1999 Upper Deck Retro
Description
1999 Upper Deck Retro is a 110-card set best known for how it was packaged: Inside a tin lunchbox.
Each 24-pack lunchbox will yield one autograph.
Distribution
24 packs per lunchbox, six cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99). 12 lunchboxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 110 | - | ? |
| Gold | 110 | 250 | ? |
| Platinum | 110 | one-of-one | ? |
| Throwback Attack | 15 | - | 1:5 |
| Throwback Attack Level 2 | 15 | 500 | ? |
| Distant Replay | 15 | - | 1:8 |
| Distant Replay Level 2 | 15 | 100 | ? |
| Old School/New School | 30 | 1000 | ? |
| Old School/New School Level 2 | 30 | 50 | ? |
| INKredible | 34 | - | 1:24 |
| INKredible Level 2 | 30 | varies | ? |
| Ted Williams A Piece of History 500 HR Club | 1 | 350 | ? |
| Ted Williams A Piece of History 500 HR Club Autograph | 1 | 9 | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Mo Vaughn
- 2 Troy Glaus
- 3 Tim Salmon
- 4 Randy Johnson
- 5 Travis Lee
- 6 Matt Williams
- 7 Greg Maddux
- 8 Chipper Jones
- 9 Andruw Jones
- 10 Tom Glavine
- 11 Javy Lopez
- 12 Albert Belle
- 13 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 14 Brady Anderson
- 15 Nomar Garciaparra
- 16 Pedro Martinez
- 17 Sammy Sosa
- 18 Mark Grace
- 19 Frank Thomas
- 20 Ray Durham
- 21 Sean Casey
- 22 Greg Vaughn
- 23 Barry Larkin
- 24 Manny Ramirez
- 25 Jim Thome
- 26 Jaret Wright
- 27 Kenny Lofton
- 28 Larry Walker
- 29 Todd Helton
- 30 Vinny Castilla
- 31 Tony Clark
- 32 Juan Encarnacion
- 33 Dean Palmer
- 34 Mark Kotsay
- 35 Alex Gonzalez
- 36 Shane Reynolds
- 37 Ken Caminiti
- 38 Jeff Bagwell
- 39 Craig Biggio
- 40 Carlos Febles
- 41 Carlos Beltran
- 42 Jeremy Giambi
- 43 Raul Mondesi
- 44 Adrian Beltre
- 45 Kevin Brown
- 46 Jeromy Burnitz
- 47 Jeff Cirillo
- 48 Corey Koskie
- 49 Todd Walker
- 50 Vladimir Guerrero
- 51 Michael Barrett
- 52 Mike Piazza
- 53 Robin Ventura
- 54 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 55 Derek Jeter
- 56 Roger Clemens
- 57 Tino Martinez
- 58 Orlando Hernandez
- 59 Chuck Knoblauch
- 60 Bernie Williams
- 61 Eric Chavez
- 62 Ben Grieve
- 63 Jason Giambi
- 64 Scott Rolen
- 65 Curt Schilling
- 66 Bob Abreu
- 67 Jason Kendall
- 68 Kevin Young
- 69 Mark McGwire
- 70 J.D. Drew
- 71 Eric Davis
- 72 Tony Gwynn
- 73 Trevor Hoffman
- 74 Barry Bonds
- 75 Robb Nen
- 76 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 77 Alex Rodriguez
- 78 Jay Buhner
- 79 Carlos Guillen
- 80 Jose Canseco
- 81 Bobby Smith
- 82 Juan Gonzalez
- 83 Ivan Rodriguez
- 84 Rafael Palmeiro
- 85 Rick Helling
- 86 Jose Cruz, Jr.
- 87 David Wells
- 88 Carlos Delgado
- 89 Nolan Ryan
- 90 George Brett
- 91 Robin Yount
- 92 Paul Molitor
- 93 Dave Winfield
- 94 Steve Garvey
- 95 Ozzie Smith
- 96 Ted Williams
- 97 Don Mattingly
- 98 Mickey Mantle
- 99 Harmon Killebrew
- 100 Rollie Fingers
- 101 Kirk Gibson
- 102 Bucky Dent
- 103 Willie Mays
- 104 Babe Ruth
- 105 Gary Carter
- 106 Reggie Jackson
- 107 Frank Robinson
- 108 Ernie Banks
- 109 Eddie Murray
- 110 Mike Schmidt
- TW Ted Williams
- TWA Ted Williams
Parallels
All 110 base cards are available in the following parallels.
