In my first go-round with the NBA, which lasted from 1996-2006, I accomplished the goal, or so I thought, but then they started doing the $500 a pack sets, and also I missed some without knowing they existed.
I was not able to do that for NASCAR, despite having less sets issued.
I have used the listings on the Trading Card Database to determine what is missing. I will begin with the NBA. Added 4/30/2016- underlines to separate the years.
- 1988-89 Panini Stickers
- 1989-90 Panini Stickers
- 1990-91 Panini Stickers
- 1992-93 Panini Stickers
- 1992-93 Upper Deck French
- 1993-94 Upper Deck French
- 1994-95 Collector's Choice Japanese
- 1994-95 Panini Stickers
- 1995-96 Collector's Choice German I
- 1995-96 Collector's Choice Italian II
- 1995-96 Collector's Choice Portuguese I
- 1996-97 Collector's Choice Italian
- 2009-10 Panini Stickers
- 2012-13 Panini Stickers
- 2014-15 Panini Eminence (realistically I don't expect to ever get any of these)
- 2015-16 Panini Flawless
- 2015-16 Panini Preferred
- 2015-16 Panini Spectra
- 2016-17 Panini Eternal
- 2016-17 Panini Gold Standard
- 2016-17 Panini Limited
- 2016-17 Panini National Treasures
- 2016-17 Noir
- 2016-17 Panini Preferred
- 2016-17 Panini Spectra
- 2016-17 Studio
- 2017-18 Absolute Basketball
- 2017-18 Cornerstones
- 2017-18 Court Kings
- 2017-18 Dominion
- 2017-18 Encased
- 2017-18 Flawless
- 2017-18 Immaculate
- 2017-18 Impeccable
- 2017-18 Mosaic
- 2017-18 National Treasures
- 2017-18 Noir
- 2017-18 Opulence
- 2017-18 Vanguard
- 2018-19 Court Kings
- 2018-19 Crown Royale
- 2018-19 Dominion
- 2018-19 Impeccable
- 2018-19 National Treasures
- 2018-19 Spectra
- 2018-19 Panini Instant (pending)
- 2018-19 Contenders Optic
- 2019-19 Encased
- 2018-19 Flawless
- 2018-19 Immaculate Collectiom
- 2018-19 National Treasures
- 2018-19 Noir
- 2018-19 Obsidian
- 2018-19 Opulence
- 2019-20 Absolute Memorabilia
- 2019-20 Donruss Elite
- 2019-20 Hoops Winter
- 2019-20 Black
- 2019-20 Chronicles
- 2019-20 Contenders Optic
- 2019-20 Crown Royale
- 2019-20 Eminence
- 2019-20 Encased
- 2019-20 Flawless
- 2019-20 Immaculate Collection
- 2019-20 Impeccable
- 2019-20 National Treasures
- 2019-20 Noir
- 2019-20 Obsidian
- 2019-20 One and One
- 2019-20 Opulence
- 2019-20 Origins
- 2019-20 Select
- 2019-20 Spectra
- 2019-20 Status
- 2020-21 Hoops Winter
- 2020-21 Donruss Elite
- 2020-21 Absolute Memorabilia
- 2020-21 Certified
- 2020-21 Contenders Optic
- 2020-21 Crown Royale
- 2020-21 Flawless
- 2020-21 Flux
- 2020-21 Illusions
- 2020-21 Immaculate Collection
- 2020-21 Impeccable
- 2020-21 Mosaic
- 2020-21 National Treasures
- 2020-21 Noir
- 2020-21 Obsidian
- 2020-21 One and One
- 2020-21 Select
- 2020-21 Spectra
- 2021 National Treasures
Since I began officially collecting the NHL in 2017, it has mostly taken over the hobby for me. Even so, there is a wide range of sets I'm still missing. I believe this is the correct list of the missing sets, although it is possible I have an insert out of some of them that I forgot to cross off my paper list. With the NHL getting cards since the 1920s, I know that getting the early days isn't too likely due to the cost of them, but I'm putting them on this chart anyway. There are MANY promo, International and lower level sets I would also love to add to my collection, but this list is major NHL releases only. Like the NBA, underlines denote year breaks.
