There I was. At the 2016 National in Atlantic City. My wife and youngest daughter were at the beach and I was walking to the Convention Center. Money to spend. Checklists to whittle down. Nothing could have been finer.

Except maybe to find a few of the cards that I was hunting!

You see…..I’m trying to do the improbable! Notice I did not say “impossible,” although that may be more appropriate and a more correct word to select. I am trying to put together a “regular guy’s” version of a master set for the 2004 Fleer Baseball Greats of the Game product. When I say “regular guy” what do I mean? I mean that I’ll take out all of the 1/1’s and as a matter of fact, I’ll remove everything more rare than “of 10” from my quest. Believe it or not, that removes sixty (60) cards from the set. And when I say “master set,” I mean an example of every card available (for a regular guy!).

With my next addition, I’ll dig into what this set is all about.

Until then…..

My favorite Fleer sets are the Greats of The Game sets.  They started, to the best of my knowledge, with a combined effort with Sports Illustrated in 1999 and then continued as a Fleer product in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (as Fleer Flair – Greats of the Game) and my obsession – the 2004 Greats of the Game and Cut Signature edition.  After Fleer disappeared in 2004/05 and then reappeared as a part of Upper Deck, UD put out a Greats of the Game set in 2006.

In the 1960’s, Fleer did produce a Baseball Greats series which is a wonderful set and a hard one to find in excellent condition.

As a baseball historian, I have always appreciated it when card manufacturers waxed nostalgic (pun intended) about the history of the game and the great players from the past eras. I have been a big fan of reprint sets and the all-time fan favorite sets that Topps has produced.

What began as a way to increase bubble gum sales became a huge stand-alone industry and then an example or over production and too much product proliferation. Having said that, I’m still hooked and have embarked on a project that I fear I will never complete.  But I will love the chase!!

Stay tuned to hear about my quest…………..

Well, this should be interesting!

I have been collecting sports cards and sports memorabilia for over 40 years and have now reached a point in my life where reflection and evaluation make sense.

I used to collect everything and anything sports related;  Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey. I collected them all.  Cards, photos, hats, sundae cups, coins; bring ’em on!

A few years ago, I decided to be more focused in my collecting and proceeded to shed (sell) a bulk of my collection.

One card company had earned my admiration and I can’t even remember why.  But I couldn’t part with my Fleer products.  I had long been a fan of the Greats of the Game product from Fleer.  From the first sets in the 60’s to my obsession with the 2004 Greats of the Game sets, I kept my Fleer cards.

I will attempt to provide whatever knowledge I can about the company and its cards.  I look forward to our conversations and whatever information we can share.

Bear with me! I’m fairly new at this.  But I’m a quick study and this should be fun!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton