Some good base sets from the 90s?

[card_boarded]

Here are a few good ones:

97-98 Score
97-98 Revolution
98-99 SPX Finite

[Sportfreund]

Just wondering if there's any set maybe more recent because I'm unsure if they made these back then....any set like Prime 11/12 base cards which have a nice colour to them and that solid thick card size. Would love to have some of those but not gonna spend that much for a few cards so if there's something from earlier like that then it would be nice to look through.

^ @card_boarded Love the customs on your blog btw. I couldn't figure out Inkscape for designing customs but using another program now and it's going well although I'm doing random sets and experimenting right now rather than doing an actual set.

[jandrack]

Nice to see the 93/94 Leaf set getting some love. The backs of those cards are some of the best ever. The Studio Signatures inserts are lovely too even though they are facsimile autos. I was disappointed that none of the other Leaf sets ever stood up to that very strong debut.

[Blargh]

Some older sets I would love to do

94-95 Parkhurst Vintage - Technically, an insert set but it's cheap.
96-97 Donruss Canadian Ice
2000-01 Topps Gold Label

[centrehice]

I have not included the rarest base sets.

The wonderful, extremely short printed 1990-91 Bowman Tiffany, and Topps Tiffany. Only 400 cases made. Real Hockey Cards. no frills, no lace, no fabric.

[MarioLeMagnifique]

I like the 95-96 Zenith, 95-96 Emotion, 93-94 Leaf, 96-97 SPx, 95-96 SP, 94-95 Finest (any year was good), 96-97 Ice (any of them in 90s), 96-97 Metal Universe, 91-92 Stadium Club (liked the back of the card), maybe more that I forgot.

[g-force]

I always liked 96-97 SPX, inexpensive to put together and gorgeous cards with the holograms.

[centrehice]

The only really thick base cards I can think of are 94-95, and 95-96 Flair. Heavy, stout cardboard stock, but uber shiny, and the corners dented easily, or at least any imperfections were easily spotted.

[Sportfreund]

The back of today's cards have improved but why don't they make cards like this anymore? Here's a cool one I found: 1998-99 Aurora Atomic Laser Cuts. Definetely have to start ordering some cards from the sets suggested here from somewhere:



And someone else also suggested I get a few 1998-99 UD3:

[Sportfreund]

Thanks for the suggestions, ordering some of these from COMC hopefully once I can get how shipping works there figured out.

Here's a summed up list of the suggestions I have so far and what they look like:

2003-04 McDonald's Pacific Atomic (and 01/02): 2003/04 Pacific Private Stock

2002/03 Pacific Private Stock


2002-03 Topps Chrome (and 01/02)


2001-02 Upper Deck


2000-01 topps gold label


1999-00 dynagon ice


1999-00 HoloGRFX


1998-99 SPX Finite Radiance (I love this one, I haven't seen it in real life but seems to resemble the 10/11 Dominion base card for the front)


1998-99 aurora laser cuts


1998-99 Revolution


1997-98 Donruss preferred


1997-98 pinnacle certified


1997-98 Leaf International/Leaf International Universal


1996-97 SPx


1996-97 metal universe


1996-97 Canadian Ice


1995-96 Pinnacle


1995-96 Bowman's Best Refractors


1994-95 Ultra (the front of this card is average but I like the back so I'll post that):


1994-95 Select


1994-95 Parkhurst Vintage SE

94/95 Leaf Limited

94-95 Donruss

93/94 Leaf