Does anyone still collect/build the original Fleer/SkyBox Autographics sets?

bjho852 · 08-21-2018, 12:39 PM

Does anyone still build these mega autograph sets (1996-97 - 2000-01 NBA seasons)? I have slowed down a lot lately after completing the first two regular sets (1996-97 and 1997-98), but am still building. Man I love and miss these sets.

The old thread has cooled down, so I guess that I will start a new one.

Doublexthebeast · 08-21-2018, 12:49 PM

Oh yeah. People still love these. I badly need that blue ink Grant Hill. If you decide to sell it, i'm your huckleberry.

The two century marks are incredible.

WillC · 08-21-2018, 01:32 PM

I don't collect the set, but I do have three personal favourites in my PC:

atxlee · 08-21-2018, 07:57 PM

Been a fan since the inaugural set in 96-97! Those were the days that you will be happy even with a common card from this set

https://simplepleasures.smugmug.com/...-Autographics/

Currently working on the 97-98 set

SPauthentic84 · 08-21-2018, 08:03 PM

Currently looking for a Bobby Hurley Century Marks

bjho852 · 08-22-2018, 04:20 PM

Nice cards Will. I have that Glenn Robinson too, but it is still a long way to go for me with that set.

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Originally Posted by Doublexthebeast

Oh yeah. People still love these. I badly need that blue ink Grant Hill. If you decide to sell it, i'm your huckleberry.

The two century marks are incredible.

Thank you. I have waited for a while to get the Grant Hill blue ink.

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Originally Posted by atxlee

Been a fan since the inaugural set in 96-97! Those were the days that you will be happy even with a common card from this set

https://simplepleasures.smugmug.com/...-Autographics/

Currently working on the 97-98 set

Definitely agree on the part about being happy even with pulling a common card from these sets. I still have that feeling when I bust a few of these older products a year ago or so and pulled some of these Autographics common's. I also bought a blue ink parallel of the first ever Autographics card that I pulled when the inaugural set was released, and paired them together.

Will you target the T-Mac and Sheed' as well and plan to add them to your 1997-98 set chase?

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Originally Posted by SPauthentic84

Currently looking for a Bobby Hurley Century Marks

I might remember wrongly, but I seem to see one on auction sometime earlier this year. Wish you success on landing one either way.

maconithappen · 08-22-2018, 04:53 PM

Do you have the Tim Thomas? I like the story behind that one.

rdleifriaf · 08-22-2018, 05:06 PM

I pulled a Ray Allen autographics RC w/ blue ink on Christmas. Good times, good times.

mondogenerator · 08-22-2018, 06:36 PM

not set chasing, but the ones i do have are beloved parts of my collection

jeace10 · 08-23-2018, 12:01 PM

I tried to collect the 96 set but didnt able to complete it hahah still in the process tough

jam92102 · 08-23-2018, 12:18 PM

For a while I had a good portion of 97-98 maybe only 20-25 cards left. Then when I left the hobby my dumbass sold them all. Now that I'm back I'm slowly trying to put it back together. 97-98 is my absolute favorite year. I think probably because it's the first basketball auto I ever pulled.

Noles939913 · 08-23-2018, 12:22 PM

I love this set even though I only own one (Sprewell)

jeace10 · 08-23-2018, 02:56 PM

just saw this - complete set 96 07 autographics

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1996-97-Skyb...g&LH_Auction=1

bjho852 · 08-25-2018, 09:10 PM

Great to see the comments and pictures. jam92102, I remember you. Good to see you restarting to build the 1997-98 set.

Speaking of which, yes, I do have the unofficial/unstamped Tim Thomas rookie Autographics card.

Originally slated to be part of the 1997-98 set, Tim Thomas mistakenly thought that these cards were given to him by Fleer/SkyBox as a gift, and never returned these cards to the company. He instead gave these cards out to his family/friends, as well as fans with autograph requests back then. Needless to say, some of the copies found their way to the secondary market.

I wonder if there is any of the Century Marks version of this card existing...never saw one personally.

Donny · 08-26-2018, 11:02 PM

Liked these sets. I, unfortunately, pulled commons. Nevertheless, great cards.

BravesFan4Life · 08-26-2018, 11:16 PM

There was a guy in person up here selling either the 96-97 or the 97-98 complete set at a show locally. Thing was beautiful.

SPauthentic84 · 08-27-2018, 05:03 AM

Wonder if Tim Thomas still gives them out lol

Jocel · 08-27-2018, 08:50 AM

I need a black version...

