Buzz 24 for 24: Chasing Ken Griffey Jr.’s Rookie Cards in a 1989 Upper Deck box & and a 1989 Fleer cello box (Hour 3)

We’re coming up on the 30th anniversary of the arrival of a cardboard icon and the highest-voted Hall of Famer in history, Ken Griffey Jr., on the field as well as on his Rookie Cards. While we’re not there just yet, Buzz couldn’t wait to try a little something with box-busting … a 24-hour marathon where we chase No. 24.

Welcome to Buzz 24 for 24.

The boxes? We’ve got one safe pick — a 24-pack 1989 Fleer cello box from a sealed case — and a riskier and pricier pick — a 36-pack 1989 Upper Deck High Number Series box. The Fleer Griffey isn’t an expensive one, but it should make an appearance given the set size vs. the box size. Meanwhile, the Upper Deck card isn’t a sure thing from a high-number box but it can be done. (High boxes are also roughly half the price of standard boxes … so that’s why Buzz went this way.)

So, for the next 24 hours you’ll see a break of at least a couple packs as we chase No. 24, George Kenneth Griffey Jr., and take a quick look back at some of the cardboard that was big at the time.

This is Hour 3.

HOUR 3

FLEER
Top: Dan Plesac
Bottom: Bob Kipper
Stickers: Astros, Orioles, Cubs
Other notables: Craig Biggio Rookie Card, George Brett, Paul Molitor All-Star insert, Danny Heep (error)

UPPER DECK PACK 1
Sticker(s): Yankees, Pirates
Notables: Darryl Strawberry (CL)
Star Rookies: None
High-numbers: Charlie Hayes and … nobody else (shorted a high-number card)

UPPER DECK PACK 2
Sticker(s): Dodgers
Notables: Dale Murphy (correction), Alvin Davis (CL), Don Baylor, Dave Henderson
Star Rookies: None
High-numbers: Charlie Hayes and Jamie Moyer. (Ah, good … back to normal.)

Final thoughts for Hour 3: A Hall of Famer RC is a fun but inexpensive find and it’s good to know that there are other errors in the Fleer box to look out for. (Those were the original big chase cards back then with the Ripken leading the way.) The Murphy in the Upper Deck pack made me do a double-take, but it was the correction. The high-number cards remain brutal so far.

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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