Fantastic Autographics! Complete Guide to One of the Best Inserts Ever
Autographics
Autographics. Just saying the word evokes memories for collectors who were in the hobby during the late-1990s. The concept was so simple, yet so profound. First, start with an design that allows a large signing space. Next, add an extensive checklist of on-card signers. Finally, release the signed cards with the same design in all products for the year. Repeat.
They were not the first pack-pulled autographs, but something about the combination of on-card autographs and a consistent design made the cards so alluring. And because the theme continued throughout all products during the season, it walked that line that normally separates set collectors from hit collectors. Although Autographics persisted throughout the duration of Fleer/Skybox's existence, the first releases under the Skybox name continue to see the most interest from collectors. The line was even spun off into its own product, beginning with 2003-04 Skybox Autographics.
From the early days of Autographics in basketball, a movement was born. The line eventually spread throughout the collecting sports world, including football, baseball, hockey and women's basketball. In 2005, Upper Deck purchased the Fleer Skybox name and due to their continued popularity, brought back Autographics inserts under various Fleer brands and retro-themed products.
The bankruptcy and ultimate sale of Fleer/Skybox have made things a little messy for collectors and there is still some degree of uncertainty in regards to what cards are out there compared to which cards were actually pulled from packs.
The guide covers all the basketball Autographics from the inaugural edition in 1996-97 until 2000-01. After that, the line was shelved until 2003-04 when it was reborn as a standalone brand. Autographics reemerged later after Upper Deck purchased the naming rights for Fleer/Skybox. View specific information and full checklists for each edition using the tabs above.
The following gallery showcase the evolution of Autographics with images of each edition.
Fleer / Skybox Autographics Visual Guide
1998-99 Autographics
2000-01 Autographics
1999-00 Autographics
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1996-97
1996-97 Skybox Autographics
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The very first release of Autographics might be the most popular. The 95-card checklist includes an impressive assortment of players, including signed cards for notable stars like Kevin Garnett, Scottie Pippen, Grant Hill, Hakeem Olajuwon and rookie autographs for Steve Nash and Ray Allen.
The checklist was featured in a variety of products over the 1996-97 seasons, including Hoops, Skybox E-x2000, Skybox Premium, and Skybox Z-Force. The cards were available at the same odds in each product, falling 1:72 packs. However, specific cards were only available in certain products.
The cards were not numbered, so they are shown below in alphabetical order. Most players also have a "Blue Ink" parallel, where it was reported that the first 100 cards were signed with blue ink instead of black. However, a few players differ from this. Reportedly, Scottie Pippen and Hakeem Olajuwon only signed in blue ink, but Pippen cards have been seen in black ink. Also, Kevin Garnett is believed to have signed roughly two-thirds in blue ink and the rest in black.
Fakes are rampant for the bigger names in this product. While a key element to look for is the Skybox embossed logo, that is not necessarily a guarantee of authenticity. In addition to outright counterfeits, many unsigned cards, already stamped, are believed to have been back-doored when Skybox/Fleer went bankrupt. Because of this, when dealing with any of the bigger names, it is strongly recommended that collectors buy cards that have been professionally authenticated by a reputable grading service.
1996-97 Skybox Autographics Set Checklist
Allan Houston
Alonzo Mourning
Andrew DeClercq
Andrew Lang
Antoine Walker
Antonio McDyess
B.J. Armstrong
Bill Wennington
Billy Owens
Bob Sura
Bobby Phills
Brent Barry
Brian Grant
Bryant Stith
Byron Scott
Charles Oakley
Chris Childs
Chris Mills
Chris Morris
Chuck Person
Clyde Drexler
Damon Stoudamire
Dana Barros
David Wesley
Dell Curry
Dennis Scott
Don MacLean
Doug West
Ed O'Bannon
Eddie Jones
Eric Montross
Eric Snow
George Lynch
George McCloud
Gheorghe Muresan
Glen Rice
Grant Hill
Grant Long
Greg Ostertag
Hakeem Olajuwon
Jerry Stackhouse
Jim Jackson
Joe Smith
Joe Wolf
John Starks
John Wallace
Juwan Howard
Kenny Anderson
Kenny Smith
Kerry Kittles
Kevin Garnett
Latrell Sprewell
Lawrence Moten
Lee Mayberry
Loy Vaught
Luc Longley
Marcus Camby
Mark Jackson
Matt Geiger
Michael Finley
Monty Williams
Muggsy Bogues
Nate McMillan
Nick Anderson
P.J. Brown
Randy Brown
Ray Allen
Rick Fox
Rik Smits
Rod Strickland
Rodney Rogers
Sam Mitchell
Sam Perkins
Samaki Walker
Scottie Pippen
Sharone Wright
Sherman Douglas
Stephon Marbury
Steve Kerr
Steve Nash
Theo Ratliff
Tim Hardaway
Toni Kukoc
Tony Delk
Travis Best
Tyrone Hill
Tyus Edney
Vincent Askew
Voshon Lenard
Walter McCarty
Wesley Person
Zan Tabak
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
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1997-98
1997-98 Skybox Autographics
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Round two saw a more extravagant design and a larger checklist. The 117-card set includes names like Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. Again, the cards were not numbered and are listed below in alphabetical order. A popular parallel emerged in 1997-98 Autographics. Century parallels are hand numbered to 100 and include silver sparkle foil text.
