Most underated 1980's set

frankhardy

I would like to nominate one as far as visual appeal goes. This set really has no rookies of note in it, but I think this set is absolutely beautiful. Is anybody with me in liking the looks of the 1988 Fleer set? I was going through some sets, and ran across this one. It only books for like $8.00, and really doesn't have any valuable cards, but I think this set is really nice looking. Also, is it just me, or is this set a little more scarce than some of the other late 80's (and I use the term "scarce" very loosely)? I just know that when going through commons, wheter it be my own, or others, that I hardly ever see 1988 Fleer.

Go ahead and laugh and make fun or whatever, but I really like the looks of that set. What are some more underated sets?

onefasttalon

Actually I completely agree with you. In terms of what was available in '88, I too feel the fleer was the best set. I really like the all-white borders, and most of the shots are nice. I've contemplated starting to build this set (using all PSA 9's and 10's) but just haven't bitten the bullet. Mark Grace, Edgar Martinez, and Tom Glavine are about the only RC's worth a darn but SO WHAT!

RedHeart54

I liked it when it came out and still like it. (I also hoarded a number of Mark Grace rookies. He having a single card in the update set was cool too. And I'm sure onefasttalon STILL hoards the update Sabo card. ) I've heard some people throughout the years say they thought the set was ugly or boring but I think it fit well with Fleer's 1980s style of simplicity.

Stingray

Sorry to say I am not a big fan of that one, looks like a candy cane to me.


Stingray

ajmoeller81

Close. I think 1989 Fleer is one of the best looking of the decade. Plus you get Griffey, Johnson and Sheffield.

tkd7

I like the '88 Donruss set. Just picked up a factory set for under $10.

Scan from PSA Set Registry (not my set)....

tennesseebanker

I agree ! The 88 Fleer set is one of the best looking sets of the 80's. I bought this set in 88 and put it in pages then, it has been in pages ever since in the bottom of my closet, It isnt even in a binder. I love the white background/border on these cards. If you see it in pages it is even better looking.

jackstraw

The 88 Score was and still is a favorite of mine. Tons of color and action shots.

Stingray

<< <i>The 88 Score was and still is a favorite of mine. Tons of color and action shots. >>



I remember when those came out, every card is an action shot, thought that was very cool. Remember too that they had some problems with initial production, had a bad cutting blades and most of the cards had extra piece on the corners.


Stingray

BugOnTheRug

gone......

onefasttalon

"(I also hoarded a number of Mark Grace rookies. He having a single card in the update set was cool too. And I'm sure onefasttalon STILL hoards the update Sabo card. )"

You better believe it! I'd tell ya how many of (just) this card of Sabo I have... but I'll let your gasp (and then laugh) at much less interesting things in life.

tennesseebanker

onefasttalon, Is there any Sabo cards that you need ? I looked through some cards in my closet the other night and found a few in pages, They werent rare or anything, so I figured you allready had them. i think they were like from traded sets and donruss rookies or something. I will look again tonite.

downgoesfrazier

My favorites would be...

Topps: 1986
Donruss: 1981,1984-1985 3-way tie--can't choose. Love 'em all.
Fleer: 1981

digicat

I like the 1988 Fleer set too. Upon my return to the hobby in the late 90s, the 88 fleer set was the first one I wanted to complete.

I remember that set being really popular in the late 80s and early 90s as there were a bunch of stars from that era with their rookies in that set. I wonder how that set will do if Edgar Martinez makes it into the Hall.

Edgar Martinez.
.310+ avg
2000+ games

Everyone with that combination is in the Hall.

onefasttalon

"onefasttalon, Is there any Sabo cards that you need ? I looked through some cards in my closet the other night and found a few in pages, They werent rare or anything, so I figured you allready had them. i think they were like from traded sets and donruss rookies or something. I will look again tonite. "

Tennessee... YES! I have EVERY CHRIS SABO card I've ever seen/known of... but I'll take every one I can get! I have over 6,000 of his '89 Topps Rc's (alright, QUIT laughing!) If you're willing to part with those that you find, let me know. Private Message me! Thanks!

bri2327

I'm with DGF all the way.......86 Topps is a sweet set. Beautiful when right, a classic design, just stunning. Also a huge fan of the 81, 85, and 86 Donruss too.

onefasttalon

I actually have an '86 Topps factory set up on Ebay this week... can't get a bid.

bri2327

<< <i>I actually have an '86 Topps factory set up on Ebay this week... can't get a bid. >>




Is it a holiday set or regular brown packaging ?

onefasttalon

Well... neither. I know it's not the Holiday set (that one is worth a lot more) but it's not in a simple brown box either. It's in a white box with Topps factory stamping all over it. Check it out HERE

bri2327

Wow, I didnt even know they were putting em in those boxes back then, I may have to keep watch.