- Gold (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Platinum (one-of-one)
Inserts
Throwback Attack
Each Throwback Attack is also available in a Level 2 parallel, which is serial-numbered to 500 copies.
- T1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- T2 Mark McGwire
- T3 Sammy Sosa
- T4 Roger Clemens
- T5 J.D. Drew
- T6 Alex Rodriguez
- T7 Greg Maddux
- T8 Mike Piazza
- T9 Juan Gonzalez
- T10 Mo Vaughn
- T11 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- T12 Frank Thomas
- T13 Nomar Garciaparra
- T14 Vladimir Guerrero
- T15 Tony Gwynn
Distant Replay
Each Distant Replay is also available in a Level 2 parallel, which is serial-numbered to 100 copies.
- D1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- D2 Mark McGwire
- D3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- D4 Greg Maddux
- D5 Nomar Garciaparra
- D6 Roger Clemens
- D7 Alex Rodriguez
- D8 Frank Thomas
- D9 Mike Piazza
- D10 Chipper Jones
- D11 Juan Gonzalez
- D12 Tony Gwynn
- D13 Barry Bonds
- D14 Ivan Rodriguez
- D15 Derek Jeter
Old School/New School
Each Old School/New School is serial-numbered to 1000 copies and also available in a Level 2 parallel, which is serial-numbered to 50 copies.
- S1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- S2 Alex Rodriguez
- S3 Frank Thomas
- S4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- S5 Chipper Jones
- S6 Craig Biggio
- S7 Greg Maddux
- S8 Jeff Bagwell
- S9 Juan Gonzalez
- S10 Mark McGwire
- S11 Mike Piazza
- S12 Mo Vaughn
- S13 Roger Clemens
- S14 Sammy Sosa
- S15 Tony Gwynn
- S16 Gabe Kapler
- S17 J.D. Drew
- S18 Pat Burrell
- S19 Roy Halladay
- S20 Jeff Weaver
- S21 Troy Glaus
- S22 Vladimir Guerrero
- S23 Michael Barrett
- S24 Carlos Beltran
- S25 Scott Rolen
- S26 Nomar Garciaparra
- S27 Warren Morris
- S28 Alex Gonzalez
- S29 Kyle Farnsworth
- S30 Derek Jeter
Lunchboxes
Each 24-pack Hobby box came packaged in one of 17 tin lunchboxes. The eight dual-player lunchboxes were seeded at the rate of one-per 12-box case, and are short-printed.
- 1 Roger Clemens
- 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 3 Mickey Mantle
- 4 Mark McGwire
- 5 Mike Piazza
- 6 Alex Rodriguez
- 7 Babe Ruth
- 8 Sammy Sosa
- 9 Ted Williams
- 10 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Babe Ruth
- 11 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Mickey Mantle
- 12 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Mark McGwire
- 13 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Ted Wiliams
- 14 Mickey Mantle / Babe Ruth
- 15 Mark McGwire / Mickey Mantle
- 16 Mark McGwire / Babe Ruth
- 17 Mark McGwire / Ted Williams
Autographs & Game-Used
INKredible
Cards of Eddie Murray and Sean Casey were available via redemption which ended April 15th, 2000.
Each INKredible autograph is also available in a Level 2 parallel, which is serial-numbered to the player's respective uniform jersey number.
- AP Angel Pena
- BD Bucky Dent
- BW Bernie Williams
- CBE Carlos Beltran
- CJ Chipper Jones
- DE Darin Erstad
- DM Don Mattingly
- DW Dave Winfield
- DWE David Wells
- EM Eddie Murray
- FL Fred Lynn
- GB George Brett
- GK Gabe Kapler
- HK Harmon Killebrew
- IR Ivan Rodriguez
- JR Ken Griffey, Jr.
- KG Kirk Gibson
- MR Manny Ramirez
- NR Nolan Ryan
- OZ Ozzie Smith
- PB Pat Burrell
- PM Paul Molitor
- PO Paul O'Neill
- RF Rollie Fingers
- RG Rusty Greer
- RY Robin Yount
- SC Sean Casey
- SG Steve Garvey
- TC Tony Clark
- TG Tony Gwynn