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Your Favorite Sets of the 70s

StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
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Please list your three favorite and three least favorite sets of the 70s (no paticular order needed):

Favorite: 75, 78, 76

Least: 72, 70, 74

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  • gfbgfb Posts: 477
    favorites 78,71,70

    least favorites 75,77,76
  • bobbybakerivbobbybakeriv Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭✭
    FAVORITES: 1977, 1976, 1975
    LEAST FAVORITES: 1970, 1974, 1978
  • StumpStump Posts: 927 ✭
    Favorite 70,76,72

    Least 73,74,78
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  • mcholkemcholke Posts: 1,000 ✭✭
    Favorites 76, 73, 71

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  • augustamanaugustaman Posts: 584 ✭✭
    Best: 71, 75, 78
    Worst: 70, 74, 76
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  • ABBAdadABBAdad Posts: 118
    My most favorite to least favorite:

    71,70,72,74,75,77,73,76,78,79
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  • CubfanCubfan Posts: 1,545
    Fav: 1975, 1976, 1972

    Least: 1970, 1973, 1978
  • VMFA115VMFA115 Posts: 176
    Favorite: 70
    No least...
  • phreakydancinphreakydancin Posts: 1,691 ✭✭
    Faves: 75, 71, 70

    Least: 72, 76

    The other five I find neither offensive nor attractive.
  • nearmintnearmint Posts: 1,111 ✭✭✭
    I don't collect much 70's stuff, but 1970 Topps football Super Glossies are my favorites.

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  • phillyphanphillyphan Posts: 2
    For me, only two years stand out 1971 and 1978.image
  • mcastaldimcastaldi Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭
    I don't know how I could give a blanket answer here. I'm building a graded 1974 set and when they're right, they're a thing of sheer beauty. But when they're not, then wow are they ugly.

    Most people don't like 1973s and I understand why. A lot of the cards have dull colors. But I think the set is special because of so many action shots and the photography captures the time (1972-1973) in terms of style, feel, etc. in addition to capturing baseball. The photography on 71s does this really well too.

    1978 & 79 bring back so many memories of childhood. When I was 8 and 9, it was all about cards.

    1970 & 1976 are OK, just nothing all that special to me. Just certain cards - like a super-clean 76 Bench or Schmidt.

    1972 and 1975 are sentimental favorites for other reasons.

    Anyway. . .
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  • SDavidSDavid Posts: 1,584 ✭✭
    71 t baseball
    75 t football
  • jackstrawjackstraw Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭
    Maybe I am twisting this but if I had the money to build 1970 to 79 Topps sets in graded form it would go like this.
    76,75,71,72,70,78,77,74,73,79..... I would work on the first 5 together and then the last 5 together until I had them complete.
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  • ArnyVeeArnyVee Posts: 4,245 ✭✭
    Favorites: 72, 75 (Mini too), 78, 71
    Least Favorites: 79, 77

    Let me say though....I don't really dislike any of them.
    * '72 BASEBALL #15 100%
    * C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
    * T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
    * L. TIANT BASIC #1
    * DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
    * MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
    * PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
    * '65 DISNEYLAND #2
    * '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
    * '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1

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  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭
    Most: 71, 76 (not sure why, like the set a lot) and 78.

    Least: 72, 75, 74
  • SOMSOM Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭
    Favorites: 1971, 1975, 1970

    Least: 1976, 1974, 1973

    No particular reasons; strictly visceral.
  • gosteelersgosteelers Posts: 2,668 ✭✭✭
    Best- '75, '71, and '76
    Worst- '79, '77, and '74
  • gmoneystylesgmoneystyles Posts: 349 ✭✭
    any set that had oscar gamble. Sorry if that exceeds 3.
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  • TipemTipem Posts: 881 ✭


    Favorite : 72,70,75,76

    Least Favorite : 77,78,73
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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Favorite 1973 1975 and 1978

    Can't stand all the rest.

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  • jmbjmb Posts: 594 ✭✭✭
    1975-1979 were the strong collecting years for me as a kid. I particularly like the 76 and 75 sets. I think 76 has some of the best photos.
    But going on pure overall eye appeal 1971 is the most attractive.
  • lowstartmicklowstartmick Posts: 304
    I love them all.

    My favorites in order 72, 71, 75, 78, 70, 77, 76, 74, 79, 73.
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  • OnlypsahockeyOnlypsahockey Posts: 1,479 ✭✭
    Hockey of course...

    Favorite on down

    71, 72, 70, 75, 74, 73, 79, 76, 77, 78
    57 Topps (83%) 7.61
    61 Topps (100%) 7.96
    62 Parkhurst (100%) 8.70
    63 Topps (100%) 7.96
    63 York WB's (50%) 8.52
    68 Topps (39%) 8.54
    69 Topps (3%) 9.00
    69 OPC (83%) 8.21
    71 Topps (100%) 9.21 #1 A.T.F.
    72 Topps (100%) 9.39
    73 Topps (13%) 9.35
    74 OPC WHA (95%) 8.57
    75 Topps (50%) 9.23
    77 OPC WHA (86%) 8.62 #1 A.T.F.
    88 Topps (5%) 10.00
  • phreakydancinphreakydancin Posts: 1,691 ✭✭
    Ah, hockey... I've heard good things image

    In order, favourite first: 71, 79, 72, 73, 76, 78, 77, 75, 70, 74
  • RangermanRangerman Posts: 276 ✭✭
    78, 77, 76-----mostly

    71, 72, 74-----leastly
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  • 19541954 Posts: 2,898 ✭✭✭
    best to worst.

    71, 73, 72, 76, 77, 75, 78, 74, 70, 79

    I think the action shots from 73 and 76 were great. Remembering opening that 1976 pack and seeing Lou Brock on the top or Johnny Bench and the dirt flying everywhere. Those were some great shots.

    The paper quality of the 1974 and 1978 set was horrible. The 1970 set was so boring with the grey borders. It seemed that every card from that set always had a print line at the top or bottom.

    1954
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  • imafishinnutimafishinnut Posts: 251 ✭
    Favorites: 1971, 1972 and 1978

    Dislike: 1974, 1976, 1977

    Since I am pretty much finished upgrading my 1971 set, the 1972 and 1978 sets are going to be my next projects. However, it will be a while before I start them in earnest.

    Mike
  • bobsbbcardsbobsbbcards Posts: 3,254 ✭✭✭
    I'm not a big fan of the '70s Topps regular issue baseball sets, but here goes nuttin:

    Best to Worst (IMHO): 72, 77, 71, 70, 76, 74, 75, 78, 73, 79
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  • shambo2000shambo2000 Posts: 322
    Favorites - 73 thru 76 & 78
    OK - 77 & 70
    Least favorite - 79, 71 & 72
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  • RedHeart54RedHeart54 Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Ah, hockey... I've heard good things >>



    Did you include the OPC WHA sets in your ranking? Seriously, despite the centering problems, those are nice sets!
  • MachodocMachodoc Posts: 541 ✭
    Since I'm the only person on the registry with complete sets from 1971 through 1975 (inclusive) I guess one could say they are all my favorite. I do however like best the 1971 and 1972 sets. I don't collect anything after 1975 however.

    Steve
  • CardHunterCardHunter Posts: 99
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