I didnt think it would be possible to spend too much $$ on 86 topps but I have been doing my best to try lately. Ive busted 5 of the 6 box rack cases in the past few months trying to put together a PERFECT set. So far, that is nearly 35,000 cards and I have roughly 200 that are true beauties. Perfect tiffany finish, zero chipping, no print flaws whatsoever,dead on centering ( I actually dont mind the TB centering to be a bit off favoring the top since it just allows more black).....just a truly amazing set when they are on. If anyone would like a team set from 86 I will put together one for them shipped for $5. I will do my best to find you really nice cards when assembling...they will all be at least PSA 8 quality since they are all fresh from rack boxes, and I toss anything that is way oc, chipped or dinged. PM me and let me know if there is any interest.

Stingray

Nice airbrushing on this card, hat and uniform.


Stingray

softparade

Hey Brian. HOLY CRAP thats alot of cards to go through! Lots of fun I bet!

Dan

Boopotts

<< <i>I actually have an '86 Topps factory set up on Ebay this week... can't get a bid. >>



I think that will be a tough sell for $18 delivered.

onefasttalon

"I think that will be a tough sell for $18 delivered. "

I thought so too... but when I saw this, I just about fell down.... Linky

Bkritz

If anyone wants to start a psa 9 MINT NQ 1981 Topps baseball set, I have 100 different psa 9s for sale.

$500 or a trade for 50s baseball in 7 or 8 or 60s in 8 (mostly interested in stars)

Here are the 100 different
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100 DIFFERENT PSA 9 1981 TOPPS BASEBALL CARDS – ALL HAVE NO QUALIFIERS


1981 TOPPS 2 HOME RUN LEADERS JACKSON/OGLIVIE/SCHMIDT 9
1981 TOPPS 3 RBI LEADERS C.COOPER/M.SCHMIDT 9
1981 TOPPS 4 STOLEN BASE LEADERS R.HENDERSON/R.LeFLORE 9
1981 TOPPS 5 VICTORY LEADERS S.STONE/S.CARLTON 9
1981 TOPPS 6 STRIKEOUT LEADERS L.BARKER/S.CARLTON 9
1981 TOPPS 31 CHECKLIST 1-121 N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 42 JERRY WHITE N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 51 BILL ROBINSON N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 53 KEVIN SAUCIER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 66 ROYALS FUTURE STARS CASTILLO/IRELAND/JONES 9
1981 TOPPS 68 MATT ALEXANDER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 93 ED GLYNN N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 99 ERIC WILKINS N/A 9

1981 TOPPS 192 BRAVES FUTURE STARS HARPER/MILLER/RAMIREZ 9
1981 TOPPS 184 JIM DWYER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 174 DOUG RAU N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 165 TONY SCOTT N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 151 CLAUDELL WASHINGTON N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 141 MIGUEL DILONE N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 138 RICH DOTSON N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 132 TOMMY BOGGS N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 130 LARRY GURA N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 129 ART HOWE N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 118 KURT BEVACQUA N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 115 ROY SMALLEY N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 108 BRUCE BENEDICT N/A 9

1981 TOPPS 292 MIKE SQUIRES N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 278 RICK SOFIELD N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 258 JOE PRICE N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 257 RENNIE STENNENT N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 255 MARK LITTELL N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 245 ED FIGUEROA N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 239 RICK MILLER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 236 MIKE IVIE N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 226 MANNY SANGUILLEN N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 223 ROY LEE JACKSON N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 219 KEN LANDREAUX N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 209 DICKIE THON N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 207 OZZIE SMITH N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 206 MIKE SCHMIDT N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 202 STEVE CARLTON N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 397 JULIO CRUZ N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 382 PAUL MIRABELLA N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 361 JOE STRAIN N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 355 BOB HORNER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 353 TERRY KENNEDY N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 351 OTTO VELEZ N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 335 RICK CERONE N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 328 TWINS FUTURE STARS ENGLE/JOHNSTON/WARD 9
1981 TOPPS 325 RAY KNIGHT N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 314 RICH DAUER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 310 VIDA BLUE N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 306 JUAN BENIQUEZ N/A 9

