Official Set Builders thread

[AbraCalabro]

Getting ready to spend the most I've ever spend on supplies, penny sleeves, top loaders, etc... than I've ever spent in one shot before.

Here's some stuff I'm working on, courtesy of myusasets and eBay:

[myusasets]

somebody help me understand 97-98 triumberate set/insert set ? i remember the 97-98 part.

[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by myusasets

congrats drobfan on completing 1996-97 flair set no small feat and beautiful to behold never tire of mine. well done.

Thanks man, now I'm weighing up on if I go for the 97/98 set or not. Was hoping to start with a box or two but they've jumped in price.

[myusasets]

surely there exist more set builders

[AbraCalabro]

I'm anticipating seeing pics of some of those SPx sets coming together, might have to go after those sets myself soon. I have an order with sport lots and I can't wait to share that here.

[csrockerzero]

This is a great thread! I was able to complete the NBA@50 Finest Reprint Refractors set a few months back. You can see the thread here: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/b...-complete.html. Here are my remaining PC chases other than Luol Deng...


2001-02 Fleer Ultra '02 Good Game-Worn Patches. I'm looking for any that I can find!








1997-98 Upper Deck SP Authentic Sign of the Times. I only need Clyde Drexler, John Stockton (trade card), and Michael Jordan (signed or trade card) to complete the set!








1997-98 Upper Deck SP Authentic Premium Portraits. I'm still looking for Eddie Jones, Jason Kidd, Dikembe Mutombo, and Glen Rice.

[buckunteer]

dang csrocker, no small feat there, good luck! That MJ will set you back a couple grand easy I'm afraid. Trade card would be a lot more feasible, except they aren't around as much.

[csrockerzero]

Originally Posted by buckunteer

dang csrocker, no small feat there, good luck! That MJ will set you back a couple grand easy I'm afraid. Trade card would be a lot more feasible, except they aren't around as much.

Thanks! Yeah, I'm guessing that I will end up hunting for the MJ trade card rather than the signed one. As long as it's not shilled, I should be able to find it for under $500.

[bkcardcollector]

Originally Posted by csrockerzero

Thanks! Yeah, I'm guessing that I will end up hunting for the MJ trade card rather than the signed one. As long as it's not shilled, I should be able to find it for under $500.

Good luck I love the set. I am going to start buying some SOTT myself.

[buckunteer]

Originally Posted by bkcardcollector

Good luck I love the set. I am going to start buying some SOTT myself.

I've got an extra Mitch if you're interested

[AbraCalabro]

Well, these finally arrived and man are they incredible. This is, in my personal opinion, the best way to access/display your cards/sets. I put some Flair Showcase in these pages just to "showcase" how good everything looks.

Right now I am missing a lot of Row 1 cards so I just put in a bunch of Row 0 cards and one full Row. This is perfect for 96/97 Showcase and I will also be getting more in to display my 94/95 E-Motion set.

I am really excited to get everything together and flip through the pages of complete sets. If you have any questions about these, feel free to PM me, or just post in here.

Enjoy:

(I'm horrible at pictures, sorry. Will (try to) take better pics later on.)

[AbraCalabro]

Hope you're not getting sick of Showcase, here's some more, slightly better quality...emphasis on slightly.

Now I get to look forward to dropping a whole lot of cash on top loaders. Pretty much have Row 2, missing Iverson and Kobe. LOL @ 6-10 dollars for the Kobe by the way, eBay is nuts some times.

[myusasets]

wow they look great. standard 3 ring binder or special? who's six pocket pages that hold toploaders? talk about your coffee table album but who'd risk it near coffee.

[Miasma]

Those holders are awesome. Ebay? Going rate?

[AbraCalabro]

Originally Posted by myusasets

wow they look great. standard 3 ring binder or special? who's six pocket pages that hold toploaders? talk about your coffee table album but who'd risk it near coffee.

Originally Posted by Miasma

Those holders are awesome. Ebay? Going rate?

Got them from: TopLoaderBinder.com || The only binder made just for toploaders

I only ordered the pages, because I have a binder that will accommodate them just fine. A standard height binder will not hold them properly. These pages use a standard 3-hole punch, while my binder is the right size, I don't know many pages in a stack it can hold.

The binders they offer will hold a much thicker stack of pages, the problem is their binders have a soft, sponge-like cover as well as a logo and I just want plain black.

