Please Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself

Ok, so it's been awhile since I've done one of these. Two and half years give or take. A lot has happened since then. I won't bore you with that any further. 

I recently went to a local card show for the first time and had a great time.

I found a table that was full of deals ranging from items that were specifically marked in price to boxes full of assorted stuff marked 4 for $5. I brought home a lot of stuff that I'm hoping will lead to more blogging. We'll see. 

The first thing that jumped out at me at the show though was this set of Score Impact 90's Players marked for $10. I was a big fan of Score back in the day, but even thought these looked kinda familiar, I really didn't remember them. I certainly had no idea that it was a NINETY card set. 

With a Griffey Jr card on top this seemed like a helluva deal and as you can see, it came home with me. 

As soon as I saw the Tigers cards I instantly remembered these. However I didn't have any recollection of the rest of them, which turned out to be fantastic. It's a great mix of the hobby stars of the day.....

.....along with quite a few whiffs where "Impact Player" was considerably a stretch.

All in all this is a great looking insert set and I'm ecstatic that I added it to my collection.

Seeing this set though, triggered my memory of the various self-contained packaged Score sets that were released in the late 80's and early 90's which has led me down a rabbit hole. If these sets are this cheap then these would be a blast to try and pick them all up! 

I got on the trusty TCDB machine and quickly complied a list of the sets from 1988-1992. A couple are insert sets and a couple are regional food sets, but as this was peak Score I felt they should all be on the list.

As I was compiling the list I laughed when I saw the 1989 SCOREMASTERS set. I actually have the original set I bought back in 1989 still in the box! (Which is good because these puppies sell for $15-20 now on eBay...)

I haven't looked through this box in at least 30 years, and I was shocked when I pulled them out at how beautiful they were. 

It's a shame that these were a one-and-done deal because this might be the best looking set Score ever produced. These were art in a time when cards were anything but. 

As I was digging in the card closet to find the SCOREMASTERS set, I noticed something on top of a box that I had completely forgotten about. 

I was in Chicago on Memorial Day Weekend in 2017 and stopped by the BBCE warehouse sale that was going on. I bought several things that day (some will be blog posts later) and I couldn't help but laugh when I saw these. 

Yes, the price on those is correct. I did in fact, buy those for a dollar. 

They're in pages inside a sealed plastic bag that I've never even opened up until tonight. 

Both sets are full of "that guy's star never rose with the Tigers!" cards.....

....."holy shit I forgot about that guy!" cards.....

.....and "who the fuck is that guy?" cards, which are right up my alley from that era. 

There are a few bangers as well. 

Even the Magic Motion World Series Trivia cards are interesting, primarily because I never knew there were side loading 12 pocket pages that fit these perfectly! As much as Score loved those little things, there's another blog post just waiting for the light of day.

Well that concludes this round of GSS (Groovy Score Sets). There will be more to come. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed blogging about cards. 

Like Score itself, it's nothing but good, cheap fun.