The exception is Upper Deck, I was a huge Upper Deck baseball card fan and have been pretty close to having a complete run of their flagship products and update sets for a while. One of the big holes was the 1995 Upper Deck update set. This is a set of 45 cards that could only be acquired through a redemption process. The cards are fairly rare and I haven't seen too many sets come up for sale. Those that had come up for sale were typically pretty pricey, usually above the "book value" of $60. The collection I purchased had a binder with the complete 1995 Upper Deck set in it. When I saw the set in the pages the first thing I did was jump to the back and I was pleased to see the entire update set.
I was able to cross this off the set want list and was very excited to do so. Now I am down to just needing the 1997 Upper Deck Series 1 Update set, another mail in rebate, to complete my UD run.
Here is the 1995 set in its entirety:
The base set without the traded set was complete with the exception of 1 card, #130. It is for trade or sale if anyone is interested. I am also updating my Google Doc with the collection I bought as I go through it. Feel free to check it out periodically and make me an offer if you see something you like.
Collection Spreadsheet
Congrats on finding a set you needed! Upper Deck had some good-looking cards in the 90's.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. The hobby definitely misses UD. That's a great example of how good their sets looked in the 90s. I didn't realize the update cards were relatively rare.
ReplyDelete1995 was a great look for UD. But why do I have no recollection of Luis Gonzalez as a Cubbie?
ReplyDeleteNot sure where I was during that era. Had no idea UD released their Update sets through mail in.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I totally miss UD's presence in baseball.
Just found your blog and I like it. I am also a flagship set collector. On my trade bait page at the bottom are listed sets of which I have doubles. If you need any, they are yours.
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