topps / mystery black cards help?

Hi all, I just busted a box of 1996-97 Topps and got two cards with what appears to be black film on em. Am I supposed to peel them?

I’m figuring that given they’re called ‘Mystery’ cards the answer is staring right in my face and I should peel them off, but I don’t want to make a stupid mistake.

Thanks for helping out

If I remember right, those are supposed to be peeled, but if they are peeled, I’d think they would lose a little value.. but that depends on who wants to buy it or how much you think they are worth. I have a few of those. I peeled one, a Penny Hardaway.

this is the one I have.. 1996-97 Topps Mystery Finest #M3 Anfernee Hardaway

The Mystery Finest are meant to be peeled. It’s the regular Finest of that era with the clear protective cover where the Peel or Not-to-Peel question comes up.

The “Mystery” is whether your cards are a regular Finest (1:36), a Borderless (1:72), a Borderless Refractor (1:216) or a Boardered Refractor (1:66 Jumbo Hobby). I’d guess one is a regular and you beat the odds on the other.

That set had a ton of other great inserts. What else did you pull??

BTW, it was 95-96 that had multiple players on the back, one of whom was on the card in a Finest or Refractor version.

(01-03-2012, 01:49 AM)devinc Wrote: The Mystery Finest are meant to be peeled. It’s the regular Finest of that era with the clear protective cover where the Peel or Not-to-Peel question comes up.

The “Mystery” is whether your cards are a regular Finest (1:36), a Borderless (1:72), a Borderless Refractor (1:216) or a Boardered Refractor (1:66 Jumbo Hobby). I’d guess one is a regular and you beat the odds on the other.

That set had a ton of other great inserts. What else did you pull??

Thanks for clarifying (all of you btw), I’ll peel then.

I’ll post a video in a few days of this break and my 2000-01 SP Authentic and 1996-97 Topps S2 breaks.