This video was a great look into the history of Fleer. I'd love to have heard more about the involvement of R. G. Laughlin from the late 60s to the early 80s. His illustrated World Series cards (especially the rare 1971 "Roberto Clemente" one) and the 1974 Pioneers of Baseball sets were really nice (although a bit less known today) and the 1972 Famous Feats, 1973 Baseball Wildest Days and Plays, and 1976 Baseball Firsts (illustrated by Laughlin as well) helped to convey a lot of baseball history in a time where Topps dominated the contemporary baseball market. Fleer would also release several Team Sticker issues in the later 70s, the logical followup to the decals issued in their 1960-61/2 issues. Also talking about the 61 Fleer basketball cards, filling in the rookies missed since the 1957 Topps issue such as HOFers Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Lenny Wilkins.
@@sportscardsedge You should do a brief history video on the puzzle cards, because i can't find any info on them except the 82-92 i think Donruss puzzle pieces. I'd like to find out if Topps or anyone else made them and collect them and put them in a frame for the man cave🙂
You hit the nail on the head with all of the monopoly stuff. Topps and now Fanatics monopoly on MLB has ruined the hobby. They are out of control and there's zero value with buying packs/boxes.
In order to help increase sales of their 1981 baseball cards (their first year back), Fleer used a strategy of printing Error Cards (Cards that would eventually be corrected). Most notably, the CRAIG Nettles card (instead of Graig). This card could be found for sale by dealers in hobby magazines like Baseball Hobby News, Sports Collectors Digest, Baseball Card News, and The Trader Speaks, with the price topping out at $35 at that time. Collectors would keep on buying packs with the hope of pulling a $35 card. A genius move, really. The following years also had error cards, but none of them sparked the interest that the "C" Nettles card did. Magazines like SCD and BHN voted 1981 Fleer Baseball as the best looking set for the year against Topps and Donruss (as well as in 1982).
If Fanatics don't lower the prices on boxes the industry will die along side fleer. I see several new boxes sitting at shelves at target and walmart stores. Nobody want them.
Dude these videos are REALLY good. Keep em coming please.
Thank you so much!! More to come!
Man, I think you found your niche on RUclips. You condo card companies and brands for years. I’d like to see 1984 Topps Football and Topps USFL.
Thank you so much and yes I love suggestions and have put yours on the future topics list as well! Thanks!
The 1976 Fleer in action football set (stickers 1st year) is highly underrated. You get Joe Namath with a logo on his helmet. Easily a $500-1000 set.
I love finding videos that I can comfortably click the like button on in the first fifteen seconds. Awesome work!
Wow I really appreciate your kind words. Thank you so much!!
This video was a great look into the history of Fleer. I'd love to have heard more about the involvement of R. G. Laughlin from the late 60s to the early 80s. His illustrated World Series cards (especially the rare 1971 "Roberto Clemente" one) and the 1974 Pioneers of Baseball sets were really nice (although a bit less known today) and the 1972 Famous Feats, 1973 Baseball Wildest Days and Plays, and 1976 Baseball Firsts (illustrated by Laughlin as well) helped to convey a lot of baseball history in a time where Topps dominated the contemporary baseball market. Fleer would also release several Team Sticker issues in the later 70s, the logical followup to the decals issued in their 1960-61/2 issues. Also talking about the 61 Fleer basketball cards, filling in the rookies missed since the 1957 Topps issue such as HOFers Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Lenny Wilkins.
Thank you for the suggestions! I'll see what I can do in future videos!
I couldn't agree more about the 91 yellow being the ugliest yet such a badass insert set lol
I know right! I think those yellow cards were the reason I stopped buying junk wax as a kid
Called them the cansry cards@@sportscardsedge
1991 Donruss is a good second. Those red cards.
@@jpmnky yes agreed lol
@@sportscardsedge You should do a brief history video on the puzzle cards, because i can't find any info on them except the 82-92 i think Donruss puzzle pieces. I'd like to find out if Topps or anyone else made them and collect them and put them in a frame for the man cave🙂
would have loved a mention of the Fleer Ultra sets, those were the sets to get in the early 90s. Great video.
1984 Fleer is a just a nice baseball card set. Clean design with some interesting poses. Every 1991 set needs to be launched into the sun.
hahahhah agree about 1991
You hit the nail on the head with all of the monopoly stuff. Topps and now Fanatics monopoly on MLB has ruined the hobby. They are out of control and there's zero value with buying packs/boxes.
Agree! I tend to stick with vintage cards myself
In order to help increase sales of their 1981 baseball cards (their first year back), Fleer used a strategy of printing Error Cards (Cards that would eventually be corrected). Most notably, the CRAIG Nettles card (instead of Graig). This card could be found for sale by dealers in hobby magazines like
Baseball Hobby News,
Sports Collectors Digest,
Baseball Card News, and The Trader Speaks, with the price topping out at $35 at that time. Collectors would keep on buying packs with the hope of pulling a $35 card. A genius move, really.
The following years also had error cards, but none of them sparked the interest that the "C" Nettles card did.
Magazines like SCD and BHN voted 1981 Fleer Baseball as the best looking set for the year against Topps and Donruss (as well as in 1982).
I didn’t know about the intentional error cards. Fun fact!
Not bad . I appreciate your efforts.
Awesome video ! :-) I didnt know a LOT of the history of Fleer you explain here. Many thanks ! :-)
Thank you so much, I spent some time researching it!
Well done
thank you for watching!
Fleer did a great job with 1980s basketball.
Yes epic cards
Fernando Venezuela and Dominique Williams 😅
When the mic is rolling, i can make some
Mistakes. It’s all good.
If Fanatics don't lower the prices on boxes the industry will die along side fleer. I see several new boxes sitting at shelves at target and walmart stores. Nobody want them.
Yeah I stick mostly to vintage cards myself
@@sportscardsedge great videos. Nicely done.
Thank you so much I really appreciate it!
Dominique Williams?? 😅
Hahahaha i wondered if anyone would catch that. I just misspoke when on the mic!
Yayyy
Thank you so much for watching!
There were Fleer baseball cards in 2006 and 2007. You're so close. Basic research.
Yes. in the stock market they call that the dead cat bounce... Fleer was already dead
I don't think 1991 Fleer is ugly but it's a BORING set/design.