FORGOTTEN: 1996 Zenith Football

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With thicker base cards, very appealing design, and a high end feel in the 1990's, Zenith Football was a hot release from Pinnacle that only lasted a few  years.

The base card at that time was one of the best I had seen for a football product. The black and gold background with the Wilson football being the background behind the bright colorful player. I liked the 1996 design much more than the 1997 that I also bought some of.

This is how a box break would go down.

24 packs per box, 6 cards per pack
Parallel set:
Artist's Proof 1:23

Inserts:
Noteworthy 1:12
Rookie Rising 1:24
Z-Team 1:72

Some of the inserts used unique innovations at the time such as Dufex and also included a lot of rainbow shine that really seperated them from the base cards. I remember hitting the biggest pull I would say from the product at a card show (yep at one time they existed where I live) a Emmitt Smith Z-Team. I immediately got an offer for the card but turned it down. It was the best card in my collection at that point. But sadly now, I no longer have the card since I traded it to my mom the Cowboys fan for some Giants cards. I do miss the card a little but seeing them fall for less than $15 each it could be an easy future pickup. Boxes run around $33 as well. Would be a fun bust I think for now-a-days pulling those exciting 1990's inserts.

I do hope someday that Panini picks up the Zenith brand (which Donruss did try to revive in 2005 but it didn't get a passing grade) and does something with it. I would love to see a product like this made again.

FORGOTTEN: Pacific Vanguard Football 2001

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Another one of these unique Pacific brands. Its too bad they aren't into the card biz anymore. They did a great job with some products. This being one of them.

The card stock for the product wasn't only just foil board, but was thick. This type of foil board with thickness made it so cards wouldn't have dented corners as easily. Something that we all should appreciate. There isn't many base cards that are like this anymore.

Key rookies in this product included Chris Chambers, Reggie Wayne, Deuce McAllister, Santana Moss, Drew Brees, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Rudi Johnson. One of the more unique things I really enjoyed was the double sided jersey cards that fell about two per box. Some fun matchups and a swatch on each side.I pulled one with Aeneas Williams and my boy from NYG Jason Seahorn.

There were 24 packs per box and 4 cards per pack There are also unique colored parallels too that were numbered.

No box price as of now as not too many are found on the market.

FORGOTTEN: 2000 Pacific Football

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Pacific is another one of those companies I miss in the football card biz. They put out some great products in the 90's all the way up to the early 2000's. I like the borderless photography of this product and the creativity they brought to other products.

There are 36 packs per box and 12 cards per pack in 2000 Pacific Football. Ton of great rookies including Tom Brady, Shaun Alexander, LaVar Arrington, Jamal Lewis, Chad Pennington, Jake Delhomme, Plaxico Burress, and Thomas Jones. And randomly inserted autographs as well. Among unique offerings for inserts including fan favorite die-cuts.

What are your thoughts on Pacific and the many products they offered in the 90's? Had you, FORGOTTEN about them?

FORGOTTEN: 2003 Topps Bazooka Baseball

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Bazooka Gum and Topps have been hand to hand forever so in 2003 Topps made a baseball card product called Topps Bazooka. With 24 packs, 9 cards per pack and 3 Relic Cards per box at a reasonable price it was a product for those young and old. 

There were also fun inclusions like Stamps, StandUps and of course comics to find as well. Another thing to note is Bazooka Joe could also be found in the product.

Boxes can still be found now for about $40 a box. 

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FORGOTTEN: 2003 Playoff Hogg Heaven

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Not only is this a popular insert, but back in 2003 Playoff created a whole product based around it. Every hobby box contained 3 game used and autographs and 5 leather cards. I found the leather cards to be very cool innovation. And you can actually smell it. And don't tell me you don't smell your cards as well. Who doesn't?

Most memorabilia in the product is numbered and printed on the leather cards. Inserts as well.

Every hobby box also had 20 packs per box and 5 cards per pack. We don't have a box price on this product.

The design is very well done with the football bump appeal and the team logo hidden behind the player. The player also being in full color jumps off from the cardboard. The rookies appear as Rookie Premier materials or plain like the base cards. Some key players Willis McGahee, Carson Palmer, Ken Hamlin, Kelley Washington among others.

Let us know if you had Forgotten about this product or had collected it. Also give us your thoughts on the base card design, as we stated above, its very unique and eye catchy.

FORGOTTEN: 2001 Quantum Leaf Football

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With base cards with such appeal as the shine starburst,  I am surprised that Quantum Leaf didn't carry over for more than a couple of years.This could have been a product easily off from our Forgotten series list. 

The outstanding look, other than the starburst rainbow shine shine, is the the lack of border and added photography to these base cards makes them even more appealing.

Key rookies from the 2001 set are Chris Chambers, Reggie Wayne, Deuce McAllister, Santana Moss, Drew Brees, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Rudi Johnson. Three of these rookies in which will be Hall Of Famers one day.

Hobby boxes had 24 packs per box and 5 cards per pack. There were a number of inserts to find as well.

Let us know if you remember this classic and one that we had Forgotten about but still enjoy.

FORGOTTEN: 2004 Upper Deck Etchings Baseball

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Forgotten is a baseball product that etched team logos into its bat pieces. Forgotten is a well designed product that should have stayed etched into your mind. Every box of Upper Deck 2004 Upper Deck Etchings Baseball had 12 packs per box with 5 cards per pack.

Each box contained on average 2 Rookies numbered to 2004, 3 Autographs with them being 1 rookie, 1 young star, and 1 star. Also it had 3 Game-Used Memorabilia Cards. Including like we mentioned above, bat pieces with a team logo etched into the bat piece. Was a very cool concept and design.

You ask what we mean by this..

  

At this time, can't find any pricing on boxes. But with 6 hits you have to assume its pushing over $100 even still now.

Let us know if you remember Upper Deck Etchings Baseball. And what your favorite part was!

FORGOTTEN: 2004 Fleer Authentix Football

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A very unique concept with this product. Combining both a silver board appeal with a ticket stub look. The design looks great to me. The ticket stub is a very cool idea as they took all aspects of one and put it to the card including a game, date and time. I also like the team logo as the back-splash behind the player.

 There were 2 numbered rookie cards per box along with 3 autographs. Great rookie year as well with Eli Manning, Big Ben, Roy Williams and more. It also contained coaches autos and some of the top coaches in the NFL could be found in it LIKE COWHER, BELICHECK, PARCELLS

Every box contained 24 packs per box with 5 cards per pack. The boxes are running between $90-$100 right now.

FORGOTTEN: 1998 Pacific Revolution Football

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One of my favorite designed base cards of all time and a product that may be forgotten about til you are researching that specific year looking for key rookie cards of Peyton Manning, Ahman Green, Hines Ward, Brian Griese, and Fred Taylor.

The product contained 24 packs per box and now can run up to $200 per hobby box. There were many parallels and unique inserts as well.

Let us know if this product was Forgotten by you in comments and whether you have tried it in the past.

Forgotten: 1996 Topps Gilt Edge Football

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A one hit wonder is what I would call Topps Gilt Edge. A product I busted some of back in 1996 and a product that consisted of only players from that year’s Pro Bowl. The product was one that included Topps new technology at that time called Gilt Edge. Where they place gold foil around the edges of the card hence its product name. The product also featured two different background designs. One with the fiery flames above, the other with an ocean/waterfall type background both with the "funky man" head as well.

Today, you can find most boxes for about $25-$50 with 20 packs and 9 cards per pack. Each pack also contained a Gilt Edge Platinum parallel.

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