[AbraCalabro]

Has any one been making progress? I'm pretty much closed in on 96/97 Showcase Row 2 and now it's on to Row 1

[bkcardcollector]

some good progress for me...Picking up prestige playmakers premium steady.. Got a few more 94-95 sp holoview die cuts..Knocked of the scottie pippen immaculate greatest. I cant wait to finish a set and post it

[siebertb]

Originally Posted by AbraCalabro

Has any one been making progress? I'm pretty much closed in on 96/97 Showcase Row 2 and now it's on to Row 1

I'm only two cards away from the 14/15 Prestige Mystery Rookie Acetate Set

PJ Hairston and Doug McDermott


There is a Mcbuckets on ebay now....

Will post pics of full set when finished.

[Hoopsman]

Originally Posted by siebertb

I'm only two cards away from the 14/15 Prestige Mystery Rookie Acetate Set

PJ Hairston and Doug McDermott


There is a Mcbuckets on ebay now....

Will post pics of full set when finished.

I was after that card too. I won't bid on it. Go get it!

[buckunteer]

i haven't had any help yet...C'mon people help me finish my sets (on page 1: 1998 MJx, 1997 SPx and 1996 SP Championship!)

[bullrose23]

great cards everyone

chasing this set at the moment

[myusasets]

thanks everyone for all the help so far. still need help with the 1st 40 of 1997-98 flair showcase row 0 most are in the 1st 20. help!

[AbraCalabro]

Well, this set is finally coming to a close for me. 95/96 UD Collector's Choice. Just completed a trade earlier today that will call this one complete. The action photography is top shelf stuff. Can't wait to add the final cards, you guys can relate I'm sure, placing the last piece of the puzzle is a great moment.

Sorry about the picture quality, wanted to condense it as much as I could and of course uploading into the thread takes the quality down a bit too.

Here are the first 18 cards for your viewing pleasure:

[RaVcCollector]

Well since I don't know how to resize pics... I'm not going to post any but these are my needs and hopefully someone can help me out:

1998-99 Topps Patriarchs
1.) Patrick Ewing
4.) Scottie Pippen
5.) Grant Hill
6.) Shaq
7.) Mitch Richmond
11.) Karl Malone
12.) John Stockton
13.) David Robinson
14.) Tim Hardaway
15.) Joe Dumars
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1997-98 Ultra Thrill Seekers:

10.) Joe Smith
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1995-96 Skybox Meltdown

1.) MJ
2.) Dan Marjle
3.) Jason Kidd
5.) Grant Hill
6.) Joe Smith
8.) Shaq
10.) David Robinson
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1996-97 Z-Force Slam Cam

2.) Michael Finley
5.) MJ
8.) Antonio McDyess
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1997-98 Ultra StarPower Supreme

1.) MJ
4.) Shaq
12.) Gary Payton
13.) Antoine Walker
18.) Tim Duncan
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1997-98 Ultra Ultrabilities Superstar

1.) MJ
2.) Allen Iverson
4.) Shaq
5.) Marbury
6.) Payton
7.) Penny
10.) Grant Hill
11.) Marcus Camby
13.) Kerry Kittles
15.) Shareef Abdur-Rahim
16.) Damon Stoudamire
17.) Shawn Kemp
18.) Hakeem Olajuwon
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1998-99 Flair Showcase Takeit2.Net

2.) Tim Duncan
10.) Anfernee Hardaway
13.) MJ
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1997-98 Metal Universe Titanium

1.) MJ
10.) Dennis Rodman
16.) Damon Stoudamire
18.) Hakeem Olajuwon
20.) Juwan Howard
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1998-99 Skybox Premium Slam Funk

1.) Kobe Bryant
2.) Kevin Garnett
3.) Grant Hill
4.) Shaq
6.) Tim Duncan
7.) Antawn Jamison
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1997-98 Bowman's Best Mirror Image Refractor

5.) Hill/McGrady/Shareef/KG
8.) Billups/Brandon/Daniels/Johnson
10.) Johnson/Walker/Taylor/Baker

Atomic refractor set as well:

4.) Pippen/Van Horn/Kobe/Ceballos
6.) Kemp/Camby/Duncan/Robinson
9.) Kittles/Miller/Battie/Olajuwon
10.) Johnson/Walker/Taylor/Baker
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1997-98 Z-Force Slam Cam

11.) Jerry Stackhouse

[JMarchand1981]

I just want to thank this thread and the creator of it, AbraCalabro.

Because of this thread I was able to complete my 1999-00 E-X E-Xceptional Red set AS WELL as pick up my first blue (Duncan) and fourth green (I now have Pierce, Duncan , Odom and Pippen).

I was also contacted by a member here who had for sale a 1998-99 Skybox Premium That's Jam ROn Mercer. I was able to scoop that up and add it to my set chase as well!!

Thank You to the sellers and thank you to AbraCalabro for creating the thread which allowed me to put to bed a set chase that took me over a year.