nice work mate, i can relate to your story. When you are a kid, certain cards catch your eye and they might only be worth $15 or so but kids dont have money and some parents wont buy it for u.
When i got back into collecting I always remembered my childhood and all I ever wanted was a Jordan Centre Stage card and that was the holy grail for me as a kid. So I went out to my local card shop and bought it for $20, I was so happy to finally get it.
Technically they aren't makes you think there is some technical point which makes them not refractors. Apart from the fact the base cards are not refractors and do not feature the refractor technology, how else are they "technically" not refractors ?