Saturday, February 25, 2012
2001 Sunoco Dream Team
I picked up this oddball set on Ebay for 25 cents plus shipping. According to "The Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards" these cards were sold in three-card packs for 49 cents with a gasoline or Coke purchase. Other than being on thin card stock they're pretty nice. I love the titles on the back. They remind me of the 1960's combo cards.
I have the Mets card, but I've never seen the rest of the set. It's interesting, but I've never cared for cards that pair up two players from different eras unless they're father/son combos.
ReplyDeleteI partially agree. Some of the current crop of pairings seem to be a stretch. At least these are made up of a majority of Hall of Famers. I do wish there had been a Cubs card in the set.
Deletei have 31 unopend packs in mint con pa call 570-666-0665 thats my real number
Deletei remember getting these at the gas station, I always got the same 4 cards: Mets, Reds, Orioles, and one of the Yankees ones...
ReplyDeleteMust have been frustrating.
DeleteNice looking set. I like the concept. Some of the photoshopping is horrendous. The Yankees card with Yogi looks like a cheep 1980s video game. Maybe they should have stuck with the paintings like in that one Phillies card (9) and the Indians card (11). I might keep an eye open for this one. Thanks for showing it.
ReplyDeleteI agree. For one, it's a little odd having 10 cards with photos and two with paintings. I would have liked them all to be painting. Secondly, the photo placement and choices are a bit awkward.
Deletei have 31 unopened packs of these cards in mint con
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