Aesthetically best cards: Michael Jordan edition - Page 5

mfw13 · 03-03-2023, 12:17 PM

Don't have pics handy, but his 1991 Skybox and 2009 Goodwin cards are both gorgeous....

tobytyler · 03-03-2023, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ZionCards

always been in love with this card

in Madison Square Garden with DeBusschere's retired # in rafters

GOATcards · 03-04-2023, 01:09 PM

paging Tallboy

99UD Century Legends #1

edit: nice set concept, they even find a way to squeeze in Shaq, Timmy, Kobe, Kevin, Half-Amazing, Shareef, etc.

Asian62150 · 03-04-2023, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GOATcards

paging Tallboy

99UD Century Legends #1

edit: nice set concept, they even find a way to squeeze in Shaq, Timmy, Kobe, Kevin, Half-Amazing, Shareef, etc.

One of the best looking sets in general. Just wished they didn't forget to include Magic. Was there some kind of licensing issue with him at the time? Would have been great if they included him in the Epic Signatures set that same year, but at least they got him in the 2008-09 update.

jmcca170 · 03-04-2023, 02:39 PM

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GOATcards · 03-06-2023, 12:39 AM

1999 UD #154 - best checklist card ever?

Yankees2020 · 03-06-2023, 12:44 AM

Jordan cards from 1995 and prior are the most pleasing until all the dizzy and dumb designs came on the scene. Take a card like 1988 Fleer All Star, and 1990 Hoops... some pretty sexy cards. Even the 87 Fleer Sticker. Cards like that.

jurule · 03-06-2023, 02:58 AM

Really like these triple diamond Golds

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GOATcards · 03-06-2023, 03:24 AM

seems like a bunch of his best-looking cards are of him in his red "away" jersey, why is that? He wore his red jersey for his slam dunk contests, even in his home stadium. I may have mentioned that on TV in the Finals (esp. against Phx '93) under the lights those red jerseys looked nearly crimson, this deep red that shaded slightly towards purple.

His 86F card & sticker, his 87F card & sticker, his 88F card & All-Star card, the initial Hoops issue & the follow-up. Red. He went from the white wristband to red later on, though he went to black late in his career.

I don't much care for cards with that black pinstriped jersey he wore for some late '90s games.

GOATcards · 03-06-2023, 03:55 AM

referenced upthread but the image has disappeared. I tracked it down; it's 2009 Upper Deck Hall of Fame Class of 2009 #HOF09

jurule · 03-06-2023, 04:28 AM

Silver version of this looks very clean also and in that #45 is

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GOATcards · 03-06-2023, 01:39 PM

98 UD #230v

JimCa · 03-06-2023, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GOATcards

1999 UD #154 - best checklist card ever?

As Checklists go.... I've always been partial to this one (I wish it were a refractor)...

And while Conventional Wisdom has spoken and declared these Post 1995 designs to be Dizzy & Dumb.....

I'm going to go out on a limb with a few that haven't been posted yet.......

imbluestreak23 · 03-06-2023, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by cboog3105

big fan of the finite spectrum mjs

Finite 98 is one of my favorite sets of all times. So many good memories ripping these open back in the day. Super underrated, no autos, no rookies, no pump

GOATcards · 03-06-2023, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JimCa

And while Conventional Wisdom has spoken and declared these Post 1995 designs to be Dizzy & Dumb.....

I'm going to go out on a limb with a few that haven't been posted yet.......

great dunk photo, can barely believe I've not seen that one yet. compare/contrast with the one below (I picked up both of these cards, bluestreak has taste)
the flair texture in person looks soft-glittery, quite nice

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Favorite bass, great textures. Not Poopini at all.

GOATcards · 03-07-2023, 12:13 AM

a few more acquisitions

96 Hoops #20

09 UD Legacy #48 (the "Farewell Shot" photo that appears on that SI cover)

04 UD Trilogy #12

99 UD NBA Legends #1

99 UD Career Set #43 (Mike with that patented lean-back

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98 UD #230e

kkkz · 03-07-2023, 12:45 AM

GOATcards · 03-07-2023, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Asian62150

So many good looking MJ cards. The way he played, the way he controlled his body always looked cool.

Maybe we should ask what are the worst looking MJ cards? Those may be harder to find.

Co-sign on the cool body movement. The highlight reels tell the story. The only things missing in his game were Celtics specialties: Russell's controlled blocks, Larry's trash talk and long-distance shooting.

As for bad-looking cards, garish design helps.

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BambinoShuffle · 03-08-2023, 01:34 AM

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GOATcards · 03-08-2023, 05:57 PM

as I scour ebay for pretty MJ cards I realize how many MJ junkies there must be out there who UD catered to with gobs of MJ-themed sets, esp. in the '98-00 period. Catch-23 might be the most cleverly named one.

GOATcards · 03-12-2023, 03:52 PM

95 UD #335

98 UD Black Diamond #8

duron · 03-12-2023, 04:23 PM

NotGoSportsBall · 03-12-2023, 04:45 PM

As a non basketball fan, but grew up watching MJ, the planet Metal is tops for me. What an extraordinary looking card.

GOATcards · 03-12-2023, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by NotGoSportsBall

As a non basketball fan, but grew up watching MJ, the planet Metal is tops for me. What an extraordinary looking card.

https://www.google.com/search?q=plan...michael+jordan

I gather you're speaking of the 1998 red jersey one

drobfan8 · 03-12-2023, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by duron

That image has always stood out to me

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Yankees2020 Banned - PBM Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: BlowoutCards Posts: 571	Jordan cards from 1995 and prior are the most pleasing until all the dizzy and dumb designs came on the scene. Take a card like 1988 Fleer All Star, and 1990 Hoops... some pretty sexy cards. Even the 87 Fleer Sticker. Cards like that.

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03-06-2023, 03:24 AM	#109
GOATcards Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6,492	seems like a bunch of his best-looking cards are of him in his red "away" jersey, why is that? He wore his red jersey for his slam dunk contests, even in his home stadium. I may have mentioned that on TV in the Finals (esp. against Phx '93) under the lights those red jerseys looked nearly crimson, this deep red that shaded slightly towards purple. His 86F card & sticker, his 87F card & sticker, his 88F card & All-Star card, the initial Hoops issue & the follow-up. Red. He went from the white wristband to red later on, though he went to black late in his career. I don't much care for cards with that black pinstriped jersey he wore for some late '90s games.

03-06-2023, 03:55 AM	#110
GOATcards Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6,492	referenced upthread but the image has disappeared. I tracked it down; it's 2009 Upper Deck Hall of Fame Class of 2009 #HOF09

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jurule Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: South Australia Posts: 192 jurule	Silver version of this looks very clean also and in that #45 is Sent from my SM-G970F using Tapatalk

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GOATcards Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6,492	98 UD #230v

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GOATcards Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6,492	a few more acquisitions 96 Hoops #20 09 UD Legacy #48 (the "Farewell Shot" photo that appears on that SI cover) 04 UD Trilogy #12 99 UD NBA Legends #1 99 UD Career Set #43 (Mike with that patented lean-back ) 98 UD #230e

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03-08-2023, 05:57 PM	#120
GOATcards Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6,492	as I scour ebay for pretty MJ cards I realize how many MJ junkies there must be out there who UD catered to with gobs of MJ-themed sets, esp. in the '98-00 period. Catch-23 might be the most cleverly named one.

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GOATcards Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 6,492	95 UD #335 98 UD Black Diamond #8

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NotGoSportsBall Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 1,205	As a non basketball fan, but grew up watching MJ, the planet Metal is tops for me. What an extraordinary looking card.