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The inaugural Flair Baseball set | The inaugural Flair Baseball set - "presented" by Fleer - was released exclusively to the Hobby in August of 1993. '93 Flair (originally titled "Fleer Limited") was Fleer's first foray into "super-premium" cards and was designed to compete with [[1993 Finest|Topps' Finest,]] and [[1993 SP|Upper Deck SP.]] According to Fleer, production of Flair was 15% of Fleer Ultra. | ||
The 300-card base set | The 300-card base set was printed on 24-point thick cardstock - by far the thickest cardstock ever used on a trading card - with three additional points of glossy UV-coating slathered on both sides. The cards were printed on a six-color printing press (as opposed to a four-color press) and had two player photos on the front. | ||
Each pack of 10 cards was wrapped in a clear, fin-sealed, plastic wrap that was then placed inside a shrink-wrapped "box" that resembled a pack of cigarettes. | Each pack of 10 cards was wrapped in a clear, fin-sealed, plastic wrap that was then placed inside a shrink-wrapped "box" that resembled a pack of cigarettes. These efforts were made to reduce tampering. | ||
There | There were no notable rookies in the set and the only insert is a 20-card, prospect-themed, "Wave of the Future" insert that featured key early cards of Mike Piazza, Jim Edmonds, and Manny Ramirez. | ||
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== | ==Promos== | ||
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Eight promo cards were issued by Fleer to promote the debut of ''1993 Flair Baseball.'' The cards were identical to their base set counterparts, with the exception of each card being sequentially-numbered "000" on the back. According to reports, Fleer was forced to destroy a 5000 count box of promos to avoid potential difficulties with MLB Properties and the MLBPA. | |||
For checklisting reference, this set is listed below in alphabetical order. | |||
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==Base Set== | |||
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==Inserts== | ==Inserts== | ||
===Wave of the Future=== | ===Wave of the Future=== | ||
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[[Category:Fleer]] | [[Category:Fleer]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:34, 1 March 2021
Description
The inaugural Flair Baseball set - "presented" by Fleer - was released exclusively to the Hobby in August of 1993. '93 Flair (originally titled "Fleer Limited") was Fleer's first foray into "super-premium" cards and was designed to compete with Topps' Finest, and Upper Deck SP. According to Fleer, production of Flair was 15% of Fleer Ultra.
The 300-card base set was printed on 24-point thick cardstock - by far the thickest cardstock ever used on a trading card - with three additional points of glossy UV-coating slathered on both sides. The cards were printed on a six-color printing press (as opposed to a four-color press) and had two player photos on the front.
Each pack of 10 cards was wrapped in a clear, fin-sealed, plastic wrap that was then placed inside a shrink-wrapped "box" that resembled a pack of cigarettes. These efforts were made to reduce tampering.
There were no notable rookies in the set and the only insert is a 20-card, prospect-themed, "Wave of the Future" insert that featured key early cards of Mike Piazza, Jim Edmonds, and Manny Ramirez.
Distribution
24 packs per box, ten cards per pack.
Reviews
http://90sboxbreaks.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/1993-flair/
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 300 | - | 10:1 |
| Wave of the Future | 20 | - | 1:4 |
Checklist
Promos
Eight promo cards were issued by Fleer to promote the debut of 1993 Flair Baseball. The cards were identical to their base set counterparts, with the exception of each card being sequentially-numbered "000" on the back. According to reports, Fleer was forced to destroy a 5000 count box of promos to avoid potential difficulties with MLB Properties and the MLBPA.
For checklisting reference, this set is listed below in alphabetical order.
