2003 Flair

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Description

2003 Flair is a 135 card set, reelased in two separate series. The first series was released in June 2003, consists of the first 125 cards. The first 90 cards feature veterans, while the next 35 cards make of the "Future Fame" subset. The Future Fame cards are serial-numbered to 500 copies. The final 10 cards (numbered 126-135) were randomly seeded into packs of Fleer Rookies and Greats of which was distributed in December, 2003. Each of these update cards featured a top prospect and were also serial numbered to 500 copies.

Each Flair 20-pack Flair Hobby box yielded four game-used cards, one Future Fame card, a Flair Collection parallel, and an over-sized Sweet Swatch box-topper.

Distribution

Hobby: 20 packs and one Sweet Swatch box-topper per box; five cards per pack (MSRP $6)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 135 - ? ?
short set 90 - ? ?
Future Fame 35 500 ? ?
Rookies & Greats Future Fame 10 500 N/A N/A
Flair Collection Row 1 135 150 ? ?
Flair Collection Row 2 135 25 ? ?
Power Tools 20 500 ? ?
Power Tools Gold 20 100 ? ?
Power Tools Double 10 200 ? ?
Diamond Cuts 15 - 1:9 ?
Diamond Cuts Gold 15 100 ? ?
Hot Numbers 15 100 ? ?
Dual Hot Numbers 10 25 ? ?
Wave of the Future 6 500 ? ?
Wave of the Future Gold 6 100 ? ?
Sweet Swatch 20 250 ? ?
Sweet Swatch Patch 20 50 ? ?

