HERE IS ONE OF THE MOST MISREPRESENTED SET OF CARDS IN THE HOBBY.I SEE ALOT OF SELLERS TRYING TO SELL REGULAR VERSIONS AS REFRACTOR AND MOST SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DONT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

1ST IN 1995 TOPPS WAS DOING SOME TESTING FOR THIS PRODUCT.ITS A 22 CARD SET AND THEY DID A REGULAR ORANGE BORDERED CARD,A BORDERLESS REGULAR VERSION,AND 2 REFRACTOR VERSIONS OF THE JUST MENTIONED CARDS.

THEN TOPPS DECIDED TO CUT THE ORANGE BORDERED REFRACTORS AND WENT WITH THE OTHER 3 VERSIONS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CONFUSING TO COLLECTORS.(GO FIGURE) LOL

TOPPS WAS SUPPOSED TO DESTROY THE ORANGE BORDERED REFRACTORS BUT BY MISTAKE SOME SLIPPED INTO PACKS.

COLLECTORS LIKE TO SAY ABOUT 100 OR LESS OF EACH PLAYER,TOPPS NEVER GAVE FINAL NUMBERS, BUT AS IVE BEEN WATCHING THESE FOR YEARS EACH PLAYER WAS PRINTED IN DIFFERENT QUANTITY.I SAY 300 OR LESS WITH SOME PLAYERS EXTREMELY RARE.

WHEN MICHAEL JORDAN COMES UP FOR SALE IT BRINGS SOME BIG MONEY.

THIS SET IS HARD TO GET IN HIGH GRADE FOR 2 REASONS,1ST CENTERING IS TERRIBLE ON MOST CARDS,2ND YOU HAD TO PEEL A BLACK COVER OFF AND ALOT WERE DAMAGED ON EDGE,CORNER OR SURFACE.

IT'S ALSO FULL OF HOF'ERS AND ALL STARS,ALMOST NO JUNK PLAYERS IN THIS SET.

GEM MINT 10'S COMMAND A PREMIUM.

THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE AS NEITHER VERSION WAS MARKED IS HOLD CARD UNDER LIGHT  AND IF IT POPS WITH A INTENSE SHINY RAINBOW COLOR YOU JUST GOT A ORANGE BORDERED REFRACTOR,AND REMEMBER NOT GLOSSY AS ALL HAVE A GLOSSY FINISH.

IVE INCLUDED 2 PICTURES FOR YOU.ON THE LEFT A REAL REFRACTOR ON THE RIGHT A REGULAR VERSION.

YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE DIFFERENCE.

AS COLLECTORS LOOK FOR REAL RARITY AND QUALITY INSTEAD OF ALL THESE SO CALLED 1/1 JUNK CARDS, I BELIEVE THESE WILL BE COLLECTED EVEN MORE HEAVILY THAN THEY ARE NOW.

THEY BOOK ANYWHERE FROM $300.00 TO $2500.00 IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

HOPE ALL THIS INFO HELPS THANKS