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| 580.1 | | FUTURE::JST_ONGE | John St.Onge USDSL DTN 275-2715 | Tue Aug 31 1993 14:08 | 4 |
| I've heard suggested retail price is 3$. Quite expensive. Some pre-
sell ads in SCD started at 80$ a box. Too much ...
John
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| 580.2 | Way too much | SEND::TANCILL | Sponsered by nobody | Fri Sep 03 1993 16:13 | 12 |
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Actually I heard SRP was $3.99/pack. 24 packs to box 10 cards to pack,
18 box cases that are costing dealers direct $60-$61/box. Who does Fleer
think they are? Plus it's going to come out late compared to UD SP and
Topps finest. Would you pay $70+ a box for 24 packs???
I also saw the promos/samples and while they are nice (and thick) I don't
think they are worth the hefty price. One neat feature is every players
autograph in gold/silver embossing, not machined all the same like 93
UD, but the real players autograph reproduced.
jeff
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| 580.3 | When will super de dooper be out? | MSDOA::PARKERJ | | Fri Sep 03 1993 16:23 | 7 |
| Saw a note on the usenet offering these for $95 a box. Keep 'em.
Heard UD was planning a super de dooper premium card. KInd of a ultra
Ultra premium. Ridiculous. The good ol' days of card collecting are
relly gone. Just when you think you can buy the best product on the
market some one come out and one ups it.
Jp
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| 580.4 | | DRAGN::BOURQUARD | This is not here | Fri Sep 03 1993 17:22 | 13 |
| >>The good ol' days of card collecting are
>> relly gone. Just when you think you can buy the best product on the
>> market some one come out and one ups it.
That's why I've decided to just stick with my old standby that I've been buying
for years (since 1967), and buying for the same reason: just for the fun of
collecting them. Basic Topps is good enough for me. Now if I can just remember
what I've already bought...
I hope to see some of you at the show tomorrow!
Dan
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| 580.5 | 4$ is insane | FUTURE::JST_ONGE | John St.Onge USDSL DTN 275-2715 | Fri Sep 03 1993 18:52 | 4 |
| This must be a new product for the kids ? I thought 3$ was bad. Well,
someone will buy it I'm sure.
John
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| 580.6 | be careful...... | DNEAST::GALLANT_RAY | | Tue Sep 07 1993 07:07 | 4 |
| Be careful of these cards, I was looking at a dealers promos/samples
this weekend, and the cards are already starting to seperate. I know
they may have been handled a bit but because of the thickness, I do
think you need to keep this in mind when purchasing.
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| 580.7 | fleer/flair/fee/fi/fo/fum/fooey | SEND::TANCILL | Sponsered by nobody | Mon Oct 04 1993 21:29 | 23 |
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These are out now in the NE area, $4/pack SRP, at a show sunday
in merrimack they were pretty much $5/ack, $90/box. A few people
were buying packs, but I saw no one moving boxes.
I think they are pretty nice, but $4/pack is too much, never mind
$5. There is a 20 card "Wave of the Future" subset of today's
young stars, Piazza, Sele, etc. they are 1:4 packs or an average
of 6 per box. These have a wave/ocean background and are also
fairly nice. I think Topps Finest shooting up so far so fast may
give Fleer Flair room to move up and still sell, alough patience
maybe your friend here since Fleer has said the amount going to
other outlets (i.e. retail/wharehouses) will be determined by
how much the hobby soaks up of its allocation. Sounds like to me they
are preparing to ship to retail in a couple weeks.
Direct hobby dealer cost was around $60 and change, so even at a BJ's
or Costco these maybe rather steep. Also it will take several boxes to
come close to a set, one dealer I spoke to broke 4-5 boxes and was 6
cards short of a first set and 20-some short of a second set.
jeff
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| 580.8 | BJ's Has Them Today | QETOO::HAYES | | Tue Oct 05 1993 10:06 | 4 |
| Fleer Flair will be at BJ's in Salem this morning. So won't Fleer
1993 Update sets for BAseball.
S
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| 580.9 | prices? | SEND::TANCILL | Sponsered by nobody | Wed Oct 06 1993 00:21 | 1 |
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| 580.10 | Best price I've seen | WMOIS::ZELENT_J | | Wed Oct 06 1993 12:58 | 6 |
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Theres a little 5 & 10 on Rt. 20 in Northboro that has them for
$4 a pack and $75 a box. He also has Bowman jumbos at $3.50 a
pack, don't know box price.
Joe
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| 580.11 | Other Sports | JOKUR::OLOUGHLIN | | Mon Oct 11 1993 15:48 | 7 |
| Hi,
Is FLEER going to produce a FLAIR set for other sports, such as
football/basketball/hockey?
Steven
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| 580.12 | Probably | PENUTS::JST_ONGE | John St.Onge USDSL DTN 275-2715 | Mon Oct 11 1993 18:51 | 9 |
| They probably will. They only had one hockey line last year so it's
possible that may be the second hockey item for them.
I've seen pre-sell ads in SCD for Topps Finest Football and Basketball
at 125$ a box. Dealers who were able to get the baseball product at
cost must've made a killing.
John
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| 580.13 | Just about had it | WMOIS::ZELENT_J | | Tue Oct 12 1993 09:27 | 10 |
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This is really getting out of hand, collecting is definately
getting too expensive and really isn't as much fun anymore. When are
they going to come out with a super duper premium set with a suggested
retail price of $10 a pack :^( (of course dealers will start them
at $20).
Joe
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