Jerry Stackhouse actually has two different cards. One shows him as a Detroit Piston and the other shows him with the Philadelphia 76ers. Also, Tracy McGrady and Rasheed Wallace apparently only signed Century Marks parallels and have no base Autographics.
The pack odds were not consistent in 1997-98 and differed by release. Specific odds are noted below, when available.
1997-98 Skybox Autographics Set Checklist
Allan Houston
Alonzo Mourning
Andrew DeClercq
Anthony Parker
Antoine Walker
Antonio McDyess
Austin Croshere
Avery Johnson
Ben Davis
Bobby Hurley
Bobby Phills
Brent Barry
Brent Price
Brevin Knight
Brian Grant
Bryant Stith
Calbert Cheaney
Charles Barkley
Chris Carr
Chris Gatling
Chris Mills
Chris Morris
Chris Mullin
Clarence Weatherspoon
Clyde Drexler
Corie Blount
Cory Alexander
Dana Barros
Danny Ferry
Danny Fortson
David Vaughn
David Wesley
Dell Curry
Dennis Rodman
Derek Fisher
Derrick Coleman
Dikembe Mutombo
Dominique Wilkins
Don MacLean
Donny Marshall
Duane Causwell
Eddie Johnson
Elden Campbell
Elliot Perry
Eric Piatkowski
Eric Snow
Eric Williams
Erick Strickland
Ervin Johnson
George Lynch
Gerald Wilkins
Glen Rice
Glenn Robinson
Grant Hill
Howard Eisley
Isaac Austin
Jacque Vaughn
Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons)
Jim Jackson
Joe Dumars
Joe Smith
John Starks
John Williams
Jud Buechler
Juwan Howard
Keith Van Horn
Kelvin Cato
Kenny Anderson
Kerry Kittles
Larry Johnson
Lindsey Hunter
Lorenzen Wright
Lorenzo Williams
Malik Rose
Marcus Camby
Mark Davis
Matt Geiger
Michael Finley
Monty Williams
Nick Anderson
Nick Van Exel
Othella Harrington
P.J. Brown
Popeye Jones
Randolph Childress
Randy Brown
Reggie Miller
Rex Chapman
Rod Strickland
Ron Harper
Ron Mercer
Roy Rogers
Sam Mitchell
Sam Perkins
Scott Williams
Scottie Pippen
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Stacey Augmon
Stephon Marbury
Steve Kerr
Theo Ratliff
Tim Hardaway
Todd Fuller
Tom Gugliotta
Tony Battie
Tony Delk
Tony Smith
Travis Best
Travis Knight
Tyrone Hill
Vin Baker
Vitaly Potapenko
Vlade Divac
Walt Williams
Walter McCarty
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1998-99
1998-99 Skybox Autographics
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One of the largest checklists in the history of Autographics, 139 cards were available, including stars like Vince Carter, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Grant Hill, Allen Iverson, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. The cards were not numbered and are listed in alphabetical order below.
Rookie players were originally inserted as redemptions, but signed cards were also included in products later in the year. Although the Blue Ink parallel is hand numbered to 50 for most players, it has been reported that Allen Iverson signed around half of his cards in blue and the other half in black. Neither edition is numbered.
