I've gone refractor crazy! help me! Ahhhh

oplum29 · 07-22-2023, 05:32 PM

ahhhhh

in the last couple of weeks, i've pulled all my funds over to old school refractors. idk why, but i have, and i love them.

i need help....but they are so beautiful

i even bought a damn Barry Bonds refractor, wtf is wrong with me???

the Chipper used to be valued at $800 about 20 years ago haha

and the Josh Hamilton is #'d to 100.

ThoseBackPages · 07-22-2023, 05:35 PM

nice modern cards!

oplum29 · 07-22-2023, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

nice modern cards!

i call them, "modern-vintage"

larry25 · 07-22-2023, 06:04 PM

This stuff is the best! It's the dawn (but really the golden age) of inserts and parallels and chase cards. Pure modern gold. A lot of the designs from the mid to late 1990s make current Prizm and Chrome stuff look mundane. Truly classic stuff.

SaltyCracker · 07-22-2023, 06:08 PM

No Acuña??

oplum29 · 07-22-2023, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SaltyCracker

No Acuña??

back then, we called him The Kid

RiceBondsMT2Yng · 07-22-2023, 06:36 PM

90s refractors are amazing, welcome to the club. That canseco rocks!

SaltyCracker · 07-22-2023, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by oplum29

back then, we called him The Kid

Great pickups!!

FlyingDutchman · 07-22-2023, 07:50 PM

Very cool pickups, especially the Griffey! I love me some 90’s refractors. Did you get those online, a show, or LCS?

fabiani12333 · 07-22-2023, 07:59 PM

Great stuff. That's what makes collecting mid-to-late-90s cards fun -- the wide selection of unique designs.

CardBoredom · 07-22-2023, 07:59 PM

Love it! Just wait until you decide to build entire sets of these things (it's coming if you're not already at that point).

I asked a dealer at a show if he had an '93 refractors available, cards that were issued when I was 11 years old. His response was, "I don't carry any vintage stuff."

thenwhatjk · 07-22-2023, 08:01 PM

Super awesome stuff, the Andruw is so iconic, would love to own one of those at some point

The Chipper too, and of course the Canseco, would love to see more of this era on the boards

awz50 · 07-22-2023, 08:39 PM

That Hamilton is nice

NYBBFAN · 07-22-2023, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CardBoredom

Love it! Just wait until you decide to build entire sets of these things (it's coming if you're not already at that point).

I asked a dealer at a show if he had an '93 refractors available, cards that were issued when I was 11 years old. His response was, "I don't carry any vintage stuff."

Sorta like hearing Green Day on the classic rock station.

oplum29 · 07-23-2023, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by FlyingDutchman

Very cool pickups, especially the Griffey! I love me some 90’s refractors. Did you get those online, a show, or LCS?

picked up two more refractors from Finest, including a Griffey.

BraveAtlanta · 07-24-2023, 09:41 PM

Chipperrrr

Cards and 401K · 07-24-2023, 10:26 PM

Great 90’s refractors. I have peeled off the coating and regraded 4 of the cards and they graded at least 1 grade higher on average.

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larry25 · 07-24-2023, 10:29 PM

Yeah, the coatings are often scratched up, many times even straight out of packs.

Cards and 401K · 07-24-2023, 10:34 PM

Here is a 1996 Jeter refractor.

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oplum29 · 07-24-2023, 11:17 PM

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Great 90’s refractors. I have peeled off the coating and regraded 4 of the cards and they graded at least 1 grade higher on average.

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i like the peel, idk why, but i do. so i've been trying when i can, to stick with finest refractors with the feel, in PSA 8's if possible.

Cards and 401K · 07-24-2023, 11:22 PM

Yeah,I used to like to keep the peel on too, but the refractors just pop more without it. Some forum member has a Sabathia refractor with coating then peeled and regraded and is presents so much nicer. Either way 90’s refractors are awesome!!

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oplum29 · 07-26-2023, 11:21 PM

another one...

The Big Hurt baby

towerymt · 07-27-2023, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Cards and 401K

Yeah,I used to like to keep the peel on too, but the refractors just pop more without it. Some forum member has a Sabathia refractor with coating then peeled and regraded and is presents so much nicer. Either way 90’s refractors are awesome!!

I peeled.

