I recently snagged a handful of 1995 Topps Power Boosters parallels of the 1000/3000 yard club subset. At 1:36 hobby packs, these were box hits. I appreciate these cards because when I was a kid, throwing for 3,000 yards or catching for 1,000 yards was a really big deal. In 1994, only 13 QBs threw for 3k and 19 wide receivers caught 1k; compare that to 25 years later in the 2019 season, when the count was 25 QBs and 29 WRs.

My fav basic/rare parallel has to be between the cracked ice and pandora, for sure.

In 2002, Upper Deck released the XL football set that featured a deep roster of players - roughly 15 players per team. Aside from some nonsense game-used jersey cards, the only insert you could pull is a parallel of the base set, #’d to 65 and printed on multi-colored foil. I love the holographic layout and thought they were undervalued for their rarity so I bought 35 of them and might have single-handedly moved the market.

I have a 2023 Topps Archives Cal Raleigh Orange #’d 3/15 that I’m offering for sale to Mantel. Given recent sales of this card #’d /50 and /100, and considering that the back has some edge and corner issues, I’m offering this card for $15.

I’ll ship to the lower 48 states only, accept PayPal, and use a plain white envelope (but protect the card, of course). DM me if interested - first come first serve. If no responses by 11:59pm Sunday night I’ll throw it up on eBay and let the people fight over it.