1981 TOPPS 493 DAN QUISENBERRY N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 485 GARRY TEMPLETON N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 472 DYAR MILLER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 447 JUNIOR KENNEDY N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 445 ELLIS VALENTINE N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 442 RON PRUITT N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 441 KEN REITZ N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 439 DENNY WALLING N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 429 MICK KELLEHER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 427 JOHN D'ACQUISTO N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 420 KEITH HERNANDEZ N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 418 BOBBY BROWN N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 416 GARY ALEXANDER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 409 LARRY HERNDON N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 404 WORLD SERIES PHIL.WIN FIRST WORLD SER. 9
1981 TOPPS 403 WORLD SERIES PHILLIES BEAT ROYAL IN 6 9

1981 TOPPS 598 GEORGE VUKOVICH N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 587 JEFF NEWMAN N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 568 DAVE REVERING N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 566 DEL UNSER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 555 CECIL COOPER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 542 LARRY BRADFORD N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 538 TOM GRIFFIN N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 536 BOB OWCHINKO N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 524 WILLIE AIKENS N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 516 DOUG BIRD N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 501 TIM FOLI N/A 9

1981 TOPPS 689 RED SOX FUTURE STAR HURST/MacWHORTER/NICHOLS 9
1981 TOPPS 687 JEFF JONES N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 669 TWINS TEAM N/A 8
1981 TOPPS 665 INDIANS TEAM N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 658 MILT WILCOX N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 657 MIKE CUBBAGE N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 655 DAN DRIESSEN N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 652 JOHN MONTAGUE N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 644 RAMON AVILES N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 636 AL HRABOSKY N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 626 TIGERS FUTURE STARS STEFFEN/UJDUR/WEAVER 9
1981 TOPPS 625 BILL BUCKNER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 603 JOHN VERHOEVEN N/A 9

1981 TOPPS 723 BRUCE BOCHTE N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 722 JOE NIEKRO N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 721 TOBY HARRAH N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 718 LARRY BIITTNER N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 716 GLENN BORGMANN N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 712 BILL BONHAM N/A 9
1981 TOPPS 704 BILL TRAVERS N/A 9

jrinck

My favorite Mike Schmidt card just happens to be his 1988 Fleer! The look on his face says it all! Got fooled by a changeup for strike three!

1988 Fleer Mike Schmidt

sayheykid54

I love the 1981 Donruss set . A tough, tough set to get in centered high grades.

Darin

I think the 83 Topps is underated. Great looking set, and three nice rookie cards of Boggs, Gwynn, and Sandberg, which I think is a classic. And some of the old timers like Bench, Rose, Yaz, Carew, and Seaver were still around.

Bernaner

I loved the '88 Fleer set! My favorite from '88. I remember that time well, wanting to pull Matt nokes, Gregg Jeffries, Kevin Seitzer, Mark Grace, Benito Santiago, and of course all the superstars of the time. I remember this set selling for $40 at one point!When Topps,Score and Donruss were like $20-$25.Those were good times for me. Walt Weiss!

RedHeart54

Just gotta know: why the obsession with Sabo?

softparade

The more you good people think ANY 80's set is under-rated the more interest for the future. Keep up the good work people! Maybe we can RID the hobby of the snooooty ones who disdain ANYTHING 80's only because of production numbers.

FYS

As far as sets that I feel do not get enought love: 1984 and 1988 Topps.

tennesseebanker

Hey ! I just bought a rack case of 84 Topps from BBC Exchange, After the great results from my 85 Topps rack case I thought I would be giving 84 a shot! I figured for $150 bucks it would be a load of fun ! I plan on submitting all psa 10 worthy cards and selling them.

softparade

I have eyballed that case for a while! Nice price for 20+ year wax in case form!

Stingray

<< <i>As far as sets that I feel do not get enought love: 1984 and 1988 Topps. >>




Yes, someone for the 84 Topps set!!!!

tennesseebanker

Stingray, I know you have put the 84 set on the backburner for a while, but, Could you give me some info on what may sell well from that year? And what to look for as far as condition.
The case should be here sometime early next week and I will post a case break thread with scans as soon as it arrives !

tennesseebanker

Onefasttalon, I found these in the bottom of my closet...........

softparade

Hey tenn,

the answers to who will sell in the 84 Topps set are pretty much Cal Ripken, Mattingly, Boggs, Rickey Henderson, Tony Gwynn, Rose, Nolan Ryan, Sandberg, Brett, Schmidt ...

