2001 Fleer Genuine
Description
The inaugural Fleer Genuine set was released in May 2001. The base set consists of 130, the last 30 making up the rookie and prospect-laden and serial-numbered "Genuine Upside" subset.
Genuine was designed to compete with similar $5/pack products like SP Authentic, and the parallels between SPA and Genuine are striking -- not the least of which is the product's name. Each 24-pack Hobby box of Genuine should yield one card from each of three insert sets, two Genuine Upside cards, and three of "hits." Also randomly inserted into packs were 500 redemption cards good for an uncut sheet autographed by Derek Jeter.
Like most 2001 sets, the Genuine Upside subset is full of prospects who never panned out and marginal Major Leaguers. Although Genuine does include rookies of Ichiro, Travis Hafner, and Ryan Freel, Albert Pujols was not included.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
Reviews
http://oldschoolbreaks.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/2001-fleer-genuine-baseball-review/
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base (Short Set) | 100 | - | 5:1 | ? |
| Genuine Upside | 30 | 1500 | ? | ? |
| At Large | 15 | - | 1:23 | ? |
| High Interest | 15 | - | 1:23 | ? |
| Pennant Aggression | 10 | - | 1:23 | ? |
| Autographics | ? | - | 1:24 | ? |
| Autographics Silver | ? | 250 | ? | ? |
| Autographics Gold | ? | 50 | ? | ? |
| Genuine Coverage Plus | 12 | 150 | ? | - |
| Final Cut | 18 | - | 1:30 | ? |
| Material Issue | 19 | - | 1:30 | - |
| Names of the Game | 35 | 50 | ? | ? |
| Names of the Game Autographs | 23 | 100 | ? | ? |
| Tip of the Cap | 12 | 150 | ? | - |
Checklist
Base Set
The base set is comprised of 100 short-set cards, followed by 30 randomly inserted, serially numbered "Genuine Upside" rookies.
1 Derek Jeter
2 Nomar Garciaparra
3 Alex Rodriguez
4 Frank Thomas
5 Travis Fryman
6 Gary Sheffield
7 Jason Giambi
8 Trevor Hoffman
9 Todd Helton
10 Ivan Rodriguez
11 Roberto Alomar
12 Barry Zito
13 Kevin Brown
14 Shawn Green
15 Kenny Lofton
16 Jeff Weaver
17 Geoff Jenkins
18 Carlos Delgado
19 Mark Grace
20 Ken Griffey, Jr.
21 David Justice
22 Brian Giles
23 Scott Williamson
24 Richie Sexson
25 John Olerud
26 Sammy Sosa
27 Bobby Higginson
28 Matt Lawton
29 Vinny Castilla
30 Alex Gonzalez
31 Manny Ramirez
32 Brad Radke
33 Cal Ripken, Jr.
34 Richard Hidalgo
35 Al Leiter
36 Freddy Garcia
37 Juan Encarnacion
38 Corey Koskie
39 Greg Vaughn
40 Rafael Palmeiro
41 Vladimir Guerrero
42 Troy Glaus
43 Mike Hampton
44 Jose Vidro
45 Ryan Rupe
46 Troy O'Leary
47 Ben Petrick
48 Mike Lieberthal
49 Mike Sweeney
50 Scott Rolen
51 Albert Belle
52 Mark Quinn
53 Mike Piazza
54 Mark McGwire
55 Brady Anderson
56 Carlos Beltran
57 Michael Barrett
58 Jason Kendall
59 Jim Edmonds
60 Matt Williams
61 Pokey Reese
62 Bernie Williams
63 Barry Bonds
64 David Wells
65 Chipper Jones
66 Jim Parque
67 Derrek Lee
68 Darin Erstad
69 Edgar Martinez
70 Kerry Wood
71 Omar Vizquel
72 Jeromy Burnitz
73 Warren Morris
74 Rick Ankiel
75 Andruw Jones
76 Paul Konerko
77 Mike Lowell
78 Roger Clemens
79 Tim Hudson
80 Rafael Furcal
81 Craig Biggio
82 Edgardo Alfonzo
83 Pat Burrell
84 Adrian Beltre
85 Tony Gwynn
86 J.T. Snow
87 Randy Johnson
88 Sean Casey
89 Preston Wilson
90 Mike Mussina
91 Eric Chavez
92 Tim Salmon
93 Pedro Martinez
94 Darryl Kile
95 Greg Maddux
96 Magglio Ordonez
97 Jeff Bagwell
98 Timo Perez
99 Jeff Kent
100 Eric Owens
Genuine Upside
Each card is serial-numbered to 1500 copies.
101 Ichiro
102 Elpidio Guzman
103 Tsuyoshi Shijo
104 Travis Hafner
105 Larry Barnes
106 Jaisen Randolph
107 Paul Phillps
108 Erik Almonte
109 Nick Punto
110 Jack Wilson
111 Jeremy Owens
112 Esix Snead
113 Jay Gibbons
114 Adrian Hernandez
115 Matt White
116 Ryan Freel
117 Martin Vargas
118 Winston Abreu
119 Junior Spivey
120 Paxton Crawford
121 Randy Keisler
122 Juan Diaz
123 Aaron Rowand
124 Toby Hall
125 Brian Cole
126 Aubrey Huff
127 Corey Patterson
128 Sun Woo Kim
129 Jace Brewer
130 Cesar Izturis
Inserts
All of the regular inserts in this product fall at a rate of 1:23 packs.
At Large
1AL Derek Jeter
2AL Nomar Garciaparra
3AL Mark McGwire
4AL Pedro Martinez
5AL Tony Gwynn
6AL Roger Clemens
7AL Ivan Rodriguez
8AL Sammy Sosa
9AL Magglio Ordonez
10AL Jason Giambi
11AL Carlos Delgado
12AL Chipper Jones
13AL Mike Piazza
14AL Cal Ripken, Jr.
15AL Ken Griffey, Jr.
High Interest
1HI Derek Jeter
2HI Nomar Garciaparra
3HI Greg Maddux
4HI Todd Helton
5HI Sammy Sosa
6HI Jeff Bagwell
7HI Jason Giambi
8HI Frank Thoams
9HI Andruw Jones
10HI Jim Edmonds
11HI Bernie Williams
12HI Randy Johnson
13HI Ken Griffey, Jr.
14HI Pedro Martinez
15HI Mark McGwire
Pennant Aggression
1PA Derek Jeter
2PA Alex Rodriguez
3PA Nomar Garciaparra
4PA Mark McGwire
5PA Ken Griffey, Jr.
6PA Mike Piazza
7PA Sammy Sosa
8PA Barry Bonds
9PA Chipper Jones
10PA Pedro Martinez
Autographs & Game-Used
Final Cut
NOTE: Some Final Cut cards were issued with patch swatches, as opposed to regular jersey fabric. Do NOT assume they are fake. Despite the fact that card is labeled as a regular jersey card, some Final Cut cards with patch material were produced.
These cards are also not sequentially-numbered.
Miguel Tejada SP (170 copies produced)
Barry Bonds SP (330 copies)
Robin Ventura
Greg Maddux
Andruw Jones SP (135 copies)
J.D. Drew SP (75 copies)
Chipper Jones
Tim Salmon
Edgar Martinez SP (130 copies) UER (Card states that it contains a piece of game-worn batting glove. It actually contains a piece of a jersey patch intended for his Material Issue jersey card.)
Matt Williams
Troy Glaus
Frank Thomas
Pokey Reese
Larry Walker
Ivan Rodriguez SP (120 copies)
Scott Rolen
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Tony Gwynn
Bob Gibson SP (200 copies)
Final Cut Redemption Replacements
These six cards (all New York Yankees) were produced by Fleer in 2001, but were withdrawn prior to packout for licensing purposes. Some of the Guidry, Larsen, Randolph and Righetti cards did make their way into packs as Fleer attempted to pull all of the copies they could find from production prior to shipping.
After Fleer's 2005 bankruptcy and liquidation, these six unreleased Final Cut cards were issued as replacements for unexpired redemption cards.
Ron Guidry
Don Larsen
Reggie Jackson
Thurman Munson
Willie Randolph
Dave Righetti
Genuine Coverage Plus
1GC Troy Glaus
2GC Randy Johnson
3GC Andruw Jones
4GC Frank Thomas
5GC Darin Erstad
6GC Chipper Jones
7GC Derek Jeter
8GC Tony Gwynn
9GC Barry Bonds
10GC Vladimir Guerrero
11GC Cal Ripken, Jr.
