2003 Fleer Rookies & Greats

Description

2003 Fleer Rookies & Greats is a 75-card set released in December, 2003. The last 15 cards of the base set are the "Greats." For the "Rookies," serial-numbered base set extensions of six different 2003 Fleer baseball brands were randomly inserted at the rate of one every fourth pack.

Each 20-pack Hobby box should yield three autographs/game-used with each case yielding a "Hot Box" with eight such cards.

Distribution

20 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $6). Six boxes per case. Hobby only.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	75	-	?
Blue	75	250	1:10
Ultra Update	15	1500	RC
Fleer Authentix Update	15	1250	RC
Fleer Genuine Update	15	1000	RC
Fleer Showcase Update	10	750	RC
Flair Update	15	500	RC
Hot Prospects Update	8	250	RC
The Naturals	25	-	1:5
The Naturals Uncommon	25	75	?
Dynamic Debuts	10	-	1:10
Looming Large	15	500	?
Looming Large Uncommon	15	150	?
Looming Large Rare	15	15	?
The Naturals Game Used	19	varies	AU-GU
The Naturals Autograph	10	50	AU-GU
The Naturals Game Used Autograph	9	30	AU-GU
The Naturals Game Patch	17	25	AU-GU
The Naturals Game Patch Autograph	9	5	AU-GU
Dynamic Debuts Autograph	5	100	AU-GU
Through the Years Game Used Dual	20	360	AU-GU
Through the Years Game Used Dual Patch	15	25	AU-GU
Boyhood Idols Game Used	14	615	AU-GU
Boyhood Idols Game Used Autograph	8	50	AU-GU

RC: Odds of finding a serial-numbered extended set base card: 1:4/packs.
AU-GU: Odds of finding either an autograph, game-used, or autographed game-used card: 1:7/packs.

Checklist

Base Set

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Greats

NOTE: The Greats subset is NOT short-printed. On the original product solicitation, these cards were to have been serial-numbered to the year the player made their Major League debut.

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Parallels

Each base card is available in a "Blue" parallel, which is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

Inserts

Rookie Updates

Randomly inserted into packs were Rookie Update cards from six different 2003 Fleer baseball products, including...

• 2003 Flair
• 2003 Fleer Authentix
• 2003 Fleer Genuine
• 2003 Fleer Showcase
• 2003 Hot Prospects
• 2003 Ultra

Please refer to each individual set for the checklist.

The Naturals

Each Natural is also available in an "Uncommon" parallel, which is serial-numbered to 75 copies.

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Dynamic Debuts

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Looming Large

Each Looming Large is serial-numbered to 500 copies and available in the following parallels.

• Uncommon (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
• Rare (serial-numbered to 15 copies)

NOTE: This insert was NOT on the original product solicitation.

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Autographs & Game-Used

The Naturals

Game Used

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Uncommon

NOTE: Although not on the original checklist, it appears that some The Naturals Game Used Uncommon parallels have emerged. Only two cards are known to exist: Duke Snider and Joe Carter. Both are serial-numbered to 25 copies. These cards may have been backdoored after Fleer's 2005 bankruptcy. Any information on these cards would be greatly appreciated.

Autograph

Each The Naturals Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

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Game Used Autograph

Each The Naturals Game Used Autograph is serial-numbered to 30 copies.

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Game Patch

Each The Naturals Game Used Patch is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

NOTE: Despite the name, not all swatches are from game-used jerseys -- some are wood chips from bats.

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Game Patch Autograph

Each The Naturals Game Patch Autograph is serial-numbered to five copies.

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Dynamic Debuts Autograph

Each Dynamic Debuts Autograph is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

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Through the Years Game Used Dual

Each Through the Years Game Used Dual is serial-numbered to 360 copies.

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Patch

Each Through the Years Game Used Dual Patch is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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Boyhood Idols Game Used

Each Boyhood Idols Game Used is serial-numbered to 615 copies.

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Boyhood Idols Game Used Autograph

Each Boyhood Idols Game Used Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

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