I know you did not ask me but I thought I could help!

67standup

1981 O-Pee-Chee Grey back (not the more common white back.) About 1 grey for every 20 white. Indistinguishable on the wrapper or box.

tennesseebanker

<< <i>Hey tenn,

the answers to who will sell in the 84 Topps set are pretty much Cal Ripken, Mattingly, Boggs, Rickey Henderson, Tony Gwynn, Rose, Nolan Ryan, Sandberg, Brett, Schmidt ...

I know you did not ask me but I thought I could help! >>



No problem, I will always take some help wherever I can find it.
I noticed some low pop 84's selling very nicely in some of the completed auctions i ran through also. Thanks.

fiveniner

With out a doubt great looking cards however I have to give the edge to 84 Donruss followed by 85D and 86 D.

onefasttalon

"Just gotta know: why the obsession with Sabo? "

Yo Redheart.... why? ... well, because I started to idolize him back in 1988, and haven't stopped picking up his card ever since. They're dirt cheap (free most of the time.) I don't always think this hobby has to be about collecting what's the most valuable. I bet there are millions of folks out that collecting their favorite players back in the day... whether that was 1955, 1988, or 2005! Don't get me wrong, have a VERY large collection of graded super-star RC's and HOF'ers too, but my true obsession is collecting my childhood hero.


Tennessee... they all look great, either email me or PM me what you have to have for them. Thanks Again!

sixdart

Seems like baseball covered, so as far as football goes...

1984 Topps USFL - Contains 3 key HOF RCs of Steve Young, Reggie White and Jim Kelly. I can only imagine if these 3 were included in the '84 Topps NFL issue? There are also other Heisman RCs contained in the set (Walker, Rozier). Plagued with centering issues and very condition sensitive (due to poor packaging). Set prices have been very solid lately.

1985 Topps - Black bordered set ... currently contains 34 HOF'ers (2 HOF RCs Moon, Munchak). Long term HOF RC prospects in Richard Dent, Henry Ellard, Irving Fryar and Mark Clayton. Unopened material has been steadily increasing in the last 6 months - rack pack boxes are highly sought after.

1986 Topps - Green bordered set - not as difficult as ‘85, but still very challenging. Nice selection of HOF'ers and contains RCs of Jerry Rice, Bruce Smith and Andre Reed. Also, NFL RCs of Steve Young and Reggie White. Pricey unopened material drives some set collectors away.

tkd7

<< <i>With out a doubt great looking cards however I have to give the edge to 84 Donruss followed by 85D and 86 D. >>



I think '84 and '85 Donruss get the lion's share of attention for Donruss sets from the 80s, so I don't think they fit as underrated. They are beautiful cards.

bri2327

<< <i>I love the 1981 Donruss set . A tough, tough set to get in centered high grades. >>




Too bad I had 3 psa 10's for sale this past week and they went for around $5 each....what a joke.......all the 81 donruss lovers were sleeping and I took a hit

brian26

Where's the love for the '87 Fleer set with the blue borders???

tennesseebanker

The 87 fleer is a nice looking set also, another set in pages collecting dust at the bottom of my closet. The blue/white borders of the 87 fleer always made me think of the sky and clouds. probably one of the best looking borders of all time!

ArnyVee

I'm kinda biased, but the '84 Donruss set is my favorite of the 80's as far as baseball goes. Football? Gotta go with the '85 Topps Football (love them black borders!).

softparade

<< <i>Where's the love for the '87 Fleer set with the blue borders??? >>



Steve Hart has a couple of these cases on his web site. I don't know why he has them priced at $100 apart though.

$ 1,900 1987 Fleer case

$2,000 1987 Fleer case

Axtell

I've long loved the 84 fleer set.

Clean borders, interesting concepts on the 2 cards joining to make one big one, etc.

megatron

Some people may want to kill me for stating this, but the one set that I will nominate is:

The 1987 Topps Baseball Set

The set has great action shots, and I personally like the borders. Perhaps, it also has to do with the fact that it was the first set I can remember collecting.

I think I will now purchase one.

Good topic.