Revision as of 14:01, 5 April 2012

Description

2003 Flair is a 135 card set, released in two separate series. The first series was released in June 2003, consists of the first 125 cards. The first 90 cards feature veterans, while the next 35 cards make up the "Future Fame" subset, which are all short-printed and serial-numbered to 500 copies each. The final ten cards (numbered 126-135) were randomly seeded into packs of Fleer Rookies & Greats which was distributed in December 2003. Each of these update cards featured a top prospect and were also serial numbered to 500 copies.

Each Flair 20-pack Flair Hobby box yielded four game-used cards, one Future Fame card, a Flair Collection parallel, and an over-sized Sweet Swatch box-topper.

Notable rookies (all included in the short-printed Future Fame subset) include Hideki Matsui, Chien-Ming Wang, Shane Victorino, and Jeremy Bonderman. Rookie cards of Brandon Webb, Rickie Weeks and Delmon Young were included in Rookies & Greats packs.

Distribution

Hobby: 20 packs and one Sweet Swatch box-topper per box; five cards per pack (MSRP $6)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	135	-	?	?
short set	90	-	?	?
Future Fame	35	500	?	?
Rookies & Greats Future Fame	10	500	N/A	N/A
Flair Collection Row 1	135	150	?	?
Flair Collection Row 2	135	25	?	?
Power Tools	20	500	?	?
Power Tools Gold	20	100	?	?
Power Tools Double	10	200	?	?
Diamond Cuts	15	-	1:9	?
Diamond Cuts Gold	15	100	?	?
Hot Numbers	15	100	?	?
Dual Hot Numbers	10	25	?	?
Wave of the Future	6	500	?	?
Wave of the Future Gold	6	100	?	?
Sweet Swatch	20	250	?	?
Sweet Swatch Patch	20	50	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Hideo Nomo
2 Derek Jeter
3 Junior Spivey
4 Rich Aurilia
5 Luis Gonzalez
6 Sean Burroughs
7 Pedro Martinez
8 Randy Winn
9 Carlos Delgado
10 Pat Burrell
11 Barry Larkin
12 Roberto Alomar
13 Tony Batista
14 Barry Bonds
15 Craig Biggio
16 Ivan Rodriguez
17 Javier Vazquez
18 Joe Borchard
19 Josh Phelps
20 Omar Vizquel
21 Tom Glavine
22 Darin Erstad
23 Hee Seop Choi
24 Roger Clemens
25 Michael Cuddyer
26 Mike Sweeney
27 Phil Nevin
28 Torii Hunter
29 Vladimir Guerrero
30 Ellis Burks
31 Jimmy Rollins
32 Ken Griffey, Jr.
33 Magglio Ordonez
34 Mark Prior
35 Mike Lieberthal
36 Jorge Posada
37 Rodrigo Lopez
38 Todd Helton
39 Adam Kennedy
40 Curt Schilling
41 Jim Thome
42 Josh Beckett
43 Carlos Pena
44 Jason Kendall
45 Sammy Sosa
46 Scott Rolen
47 Alex Rodriguez
48 Aubrey Huff
49 Bob Abreu
50 Jeff Kent
51 Joe Randa
52 Lance Berkman
53 Orlando Cabrera
54 Richie Sexson
55 Albert Pujols
56 Alfonso Soriano
57 Greg Maddux
58 Jason Giambi
59 Jeff Bagwell
60 Kerry Wood
61 Manny Ramirez
62 Eric Chavez
63 Preston Wilson
64 Shawn Green
65 Shea Hillenbrand
66 Austin Kearns
67 Cliff Floyd
68 Edgardo Alfonzo
69 J.D. Drew
70 Larry Walker
71 Mike Piazza
72 Andruw Jones
73 Ben Grieve
74 Eric Hinske
75 Geoff Jenkins
76 Kazuhiro Sasaki
77 Matt Morris
78 Miguel Tejada
79 Aramis Ramirez
80 Troy Glaus
81 Ichiro
82 Mark Teixeira
83 Nomar Garciaparra
84 Chipper Jones
85 Frank Thomas
86 Paul Lo Duca
87 Bernie Williams
88 Adam Dunn
89 Randy Johnson
90 Barry Zito
F-126 Jeff Duncan FF RC
F-127 Rickie Weeks FF RC
F-128 Brandon Webb FF RC
F-129 Robby Hammock FF RC
F-130 Jon Leicester FF RC
F-131 Ryan Wagner FF RC
F-132 Bo Hart FF RC
F-133 Edwin Jackson FF RC
F-134 Sergio Mitre FF RC
F-135 Delmon Young FF RC

Future Fame

File:03FlairBase.jpg

Back of 2003 Flair Hector Luna base and Jeremy Bonderman Flair Collection Row 1 parallel cards.

