I'm pretty sure these cards didn't have a suggested retail. I remember buying them for 2 bucks a pack and then the card shop I used to go to raised them to 3 bucks. I just opened a box last week and got 4 Thomas cards. I was pretty stoked.
Dude...that Olerud/McDonald pack was *the* pack to get when this came out LOL. I remember the cards were every 6th number from each other, so pack sequences were always the same.
Omw, 81 Donruss break equivalent...I don't know man, sadly I think I'd prefer the 81 Donruss cards. Your 78 Topps break ummm really takes away from this one. 78 commons are worth more than any 90 Leaf or 81, 86 Donruss. These Donruss products certainly seem 2nd rate at best. 90 Leaf set is what, 10 bucks...great videos and enthusiasm though! Oh yeah..lookin thru my partial 75 Topps baseball set, i forgot about card number 407. Herb Washington, a relief runner. Topps only ever produced relief runner card ever! Herb has No plate appearances or fielding stats at all. All he has ever done is pinch run! Hilarious....
I remember buying these boxes (one of each series) at a warehouse in west Phoenix right after they were released. I got 2 of the Frank Thomas Cards, and I had them graded by PSA a couple years ago. I was happy when they both came back PSA 10!!!!
Thanks for the video Jabs Family! It helped me verify I just got scammed by an Ebayer on my Series 1 box. Sosa and Griffeys definitely had a sequence with other players - I got a big fat goose egg for Sosa, Griffey and 25 other players around them. Keep on breakin'!!
I bought full cases of both series I and II for about $275.00. (10 box cases) I was one of a couple guys who had them at a card show a few days later. They didn’t sell very well as I remember. I don’t remember how much i was charging, but likely 2 bucks? Flipped two cases a few months later as collectors and shop owners realized the set was the only NOT overproduced set that year.
I always wanted the Sosa growing up as a kid in Chicago in the 90s. Never had it until I bought this complete set at an estate sale last month for $12. My childhood chase is now complete!
In 89 UD started the premium card thing. In 90 leaf packs cost double what UD cost. I found 90 leaf to be an order of magnitude rarer than 89 UD was in the day. Great set.
I remember a sports cards publication at the time referred to the Leaf packs as "nuclear sealed." They were a bear to open! But the set reminds me a lot of '84 Donruss; both sets boasting very clean, basic, classy designs. My recollection was that in '90 and '91 the Thomas and David Justice rookies were the "hot" cards, and the packs went for as high as $5 a pack back in the day.
Just bought 8 packs off ebay. Not one griffey or sosa. Just assuming i got scammed with repacked cards after you pulled 4 griffs and 3 sosas. Geez. Just my luck
I remember going to the card shop with my brother and I got two Frank Thomas RCs in one pack. I couldn’t believe it, then my Dad made me give one to my brother 😭
1990 Leaf was a nice set, but I am not a fan of having series 1 and series 2 boxes. I know other manufacturer's do it and I'm not a fan of that either.
Love this set. I have two of the 90 Leaf Frank Thomas cards that I pulled as a kid. I remember doing chores to get the needed cash to ride my bike to the one store that had these packs in the town I grew up in to get a few packs. Always went after the Griffey Jr in series 1 and the Thomas in series 2. Fond memory from back in the day.
Trammell, Raines, Baines...HOF dilution. Look at Pete Roses' prices compared to those guys. The market speaks much louder than some antiquated institution. The Baines pick is a joke, it sets a very low precedent for future pics. I'd take Murphy or Parker (without the coke habit) over Baines if I was a GM putting a team together.
I went to a card shop I think it was about 1991. They had broke down a box of series 2 1990 Leaf and put them in envelopes in a box, and you could buy envelopes for a dollar apiece. I bought like 3 envelopes and I got a Frank Thomas rookie out of it. The guy at the card shop was like um, I shouldn't let you take that card. I'm like UUUUHHH I don't think so dude. The card which is absolutely mint and centered great both back and front. I'm gonna have to send it in soon and get it graded. They were totally P.O.'d about me getting that card for a dollar, but they put in there. You lays down your money and you takes your chances. Glad I didn't have to get ugly with them about it.
Frank Thomas is my favorite player and PC. This was so awesome to watch Series 2 being ripped. At this time unfortunately I was wasting all my money buying 89-90 Hoops and 90-91 Skybox NBA cards. I missed my chance to get all his rookie cards early on. But Im working on getting them all in PSA 10 now.