TheChromeFinish · 07-27-2023, 04:11 AM

I have a huge vintage Refractor lot if interested? Dm me if posible

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tjforce · 07-27-2023, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by oplum29

ahhhhh

in the last couple of weeks, i've pulled all my funds over to old school refractors. idk why, but i have, and i love them.

i need help....but they are so beautiful

i even bought a damn Barry Bonds refractor, wtf is wrong with me???

the Chipper used to be valued at $800 about 20 years ago haha

and the Josh Hamilton is #'d to 100.

That Josh Hamilton is gonna make you rich if he ever wins an MVP.

You really wanna run with the Big Dawgs... go buy baseball's version of the Kobe Bryant TC Refractor:

07-22-2023, 05:32 PM	#1
oplum29 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 10,405	I've gone refractor crazy! help me! Ahhhh ahhhhh in the last couple of weeks, i've pulled all my funds over to old school refractors. idk why, but i have, and i love them. i need help....but they are so beautiful i even bought a damn Barry Bonds refractor, wtf is wrong with me??? the Chipper used to be valued at $800 about 20 years ago haha and the Josh Hamilton is #'d to 100. __________________ "got em, got em, need em, got em, got em, need em, got em" - Little Monsters Last edited by oplum29; 07-22-2023 at 05:35 PM.

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ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 90,278 ThoseBackPages	nice modern cards! __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

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RiceBondsMT2Yng Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 729	90s refractors are amazing, welcome to the club. That canseco rocks! __________________ \| \| BARRY BONDS \| GREG MADDUX \| ALEX RODRIGUEZ \| \| \|Rare 90s Inserts \| '97-'07 Bonds AUs \| Bonds RCs/XRCs\| Me: "Some have Cap Anson high on the best hitters list smh..." Pal: "He'd prob die of cholera if he saw a 100mph fastball..."

07-22-2023, 08:01 PM	#12
thenwhatjk Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Berrrrrrwyyyyn IL Posts: 9,081 thenwhatjk	Super awesome stuff, the Andruw is so iconic, would love to own one of those at some point The Chipper too, and of course the Canseco, would love to see more of this era on the boards __________________ White Sox. Oilers/Titans. Bears. Bulls.

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07-22-2023, 06:04 PM	#4
larry25 Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Posts: 952	This stuff is the best! It's the dawn (but really the golden age) of inserts and parallels and chase cards. Pure modern gold. A lot of the designs from the mid to late 1990s make current Prizm and Chrome stuff look mundane. Truly classic stuff.

07-22-2023, 06:08 PM	#5
SaltyCracker Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 5,472	No Acuña??

07-22-2023, 07:50 PM	#9
FlyingDutchman Member Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Texas Posts: 126	Very cool pickups, especially the Griffey! I love me some 90’s refractors. Did you get those online, a show, or LCS?

07-22-2023, 07:59 PM	#10
fabiani12333 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 12,293	Great stuff. That's what makes collecting mid-to-late-90s cards fun -- the wide selection of unique designs.

07-22-2023, 07:59 PM	#11
CardBoredom Member Join Date: May 2021 Location: Virginia Posts: 33	Love it! Just wait until you decide to build entire sets of these things (it's coming if you're not already at that point). I asked a dealer at a show if he had an '93 refractors available, cards that were issued when I was 11 years old. His response was, "I don't carry any vintage stuff."

07-24-2023, 09:41 PM	#16
BraveAtlanta Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: BullDawg Country Posts: 877	Chipperrrr __________________ How Bout Them DAWGS Go BRAVES

07-24-2023, 10:26 PM	#17
Cards and 401K Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 3,566	Great 90’s refractors. I have peeled off the coating and regraded 4 of the cards and they graded at least 1 grade higher on average. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-24-2023, 10:29 PM	#18
larry25 Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Posts: 952	Yeah, the coatings are often scratched up, many times even straight out of packs.

07-24-2023, 10:34 PM	#19
Cards and 401K Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 3,566	Here is a 1996 Jeter refractor. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-24-2023, 11:22 PM	#21
Cards and 401K Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 3,566	Yeah,I used to like to keep the peel on too, but the refractors just pop more without it. Some forum member has a Sabathia refractor with coating then peeled and regraded and is presents so much nicer. Either way 90’s refractors are awesome!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-26-2023, 11:21 PM	#22
oplum29 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 10,405	another one... The Big Hurt baby __________________ "got em, got em, need em, got em, got em, need em, got em" - Little Monsters

07-27-2023, 04:11 AM	#24
TheChromeFinish Member Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 137	I have a huge vintage Refractor lot if interested? Dm me if posible Sent from my SM-A146U using Tapatalk