1998-99 Skybox Autographics Set Checklist
Adonal Foyle
Allan Houston
Allen Iverson
Alonzo Mourning
Andrew DeClercq
Antawn Jamison
Anthony Johnson
Antoine Walker
Antonio Daniels
Antonio McDyess
Bob Sura
Bobby Jackson
Bobby Phills
Bonzi Wells
Brent Price
Brevin Knight
Brian Grant
Brian Skinner
Bryant Reeves
Bryant Stith
Bryce Drew
Bryon Russell
Calbert Cheaney
Cedric Henderson
Chauncey Billups
Chris Anstey
Chris Carr
Chris Mullin
Chris Robinson
Clarence Weatherspoon
Corey Benjamin
Corie Blount
Cory Alexander
Cory Carr
Dale Davis
Damon Stoudamire
Dana Barros
Danny Ferry
Danny Fortson
Danny Manning
Danny Schayes
David Robinson
David Wesley
Dennis Rodman
Derek Fisher
Detlef Schrempf
Dikembe Mutombo
Donyell Marshall
Eddie Jones
Elden Campbell
Eldridge Recasner
Elliot Perry
Eric Piatkowski
Eric Washington
Eric Williams
Ervin Johnson
Felipe Lopez
Gary Trent
George Lynch
Glen Rice
Glenn Robinson
Grant Hill
Hakeem Olajuwon
Hersey Hawkins
Howard Eisley
Isaac Austin
Jacque Vaughn
Jason Caffey
Jason Kidd
Jayson Williams
Jelani McCoy
Jerry Stackhouse
Joe Smith
John Starks
Juwan Howard
Karl Malone
Keith Closs
Keith Van Horn
Kelvin Cato
Kenny Anderson
Kerry Kittles
Kevin Garnett
Larry Hughes
Larry Johnson
Lorenzen Wright
Marcus Camby
Mark Strickland
Matt Harpring
Michael Dickerson
Michael Doleac
Michael Olowokandi
Mike Bibby
Monty Williams
Nazr Mohammed
Nick Anderson
Othella Harrington
P.J. Brown
Pat Garrity
Raef LaFrentz
Ray Allen
Reggie Slater
Ricky Davis
Rik Smits
Robert Traylor
Rod Strickland
Ron Mercer
Rony Seikaly
Sam Mitchell
Scot Pollard
Scott Burrell
Scottie Pippen
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Shawn Kemp
Stephon Marbury
Steve Kerr
Steve Smith
Tariq Abdul-Wahad
Terrell Brandon
Theo Ratliff
Tim Duncan
Tim Hardaway
Tim Thomas
Todd Fuller
Tom Gugliotta
Tom Hammonds
Tony Battie
Tony Delk
Tony Massenburg
Tracy McGrady
Travis Best
Tyrone Hill
Vin Baker
Vince Carter
Vitaly Potapenko
Walt Williams
Walter McCarty
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
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1999-00
1999-00 Skybox Autographics
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Not as deep as the previous year's checklist, 1999-00 included 114 cards and was headlined by Ray Allen, Charles Barkley, Vince Carter, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon and Scottie Pippen. The cards were not numbered and are listed in order by first name.
Parallels returned with Purple Foil versions and were hand numbered to 50. Also, some of the Purple Foil Autographics, including Antoine Walker, were later included in 2001-02 Fleer Platinum rack packs and numbered to 20.
1999-00 Skybox Autographics Set Checklist
Adam Keefe
Al Harrington
Aleksandar Radojevic
Alonzo Mourning
Andrae Patterson
Andrew DeClercq
Antawn Jamison
Anthony Johnson
Antoine Walker
Antonio McDyess
Avery Johnson
Baron Davis
Brad Miller
Brent Price
Brian Grant
Bruce Bowen
Bryce Drew
Cal Bowdler
Calvin Booth
Charles Barkley
Chris Webber
Corey Benjamin
Corey Maggette
Cory Alexander
Cory Carr
Damon Stoudamire
Dana Barros
Darrell Armstrong
David Robinson
David Wesley
Dean Garrett
Dell Curry
Devean George
Dion Glover
Eddie Jones
Elden Campbell
Eric Piatkowski
Ervin Johnson
Evan Eschmeyer
Felipe Lopez
Gary Trent
George Lynch
Glenn Robinson
Greg Foster
Hakeem Olajuwon
Haywoode Workman
J.R. Reid
Jalen Rose
James Posey
Jason Terry
Jeff Foster
Jelani McCoy
Jerome Williams
Jerry Stackhouse
Joe Smith
John Celestand
Jud Buechler
Jumaine Jones
Kendall Gill
Kenny Thomas
Kerry Kittles
Lamar Odom
Larry Hughes
Lawrence Funderburke
Marcus Camby
Matt Harpring
Maurice Taylor
Michael Dickerson
Michael Doleac
Michael Finley
Michael Olowokandi
Michael Ruffin
Mike Bibby
Nazr Mohammed
Obinna Ekezie
Othella Harrington
P.J. Brown
Pat Garrity
Paul Grant
Quincy Lewis
Raef LaFrentz
Ray Allen
Richard Hamilton
Robert Traylor
Ron Artest
Roshown McLeod
Sam Mack
Sam Mitchell
Scot Pollard
Scottie Pippen
Shaquille O'Neal
Shawn Kemp
Shawn Marion
Stephon Marbury
Steve Francis
Theo Ratliff
Tim Hardaway
Tim James
Todd Fuller
Tom Gugliotta
Tony Delk
Tony Massenburg
Tracy McGrady
Trajan Langdon
Travis Best
Troy Hudson
Tyrone Nesby
Tyronn Lue
Vince Carter
Vladimir Stepania
Wally Szczerbiak
William Avery
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2000-01
2000-01 Fleer Autographics
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2000-01 marked the point where things started to get a little crazy. First, the brand switched from Skybox to Fleer Autographics. Also, perhaps due to the smaller checklist of 76 cards, parallels were expanded to include both Silver (#/250) and Gold (#/50) versions. The parallels were no longer hand numbered like previous years.
