Skybox 2024 1992 MM Platinum

[DynaEtch]

The chrome based parallels like pink lasers, purple crystals, blue traxx mostly cut out the backgrounds and it’s just the character against a chrome pattern background. So if looking for that, that might be the way to go.

One thing I really liked about the OG 92MM set was just what you referred to above, about the backgrounds Jusko did. I like that the pmgs didn’t totally do away with them, but just a matter of personally preference.

[PurplesaurusRex]

Yeah the Blue Traxx and Purple Crystals are probably my favorite parallels in this set. Those designs have a 90's card theme that fits well with the art.

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

The chrome based parallels like pink lasers, purple crystals, blue traxx mostly cut out the backgrounds and it’s just the character against a chrome pattern background. So if looking for that, that might be the way to go.

One thing I really liked about the OG 92MM set was just what you referred to above, about the backgrounds Jusko did. I like that the pmgs didn’t totally do away with them, but just a matter of personally preference.

[PurplesaurusRex]

2015 Retro is my favorite design for the PMGs. Would have been great if they kept this design for future releases.

[meandsharon11]

Jubilee pmg gold on eBay

[Kobefan]

Originally Posted by meandsharon11

This is amazing!

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

Wow that’s a really great looking Surfer rainbow, well done!

Think I misinterpreted Purple’s post about PMGs, just assumed it was in reference to the white border issues that everyone talks about. I second the above opinion that having the backgrounds faintly visible behind the foil works nicely, I’d prefer that over a just a solid foil color background. You really see Surfer in space above- I like that.

Thanks, they are eye-candies for me as well. I'm planning to submit my lot of Plexi's, and my duplicate lots of Red Prism, Pink Lasers, and Holofoil (no wood, they don't seem to go for much) to Comc, in person at Fanatics Fest, I'm hoping that the demands for these cards will stay the same with the release of Topps Chrome Marvel set, any guess? It would suck to pay the cost of shipping these heavy cards back to me, if they don't sell well, but time will tell.

Originally Posted by meandsharon11

Jubilee pmg gold on eBay

Wow, that's a lot, is there a market for Jubilee? I don't think that card will sell near that price, and why are there so many of this product being opened in China? Many of the cards listed come from China, but I doubt any of them wanted to open them for nostalgic reasons, cause Marvel cards not unknown in China in the 90s.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by meandsharon11

Jubilee pmg gold on eBay

That’s a big one…well outside of my range lol. When it comes to 1/1s…I actually like the golden treasures over the gold PMGs- that may be an unpopular opinion because PMGs typically get the hype and market prefers those. But I just like the superfractor look of the gold treasures better (and the no white border issues on them is also a nice plus).

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by Kobefan

Thanks, they are eye-candies for me as well. I'm planning to submit my lot of Plexi's, and my duplicate lots of Red Prism, Pink Lasers, and Holofoil (no wood, they don't seem to go for much) to Comc, in person at Fanatics Fest, I'm hoping that the demands for these cards will stay the same with the release of Topps Chrome Marvel set, any guess? It would suck to pay the cost of shipping these heavy cards back to me, if they don't sell well, but time will tell.

As someone building sets, I actually hope the Marvel Chrome shifts some attention away from 92 Plat…I wouldn’t mind seeing some singles prices fall. But when I’m a seller on comc of course it’s the opposite. I think a lot of the Marvel Chrome is gonna be dominated by sports, and no question they will move on to Chrome from this (if they were even into this set all that much). But so many marvel collectors seem less-than enthused about the Marvel Chrome, including me, and I think you’ll see many people staying around.

As more and more of the epack supply gets sold of comc into collections…I think you’ll see prices remain pretty steady if not rise. The supply from ePack is not infinite. And epack amount of 92 Plat was not off the charts or anything. The only problem with some parallels, say pink lasers, is once someone puts together their set, they are then out of the market for it, reducing demand. So as time goes on there is that factor, especially for the large #’d parallels like /492, /992 etc. In the meantime…I think there is pretty strong demand for these cards from set builders.

I am low key working on a wood set- I would call it the most underrated parallel. They weren’t that easy..like 1:6 boxes….yet they can go for peanuts. And I think it has to do with it looking so darn close to the canvas and leather. And that it’s not flashy.

