In 1993 Whataburger handed out packs of lenticular cards
that were called Nolan Ryan Recollections, a 10-card set highlighting the
exploits of Nolan Ryan. It was a regional set for their Southwest stores.
I didn’t have any luck at my local Whataburgers, they
always seemed to be out, not even my local LCS had any. In the end I had to
hunt them down at shows finally finding only one seller had them and since it was a sellers market he was asking
for an insane price, I believe it was around $5 each, so I only picked up two. After
paying that for just two cards I decided the other 8 cards would have to wait
and by the end of 1993 I had basically given up on the set. Here are the two
cards that I had purchased in 1993.
For whatever reason I remembered the set while I was
going through COMC during their Black Friday sale and when I saw the prices of
the singles I had to buy them. The other 8 cards were selling between ¢.30 and
¢.50 each, so about $3 for all 8 cards. I will admit I was pretty excited about
finally completing this 10-card set that has been out of my mind for over 20
years.
These are the cards that I picked up to complete the set
Someone will prove me wrong but it seems like everyone likes/respects Nolan Ryan. Seriously unlikely that anyone will touch his no-hitter record. Nice oddball set. Congrats on finishing it after all these years.
ReplyDeleteVery cool set! I remember going to Whataburger and getting the set. My parents were pretty good about buying whatever it was to have me get cards as a kid. I still have the cards.
ReplyDeleteI have always liked lenticular cards. Cool pickup
ReplyDeleteTeam logos and lenticular cards are an amazing combination. I'll have to look into picking up this set. Thanks for sharing.
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