Description

1999 Fleer Mystique is a 160-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets in August 1999. Each four-card pack included one card covered in a blue, opaque, sticker which had to be peeled off to reveal what it was (hence the name "Mystique"). Peel off cards were either short printed super stars from the basic set (#1-#100), a serial-numbered Prospect (#101-#150) or Super Star card (#151-#160) or an insert card. For obvious reasons, the Fresh Ink autographs and Feel the Game game-used cards are not covered.

The set was notable for containing Pat Burrell's "Best" Rookie Card. The Phillies player had 25 Rookie Cards issued in 1999 and the Fleer Mystique was the only one that was serial-numbered. That, in large part, boosted this card to the top of many collectors wantlists after the product's release. Mystique was the first baseball card set that combined an ample number of "true" rookie cards with serial-numbering.

Distribution

24 packs per box, three cards plus one "covered" card per pack (MSRP: $4.99). Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	160	-	5:1
short set	75	-	4:1
Short Prints	25	-	?
Prospects	50	2999	?
Superstars	10	2500	?
Gold	100	-	1:8
Masterpiece	160	one-of-one	?
Prophetic	10	1999	?
Destiny	10	999	?
Established	10	100	?
Fresh Ink	26	varies	1:40
Feel the Game	7	varies	?

Checklist

Promo

A promo card featuring J.D. Drew was distributed to dealers and hobby media several weeks prior to the product's release. This Drew card is easily identified by the text "PROMOTIONAL SAMPLE" running diagonally across the front and back of the card.

P113 J.D. Drew

Base Set

1 Ken Griffey, Jr. SP
2 Livan Hernandez
3 Jeff Kent
4 Brian Jordan
5 Kevin Young
6 Vinny Castilla
7 Orlando Hernandez SP
8 Bob Abreu
9 Vladimir Guerrero SP
10 Chuck Knoblauch
11 Nomar Garciaparra SP
12 Jeff Bagwell
13 Todd Walker
14 Johnny Damon
15 Mike Caruso
16 Cliff Floyd
17 Andy Pettitte
18 Cal Ripken, Jr. SP
19 Brian Giles
20 Robin Ventura
21 Alex Gonzalez
22 Randy Johnson
23 Raul Mondesi
24 Ken Caminiti
25 Tom Glavine
26 Derek Jeter SP
27 Carlos Delgado
28 Adrian Beltre
29 Tino Martinez
30 Todd Helton
31 Juan Gonzalez SP
32 Henry Rodriguez
33 Jim Thome
34 Paul O'Neill
35 Scott Rolen SP
36 Rafael Palmeiro
37 Will Clark
38 Todd Hundley
39 Andruw Jones SP
40 Rolando Arrojo
41 Barry Larkin
42 Tim Salmon
43 Rondell White
44 Curt Schilling
45 Chipper Jones SP
46 Jeromy Burnitz
47 Mo Vaughn
48 Tony Clark
49 Fernando Tatis
50 Dmitri Young
51 Wade Boggs
52 Rickey Henderson
53 Manny Ramirez SP
54 Edgar Martinez
55 Jason Giambi
56 Jason Kendall
57 Eric Karros
58 Jose Canseco SP
59 Shawn Green
60 Ellis Burks
61 Derek Bell
62 Shannon Stewart
63 Roger Clemens SP
64 Sean Casey SP
65 Jose Offerman
66 Sammy Sosa SP
67 Frank Thomas SP
68 Tony Gwynn SP
69 Roberto Alomar
70 Mark McGwire SP
71 Troy Glaus
72 Ray Durham
73 Jeff Cirillo
74 Alex Rodriguez SP
75 Jose Cruz, Jr.
76 Juan Encarnacion
77 Mark Grace
78 Barry Bonds SP
79 Ivan Rodriguez SP
80 Greg Vaughn
81 Greg Maddux SP
82 Albert Belle
83 John Olerud
84 Kenny Lofton
85 Bernie Williams
86 Matt Williams
87 Ray Lankford
88 Darin Erstad
89 Ben Grieve
90 Craig Biggio
91 Dean Palmer
92 Reggie Sanders
93 Dante Bichette
94 Pedro Martinez SP
95 Larry Walker
96 David Wells
97 Travis Lee SP
98 Mike Piazza SP
99 Mike Mussina
100 Kevin Brown
101 Ruben Mateo 2999
102 Roberto Ramirez RC 2999
103 Glen Barker RC 2999
104 Clay Bellinger RC 2999
105 Carlos Guillen 2999
106 Scott Schoeneweis 2999
107 Creighton Gubanich RC 2999
108 Scott Williamson 2999
109 Edwards Guzman RC 2999
110 A.J. Burnett RC 2999
111 Jeremy Giambi 2999
112 Trot Nixon 2999
113 J.D. Drew 2999
114 Roy Halladay 2999
115 Jose Macias RC 2999
116 Corey Koskie 2999
117 Ryan Rupe RC 2999
118 Scott Hunter RC* 2999
119 Robert Fick 2999
120 McKay Christensen 2999
121 Carlos Febles 2999
122 Gabe Kapler 2999
123 Jeff Liefer 2999
124 Warren Morris 2999
125 Chris Pritchett 2999
126 Torii Hunter 2999
127 Armando Rios 2999
128 Ricky Ledee 2999
129 Kelly Dransfeldt RC 2999
130 Jeff Zimmerman RC 2999
131 Eric Chavez 2999
132 Freddy Garcia RC 2999
133 Jose Jimenez 2999
134 Pat Burrell RC 2999
135 Joe McEwing RC 2999
136 Kris Benson 2999
137 Joe Mays RC 2999
138 Rafael Roque RC 2999
139 Cristian Guzman 2999
140 Michael Barrett 2999
141 Doug Mientkiewicz RC 2999
142 Jeff Weaver RC 2999
143 Mike Lowell 2999
144 Jason Phillips RC 2999
145 Marlon Anderson 2999
146 Brett Hinchliffe RC 2999
147 Matt Clement 2999
148 Terrence Long 2999
149 Carlos Beltran 2999
150 Preston Wilson 2999
151 Ken Griffey, Jr. STAR 2500
152 Mark McGwire STAR 2500
153 Sammy Sosa STAR 2500
154 Mike Piazza STAR 2500
155 Alex Rodriguez STAR 2500
156 Nomar Garciaparra STAR 2500
157 Cal Ripken, Jr. STAR 2500
158 Greg Maddux STAR 2500
159 Derek Jeter STAR 2500
160 Juan Gonzalez STAR 2500