Checklist

Base Set

Cards 1-150

1 Hideo Nomo

2 Derek Jeter

3 Junior Spivey

4 Rich Aurilia

5 Luis Gonzalez

6 Sean Burroughs

7 Pedro Martinez

8 Randy Winn

9 Carlos Delgado

10 Pat Burrell

11 Barry Larkin

12 Roberto Alomar

13 Tony Batista

14 Barry Bonds

15 Craig Biggio

16 Ivan Rodriguez

17 Javier Vazquez

18 Joe Borchard

19 Josh Phelps

20 Omar Vizquel

21 Tom Glavine

22 Darin Erstad

23 Hee Seop Choi

24 Roger Clemens

25 Michael Cuddyer

26 Mike Sweeney

27 Phil Nevin

28 Torii Hunter

29 Vladimir Guerrero

30 Ellis Burks

31 Jimmy Rollins

32 Ken Griffey Jr.

33 Magglio Ordonez

34 Mark Prior

35 Mike Lieberthal

36 Jorge Posada

37 Rodrigo Lopez

38 Todd Helton

39 Adam Kennedy

40 Curt Schilling

41 Jim Thome

42 Josh Beckett

43 Carlos Pena

44 Jason Kendall

45 Sammy Sosa

46 Scott Rolen

47 Alex Rodriguez

48 Aubrey Huff

49 Bobby Abreu

50 Jeff Kent

51 Joe Randa

52 Lance Berkman

53 Orlando Cabrera

54 Richie Sexson

55 Albert Pujols

56 Alfonso Soriano

57 Greg Maddux

58 Jason Giambi

59 Jeff Bagwell

60 Kerry Wood

61 Manny Ramirez

62 Eric Chavez

63 Preston Wilson

64 Shawn Green

65 Shea Hillenbrand

66 Austin Kearns

67 Cliff Floyd

68 Edgardo Alfonzo

69 J.D. Drew

70 Larry Walker

71 Mike Piazza

72 Andruw Jones

73 Ben Grieve

74 Eric Hinske

75 Geoff Jenkins

76 Kazuhiro Sasaki

77 Matt Morris

78 Miguel Tejada

79 Aramis Ramirez

80 Troy Glaus

81 Ichiro Suzuki

82 Mark Teixeira

83 Nomar Garciaparra

84 Chipper Jones

85 Frank Thomas

86 Paul Lo Duca

87 Bernie Williams

88 Adam Dunn

89 Randy Johnson

90 Barry Zito

Future Fame

91 Lew Ford RC

92 Joe Valentine RC

93 Jhonny Peralta RC

94 Hideki Matsui RC

95 Francisco Rosario RC

96 Adam LaRoche RC

97 Josh Hall RC

98 Chien-Ming Wang RC

99 Josh Willingham RC

100 Guillermo Quiroz RC

101 Terrmel Sledge RC

102 Prentice Redman RC

103 Matt Bruback RC

104 Alejandro Machado RC

105 Shane Victorino RC

106 Chris Waters RC

107 Jose Contreras RC

108 Pete LaForest RC

109 Nook Logan RC

110 Hector Luna RC

111 Daniel Cabrera RC

112 Matt Kata RC

113 Rontrez Johnson RC

114 Josh Stewart RC

115 Michael Hessman RC

116 Felix Sanchez RC

117 Michel Hernandez RC

118 Arnaldo Munoz RC

119 Ian Ferguson RC

120 Clint Barmes RC

121 Brian Stokes RC

122 Craig Brazell RC

123 John Webb RC

124 Tim Olson RC

125 Jeremy Bonderman RC

Rookies & Greats Future Fame

126 Jeff Duncan RC

127 Rickie Weeks RC

128 Brandon Webb RC

129 Robby Hammock RC

130 Jon Leicester RC

131 Ryan Wagner RC

132 Bo Hart RC

133 Edwin Jackson RC

134 Sergio Mitre RC

135 Delmon Young RC

Parallels

Flair Collection

Each of the first 125 base cards are available in the following parallels. The ten cards seeded into packs of Fleer Rookies and Greats do have corresponding parallels.

  • Row 1 (numbered to 150)
  • Row 2 (numbered to 25)

Autographs & Game-Used

Power Tools

Each Power Tools bat card is serial-numbered to 500 copies with a Gold parallel numbered to 100.

PT-AD Adam Dunn

PT-AJ Andruw Jones

PT-AK Austin Kearns

PT-AR Alex Rodriguez

PT-AS Alfonso Soriano

PT-BW Bernie Williams

PT-DJ Derek Jeter

PT-HSC Hee-Seop Choi

PT-JB Jeff Bagwell

PT-JGI Jason Giambi

PT-JGO Juan Gonzalez

PT-JT Jim Thome

PT-LB Lance Berkman

PT-MP Mike Piazza

PT-MT Miguel Tejada

PT-NG Nomar Garciaparra

PT-SR Scott Rolen

PT-SS Sammy Sosa

Power Tools Double Bats

Each Power Tools Double bat card is serial-numbered to 200 copies.

PTD-AD/AK A. Dunn/A. Kearns

PTD-AR/NG A. Rodriguez/N. Garciaparra

PTD-DJ/AS D. Jeter/A. Soriano

PTD-JG/BW J. Giambi/B. Williams

PTD-JG/MP J. Giambi/M. Piazza

PTD-JT/SS J. Thome/S. Sosa

PTD-LB/JB L. Berkman/J. Bagwell

PTD-MT/AR M. Tejada/A. Rodriguez

PTD-NB/DJ N. Garciaparra/D. Jeter

Diamond Cuts

Each Diamond Cut Jersey is also available in a Gold version which is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

DC-AR Alex Rodriguez

DC-AS Alfonso Soriano

DC-BZ Barry Zito

DC-CJ Chipper Jones

DC-DJ Derek Jeter

DC-GM Greg Maddux

DC-JD J.D. Drew

DC-MP Mike Piazza

DC-PB Pat Burrell

DC-RA Roberto Alomar

DC-RC Roger Clemens

DC-RO Roy Oswalt

DC-SR Scott Rolen

DC-TG Troy Glaus

DC-VG Vladimir Guerrero

Hot Numbers

Each Hot Numbers patch card is a parallel of the Diamond Cuts set, and is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

HN-AR Alex Rodriguez

HN-AS Alfonso Soriano

HN-BZ Barry Zito

HN-CJ Chipper Jones

HN-DJ Derek Jeter

HN-GM Greg Maddux

HN-JD J.D. Drew

HN-MP Mike Piazza

HN-PB Pat Burrell

HN-RA Roberto Alomar

HN-RC Roger Clemens

HN-RO Roy Oswalt

HN-SR Scott Rolen

HN-TG Troy Glaus

HN-VG Vladimir Guerrero

Hot Numbers Dual Patch

Each dual patch card is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

HND-AR/VG A. Rodriguez/V. Guerrero

HND-AS/DJ A. Soriano/D. Jeter

HND-AS/RA A. Soriano/R. Alomar

HND-CJ/PB C. Jones/P. Burrell

HND-DJ/AR D. Jeter/A. Rodriguez

HND-JD/SR J.D. Drew/S. Rolen

HND-PB/JD P. Burrell/J.D. Drew

HND-RA/MP R. Alomar/M. Piazza

HND-SR/CJ S. Rolen/C. Jones

HND-VG/MP V. Guerrero/M. Piazza

Wave of the Future

Each Wave of the Future Memorabilia card is serial-numbered to 500 copies, with a Gold parallel numbered to 100.