NOTE: Each Future Fame card is serial-numbered to 500 copies.

91 Lew Ford FF RC
92 Joe Valentine FF RC
93 Jhonny Peralta FF RC
94 Hideki Matsui FF RC
95 Francisco Rosario FF RC
96 Adam LaRoche FF RC
97 Josh Hall FF RC
98 Chien-Ming Wang FF RC
99 Josh Willingham FF RC
100 Guillermo Quiroz FF RC
101 Terrmel Sledge FF RC
102 Prentice Redman FF RC
103 Matt Bruback FF RC*
104 Alejandro Machado FF RC
105 Shane Victorino FF RC
106 Chris Waters FF RC
107 Jose Contreras FF RC
108 Pete LaForest FF RC
109 Nook Logan FF RC
110 Hector Luna FF RC
111 Daniel Cabrera FF RC
112 Matt Kata FF RC
113 Rontrez Johnson FF RC
114 Josh Stewart FF RC
115 Michael Hessman FF RC
116 Felix Sanchez FF RC
117 Michel Hernandez FF RC
118 Arnaldo Munoz FF RC
119 Ian Ferguson FF RC*
120 Clint Barmes FF RC
121 Brian Stokes FF RC
122 Craig Brazell FF RC
123 John Webb FF RC
124 Tim Olson FF RC
125 Jeremy Bonderman FF RC

Rookies & Greats Future Fame

NOTE: Each Rookies & Greats Future Fame card was randomly inserted into packs of 2003 Fleer Rookies & Greats, and is serial-numbered to 500 copies.

Parallels

Flair Collection

Each of the first 125 base cards are available in the following parallels. The ten cards seeded into packs of Fleer Rookies and Greats do have corresponding parallels.

Row 1 (numbered to 150)

Row 2 (numbered to 25)

Autographs & Game-Used

Power Tools

Each Power Tools bat card is serial-numbered to 500 copies with a Gold parallel numbered to 100.

AD Adam Dunn
AJ Andruw Jones
AK Austin Kearns
AR Alex Rodriguez
AS Alfonso Soriano
BW Bernie Williams
DJ Derek Jeter
HSC Hee Seop Choi
JB Jeff Bagwell
JGI Jason Giambi
JGO Juan Gonzalez
JT Jim Thome
LB Lance Berkman
MP Mike Piazza
MT Miguel Tejada
NG Nomar Garciaparra
SR Scott Rolen
SS Sammy Sosa

Power Tools Double Bats

Each Power Tools Double bat card is serial-numbered to 200 copies.

ADAK Adam Dunn / Austin Kearns
ARNG Alex Rodriguez / Nomar Garciaparra
DJAS Derek Jeter / Alfonso Soriano
JGBW Jason Giambi / Bernie Williams
JTSS Jim Thome / Sammy Sosa
LBJB Lance Berkman / Jeff Bagwell
MTAR Miguel Tejada / Alex Rodriguez
NBDJ Nomar Garciaparra / Derek Jeter
JGMP Jason Giambi / Mike Piazza

Diamond Cuts

Each Diamond Cut Jersey is also available in a Gold version which is serial-numbered to 100 copies and a Hot Numbers Patch edition, also numbered to 100.

AR Alex Rodriguez
AS Alfonso Soriano
BZ Barry Zito
CJ Chipper Jones
DJ Derek Jeter
GM Greg Maddux
JD J.D. Drew
MP Mike Piazza
PB Pat Burrell
RA Roberto Alomar
RC Roger Clemens
RO Roy Oswalt
SR Scott Rolen
TG Troy Glaus
VG Vladimir Guerrero

Hot Numbers Dual Patch

Each dual patch card is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

ASDJ Alfonso Soriano / Derek Jeter
ASRA Alfonso Soriano / Roberto Alomar
CJPB Chipper Jones / Pat Burrell
DJAR Derek Jeter / Alex Rodriguez
PBJD Pat Burrell / J.D. Drew
RAMP Roberto Alomar / Mike Piazza
SRCJ Scott Rolen / Chipper Jones
VGMP Vladimir Guerrero / Mike Piazza
JDSR J.D. Drew / Scott Rolen
ARVG Alex Rodriguez / Vladimir Guerrero

Wave of the Future

Each Wave of the Future Memorabilia card is serial-numbered to 500 copies, with a Gold parallel numbered to 100.