- 1910-11 Imperial Tobacco
- 1911-12 Imperial Tobacco
- 1912-13 Imperial Tobacco (Although the three Imperial tobacco sets predate the NHL, they were for the league the NHL spun out of and I would count them just the same)
- 1923-24 William Paterson
- 1924-25 Champ's Cigarettes
- 1924-25 William Paterson
- 1925-26 Unknown producer
- 1926-27 Unknown producer
- 1933-34 Unknown producer (Labeled as Anonymous V129 by Burdick)
- 1933-34 Canadian Gum
- 1933-34 Hamilton Gum
- 1933-34 O-Pee-Chee
- 1933-34 World Wide Gum Ice Kings
- 1934-35 O-Pee-Chee
- 1935-36 O-Pee-Chee
- 1936-37 O-Pee-Chee
- 1937-38 O-Pee-Chee
- 1937-38 World Wide Gum
- 1939-40 O-Pee-Chee
- 1940-41 O-Pee-Chee
- 1952-53 Parkhurst
- 1955-56 Parkhurst
- 1957-58 Parkhurst
- 1958-59 Parkhurst
- 1959-60 Parkhurst
- 1960-61 Parkhurst
- 1961-62 Parkhurst
- 1962-63 Parkhurst
- 1963-64 Parkhurst
- 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee
- 1975-76 O-Pee-Chee WHA
- 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
- 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
- 1983-84 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
- 1983-84 Topps Stickers
- 1984-85 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
- 1985-86 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
- 1986-87 O-Pee-Chee
- 1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
- 1987-88 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
- 1987-88 Panini Stickers
- 1988-89 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
- 1988-89 Panini Stickers
- 1989-90 O-Pee-Chee Stickers
- 1990-91 Panini Stickers
- 1991-92 Panini Stickers
- 1992-93 Panini Stickers
- 1994-95 Panini Stickers
- 1996-97 Panini Stickers
- 1997-98 Panini Stickers
- 1997-98 SPx
- 1997-98 Upper Deck Diamond Vision
- 1999-00 O-Pee-Chee
- 1999-00 Panini Stickers
- 1999-00 Revolution
- 2000-01 Panini Stickers
- 2000-01 SP Game Used
- 2000-01 Topps Gold Label
- 2001-02 Fleer Legacy
- 2001-02 Pacific Private Stock Titanium Draft Day
- 2001-02 SP Game Used
- 2001-02 UD Premier
- 2001-02 Upper Deck Stanley Cup Champs
- 2002-03 Between the Pipes
- 2002-03 In the Game Used
- 2002-03 MVP
- 2002-03 SP Game Used
- 2002-03 Upper Deck Classic Portraits
- 2002-03 Premier Collection
- 2003-04 Be A Player Ultimate Memorabilia
- 2003-04 In the Game Used Signature Series
- 2003-04 In the Game VIP
- 2003-04 Private Stock Reserve
- 2003-04 Private Stock Reserve Titanium
- 2003-04 Panini Stickers
- 2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six Boston Bruins
- 2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six Chicago Blackhawks
- 2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six Montreal Canadiens
- 2003-04 Parkhurst Original Six Toronto Maple Leafs
- 2003-04 Parkhurst Rookie
- 2003-04 Topps Pristine
- 2003-04 Honor Roll
- 2003-04 Trilogy
- 2003-04 Premier
- 2004-05 In the Game Franchises Update
- 2004-05 UD Legendary Signatures
- 2004-05 Ultimate Collection
- 2005-06 Panini Stickers
- 2005-06 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2005-06 Ultimate Collection
- 2006-07 Artifacts
- 2006-07 Panini Stickers
- 2006-07 SP Game Used
- 2006-07 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2006-07 Ultimate Collection
- 2007-08 O-Pee-Chee Premier
- 2007-08 Trilogy
- 2007-08 Upper Deck Mini Jersey
- 2007-08 Upper Deck Sweet Shot
- 2007-08 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2008-09 O-Pee-Chee Premier
- 2008-09 Ovation
- 2008-09 Panini Stickers
- 2008-09 UD Black
- 2008-09 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2008-09 Ultimate Collection
- 2009-10 Be A Player
- 2009-10 O-Pee-Chee Premier
- 2009-10 Ovation
- 2009-10 Panini Stickers
- 2009-10 UD Black
- 2009-10 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2009-10 Ultimate Collection
- 2010-11 Panini Dominion
- 2010-11 Limited
- 2010-11 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2010-11 Ultimate Collection
- 2011-12 Ice
- 2011-12 Panini Prime
- 2011-12 Panini Titanium
- 2011-12 Ultimate Collection
- 2012-13 SP Game Used
- 2012-13 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2013-14 Ice
- 2013-14 Playbook
- 2013-14 Panini Stickers
- 2013-14 Totally Certified
- 2013-14 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2014-15 Ice