WOF-AH Aubrey Huff Bat

WOF-AK Austin Kearns Jsy

WOF-CC Carl Crawford Bat

WOF-HB Hank Blalock Bat

WOF-JP Josh Phelps Jsy

WOF-SB Sean Burroughs Jsy

Sweet Swatch

Each Sweet Swatch jersey is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

SS-AD Adam Dunn

SS-AR Alex Rodriguez

SS-AS Alfonso Soriano

SS-BW Bernie Williams

SS-CJ Chipper Jones

SS-DJ Derek Jeter

SS-HN Hideo Nomo

SS-JG Jason Giambi

SS-KS Kazuhiro Sasaki

SS-LB Lance Berkman

SS-MP Mark Prior

SS-MT Miguel Tejada

SS-NG Nomar Garciaparra

SS-PM Pedro Martinez

SS-RC Roger Clemens

SS-RJ Randy Johnson

SS-SS Sammy Sosa

SS-VG Vladimir Guerrero

Sweet Swatch Patch

Each Sweet Swatch Patch is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

SSP-AD Adam Dunn

SSP-AR Alex Rodriguez

SSP-AS Alfonso Soriano

SSP-BW Bernie Williams

SSP-CJ Chipper Jones

SSP-DJ Derek Jeter

SSP-HN Hideo Nomo

SSP-JG Jason Giambi

SSP-KS Kazuhiro Sasaki

SSP-LB Lance Berkman

SSP-MP Mark Prior

SSP-MT Miguel Tejada

SSP-NG Nomar Garciaparra

SSP-PM Pedro Martinez

SSP-RC Roger Clemens

SSP-RJ Randy Johnson

SSP-SS Sammy Sosa

SSP-VG Vladimir Guerrero

Sweet Swatch Autograph

SSAU-DJ Derek Jeter


Oversized Sweet Swatch Jerseys

Each Oversized Sweet Swatch Jersey is serial-numbered to various quantities, and available in the following parallels.

  • 150
  • 50
  • Purple Masterpiece (one-of-one)

AD-SSJ Adam Dunn 1090

AR-SSJ Alex Rodriguez 55

AS-SSJ Alfonso Soriano 57

BW-SSJ Bernie Williams 1420

CJ-SSJ Chipper Jones 80

DJ-SSJ Derek Jeter 47

HN-SSJ Hideo Nomo 970

JG-SSJ Jason Giambi 350

KS-SSJ Kazuhiro Sasaki 505

LB-SSJ Lance Berkman 1465

MP-SSJ Mark Prior 1195

MT-SSJ Miguel Tejada 518

NG-SSJ Nomar Garciaparra 727

PM-SSJ Pedro Martinez 1480

RC-SSJ Roger Clemens 97

RJ-SSJ Randy Johnson 274

SS-SSJ Sammy Sosa 279

VG-SSJ Vladimir Guerrero 46

Oversized Sweet Swatch Patch Edition

Each Oversized Sweet Swatch Patch Edition is a parallel of the Oversized Sweet Swatch Jersey and is serial-numbered to various quantities.

AD-SSPE Adam Dunn 130

AR-SSPE Alex Rodriguez 298

AS-SSPE Alfonso Soriano 28

BW-SSPE Bernie Williams 123

CJ-SSPE Chipper Jones 284

DJ-SSPE Derek Jeter 35

HN-SSPE Hideo Nomo 114

JG-SSPE Jason Giambi 26

KS-SSPE Kazuhiro Sasaki 90

LB-SSPE Lance Berkman 287

MP-SSPE Mark Prior 290

MT-SSPE Miguel Tejada 183

NG-SSPE Nomar Garciaparra 124

PM-SSPE Pedro Martinez 185

RC-SSPE Roger Clemens 1

RJ-SSPE Randy Johnson 46

SS-SSPE Sammy Sosa 190

VG-SSPE Vladimir Guerrero 290

Oversized Sweet Swatch Dual Jersey

Each Oversized Sweet Swatch Dual Jersey is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

AD/LB-SSD A. Dunn/L. Berkman

DJ/BW-SSD D. Jeter/B. Williams

JG/AS-SSD J. Giambi/A. Soriano

KS/HN-SSD K. Sasaki/H. Nomo

MT/AR-SSD M. Tejada/A. Rodriguez

NM/PM-SSD N. Garciaparra/P. Martinez

RJ/MP-SSD R. Johnson/M. Prior

VG/CJ-SSD V. Guerrero/C. Jones

Oversized Sweet Swatch Autographs

Each Oversized Sweet Swatch Autograph is serial-numbered to various quantities, and is available in the following parallels.

  • Gold (numbered to 25)
  • Masterpiece (one-of-one)

While there are three different Derek Jeter cards in this set (all with the same photograph), cards "DJA-SSA" and "DJW-SSA" are not available in the parallels. It also appears that DJA-SSA and DJW-SSA are sticker-autographs, while DJ-SSA is autographed on-card.

AD-SSA Adam Dunn 218

DJ-SSA Derek Jeter 312

DJA-SSA Derek Jeter 30

DJW-SSA Derek Jeter 50

JB-SSA Jeff Bagwell 218

RJ-SSA Randy Johnson 218

TG-SSA Troy Glaus 116