Night Owl Cards

Last week, I grabbed a repack box at Target. I did it mostly because I wanted the mini in the pack of Allen & Ginter showing in one of the box's display windows (it turned out to be a Giant, of course). The box was the usual fare, pleasing but not intoxicating. However, I didn't expect a box of 1994 Flair Series 2 to fall out of it. Flair was Fleer's real entrance into the premium card market. It's thick, shiny and features enough gloss for all of the lips in California. But that's about all I know about Flair. In 1994, I was on my way out of cards for a needed decade-long break. Other people look at cards from this era with knowledge and nostalgia. I look at them with a "whazziz?" once-over stare. So I did a little research. 1994 Flair is the second year of Flair. Some people don't like it as much as the '93 debut, but I disagree (I'll get to that later). It was a 450-card set released in two series. The second series has 200 car...