Hey all - trying something new on Mantel. Posting a BUY ad. I’m looking to buy or trade for NBA, baseball or football E-X essential credentials. Looking for 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2003-04 and 2006 specifically but will look at any. Especially stars. Shoot me a DM if you have any! Picture is for attention (but this is one I have in my collection).

While this set is in the 2000’s, many still consider it as part of the 90’s insert craze due to the legacy of the E-X 2000 brand and its ever-popular Essential Credentials Future/Now parallels. The cardboard cut outs laying on colored, thick acetate always stands out as groundbreaking, innovative, fun and aesthetically pleasing. I have never pulled a credentials out of a pack. Ever. And boy, I tried! Clearly, boxes now are so far out of my price range that even if you for so lucky as to pull one, you’d have to hit a star to get your money back. And with people CT scanning boxes, probably not a good idea to try! Still, glad I got this one for relatively cheap, compared to today’s prices, about 6 years ago. KG was a hard-nosed trash-talking PF who had inside out moves. Still one of my all-time favorite basketball players. Need to get this one graded as they are very condition sensitive, especially on the surface.

Got this in a pack at Legends of the Game in Toronto way back in the day. Had it graded a few years back and it’s still the highest grade for the card. Miss LotG!

This is the single E-X card I got in my skybox Metal Universe Box. Man. They are still cool. I don’t know much about Evan Stewart, but it make me really want to find a vintage E-X box to buy. I can’t afford the 1997-98. But maybe a year or two after that. How much do those vintage boxes run? Where can I get one? I’d love to rip a box, just for fun, or an 96-2000 era box of Flair Showcase. Anyone have any leads on good deals? I’d love to go Jamabalaya, or Legacy hunting. As long as it doesn’t break the bank! Let me know if you have any leads!