1986 Fleer Premier Set Building

If you were a basketball fan in the 80s and 90s, you either loved Michael Jordan or you hated him. Either way, the 1986 Fleer set contains some iconic cards for you either way. Of course, there is Jordan's holy grail rookie card #57, and the highly underrated sticker from the same year. The set has some nice cards out there for you Jordan haters as well: Isaiah Thomas, Chris Mullen, Karl Malone, Charles Barkely, Clyde Drexler, Hakeem (Akeem) Olajuwon, and Patrick Ewing all have their rookie cards in this set, while stars like Dr. J, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson all have nice cards.

I've never been much of a set builder, but I thought I would try to put this one together over time. I got a pretty good deal on about 70% of the set, mostly commons, and I have traded and put cards back from collections I have bought over the past few months. For some reason, I don't like just buying each individual card online--it kind of feels like cheating to me.

Right now, I have completed the 11 card sticker set (although the Jordan has some surface scratches), and I have 122 out of the 132 regular issue set. So total, I have 133 out of 143 cards. Of course, I am missing the Jordan; I am saving him for last (especially since I am unemployed right now). I am also missing the Thomas RC, Ainge RC, Mullen RC, Jabbar #1, Oakley RC, and a few commons. I have customer who is going to bring most of the commons, the Mullen, Oakley, and Thomas to the show on Saturday at Lighthouse Christian and work a trade.

Overall, I have enjoyed building of this set. Ideally, I would like to hold on to this set, but I just don't think I'm in that place right now. I might be leaning on my card hobby to supplement my income while I look for another job. I do have a great set starter lot up for auction right now if you are interested in starting an 1986 Fleer set yourself; it even has a couple of the big rookies in it. Check it out by clicking on the link in the picture below: