Wow, could you write a better way to enter into the hobby world than the way Score did in 1989?  And they did it in a year in which there was such an excellent crop of rookies.  Since than the Score brand has given us a really good product.  Their cards have had excellent designs on a worthy card stock.

The card stock that Score used for its cards in 1989 and in 1990 sets were perhaps my favorite.  It felt like cardboard, but it was a very durable, strong and unique stock.  I liked the way they felt and the cards just didn't bend like some of the newer cards do. Like the 1997 Pinnacle Certified cards, for example.

At this point I want to point out a very interesting fact about Score.  When I was a very young collector at about age 10 or 11 I wondered why their wasn't any College Football cards.  Well, in 1990, (Some ten years later),  Score actually gave us our first, (As far as I know), look at players in their college uniforms in a Pro Card set, (See the 1990 Score "Chris Singleton" RC #290 below).  Thanks Score for being the first to give us this.

In 1998 Score set took a page out of the Upper Deck book of photography and did a real nice job with some of their Rookie Cards, (See the 1998 Score "Keith Brooking" #239 below).

The Select brand has always been a real attractive production.  The 1993 Select series was a great first set to start a  new product line, (See the 1993 Select "Hardy Nickerson" #157 below).  Beckett Magazine recently called it still one of the best buys for complete sets.  I still wonder why it ended.  Did interest drop off from the Terrell Davis set of '95, (See the 1995 Select Certified "Terance Mathis" #34 below), to '96?  Regardless, this was one of your better short lived brands.

I have the following sets:

Score Series:

1) 1989 Score Set

    A) Score Supplemental Update

2) 1990 Score Set

    A) Score Supplemental Update

    B) Young Superstars Set

    C) Hot Cards Insert

3) 1991 Score Set

    A) Score Supplemental Update

    B) Young Superstars Set

    C) National 10

    D) Hot Rookies Insert

4) 1992 Score Set

    A) Young Superstars Set

    B) Gridiron Stars Insert

5) 1993 Score Set

    A) Dream Team Insert

    B) Score Franchise Insert

6) 1994 Score Set

    A) Sophomore Showcase Insert

7) 1995 Score Set

    A) Pass Time Insert

    B) Offense Inc. Insert

8) 1996 Score Set

    A) Footsteps Insert

    B) Numbers Game Insert

9) 1997 Score Set  (Hobby Reserve)

    A) The Franchise Insert

    B) New Breed - Incomplete (17 / 18)

10) 1998 Score Set

    A) Complete Players Insert

    B) Star Salute Insert - Incomplete ( 17 / 20 )

Select Series:

1) 1993 Select Set

    A) Gridiron Skills Insert

2) 1994 Select Set

    A) Canton Bound Insert

    B) Future Force Insert

3) 1995 Select Set - Does Not Exist

4) 1996 Select Set

    A) Four-Midable Insert

Select Certified Series:

3) 1995 Select Certified Set

    A) Checklist Insert

    B) Gold Team Insert   

    C) Select Few Insert

    D) Future Force Insert

5) 1996 Select Certified Set

My Score Grades:

I have cards from the following sets to trade:

1) 1990 Score