Too Cool Not To Post

I was watching this one all week! Seldom seen, this card has a unique history (from the manufacturer anyway), according to Fleer, Precious Metal Gems was a parallel to the base set numbered to 100 copies. But the first ten that were produced had green foil (instead of the red foil that accounts for the other 90 copies). Evidently I wasn't the only one interested.

there were 31 bids and the final price climbed to $1,825.00!!!

In The Mail Today

I couldn't pass this one up. One of the coolest (and cleanest) designs. The only issue with this issue is the full bleed design that practically invites chipping along the edges. Like this one, if I can pick up a big name for under $5, I'll take it.

This Week's Best: Week 6

1998-99 SkyBox Molten Metal Fusion

This huge insert set (50 cards) features plenty of stars and a very cool die-cut design that follows that "less is more" motto. Inserted in packs that were very unique, the regular Fusion issue (left) had the first 30 cards inserted in packs, but the last 20 are serial numbered. There is also a "Titanium" version (right) that features the same ratio. But there was a printing problem. 15 of the 20 numbered cards from each set were printed wrong (essentially, the Fusions were numbered to the Titanium's numbering, and the Titaniums were numbered to the Fusion's numbering). Cool set with a cool story.