- Will Clark
- Darren Daulton
- Andres Galarraga
- Bryan Harvey
- Dave Justice
- Jody Reed
- Nolan Ryan
- Sammy Sosa
Base Set
- 1 Steve Avery
- 2 Jeff Blauser
- 3 Ron Gant
- 4 Tom Glavine
- 5 Dave Justice
- 6 Mark Lemke
- 7 Greg Maddux
- 8 Fred McGriff
- 9 Terry Pendleton
- 10 Deion Sanders
- 11 John Smoltz
- 12 Mike Stanton
- 13 Steve Buechele
- 14 Mark Grace
- 15 Greg Hibbard
- 16 Derrick May
- 17 Chuck McElroy
- 18 Mike Morgan
- 19 Randy Myers
- 20 Ryne Sandberg
- 21 Dwight Smith
- 22 Sammy Sosa
- 23 Jose Vizcaino
- 24 Tim Belcher
- 25 Rob Dibble
- 26 Roberto Kelly
- 27 Barry Larkin
- 28 Kevin Mitchell
- 29 Hal Morris
- 30 Joe Oliver
- 31 Jose Rijo
- 32 Bip Roberts
- 33 Chris Sabo
- 34 Reggie Sanders
- 35 Dante Bichette
- 36 Willie Blair
- 37 Jerald Clark
- 38 Alex Cole
- 39 Andres Galarraga
- 40 Joe Girardi
- 41 Charlie Hayes
- 42 Chris Jones
- 43 David Nied
- 44 Eric Young
- 45 Alex Arias
- 46 Jack Armstrong
- 47 Bret Barberie
- 48 Chuck Carr
- 49 Jeff Conine
- 50 Orestes Destrade
- 51 Chris Hammond
- 52 Bryan Harvey
- 53 Benito Santiago
- 54 Gary Sheffield
- 55 Walt Weiss
- 56 Eric Anthony
- 57 Jeff Bagwell
- 58 Craig Biggio
- 59 Ken Caminiti
- 60 Andujar Cedeno
- 61 Doug Drabek
- 62 Steve Finley
- 63 Luis Gonzalez
- 64 Pete Harnisch
- 65 Doug Jones
- 66 Darryl Kile
- 67 Greg Swindell
- 68 Brett Butler
- 69 Jim Gott
- 70 Orel Hershiser
- 71 Eric Karros
- 72 Pedro Martinez
- 73 Ramon Martinez
- 74 Roger McDowell
- 75 Mike Piazza
- 76 Jody Reed
- 77 Tim Wallach
- 78 Moises Alou
- 79 Greg Colbrunn
- 80 Wilfredo Cordero
- 81 Delino DeShields
- 82 Jeff Fassero
- 83 Marquis Grissom
- 84 Ken Hill
- 85 Mike Lansing RC
- 86 Dennis Martinez
- 87 Larry Walker
- 88 John Wetteland
- 89 Bobby Bonilla
- 90 Vince Coleman
- 91 Dwight Gooden
- 92 Todd Hundley
- 93 Howard Johnson
- 94 Eddie Murray
- 95 Joe Orsulak
- 96 Bret Saberhagen
- 97 Darren Daulton
- 98 Mariano Duncan
- 99 Lenny Dykstra
- 100 Jim Eisenreich
- 101 Tommy Greene
- 102 Dave Hollins
- 103 Pete Incaviglia
- 104 Danny Jackson
- 105 John Kruk
- 106 Terry Mulholland
- 107 Curt Schilling
- 108 Mitch Williams
- 109 Stan Belinda
- 110 Jay Bell
- 111 Steve Cooke
- 112 Carlos Garcia
- 113 Jeff King
- 114 Al Martin
- 115 Orlando Merced
- 116 Don Slaught
- 117 Andy Van Slyke
- 118 Tim Wakefield
- 119 Rene Arocha RC
- 120 Bernard Gilkey
- 121 Gregg Jefferies
- 122 Ray Lankford
- 123 Donovan Osborne
- 124 Tom Pagnozzi
- 125 Erik Pappas
- 126 Geronimo Pena
- 127 Lee Smith
- 128 Ozzie Smith
- 129 Bob Tewksbury
- 130 Mark Whiten
- 131 Derek Bell
- 132 Andy Benes
- 133 Tony Gwynn
- 134 Gene Harris
- 135 Trevor Hoffman
- 136 Phil Plantier
- 137 Rod Beck
- 138 Barry Bonds
- 139 John Burkett
- 140 Will Clark
- 141 Royce Clayton
- 142 Mike Jackson
- 143 Darren Lewis
- 144 Kirt Manwaring
- 145 Willie McGee
- 146 Bill Swift
- 147 Robby Thompson
- 148 Matt Williams
- 149 Brady Anderson
- 150 Mike Devereaux
- 151 Chris Hoiles
- 152 Ben McDonald
- 153 Mark McLemore
- 154 Mike Mussina
- 155 Gregg Olson
- 156 Harold Reynolds
- 157 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 158 Rick Sutcliffe
- 159 Fernando Valenzuela
- 160 Roger Clemens
- 161 Scott Cooper
- 162 Andre Dawson
- 163 Scott Fletcher
