Showing posts with label 1997 Topps Screen Plays Baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1997 Topps Screen Plays Baseball. Show all posts

Thursday, November 15, 2012

1997 Topps Screen Plays

I thought for sure I would be the first one to review a tin of this product but it turns out  R.N. Coyote reviewed a Screen Plays pack back in March of 2011 but I don't think anyone would mind seeing another pack of it.  As a huge fan of Sportflics from the late 80's these Screen Plays packs are like the high end of "motion action" cards. 


While these were expensive packs when they were released and you only get one card per tin you were at least able to know exactly which card you were going to receive as the player is prominently displayed on the opposite side. 


When you open the tin you first get a sort of checklist card that lists the players available and also explains the Kodak process used in creating the cards.


Looking at the checklist 15 years later they did a pretty good job picking players and I imagine that Hideo Nomo card is worth a pretty penny to Nomo's enthusiastic collectors. 


Removing the checklist you get your one card which is just sitting on the filler loose which was a little surprising to me.


And here's the card in action...



Now that the excitement of your card pull has slowed down you can move onto the next stage of this product which is displaying your card.  The first step is to remove some of the filler material [which is pre-cut from Topps].




And then you can position the tin cover so that everyone knows you love the Yankees or...


...to show your pull.


Although the "Premium" cards have a higher book value, the Jeter is put at about $12.00...and you can get a pack of your own for as little as $5.00 online on eBay.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

1997 Topps Screen Plays Baseball

Here a product I never heard about. Topps Screen Plays featuring 1 moving action card much like Sportflics. For $7 for a pop at card shop let's see what I got.

This is back on the tin showing checklist of who's in it. When I open the seal underneath the checklist its...

Chipper Jones which one of six players on premium series. I know I'm getting his card. On back of the checklist....

....a profile of Chipper Jones along with how to display the card. As for the card....

I have to peel it to see it. After peeling it I got this....

As for the action shown you via webcam.



Looks like it was poorly execute product. Didn't work for Sportflics at the time it didn't work for Topps.