Encore - High Definition Set Completion!

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Hey folks - KGF4L has demanded soem more maildays so we better listen to the man...or else the ban hammer may be wielded! lol

This set completion is from 2000-01 Upper Deck Encore, being the High Definition set. Each card has a nice sheen to it and look really good under the light. The other great thing about this set is that it has all big names from the early 2000s - not a single dud to be seen. Pack odds were 1 in 16, so not that rare or expensive but at the end of the day all that matters is that they just look good. Great actions pics make a big difference.

Stephon 'Starbury' Marbury '

Steve 'Franchise' Francis

Tracy 'T-Mac' McGrady

Kevin 'Big Ticket' Garnett

Shaquille 'Diesel' O'Neal

Kobe 'Black Mamba' Bryant

Obligatory group shot!

Thanks for stopping by and having a squiz and a read,. Comments and likes always appreciated.

Cheers
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[Hornso]

Cool looking set! I can’t imagine a time when an insert set involved getting 6 cards.

 

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Cool looking set! I can’t imagine a time when an insert set involved getting 6 cards.

Not many parallels back then, insert sets were very unique and to some degree the checklist matched the set theme too.

Inserts wise there hasn;t really been a ny great new ideas that Panini has come up with in the modern era - some of the manga inspired stuff perhaps and the booklets, but that really is about it!

 

[Hornso]

Not many parallels back then, insert sets were very unique and to some degree the checklist matched the set theme too.

Inserts wise there hasn;t really been a ny great new ideas that Panini has come up with in the modern era - some of the manga inspired stuff perhaps and the booklets, but that really is about it!

These days you’d get 8-10 rookies included, and a bunch of them would be complete busts. Oh, the good old days...

 

[OutlawNinja]

That is a ripper of a design, easy to see why you picked these up.
Great stuff!

 

[Dodgydave]

Great set. The photo on the Kobe is especially cool.

 

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That is a ripper of a design, easy to see why you picked these up.
Great stuff!

Cheers mate, that speaks volumes coming from a design minded individual such as yoruself!

 

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Great set. The photo on the Kobe is especially cool.

Thanks mate, the more I see of the modern stuff, the more I appreiate the older stuff! Kobe nostalgia ftw, no. 8 in those iconic adidas kicks!

 

[Essellohbeebeewhy]

amazing set and congrats on completing it! especially with no slabs!!

 

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amazing set and congrats on completing it! especially with no slabs!!

I think the Kobe might have gone from a near 9 to an 8 or so by now.... :-S

 

[Essellohbeebeewhy]

I think the Kobe might have gone from a near 9 to an 8 or so by now.... :-S

even better...jersey numbered!