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Old 05-03-2012, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by jdmeltz View Post
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me this was the card that started the "chase card" trend that continues to this day.
I think the card companies saw the excitement this card created and figured they could boost sales by creating "rare" cards.
Today opening a pack of cards is just legal gambling.
There were a few "chase cards" in 1989. The Ripken was one of them but the Upper Deck Dale Murphy Reverse Negative was also very popular and with Upper Decks first issue cards with fancy holograms on them and the Griffey rookies. It was fun while it lasted. Now its just a waste of time and money to chase anything new.
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