Also, in addition to the regular release, 2000-01 Fleer Authority yielded SSD (Signed, Sealed & Delivered) Autographics cards that were stamped with an embossed SSD logo and slabbed and graded by BGS. They also had Silver and Gold Parallels. The SSD cards cover a portion of the checklist, but are not a complete parallel. Many of these SSD cards have since been removed from their slabs because of lower grades. Only SSD cards have an embossed logo.
A separate insert found in 2000-01 Fleer Futures, Autographics On Location, carries the Autographics name, but resembles a postcard.
Both checklists can be seen below and are listed in alphabetical order since they were not numbered. Odds for each product are shown when available.
Base Autographics
SSD Autographics
2000-01 Fleer Base Autographics Set Checklist
Adrian Griffin
Al Harrington
Allen Iverson
Alonzo Mourning
Andre Miller
Andrew DeClercq
Antawn Jamison
Antoine Walker
Antonio McDyess
Austin Croshere
Baron Davis
Brevin Knight
Brian Grant
Bryon Russell
Chucky Atkins
Corey Maggette
Dan Langhi
Darrell Armstrong
Desmond Mason
Dion Glover
Dirk Nowitzki
Donyell Marshall
Eddie Robinson
Elden Campbell
George Lynch
Glenn Robinson
Hakeem Olajuwon
Howard Eisley
Jalen Rose
Jamaal Magloire
Jamal Mashburn
Jason Collier
Jason Hart
Jason Terry
Jermaine O'Neal
Jerry Stackhouse
Keith Van Horn
Kurt Thomas
Lamar Odom
Lindsey Hunter
Mamadou N'Diaye
Michael Dickerson
Michael Doleac
Michael Redd
Mike Bibby
Mitch Richmond
Muggsy Bogues
Othella Harrington
Pat Garrity
P.J. Brown
Quincy Lewis
Raef LaFrentz
Rashard Lewis
Ray Allen
Reggie Miller
Richard Hamilton
Ron Artest
Ron Mercer
Ruben Patterson
Scot Pollard
Shaheen Holloway
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Shawn Marion
Stephon Marbury
Steve Smith
Theo Ratliff
Tom Gugliotta
Toni Kukoc
Tracy McGrady
Travis Best
Vin Baker
Vince Carter
Vlade Divac
Voshon Lenard
2000-01 Fleer SSD Autographics Set Checklist
Al Harrington
Allen Iverson
Andre Miller
Antawn Jamison
Antoine Walker
Austin Croshere
Baron Davis
Brevin Knight
Brian Grant
Chucky Atkins
Corey Maggette
Dan Langhi
Darrell Armstrong
Dion Glover
Dirk Nowitzki
Donyell Marshall
Hakeem Olajuwon
Jamal Mashburn
Jason Collier
Jason Hart
Keith Van Horn
Kurt Thomas
Lamar Odom
Michael Redd
Mike Bibby
Muggsy Bogues
Othella Harrington
Quincy Lewis
Raef LaFrentz
Ron Artest
Ron Mercer
Stephon Marbury
Steve Smith
Theo Ratliff
Tom Gugliotta
Toni Kukoc
Tracy McGrady
Travis Best
Vince Carter
Vlade Divac
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Jason Lusis
I’ve got a joe smith 1997-98 skybox autographics card.that has been signed in blue did they sign blue ones?