Ugliest Card Of the 1980s

GeoffEighinger

1986 Topps baseball?

1988 Donruss baseball?

Just curious.

lawnmowerman

studentT206

My nominee's

'81 Donruss
'83 Fleer(Papersack brown border)
SPORTFLICS!!
'89 Score
'86 Donruss Highlights(UGGHH!)

Damian

GeoffEighinger

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Legit LOL.

Isn't it funny how expensive the old GPK cards are?

dgbaseball

I can't remember (and don't care to be reminded) what any look like beyond 87 Topps, so for me anything not 1980 Topps, 1981 Topps, or 1984 -1986 Donruss is hideous.

Ugliest for me is probably 82 or 84 Topps. I'm sure a lot of people hate the early Fleer and Donruss issues, but I've come to actually appreciate them, much as I'd love an ugly little puppy, who, despite his poor grooming and ugly features, wins me over with his big heart and determination...

Brian48

For me, it would be the '82 Fleers. There's not a single photo in the set that didn't look like it was taken with a 110 pocket camera. The '81 Donruss was the worst set of the '80s (overall) in my opinion, but that was more because of horrible quality control rather than just plain ugliness. Although it's not to far off in that area either.

Stingray

I agree that 82 Topps were plain ugly, some said the design looked like a hockey stick. But not the 84 Topps


Stingray

tcbphd

You know, I'm gonna go for 1987 Topps. I just can't stand the wood grain border look.

What, did they look at the 1962s and think"Oh, let's do THAT again!"? Ugly.

KansasJayhawk

I vote 81 Donruss...just plain ugly lol.

zef204

<< <i>You know, I'm gonna go for 1987 Topps. I just can't stand the wood grain border look.

What, did they look at the 1962s and think"Oh, let's do THAT again!"? Ugly. >>

I agree. I also don't like 89 fleer.

brumbach

I didn't care too much for 1985 Topps back in 1985 and I have yet to warm up to it 20 years later. I like the rest of the junk from the 80's though. 1984 Topps was the first set I collected when I was 11 so that's a sentimental favorite.

Downtown1974

1981 Donruss is scary!!!

Lothar52

I actually think 82 topps is one of the best of the 80's.....lol

BigRedMachine

I probably bought more 84's than any other year as a kid.

I can't explain why else I think those 84's of Stingray's are so beautiful.

Lothar52

Whats funny is we all KNOW the designs of the 1980's....if someone brought up the ugliest design of the 1990 and someone said 1997 topps i wouldlnt have ANY CLUE what that looked like....the 80 are more valuable to us then we give them credit for....if not in the pocket book...in the heart!

loth

1420sports

Here is my rank of the 80's TOPPS sets

1) 1985
2) 1980
3) 1983
4) 1986
5) 1984
6) 1988
7) 1981
8) 1989
9) 1987
10) 1982

MorrellMan

'89 Topps was the epitome of nauseous design.
Borders were too big, the photos sucked and the printing quality was trash.

Stingray

<< <i>'89 Topps was the epitome of nauseous design.
Borders were too big, the photos sucked and the printing quality was trash. >>




That was close 2nd for me.


Stingray

Lothar52

if everyone hates 1982 topps...got any commons to send my way as i upgrade my set???

loth

zef204

<< <i>if everyone hates 1982 topps...got any commons to send my way as i upgrade my set???

loth >>

I like 82 T also Loth and I have tons of ungraded vending commons sitting around. PM me a list if you would like ungraded and we'll figure something out.

Jordan

phreakydancin

1981 Topps... the baseball cap icons in the bottom corner are horribly cheesy.

tcbphd

<< <i>1981 Topps... the baseball cap icons in the bottom corner are horribly cheesy. >>



Oh, that's so true. Why that puffy ugly cap? (But I'm blinded by the fact that the Phillies won the 80 Series and all those players were in the set.)

Carew29

anything with John Wockenfuss on it.

Robeson

The uglist card has to be 1984 Topps. Those cards were so ugly and just way to busy with graphics and pictures. A very close second has to be the Kelloggs of 1982. WOW!!

zef204

<< <i>The uglist card has to be 1984 Topps. Those cards were so ugly and just way to busy with graphics and pictures. A very close second has to be the Kelloggs of 1982. WOW!! >>

I actually like the 84's and I think the second picture(headshot) was way ahead of its time. The next time there was a second picture was 89 UD and that set revolutionized the hobby. The 84's were kinda like the mid 50's sets in that it had an action shot and a headshot.

Stingray

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<< <i>The uglist card has to be 1984 Topps. Those cards were so ugly and just way to busy with graphics and pictures. A very close second has to be the Kelloggs of 1982. WOW!! >>

I actually like the 84's and I think the second picture(headshot) was way ahead of its time. The next time there was a second picture was 89 UD and that set revolutionized the hobby. The 84's were kinda like the mid 50's sets in that it had an action shot and a headshot. >>




Me too, I think they re-used the headshot thing from the 83 set, but changed it so there is a colored background, but the thing that bugs me about 83s is that with the players and team names on the bottom of the card takes up too much space and makes the action shot smaller. I like the 84s because the main photo is bigger than on 83s. JMHO.


Stingray

MorrellMan

I agree with the recent consensus - I thought the '84s were pretty nice. I too like the inset photo, and it was also the first year I got back into collecting as an adult. I liked the '83s maybe a bit more than the '84s. However, the subsets in both of those years did quite suck. I was never a big fan of the in-action cards, all star cards, team leaders, etc.

larryallen73

I like 84 since, at least through most of the 80's, it was thought to have several good rookies... including two "locks for the hall of fame" (Darryl and Don). I still think of it as a nice looking set but maybe that's because of my fond memories. Same for 82 and 83 for that matter. 88 hasn't gotten a lot of votes but it's a pretty ugly set. Oh ya, also though I am a Dodger fan I found '82 Fleer (I think it is) annoying that 50% of the photos are at Dodger Stadium (in action or posed before game but a huge number at Chavez Ravine). Oh ya, lastly I want to defend '81 Donruss... it's sort of like the little engine that could, David v. Goliath, or whatever. Remember back to breaking the monopoly, throwing cards out on the market about a week later, etc.... I am a softie and that set is so bad I feel bad for it so end up really liking it; plus I actually have several 10's so I like it better!

julen23

1981 donruss are pretty whack allright.



TGIF

Julen