90 leaf was my favorite set, followed by 84 donruss, 91sc, and of course the 84 fleer up set. Anyway, I remember buying these packs in mid 1991, and packs were about 5-7 bucks each ,and series 2 a little more than that. I could never find anything good in series 2. Never pulled Frank Thomas. Series 1 was a little better at finding good cards at the time if I recall. I ended up putting a nice complete set together back in the day.
I remember back when this set came out. I had been collecting for a few years at this point and the vendors were marketing it as a high end pack. I couldn't buy them. The vendor that me and my brother always used, opened up a new shop in late '90 or early '91 (I can't remember), and invited his customers to the Grand Opening. He handed out tickets to those he invited, and we could bring family but they didn't get a ticket. When we walked into his new store, in exchange for our ticket, he gave us 1 pack from this set. My pack contained a Robin Ventura and Joey (Albert) Belle. The owner went absolutely nuts over the pack and kept hounding me for the entire duration that we were there trying to get me to sell those 2 cards to him. He was offering me several packs from this set, money or even a Griffey card of my choice (he knew I was a huge Griffey fan), whatever I decided. In the end, I kept the cards. Sadly, I wish I could take that back because those cards are worth nothing now other than a memory, but then again, most of the cards from that era are just nothing but a memory. On top of all of this, I want to point out that you only pulled one Ventura card toward the end (in Autistic Family Collectibles' stack) and no Albert Belle (At least I didn't see one so I could be wrong). I would have died opening any of those packs with the Griffey in them as that was his most valuable card in 1990 and I didn't own it at the time.
Hey Erik, I wanted to suggest you do some videos of your PC. I always think it is sad when you pull all these great cards in your videos that go to other people. Would you consider doing some PC based series? Favorite cards, vintage, iconic etc?
Dude, my box of series 2 had one Thomas :( but I had three Walkers and 3 David Justices
I'm pretty sure these cards didn't have a suggested retail. I remember buying them for 2 bucks a pack and then the card shop I used to go to raised them to 3 bucks. I just opened a box last week and got 4 Thomas cards. I was pretty stoked.
Loved the 90 Leaf design. The Sosa and Big Hurt rookies were iconic
Those two cards and of course the Griffey
Barry Larkin is also a hall of famer
I’ll never forget going to a card shop as a young kid and bought 1 pack of 1990 leaf. Really wanted the Frank Thomas, and there it was! So exciting.
Dude...that Olerud/McDonald pack was *the* pack to get when this came out LOL. I remember the cards were every 6th number from each other, so pack sequences were always the same.
Brings back a lot of great memories!
You passed right over the John Olerud rookie
Omw, 81 Donruss break equivalent...I don't know man, sadly I think I'd prefer the 81 Donruss cards. Your 78 Topps break ummm really takes away from this one. 78 commons are worth more than any 90 Leaf or 81, 86 Donruss. These Donruss products certainly seem 2nd rate at best. 90 Leaf set is what, 10 bucks...great videos and enthusiasm though! Oh yeah..lookin thru my partial 75 Topps baseball set, i forgot about card number 407. Herb Washington, a relief runner. Topps only ever produced relief runner card ever! Herb has No plate appearances or fielding stats at all. All he has ever done is pinch run! Hilarious....
I spent thousands looking for the Frank Thomas card. I ended up with lots of the big hurt card, I put lots of $ to get them. ✊
One thing I'm curious about is why Willie Mays never got a HOF Diamond King puzzle.
Those boxes are much more now, especially series 2.
I loved these back in the day but was too expensive back in the day where I will never understand why frank thomas missed out on upper deck in 1990
I remember buying these boxes (one of each series) at a warehouse in west Phoenix right after they were released. I got 2 of the Frank Thomas Cards, and I had them graded by PSA a couple years ago. I was happy when they both came back PSA 10!!!!
Thanks for the video Jabs Family! It helped me verify I just got scammed by an Ebayer on my Series 1 box. Sosa and Griffeys definitely had a sequence with other players - I got a big fat goose egg for Sosa, Griffey and 25 other players around them. Keep on breakin'!!
Erik you fly right by your favorite player....Van Sylke
I bought full cases of both series I and II for about $275.00. (10 box cases) I was one of a couple guys who had them at a card show a few days later. They didn’t sell very well as I remember. I don’t remember how much i was charging, but likely 2 bucks?
Flipped two cases a few months later as collectors and shop owners realized the set was the only NOT overproduced set that year.
90 Leaf had more stars and less commons. It’s easy to find a PSA 10 of who ever you are looking for.
I remember the Frank Thomas was $75.00 and the Griffey was selling for the same price back then.
