Im not a basketball fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I am a hobby nostalgia freak if there ever was one. When a company produces hard signed buybacks of cards from previous years, I automatically take notice. I wasnt aware that Upper Deck had put autographed buybacks from Michael Jordan in fleer retro, but now that people know they exist, I have a feeling there will be more buying by casual basketball collectors looking for a shot at one.
Here is the auction, and believe it or not, the price tag is NOT that ridiculous:
11-12 Fleer Retro Michael Jordan “Total O” Insert Autographed Buyback 1/1
I really like the acetate look on this card. Pre-tty-snazzy!
This isnt the first time this sort of thing has been done, here is another similar one from Fleer back in the day:
1997 Flair Showcase Michael Jordan Insert Autographed Buyback 1/1
A collector on blowout posted this pic of some of the other rare ones that have been done over the years:
The coolest thing about Retro is the 1961-62 Fleer inserts…great checklist with Jordan, Bird, Magic, Dr. J, Bill Russell and Jerry West, among others, and the cards look awesome.