1997-98 Fleer Total O (what boxes were these in?)

[mj_fan]

Hey guys,

Trying to find out the odds on these inserts and what boxes these were inserted in.

I've looked at the stats for series 1 and 2 retail and hobby but can't see them in those boxes.

Are they an exclusive? A rack pack? Some promo?

Any help would be great, thanks

 

[Dodgydave]

Series 2 retail only according to Beckett

https://www.beckett.com/basketball/1997-98/fleer-total-o/
Did rack packs and the like even exist back then? (Full disclosure I don't know what a "rack pack" specifically is but all I remember from the '90s here in NZ are boxes of cards and being either hobby or retail).

 

[TAB1980]

Series 2 retail only according to Beckett

https://www.beckett.com/basketball/1997-98/fleer-total-o/
Did rack packs and the like even exist back then? (Full disclosure I don't know what a "rack pack" specifically is but all I remember from the '90s here in NZ are boxes of cards and being either hobby or retail).

Rack packs go back to the very early 90's, possibly even 80's.

 

[Dodgydave]

Rack packs go back to the very early 90's, possibly even 80's.

Cool. What exactly are they?

 

[TAB1980]

They are often 3 packs combined into the one pack.

Like this

 

[Dodgydave]

Thanks for that.

Don't think I have ever seen the like for sale here in NZ.

 

[TAB1980]

Thanks for that.

Don't think I have ever seen the like for sale here in NZ.

Yeah. They weren't very common here is AUS either.

These days, the old rack pack boxes generally sell for a lot more than a regular box of the same series.

 

[Dodgydave]

Probably shows I have not been buying enough boxes in recent years!

 

[Sebultura]

Think total o was in more than 1 year of product if my old grant hill brain is correct.
There were also hot packs etc so a common and a hot pack version maybe out there

 

[Dodgydave]

Fleer had a habit of reusing insert series names throughout the 90s.

There were Total O inserts in three series. There were also Total D inserts in three series, though, interestingly, the only series they both featured was 1995-96.

 

[Sebultura]

Fleer had a habit of reusing insert series names throughout the 90s.

There were Total O inserts in three series. There were also Total D inserts in three series, though, interestingly, the only series they both featured was 1995-96.

Sounds like panini now lol. Well 2012 to now

 

[Dodgydave]

To Fleer’s credit they did at least keep changing up the designs significantly

https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/2357https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/2491https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/2639

 

[Sebultura]

To Fleer’s credit they did at least keep changing up the designs significantly

https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/2357https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/2491https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/2639

Cheers, yeah i wouldve had grant hill in nearly every 90's insert he was in. Seen most designs over the time