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craig44craig44 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
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sometimes i think about cards that could have been, but never were.
I sure wish these cards had been made:
1983 Tiffany Boggs, Gwynn and Sandberg
82 TT of the three above.
84 TT Puckett and Clemens
84 Donruss RR of Puckett and Clemens

54 and 55 topps Mantle

there are so many more, but those are a few to start

George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

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  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1969 Topps Super Nolan Ryan
    1970 Topps Super Nolan Ryan
    1971 Topps Super Nolan Ryan

  • Panama Mutiny (Formerly lawyer05) Panama Mutiny (Formerly lawyer05) Posts: 2,177 ✭✭✭✭

    1967 Topps Allan Lewis
    1956 Patricio Scantlebury
    1956 Vibert Clarke

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  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @handyman said:
    1969 Topps Super Nolan Ryan
    1970 Topps Super Nolan Ryan
    1971 Topps Super Nolan Ryan

    good call on the Ryans. i hadnt thought of the Supers

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think it would have been great had Topps continued with the mini set after 1975. we could have had mini rookies of Murray, molitor, Ozzie, Rickey...

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,104 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1983 topps Willie Stargell.

    Donruss and Fleer gave him an 83 card but not topps for some reason.

  • Panama Mutiny (Formerly lawyer05) Panama Mutiny (Formerly lawyer05) Posts: 2,177 ✭✭✭✭

    wow

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  • brad31brad31 Posts: 2,789 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1955 Bowman Koufax, Killebrew and Williams.

  • Nathaniel1960Nathaniel1960 Posts: 2,324 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1967 Topps Seaver/Ryan RC. Would be IMO Top 10 Hobby Card.

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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,104 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Topps Stan Musial from 1952-58.

  • erikthredderikthredd Posts: 9,035 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Tom Brady 2000 Topps Chrome + Refractor parallel.

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  • empigtvempigtv Posts: 58 ✭✭
    edited September 1, 2020 7:30AM

    1958-1968 Topps Basketball.

  • RedHeart54RedHeart54 Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭
    edited September 1, 2020 7:40AM

    @Darin said:
    1983 topps Willie Stargell.

    Donruss and Fleer gave him an 83 card but not topps for some reason.

    Stargell retired right after the 1982 season so there was really no reason to make a 1983 Topps card of him. It was nice that Fleer and Donruss did so but Topps didn't typically make cards of recently retired players, even players of Stargell's level.

    In the spirit of the discussion I'd say a 1978-79 OPC WHA Wayne Gretzky rookie. Of all years for OPC to stop making WHA cards! (They were originally produced between 1972-73 and 1977-78.)
    Also 1950 and 1951 Bowmans of Stan Musial. He famously didn't have Topps cards (until 1958) because he was loyal to Bowman but why in the heck were those two missing between his 1948 and 1953 cards??

  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 1, 2020 7:34AM

    1954 Topps Satchel Paige
    1967 Topps Sandy Koufax
    1974 Topps Willie Mays (yes, he has a World Series card, but missing the base issue)
    1975 Topps Al Kaline (yes, he has a highlight card, but missing the base issue)
    1977 Topps Hank Aaron

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @erikthredd said:
    Tom Brady 2000 Topps Chrome + Refractor parallel.

    You are so right about these Bradys. Do you think they would be more desirable than the Bowman/Bowman Chrome?

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭✭

    an 1985 topps USA card of Will Clark would have been fantastic as well. I think the reason they didnt had to do with college eligability though

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • Panama Mutiny (Formerly lawyer05) Panama Mutiny (Formerly lawyer05) Posts: 2,177 ✭✭✭✭

    @LarkinCollector said:
    1986 Topps Traded Larkin

    There's some great guys who make customs, so why not have the cards created? This one was from @alifaxwa2, a 5x7 Rookie Year auto version ...

    nice

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  • erikthredderikthredd Posts: 9,035 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:

    @erikthredd said:
    Tom Brady 2000 Topps Chrome + Refractor parallel.

    You are so right about these Bradys. Do you think they would be more desirable than the Bowman/Bowman Chrome?

    Yes but I think that Contenders would still be THE rookie for Brady. I think that a Topps Chrome Refractor rookie would be #2.

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  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1972-73 OPC Hockey included an insert set of the Team Canada players from the Canada-Russia series. Would have been nice to have a parallel set of the Russian players too.

  • MoonmanMoonman Posts: 277 ✭✭✭

    !984 topps Warren Moon

  • dontippetdontippet Posts: 2,606 ✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    sometimes i think about cards that could have been, but never were.
    I sure wish these cards had been made:
    1983 Tiffany Boggs, Gwynn and Sandberg
    82 TT of the three above.
    84 TT Puckett and Clemens
    84 Donruss RR of Puckett and Clemens

    54 and 55 topps Mantle

    there are so many more, but those are a few to start

    I've never thought about Boggs, Gwynn, and Sandberg in the 82TT. Can you imagine the desirability and value of that set? Wow. I would think it would be the ultimate set of the 80's.