12GC Nomar Garciaparra
Material Issue
NOTE: Some Material Issue cards were issued with patch swatches, as opposed to regular jersey fabric. Do NOT assume they are fake. Despite the fact that card is labeled as a regular jersey card, some Material Issue cards with patch material were produced.
The Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling cards were short-printed. Although they are not serial-numbered, Fleer did reveal the production figures for these two cards.
The Mike Mussina card was withdrawn prior to packout for licensing purposes. The Mussina card was eventually released as a "buyback" in the 2005 Fleer National Pastime product. The Mussina found in '05 National Pastime packs was hand-numbered to 27 copies.
Randy Johnson
Scott Rolen
Robin Ventura
Tony Gwynn
Troy Glaus
Mike Mussina SP (numbered to 27 copies)
Kevin Millwood
Chipper Jones
Tom Glavine
Pedro Martinez SP (60 copies produced)
Greg Maddux
Frank Thomas
Curt Schilling SP (120 copies produced)
Edgar Martinez
Darin Erstad
J.D. Drew
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Paul Molitor
Nolan Ryan
Material Issue Redemption Replacements
As in the case with the Yankee Final Cut cards, a few unreleased Material Issue cards also surfaced as redemption replacements when Fleer went bankrupt. They include:
Rod Carew
Elston Howard
Tommy John
Billy Martin
Names of the Game
1NG Yogi Berra (Bat)
2NG Orlando Cepeda (Bat)
3NG Rocky Colavito (Bat)
4NG Andre Dawson (Jsy)
5NG Bucky Dent (Bat)
6NG Rollie Fingers (Jsy)
7NG Carlton Fisk (Bat)
8NG Whitey Ford (Jsy)
9NG Jimmie Foxx (Bat)
10NG Hank Greenberg (Bat)
11NG Catfish Hunter (Jsy)
12NG Reggie Jackson (Jsy)
13NG Randy Johnson (Jsy)
14NG Chipper Jones (Bat)
15NG Harmon Killebrew (Bat)
16NG Tony Lazzeri (Bat)
17NG Don Mattingly (Bat)
18NG Willie Mays (Not issued in packs)
19NG Willie McCovey (Bat)
20NG Johnny Mize (Bat)
21NG Pee Wee Reese (Jsy)
22NG Cal Ripken, Jr. (Bat)
23NG Phil Rizzuto (Bat)
24NG Ivan Rodriguez (Bat)
25NG Preacher Roe (Jsy)
26NG Babe Ruth (Bat)
27NG Nolan Ryan (Jsy)
28NG Tom Seaver (Jsy)
29NG Bill Skowron (Bat)
30NG Enos Slaughter (Bat)
31NG Duke Snider (Bat)
32NG Willie Stargell (Bat)
33NG Bill Terry (Bat)
34NG Ted Williams (Bat)
35NG Hack Wilson (Bat)
Names of the Game Autographs
NOTE: Black and blue autograph variations are known to exist. A few un-signed copies are on the market also. These were not issued in Fleer Genuine packs, but appeared in FairField/Target re-packs. The Phil Rizzuto autogaph surfaced after Fleer's bankruptcy. None of Rizzuto's cards were hand numbered.
1NGA Yogi Berra
2NGA Orlando Cepeda
3NGA Rocky Colavito
4NGA Andre Dawson
5NGA Bucky Dent
6NGA Rollie Fingers
7NGA Carlton Fisk
8NGA Whitey Ford
9NGA Reggie Jackson
10NGA Randy Johnson
11NGA Chipper Jones
12NGA Harmon Killebrew
13NGA Don Mattingly
14NGA Willie McCovey
15NGA Cal Ripken, Jr.
16NGA Phil Rizzuto
17NGA Ivan Rodriguez
18NGA Preacher Roe
19NGA Nolan Ryan
20NGA Tom Seaver
21NGA Bill Skowron
22NGA Enos Slaughter
23NGA Duke Snider
In addition, unsigned copies of Willie Mays were auctioned in the Robert Edward auctions as part of the Sy Berger Collection.
Tip of the Cap
1TC Barry Bonds
2TC Eric Chavez
3TC Shawn Green
4TC Vladimir Guerrero
5TC Randy Johnson
6TC Andruw Jones
7TC Javy Lopez
8TC Rafael Palmeiro
9TC Ivan Rodriguez
10TC Miguel Tejada
11TC Roberto Alomar
12TC Pedro Martinez
Tip of the Cap Redemption Replacement
Troy Glaus