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bjho852 · 08-28-2018, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Donny

Liked these sets. I, unfortunately, pulled commons. Nevertheless, great cards.

Why unfortunate? That's the time/sets that even when you pull common's, you should feel great.

I myself pulled common's too. Enjoyed every bit of these moments.

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Originally Posted by BravesFan4Life

There was a guy in person up here selling either the 96-97 or the 97-98 complete set at a show locally. Thing was beautiful.

How much did the set go for?

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Originally Posted by SPauthentic84

Wonder if Tim Thomas still gives them out lol

You can ask him on IG. lol (Seriously though, Tim Thomas indeed has an IG account.)

I myself was one of those fans asking for one of these through the mail back then. Tim Thomas sent it to my aunt's home, and she mailed it to me (I was still living in Hong Kong at that time). That card was ding'ed when mailed to my aunt, and I left it behind when immigrating to the US in 2001.

For many years, I had been looking to acquire one again, until a few years ago when I got one with a discolored autograph. Then I got an upgraded one (shown in my previous comment) last year.

And nice Iverson, Jocel. I am about 60 cards or so from completing the 1998-99 set, including a few big names.

bjho852 · 08-28-2018, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jeace10

just saw this - complete set 96 07 autographics

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1996-97-Skyb...g&LH_Auction=1

Not all cards are in blue ink, but based on the amount acquired, that is incredible nonetheless.

bjho852 · 08-28-2018, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mondogenerator

not set chasing, but the ones i do have are beloved parts of my collection...

Guess which card in your post attracts me most? The Loy Vaught card.
Many regular version copies (including mine) are not signed in full autograph, with every letter. I believe that such case only happens to the blue ink parallel.

jeace10 · 08-28-2018, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bjho852

Not all cards are in blue ink, but based on the amount acquired, that is incredible nonetheless.

US $6,554.98 nice chunk of money for this set.

duron · 08-28-2018, 03:25 PM

Awesome stuff, I hate to even call them iconic because it's so glaringly obvious.

Don't have many aside from the couple I pulled way way back (sold the mccloud)...

and this one that I grabbed on ebay a few months back...

leeburtt · 08-28-2018, 11:38 PM

I’m still collecting the sets. I’m about 10-15 cards away from completing the 96-97 and 98-99 sets. Also working on the 99-00 and 97-98 sets, but just started those.

Barry- I have a lot of doubles from the 98-99 set. Pm me if you want to buy and we can try to work something out

liva · 08-29-2018, 03:19 AM

Always loved them... When they came out, as a teen, I could only afford having a few (Dell Curry was my first pack pulled NBA auto! and I had a Sam Perkins blue that I still own but which turned black)... When I got back into the hobby that is one of the first set I built, here it is :

08-21-2018, 12:39 PM	#1
bjho852 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,277	Does anyone still collect/build the original Fleer/SkyBox Autographics sets? Does anyone still build these mega autograph sets (1996-97 - 2000-01 NBA seasons)? I have slowed down a lot lately after completing the first two regular sets (1996-97 and 1997-98), but am still building. Man I love and miss these sets. The old thread has cooled down, so I guess that I will start a new one. __________________ Instagram (IG): bjho852

08-21-2018, 12:49 PM	#2
Doublexthebeast Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 8,806	Oh yeah. People still love these. I badly need that blue ink Grant Hill. If you decide to sell it, i'm your huckleberry. The two century marks are incredible. __________________ Shane McClanahan Super Collector. Always Buying.

08-21-2018, 01:32 PM	#3
WillC Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 9,998	I don't collect the set, but I do have three personal favourites in my PC: __________________ IG: ChronologyCollector Do you have any rare Chronology autos or inscriptions? If so, PM me.

08-21-2018, 07:57 PM	#4
atxlee Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New York Posts: 453	Been a fan since the inaugural set in 96-97! Those were the days that you will be happy even with a common card from this set https://simplepleasures.smugmug.com/...-Autographics/ Currently working on the 97-98 set __________________ https://atxlee.wordpress.com/

08-21-2018, 08:03 PM	#5
SPauthentic84 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PA Posts: 11,317	Currently looking for a Bobby Hurley Century Marks __________________ Follow me on Instagram: Spauthentic1

08-22-2018, 04:53 PM	#7
maconithappen Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,751 Maconithappen Mac0821	Do you have the Tim Thomas? I like the story behind that one. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/111391931@N02/

