Help me decide which 90's parallel set to go for

[juxedo]

Probably a question for the older members.

Have always wanted to complete a 90's parallel set before. Might as well make a start. Gonna be a very very long journey and most likely will never complete the set but it sure will be fun to try.

To start things off:

97-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (#/10 and #/100)
97-98 Metal Universe Championship Precious Metal Gems (#/50)
98-99 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (#/50 and #/1)

What other nice parallel sets did the 90's produce?

 

[Coopz05]

Holy crap! Thats some tough high end stuff there.

Ive always wanted to chase the 94-95 Finest refractor set, but its obviously a few levels below those above

 

[juxedo]

Yep. Will probably be chasing which ever set I decide for the rest of my life and most likely won't complete it. But it will be fun and an awesome accomplishment even if it is partially completed.

 

[drobfan8]

Well the 97/98 being #d to 100 helps.

But design wise I like the 98/99 set.

 

[juxedo]

Print runs isn't a concern of mine. Seeing as this will be a life long journey I am more focused on design.

Any other nice parallels from the 90's that people know of? There were so many different manufacturers and product lines back in the 90's and i'm not sure what was released as parallels so looking for help identifying them before I make my decision which to chase.

 

[drobfan8]

96/97 Flair Legacies are epic and /150. You could select a row to complete.

97/98 Flair Legacies are also awesome.

97/98 or 98/99 Ultra Platinum Medallions

Skybox Rubies are the other main ones.

 

[juxedo]

Thanks drobfan. I'll have a look at those sets. I remember those Skybox rubies. Damn fine design.

Any other nice parallels out there?

 

[edac6942]

Probably a question for the older members.

Have always wanted to complete a 90's parallel set before. Might as well make a start. Gonna be a very very long journey and most likely will never complete the set but it sure will be fun to try.

To start things off:

97-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (#/10 and #/100)
97-98 Metal Universe Championship Precious Metal Gems (#/50)
98-99 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (#/50 and #/1)

What other nice parallel sets did the 90's produce?

Me, I wouldn't even attempt any of those sets lol.

 

[sacface]

as above.

93/94 finest refractors are mad as!!!

 

[edac6942]

Hoops Bams /250 or slam bams /100 very very nice inserts imo.

 

[Matt Holodny]

i'm a big fan of your chase as of now... haha... interesting ones to chase would be tsc one of a kind parallel, or the insert atomic refractors from various topps issues... and then there's the e-x essential credentials... and then theres the rave and super rave parallels for z-force... and then theres the legacy collections... the 90s were such a better era for design... i think it had something to do with panini not being involved... haha...

 

[drobfan8]

as above.

93/94 finest refractors are mad as!!!

Agreed

There's a couple of issues I have with this set though, they're notorious for greening as you can see in both of these, which aren't the worst I've seen. So a very condition sensitive set. The other issue is all of the no name players. The checklist is 220 I think, but you'd really only want 30-40 of the players.

 

[Slimzy69]

93/94 finest or 96/97 chrome ref sets omg... Cards are dope! Any of the finest/chrome stuff from the 90's is sweet

 

[drobfan8]

93/94 finest or 96/97 chrome ref sets omg... Cards are dope! Any of the finest/chrome stuff from the 90's is sweet

And amazingly these are both pretty affordable. Jordan and Kobe in the 96/97 will take some saving though, but other than that, not too bad.

 

[Slimzy69]

And amazingly these are both pretty affordable. Jordan and Kobe in the 96/97 will take some saving though, but other than that, not too bad.

Yep and I've spent the last 1/2 hour looking on eBay lol

 

[sacface]

Agreed

There's a couple of issues I have with this set though, they're notorious for greening as you can see in both of these, which aren't the worst I've seen. So a very condition sensitive set. The other issue is all of the no name players. The checklist is 220 I think, but you'd really only want 30-40 of the players.

totally, bought a few boxes about 6-7 yrs ago and most cards were well and truly greened.
makes the chase that much harder trying to find quality items. there was a well priced webber on BO the other day.

 

[taffster74]

Hmmmm, let's see .....

1997-98 SPx Grand Finale #'d to 50
1998-99 Black Diamond Quadruple Diamond
1998-99 SPx Finite Radiance or Spectrum (including the RC's!)

 

[KB.]

Hmmmm, let's see .....

1997-98 SPx Grand Finale #'d to 50
1998-99 Black Diamond Quadruple Diamond
1998-99 SPx Finite Radiance or Spectrum (including the RC's!)

I agree with the grand finale choice. That would be an awesome see to see completed.

 

[Mico]

If it was me i'd go after the Super Raves.

 

[0kramrajnoc]

Its not the nicest set around. But I've always wanted to chase the 93-94 Upper Deck SE Electric Gold set.