren Morris
- 74 Rick Ankiel
- 75 Andruw Jones
- 76 Paul Konerko
- 77 Mike Lowell
- 78 Roger Clemens
- 79 Tim Hudson
- 80 Rafael Furcal
- 81 Craig Biggio
- 82 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 83 Pat Burrell
- 84 Adrian Beltre
- 85 Tony Gwynn
- 86 J.T. Snow
- 87 Randy Johnson
- 88 Sean Casey
- 89 Preston Wilson
- 90 Mike Mussina
- 91 Eric Chavez
- 92 Tim Salmon
- 93 Pedro Martinez
- 94 Darryl Kile
- 95 Greg Maddux
- 96 Magglio Ordonez
- 97 Jeff Bagwell
- 98 Timo Perez
- 99 Jeff Kent
- 100 Eric Owens
Genuine Upside
Each card is serial-numbered to 1500 copies.
- 101 Ichiro Suzuki GU RC
- 102 Elpidio Guzman GU RC*
- 103 Tsuyoshi Shinjo GU RC
- 104 Travis Hafner GU RC
- 105 Larry Barnes GU
- 106 Jaisen Randolph GU RC*
- 107 Paul Phillips GU RC
- 108 Erick Almonte GU RC
- 109 Nick Punto GU RC
- 110 Jack Wilson GU RC
- 111 Jeremy Owens GU RC*
- 112 Esix Snead GU RC
- 113 Jay Gibbons GU RC
- 114 Adrian Hernandez GU RC
- 115 Matt White GU RC*
- 116 Ryan Freel GU RC
- 117 Martin Vargas GU RC*
- 118 Winston Abreu GU RC
- 119 Junior Spivey GU RC
- 120 Paxton Crawford GU
- 121 Randy Keisler GU
- 122 Juan Diaz GU RC
- 123 Aaron Rowand GU
- 124 Toby Hall GU
- 125 Brian Cole GU
- 126 Aubrey Huff GU
- 127 Corey Patterson GU
- 128 Sun Woo Kim GU
- 129 Jace Brewer GU
- 130 Cesar Izturis GU
Inserts
NOTE: All of the regular inserts in this product fall at a rate of 1:23 packs.
At Large
- ALG1 Derek Jeter
- ALG2 Nomar Garciaparra
- ALG3 Mark McGwire
- ALG4 Pedro Martinez
- ALG5 Tony Gwynn
- ALG6 Roger Clemens
- ALG7 Ivan Rodriguez
- ALG8 Sammy Sosa
- ALG9 Magglio Ordonez
- ALG10 Jason Giambi
- ALG11 Carlos Delgado
- ALG12 Chipper Jones
- ALG13 Mike Piazza
- ALG14 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- ALG15 Ken Griffey, Jr.
High Interest
- HI1 Derek Jeter
- HI2 Nomar Garciaparra
- HI3 Greg Maddux
- HI4 Todd Helton
- HI5 Sammy Sosa
- HI6 Jeff Bagwell
- HI7 Jason Giambi
- HI8 Frank Thomas
- HI9 Andruw Jones
- HI10 Jim Edmonds
- HI11 Bernie Williams
- HI12 Randy Johnson
- HI13 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- HI14 Pedro Martinez
- HI15 Mark McGwire
Pennant Aggression
- PA1 Derek Jeter
- PA2 Alex Rodriguez
- PA3 Nomar Garciaparra
- PA4 Mark McGwire
- PA5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PA6 Mike Piazza
- PA7 Sammy Sosa
- PA8 Barry Bonds
- PA9 Chipper Jones
- PA10 Pedro Martinez
Season Pass
Autographs & Game-Used
Final Cut
NOTES:
- Some Final Cut cards were issued with patch swatches, as opposed to regular jersey fabric. Do NOT assume they are fake. Despite the fact that card is labeled as a regular jersey card, some Final Cut cards (like Edgar Martinez's) with patch material were produced.
- Although no cards were serial-numbered, Fleer released production figures for some cards shortly after Genuine's release..
- Wade Boggs
- Barry Bonds SP 330
- George Brett
- Sean Casey
- J.D. Drew SP 75
- Bob Gibson SP 200
- Troy Glaus
- Tony Gwynn
- Andruw Jones SP 135
- Chipper Jones
- Greg Maddux
- Edgar Martinez SP UER (incorrectly labelled as a BTG GLV) 130
- Pokey Reese
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Ivan Rodriguez SP 120
- Scott Rolen
- Tim Salmon
- Miguel Tejada SP 170
- Frank Thomas
- Robin Ventura
- Larry Walker
- Matt Williams
- Robin Yount
Final Cut Redemption Replacements
These six cards (all New York Yankees) were produced by Fleer in 2001, but were withdrawn prior to packout for licensing purposes. Some of the Guidry, Larsen, Randolph and Righetti cards did make their way into packs as Fleer attempted to pull all of the copies they could find from production prior to shipping.
After Fleer's 2005 bankruptcy and liquidation, these six unreleased Final Cut cards were issued as replacements for unexpired redemption cards.
