I'm in a bit of a pickle. From the scans I've seen, I like Chicle. No, I'm not going to make this entire post rhyme. I really am in a pickle.
This time.
Sorry.
So here's the thing: I'm collecting the Tigers team set, as I am wont to do for anything that looks remotely nice. See: Goudey, A&G, Masterpieces etc. The problem is that the Tigers have only 8 cards in the set. Of those, Cabrera and Dlugach are drawn horribly, and I'm hit or miss on the Verlander. We're talking about an aesthetic success rate that is under 65%.
Meanwhile, there are other cards in the set that I think are stunningly awesome. Seems to me as thought this is the recipe for set collection, right?
The last time I collected a set was 2008 Masterpieces. I bought two blasters and was so frustrated with collation (50% doubles in Blaster 2) that I just said screw it and bought the whole set on eBay. So I have the set, yet it holds little emotional weight.
Contrast that to 2007 Masterpieces, which I also collected "the old fashioned way" and have fond memories of. Still, even with the whole process behind me, it sits is a binder next to 2008, relatively unlooked at.
So the dilemma I have is one part "should I collect this set" and one part "geez, I can get the base set for $19.99 and I really like a lot of the cards, so should I just buy it?"
And honestly, I don't know. So for the moment, I need some advice from someone--anyone--who has seen these cards in person.
How are they? How do they feel? How do they look? Shine? Fall? Display?
The appealing part of this set to me is the original art variation throughout. It doesn't stand to get boring or monotonous throughout the course of the cards. The downside is that some of the cards are plain ugly, but if they are a minority I can get by it.
What I'd like to do is go out and buy a pack of Chicle to see for myself, but I haven't been able to do that yet. In the meantime, I'll just rely on the lot of you.
What do you think of National Chicle?
