While doing a little cleaning and reorganizing over the holidays, I came across a small box of cards labelled "Other Sports." It's not a slight on the sports that reside within, but rather odds and ends of cards I'd accumulated outside of baseball, basketball, hockey, football, golf and tennis (I loved
2003 NetPro Tennis and my doubles had a box of their own). Three-quarters of the "Other Sports" box was comprised of
1994 Upper Deck World Cup Soccer (or is it football?). I started thumbing through them and remembered what a great-looking set this was.
Honestly, I recognized very few names but there was some great action shots...
...dramatic portraits...
...celebrations
...crazy hair...
...hippies...
...and some head butt and blinking dual awesomeness.
And if all else fails, the set even flashes a little boob.
As I reached the end of the stack, I came across this card and thought, "Hey, I've heard of her."
It turns out Mia Hamm has a rookie card in this set and folks are actually willing to pay for it. I checked some old completed auctions and saw one had sold for $6. Sure, it's not much, but for a soccer card that was otherwise sitting in a box marked "Other Sports," it's not too shabby.
There's currently a few complete 330-card sets listed on eBay for under $20.