Awesome TBT box opening! Fantastic to see the rookie cards pulled. Especially 3 Thomas cards. Thanks for sharing!
series 1 packs back in the day were 3,50 each and series 2 was 5...
That 3rd frank thomas psa 10!
I always wanted the Sosa growing up as a kid in Chicago in the 90s. Never had it until I bought this complete set at an estate sale last month for $12. My childhood chase is now complete!
In 89 UD started the premium card thing. In 90 leaf packs cost double what UD cost. I found 90 leaf to be an order of magnitude rarer than 89 UD was in the day. Great set.
1990 Leaf was very elusive, and the Frank Thomas is iconic
I remember a sports cards publication at the time referred to the Leaf packs as "nuclear sealed." They were a bear to open! But the set reminds me a lot of '84 Donruss; both sets boasting very clean, basic, classy designs. My recollection was that in '90 and '91 the Thomas and David Justice rookies were the "hot" cards, and the packs went for as high as $5 a pack back in the day.
Nice boxes. Love the Sosa, Thomas and Walker rookies from these. Great video.
I bought these back in the day. I never pulled a Thomas...... I do remember getting a Bowman Thomas rookie and I was stoked.
Just bought 8 packs off ebay. Not one griffey or sosa. Just assuming i got scammed with repacked cards after you pulled 4 griffs and 3 sosas. Geez. Just my luck
I pulled a Thomas in a card shop back in 1992 or '93. I was freaking out.
I bought a bunch at a cardshow back in 1990. I was hitting Thomas every other pack. The packs were $3 and the thomas was $60.
Sosa left Chicago for Chicago.
Fun break, a lot of HOF goodness in there
I remember going to the card shop with my brother and I got two Frank Thomas RCs in one pack. I couldn’t believe it, then my Dad made me give one to my brother 😭
Dave Martinez = a Frank Thomas...the sequential run is dead on ...Frank Thomas is 2 down from the Martinez
1990 Leaf was a nice set, but I am not a fan of having series 1 and series 2 boxes. I know other manufacturer's do it and I'm not a fan of that either.
Spreading around the love... good boxes
Love this set. I have two of the 90 Leaf Frank Thomas cards that I pulled as a kid. I remember doing chores to get the needed cash to ride my bike to the one store that had these packs in the town I grew up in to get a few packs. Always went after the Griffey Jr in series 1 and the Thomas in series 2. Fond memory from back in the day.
Correct me if I’m wrong but in 1990 both Sosa and Thomas would have been a "common"?
Awesome break Erik. Love that Frank card! Thanks for doing this for us.
That no-hit club from Ryan was sweet I have the base car but not that one
Randy was known for killing a bird with his fastball
I loved the hell out of this product. That Thomas was iconic.
Watching breaks always makes me want to pick up at least one card. That griffey. Haha
I just found this set for 18.00 on ebay
Such a great set!!
btw, you won't see a PSA 10 with a qualifier, 9 would be the highest to receive an OC, PD, etc
I remember the year after they came out, they was 10.00 a pack !
The 1993 topps finest were 25.00 per pack or somewhere around there.
Yep
Takes me back to freshman year. Thanks for the awesome memories that came back to me.
Nice break! These cards would be great for TTMing! I need to pick me up some!
Simple and clean design, front and back. Still looks great almost 30(!!) years later.
Frank Thomas RC @ 19:25
Trammell, Raines, Baines...HOF dilution. Look at Pete Roses' prices compared to those guys. The market speaks much louder than some antiquated institution. The Baines pick is a joke, it sets a very low precedent for future pics. I'd take Murphy or Parker (without the coke habit) over Baines if I was a GM putting a team together.
Love these cards, I always dreamed of having the Frank Thomas!
Surprised how many of those were slightly off-center...enough that they wouldn't be PSA 10's
Nice break, Erik! The Leaf is a nice set!
The Hawk is my favorite player of all time!!! If you do a 77 Topps break I want in!!! I have his rookie but could always use another!!!
Would you do it on Patreon or eBay?
The 2 packs you had trouble opening had Frank Thomas rookies
I went to a card shop I think it was about 1991. They had broke down a box of series 2 1990 Leaf and put them in envelopes in a box, and you could buy envelopes for a dollar apiece. I bought like 3 envelopes and I got a Frank Thomas rookie out of it. The guy at the card shop was like um, I shouldn't let you take that card. I'm like UUUUHHH I don't think so dude. The card which is absolutely mint and centered great both back and front. I'm gonna have to send it in soon and get it graded. They were totally P.O.'d about me getting that card for a dollar, but they put in there. You lays down your money and you takes your chances. Glad I didn't have to get ugly with them about it.