- 164 Mike Greenwell
- 165 Greg A. Harris
- 166 Billy Hatcher
- 167 Jeff Russell
- 168 Mo Vaughn
- 169 Frank Viola
- 170 Chad Curtis
- 171 Chili Davis
- 172 Gary DiSarcina
- 173 Damion Easley
- 174 Chuck Finley
- 175 Mark Langston
- 176 Luis Polonia
- 177 Tim Salmon
- 178 Scott Sanderson
- 179 J.T. Snow RC
- 180 Wilson Alvarez
- 181 Ellis Burks
- 182 Joey Cora
- 183 Alex Fernandez
- 184 Ozzie Guillen
- 185 Roberto Hernandez
- 186 Bo Jackson
- 187 Lance Johnson
- 188 Jack McDowell
- 189 Frank Thomas
- 190 Robin Ventura
- 191 Carlos Baerga
- 192 Albert Belle
- 193 Wayne Kirby
- 194 Derek Lilliquist
- 195 Kenny Lofton
- 196 Carlos Martinez
- 197 Jose Mesa
- 198 Eric Plunk
- 199 Paul Sorrento
- 200 John Doherty
- 201 Cecil Fielder
- 202 Travis Fryman
- 203 Kirk Gibson
- 204 Mike Henneman
- 205 Chad Kreuter
- 206 Scott Livingstone
- 207 Tony Phillips
- 208 Mickey Tettleton
- 209 Alan Trammell
- 210 David Wells
- 211 Lou Whitaker
- 212 Kevin Appier
- 213 George Brett
- 214 David Cone
- 215 Tom Gordon
- 216 Phil Hiatt
- 217 Felix Jose
- 218 Wally Joyner
- 219 Jose Lind
- 220 Mike Macfarlane
- 221 Brian McRae
- 222 Jeff Montgomery
- 223 Cal Eldred
- 224 Darryl Hamilton
- 225 John Jaha
- 226 Pat Listach
- 227 Graeme Lloyd RC
- 228 Kevin Reimer
- 229 Bill Spiers
- 230 B.J. Surhoff
- 231 Greg Vaughn
- 232 Robin Yount
- 233 Rick Aguilera
- 234 Jim Deshaies
- 235 Brian Harper
- 236 Kent Hrbek
- 237 Chuck Knoblauch
- 238 Shane Mack
- 239 David McCarty
- 240 Pedro Munoz
- 241 Mike Pagliarulo
- 242 Kirby Puckett
- 243 Dave Winfield
- 244 Jim Abbott
- 245 Wade Boggs
- 246 Pat Kelly
- 247 Jimmy Key
- 248 Jim Leyritz
- 249 Don Mattingly
- 250 Matt Nokes
- 251 Paul O'Neill
- 252 Mike Stanley
- 253 Danny Tartabull
- 254 Bob Wickman
- 255 Bernie Williams
- 256 Mike Bordick
- 257 Dennis Eckersley
- 258 Brent Gates
- 259 Rich Gossage
- 260 Rickey Henderson
- 261 Mark McGwire
- 262 Ruben Sierra
- 263 Terry Steinbach
- 264 Bob Welch
- 265 Bobby Witt
- 266 Rich Amaral
- 267 Chris Bosio
- 268 Jay Buhner
- 269 Norm Charlton
- 270 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 271 Erik Hanson
- 272 Randy Johnson
- 273 Edgar Martinez
- 274 Tino Martinez
- 275 Dave Valle
- 276 Omar Vizquel
- 277 Kevin Brown
- 278 Jose Canseco
- 279 Julio Franco
- 280 Juan Gonzalez
- 281 Tom Henke
- 282 David Hulse RC
- 283 Rafael Palmeiro
- 284 Dean Palmer
- 285 Ivan Rodriguez
- 286 Nolan Ryan
- 287 Roberto Alomar
- 288 Pat Borders
- 289 Joe Carter
- 290 Juan Guzman
- 291 Pat Hentgen
- 292 Paul Molitor
- 293 John Olerud
- 294 Ed Sprague
- 295 Dave Stewart
- 296 Duane Ward
- 297 Devon White
- 298 Checklist 1-100
- 299 Checklist 101-200
- 300 Checklist 201-300
Inserts
Wave of the Future
- 1 Jason Bere
- 2 Jeromy Burnitz
- 3 Russ Davis
- 4 Jim Edmonds
- 5 Cliff Floyd
- 6 Jeffrey Hammonds
- 7 Trevor Hoffman
- 8 Domingo Jean
- 9 David McCarty
- 10 Bobby Munoz
- 11 Brad Pennington
- 12 Mike Piazza
- 13 Manny Ramirez
- 14 John Roper
- 15 Tim Salmon
- 16 Aaron Sele
- 17 Allen Watson
- 18 Rondell White
- 19 Darrell Whitmore UER (Photo of Nigel Wilson on back)
- 20 Nigel Wilson UER (Photo of Darrell Whitmore on back)
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