- 2014-15 Panini Stickers
- 2014-15 SP Game Used
- 2014-15 SPx
- 2014-15 UD Premier
- 2014-15 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2014-15 Ultimate Collection
- 2015-16 Black Diamond
- 2015-16 Panini Stickers
- 2015-16 UD Black
- 2015-16 UD Premier
- 2015-16 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2016-17 Black Diamond
- 2016-17 UD Premier
- 2016-17 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2016-17 Ultimate Collection
- 2017-18 SP Game Used
- 2018-19 Black Diamond
- 2018-19 Chronology
- 2018-19 Clear Cut
- 2018-19 Compendium
- 2018-19 Engrained
- 2018-19 UD Premier
- 2018-19 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2019-20 Black Diamond
- 2019-20 Engrained
- 2019-20 Ice
- 2019-20 Stature
- 2019-20 UD Premier
- 2019-20 Upper Deck Buybacks
- 2019-20 Upper Deck Clear Cut
- 2019-20 Upper Deck The Cup
- 2019-20 Ultimate Collection
- 2020-21 Black Diamond
- 2020-21 O-Pee-Chee Platinum
- 2020-21 Parkhurst
- 2020-21 SP Authentic
- 2020-21 SP Signature Edition Legends
- 2020-21 SPx
- 2020-21 UD Premier
- 2020-21 Upper Deck Clear Cut
- 2020-21 Upper Deck Stature
- 2020-21 Synergy
- 2020-21 Trilogy
- 2020-21 Ultimate Collection
Updated 2/9/22. Did not put any 2021-22 sets on the list because they have not come out yet.
Star Wars. This may not be complete. It does not include the cartoon based cards. I have a hard time figuring out all the varieties of Widevision sets issued in the 1990s.
- 1996 Topps Star Wars 3Di Widevision
- 1996 Topps Shadows of the Empire
- 2005 Topps Revenge of the Sith Widevision
- 2006 Topps Evolution Update
- 2009 Topps Star Wars Galaxy 4
- 2015 Topps Star Wars Masterwork
- 1966 Topps Superman
- 1996 Fleer/Skybox Batman Holo Series
- 2008 Rittenhouse Batman Archives
- 2009 Rittenhouse Justice League of America Archives
- 1911 American Tobacco Auto Drivers
- 1930 Wills Cigarette's Speed
- 1938 Wills Cigarette's Speed
- 1970 Shell Racing Cars of the World
- Any others pre-1990 with the exception of 1922 Lambert & Butlers Motors Cars and 1975 John Player & Sons
- 1899 N72 Duke's Coins of All Nations
- 1933 Goudey Sea Raiders
- 1933 Goudey World War
- 1936 Goudey Auto License Plates
- 1936 Goudey History of Aviation
- 1937 Goudey Auto License Plates
- 1938 Goudey Auto License Plates
- 1939 Goudey Auto License Plates
- 1941 Goudey Sky Birds
- 1956 Topps US Presidents
- 1957 Topps Space Cards
- 1962 Topps Civil War News
- 1965 Topps Battle: The Story of WWII
- 1972 or 1976 Topps US Presidents (Issued in 1972, reissued and updated in 1976)
- 2014 Cult-Stuff Civil War
The Non-Sports fields will likely expand as I learn more about what is out there- I have almost no knowledge of the Tobacco Card era but pretty much every set I learn about would find a home in my collection. The NASCAR and NBA sections will hopefully shrink in time.
Billy, I have some Car and Driver cards from the Cadillac series(not complete) - are they of interestto you?
ReplyDeleteI sure am Les. I got a couple of packs worth when the cards were new but I am missing at least triple what I have.
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ReplyDeleteIf you can send me your address again through e-mail I will get those cards from the post going your direction. Sorry, but I'm really bad about keeping addresses. You'd think I'd be much better by now after blogging for three years, but a few have still slipped through the cracks.
prowlingcat03@gmail.com
Hey Billy, I was looking at your non-sports collection on TCDB and was wondering if we could figure something out. I happen to have an abundance of 90's cards that include some oddball sets and or cards. Just looking at your collection I found 4 or more partials that I can fill up to full sets. Also Add several cards to your Wizard sets( I love those cards)./ I have a 95 Flair Marvel 4 card panel. And that is just the beginning. At least on set you do not mention is 93 World Famous San Diego Zoo Animals of the Wild. I have a full set extra. Also did not notice if you had or wanted 93 Starlog: Science Fiction Universe. If you are interested you can contact me on TCDB/Tom Standfill or my email Tstandfill@hotmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you. Tom
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