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Why This Card Matters

Metal Universe is one of the most distinctive-looking sets of the late nineties — etched foil, garish backgrounds, the whole card treated as a canvas rather than a photo frame. This one catches Gerald Williams at a career pivot. His 1997 line reads 155 games, 566 at-bats, 143 hits, 32 doubles, 10 home runs, 41 RBI and 23 stolen bases at .253, with career totals through 1997 of 494 games, 313 hits, 28 home runs and 128 RBI. Born 8-10-66 in New Orleans, 6'2" and 190 pounds, batting and throwing right-handed. One quirk worth knowing: both photos show him in a Milwaukee Brewers uniform while the card designates him as a Brave — he moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta ahead of the 1998 season and Fleer got the text updated but not the photography.

Market-Informed Pricing

Priced from verified sold comps on this exact card and this exact version, not from asking prices or guesswork. Best Offer is enabled and every reasonable offer gets a look.

Professional Imaging

High-resolution scans and photos so you can inspect corners, edges, surface, and centering yourself. What you see is what you get.

Secure Shipping

Penny sleeve, top loader or card saver, team bag, and rigid protection in every shipment. Packed right, shipped fast, from a smoke-free environment.

The Base — Emphatically Not the Precious Metal Gems

This needs saying loudly. 1998 Metal Universe #136 also exists as a Precious Metal Gems parallel numbered to 50, and that card has sold for $300 and $455. This is the ordinary base card, which is a sub-dollar common. PMGs are unmistakable in hand — a dense gem-like sparkle across the entire surface — and this card does not have it. If you are searching this number, almost every result you see will be the PMG.