[meandsharon11]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

As someone building sets, I actually hope the Marvel Chrome shifts some attention away from 92 Plat…I wouldn’t mind seeing some singles prices fall. But when I’m a seller on comc of course it’s the opposite. I think a lot of the Marvel Chrome is gonna be dominated by sports, and no question they will move on to Chrome from this (if they were even into this set all that much). But so many marvel collectors seem less-than enthused about the Marvel Chrome, including me, and I think you’ll see many people staying around.

As more and more of the epack supply gets sold of comc into collections…I think you’ll see prices remain pretty steady if not rise. The supply from ePack is not infinite. And epack amount of 92 Plat was not off the charts or anything. The only problem with some parallels, say pink lasers, is once someone puts together their set, they are then out of the market for it, reducing demand. So as time goes on there is that factor, especially for the large #’d parallels like /492, /992 etc. In the meantime…I think there is pretty strong demand for these cards from set builders.

I am low key working on a wood set- I would call it the most underrated parallel. They weren’t that easy..like 1:6 boxes….yet they can go for peanuts. And I think it has to do with it looking so darn close to the canvas and leather. And that it’s not flashy.

Looks to me like prices keep going up, and if they don’t make this again it will keep going up.

[finfangfan]

Originally Posted by meandsharon11

Looks to me like prices keep going up, and if they don’t make this again it will keep going up.

I guess it comes down to who owns the rights to reproduce Jusko art. We have already seen Topps reuse clipped art that UD used for some of its Marvel sets. But art that was commissioned to be used for original art Marvel sets is another thing.

[meandsharon11]

Originally Posted by finfangfan

I guess it comes down to who owns the rights to reproduce Jusko art. We have already seen Topps reuse clipped art that UD used for some of its Marvel sets. But art that was commissioned to be used for original art Marvel sets is another thing.

If upper deck has a contract to produce Jusko art, I wonder if we will see a platinum release of 2016 MM this year?

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by meandsharon11

If upper deck has a contract to produce Jusko art, I wonder if we will see a platinum release of 2016 MM this year?

This wouldn’t happen because UD won’t be making Marvel cards in the US without the license, full stop. But I think the question is whether maybe even Topps could produce such a set…(whether Marvel itself has free use of it). So could Topps theoretically do a 94MM or 96MM Platinum (Chrome) set?….maybe. We’ve seen projects use 1994MM art…the recent Marvel comic book variant covers. We’ve seen a project use 92MM- the Jusko Kickstarter book and associated Metal cards. Neither of those had anything to do with UD who owns the fleer brand (which originally did those sets). We also see Topps use direct callbacks to the Impel designs of 90MU in the latest 2025 chrome set, so UD/fleer brand does not monopolize even that. But it’s still not clear who owns what. My guess..and just a guess… is Marvel itself is what owns most of the publishing rights with this stuff.

[Fenian95]

Given Marvel's usual approach to business in the 80s and 90s I would hazard a 98% guess that Marvel(Well Disney now) owns the rights to all the art from the 90s sets.

It was a standard business practice of theirs, up to and including keeping all the original comic art.

[DynaEtch]

I agree with you Fenian, I think Marvel owns a lot of this stuff. Which interestingly would open the door to rehashes of all kinds of 90s sets in chrome/platinum with Topps, not that we should expect to see any of that.

On a separate note, I just had a massive CGC order of 38 purple variants get posted. I was quite pleased with the results overall. Many gem mint and pristines, including on some of the big names, but also some expected 7.5s and 8’s, etc. The most surprising was a CGC 4 Deathlok (for a brand new chrome card). I know exactly what that must have been- UD had a consistent QC issue affecting 92MM Plat with some roller mark indentations on the back. I know this because I had multiple purple variants advertised as NM I bought off eBay that got flagged by eBay AG for this reason. In every case the seller was totally surprised and knew nothing about it, saying it was direct from pack, thought it was NM. I’ll take one CGC 4 out of 38 though!

[finfangfan]

Another thing to consider is that Marvel actually DID own the Fleer/Impel card companies around the mid-90’s.

[DynaEtch]

Some of the better results (most of the rest are in the 7.5-9.5 range)





























Smh..

[Fenian95]

Wow that Psylocke is beautiful. Great cards Dyna.

[Kobefan]

Sick card, a silver surfer 10.

[finfangfan]

Nice collection! I wonder what the issue is with the 4? Probably surface issues?