Parallels

Each of the 160 cards is available as a one-of-one Masterpiece parallel.

Gold

An unannounced partial-parallel, each of the first 100 base card is available as a Gold card. The Gold cards were not covered, and collectors can expect to find three in a 24-pack box.

Inserts

Prophetic

Each Prophetic insert is serial-numbered to 1999 copies.

1 P Eric Chavez 1999
2 P J.D. Drew 1999
3 P A.J. Burnett 1999
4 P Ben Grieve 1999
5 P Gabe Kapler 1999
6 P Todd Helton 1999
7 P Troy Glaus 1999
8 P Travis Lee 1999
9 P Pat Burrell 1999
10 P Kerry Wood 1999

Destiny

Each Destiny insert is serial-numbered to 999 copies.

1 D Tony Gwynn 999
2 D Juan Gonzalez 999
3 D Scott Rolen 999
4 D Nomar Garciaparra 999
5 D Orlando Hernandez 999
6 D Andruw Jones 999
7 D Vladimir Guerrero 999
8 D Darin Erstad 999
9 D Manny Ramirez 999
10 D Roger Clemens 999

Established

Each Established insert is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

1 E Ken Griffey, Jr. 100
2 E Derek Jeter 100
3 E Chipper Jones 100
4 E Greg Maddux 100
5 E Mark McGwire 100
6 E Mike Piazza 100
7 E Cal Ripken, Jr. 100
8 E Alex Rodriguez 100
9 E Sammy Sosa 100
10 E Frank Thomas 100

Autographs & Game-Used

Fresh Ink

Each Fresh Ink features an on-card autograph and is hand-numbered to the production figures below.

1 Roberto Alomar 500
2 Michael Barrett 1000
3 Kris Benson 500
4 Micah Bowie 1000
5 A.J. Burnett 1000
6 Pat Burrell 500
7 Ken Caminiti 250
8 Jose Canseco 250
9 Sean Casey 1000
10 Edgard Clemente 1000
11 Bartolo Colon 500
12 J.D. Drew 400
13 Juan Encarnacion 1000
14 Troy Glaus 400
15 Juan Gonzalez 250
16 Shawn Green 250
17 Tony Gwynn 250
18 Chipper Jones 500
19 Gabe Kapler 750
20 Barry Larkin 250
21 Doug Mientkiewicz 500
22 Alex Rodriguez 200
23 Scott Rolen 140
24 Fernando Tatis 750
25 Robin Ventura 500
26 Todd Walker 1000

Feel the Game

Each Feel the Game card features a piece of game-used equipment and is hand-numbered to the production figures below

1 Adrian Beltre SHOE 430
2 J.D. Drew JSY 450
3 Juan Gonzalez BTG GLOVE 415
4 Tony Gwynn JSY 435
5 Kevin Millwood JSY 435
6 Alex Rodriguez BTG GLOVE 345
7 Frank Thomas JSY 450