What is the best insert design of all time?

[mwf94]

Please take anything about value or iconography out of it, assuming you knew absolutely nothing about basketball cards and you saw a bunch of the designs on a table.

What is the best insert design ever?

I would nominate Dunk 'N Go-Nuts

The color palette on a translucent acetate stock made for a very fun card. In person the holofoil qualities on the letters also added an extra punch when viewing in person.

[oldgoldy97]

In hand, Jambalayas are fabulous. I only have one but it might be my favorite card.

[Asian62150]

I love the SP Holoviews. They have regular photos, plus foil etching, plus a hologram.

It seems like a lot, but it works together very well.

Also like the Holoview Heroes from various year, too.

[49ersSF]

Late 90's Skybox inserts have all the best designs.

[Chris P]

So many awesome choices to chose from..a few of my favorites

[KhalDrogo]

1996 BMOC
1997 T&L
2004 Hot Hands

[bas]

93/94 ultra scoring kings

[coltsnsox07]

I think the '97-98 Topps Rock Stars refractors are awesome.

[mwf94]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

1996 BMOC

Oh yeah the Big Men On Court Z-Peat is really nice and loud looking. Some of the die-cuts get too risky to where they look like a 4th grader's art project (Flair Hot Shots)

[al3xmac10]

Originally Posted by bas

93/94 ultra scoring kings

Early 90's Fleer Ultra had incredible insert set designs -
Etched foil was all the rage:

1993-94 Ultra Power in the Key
1993-94 Ultra Jam City
1994-95 Ultra Scoring Kings

[kingofsnake]

[boxbuster7]

kaboom

[bjho852]

Pretty much the ones produced by Fleer/SkyBox in the late 90's are the best, for me personally at least.

[blackvodka]

97-98 Ultrabilities Superstar

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[Cavs16]

1997 Planet Metal hands down for me

[jetta20162]

List of my favorites (not in particular order):

1996 Skybox Z-Force Z-Peat Zebut
1996 Ultra Full Court Trap Gold
1997 Hoops High Voltage 500 Volts /500
1997 Metal Universe Gold Universe
1997 SP Authentic ProFiles III /100
1997 Ultra Ultra Stars Gold
1998 Flair Showcase takeit2.net /1000
1998 Bowman's Best Performers Atomic Refractors /50
1998 Hoops (Slam) Bams /100-250
1999 Fleer Focus Soar Subjects Vivid /50
1999 Hoops Pure Players 100% /100
1999 Fleer Mystique Raise the Roof /100
1999 Skybox Premium More Good Stuff /99
1999 Ultra Millenium Men /100

[the mesiah]

These 2 for me

[oldgoldy97]

Hot Numbers are awesome, too.

[MJGOAT23]

93 Scoring Kings
92 Beam Team
93 SE Die Cut All Stars
93 Fleer Living Legends
95 Warp Speed

[garyg21]

I’ve the skybox ex sets… the essential credentials now/then sets are my favorite

[Stockalone242]

Originally Posted by garyg21

I’ve the skybox ex sets… the essential credentials now/then sets are my favorite

But these aren‘t inserts but parallels. I think, I go with the Jambalays. With them you got a whole new world in your hands.
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[SK40]

Originally Posted by al3xmac10

Early 90's Fleer Ultra had incredible insert set designs -
Etched foil was all the rage:

1993-94 Ultra Power in the Key
1993-94 Ultra Jam City
1994-95 Ultra Scoring Kings

Never had one but 94/95 Scoring Kings are up there.

95/96 Rising Stars too.

[msink28]

2003-04 Exquisite Limited Logos

[Asian62150]

Originally Posted by al3xmac10

Early 90's Fleer Ultra had incredible insert set designs -
Etched foil was all the rage:

1993-94 Ultra Power in the Key
1993-94 Ultra Jam City
1994-95 Ultra Scoring Kings

It's kind of wild that 30 years later there aren't a lot of foil-etched inserts.

Such good looking cards that make the primary subject really pop with the foil background.

Can you imagine if the Manga or Kabooms utilized foil etching?

[mwf94]

Originally Posted by msink28

2003-04 Exquisite Limited Logos

I see that more as a relic/mem card than an "insert". They are big money but design wise there are way better cards.