Missed an Olerud at 8:44
Forgot how nice this set looks. Gonna have to get me a box to open.
Ugh plunk... I’ve never successfully pulled frank thomas. The streak continues! Thanks for the break
Nice! I remember pulling the Frank Thomas when I was 15, one of my favorite cards!
If the flea market is closing, get the guys phone number and find where he's moving to or buy directly from him at his hpuse.
Frank Thomas is my favorite player and PC. This was so awesome to watch Series 2 being ripped. At this time unfortunately I was wasting all my money buying 89-90 Hoops and 90-91 Skybox NBA cards. I missed my chance to get all his rookie cards early on. But Im working on getting them all in PSA 10 now.
I like the cards. Clean classic looking.
Like the silver around the edges of
Yogi Berra puzzle
90 leaf was my favorite set, followed by 84 donruss, 91sc, and of course the 84 fleer up set. Anyway, I remember buying these packs in mid 1991, and packs were about 5-7 bucks each ,and series 2 a little more than that. I could never find anything good in series 2. Never pulled Frank Thomas. Series 1 was a little better at finding good cards at the time if I recall. I ended up putting a nice complete set together back in the day.
Love the Sammy Sosa rookie and the Larry walker rookie
Such a great set here by Leaf - Clean, simple, and just nice to look at. Great video and always fun to see cards I've never seen before.
Maybe you’ll find an Alex Cole rc!
Sosa hit 66, 63, and 64 Homers in a season and never won the HR Title, and he wins with 50 and 49, go figure.......
He never even led his own league by eclipsing Maris 3 times. That stat has always stood out in the crazy era to me.
The centering on these cards leaves a lot to be desired
Larry Walker?
I still have a box of series 1 at home, sealed. A nice looking set.
Not a bad set. I def had the Sosa at some point
sweet looking wrappers
Great video, love these cards back in the day and still do. Have a couple Franks' in my PC not graded...maybe someday.
Interesting break. Great info.
I think everyone is pooped out from the live stream! Good job Jabs. keep up the awesome job.
I remember back when this set came out. I had been collecting for a few years at this point and the vendors were marketing it as a high end pack. I couldn't buy them. The vendor that me and my brother always used, opened up a new shop in late '90 or early '91 (I can't remember), and invited his customers to the Grand Opening. He handed out tickets to those he invited, and we could bring family but they didn't get a ticket. When we walked into his new store, in exchange for our ticket, he gave us 1 pack from this set. My pack contained a Robin Ventura and Joey (Albert) Belle. The owner went absolutely nuts over the pack and kept hounding me for the entire duration that we were there trying to get me to sell those 2 cards to him. He was offering me several packs from this set, money or even a Griffey card of my choice (he knew I was a huge Griffey fan), whatever I decided. In the end, I kept the cards. Sadly, I wish I could take that back because those cards are worth nothing now other than a memory, but then again, most of the cards from that era are just nothing but a memory. On top of all of this, I want to point out that you only pulled one Ventura card toward the end (in Autistic Family Collectibles' stack) and no Albert Belle (At least I didn't see one so I could be wrong). I would have died opening any of those packs with the Griffey in them as that was his most valuable card in 1990 and I didn't own it at the time.
I remember buying these like it was yesterday. High school fun times.
ignores morris lol, this guy ignores pretty much every tiger but tram.
kevin stj and barely pulls a Cabrera!
worthless junk anyway, who cares
Waiting for my graded Thomas, Sosa, Walker and Justice cards to come back.
That's a Jim Leyritz rookie. I love that card!
Erik, you said John Olerud was in the Hall of Fame during your dialogue and unfortunately, he isn't. His numbers are OK but not great.
back then I bought those packs for $5 , dont remember if they were series 1 or 2
fun break to watch. i had those back in the day. wish i had kept em.
Hey Erik, I wanted to suggest you do some videos of your PC. I always think it is sad when you pull all these great cards in your videos that go to other people. Would you consider doing some PC based series? Favorite cards, vintage, iconic etc?
Ahhh yeah been waiting on this one !!! Thanks
Do some 92 bowman. Remember the Frank Thomas foil?
Mr. Jabs missed a John Olerud rookie card.
Wow, this was when no even knew what PEDs were.
You can tell these did not come from bbce. LOL!
!!!
Sosa climbed to $120
Love this set.
Love your videos! Nolan Ryan is my favorite player! It would be nice to be able to say "Hall of Famer" of all these players that should.. be.
Really like this set! I have the Big Hurt RC.
Rip Leaf
Amazing