96-97 Metal Universe Ice Carvings Super Power Print Run?

[NotGoSportsBall]

Originally Posted by Satan

People have been pumping "scarce" or serial #'d 90s hockey cards for the past couple years on socials. I guess now it's time to dump it and find new insert sets to inflate.

Old BD and SPX finite is CRAZY. Someone on WhatNot acquired the SPX Finite Patrick Roy 1/1 and IIRC for about the price of a riding mower.

[johnnydrama]

Originally Posted by Satan

People have been pumping "scarce" or serial #'d 90s hockey cards for the past couple years on socials. I guess now it's time to dump it and find new insert sets to inflate.

There are a couple of notable names, particularly on Instagram, that latch onto a set and pump it to the moon before moving on to something else. Rinse, repeat. I get the tactic but it bothers me that they play stupid about it.

[bgoldin]

Hey,

I have a full set with all the inserts in great condition that I'm looking to sell. Does anyone have any recommendations? I'm thinking of getting a lot of the Super Powers graded first which should give me a better idea of the highest priced cards.

Thanks for any input.
Brian

[MoonChala]

Originally Posted by bgoldin

Hey,

I have a full set with all the inserts in great condition that I'm looking to sell. Does anyone have any recommendations?

There’s a buy/sell/trade forum on here. Otherwise eBay, these cards sell pretty well on there. I might be interested in your Jagr and Lemieux based on the price. Got pictures?

[bgoldin]

I've been doing some research and think I'm going to send a bunch to PSA. They really are in great shape. I acquired them new and they've basically been stored and untouched since.
Do you want to see pictures of the Lethal Weapons or Ice Carvings?

[MoonChala]

Originally Posted by bgoldin

I've been doing some research and think I'm going to send a bunch to PSA. They really are in great shape. I acquired them new and they've basically been stored and untouched since.
Do you want to see pictures of the Lethal Weapons or Ice Carvings?

Nice, those are both great sets and would be tough to track down individually, another poster earlier in the thread has the whole ice carving super powers. I’d be interested in the ice carvings if you have a picture.

[bgoldin]

This is the first time I've attached an image. I hope it works.

[MoonChala]

Originally Posted by bgoldin

This is the first time I've attached an image. I hope it works.

Nice cards! The image is pretty low res so it’s hard to judge the condition but they look solid. Want to drop me a dm with what you’re looking to get for them? Don’t want to bump this thread any more with buy/sell talk since there’s a separate board for that.

[bgoldin]

Sorry for not responding earlier. I sent them off for grading.

[MoonChala]

Originally Posted by bgoldin

Sorry for not responding earlier. I sent them off for grading.

Right on, curious to see what grades you get, both of those cards are pop 1 in a PSA 10. Good luck!

[OGColl]

Forgive me, as this question is off-topic to this thread, but some comments within it have lead me to this question:

Was the 1996-97 Fleer Flair Blue Ice subset/parallel the first hockey product with serialized numbering? Or were there other products that same 96-97 issue year that featured serialization as well?

Thanks.

[bgoldin]

Originally Posted by MoonChala

Right on, curious to see what grades you get, both of those cards are pop 1 in a PSA 10. Good luck!

Thanks! They are in the Assembly stage. I’ll let you know when I find out.

[bgoldin]

Originally Posted by MoonChala

Right on, curious to see what grades you get, both of those cards are pop 1 in a PSA 10. Good luck!

Not great, I got a 7 on each. I got a 9 on a Pat LaFontaine. :-)
Also a 9 on a few of the Armor Plate Super Powers.

[MoonChala]

Originally Posted by bgoldin

Not great, I got a 7 on each. I got a 9 on a Pat LaFontaine. :-)
Also a 9 on a few of the Armor Plate Super Powers.

Not surprising, these are a really tough grade. Any idea why they got 7’s? Did you look over the surface well? Any edge or corner wear? Still nice to have them slabbed!

[bgoldin]

Originally Posted by MoonChala

Not surprising, these are a really tough grade. Any idea why they got 7’s? Did you look over the surface well? Any edge or corner wear? Still nice to have them slabbed!

I'm pretty far sided at this point so I could easily be missing something.

On the Lemieux, I see what looks to be a print line (?) top to bottom and a little whiting on on at least one of the bottom corners

On the Jagr, I just see some whiting on the top corners.

Below are the PSA label numbers if you want to look at their images.
Lemieux 101426611
Jagr 101426612

[MoonChala]

Originally Posted by bgoldin

I'm pretty far sided at this point so I could easily be missing something.

On the Lemieux, I see what looks to be a print line (?) top to bottom and a little whiting on on at least one of the bottom corners

On the Jagr, I just see some whiting on the top corners.

Below are the PSA label numbers if you want to look at their images.
Lemieux 101426611
Jagr 101426612

Ahh, yeah those were never going to gem, that print line is a pretty obvious flaw at least in the scan. Probably looks better in person. These cards are near impossible to gem though so all things considered a 7 isn’t bad!

[bgoldin]

I posted a reel on Instagram of the two graded sets. My profile name is bdg.mj

[ThatGuyPal]

Nice stuff!

[bgoldin]

Thank you!

[bgoldin]

Fourteen Super Powers (not just Ice Carvings) were sold on eBay on October 28th, and several more are ending soon in eBay auctions.