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  • stevegarveyfanstevegarveyfan Posts: 579 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1981 Topps Coca Cola Steve Garvey would have been very cool. He was a major star at the time, so I've never been quite sure why he wasn't featured.

  • bswhitenbswhiten Posts: 214 ✭✭✭

    If you like Topps Stargell @Darin ... 2 graded for the base and 5 for IA :) super tough ones...

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    Wish there was a total Blackless Ripken :) $$$

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭✭

    How about an 1986 fleer John Stockton.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

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    1987 OPC Brett Hull in a Flames sweater

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    1989 OPC Mark Recchi

  • jordangretzkyfanjordangretzkyfan Posts: 2,462 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    sometimes i think about cards that could have been, but never were.
    I sure wish these cards had been made:
    1983 Tiffany Boggs, Gwynn and Sandberg
    82 TT of the three above.
    84 TT Puckett and Clemens
    84 Donruss RR of Puckett and Clemens

    Love your list! As an 80s and early 90s guy, here are a few more I wish existed...

    • 1993 Topps Finest Derek Jeter RC (imagine the price of that refractor)
    • 1990 UD Frank Thomas RC
    • 1987 Topps Greg Maddux “Future Stars” RC
    • 1986 Topps Traded Mark McGwire
    • 1986 Topps Traded Barry Larkin XRC
    • 89/90 Fleer David Robinson RC
    • 87/88 Fleer John Stockton RC
    • 81/82 Topps Isiah Thomas RC
  • ArtVandelayArtVandelay Posts: 700 ✭✭✭✭

    So many 70's football cards come to mind.

    1968 Ken Houston
    1968 Willie Lanier
    1968 Gene Upshaw
    1968 Alan Page
    1968 Larry Little
    1968 Lem Barney
    1968 Rayfield Wright
    1969 Art Shell
    1969 Ron Yary
    1970 Roger Staubach
    1970 Joe Greene
    1970 Ted Hendricks
    1970 Charlie Joiner
    1970 Roger Wehrli
    1971 Mel Blount
    1972 Jack Ham
    1972 Dan Dierdorf
    1972 Jack Youngblood
    1972 Harold Carmichael
    1974 Dan Fouts
    1975 Jack Lambert
    1975 Mike Webster
    1975 John Stallworth
    1975 Dave Casper
    1976 Fred Dean
    1977 Jackie Slater

  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can't believe that @JoeBanzai hasn't said 1957 Topps Harmon Killebrew yet.

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    Kellogg's cards of Hank Aaron

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  • TabeTabe Posts: 6,064 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    sometimes i think about cards that could have been, but never were.
    I sure wish these cards had been made:
    1983 Tiffany Boggs, Gwynn and Sandberg
    82 TT of the three above.

    I have no clue why they didn't do 82 TT of those three - especially Boggs and Sandberg. Sandberg played 156 games in 1982! Boggs played 104. They certainly should have been included in that set.

    By the same token, although Baseball Cards magazine did a fake one, we should have gotten an 83 TT of Don Mattingly.

  • erikthredderikthredd Posts: 9,035 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 1, 2020 2:32PM

    @jordangretzkyfan said:

    @craig44 said:
    sometimes i think about cards that could have been, but never were.
    I sure wish these cards had been made:
    1983 Tiffany Boggs, Gwynn and Sandberg
    82 TT of the three above.
    84 TT Puckett and Clemens
    84 Donruss RR of Puckett and Clemens

    Love your list! As an 80s and early 90s guy, here are a few more I wish existed...

    • 1993 Topps Finest Derek Jeter RC (imagine the price of that refractor)
    • 1990 UD Frank Thomas RC
    • 1987 Topps Greg Maddux “Future Stars” RC
    • 1986 Topps Traded Mark McGwire
    • 1986 Topps Traded Barry Larkin XRC
    • 89/90 Fleer David Robinson RC
    • 87/88 Fleer John Stockton RC
    • 81/82 Topps Isiah Thomas RC

    Take it a little further,imagine if Fleer had included Robinson in the 1987-88 Fleer set when he was the #1 pick in the 87 draft. Even though he had to finish his obligation to the Navy first, having an 87 Fleer rc would have made a great set even better.

    Eric
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  • rmh111985rmh111985 Posts: 395 ✭✭✭✭

    85/85 OPC Patrick Roy. Roy and Lemieux rookies in the same set would have been insane.