- Ron Guidry
- Reggie Jackson
- Don Larsen
- Willie Randolph
- Dave Righetti
- Thurman Munson
Coverage Plus
Each Coverage Plus card is serial-numbered to 150 copies.
- Barry Bonds
- Darin Erstad
- Troy Glaus
- Tony Gwynn
- Derek Jeter
- Randy Johnson
- Andruw Jones
- Chipper Jones
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Frank Thomas
Material Issue
NOTE: Some Material Issue cards were issued with patch swatches, as opposed to regular jersey fabric. Do NOT assume they are fake. Despite the fact that card is labeled as a regular jersey card, some Material Issue cards with patch material were produced.
The Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling cards were short-printed. Although they are not serial-numbered, Fleer did reveal the production figures for these two cards.
The Mike Mussina card was withdrawn prior to packout for licensing purposes. It was eventually released as a "buyback" in Fleer's 2005 National Pastime product and is hand-numbered to 27 copies.
- Steve Carlton SP
- J.D. Drew
- Darin Erstad
- Troy Glaus
- Tom Glavine
- Tony Gwynn
- Randy Johnson
- Chipper Jones
- Greg Maddux
- Edgar Martinez SP
- Pedro Martinez SP 60
- Kevin Millwood
- Paul Molitor SP
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Scott Rolen
- Nolan Ryan
- Curt Schilling SP 120
- Frank Thomas
- Robin Ventura
- Mike Mussina SP (2005 National Pastime) 27
Material Issue Redemption Replacements
As in the case with the Yankee Final Cut cards, a few unreleased Material Issue cards also surfaced as redemption replacements when Fleer went bankrupt.
Only one Elston Howard and three Billy Martin cards have ever emerged.
- Rod Carew
- Tommy John
- Elston Howard
- Billy Martin
Names of the Game
Each unautographed Names of the Game is hand-numbered to 50 copies.
NOTE: The Willie Mays card is not serial-numbered and extremely scarce -- only three are known to exist.
- Yogi Berra BAT
- Orlando Cepeda BAT
- Rocky Colavito BAT
- Andre Dawson JSY
- Bucky Dent BAT
- Rollie Fingers JSY
- Carlton Fisk BAT
- Whitey Ford JSY
- Jimmie Foxx BAT
- Hank Greenberg BAT
- Jim Hunter JSY
- Reggie Jackson JSY
- Randy Johnson JSY
- Chipper Jones BAT
- Harmon Killebrew BAT
- Tony Lazzeri BAT
- Don Mattingly BAT
- Willie McCovey BAT
- Johnny Mize BAT
- Pee Wee Reese JSY
- Cal Ripken, Jr. BAT
- Phil Rizzuto BAT
- Ivan Rodriguez BAT
- Preacher Roe JSY
- Babe Ruth BAT
- Nolan Ryan JSY
- Tom Seaver JSY
- Bill Skowron BAT
- Enos Slaughter BAT
- Duke Snider BAT
- Willie Stargell BAT
- Bill Terry BAT
- Ted Williams BAT
- Hack Wilson BAT
- Willie Mays JSY (no serial-number)
Autographs
Each Names of the Game Autograph is hand-numbered to 100 copies.
NOTES:
- Black and blue autograph variations are known to exist.
- Un-signed copies are on the market also. These were not issued in Fleer Genuine packs, but appeared in FairField/Target re-packs.
- The Phil Rizzuto autograph surfaced after Fleer's bankruptcy. None of Rizzuto's cards were hand numbered.
- Willie Mays did not sign any of his cards and none were inserted into packs. It is believed that Mays kept the cards and gave them to friends and family. One was auctioned by Robert Edward Auctions as part of the Sy Berger Collection. None of the Mays cards were serial-numbered, but it is believed that 102 exist.
- Yogi Berra BAT
- Orlando Cepeda BAT
- Rocky Colavito BAT
- Andre Dawson JSY
- Bucky Dent BAT
- Rollie Fingers JSY
- Carlton Fisk BAT
- Whitey Ford JSY
- Reggie Jackson JSY
- Randy Johnson JSY
- Chipper Jones BAT
- Harmon Killebrew BAT
- Don Mattingly BAT
- Willie McCovey BAT
- Cal Ripken, Jr. BAT
- Ivan Rodriguez BAT
- Preacher Roe JSY
- Nolan Ryan JSY
- Tom Seaver JSY
- Bill Skowron BAT
- Enos Slaughter BAT
- Duke Snider BAT
- Willie Mays JSY (no auto, no serial-number)
- Phil Rizzuto BAT (no serial-number)
Tip of the Cap
Each Tip of the Cap is serial-numbered to 150 copies.
NOTE: Troy Glaus's card was not issued in packs and did not surface until after Fleer's 2005 bankruptcy.
- Roberto Alomar
- Barry Bonds
- Eric Chavez
- Troy Glaus (pulled)
- Shawn Green
- Vladimir Guerrero
- Randy Johnson
- Andruw Jones
- Javy Lopez
- Pedro Martinez
- Rafael Palmeiro
- Ivan Rodriguez
- Miguel Tejada
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