I've done it again...

**newcombe** · 06-28-2008, 04:04 PM

Who says lightning doesn't strike twice in the same spot. Last year around this time, I went to a rummage sale and purchased a box of cards that contained mostly 1994, 1996, and 1998 cards only to find several of the top rookies from those draft classes (especially 1998). Many of those rookies were Brian Griese, Charles Woodson, Hines Ward, and a few others.

Well, long story short, I went to a rummage sale today where I happened to purchase that exact box today and come to find out, they had three smaller boxes full of similar products from 1996 & 1998. Here are my no-brainer finds.

Charles Woodson

Michael Pittman

Fred Taylor 1 of 2

Fred Taylor 2 of 2

Ahman Green 1 of 2

Ahman Green 2 of 2

Hines Ward 1 of 4

Hines Ward 2 of 4

Hines Ward 3 of 4

Hines Ward 4 of 4

**newcombe** · 06-28-2008, 04:06 PM

Brian Griese

Emmitt Smith

If that wasn't enough, I found some other items that were not-so-no-brainers. I have pondered these over and read up on them in my annual and am not sure if I am right or not. Looking at them front and back, they appear to be the 1996 Playoff Illusions Spectrolusion Dominion (as it states on the back). The thing I can't figure out is how the people had so darn many of them when they were supposedly inserted at a 1:192 clip. I'll bet I have over 50 lower end ones and these below. The read up in the annual states they also had the gold foil background which these appear to have. Take a look and contradict me if you could as I am finding it hard to believe that I have a pile of them plus these below that were inserted at such a large clip (yours eyes don't deceive you, that is 4 McNairs, all the same).

1996 Playoff Illusion Spectralusion Dominions?

These are my tweeners. They are somewhat-no-brainers.

1996 Playoff Illusions XXXI