AH Aubrey Huff BAT
AK Austin Kearns JSY
CC Carl Crawford BAT
HB Hank Blalock BAT
JP Josh Phelps JSY
SB Sean Burroughs JSY

Sweet Swatch

File:03FlairNomo.jpg

2003 Flair Sweet Swatch Jersey of Hideo Nomo (#SS-HN).

Each Sweet Swatch jersey is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

SSAD Adam Dunn
SSAR Alex Rodriguez
SSAS Alfonso Soriano
SSBW Bernie Williams
SSCJ Chipper Jones
SSDJ Derek Jeter
SSHN Hideo Nomo
SSJG Jason Giambi
SSKS Kazuhiro Sasaki
SSLB Lance Berkman
SSMP Mark Prior
SSMT Miguel Tejada
SSNG Nomar Garciaparra
SSPM Pedro Martinez
SSRC Roger Clemens
SSRJ Randy Johnson
SSSS Sammy Sosa
SSVG Vladimir Guerrero

Sweet Swatch Patch

Each Sweet Swatch Patch is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

SSPAD Adam Dunn
SSPAR Alex Rodriguez
SSPAS Alfonso Soriano
SSPBW Bernie Williams
SSPCJ Chipper Jones
SSPDJ Derek Jeter
SSPHN Hideo Nomo
SSPJG Jason Giambi
SSPKS Kazuhiro Sasaki
SSPLB Lance Berkman
SSPMP Mark Prior
SSPMT Miguel Tejada
SSPNG Nomar Garciaparra
SSPPM Pedro Martinez
SSPRC Roger Clemens
SSPRJ Randy Johnson
SSPSS Sammy Sosa
SSPVG Vladimir Guerrero

Sweet Swatch Autograph

SSAUDJ Derek Jeter

Sweet Swatch Jersey Jumbo

Each Sweet Swatch Jersey Jumbo is serial-numbered to various quantities, and available in the following parallels.

150
50
Purple Masterpiece (one-of-one)

ADSSJ Adam Dunn 1090
ARSSJ Alex Rodriguez 55
ASSSJ Alfonso Soriano 57
BWSSJ Bernie Williams 1420
CJSSJ Chipper Jones 80
DJSSJ Derek Jeter 47
HNSSJ Hideo Nomo 970
JGSSJ Jason Giambi 350
KSSSJ Kazuhiro Sasaki 505
LBSSJ Lance Berkman 1465
MPSSJ Mark Prior 1195
MTSSJ Miguel Tejada 518
NGSSJ Nomar Garciaparra 727
PMSSJ Pedro Martinez 1480
RCSSJ Roger Clemens 97
RJSSJ Randy Johnson 274
SSSSJ Sammy Sosa 279
VGSSJ Vladimir Guerrero 46

Sweet Swatch Patch Jumbo

Each Sweet Swatch Patch Jumbo is a parallel of the Sweet Swatch Jersey Jumbos and is serial-numbered to various quantities.

ADSSPE Adam Dunn 130
ARSSPE Alex Rodriguez 298
ASSSPE Alfonso Soriano 20
BWSSPE Bernie Williams 123
CJSSPE Chipper Jones 284
DJSSPE Derek Jeter 35
HNSSPE Hideo Nomo 114
JGSSPE Jason Giambi 26
KSSSPE Kazuhiro Sasaki 90
LBSSPE Lance Berkman 287
MPSSPE Mark Prior 290
MTSSPE Miguel Tejada 183
NGSSPE Nomar Garciaparra 124
PMSSPE Pedro Martinez 185
RCSSPE Roger Clemens 1
RJSSPE Randy Johnson 46
SSSSPE Sammy Sosa 190
VGSSPE Vladimir Guerrero 290

Sweet Swatch Jersey Dual Jumbo

File:03FlairJeter.jpg

2003 Flair Sweet Swatch Jersey Dual Jumbo of Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams.

Each Sweet Swatch Jersey Dual Jumbo is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

RJMP Randy Johnson / Mark Prior
ADLB Adam Dunn / Lance Berkman
DJBW Derek Jeter / Bernie Williams
JGAS Jason Giambi / Alfonso Soriano
KSHN Kazuhiro Sasaki / Hideo Nomo
MTAR Miguel Tejada / Alex Rodriguez
NMPM Nomar Garciaparra / Pedro Martinez
VGCJ Vladimir Guerrero / Chipper Jones

Sweet Swatch Autos Jumbo

Each Sweet Swatch Autos Jumbo is serial-numbered to various quantities, and is available in the following parallels.

Gold (numbered to 25)
Masterpiece (one-of-one)

While there are three different Derek Jeter cards in this set (all with the same photograph), cards "DJA" and "DJW" are not available in the parallels. It also appears that DJA and DJW are sticker-autographs, while DJ is autographed on-card.

AD Adam Dunn 218
DJ Derek Jeter 312
DJA Derek Jeter 30
DJW Derek Jeter 50
JB Jeff Bagwell 218
RJ Randy Johnson 218
TG Troy Glaus 116

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 ===Sweet Swatch Jersey Dual Jumbo===
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 Each Sweet Swatch Jersey Dual Jumbo is serial-numbered to 25 copies.