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by Kobefan

Sick card, a silver surfer 10.

Originally Posted by Fenian95

Wow that Psylocke is beautiful. Great cards Dyna.

Thanks- the surfer, psylocke, and thanos were prob my 3 fav results. Was hoping the Cap would get a 10 but they can’t all go your way. The next batch I’m sending in will have some of the bigger names like Venom, Wolverine, Hulk, Ghost Rider, Storm…so itll be interesting to see how that pans out.

Originally Posted by finfangfan

Nice collection! I wonder what the issue is with the 4? Probably surface issues?

I think it was that UD QC issue mentioned above, but won’t know until in hand. Some 92 Plat cards have impressions like roller marks verrry faintly visible on the backs only on the back. So yea absolutely a surface issue.

I bought the Deathlok on eBay advertised as NM or better, but is not biggie…I just want the card. A few higher end purples that went through eBay AG got flagged for a same issue, the indents. Here is the pic eBay AG sent me, for example


The sellers knocked off a small amount and I was able to retain the purchases- since I’m more interested in the card than the grade. But in all these cases the seller claimed the card was pack fresh and looked mint…I suspect it was a UD QC mistake. You also see some gold seismics on comc that are EX/MT, which is unusual for a 2024 Chrome card…gotta be the same issue

Edit: an example is this I bought off comc and graded

[finfangfan]

Gotcha. You have to admit it would be cool to assemble a full set in gold pristine!

It could be a fun challenge after you assemble the full set to trade up on grade over the next decade or so.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by finfangfan

Gotcha. You have to admit it would be cool to assemble a full set in gold pristine!

It could be a fun challenge after you assemble the full set to trade up on grade over the next decade or so.

Love the look of the Pristine 10s…one reason I sent them to CGC and not PSA (even though PSA yields the biggest jumps in value). It’ll be hard enough being /25 to assemble the set at all, much less in pristine but incredible, that would be!

I like that idea about upgrading. I’m assuming if this ever gets done, I’ll have a set with a spattering of 4’s/5’s mixed with all the 8+’s. The few that got this QC issue. I think it would be fun to hunt and at least upgrade those.

[meandsharon11]

Man that would suck to pay a price based on a general understanding of condition, only to find out after grading, that it’s way off that understanding.

I agree with collecting the card, but at a 4 or 5 you could get that card for much less.

I only mention this due to the sheer amount of money these cost.

[DynaEtch]

Originally Posted by meandsharon11

Man that would suck to pay a price based on a general understanding of condition, only to find out after grading, that it’s way off that understanding.

I agree with collecting the card, but at a 4 or 5 you could get that card for much less.

I only mention this due to the sheer amount of money these cost.

I agree…and it’s something to watch out for with the 92 Plat as well, being a QC issue. If it doesn’t go through eBay AG it might not be detected.

The Deathlok wasn’t a biggie since it only cost like $100 (I say only because purple variants can be a lot more). Although it was misrepresented (probably unknowingly- who thinks a shiny new card just pulled from a pack will be something other than NM), I’ve always been more about the card than condition.

[meandsharon11]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

I agree…and it’s something to watch out for with the 92 Plat as well, being a QC issue. If it doesn’t go through eBay AG it might not be detected.

The Deathlok wasn’t a biggie since it only cost like $100 (I say only because purple variants can be a lot more). Although it was misrepresented (probably unknowingly- who thinks a shiny new card just pulled from a pack will be something other than NM), I’ve always been more about the card than condition.

I feel the same way for cards I want for my collection. If it’s about money, then I will send to bgs, but if it’s for my pc, I personally like Arena Club slabs for their black label. It really makes the card stand out, and I don’t care so much for the grade as I do for the look and protection.

[orion9578]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

Some of the better results (most of the rest are in the 7.5-9.5 range)

Without clogging up the thread with quoted photos...

Pslyocke is a stunner!

Thanos black label is my 2nd favorite of the group...

and a close one on 3rd, but I'd say either Surfer, just because it's an awesome card or Emma Frost...which was always one of my favorites(as a 13/14 year old when this stuff came out! )

All cool cards though...hope you can manage to track down the whole set! Wish they'd put them in hobby, as I'm sure there would be a significant amount more of them floating around by now.

PS. You SHOULD get a 2nd Psylocke, get it graded a 10...then "foist it" on me ... Just a random suggestion!