This set marks Topps tenth consecutive year of issuing a 792-card standard-size set. Cards were primarily issued in wax packs, rack packs and factory sets. The fronts feature a full color player photo with a white border. Topps also commemorated their fortieth anniversary by including a 'Topps 40' logo on the front and back of each card. Virtually all of the cards have been discovered without the 40th logo on the back. Subsets include Record Breakers (2-8) and All-Stars (386-407). In addition, First Draft Picks and Future Stars subset cards are scattered throughout the set.
Collecting the 1987 Fleer Basketball Card Set
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What happens when a 132-card set is loaded with great second-year players, but lacks star rookie cards of it's own? PSA's Kevin Glew has some thoughts on playing second fiddle.
Curator of Collections, Card Cyber Museum
Playing second fiddle isn't easy.
Excerpt
Just ask John Oates. One half of a hugely successful music duo, he's been overshadowed by his taller and more charismatic bandmate, Daryl Hall, for more than 30 years.
What does this have to do with sports cards? Well, the 1986-87 Fleer Basketball set is the Daryl Hall of hoops issues and the 1987-88 Fleer set is the John Oates.
Like Hall, the 1986-87 set – with its who's who of basketball rookies – still commands considerable attention. The 1987-88 offering, on the other hand, remains in the background, out of the limelight.
Rookies
- (15) Michael Cage
- (18) Terry Catledge
- (25) Brad Daugherty
- (27) Johnny Dawkins
- (33) Dale Ellis
- (42) A.C. Green
- (48) Derek Harper
- (60) Jerome Kersey
- (63) Cliff Levingston
- (75) Nate McMillan
- (83) John Paxson
- (85) Chuck Person
- (88) Ed Pinckney
- (89) Terry Porter
- (97) Detlef Schrempf
- (109) Otis Thorpe
- (113) Trent Tucker
- (117) Darrell Walker
- (122) John Williams
- (123) John Williams
- (125) David Wingate
- (131) Danny Young
More set notes
This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 15-card wax packs, 42-card rack packs and factory sets. Subsets in the set include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back The Clock (661-665), All-Star selections (386-407) and First Draft Picks, Future Stars and Team Leaders (all scattered throughout the set). The manager cards contain a team checklist on back.
This 330 card set was released in November 2005. The set was issued in 10 card packs with a $3 SRP which came 24 packs to a box and 12 boxes to a case. The set features include Veterans (85), Prospects (20), First-Year Players (90), Managers (5), Season Highlights (5), Postseason Highlights (14), League Leaders (12), Sporting News All-Stars (33), 2005 MLB All-Stars (20), 2005 MLB Home Run Derby Contenders (8) and 2005 Futures Game All-Stars (8). All of these cards were issued with a 'UH' prefix.
This 275 card set was released in October 2003. The set was issued in 10 card packs with a $3 SRP which came 24 packs to a box and 12 boxes to a case. Cards numbered 1 through 115 feature veterans who were traded while cards 116 through 120 feature managers. Card numbered 121 through 165 feature prospects and cards 166 through 275 feature Rookie Cards. All of these cards were issued with a 'T' prefix.
The 2001 Topps set featured 790 cards and was issued over two series. The set looks to bring back some of the heritage that Topps established in the past by bringing back manager cards (322-351), dual-player draft picks cards (352-361, 737-751), three-player prospect cards (362-376, 727-736), Golden Moments (377-386, 782-791), Season Highlights (387-391), League Leaders (392-399), team cards (752-781) and Playoffs (400-406). Notable Rookie Cards include Ichiro Susuki and Hee Seop Choi. Also included with the factory box are 8 unnumbered checklist cards.
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