UD Spectrum

[xholdourownx]

Anyone here collecting or at least familiar with the current Spectrum set. I have been looking into buying some and was wondering if they were worth the money. I have seen a few pictures and they look pretty nice. Just wondering if anyone who has some thinks they are worth collecting.

[Dalkowski110]

Yes. Two big things about this set jumped at me...
1) Astonishingly high dupe rate and...
2) You'll pull autographs, but good luck pulling baseball autographs. So far, most people I know pull a musician of some kind.

[xholdourownx]

Yes. Two big things about this set jumped at me...
1) Astonishingly high dupe rate and...
2) You'll pull autographs, but good luck pulling baseball autographs. So far, most people I know pull a musician of some kind.

That's pretty...what's the word? Stupid. Non-baseball autos in baseball packs. Interesting.

[Dalkowski110]

I agree. I ranted about non-baseball autos in baseball packs at some length a page or so back. So far, the three reported pulls (one from me, two from RuthMayBond) of autographs in these packs have been...
-Don Dokken (Heavy Metal)
-Sebastian Bach (Heavy Metal)
-Steven Sweet (Heavy Metal)

I guess all heavy metal, too...

[xholdourownx]

Well I broke down and just bought a pack today. I have 3 cards up for trade if anyone is interested. I have 9, 22, and 83.

[RuthMayBond]

That's pretty...what's the word? Stupid. Non-baseball autos in baseball packs. Interesting.I wouldn't mind if it was the presidents or historical figures, especially really old ones

[xholdourownx]

I wouldn't mind if it was the presidents or historical figures, especially really old ones

Hmmm...which set is it that I saw a presidential insert. I think it may have been UD's Premier. They had presidential auto vouchers I think. Those actually were very nice looking from what I saw. Good point.

[Dalkowski110]

"or historical figures"

I'm convinced this is the reason as to why 2007 Topps Co-Signers Moon Shots...signatures of the Apollo astronauts...worked as a collectible set. You tell me. Who would you rather have: Don Dokken or Buzz Aldrin?

[vptpt]

I didn't want Don Dokken's autograph in 1988. I definitely don't want it in 2008.

[RuthMayBond]

I didn't want Don Dokken's autograph in 1988. I definitely don't want it in 2008.I wouldn't mind the Henry Winkler sig

[vptpt]

I wouldn't mind the Henry Winkler sig

Well yeah, he was the Fonz!

[Swankee21]

Spectrum, from the looks of it, is a very nice looking set, almost like the rich man's Upper Deck base set(also very nice). I saw a box break on Youtube where they got a hot box, and it had 11 hot packs instead of the regular 3. 8 of the 11 cards were baseball, and I was drooling at the pulls they got. I even think they got a Griffey Jr. buyback auto.