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  • MantleMarisFordBerraMantleMarisFordBerra Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭

    I wish there was a 1980 Topps In Memorial card of Thurman Munson. What about a ‘51 Bowman DiMaggio? Or a ‘52 Topps card of him? As some pointed out earlier all the missing Stan Musial cards from the ‘50’s would have been awesome. Why was there no ‘34Goudey Ruth card? He’s in their ‘33 & ‘35sets. How about a ‘38 Goudey Gehrig? A 1915 Cracker Jack Ruth would be amazing.

  • lwehlerslwehlers Posts: 910 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    sometimes i think about cards that could have been, but never were.
    I sure wish these cards had been made:
    1983 Tiffany Boggs, Gwynn and Sandberg
    82 TT of the three above.
    84 TT Puckett and Clemens
    84 Donruss RR of Puckett and Clemens

    54 and 55 topps Mantle

    there are so many more, but those are a few to start

    1983 topps tiffany would have been amazing to collect as a whole set.

  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 1, 2020 3:52PM

    Zeenut Ted Williams
    T206 Joe Jackson and Connie Mack
    1934 Goudey Babe Ruth
    1935-36 Diamond Stars Ruth and Gehrig
    1939-41 Play Ball Bob Feller
    1950-51 Bowman Joe DiMaggio
    1952-53 Topps Ted Williams and Stan Musial
    1954-55 Topps Mickey Mantle
    1963 Topps Pete Rose single (not multi-rookie)
    1966-67 Topps Nolan Ryan
    1973 Topps Dave Winfield
    1978 Topps Ozzie Smith
    1982 Topps Tony Gwynn
    1957-1969 Topps "Roberto" Clemente instead of "Bob" Clemente. HIS NAME WAS NOT BOB!!!!!

    Steve

  • blurryfaceblurryface Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    sometimes i think about cards that could have been, but never were.
    I sure wish these cards had been made:
    1983 Tiffany Boggs, Gwynn and Sandberg
    82 TT of the three above.
    84 TT Puckett and Clemens
    84 Donruss RR of Puckett and Clemens

    54 and 55 topps Mantle

    there are so many more, but those are a few to start

    technically there is a '54 topps mantle. was never distributed in packs. just in the second sports illustrated magazine ever though, which is kinda cool,

  • 19591959 Posts: 629 ✭✭✭

    1960 Ted Williams , and 1962 Maury Wills

  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 1, 2020 5:09PM

    Been said before but Id love a
    Single card
    1963 Fleer Pete Rose Rookie
    Maybe
    1966 Topps Football Butkus and Sayers
    Would have made that set actually a hit.

  • bobbybakerivbobbybakeriv Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭✭

    It's not so much that the cards weren't made for me, but they were made without the AS designation. 79 Topps Freddie Patek, 78 Richie Zisk, 75 Reggie, etc. Those would have been some cool cards IMO. The same happened with Topps football in 1976 as well. I don't know why.

  • ArtVandelayArtVandelay Posts: 700 ✭✭✭✭

    That reminds me.

    1977 Mark van Eeghen Topps with the 1,000 yarder icon.

  • DonyoguyDonyoguy Posts: 30 ✭✭

    @Tabe said:

    I have no clue why they didn't do 82 TT of those three - especially Boggs and Sandberg. Sandberg played 156 games in 1982! Boggs played 104. They certainly should have been included in that set.

    By the same token, although Baseball Cards magazine did a fake one, we should have gotten an 83 TT of Don Mattingly.

    Sandberg was inexcusable, but Boggs, Gwynn and Mattingly were understandable omissions. It seems like Topps' cutoff for the traded checklists was mid-June, and none of those guys were established in the majors until the All-Star Break.

  • AC000000AC000000 Posts: 257 ✭✭✭

    T206 (full distribution), T205, T207 - Honus Wagner
    1934 Goudey - Gabby Hartnett
    1935 Diamond Stars - Gabby Hartnett
    1935 Diamond Stars - Lou Gehrig
    1952 Topps Ted Williams
    1955 Topps - Roy Campanella
    1962 Topps Maury Wills

  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,478 ✭✭✭✭

    I wish Kelloggs had made a 3D card of Cal Ripken Jr.

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  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭✭

    what about a 77 eddie murray

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,104 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    what about a 77 eddie murray

    craig- I love Eddie Murray's 78 rookie, its one of my favorites. Just a really nice looking card.
    If he had a 77 rookie it might have been one of those 4 player rookie cards like Andre Dawson
    and not look near as good as the 78.

  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1964 Topps Giant Pete Rose.

    Steve

  • blurryfaceblurryface Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2, 2020 7:55AM

    that '54 topps mantle in the full si yankee team sheet:

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