Did You “Know” This About 1984 Fleer Update Baseball Cards?

The 1980s are notorious for issuing some of the most overproduced sets.  Despite that, there are a few gems to keep an eye out for.  One that still holds quite a bit of value today is the 1984 Fleer Update set.  This is Fleer’s very first update set, and it contains (132) cards.  It has a short print run, and was only available through dealers.  The set grew in popularity, and prices went up dramatically.  Today a complete set is worth well over $200.  That’s a lot considering most sets from the 80s can’t be given away.  Key XRCs from this set include Roger Clemens, John Franco, Dwight Gooden, Jimmy Key, Mark Langston, Bret Saberhagen, Ron Darling, and Kirby Puckett.  Roger Clemens and Kirby Puckett are the big money cards.  Even though its far from a rookie, the Pete Rose card is popular with collectors too.

• The print dot pattern is different when compared to an authentic card.
• Perfect centering – counterfeit cards usually have great centering.  Authentic cards are known for having terrible centering.
• One of the biggest signs that your 1984 Fleer Update card is a counterfeit is finding a capital “K” in the word “Know” on the back.

Counterfeit

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Astros ’18 Topps Update Patch Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to Royce Deyber on being the lucky winner of the Carlos Correa 2018 Topps Update Series MLB Postseason Logo Manufactured Patch Gold Parallel #’ed/99.  Once Royce Deyber sends me his mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!

Astros ’18 Topps Update Patch Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for a Carlos Correa 2018 Topps Update Series MLB Postseason Logo Manufactured Patch Gold Parallel #’ed/99.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, November 30, 2018 @ 8:00 p.m. EST.
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post.
• You can enter once per day.
• The winner will be selected at random.
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering.
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over.
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again.
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!

2018 Topps Update Series Baseball Hobby Box Break & Review

Whenever Update rolls around the Frank Sinatra song “My Way” starts to play in my head.  It marks the end of the current flagship design.  I’m a fan of the pixelated-look Topps went with this year.  It translated well over to Chrome.

Update Series showcases players in their new uniforms, and rookies who didn’t make it into Series 1 or Series 2.  A hobby box comes with (1) autograph or relic, and costs just under $60.  Jumbos yield (1) autograph and (2) relics, with a cost of a little over $100.  As usual, retail options are also available.

(300) cards make up the base set.  Parallels include: Rainbow Foil (1:10) packs, Gold #’ed/2018, Vintage Stock #’ed/99, Independence Day #’ed/76, Black #’ed/67 (Hobby/Jumbo), Mother’s Day Hot Pink #’ed/50, Father’s Day Powder Blue #’ed/50, Memorial Day Camo #’ed/25, Negative (Hobby/Jumbo), Platinum #’ed 1/1, and Printing Plates #’ed 1/1.  (100) cards have Clear parallels #’ed/10.

There can’t be a Topps product like this without SP and SSP variations.  2018 Topps Update Series has a ton.  CMP codes can easily help you identify them.  SPs end in #30, while SSPs end in #32.  Autograph variations also exist.  My favorite variation is that of card #107.  Normally this card is of Craig Kimbrel, but for some lucky breakers #107 will feature the Rally Goose.  This bird means business.  Examples sell for $30-$75.

Inserts are plentiful.  You’ve got 1983 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary, 2018 Hall of Famer Highlights, An International Affair, Bryce Harper Highlights, Don’t Blink, Legends in the Making, Postseason Preeminence, Storybook Endings, and Topps Salute.  All have Blue, Black, Gold, Red, and Platinum parallels along with autographed counterparts.  Those Don’t Blink inserts look really cool.

Lots of high-end hits can be pulled, but that’s not the main reason why you bust this product.  Most of the time your hit will be a one-color relic.  Its mainly targeted towards set collectors.

Here is what I pulled:

Relic

• Carlos Correa MLB Postseason 2017 Logo Manufactured Patch Gold #’ed/99

SP

• J.D. Martinez #195

Parallels

• Dereck Rodriguez RC Mother’s Day Hot Pink #’ed/50
• Nick Markakis Gold #’ed/2018
• Francisco Liriano Gold #’ed/2018
• Tyler Skaggs Gold #’ed/2018
• Tommy Pham Rainbow Foil
• Kyle Schwarber Rainbow Foil
• Sam Gaviglio Rainbow Foil
• Denard Span Rainbow Foil

Inserts

• Whit Merrifield Don’t Blink
• Tim Raines Don’t Blink
• Honus Wagner Don’t Blink
• Mookie Betts Don’t Blink
• Shohei Ohtani An International Affair
• Ozzie Albies An International Affair
• Jose Altuve An International Affair
• Gift Ngoepe An International Affair
• Jose Quintana An International Affair
• Freddy Peralta RC Salute
• Edwin Encarnacion Salute
• Juan Soto RC Salute
• Cal Ripken Jr. Salute
• Scott Kingery RC Salute
• Willson Contreras Salute
• Didi Gregorius Salute
• Joe Morgan Salute
• Rod Carew Salute
• Andy Pettitte Storybook Endings
• Cal Ripken Jr. Storybook Endings
• Jackie Robinson Storybook Endings
• Chipper Jones Storybook Endings
• Sandy Koufax Storybook Endings
• Aaron Judge 1983 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary
• Patrick Corbin 1983 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary
• Mitch Haniger 1983 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary
• Willy Adames RC 1983 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary
• Christian Yelich 1983 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary
• Jack Flaherty 1983 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary
• Steven Souza Jr. 1983 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary
• Johnny Cueto 1983 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary
• Scott Kingery RC 1983 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary

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