1994 Project...

[cruiserdaddy7]

I always enjoyed the Proline products. Never hit a big name but was a fun chase in my teenage years

[JosieD]

Break Previews for this week:

Tomorrow, I should be getting:

Fleer Gameday

Thursday:

2 packs of 94 Coca-Cola Monsters
Pinnacle
Upper Deck

[88horsepower]

This is my kind of thread!

[JosieD]

Gameday, size: 2 1/2" x 4 3/4", 420 card set, fun to open, impossible to store, some minor bricking, 7/10

box:

[IMG]20250512_141251 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Wrapper:

[IMG]20250512_141334 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250512_141348 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Base w/ "average sized" card:

[IMG]20250512_145722 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Flashing Stars:

[IMG]20250512_144759 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Gamebreakers:

[IMG]20250512_145955 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

2nd year stars:

[IMG]20250512_144739 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Rookie standouts: Cards have a raised portion

[IMG]20250512_144607 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Eagles:

[IMG]20250512_144234 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[JosieD]

Coco Cola Monsters of the Game: complete 30 card set, may scan these in and post later

[IMG]20250514_153402 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250514_153448 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250514_153534 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[JosieD]

Pinnacle, brick city. Might throw most of the box away. Would have been a fun break otherwise. Super shiny cards in person.

[IMG]20250514_134728 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Packs:
[IMG]20250514_134839 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Eagles:

[IMG]20250514_153149 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250514_153249 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250514_153305 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[JosieD]

Upper Deck, 330 card set, fun break overall, wide variety of photography

Box:
[IMG]20250514_125312 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

packs:
[IMG]20250514_125352 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Eagles:

[IMG]20250514_133303 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Photographer got photos from the same game:

[IMG]20250514_133334 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Ben looks so happy:

[IMG]20250514_133359 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

inserts:

[IMG]20250514_133720 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250514_133853 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250514_134101 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250514_134223 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250514_134607 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[SethMurphy]

OMG I loved the Monsters set when I was a kid Josie. These are the products I ripped so much, that Upper Deck I owned all those cards. loving it

[JosieD]

Originally Posted by SethMurphy

OMG I loved the Monsters set when I was a kid Josie. These are the products I ripped so much, that Upper Deck I owned all those cards. loving it

Yeah, its been a lot of fun.

[JosieD]

Here is what's left of to open of major products:

Action Packed
Action Packed All-Madden
Action Packet Monday Night Football
Finest
Fleer
Imagines
Pacific
Pacific Prisms
Triple Folder (I already opened a box long ago)
Playoff Contenders
Skybox Premium
Select
Signatures
SP
Sportflics
Topps
Topps Archives 1956
Topps Archives 1957

Opened but not all in the series: Ultra, series 2, Stadium Club series 2

14/33 opened

[davz13]

I loved those Coco Cola Monsters of the Game!

A very fun thread to follow! Can't wait to see what you get in the other boxes!

[JosieD]

Have a deal in the works for:

Fleer
Select
Signatures

[cruiserdaddy7]

Amazing that photography was better 20 years ago

[bojesphob]

Originally Posted by cruiserdaddy7

Amazing that photography was better 20 years ago

Well, I don't think the photography was better, I think the editing was better. For some reason, instead of trying to get photos from distances that look like what we would see if we were standing there in real life, card companies think that they need to use the 300 megapixel cameras that capture every stitch at 100 yards and incorporate it into the image. Our eyes wouldn't see that, no matter how good your eyes are, so the pictures they use now are way too sharp in detail (even when scaled down to the size of a card) and the pictures look way too sharp and over saturated. While this makes amazing photos of things like landscapes, astronomical bodies, etc, having all of that extra detail in the photos make them look fake. So, a little less focus on the minute details would make it look far more realistic and "better" to our eyes

[JosieD]

Originally Posted by cruiserdaddy7

Amazing that photography was better 20 years ago

31 years ago...I know. I can't believe it either. It means we are old.

[JosieD]

Select, 225 card set, the box was #3 in the case. I didn't hit any inserts which were 1:48 packs, worst bricking of the 3 I opened

[IMG]20250602_161854 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_161956 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_162027 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_164420 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_164609 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_164651 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[JosieD]

Signatures, college release, auto in every pack, very minor bricking, 60 cards set. I didn't see if I collected the whole set, only 12,500 boxes released

[IMG]20250602_152656 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]


[IMG]20250602_162041 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_155306 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_155326 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_155408 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_155411 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_155749 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_155813 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_160105 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_160146 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_160254 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_160330 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250602_160356 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[JosieD]

Fleer, 480 card set, lots of Eagles, pretty deep in regards to team rosters, lovely inserts, Got a hot pack which is always fun, minor to moderate bricking, depending on the pack

[IMG]20250602_165017 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

I forgot to take a picture of the packs, sorry

[IMG]20250603_182821 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250603_184133 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250603_184242 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250603_184300 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250603_184320 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250603_184453 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250603_184724 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250603_184953 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Birdman284]

A Scoring Machine and a Living Legends in the same box - I think you really beat the odds on that box! Really big name players too.

Of course that would have been worth a lot more back in 1994. I really liked that Fleer set.

[JosieD]

Originally Posted by Birdman284

A Scoring Machine and a Living Legends in the same box - I think you really beat the odds on that box! Really big name players too.

Of course that would have been worth a lot more back in 1994. I really liked that Fleer set.

It was a fun break!

[caulaflour]

I'm super late to this party but wow: what an amazingly fun project and I know I speak for everyone when I say how grateful I am that you're sharing this with us in words, in pics (the packs, Kipper, everything!) and just the whole experience on such a wholesome level that takes us back to easier, more innocent days.

This - for nearly all of us - was before life got a lot harder and it represents that carefree time. I was in 8th and 9th grade in 1994 and remember many of these sets very well and had some of these cards too, as I was near the end of my temporary hiatus (because high school and girls and sports lol). But I am going straight to my LCS when I get back to town to see if he has anything left you need!

[JosieD]

Originally Posted by caulaflour

I'm super late to this party but wow: what an amazingly fun project and I know I speak for everyone when I say how grateful I am that you're sharing this with us in words, in pics (the packs, Kipper, everything!) and just the whole experience on such a wholesome level that takes us back to easier, more innocent days.

This - for nearly all of us - was before life got a lot harder and it represents that carefree time. I was in 8th and 9th grade in 1994 and remember many of these sets very well and had some of these cards too, as I was near the end of my temporary hiatus (because high school and girls and sports lol). But I am going straight to my LCS when I get back to town to see if he has anything left you need!

Thank you! I have struggled to track some stuff done. Please let me know if they have anything. That would be wonderful if they did.

Yeah, I was 13 in 1994. This has been fun and Kipper is having as much fun as I am with this.

[JosieD]

Sportflics, this was a lot more fun than anticipated. The cards are in great shape, I got an artist proof. The base cards each have two images of the players.

box:

[IMG]20250701_145941 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Packs:

[IMG]20250701_150104 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

SF:

[IMG]20250701_155232 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Eagles:

[IMG]20250701_155808 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Artist proof and Rookie Rivalary:

[IMG]20250701_155842 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

Rookies:

[IMG]20250701_155941 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20250701_160019 by Josie D, on Flickr[/IMG]

[bojesphob]

Yeah, sportflix and similar cards were all the rage in the late 90s. I still like them, even though they're no longer a big thing.

And, some of those rookies LOL Heath Shuler, Sam Adams, LeShon Johnson. I had forgotten how terrible that 1994 draft was overall.

[davz13]

Fun break! Loved the lenticular cards