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03-31-2010, 08:37 PM #1
Refractors Rule!
Years ago, I started collecting the 1996/97 Topps Holding Court refractor set. After pulling 1, maybe two... I started scouring the AOL message boards trying to finish the set. I eventually had 6 or 7 (no Jordan or Shaq) of these, but never actually finished it. A few years down the road, the set was quickly forgotten and eventually, I either sold or gave the cards away.
Last week I came across the set on eBay and I knew that I had to have it. So $47 ($42 + $5 shipping) later... and voila... here it is... in my PC. I know that a lot of people will probably feel that I spent way too much on this set. But I figure... it makes me happy and it would probably cost a lot more for me to try to build it.
They were found in Series 1 boxes at a rate of 1:108 hobby/retail packs. That means collectors could pull them in 1 out of 3 boxes on average. The odds were a little better in jumbo boxes, falling into packs at a rate of 1 per 72 packs. Translation: 1 in 3 jumbo boxes. There's a total of 15 cards in the set, with Jordan and Shaq being the biggest names. There's also other major names like the Admiral and the Mailman. However, I'm not sure why they included Cedric Ceballos over Sir Charles. Either way, there are a lot more stars and superstars compared to scrubs.
I know that cards during that era were way overproduced, but still... I'm just stoked that I have finally added the first complete refractor set to my PC.
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03-31-2010, 10:13 PM #2
That's very cool! 1996-97 was around the time I started making my first online deals as well. I didn't have AOL then so I used the newsgroup rec.collecting.sport.basketball
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03-31-2010, 11:20 PM #3
thats a beautiful set. i think at that time i had a webtv and had to buy my cards in non java chat rooms and such. great find though and i think that is actually a decent price for thse set as its worth more as a whole than the individual cards.
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03-31-2010, 11:22 PM #4
very cool!! congrats the set looks amazing!!
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04-01-2010, 12:40 AM #5
JammingJames23... I used that newsgroup too... wow, totally forgot about that. Maybe we traded with each other 15 years ago.
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04-01-2010, 02:33 AM #6
Yes , it was a sweet set , I myself HAD a set previously , but due to collection swift to jerseys / autos , I sold them in a dame good price .....at that moment.....
it is a memoriable set ....congrats u got a complete set in a cheap price
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04-01-2010, 04:52 AM #7
Classic cards! I have the mj meself!
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04-01-2010, 12:12 PM #8
Beautiful set! I used to trade cards through Beckett ads. It could take a month before the trader and I can settle anything. And I remember some people were really nice. They just packed all the Penny base and inserts to me and only asked for couple MJ cards.
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04-01-2010, 12:43 PM #9
That's one cool set.........................nice add to your pc!
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04-01-2010, 07:24 PM #10
You never overpay if it's for your personal collection! Nice pickup on the set!
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Originally Posted by JammingJames23 
