This picture really doesn't do justice to how cool these look in person. Admittedly, I tend to be a sucker for "ooh, shiny!"-type inserts, but these really are awesome. The only downside came when I learned how big the set is - there are 100 cards, and each one has 7 versions (various combinations of three names - Game, Moment, and Season - and colors - Orange, Purple, and Emerald). When I first saw these had returned I was excited by the prospect of collecting a whole set, but 700 is a bit much. Perhaps I'll just try to get one of each of the 100 players instead...
This actually isn't the first time I've been caught off guard by the number of Epix variations. I fell in love with these cards when they first appeared in Pinnacle baseball sets back in 1998, and I always wanted to get a full set of the Ken Griffey Jr. Epix cards. I figured it shouldn't be hard, I mean there's only 9 of them - Game, Play, and All-Star Moment, each in Orange, Purple and Emerald versions.
(random voice in the back) - "What about the Epix Season cards??"
Me - "Epix Season? There was no Epix Seas-"
Son. Of. A. Bitch.
Thus far I've only ever seen one of Griffey's Epix Season cards listed on eBay - the Emerald version - and it was selling for $100, so I had to pass for now. My understanding is that the Epix Season cards were supposed to be inserted into a set that never got released because Pinnacle went bankrupt, but some of them found their way onto the market later when the company's assets were sold off. If anyone knows more about the details of where these came from, I'd love to hear about it!
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