08-22-2018, 05:06 PM	#8
rdleifriaf Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: PNW Posts: 1,024 rdleifriaf	I pulled a Ray Allen autographics RC w/ blue ink on Christmas. Good times, good times. __________________ http://www.hobbydisplay.com/rdleifriaf/wilkins https://twitter.com/HobbyDisplay

08-22-2018, 06:36 PM	#9
mondogenerator Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 1,370 meshuggah unida	not set chasing, but the ones i do have are beloved parts of my collection __________________ Collecting Damon Stoudamire - IG @damonstoudamirecollector https://www.flickr.com/photos/damonite/albums trade stuff for DS here -> https://www.flickr.com/photos/damonitesecondary/albums/72157709510200157

08-23-2018, 12:01 PM	#10
jeace10 Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Canada\|Philippines Posts: 197 jeace10	I tried to collect the 96 set but didnt able to complete it hahah still in the process tough __________________ **************************************** Collecting Tim Duncan , San Antonio - SPURS and beautiful patch cards. Trying to complete the Autographics 96 - 97 Basketball "just got back from collecting again"

08-23-2018, 12:18 PM	#11
jam92102 Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,663	For a while I had a good portion of 97-98 maybe only 20-25 cards left. Then when I left the hobby my dumbass sold them all. Now that I'm back I'm slowly trying to put it back together. 97-98 is my absolute favorite year. I think probably because it's the first basketball auto I ever pulled.

08-23-2018, 12:22 PM	#12
Noles939913 Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 7,217	I love this set even though I only own one (Sprewell)

08-23-2018, 02:56 PM	#13
jeace10 Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Canada\|Philippines Posts: 197 jeace10	just saw this - complete set 96 07 autographics https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1996-97-Skyb...g&LH_Auction=1 __________________ **************************************** Collecting Tim Duncan , San Antonio - SPURS and beautiful patch cards. Trying to complete the Autographics 96 - 97 Basketball "just got back from collecting again"

08-25-2018, 09:10 PM	#14
bjho852 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,277	Great to see the comments and pictures. jam92102, I remember you. Good to see you restarting to build the 1997-98 set. Speaking of which, yes, I do have the unofficial/unstamped Tim Thomas rookie Autographics card. Originally slated to be part of the 1997-98 set, Tim Thomas mistakenly thought that these cards were given to him by Fleer/SkyBox as a gift, and never returned these cards to the company. He instead gave these cards out to his family/friends, as well as fans with autograph requests back then. Needless to say, some of the copies found their way to the secondary market. I wonder if there is any of the Century Marks version of this card existing...never saw one personally. __________________ Instagram (IG): bjho852

08-26-2018, 11:02 PM	#15
Donny Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: WI Posts: 67 DonJandN	Liked these sets. I, unfortunately, pulled commons. Nevertheless, great cards.

08-26-2018, 11:16 PM	#16
BravesFan4Life Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Broomfield, CO(Its Really just a Suburb of Denver) Posts: 1,440 atlbravesfan4life BravesFan4Life	There was a guy in person up here selling either the 96-97 or the 97-98 complete set at a show locally. Thing was beautiful.

08-27-2018, 05:03 AM	#17
SPauthentic84 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PA Posts: 11,317	Wonder if Tim Thomas still gives them out lol __________________ Follow me on Instagram: Spauthentic1

08-27-2018, 08:50 AM	#18
Jocel Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,556 nbacardcollect0r	I need a black version... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-28-2018, 03:25 PM	#23
duron Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NYC Posts: 12,145 drewtang duron	Awesome stuff, I hate to even call them iconic because it's so glaringly obvious. Don't have many aside from the couple I pulled way way back (sold the mccloud)... and this one that I grabbed on ebay a few months back... __________________ IG: Darz90sCardz PC: MJ/Penny Last edited by duron; 08-28-2018 at 03:27 PM.

08-28-2018, 11:38 PM	#24
leeburtt Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 108 leeburtt80	I’m still collecting the sets. I’m about 10-15 cards away from completing the 96-97 and 98-99 sets. Also working on the 99-00 and 97-98 sets, but just started those. Barry- I have a lot of doubles from the 98-99 set. Pm me if you want to buy and we can try to work something out

08-29-2018, 03:19 AM	#25
liva Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 603	Always loved them... When they came out, as a teen, I could only afford having a few (Dell Curry was my first pack pulled NBA auto! and I had a Sam Perkins blue that I still own but which turned black)... When I got back into the hobby that is one of the first set I built, here it is :